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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1891
Page
7
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In Atlanta the Berner bill, read in the Georgia House, would enlarge the railroad commission to supervise sales leases and contracts affecting railroads and to strike down illegal agreements. It proposes penalties of at least five thousand dollars and requires prior commission approval for stock and bond changes. Berger spoke for over two hours urging anti monopoly action.
AGuatemala Independence Day celebration turns deadly as clashes erupt on Sept 15. Barrillas orders artillery and troops. martial law declared. Reported by The Anglo American via Newton courier. Estimates cite about 500 deaths over three days of fighting and ongoing suppression of rebels.
New York Democrats commence campaigning in the state while rumors promise a sensation in Montgomery Alabama and pension chief Raum reportedly resigns again. Washington notes report of soldiers surrounding the American legation in Santiago. In Savannah 1100 colored workers strike without violence. Henderson Kentucky housekeeper Emma Hoskins shot dead by Charles Johnson after urging him to leave her house. Blackburne Gunsberg class match is set for Atlanta. A Southampton enthusiast offers to cover masters’ expenses for a contested match. Plant Milling company loses 250,000 in an unspecified incident.
In Alliance Ohio Bishop Leonard of Cleveland defended Rev. How ard MacQueary’s deposition from the Canton church for breach of creed. He said the action was necessary as the minister refused to retract his oath and beliefs, severing ties with the church. The bishop dismissed civil courts as a remedy. Nearby, mine flooding threatens jobs, and a South Charleston hunter reports a record wild cat killed after a long chase.
Grand and imposing services at St Peter's church in Rome as Pope Leo XI is greeted by about sixty thousand pilgrims from various countries. The pope, mounted on a gilded silla gestatoris, processes to the pontificial altar in white vestments with papal tiara, while guards and trumpeters herald the ceremony amid reverent silence and martial music.
Wild depredations terrorize Marion county as a secret gang raids Barrons Ark injuring residents including W Hamblett and a local pastor. Authorities hunt the alleged leaders. fear runs high after the assault and threats of death. Nearby reports note cultural events and a fatal tenement fall in other cities.
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