04 May 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
1
A regional advertisement invites shoppers to a store selling dry goods clothing shoes hats and gents furnishing goods at lower prices than any other firm in the Americas. Shoppers are urged to visit and benefit from the savings.
Philadelphia reports no change in the labor situation May 2 as 3,000 idle workers are estimated. Steamflitters union cites about 400 strikers. thirty shops are tied up while employers sign new wage-scale agreements. Officials foresee a satisfactory settlement soon.
A long conference at Burrato between New York Central Superintendent Waitt and Commissioner Webster plus the strikers executive committee ended with no definite action. Webster hopes for an amicable adjustment. Waitt said no reinstatement demands were made and other issues had been answered in a New York statement. Also reports strikes in Montevallo Alabama and Little Rock Arkansas plus labor actions at Buffalo and Beira.
The piece flags testimonials from women praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for curing female disorders. It highlights witnesses who state they know the remedies helped them, with Anna Willy of Northville and others cited.
Reports from Loxpoy on May 2 describe continued British operations as Generals French, Rundle, and Broadwood press Thaba N'Chu while General Hamilton moves toward Bloemfontein. Reinforcements for Botha threaten sharp fighting, with British columns aiming to prevent Boer concentration and to open a northern advance from Kerley, Bloemfontein, and Ladysmith.
The Catubig garrison of 80 men from the Forty third Regiment held a church against a several hundred strong rebel assault for three days. Twenty Americans were killed and the rest captured or exhausted. The church roof burned but walls stood as shelter, with Americans firing from windows to inflict heavy Filipino losses estimated over 290. Reinforcements arrived, forcing the besiegers to retreat. A second item notes Barry Howard, linked to the Goebel murder, offering surrender if immunity granted. A third item reports a May 2 courthouse term in Ceyronville with many cases awaiting.
Tranavaniers retreat from Thaba Nchu to fortified ridges as French cavalry disrupts Boer eastern flank. British general French aims to harass retreating burghers while Roberts weighs options to cut Boer lines near Ladybrand and Winburg.
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