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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
4
Fragment of a historic Americus Georgia newspaper page announces a merger or consolidation for The Timed Recorder, with masthead details and editorial contact information. No clear event or date is provided beyond pricing and staff references.
Amid Greetings in Memphis Admiral Dewey lauds Schley as the era's foremost sea fighter. The Crook transport sails for the Philippines with troops. Augusta faces weekly 50 000 expense from a cotton mill strike. Roosevelt plans to reprimand Funston after which he backs him. The note lists various political and social squibs and local economic updates.
The General Education Board pledges funds to Georgia State Normal School in Athens for three years, supporting scholarships and Winnie Davis Memorial Hall. The piece condemns American actions in Mindanao and Luzon, criticizing officials and military leaders for blundering in the Philippine war and seeking more troops and money.
Telegraph dispatches report seven thousand home seekers passed through Minneapolis in one day on colonists tickets. They head to Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon. Railroads estimate thirteen thousand into California this season, up twenty percent from last year, with Western lines seeing over a million moving west from the East and Midwest. The westward tide appears to rise for at least a decade.
A fierce critique says tariffs protecting trusts harm American workers. It argues a tariff that shields trusts empowers them to overcharge consumers for domestic goods while distant foreign producers benefit. The piece asserts the era of trust-protecting tariffs is ending as the public seeks a fairer share of prosperity.
Senator Bailey of Texas laments an enduring presidential interdict against Southern men, noting decades since Appomattox and predicting continued exclusion from national conventions. He hints some Southern Democrats may speak up before the 1914 convention selections.
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