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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1891
Page
4
The Americus Times Publishing Company calls subscribers to settle overdue subscriptions amid tight finances. A thousand dollars is owed. readers are urged to remit one dollar each by registered letter or money order and verify receipt via the paper’s date mark.
A jumble of late 19th century newspaper snippets covers a Cleveland political shift, the New York Sun on baby Cleveland, a Germany United States cereal sugar trade pact, and editorials on Blaine and Foraker. Also notes a wrecked US steamer Dispatch and political pressure from Tennessee Alliance leaders.
The Manufacturers' Record notes steady southward improvement with new large and small enterprises. Major projects include Huntington's railroad to the Llano ore district, Jefferson iron works, Ashland steel works, Principio rolling mill, Savernake tinplate plans, and an East Tennessee ore company. Also covers Blair's China posting, press advances, and Georgia political bills.
South Carolina planters weary of Sea Island cotton seed combine as impractical says Mr W G Hinson of James Island. The News and Courier notes that limiting seed sales would hurt the islands and that long staple cotton grown from green seed has emerged elsewhere, with potential to rival Sea Island in five years through careful selection.
A Monroe County correspondent reports on Mr. W. A. Thurmond, inventor of the car coupler, noting a family of twenty five with eighteen children holding diplomas. The piece also mentions large families in Meddlebrooks and Haygood, a force bill debate, long-lived local residents, racial themes in Oklahoma, and a kodak scare around the Czar, ending with Confederate widows' pensions praised.
The Manufacturers' Record warns the South that the Chicago World’s Fair could outshine southern displays. It notes vast pre-fair spending, global representation, and tough competition from Lake Superior ores to California timbers. The piece urges bold Southern exhibition to attract millions.
The piece argues that railroad regulation will be a major campaign issue in Georgia with Pat Calhoun facing Watson and Berner in a heated political fight. It also notes Irish divisions after Parnell’s death and criticizes Keely motor claims while urging publicity for investment schemes.
The New York Herald notes the Court of Appeals decision on the Tilden will could allocate 5 million dollars to a city public library or, if invalid, go to heirs. The piece questions Senator Colquitt's Ocala platform stance and comments on Mrs. Cleveland's renomination arguments. Also mentions Chamberlains remedy as travel aid.
The article details planned expenditures and proposals for the Chicago World's Fair including state builds in Indiana and Florida, a $1,000,000 Columbus building in Chicago, and Russia Britain and Denmark delegations. It notes November 30 as World Fair Day in Dallas and outlines total preparatory costs around $5 million plus government and foreign funds.
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