22 May 1897
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1897
Page
1
A business claims it runs with lower expenses than any rival handling similar volume, citing efficient practices as its edge. The note points to budget discipline as a competitive advantage in the city market.
News notes tell of Lillian Russell filing for divorce from Giovanni Perugini the tenor now aboard the steamship Park. The couple’s troubled marriage dates from early romance and becomes public as Perugini accepts the split and sails away. Additional items cover the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly opening in Rome Ga and a Mount Pleasant Indian School building contract in Michigan.
The biostar editorial from Lome cites Henry Watterson claiming former president Cleveland seeks a third term. It notes supporters and biographers promoting his leadership amid party splits and calls for orderly government and sound economics.
United States Senator Earle died at his Greenville County home on May 21 after weeks of illness Bright's disease listed as cause. He was born April 30, 1847 in Greenville County and served in law and politics including attorney general and U.S. senator. He left a large family of wife and six children.
The steamer Florida bound from Chicago to Buffalo with grain and general merchandise sank in about twelve minutes after a collision with the steamer George W. Roby between Middle Island and Presque Isle in foggy Lake Huron. The Roby rescued part of the crew. others abandoned ship as Florida went down stern first, breaking in two. Debris spread on the lake surface. The Ruby assisted and the Roby required drydock for bow damage.
Pittsburg May 21 The second day of the American Baptist Publishing Society session opened with small attendance. Rev Eli Horr criticized sentimental religious books in churches and Sunday schools. The annual report showed sales of 894.88, up 48,806.53 from last year, with 7,798 books given away and 699,929 pages of tracts distributed.
The Sugar King Spreckies offers to lease or sell over 10,000 acres of sugar land to unemployed workers at their own risk and pay them for labor until profits enable land purchase. He envisions Salvation Army involvement and a self supporting colony led by industrious workers. May reports mention Utah cooperative plans and a federal court term starting May 2 with various docket items.
Reports from Athens describe Greek forces retreating after a battle near Domokos with heavy disorder. Sightings of wounded, mismanaged retreat, and peasant crowds trudging up hills marked by chaotic troop movements and damaged infrastructure. Concurrent dispatches from Montevideo note ongoing clashes on the Brazilian frontier. A gasoline explosion in St Louis caused multiple injuries and a fatality, while a winter storm hit Kokomo Indiana, flooding streets and damaging stores.
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