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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
6
The Athens Banner condemns rumors that the University of Rim trustees may appoint a vice chancellor and delay the chancellor election. It warns an interregnum harms learning and urges the board to meet, decide, and elect a successor to Chancellor Boggs at the upcoming session.
The Albany Herald remembers Frank W McCarthy a respected Negro gentleman in Albany whose death led to city stores closing in funeral respect. The Times-Recorder recalls his youth and generosity to his aging father Young McCarthy and notes editor Henry McIntosh’s tribute urging the race to emulate his virtues.
The National Peace Tables committee in Washington chose Hon. Emory Speer as one of three speakers for May 25. Chauncey Depew and Webster Davis were the other speakers, but Speer declined due to court duties. A Washington dispatch notes possible extra Congress session on the Philippine question and Republican fears over expansion policy. The editorial reflects on Eagan deserving criticism in the beef inquiry.
A Nashville American editorial voices concern over Secretary Alger possibly forming a political bloc with Pingree, trading support for Pingree’s presidential hopes in exchange for a Senate seat. It suggests Alger might switch to back McKinley, while praising Merritt’s Detroit speech and criticizing Alger’s methods.
Gov. J Hoge Tyler of Virginia reveals Col. Funston of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers is his cousin. Tyler explains that Funston's grandmother Farah Hoge was sister to his grandfather Gen. James Hoge. He notes the family ties trace to Edmond Stafford of Giles and Bellehampton Pulaski, with the kin’s fame in the Philippines cited by the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The cruiser Raleigh, famed for firing the first shot at Manila Bay, arrives in Charleston today to honor the Johnny Reb reunion. Capt. Coghlan is to recite poems to the crowd. The note also remarks on young political figures and quotes Andrew Carnegie on wealth.
A letters piece extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh and lung consumption. It recounts a Wisconsin woman who, after grippe and lung hemorrhage, was treated by Dr Hartman and Peruna and recovered, praising the remedy and urging others with lung disease to try the treatment.
The piece argues for admitting Briggs to the Episcopal priesthood, condemning narrow views obstructing ordination, and praising the church’s breadth. It recalls Li Hung Chang’s curiosity to mock questions, then comments on Alabama Democrats and figures Morgan and Pettus. It ends noting Co. Funston’s possible career options.
Louisville prepares for the forty fourth annual Southern Baptist convention with thousands expected and 800 delegates. The Whitsitt controversy at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary dominates before the board of trustees as Dr W H Whitsitt faces resignation amid claims over immersion dating before 1641. Whitsitt’s supporters hope to block the resignation, while opponents warn of a church split. In Alabama, Circuit Judge Brewer denies writs to return county records from Anniston to Jacksonville in a courthouse dispute with implications for the county seat contest.
A collision on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad at Exeter, Pennsylvania, between an express from Pottsville to Philadelphia and an extra train from Harrisburg, killed and injured a large number of passengers. The crash followed failure of a signal to warn the special, with cars plunging down a embankment while the express lay on the tracks. Also reported, Professor Langley tested a flying machine at Quantico with limited success, and a Gainesville fire destroyed multiple buildings causing about $18,000 in losses.
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