22 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
1
Amateur shopkeeper faces stock depletion at Americus Jewelry Co. 421 Jack Street selling dry goods cloths hats gents furnishings and more at bargain prices. Offers imply need to clear inventory with drastic discounts.
Vintage textile ad lists wash goods and prints in 6 to 10 yard measures with percale ginghams corded and embroidered fabrics. Highlights include imperial organdie and white West P.K. goods, with prices quoted in yards and fractions, all cash only and credit not offered.
Local shop advertises a clearance sale with 3 ply linen collars at 160 each, neckwear such as ties and band bow items priced to move, a batch of Negligees and White Shirts heavily discounted, including a batch of fine White Dimity Negligees Shirts in sizes 16 and 12, all to clear for a new stock and new place.
The store announces a closeout sale in the clothing department for Crash Suits and a range of fancy Consimere and 'orsted Suits plus Blue Sorges. Shoes are new stock, offered 10 to 25 percent below elsewhere. Prices will be greatly reduced across departments during the sale.
An advertisement touts Synve op Fios from the California Fig Syrup Co claiming it strengthens the system, cleanses the body, and relieves constipation without irritating the kidneys, liver, or bowels. It emphasizes pleasant taste, medicinal plants, and warns against imitations. Available in San Francisco Louisville and New York with six cent price per bottle.
The Democratic state convention at Music Hall this afternoon centers on a Stone Goebel fusion to organize the party with General P Wat Hardin leading a large bloc. Key figures include J W O Beckham, John 3 Smith, and John O Chenant as Hardin counters with strategy and possible deflections to gain a delegate majority.
Nat Baxter president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company travels to the east to finalize purchase of the Sheffield Coal Iron and Steel Company for 350000. Additional buys include Logomarsino block Sheffield for 42000 and plans by Slosa Tron and Steel of Birmingham to acquire two Ensley furnaces. News in a Nutshell reports Badger death at 50, a meningitis lull in South Carolina, revaccination orders in Havana, missing Courtland postmaster Hawkins, capture of S and L Smith, and New Orleans council action on water, sewerage and drainage with call for a special session.
Evansville Ind June 21 The coal miners strike turned violent as Sunny Side mine operators imported 40 black workers from Kentucky. Unknown shooters fired from the roadside at the wagon delivering the men, wounding six. James Moore and Henry Smith were among the injured. Moore likely fate worse. The attack spurred fears of Pana style unrest if more black labor is brought in.
News from Scranton reports the capture of Daniel Patrick, a Black man who assaulted Miss Bessie Ireland near the Pascagoula road. A mob seized him at the jail, hanged him from an oak, and opened fire, ending his life within minutes as residents dispersed and Miss Ireland recovered.
Due West S C June 21 Rev T DeWitt Talmage served as the Erskine College commencement orator addressing graduates at 3 o'clock He offered unsolicited advice on life warning against mul tiple campaigns stressing stick to it ness and temper balance He urged optimism noting the era as the best decade of the century and predicted progress in arbitration and disarmament, while praising North South goodwill and advising strong domestic relations.
Lawyers for Mrs. Mattie A. Hughes press former jeopardy claim in Greenville D C seeking to transfer the issue to the Supreme Court, potentially delaying circuit court action until next year. Hughes, out on bail after an initial trial, faces questions about bond validity and future appearances. In a separate item, a North Carolina tobacco buyer dies after mistaking pills for medicine, while a sheriff reports a shooting in Coronata Ohio with unclear circumstances and details.
In the house of commons committee, War Office Parliamentary Secretary Wyndham moved a resolution to introduce a bill for a 4,000,000 loan repayable in yearly installments for defence works. Funds include 1,000,000 for ships, 2,770,000 for barracks, and 675,000 for present barracks, plus spending on new stations and other coastal defenses.
Professor E A De Schweinitz, delegate from the United States, reports from Berlin that the tuberculosis congress aims to spur sanatorium construction for the poor, funded by a small tax on laborers and employers. Dr Boyd also attends. US officials were warmly received.
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