30 May 1896
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1896
Page
1
The RACKET STORE advertises reduced prices on Oxford Ties from 451 to 65¢ and 75¢, dress straw hats, window shades, ladies undershirts, dress laces, torchons, and burlap edging at low rates. Also featured are note paper, foolscap and legal cap paper, and envelopes with multiple cent options.
Washington dispatch quotes Senator Brice predicting a free silver majority of about 100 at the Chicago convention. He says there will be no trouble adopting a platform or nominating candidates and that sound money Democrats oppose a third term. Brice warns many Democrats fear administration patronage and party policy, and notes key states that could decide the election as free silver supporters seek a strong silver platform.
East St. Louis and St. Louis suffer vast devastation with hundreds injured and about two hundred killed. Officials say 130 dead rescued in St. Louis, thousands homeless, relief work underway as communications and transit slowly return. Authorities estimate fatalities near 200. police expand force by 160 as city grapples with debris, outages, and morgue operations.
A May 2 tornado in lower Montgomery County Pennsylvania swept west of Axumxm and damaged farms and barns in Jarréttown. Three lives were lost with extensive property damage and multiple injuries. Names and precise locations are partially garbled but the event caused widespread destruction and considerable financial loss.
Reports from St. Louis indicate a possible change in the date of the national Republican convention due to a devastating disaster. Chairman Carter notes that hotel capacity, rail traffic, and mass funerals could influence scheduling, with a vast mourning procession possible in the stricken city.
Foreign press notes in Lexpos on May 20 discuss how sober accounts of the St Louis disaster reinforce the sense of inevitable devastation. The Times and other outlets weigh American character amid loss as East St Louis appeals for urgent aid while Lawson of The Post Dispatch reports messages from Associated Press and pacerslnatgee agencies confirming relief needs and capacity concerns.
A Bowling Green Missouri dispatch reports a tornado eight miles away struck houses and caused destruction. Affected residents were not identified, and no further details were provided about injuries or fatalities.
At the national prohibition convention here a single plank platform was adopted. It calls for the suppression of liquor production, importation, and sale as a public social duty and urges all citizens to join in enforcing the ban. Delegates noting the unity of the party in the cause, and the bolting faction forming a home rule group, attended separate meetings. C. E. Bentley of Nebraska was nominated for state office. J. H. Sontagare of North Dakota named for reelection.
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