27 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1893
Page
1
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An advertisement promotes baby carriages with strong handsome design, comfort, and low prices. It highlights hang-ons put-away-ins racks hats wardrobes safes and bureaus in an extensive catalog. The copy emphasizes affordability and wide selection for any pocketbook.
City council grants a sixty day extension for the Americus street railway to remove its track. Representatives from General Electric and the road's owners argue for time to assess pending sale prospects. The measure hinges on dissolving last year’s injunction and clearing legal obstacles for a potential sale at fifteen thousand dollars. Judge Edgar M. Butt dies at about 63, with funeral services held in Buena Vista. he leaves a son and three daughters. The Americus Street railroad was built by the New York Contract Company and later foreclosed, with Thomson Houston Company now owning the property.
In Savannah federal court Henry Crawford plans a dramatic move against Judge Emory Speer after aiding Central railroad litigation. The Atlantic Coast Line’s Walter Oakmas and other legal figures journeyed to Savannah, with Crawford rumored to reveal a powerful affidavit from Dr Willis F Westmoreland about Rowena Clark case guidance. The next week promises explosive developments.
A Webster source reports a brutal clash between a man and a woman among Dizon plantation hands. The man struck the woman with a hoe, but she fought back, delivering a fatal-looking blow that cut the skull and penetrated the brain. The man survived after medical care. the woman was arrested but released on self-defense grounds. Other items note steady bank confidence in Americus, a cucumber stunt at Buchanan’s, a Windsor German dance by the Americus Club for Miss Julia Crowell, and Walt Harris offering fine soap at Sans Souel.
In Atlanta Miss Julia Force faces trial for killing her two sisters Minnie and Florence Force. Defense argues insanity at the time, with a brother said to be involved. Prosecution calls witnesses as a short, tense jury selection proceeds amid intense testimony. The Washington Post notes Governor Robert Taylor quips about politics and his new lecture career, praising Henry Ward Beecher and Ingersoll while revealing his own religious leanings.
One of the season's best games is billed between the local and Bronwood clubs at Leoton Park this afternoon. The 5 A M railroad runs a passenger train for attendees. round trip fare 10 cents. Grounds admission 13 cents.
A NYT passage describes a kitchen mat improvised by a woman, a pad made at home from sturdy fabric before the sink, tied with thread to bridge rough floor. The note links comfort for long stand times to relief from hard floors, implying a matting solution would ease the pain.
A fragment from the Texas Sittings notes Teddy Enderchamp, a young society man, has been paying addresses to Rose Bondclipper of Madison Avenue. His spirits have been high recently and Rose’s brother Tommy urges Teddy to visit daily, claiming it makes Rose happy. The note ends with the pair missing Teddy for the rest of the evening.
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