20 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1897
Page
1
A garbled sale notice advertises 250 embroidered handkerchiefs and various closeout items including lace, embroidered linen, ladies undergarments, boys clothing, ribbons, soap, and miscellaneous goods. The text is incomplete and mixed with misspellings and broken phrases.
Judge Henry granted Colonel D. B. Dyer a divorce from Ida M. Dyer with Ida retaining her maiden name Ida M. Casey. She receives 900 dollars yearly alimony and retains the 1904 Troost Avenue address. The couple, once remarried after a prior divorce, were prominent socially in Kansas City. Ida is the daughter of Dr. Newton Casey of Mound City Illinois.
Readers note preparations for the Baptist Young People's Union of America annual convention set for July 15 to 19 in Chattanooga. About 1,000 visitors are expected, with a 200-voice choir and a program directed by Proteome. Visitors will travel by special trains to Nashville after the event and spend a day at Centennial.
Emperor William I spoke at a Cologne banquet after a statue unveiling, recalling his father and thanking locals for loyalty. He pledged to uphold his grandfather’s traditions, defend Germany, and maintain markets for German products as he follows in the imperial lineage.
June 19 dispatch reports Uruguayan rebels routed government troops led by General Villar. Government forces left the field with heavy casualties feared. rebels gain control as reports of reinforcements and further movements emerge amid ongoing civil conflict.
Jubilees fever grips London as streets fill with crowds and trains bring visitors. Reports lampoon delays and speculation while aristocrats spark odd tales of wealth and spectacle during the approaching festivities.
In Musquito bay three miles from Waresboro Georgia Dr J M Spence kept a skeleton believed to be a murder victim The skull shows four bullet holes two from a pistol and one from another caliber The remains may belong to O A Quppel who vanished from Waycross months ago A possible link ties the figure to a suspected ring tied to a western drummer.
Simon Gagg, convicted of a double murder, was moved from Caldwell county jail to Catawba county to protect him from mob violence. The case stems from a dispute with two men named Bow men and Moore and a prior blast at a shack in Shes sabe bene Menpea'd July. 16. Russell named as homeseekers’ pos sensianr at Obi John T. Patrick of P. McKissick of
E B So Per known as Sandy, arrested in California last week for murdering his first wife and four children in Missouri, reportedly confessed. A telegram from Magician President Names Six Consuls notes nominations to the senate for various consular posts including Charles Cole in Pennsylvania and Walter Schumann of New York.
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