10 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
1
A vintage advertisement touts Kecamier Cream as preserving complexion to death at eighty. It attacks blemishes, freckles, and age marks as inevitable flaws and exhorts readers that no woman can remain beautiful without its remedy.
Fire in a four story tenement at 66 West Sixth Street near Smith spreads rapidly due to no fire escape. One woman dies, three others perish, four more badly burned or asphyxiated. Rescue attempts save remaining inmates, including a child, as investigators attribute the blaze to hot ashes in a barrel on the first floor. Nearby city reports recount a separate theater fire in Kansas City and Nile Valley concerns, with casualties and warnings.
Washington reports a Spanish note confirming an upcoming filibuster expedition from Pine Reef Florida with vessels at Key West and New Orleans. References to the Childs and Cincinnati preparing to sail, plus official telegraphic instructions to collectors in New Orleans Key West and Tampa.
A Washington death notice for General Mahone triggers mourning in Petersburg with funeral plans and interment details at Maudford cemetery. Pallbearers include notable figures. Confederate veterans urged to attend and honor the fallen officer.
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