This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
2
The clipped items cover war tax totals, political feuds, census powers, and editorial asides. It notes U S wartime taxes reaching 183 million, caution toward Turkey, antitrust politics, and a Senate lineup with Bailey and Beveridge. It mentions South Africa war progress, meat exports near 200 million, and a dubious Maine campaign fragment.
A lengthy critique argues the Nicaragua canal would cost about 250 million dollars, yield no profit, and require public funds. It claims private interests, notably Mr Huntington who runs Southern trunk lines, oppose it to protect local trade and their rail monopoly. The piece notes cotton trust domination, Bryan’s remarks denial, and previews Prof Simon Newcomb’s May eclipse article in McClure’s Magazine. It ends with a fragmented local item about Jack Lynch’s assault injury and a bogus medicine ad.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.