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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
Edward P. Moxey, expert bank examiner, discusses a culture of defalcation linked to New York luxury. He cites Morse cases, urges tighter enforcement, and argues lavish urban living corrupts honesty, prompting bankers in smaller towns to imitate New York's excess.
Ex Senator E W Carmack editor of the Nashville Tennessean was shot and killed on a street by Duncan Cooper and his son Robin Cooper after editorial attacks in the Tennessean. The killing shocks Tennessee as Carmack’s career spanned Congress and the Senate with a long editorial battle against liquor interests.
The chief cause is officers using bank funds to promote enterprises in which they are interested. Officers may be drawn to speculation rather than new ventures, yet no top bank official can misuse funds without clerks noticing. Clerks’ diligence could reduce defalcations in troubling times.
A reader endorses Hyomei as a cure for a named disease and urges readers to visit Dodson’s Pharmacy. The advertisement promotes a Hyomei outfit costing one dollar, with future bottle refills at fifty cents, and includes a personal testimonial from Saba Sheline of Metz Indiana praising rapid relief from a cough.
Atlanta presses Taft to establish his winter home in the city while Thomasville, despite equal chances, has not acted. The dispute centers on which Georgia locale earns the notable lodging and prominence this arrangement would bring.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County oath by Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co promising one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn before Gleason Notary Public December. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. B J Cheney Co Toledo sells at 75 cents Take Hall's Pills for constipation.
Tension spring enables the user to tighten or loosen the tension at pleasure by merely turning the screw.
Advertisement from J J Hanesley of Americus Ga offering large time loans and farm loans with prompt service. Indicates flexible payment options and emphasizes affordability and speed in securing funds.
Richmond's hesitation to host the Wirt monument prompts reconsideration for a Georgia site after Savannah convention rejection. If Richmond declines, the Executive Committee may choose another location, potentially delaying erection until West Point meet. Local leaders urge a settlement and shaft completion.
Americus will use convict labor to repair city streets and county roads if a sufficient force can be obtained from the state. The city council’s Street Committee moved to pursue this method, aiming to speed up street improvements across the city.
The 1908 bazar week at the Hospital Association fair opens Tuesday evening with varied amusements. Charades and games are planned along with concerts and displays as the event aims to surpass previous years' crowds and funding for hospital services.
Fragmentary item mentions Mr. Bryan in New Fork Guns event and cites Judas Kisses as a musical or literary reference in Augusta Herald. Limited readable details constrain a fuller summary.
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