12 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1895
Page
1
An old advertisement touts Recamier Cream as a pure remedy for pimples blackheads and blotches. It asserts the product preserved beauty from youth to death at eighty and cites Madame Adelina Ly as endorsing the skin remedy.
In San Francisco on October 11 a dramatic armed robbery attempt occurred at Baden for the Southern Pacific. Mrs Lara Marshall, operator, drew her revolver when a masked man kicked in the door and fired at her as another hide outside. She discharged her weapon but was wounded in the left arm. A constable arrived later but could not capture the assailants. Marshall was taken to St Luke's for treatment. her condition is reported as not serious.
The Post Intelligencer reports German residents in eastern cities push for Kramer’s pardon though he is to be hanged November 1 for the murder of Mrs. Philippine Mueller and her infant Fritz. They cite misstatements but say his sentence is just and deny support for a new trial.
An Ontario rail line in Ontanabee river near Preexpand suffers a derailment when an engine and baggage car plunge from a lock bridge after a passenger coach stalls on the brink. The engineer escaped, but a fireman, baggageman, and Mr. Marks of King & Co. Toronto perished. three others were seriously injured.
Report from Washington states the United States notified Spain through its minister Senor Dupuy de Lome that prompt action is needed to quell the Cuban insurrection. The news has caused considerable sensation here.
A Madrid cable report claiming the United States urged prompt action on Spain’s Cuban insurrection could not be confirmed by the State Department. Officials doubted the report’s accuracy though Spain’s Du Lome or others may have pressed for intervention. Congress faces Cuban question as Spain’s stance appears firm.
Miss Mattie Murdock, 58, of Mount Meigs Alabama, was crushed by a locomotive at the depot while waiting for a train to Atlanta for the exposition. The incident left her body on the track and money scattered along the line. Nearby reports mention insurgent attacks in Havana and other varied items.
The annual inspection trip of the president and board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad begins Monday and lasts two weeks. The party will cover about 2800 miles visiting Pittsburgh, Southwest Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Charleston, Cincinnati, Terre Haute, St Louis, and Chicago among other routes. The directors will examine lines including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Toledo Peoria and Western before moving to Crestline Cleveland Pittsburg and Williamsport then return toward Pittsburgh.
Newmarket October meeting ends with the Middle Park Plate capturing attention as previews focus on 2 year olds. Entries included Persimmon, winner of blue ribbon hopes, along with St. Fignin and Omadina among others. betting favored Persimmon at 2 to 1 against Calabiva and Vagalust Persimmon led early but race details remain uncertain.
Cyrng T. Cooke a prominent Republican politician of Edwardsville dropped dead at the Great Northern hotel where he attended a meeting of Illinois Republicans. Judge Cooke was selected as the Republican candidate for Congress in the Eighteenth district. Heart disease is the supposed cause. The district political scene is unsettled with his death altering candidate selections.
A garbled Milan New York item notes Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough plan a wedding, with conflicting dates. The latest readable fragment suggests an earlier date, while other lines imply a November schedule and clergy involvement.
Early reports from New York dated October 31 claim rumors circulated that President Cleveland had been assassinated. The Associated Press denied the rumors after inquiry, stating there was no basis for the claim. President Cleveland planned to depart for Washington on Saturday with Mrs. Cleveland and the children remaining in Went Gende.
The Herald from St Petersburg notes the czarist health is fragile due to overexertion and spinal strain. Other items report seal hunting declines at Behring Sea rookeries, a new county engineer elected in Lamb County, and obituaries and fires in various towns with losses.
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