26 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1895
Page
1
An old advertorial fragment touts a Recamier cream said to restore complexion and vitality, bidding readers to trust a product for aged skin. It references Madame Adelina and claims dramatic effects, typical of vintage beauty promotions.
A damaged OCR note references closing connections at Corari and Savannah, with routes to Atlanta Jacksony Palatka Fiorida Pointe and Columbia Ilotte, via Atlantic Coastline or FC 8B, plus a line about Ocean Steamship for New York Weston and Taltinore.
A Washington dispatch reports Britain has received the U S note on the West Africa Guinea boundary dispute. The note states the United States will not permit European powers to enlarge a territorial domain in the American continent. No reply from Britain has been received beyond formal acknowledgment. The president is expected to reveal contents of the note in the coming annual message.
Captain E F Dickis leads American survey efforts to determine the boundary between the Alaska Territory and British Columbia amid Canadian and Russian interests. The report notes cautious diplomacy, a push to extend the boundary eastward, and tension over access to ports at Lynn Canal and the Portland Canal. The Northwestern Plow association met in Chicago with officers elected. An additional indictment was filed in Boston against Rev Frank Hyatt Smith for sending obscene postal cards.
An ad extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant to taste and effective for cleansing kidneys, liver, and bowels. It claims quick relief from colds headaches fevers and constipation and positions it as the leading genuine fig syrup from the California Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco with bottles sold for 56 cents and assurances of prompt procurement if not in stock.
Reports from Shanghai and Hong Kong describe Russia moving a fleet from Vladivostok toward Corea and Port Arthur while gaining rights to railways on the Liaodung peninsula. British and other powers debate intervention as officials warn a broader war could follow. The U S Navy monitors Corea tensions as American interests face protection needs.
At 7:30 am half the east wall of Elmore Manufacturing three story bicycle factory collapsed during trench work for a water main. Dozens were inside. more than a dozen injured and several buried. Rescue crews freed workers, with many sustaining head and body injuries and one man feared fatally injured.
Senator Marion Butler argues for silver men of all parties to unite and control Senate committees, opposing fusion by goldbug Democrats and Republicans. He warns that committee control drives legislation and that a silver bloc must organize to advance silver policy.
The Association of Collegiate Alumnae held a three day session in Cleveland beginning with an address of welcome by Miss Nellie Perkins. Martha Foote Crowell of Chicago presided as president. Mary Smith of Stanford read the treasurer’s report and papers covered local work of alumnae and opportunities for women in German universities. The text also discusses agrarian unrest in Prussia, land reform, and potential tensions between Germany and the United States affecting agriculture and industry.
Lieutenant Governor Spencer Millard died after a nine month illness in Los Angeles at 11:55 pm. He had been weakened since his return to California and his funeral was to be held in Los Angeles with the date undecided.
The Consul General at Berlin reports to the State Department that Prussia's population reached 51,491,209 as of June 14, up 1,535,023 since December 1890. Berlin shows unusual female population growth, with urban migration continuing as rural areas decline, and Berlin's share remained comparatively modest for the period.
Department Commander Wheaton promised Governor McIntyre that northern Utes accused of Colorado law violations will be arrested on return to their reservation and brought back for trial. The plan aims to carry the case through Colorado courts up to the state supreme court and then to the U S supreme court.
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