27 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1893
Page
1
The county presents a thriving agriculture and real estate outlook with rising temperatures, increasing population, and expanding housing needs. Fortified by artesian and spring water, the region touts diverse crops, mills, factories, and a growing industrial base, aiming to attract winter visitors and new residents.
Americus store GEO D WHEATLEY showcases a grand fall line with cheap and expensive fabrics. New silks velvets gowns and mourning goods dominate from $0.50 to $10. Prices emphasize sale lines in sacking serges and fancy trimmings. Full dress shirts and key fashion items feature prominently.
At Mobile and Evansville the railroad filed pleas for injunctions to stop strikers from interfering with company workers. In Evansville the suit also seeks $5,000 damages from the local committeemen who urged workers to quit. A limited crew remains at Evansville as both sides predict victory.
Brunswick faces feared outbreak as idle Negroes supposedly threaten the town and looting looms. Community men arm themselves, reports say, amid council wrangling and mayoral action to address the unrest.
The Pennsylvania Democratic societies began their fifth annual convention at 10 30 a m with a 30 minute pre session of cheers for leaders at the Academy of Music. In Indiana American Wire Nail mills resume operations with six hundred workers on a union basis as scale signed and work begun. In Texas Whitten equipment restarted all departments for one shift with rising employment.
A California fig syrup company faces a legal matter involving Tan Farrowico and related parties. Details indicate a formal action filed in a California venue, with parties potentially contesting patent or distribution terms and seeking resolution in court.
Revenue officers raid Tillman dispensaries seizing eight barrels of blockade liquor. Officials say the custodian will be indicted under federal revenue laws for possessing and distributing whisky. Governor Tillman criticizes grand jury delays and pushes for special legislation.
In Wasamaron on Sept 26 the Senate, without the vice president, heard a bill for admitting New Mexico and a resolution to delay tariff and finance legislation until Jan 15, 1904. The Senate discussed exporting silver in July and August 1903, plus other routine items. In Washington D C the House debated the federal repeal bill and a loyalty proof requirement for veterans pensions. The period also noted Chandler’s resolution on corruption probes and upcoming banking hearings.
A fragmented jittery note from New York dated September 26 hints at a sensational arrival. It mentions the Valkyrie anchored in New York harbor and unclear details about crew meals and a race date possibly set for October 5.
A Sept review from The Trade Man reports no material shifts in industrial financial and mercantile circles across the South. Cotton demand eases as arrivals rise and prices stabilize, while the naval officer board notes limited activity and no further meetings. The piece references Lloyd’s list and various posts, ending with a note on Congress in Crocano and a death in Moellem.
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