28 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
1
A local ad proclaims deep discounts across a wide range of garments and household goods. It highlights cheap hosiery for children and adults, undershirts and underwear, working shirts, linen towels, table oilcloth, dyes, writing paper, pencils, caps, wrenches, brushes, silverware, and a variety of shoes. The seller promises unbeatable prices to convince customers.
Spain dispatches Henry Span ish reinforcements totaling about 40 000 men to Cuba. Most are to land within the month, boosting General Campos to a formidable force alongside 1 000 new troops aboard Alfonso XII ships. Insurgent leaders seek arms and ammunition as scarcity pressures both sides toward major engagements. A Barcelona cable reports Republicans favor Cuban autonomy, with Spain's major parties backing limited autonomy measures. Also: 850 marines and officers arrive at Havana aboard the Alfonso XII, reviewed by General Arderins amid a large crowd. Insurgents claim Fort Guinez de Miranda captured at Mapa with 40 defenders.
An Agricultural Department road inquiry reports from about 1,200 bounty observations that average haul distance is 12 miles with 2002 pounds per wagon and 35 cents per ton mile. Estimated annual US transport cost totals nearly 1 billion dollars, with two thirds potentially saved by better roads. A separate dispatch notes the shooting death of Negro Katia Vrexwa, with Mose Sutton sought after the killing following an arrest attempt.
Reports from Cotton Market Prevents large sales as growers hold much of the crop amid low mood in cotton and prices for steel and iron products. Textile manufacturers seek quality cotton, while new local firms plan factories in Meridian, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Birmingham, and Galveston. Iron furnaces run full, southern output high, and several new ventures are chartered or expanded in Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Virginia as merchants watch a cautious economy.
From Bulgarian sources Nov 27 1895 Turkish foreign minister Tewfik Pasha told British ambassador Sir Philip Currie that the Porte would issue ships for further protection of foreign populations following recent Constantinople riots. Details from Kharpat report American mission buildings burned and looted with little protection from Turkish authorities. Missionaries and belongings were harmed. Terrell plans to seek immediate indemnity after determining blame, though Turkish finances may hinder swift payment. Unconfirmed French troubles near Maresh add to regional tensions.
Investigation across five departments reveals widespread autograph forgery in land and treasury papers. Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, cited as signatures, many mutilated and rendered useless. risk to official records noted. A Kentucky man receives a unique pardon from Governor Brown after presenting a prior Clark circuit court judgment and household residency claim.
United States district court orders the schooner Louis Olxen forfeited to the government after seizure in the Behring Sea for killing seals within the 60 mile protected zone around Pribilof Islands. Defenders argued the vessel was seven miles outside the zone. judge rules otherwise. Cargo of skins valued about $10,000 to be forfeited. Captains Jollian and Officer Thorne fined $200. Also reported a fatal shooting in Winston, North Carolina where banker John B. Bonner was killed in his yard.
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