21 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1891
Page
1
A local ad announces deep cuts on Henrietta fabrics with several line items. Yardage specials reduce 200 goods to 150, 85c goods to 260, 40c items to 800 and 600 at 850. A 40 inch all wool Henrietta is offered at 50c. Tricots in black and colored drop from 350 to 250 per yard.
Local notices push curtain items including Nottingham Lace Curtains Byers at $1 per pair. The sale mentions MYSCRIM and CURTAIN CRETONS still drawing attention, with Hever previously appearing in this listing.
Dispatches from Pas de Calais report 86,000 striking miners with accessions daily. Authorities bolster patrols, troops guard pits, and socialists work to rally workers. The conflict promises a long, bitter struggle with no concessions yet. A separate Bosphorus collision leaves sailors missing, and czarist moves toward Livadia and Blueburg are publicized.
San Francisco reports the whaling steamer Nicoline under Captain Herendon has returned from the Arctic after more than two years away. The crew survived a harsh winter at Elms Bay in 1889 and endured heavy ice that forced the ship ashore in July 1890. Poor whaling yields followed by cold weather and largely immobile ice limited sightings. The vessel departed again August 10, 1890, to hunt near Herschel Island, with a later voyage toward Key Pole.
In Tosiaia Pots, February election of officers for the next term took place during the Farmers Alliance session. L. L. Polk was unanimously re elected president and J. H. Louka of South Dakota was chosen vice president. J. H. Turner was re elected secretary and treasurer, with J. F. Willetts of Kansas named national lecturer. George F. Washburn reported strong support for Polk and independent political action within the alliance.
Word reached here that wolves killed three children of Andrew Golick at Iron Rolling Mills near New Brighton, south into Ramsey and Anoka counties. A drove of wolves was seen in the area with a man and hound tracking them.
Difficult to read OCR notes outline a plan for using convict labor on leased farms. The board of directors is to take charge by January, with details unclear due to garbled text. The article references a work program and authority from a local or regional body. Names and exact dates are not legible.
Health officials report smallpox in lower Georgia, with Harris Neck quarantines and urban destitution. Brunner and Surgeon White return, confirming rapid spread among Negro residents. governor urged to aid with rations to Savannah through care of Passed Assistant Surgeon Carrington.
Fragmented 1914 era dispatches detail grim conditions as miners suffer in harsh cold. Only one county mine remains active with about twenty four workers amid skeptical orders from the State Board of Mine Engineers. scattered reports include fatal mishaps from a hot iron gun discharge and a shop theft ending in a buckshot killing. other brief items note a minister surrender and a widow burned in Kentucky.
A digest of scattered items notes the World’s Fair in Boston adjourned, a Western Kansas cat risk, mining and business troubles in Tennessee and Brooklyn, a fatal mine accident, influenza resurgence, Spanish government cuts, the Bremen steamer arrival, and various criminal and legal happenings.
A late breaking Ottawa report dated November 20 states that well informed circles have learned information indicating that either party involved in the Behring case has not been disclosed. The item reflects rumor status and lacks official confirmation.
Philadelphia reports actor Billy Florences died at the Centennial Hotel around 8 30 p m His loss is mourned nationwide as a beloved figure known across the Union
A damaged OCR fragment describes a young calf near O with measurements noted in inches and pounds. The text is garbled, mentioning health and activity but lacking readable names, places, dates, or a coherent event.
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