05 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1894
Page
1
Beautiful and varied furniture stock offered with prices from 4000 up for parlor suites and up to 12500 for bedroom sets. Includes hat racks, sideboards, library cases, book cases, wardrobes, chairs, tables and lounges. Visit 103 Cotton Avenue to view the complete stock and prices.
Bailey promotes a sale of children's Pebble Goat and Pebble Button shoes along with Kid Button and Ladies Dongola styles. Prices range from 50 to 100 cents per pair with notes on sizes and warrantee. encourages customers to visit for best price, style, and fit.
Secretary Carlisle assigned ex-Commissioner of Customs Pugh to lead preliminary income tax arrangements. Pugh warns that many amendments are needed to prevent chaos in collection and to craft regulations, forms, and safeguards ahead of January 1. He notes complexity for corporations and real estate profits, with uniform blank returns unlikely. Anarchists expelled from France are noted in a related item.
Boston report describes violent events on an island where convicts and guards clashed and a landslide injured, with one guard and others swept away. A Boston Electric Light employee, C. E. Day, fell from Congress Street while trimming a pole and died after severe electric shock.
A Brushy Mountain railroad wreck near Harriman Tennessee injures convicts and guards with several fatally harmed. Notable injured include Green Armstrong convict J N Blankall Nashville guard Ti M Burrows Nashville convict Thornhill D G Webster foreman. One convict allegedly held a guard’s gun to shield others while wreck was cleared.
A New York calal from Key West reports about 60 dead sailors washed ashore on Key West reefs after a recent storm. Decomposition prevents identification, and officials fear more bodies may be discovered as recovery continues.
London dispatches report the Cabinet Council met in Downing Street with key ministers absent. They decided to send troops to China to protect British interests and likely strengthen the fleet under Admiral Freemantle. Pekin legation protection by British and Indian troops is anticipated. News from Nang Po says five Japanese warships near Ning Po entrance and two ships sighted by a steamer. In Paris the French cabinet moves to prosecute the Parti Ouvrier after an army maneuvers article. A dispatch from London claims foreign customs officials are hastily leaving Peking. Italy’s minister gains a pledge from Japan not to attack Shanghai. Reports from San Perseund note hundreds killed or wounded.
Reports from Atlanta and Savannah indicate large Democratic majorities in Georgia's October election with Atkinson contesting for governor and Warner Hill defeated for speaker. Fusion of Republicans and Populists appears, while Populists gain in many counties and warnings arise over delays in official tallies.
Briefs note M B Gray of Waycross Ga assigns. North Carolina month report shows EOP fared better than expected. Cincinnati dispatch says fall races at Nashville will not occur if denied. George F E Hunt of Omaha named director of the weather bureau at Atlanta vice Park Morrill promoted. James A Wingard convicted of manslaughter in the Chatfield case. penalty ranges 1 to 80 years. Notices to ginners in Alabama and other notices appear in the dispatch.
Ten years after Thomas Sweeney killed Ferguson in an election feud, Ferguson's son Joseph shot and mortally wounded Sweeney in an electric car on St Charles avenue. Witnesses say the cold blooded strike occurred during duty hours as a feud between the Ferguson and Sweeney families traces back to politics. The killer was soon arrested.
Clar Frias a weld havine ranchman, his wife, and three children traveling from Espinoza toward Parr as were slain by an unnamed laborer who cut their throats ear to ear in their camp. A daughter discovered the crime and authorities are pursuing the suspect as a nationwide search extends.
Mrs Griffin wife of Dr W Griffin died suddenly at a neighbor's house after a runaway horse dashed by with torn harness and buggy. Surgeons tried to revive her but she collapsed from fainting and heart trouble while the fright stunned onlookers.
Two large western banks added accounts in New York to supplement long running western accounts. The approach avoided secrecy and reflected western banks' comfort with ample funds. Bankers believe the west has enough currency and no rush to export money soon.
In Wasinxatox on Oct 4 the court heard the Miles Planting and Manufacturing Company seek a writ to compel the department to inspect an auger rod bot. The action centers on regulatory enforcement and plant operation compliance.
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