09 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
1
A physician promotes a mail based treatment for ovarian trouble and tumors, claiming the cure is painless and free of operation. The ad emphasizes private at home care and no personal examination as a selling point for women seeking relief.
Loyal Britons brave cold and fog to greet Queen Victoria as her royal party arrives in London. Crowds line streets from Paddington to Buckingham Palace amid cheers, flags, and ceremonies honoring the monarch and British victories in South Africa.
General Joseph Wheeler argues for territorial form of Philippine government and predicts vast trade prospects. He says natives could govern locally while the islands stay under U S sovereignty and notes Manila as a pivotal eastern trade hub with a Nicaraguan canal tying Pacific cities to Asian ports. He emphasizes united American effort for prosperity.
Duvax March reports Irish reception to Queen Victoria's proposed visit next month. Freeman's Journal notes a respectful but strained welcome after long boycotts. Daily Independent expects nationalist desire for a respectful greeting, while Daily Express predicts a notably hearty reception from the Irish public.
Alabama advocates push to extend the dispensary liquor law to more counties while fears of large city impracticality persist. Jefferson County Birmingham hosts campaign events with Tillman of South Carolina expected to address voters. Separately, Green-Gaynor Carter conspiracy defendants face possible trial scheduling delays as authorities seek requisition and habeas actions. Smallpox appears aboard the cruiser Newark with crew reports from Vigan and Luson.
The famed Comedie Francaise theater in Paris was destroyed by fire. The blaze began around noon and worsened before firefighters arrived, turning the interior into a roaring furnace by 1:30 p.m. Crowds gathered as word spread that the national institution burned, with limited injuries reported and one severely burned woman.
Four more Black suspects are held as accessories to the Mims murder near Hazelhurst on March 6. Arrests include the mother and brother of the two Goolsby killers, plus deputies. Officials say cooler heads spared a lynching and a speedy trial is expected for those tied to the crime.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn orders Major General Otis to bring home one battalion each of the Fourteenth, Eighteenth, and Twenty-third infantry in May. The move follows reduced resistance in the Philippines and suggests the rebellion may not be fully suppressed for years.
The Bible conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church in LaGrange hosts visiting speakers including Dr A O Dixon of New York and Countess Schimmelman. Other participants include B Broughton of The Biblical Recorder Rev B D Gray Rev William Lajetind and several pastors from Alabama Georgia and Macon. Dr R A Torrey spoke at 10 this morning and Dixon and the countess addressed attendees later. The sessions draw strong attendance and interest.
Assistant Commissioner R A Shiflett nears completion of Tennessee mining report for 1899. It records coal output at 3,787,134 tons, up 641,888 from 1898. coke value at 360,073 dollars. iron ore tonnage at 01 140, up 49,770. Employment in mining totals 15,614. The full report will be published in about a month.
The Chinese consul general in San Francisco and six companies protest the board of health and city policy for quarantining Chinatown over a suspected bubonic plague case. He asserts the man died of a common ailment after an operation and warns of invoking the US China treaty if the blockade continues. The board of health will enforce the quarantine strictly.
Report indicates Colonel A J Milstead of Tallassee a leading cotton manufacturer will seek the Republican nomination. Milstead owns the Milstead Manufacturing Company and is a prominent Tallassee figure in Alabama politics.
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