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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
4
The fragment lists the Americus Times established 1200 and 1975 related notes, with editors Marie Louise Myrick and business manager. It references publications in Americus, Georgia and various periods including weekly and monthly editions.
The Times-Recorder proclaims itself as the official organ for the City of Americas Summer County Webster County and the Railroad Commission of Georgia for the 3d Congressional District.
A collection of brief items covers European railway workers studying the U.S. amid labor tensions, Sarah Bernhardt's language skills, Turkish military beliefs, U S bonds owned by the sultan, Finnish emigration to dodge Russian service, and a New York Sun warning. It also notes strike wage talks, Texas cotton decline, potential Virginia suffrage for Confederate widows and daughters, and Georgia pension reform efforts chaired by Rep. Miller and Pension Commissioner Lindsey.
The Savannah News notes a push to hold cotton for 10 cents a pound may be fruitless. Weather in Texas, rot in bolls from a cotton disease, and firming demand for cotton goods suggest a fair price outlook. Farmers may reach ten cents per pound if conditions improve.
The piece argues that organized political parties in the Philippines show natives adapting to American methods. It advocates two strong parties to benefit both islands and the United States, noting Americans aim to grant home rule as feasible and to spread American political ideas while gauging local sentiment.
If Turkey settles with France, Russia would advance a far larger unpaid account, signaling a major shift in regional finance and diplomacy.
In LaCrosse Ga on September 20 the political contest begins to take shape with ex Senator T G Hudson as a declared candidate and speculation that Dr John Cheney or Judge Single tary will join. Friends discuss potential runs by E L Bridges Major Baldwin J M Collum and T F Ratzey as a late winter could yield a crowded field for the coming race.
In Asnevittz North Carolina on September 4 relatives of Jonathan Newman, late of Henderson county, dig for a claimed gold bucket said to hold seven to ten thousand dollars. Neighbors recall his habit of piling brush heaps on his land then relocating them as a possible hiding spot. Family vows to guard the search and prevent outsiders from digging.
A New York newspaper man named Joey killed himself by poison during a voyage aboard the Wilson Line steamer Buffalo from New York to Hull. He requested burial at sea and left instructions for belongings and tips for the stewards. The ship reached England after reporting a loss of control due to a broken shaft. Oil strikes reported in Cordova, Alabama, by Houghton Oil Co. at 1,169 feet excite local interest as first of its kind.
Textile strike continues at Olympia Gran by and Richland mills in Cortana South Carolina. The textile union reports new members nightly and the workforce has dwindled from about 1700 to roughly 700 operatives as the strike persists.
Oliver Springs miners, about 200, parade the streets with torches after refusing to return to work until a new wage agreement is reached as coal operators and workers failed to agree at the Knoxville conference. Old wage scale expired Saturday night. tensions rise in the district.
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