26 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1891
Page
1
Advertisement urges boys to buy a warm suit from a new stock. It contrasts neglecting warmth with choosing proper attire, referencing a popular song to grab attention and steer readers toward the store. The tone is promotional and period-appropriate.
A local store announces a free safety bicycle raffle next Christmas Eve for every boy who buys a suit before then. Every participant gets a fair chance at the brand new bicycle, with the event billed as a big, exciting promotion.
Historic quake center in Gifa, Mino, and Oawari unleashes widespread destruction. About 4,000 killed and 200,000 left homeless as 40,000 houses topple or burn. Shocks continue with fires and rising death toll, while districts from Achy to Rikusha feel the tremors.
The Republican National Committee selected Minneapolis Minnesota as host city and June 7 1802 as convention date. Delegations pressed their cities case at the Arlington hotel amid brisk lobbying and speculation on regional power shifts and party influence.
From New York and Chicago reports a tense set of meetings between Richmond Terminal System security holders and First National Bank representatives who control about 500000 in Richmond Terminal bonds. Talks address preferred stock, management roles, and whether the company should proceed with a reorganization at the next Richmond Terminal gathering. May the plan involve asset the next formal meeting remains unlearned.
Nov. 25 reports detail a sweeping storm that paralyzed telegraph and telephone lines from Ohio to New York and beyond. Descriptions note high winds, collapsing telegraph poles, and widespread damage with multiple deaths. effects reach Cape May and Wheeling while inland towns report roofs torn off and darkness lasting hours.
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