16 May 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1897
Page
1
A local merchant touts the firm as the lowest expense operator in the city for similar volume and urges customers to buy now while prices are low and the selection remains broad. The notice notes that clothing under the new tariff will likely cost more.
A local retailer promotes bargains starting Monday in Ladie's Undervests Shirt Waists Laces and Embroidery. The sale features 5c to 50c items with lanterns of early values and a highlight on Tog an Shirt Waists at low prices. The store claims to offer the cheapest lace and embroidery line ever shown in Americus and urges customers to be on hand.
A dispatch from Arta reports Turkish garrison at Previsa signaling capitulation to Greek forces as Turkey seeks to force a 16,000,000 pound indemnity from Greece. London reports debate over ceding the Greek fleet to Russia and naval balance in the Mediterranean, with Sir Charles Dilke and others warning of dire European moral and strategic consequences.
A Baltimore to Norfolk Portmouth and Pensacola increase drives nine month export gains from South Atlantic and Gulf cities. The report shows Maryland, Texas, New Orleans and Pensacola among leaders, with increases attributed to exports of visions and live stock via northern routes, while U S total gains reach 37 percent.
Reports from May 16 detail Captain Hei Romeyo of the Fifth Ualisd States infantry facing a court martial at Fort McPhee. His fate may hinge on President McKinley as the case is forwarded to Washington for review by the army's counsel. The veteran officer, once highly decorated, could be pardoned or punished as the president decides.
Amid Cuba distress reports and warnings of American interference, telegrams and letters reach Washington via Secretary of State Sherman. Madrid papers urge Spain to resist U S action, while a White House Cuban message to Congress is expected Monday. Theosophical tax case in Boston ends with exemption denial.
Reports reach Caumste Val on May 15 of a factional war among Piate Indians near Willaut Shipsey's ranch in the foothills of Piate Mountain. One faction, deemed weaker, may be annihilated before militia can be deployed to quell the braves' anger.
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