24 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1891
Page
1
An ad urges men to buy a warm suit from a new stock to stay warm during cold November days. It mentions not keeping hands in pockets and whistling Annie Rooney as less effective strategies. The promotion emphasizes practical clothing choices and the retailer’s selection.
A British attache reports that the August joint note to China demanding punishment of mob inciters and reopening Honan to foreign trade has not been fulfilled. The note warned decisive measures and possible naval occupation of Shanghai and Pekin, with river control and heavy penalties to enforce compliance. The report links rising European outrages to Chinese inaction and signals imminent hard steps.
A local retailer announces a free safety bicycle drawing for boys who purchase a suit before Christmas Eve. The promotion promises a fair chance to win the new bicycle and urges customers to shop soon as the event nears.
Paris reports Mr DeGiers praised French minister Ribot for moderate conciliatory ideas aligned with Russian policy. The New York Times notes St Petersburg paper New Nova says a formal Franco-Russian treaty is prudent after Cronstadt events. Verbal declarations exchanged amid tension.
Central Labor Union meeting at Nasaville selects three delegates to the Newcomb miners gathering. They pledge support for modifying convict labor leases and urge unity with the miners against competition from convict labor. The note calls for action at the next state legislature and warns against political parties serving conflicting interests. In Crawfordsville Indiana Ex Councilman Josh Mackenzie files suit for 9000 against the Crawfordsville Journal over a false horse story damaging his reputation.
Washington November 23 Secretary Foster is confined to his bed by an attack of grip caused by a bad cold contracted in New York. Attending physician Dr Cecil says the illness stems partly from overwork and the need for rest while a thorough recovery is expected.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Confederate payed finalizes their aeons fair work and adds funds to a former Paola at hash acahe i ea.
Indiana related notes show Senator Ellington touring home from Indianapolis and asserting a Georgia third party organized by Mr. Post with aides Gilmore of Tatnall county. He claims it accepts any subscriber to the Ocala platform and could sweep Georgia at the February Mythe A convention.
Quartermaster McKensie of the Britannic was swept overboard and lost during a gale that struck after leaving Liverpool on the 11th. The White Star liner endured one of its roughest Atlantic journeys in seventeen years as heavy seas drenched the crew and caused chaotic conditions aboard.
Melbourne denies knowledge of any rain making venture west of the state. He insists he has not disposed of his wealth or entered into any rain project. The claim is challenged as unauthorised and intended to pressure him. Meanwhile in West Virginia a bartender becomes a central figure in a separate incident.
A notice filed in a north Alabama court by A. G. Negley, a signer of the North Alabama County road company, relates to Sage amenities and plans to try again. In Towson, Massachusetts, Charles Vincent Ball, 19, a widower, obtained licenses to marry Mini Beams Ball's mother.
A broad harvest of items from Georgia tobacco prep to Kinley’s unclear vote tally and a digest of various reports. The dispatch notes farmers gearing up for tobacco, alongside scattered coverage of weather, crime, politics, and public order. It mentions a Glasgow robbery, St Paul weather notes, a hurricane vessel loss, Nashville’s dry Sunday, and Irish agitation with Redmond and O’Brien speaking to large crowds.
Reports from Mexico City on November 23 describe widespread dissatisfaction with mail service from the United States. Delays vary by origin, with six to seven days from New York, eight days from San Antonio, and up to ten from New Orleans or St Louis. Occasionally several days’ mail arrives together. The piece notes issues with handlers and references political tension and security threats in the region. It also mentions a separate 1512 entry about John C. Hank, son of an Indian congressman, at year’s end.
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