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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
4
A collage of random news items from Americus era chatter notes bustling watermelons and Elberta peaches near harvest while courts, auctions, and cat disease worries mingle. Bids on the Ansley stock and local licenses spark activity as temperatures rise and public schools head toward summer retreats. notable quotes on health and a physician’s endorsement of Foley kidney cure add color to a day of calm civic rhythm.
Local report notes a major contract for placing a round bale cotton compress in Sumter Webb neighborhood, with three more rounds located in Americus area. The item highlights the growing round bale trend and market activity in the region.
Police officers Albritton and Glawson battled a mob at Magnolia Dell as a crowd of 300 to 400 Macon negroes rioted during a picnic. Albritton was mortally wounded, Glawson shot in the thigh, and Bill English was killed. Four others were arrested.
Americas People and Their Friends list many locals and visitors with notes on health, travel, and social visits. Several residents travel to Linville, Savannah, Milledgeville, and Atlanta, with others hosting relatives and tending crops.
A severe storm swept Americas and nearby Sunday morning, uprooting trees and damaging a church, several small houses, and a Fletcher Griffin farm barn with oats hay and corn feed. Rain followed easing the heat, helping crops as wind wrecked fencing and snapped many corn stalks across a twenty mile area.
The Ameri cas shops of the Seaboard Railway discharged forty-one workers in the car building department on pay day. Most were skilled carpenters painters and joiners. The cut follows a general decline in orders and is not linked to the local metals strike. Many discharged workers may leave the city seeking work elsewhere.
Still improving condition of Col 8 Hawkins who has been confined to his home for more than two months after a stroke. His strength has returned enough to move about the house in a roller chair and his overall condition seems better.
Four arrested African Americans from Americus tied to the Magro ha Dell riot remain confined after clashes that wounded Officers Albritton and Glawson. Bill English, a Macon gambling figure and Manila veteran born in Americus, was buried there yesterday.
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm to cure malignant blood and skin troubles including sores ulcers scrofula and falling hair. Claims over 8000 cures and invites readers to describe trouble and trial bottle by writing to Blood Bath Co Atlanta GA.
Firemen nationwide prepare for a grand gathering at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo starting August 19. The event features a special firemen's tournament on August 22 and 23 with 12,000 seating capacity and 875,000 firemen in the country expected to attend. A mammoth parade with over 200 firemen's associations is planned, drawing uniformed volunteers and paid firefighters from across Canada and the United States.
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