12 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1900
Page
1
The piece argues against chasing bargains in paint choosing the best option that holds color in any climate and preserves the building, emphasizing quality over lowest price. It notes that the cheapest paint may not endure and advises selecting durable, long lasting paint.
Moore's Pure House Colors Wholesale and Retail Distributors at 20 Forsyth Street listed in an old business directory.
In St Louis a Sunday street car strike left a death and multiple injuries. Conductor George Thomas died from wounds, Edward Burkhart survives but未likely to recover, Jack White wounded. Police guarded transit facilities and militia remained on alert. A separate note reports C&O section men in Cincinnati and Hinton division striking for higher wages.
At Laurens County jail six Black inmates escaped custody with ringleader John Coleman. They hacked iron bars from their cell door with a knife and used blankets to aid their exit. Coleman reportedly urged others to join. No catches yet. one reported severely wounded in pursuit.
A Tien Tsin dispatch reports the dowager empress fled to the Russian legation in Peking and the emperor and dowager empress may return soon from the summer palace amid continuing Boxer atrocities. Russia appears poised to intervene, with 6,000 troops ready to move at Pe king’s request and 4,000 Russians with 20 guns already landed at Tien Tsin marching toward Peking.
Five hundred men depart Tien Teta for Peking as telegraph links to Beijing falter. British detachments guard Tong Shan, rail lines risk shutdown if conflict expands. German, British, and French units compose a 350 80 and rest force amid uneasy calm.
Reports from South Africa detail the loss of British forces at Roodeval where the Fourth Derbyshire Regiment suffered heavy casualties and many were captured or killed. General Methuen fights near Heilbron as communications north of Kroonstadt remain cut. A separate dispatch describes British forces forming at Klip river, facing an anticipated 8,000 enemy before heavy guns opened.
June 11 GreenVille Ohio reports John McTindall of Anderson county Bushy Creek section shot his uncle near a road, the firearm weapon a double barrel, the victim dying instantly after a long hesitation at the moment of firing. Authorities refuse to answer questions.
Omatranxooca June 11 Among the more important of the new industries listed by The Tradesman during the week ended June 9 are a belting manufactory and a broom factory in North Carolina a canning factory in coal mines in Alabama a coal briquette plant in Louisiana a furniture and spoke factory in Virginia and a tannery in North Carolina plus other small ventures.
Havana June 11 General Lecret presented to Governor Wood a plan from last year to form a Cuban navy beginning with 60 vessels. The proposal includes numerous departments and clerks, with revenue cutters among the units. the governor did not approve the plan.
In Montgomery on June 11 General W C Oates killed a negro who had shot and killed his cock in an outhouse room. The negro Ed Parker was reported to have killed another woman. In Alabama at Montgom ery June 11 Lake Syders, the negro who killed WNl Mallen a road overseer near Marion, has been captured. Sheriff Notn reported progress.
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