10 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
1
Readable ad announces discounts on ladies underskirts and gowns with embroidery, torchon trims, and lace, claiming values up to $1.75 reduced to $1.25 or 49c to $1.00. Includes unitervests from 5c to 33c. Encourages quick selection as stock is cleared.
English syndicate secures options on major coal mines across East Tennessee and southern Kentucky in a $5 to $10 million deal. The arrangement would place the regional coal industry under one company, with the Dosons Creek and Jellico mines initially involved and potential HQs eyed in Chattanooga. Widespread funds and ties to capitalists signal a sweeping reorganization of the area’s coal production.
A chaotic report details alleged attempts by Hanchette family miners to take control of mine operations. A 94 year old elder retired after a dispute over $200,000 in mill building and improvements. Arrests followed for blockade, intrusive tunnels, and a contested report. the case promises a major legal showdown. Separately a Cuban expedition off Jacksonville carries over a hundred armed men, with Boston military drill reports noting secret fortifications, cavalry tactics, and bayonet training.
Indianapolis June 9 Mrs Nancy E Olen central figure in Indiana's famed murder case dies at 86 She faced five trials for murder twice sentenced to hang and finally escaped Then Olen a bee pie received four years in the state reformatory Clems involvement spanned 1868 Young murders and later crimes with suspects including a brother Also reported are notes on Alabama Press Association Florence welcome and stray items from various towns including Atlanta Arkansas and Washington reflecting a broad wire service roundup
A violent incident at 630 Fourteenth Street left Mrs Deeayee lve saa dead and Obera Tacopo Ferar Talian fruit vender Ferrer seriously injured. Authorities report a brutal assault ending in a fatal neck wound as a related political protest scene unfolded nearby.
Leading counsel for Southern Railway sues to enjoin governor and North Georgia Railway directors from actions seen as blocking lines. Court session attended by many lawyers as injunction fight unfolds. Also notes a San Luis Obispo letter claiming innocence in a murder case and a Newport man's sensational statements.
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