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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1891
Page
7
Wet items offered at bargain rates with half price on hoods and lacques. Sole agents for P. and P Brand Kid Gloves with wear guaranteed or money refunded. Plain, embroidered, and rimed skirts available.
Benjamin F Burstein assignee of Abraham Backer proposes a trust to liquidate Backer’s liabilities through stretching asset recovery. Creditors may accept 50 percent dividends, with secured claims receiving balance after collateral, and remaining surplus to trustees. Trustees include Burstein Herman Myers and W Henry Rothschild. Trust requires 70 percent creditor signing.
The German emperor arrived for the Wartemburg king’s funeral agenda in Stuttgart. He laid a wreath beside the late ruler’s remains after prayers and spoke quietly with King William as Grand Duke Michael of Russia arrived to attend, due to the king’s wife being a Russian princess. Four miners’ bodies recovered after days of search near Portville.
A movement among men planned to attend a western water improvement convention at Evansville Indiana on August 44 and 15 to memorialize Congress. They seek to relocate the commission from New York to the Mississippi Valley and broaden its powers to include tributaries, appoint district officers, and curb red tape delaying river work. They expect the convention to approve the changes and press the petition before Congress.
Thomasville GA October robbery of Norton merchant and justice of the peace of Cairo. He was robbed in his room between 10 and midnight. purse empty, pants found, and a long pale blind exposure used. Local crooks blamed as multiple burglaries occurred that week. Mentions of memorials for Sherman, a Yale fire, tax disputes, and other scattered items.
A Georgia senate session ended with a 30 to 15 vote to indefinitely postpone the Berner substitute bill on railroads. The debate featured senators Callaway Ellington and Terrell among supporters of the substitute, while many others opposed or abstained, signaling a setback for railroad interests amid a busy capital scene. The piece notes House notification and local fair previews alongside civic exhortations from Brunswick, urging town support and prudent public plans.
The decision on the motion for a new trial in the Baker case remains undecided. Baker was convicted of murder and sentenced to a lengthy term, with the appeal process continuing as October ends and November approaches.
A chaotic collection of reports notes General Lee's slow improvement, a Virginia arrival in Richmond, debates in Ada and Berlin wheat export plans, a train accident near Baltimore, and political tensions over socialists and papal positions. Casualties and crimes are mentioned alongside court actions in Greenville and Clifton, with scattered mentions of weather and local incidents in Wortham and Mexia.
The Ecumenical Methodist Conference gathers in Washington DC with Rev J B Johnstone of First Methodist to preach on the achievements of Methodism. The sermon appeals to longtime church lovers and those who cherish the faith. details are uncertain due to fragmented text.
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