23 May 1900
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
1
To preserve and beautify a home, choose pure linseed oil paint for exterior walls. Each house owner should specify the paint used, as cheap options in the can can prove costly to the house over time. Wholesale and retail distributors DM and Forsyth Street.
Dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports Boers preparing to leave Natal leaving Laing’s Nek clear for General Buller once rail repairs permit advance. Lord Roberts at Pietermaritzburg, Rundle encamped near Trommel, minor skirmish near there. Eloff’s followers desert and surrender after firing on his own men. Baden-Powell’s force suffers three killed and seven wounded in capture of Blais and followers. Bridge industry reorganized in the U.S. with Roberts Jr. as treasurer and Cornell on the board.
A Harper and Brothers volume claims to reveal concentration and memory methods. It describes a boy who can instantly name the number of dots on a board and recall lines after a single reading. The piece argues memory extends beyond the mind and cites elasticity of nature and recoveries as proof of latent mental power.
Official report lists multiple deaths and causes among U S forces in the Philippines. Notable entries include Ray Perkins and James Hay among infantry units, and Howard McFall in the Seventh Infantry, with dates ranging May 6 to May 17 and several other named service members and causes such as accident illness and pneumonia.
Consular Agent Harris W. Eibenstock reports Germany remains ahead in commercial education. German commercial schools graduate many capable young men who sell goods worldwide, notably speaking local languages fluently. He urges six German style colleges in the United States and notes plans for a Hamburg commercial university.
At Wasmotox on May 22 the A M E Zion General Conference closed with strong condemnation of plans to disfranchise black voters while preserving literacy tests for whites. The report by John A. Daney highlighted black soldiers’ bravery in Cuba and the Philippines and urged advancement in industrial and professional fields. Editor Thomas Fortune denounced Senator Tillman over the suffrage issue, warning it would incur further blood and money to overturn the Fifteenth Amendment.
At the Atlanta assembly on May 22 the morning session debated important committee reports, with discussions led by prominent members. The day opened with devotional services by Dr. W. E. Cave and closed with a corner stone ceremony for the North Avenue church. The Sabbath concerns drew criticism of increasing Sabbath travel and social activity, while education of the ministry saw $18,333 raised of $30,000 sought. Debates covered candidate support rules, foreign born aid, and two-year home field service. The Shaw case and issues of negro evangelization also arose, with division over censure and church discipline.
The Nobles of Mystic Shrine hold undisputed possession of Washington as President McKinley attends ceremonies. Imperial Potentate Atwood escorted to the Columbus theater where the imperial council began at 10 o clock, with river steamers bearing nobles in fez and dress. Four Sets of Twins reported in Vila Rica, Ga, May 22 as twin towns boast four sets of twins among newborns. Three damage suits filed in Bieupratam, Ala, May 23 against Dimmick Pipe Co for 20,000 dollars each after a collapse killed three workers and injured ten. In Toscumats, Ala, May 22 a thunderbolt killed James Berry, son of EB Berry, instantly while plowing.
While opposition sleeps most alive dealers let the spider take out claims in corners of their stores They offer new season goods yet also outdated stock to clear We keep our stock cleaned right up Nothing remains half long enough to go out of style We have just what you want Schum pert Shoe Co
Boer envoys Messie Fischer Woersels and Wolmarens visited the White House at 10 o clock to present no credentials and hear that the United States cannot intervene in the South Africa conflict. President said Hay’s statement was final and Britain declined U.S. good offices.
Dalby, a railway mail clerk, returned home to find his wife missing. He hid, then fired through a window at Charles Henry, wounding him twice in an incident tied to a local scandal. Dalby posted bond and awaits the recorder’s session. the woman is described as from Alabama’s prominent families.
Bob Burns the negro confessed to the Routh assassination after being lured by Henderson Sanders and Pittman. They forced him into a turpentine camp under threat of death and tried to compel the crime. He was held without food or water to coerce compliance. In Georgia Chattahoochee a gun accident followed a quarrel between Shep Nicholson and his wife.
An advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot-Base powder to shake into shoes for swollen nervous hot feet with fatigue. It claims quick relief and promises cures for growing nails and diabetes related issues, presenting a broad range of benefits and testimonials.
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