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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
5
A crowded store announces a grand sale with every item priced at or below cost. Extensive lists show umbrellas to lace curtains with prices from pennies to dollars, inviting inspection of invoices to verify claims. Confirmed emphasis on value, with many fabric and apparel items highlighted.
Nathan Presser dressed for his wedding, soaked his clothes in oil, and set himself ablaze at his Greenwich Street home after a failed family business left him penniless. Bride Rose Settlestein arrived hours later to news of the tragedy as guests continued expected festivities. A sealed note warned the bride of his heartbreak, while Georgia fruit trade updates note an unprecedented peach movement aiding markets as Elberta varieties approach.
Railways touching the district report the cantaloupe season ahead. Over 4 000 acres were planted this year compared with 1 200 previously, the state's largest planting. By early next week the cantaloupe crop should move freely.
An annular solar eclipse will be visible across the United States and parts of North America on Sunday morning from about 10 to 2. Observers in Tampa will see the sun as a narrow ring of light around the silhouetted moon while thousands of telescopes aim skyward. Smoky glasses are urged for safe viewing.
In New York on June 24 a peculiar case unfolds as James M. Smith and his sister Mrs Anna E Eldridge of Los Angeles seek a Newark New Jersey real estate tract. A unique birthmark tied to Smith’s thumbs is central to the inquiry, with business matters cited as under investigation.
The Americus daily cotton market summary by L. G. Council notes dull trading on June 24 with local prices quoted for various descriptions. The report reflects minimal buying interest and stable to weaker values across staple grades.
Washington D C June 26 Special In spite of Tafts joke that no gentleman weighs more than 300 pounds his solid bulk with running mate James Sherman makes the heaviest ticket yet for any national party The pair together approach 500 pounds and exceed the Democrats 1892 totals Cleveland and Stevenson Sherman weighs about 200 pounds The exact weight of Taft is uncertain but widely pegged near the limit of gentility
Chicago reporters note Joseph Medill Patterson, dubbed the millionaire socialist, addressed 600 Socialists at Riverview Park. He urged direct action against capitalists, argued labor and capital are not aligned, and recalled family contrasts while criticizing Mr Gompera and his approach to reform.
A fragment references Taft facing opposition from Tammany Hall and Roger Sullivan while contrasting with child labor Plutocracy in the South, signaling a sharp political divide over labor issues.
In Bay Side L I Vista Lawn case Miss Grace Weeks and her father Henry Weeks oppose the telephone company efforts to string wires. Police arrest two workers for trespass as company seeks to enforce a Jaycox order once blocked by damages claim. The Weeks family now controls the property after the husband’s death and dispute over compensation.
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