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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
3
A Mississippi paper notes twenty two legal hangings this year and calls the trend a creditable exhibit. It praises lawful executions as a deterrent while acknowledging white defendants among the condemned and saying ongoing law enforcement will reduce murders.
The essay argues opinion cannot be coerced yet no one has moral grounds to form conclusions without using all available light. It condemns ignorant arrogance when ignorance pretends to teach or lead, framing forceful dogma as folly and impudence.
Bishop W A Candler announces Georgia and South Georgia Methodist conferences dates, with Wednesday starts on Nov 19 and Dec 8 and no change to Dec 8 after review. He notes current food prices high but expects cereal crops if favorable weather to lift supply and incomes, bringing prosperity.
Mayor Tom Johnson leads Ohio Democrats shaping the State Democratic Convention. He has captured the Cincinnati delegation and plans for a presidential bid while being discussed as a Bryan potential ally.
The article notes Democratic expectations as spring approaches with mentions of Springfield and Nutmeg Blaze contexts. It cites past trends and suggests 1988 could mark a decisive year for Democratic gains, framing the party as poised for victory amid political shifts.
Raleigh reports a very dry year with scarce spring rains. Black River in Barnett County has nearly no water with sand and dust in the bed. Many wells have had to be deepened and springs once reliable are now dry. Coastal 26 mile belt sees frequent rain and best crops. Overall crop condition has declined sharply since August.
Captain Ed Smith Lieutenant Frank B. White and Lieutenant J Q Smith visited Montgomery to seek muster into the national guard for a Birmingham unit. With three existing batteries in Montgomery Mobile and Selma, this adds a fourth for a full battalion as 80 men are enrolled and to be mustered.
Louisville and Nashville railroad engineers report three surveys for a lighter route over Shade's mountain between Oxmoor and Parkwood. One survey will be adopted. The company will lower grades to permit heavier trains and improve service. The road is being double tracked where feasible to handle rising traffic. Last month saw the largest business volume on the South and North divisions.
In Waycross Georgia unknown assailants fired over a hundred shots at a Klodike area house last night. No injuries were reported though doors and windows were riddled. Two parties in a buggy were suspected. bloodhounds followed a trail but the path was lost. The residents are described as women of a questionable character.
The Southern railway will soon start a fast mail train between New York and New Orleans reducing the New York Atlanta run to about 22 hours. Initially mail and baggage cars only, with passenger cars added after trial. Trains will connect with Pennsylvania and other lines and depart after 2 am, arriving in Atlanta around 11 pm the same day. This will be the South's fastest service.
George R. Houghton of Atlanta gains estate valued near 200000 after divorce from his wife in Chicago. He must pay 21500 alimony. divorce ends Fulton county case. Wife, daughter of late Milwaukee hotelier Colonel Kirby, remains in Chicago. Houghton to remarry possible. Powderly to attend Chattanooga convention of Locomotive Firemen with 700 delegates and up to 800 guests. Roosevelt to attend. business session starts Monday afternoon.
Tom Hunter was found dead on a road near Ruckersville after a quarrel with Dan Banks over two black women. Banks struck Hunter in the breast with a rock, causing death. Banks fled and the crime remained hidden until the body was found. All parties involved were black.
In February 1899 a patient reports a small lump on the lower lip treated by cauterization. The lesion reportedly healed after serum or medication was taken, with no signs of disease observed subsequently. W. P. Brown, Hollands.
Berlin reports Port au Prince dispatch confirming that the Crete a Pierrot stopped the German steamer Markomannia at Cape Haytien, seized war munitions for the provisional Hatian government, then released the vessel. Powers deem the action piracy not a belligerent act.
In London on September 6 Boer generals Botha De Wet and De la Rey met Colonial Secretary Chamberlain at Downing Street. They arrived in an open carriage, were greeted by cheering crowds, and prior to departure Abraham Fisher held a separate conference with the delegation. Lord Onslow took part in the discussions.
Construction on the Knox ville LaFayette and Jellico railroad tunnels advances from Copper Ridge. Two tunnels about 2300 feet long with shifts at both ends and a center shaft accelerate air venting for faster trains. La Follette Junction tunnel reaches about 700 feet as the Jellico to Knox ville section proceeds toward June rail service. Strikes in Tamaqua quiet after patrols deployed. winter quarters ordered for deputies at collieries.
A petition to amend the charter was filed in LuwrEn County Court on the seventeenth of May or July. The petitioners act under Scarpa rate ids Com style and were incorporated by county order for the use of flat pears with privilege of ADSON.
Petition from Sumter County residents seeks incorporation of Richland Oil Company for twenty years to engage in buying cotton and cotton byproducts, processing ginning and manufacturing, owning property, employing people, and trading or exporting livestock and fertilisers. Attorney Pi ano LA notes local court filing and clerk certification in Sumter County Superior Court.
A petition to amend the charter of a corporation in Sumter County Georgia seeks to change the corporate name from Americus Institute to Columban and to restore the incorporation under the charter granted January 60, with amendments to the incorporators and official naming. The document certifies a court extract from Sumter Superior Court minutes as of the date.
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