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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1897
Page
1
A team of skilled dress makers offers ensured satisfaction with the make and fit of every garment. They promise precise alterations and high quality sewing to meet customer specifications and preferences.
A local shop advertises the largest and best line of wash goods including Organdics Dimities Lappets and Novelties in the city aiming to attract shoppers with a wide selection of silk and wool dress fabrics.
A Kingston Herald dispatch reports a severe earthquake across Montserrat Antigua and Guadeloupe causing hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction. Shocks began a week ago culminating Friday with a 40 second tremor, followed by a tidal wave wrecking boats and damaging property as residents fled to the sea and沟ommunications were cut.
Florence notices report the death of General William W. Harllee born 1802, admitted to the bar in 1833, long Colt in South Carolina militia, led troops in the Seminole War, helped build the Wilmington Columbia and Augusta road, and served as lieutenant governor and in the state financial department before backing Hampton in 1876. Also included is a jail report for Lieutenant ES Farrow, held on $4,000 bail for alleged cows piracy connected to Linford Woods and the Matas Reserve Life Association case. trial upcoming.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Medicine as a remedy for female weakness. It claims to strengthen the uterus, soothe inflammatory pain, calm nerves, and ease childbirth and nursing. The text urges women to trust the product sold by all good druggists.
A boy of about fifteen named Parker and his older brother left the U S for Guatemala and worked aboard a steamer earning money sent home. Parker later drifted through Central and South American ports, was aided by the American consul, and eventually returned to the United States aboard the cruiser Philadelphia. He is now facing continued confinement after petty thefts.
A second attempted robbery at a Hardaway store ended with gunfire in which Winchesters shotguns and revolvers were used. A Negro porter was killed the prior Tuesday night. Three armed Black men entered again about 9 PM. Police tracked fleeing suspects as shots rang out and one assailant was found with 18 bullet wounds. Charles Dehom is named as the slain man attempt.
A May rumor from Rawrigk says Governor Russell may call an extra legislative session but he has no comment. Advisor Harria pushed for a special session to consider a matter prior to Russell’s remark.
A Greek premier hints that mediation may be gratefully accepted amid mounting Turkish actions in Thessaly. Reports from Pharis los describe Greek forces repelling Turkish charges, heavy artillery duels, and Greek cavalry pursuing retreating Turks. Separate dispatches note bombardments along the Tarkiah coast and naval activity near Santa Maura, signaling broader hostilities in the region.
The river continues to rise slowly and by midnight stood at 19.5 feet above low water, higher than ever recorded. Despite the danger, alarm remains muted as residents prepare, with levee work advancing and defenses bolstered while steamboats guard structures and crews debate orders amid the flood.
A mob in Sunnyside, Walter county, hanged six Black men identified as Payette Rhone 30 Will Gates 35 Doula Thomas 30 Aaron Thomas 13 Tis Thomas 14 after they were accused of killing an elderly man and child on the Sunday prior. Reports describe a driven mob and list the victims in a grim, tumultuous scene.
The document notes American steel may threaten British outputs as a Srimslasham Thai expert warns Enginod faces competition. A U S consul discusses cheaper foreign ores, high furnace productivity, and potential in new markets while acknowledging quality and cost advantages.
Philadelphia professor Henry G Bryant outlined to Secretary Long the mount exploration project with a US Coast expert and Goedotic, noting the pass would open soon. Government maintains one ship in Alaskan waters and explorers may join a salable party amid pig iron freight rate reductions.
Nashville headlines detail the Tennessee Centennial Exposition opening in bright cool weather with a large parade through College Street. The procession includes Knights of Pythias, Essone orders, and military units, ending at the exposition grounds where buildings and exhibits are reviewed, railroad displays, and mineral and plant shows are noted. Also reports on ministerial appointments, a potential Russell Young nomination to Spain, and a five hundred man strike in Chicago with related hotel arson incident and fireboat pursuit.
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