13 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1897
Page
1
A garbled note discusses price advantages at the Kasket Story in Seuth Georgia with a focus on 2 percent counts on the dollar and competitive edge. The fragment mentions Webhase purchasing and aleck value, implying a pricing strategy. No clear event or names beyond generic entities.
A listing of discounted items includes 1 500 pair ladies batton shoes priced at 75a, 1 000 pair ladies hotton shore, carpet scrippers, writing paper and textiles, two bottles of neck wear, and sewing supplies. Also advertised are cheap stockings, hats, and various small household goods with emphasized value.
At a Baptist church in Osattaxooca a well dressed woman ascended to the pulpit area during Dr. R. B. Garrett’s sermon and called him a liar and the service a farce, declaring the congregation hypocrites. Deacons ejected her. she offered her name Rost and refused further comment.
A Chicago Methodist meeting reads a State Department letter from June 21 relating to Peru's marriage laws. It notes Peru's 1800s civil marriage proposal, failed two-house passage, and government hopes Congress will revive the issue to protect American citizens' civil rights abroad.
Reports from Yokohama and Tientsin describe a rising fear among foreigners as a conspiracy to attack the foreign settlement and burn the Roman Catholic cathedral is suspected. Three Chinese killed for alleged child theft. gates closed at 1 a.m.. Japanese gunboat Akagi and Chinese soldiers deployed to curb rioting.
Labor leaders plan to deploy organizers and orators to West Virginia to spread the miners strike, with Pittsburg and national groups joining forces. Officials warn of discharges for attending meetings while miners monitor barges and coal supplies as Ohio roads reportedly halt West Virginia coal.
A ghastly discovery was made when Jacob Wooten and friends, while fishing on Mole Creek, found a buried barrel in mud containing a human body. The body, hair plaited, clothing intact, showed decay but was well preserved. identity remains unknown in a dense swamp far from houses.
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