05 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1899
Page
1
An 1881 founded Macon liquor wholesaler advertises cash purchases, quick sales, and low prices. It guarantees goods as represented or money refunded and notes all items are original bottlings from distilleries.
Local listings show Corn Whiskies from North Carolina brands including Gana QUART 40 and Stone Mountain Corn. The fragment mentions Olde Pointe Sons and 250, indicating a product count or price reference, though details are unclear.
Wineries advertise W California Sherry and Port at 7 to 60 per gallon Imported Sherry and Port from 1 to 2 per gallon Cognac Brandy 2 50 to 4 per gallon Clarets by the cane of one dozen quarts M per case Wines by the cane of one dozen quarts per case Other goods by the gallon including Corn Whiskey Peach and Apple Brandies sold at low prices Jug trade highlighted and mail or telegraph orders invited Special inducements for price lists and information.
President returns to Washington with views on post rebellion governance. Proposal prefers three commissioners to end military rule, then a general election to choose independence or annexation. If independent, new government to be recognized and supported. if annexation, policy to reflect American public sentiment. Territorial government model similar to Arizona. Hawaiian commission form under congressional measure. Further Cabinet talks planned before message drafting.
Birmingham division No 12 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers condemned Grand Chief P M Arthur for riding on boycotted street cars in Cleveland during the recent strike. The division adopted resolutions stating his action harms the brotherhood’s reputation and shows no solidarity with other labor in distress. The resolutions were released to the press.
Abbeville South Carolina September 4 Rev William Grier D D president of Erskine College died suddenly at his home in Due West He graduated Erskine in 1860 enlisted in the Sixth South Carolina regiment and lost a leg at Williamsburg He later led a church in Wilcox Alabama and was editor of The Associate Reformed Presbyterian for years He was regarded as a leading southern educator and preacher.
The fifth week of Captain Alfred Dreyfus armament treason trial opened with a large Lycee audience. Witnesses Cernuschi and Andre testified as Labori sought foreign aid to verify bordereau documents. Painleve and Gonse clashed over innocence, producing a dramatic courtroom scene as tensions rose.
The proceedings featured M Labori pressing for all documents from the secret dossier. Commandant Cuignet admitted omitting abroad materials, claiming foreigners influenced them. A dispatch about a conversation with a foreign sovereign involved the Jews and was also left out. The court debated submitting the papers behind closed doors and sought M Cavaignac for further explanation.
A LondonWorld dispatch reports Esterhazy, after reviewing Rennes evidence, states Dreyfus is guilty yet expects a Rennes court martial to acquit. He predicts Mercier will be condemned and warns Rome would face trouble in France if acquittal occurs. He refuses to return to Rennes to “set things right.”
Savagnan Sept 4 All hope of seeing the barkentine Albert Schults again has faded. The vessel is about 20 days overdue from Baltimore with Captain John Hubbard and seven men, insured by several young owners from the city. A heavy gale off Hatteras likely doomed the ship after leaving Baltimore August 1 bound for Savannah with coal.
Escaped Spanish prisoners report Filipino shortages of rations and use of homemade black powder. They describe natives' schemes for food and munitions, daily arrests for contraband, and a case of a cargo hull stuffed with rice. American forces fight near Porac as Bell’s regiment suffers casualties but drives rebels away.
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