City council feud told as Times-Recorder urges peace
The Times-Recorder discusses Americus city politics, condemning bickering between Mayor Felder and Mayor Pro tem Glover. It notes costly legal fights over the Police Commission and urges council rivals to seek redress at the polls or through peaceful cooperation rather than personal gain. The piece ends with a humorous aside about Southern cornbread and ham gravy.
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Deaths of Gen Hoffman and Boston Chinese lecturer
Generals Hoffman and Heath saw Gettysburg action. Hoffman died at 75 in Philadelphia from lung congestion after commanding the Fifty sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettysburg where he earned a brigadier general brevet in 1864. Also reported are Herbert Giles disputing women's mastery of Chinese, a Kentuckian water advice quip, and political notes on Cuba and Charleston Exposition.
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El Paso Brings Tales From Maxon Wreck
A New Yorker recalls the Maxon wreck horror as relief trains haul the dead and injured to El Paso. Officials list 12 dead and many injured from the disaster, with ambiguous cause and ongoing inquiries into track obstruction or equipment failure.
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Rebellion Suppressed by Servian Frontier Raids
Belgrade reports a frontier-town raid led by Alavantic, a Karageorgvich relative, aimed at sparking a Servian revolution. He and several followers died, others were captured after a gunfight with Captain Nikolics, ending the attempt near Shabata on March 5.
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Burglaries Hit Banks and Post Offices in Two States
In Montgomery Indiana burglars dynamited the first National Bank vault and stole about 10 000 in cash and bonds before fleeing on a hand car. In Columbus Ohio a post office safe was blown with 900 to 1200 in stamps taken along with cash. bloodhounds were ordered to track the culprits amid a similar earlier attempt.
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Movement to establish a working girls home in Birmingham
A Birmingham effort moves toward a working girls home as a wealthy nonresident offers 25 000 toward the project if Birmingham citizens match the funds. C L Stickney coordinates the proposal while local ministers mobilize the needed balance.
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Smith Escapes Noose in Alabama Governor’s Commutation
Montgomery March death sentence commuted to life imprisonment for Guy Smith who killed Henry Barrettine, a white man, in Welker county. Governor acts after trial in 4 Welker county courtroom. Local reaction reflects long standing tension as case sparks debate.
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Southern Railway Ticket Agent Robbed of $400 in Durham
Durham March 8 Southern Railway ticket agent Samuel Lee reports being attacked last Sunday, sandbagged, and robbed of $400 after his office key was taken and the safe opened. The company seeks $140 from Lee, asserting duty to secure funds. Lee denies responsibility and will not make good the loss. Senator McLaurin at Home Bennettsville March 8 Senator J L McLaurin rests at home and visits his Redbluff plantation after mixed Tillman trouble talk. he treats it lightly, stating private purposes only.
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