24 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
1
The fragment describes how Adelina’s appearance remained marred by blotches and freckles after a fire. It mentions a concoction or remedy claimed to restore complexion, with references to a law and calls into question the remedy’s efficacy.
S A L Seaboard Air Line announces schedule changes for the Atlanta Special with service on a solid vestibuled train and no extra fare charged.
Governor Oates asks Secretary Smith to reclaim patent rights on Alabama salt springs and lands. He claims 1819 grant to state covered the salt lands, while the interior department says patents to other parties may have been improperly issued. Attorney general may be asked to sue to cancel grants.
The Nicaraguan government issues a decree to curb smuggling, imposing fines for boarding anchored vessels without a port officer permit and requiring searches on return to shore. Boaters in the coastal trade must obtain licenses and post bonds to avoid disqualification for violations.
The Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition welcomed President Cleveland amid grand pageantry. A trooping review by the Gate City guard and allied units preceded the President’s address, as orators praised national unity and southern loyalty to the Union.
A reflective voice praises the benefits of free institutions and national unity. It emphasizes self government, shared prosperity, and the duty to safeguard government for the common welfare. The speaker urges fellow citizens to support policies that promote public welfare over personal or sectional gain.
A Brazilian incident report claims a movement backing Prince Pierre of Saxe Coburg to restore the monarchy is growing in Brazil, with Pierre’s candidacy attracting supporters. London dispatch notes officials say Pierre is in a lunatic asylum in Austria, denying any Brazil monarchy restoration plans. London reports also on Anglo Brazilian tensions over Trinidad with no cabinet action expected soon. In racing notes from Newmarket and St. Louis, details of maiden plate results and a murder trial proceeding are noted.
The international association estimates spgat production for 105-06 in Germany and Austria. A special call is advocated if the supreme overt supports the fighters a governor Clarke may issue a svasten assertion.
In Mourne Illa on October 23 the women of Moline took over street car service to raise funds for a new public hospital. Managers agreed to split one day’s receipts, with several hundred dollars raised. Some conductresses grew nervous but many stayed on duty, and others quickly stepped in to fill gaps.
San Francisco readers received a letter from two college students claiming faculty and local medical men believe in the students' innocence. Professors Loving and Hoover will investigate publication of the letter as the controversy grows. Two students, W. Griffith and R. B. Binck, rebut the claim, stating the writers erred in implicating the faculty and medical profession. Meanwhile, national political notes report Carter's call for a Republican committee meeting and San Francisco’s bid to host a national convention. Also noted are Brimstone stocks in Sicily, a large armor contract for Carnegie Steel, the death of Henry de la Poer Beresford, and extensive frozen potato stocks in Wisconsin.
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