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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
2
The piece notes leaders avoiding responsibility for wealth and a shifting Democratic motor in Washington. It questions tariff lobbying, territorial governance, and suggests Gorman as a possible chair. New Orleans seeks protection for rice and sugar while delays on self rule and trade linger. The cotton market appears bright for southern planters, with prices around 8 cents and higher output forecasts.
Fragmentary text describes a former Lieutenant Flipper tried by court martial at Fort Davis Texas on November 1881 and later dismissed from the army. A subsequent committee is referenced but details are unclear. The garbled OCR limits precise events or outcomes.
The Nashville American notes two rival state governments with divergent legislatures and executive actions, delaying legal contests and local finance. Banks and tax offices refuse to honor or disburse funds until courts decide which administration is legal, risking charitable groups and public officers awaiting pay. The Montgomery Advertiser also suggests Kansas City signals no hope from Eastern states for the next Democratic convention.
A garbled piece portraits a man with an ad and a spade, a bat, and a frown. It hints at a wartime trade impact and a public figure tied to propaganda. The text blends ad rhetoric with vague references to danger and hope in a period of conflict.
A Talladega special reports a shocking murder of farmer Pink Dobbing by Elbert, who was arrested and confessed. Dobbing’s body showed removal of clothing and notes found on Elbert, with robbery as the motive. The dispatch blends this atrocity with brief notices from Jackson, Vancouver, and other places, including political and medical tidbits.
The City Marshal announces sales of tax and foreclosure properties across several blocks and streets including Bank of Sumter property, vacant lots at Barlow and Col Ni New York, and a hotel site. Purchases, terms, and notification per law are listed as authorities proceed against the Bank of Sumter, owners, and several tenants for unpaid city and state taxes.
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