14 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1894
Page
1
Bailey promotes a sale of Pebble Groat and Pebble Button shoes in multiple kid and misses sizes at 50c to 75c, Kid Button Spring Heel priced 56c to 75c, Ladies' Dongola at 75c and up to $1.00, touting best $2.00 Kid Button Shoes and warrantied quality while urging customers to call.
Batavia, Oct 18 The dedication of the old Holland land office building drew the largest crowd the village has seen boosting its population to about 9 000 for the day. Visitors from Genesee Wyoming and Livingston counties arrived by train to join a reception committee and greet officials including Postmaster General Bissell and party at the hotel.
In Dallas a Tennessee man Harry Hodge quarrels with T E Morrison from Waco in the Windsor hotel bar. Morrison, drinking, allegedly struck Hodge, who fired twice wounding him. Morrison seized a knife threatening others before police jailed him. Morrison, 24, from Tullahoma, awaits charges. Hodge unarmed.
A Friday night raid on the Richmond and Fredericksburg and Potomac line near Jersey City ends with a shattered express car and stolen pouches. Two masked robbers, aided by confederates, disable the train, wound the messenger, and flee with about 180000 in cash and valuables from the Adams Express Company. Eight miles from the scene, a telegraph switch incident nearly causes a collision with a southbound freight. Passengers report the robbers fired on the messenger. no one else injured.
A New York train near Quantico was ambushed by six to seven masked robbers who forced the train to stop and robbed passengers. The engineer and train crew were threatened with dynamite while the culprits escaped, leaving light traces for investigators. Detective teams from New York Philadelphia and Washington are on the case with a $20,000 reward offered.
Abigail Dodge writes to Florence Belanger and English officials urging action against lynching in America and England. She argues for cross national support, calls for evidence based justice, and favors expanding the message to include Europe alongside America. A second item notes A P F Davis charged with assaulting a U.S. officer under $9,750 bond. A Vicksburg report covers Governor Stone backing an anti option convention to be held November 20 with regional cotton-state invitations.
A brief from Mawaav4 dated October 13 reports the most prominent politicians and military leaders amid a revolution breaking out. The text emphasizes leadership upheaval and potential war implications.
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