24 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1892
Page
1
An advertorial touts Stacy Adams Co. Fine Ehova footwear praising its comfort durability and handsome design. The copy claims the shoe offers lasting wear with no discomfort and appeals as the ideal choice for serious footwear buyers.
Five thousand Democrats from Sumter and surrounding counties plan to attend Georgia’s grand rally in Americus next Thursday. Speakers include Charles F. Crisp Gov Northern Hon. Bo Fo Livingston Jon Dupont Guerry and others invited. Railroads will offer low fares and the event aims to energize the campaign with a large turnout. Cotton prices rose with strong demand as receipts topped 500 bales.
The notice outlines the 1890 election ticket for Governor Secretary of State Comptroller General Treasurer Attorney General and other officials, with factional lines and amendment positions. It notes a public address by Speaker Crisp in Abbeville, plus a homicide near Seville and a Central of Georgia train schedule change affecting Albany Americus and Columbus.
Atlanta dispatch reports General J B Weaver and partners arriving for a third party tour. A muted crowd gathered at the Capitol as Weaver’s speech was canceled after tensions rose with demonstrations and a mid day meeting declared off.
A local Americus market showcases beef, pork, mutton, fowl, fish and plentiful produce. Shoppers find vegetables like sweet potatoes and greens, fruits such as apples and grapes, and dairy items, with many items advertised in The Recorder for low prices.
New York records a seventh Asiatic cholera fatality as Victim Louis Weinhagen dies at Reception hospital after illness at Mrs Quenther's boarding house. The quarantine is in effect with about two hundred inmates. Separate items note train and political events in Fire Island, Virginia, and Adlai Stevenson’s arrival routines and school attendance figures.
In Lott, Georgia, Sept. 2, Ge Field, third party vice presidential candidate, spoke before a small audience amid a chaotic scene. A heated exchange with Rev. D. Gentry led to insults and near clashes before Mayor Scott restored order and Field continued to a dwindling crowd.
A chaotic report describes sanitary inspectors in New York storming Mrs. Gunther’s boarding house at 14 First Street, bathing two hundred boarders to fight cholera, while Enoch Johnson faces arrest amid political turmoil and odd anecdotes from the night.
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