18 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1896
Page
1
A vivid list of discounted items includes silk bows dress fabrics mattress ticking and feather ticking at low per yard prices. It markets ladies and gents underwear shirts drawers and undershirts with dozens of pieces and various sizes. Also offered are writing paper envelopes needles oxford shoes and bath soaps with calls to visit for best prices and savings.
In Harriman and nearby towns a ferryboat carrying 40 to 50 laborers capsized on the river, drowning sixteen men. Lifesaving crews searched all night as families gathered at morgues, with several bodies recovered and more believed at large.
Geneva dispatch quotes Colonel Henry Watterson warning that a new Democratic ticket could spark civil war and mob rule if power shifts from Republicans. He supports a separate pro sound-money ticket while urging unified Democrats to resist Populism and preserve order.
Reports from Denver indicate Populists may nominate Bryan and Sewall at St Louis rather than endorse the Democratic ticket. The strategy aims to keep the Populist label while influencing the electoral slate and avoiding direct Democratic affiliation.
New York July 17 Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr lingered through a restless night but showed slight improvement by morning physicians bulletin noting he was not in immediate danger. Dr James W McLane and H McK Twombley said condition remains critical yet uncertain. the family remained hopeful while outsiders predicted further deterioration.
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