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Newspaper

Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1890

Page

2

Daily Recorner and Weekly Records Offerings

The Aurmarers economa publiccse vatly ind Woekts is issued daily except Mondays with a yearly rate of 46.00. The Weekly Record is issued every May morning at 100.00 per year payable in advance. It claims the largest circulation in Southwest Georgia, serving Sumter Lee Jerrell Stewart Webster Mehley Marton Macop Healy and Wilcox counties. Entered at Americus Post Office with communications addressed to Americus Publishing Co.

Aurmarers Economa Tany Georgia Orienling Sumter, Lee Jerrell, Stewart, Webster, Mehley Marton Macop Healy and Wilcox Americus Post Americus Publishing CO

Controversy Over Americus Postmaster Appointment

Citizens condemn the selection of Dave Dudley as postmaster of Americus calling him of bad character and urging defeat. A protest is led by representative C. F. Crisp as part of a broader Georgia reaction reported by Richland Gazette and Holley County News.

Amerieus Dave Dudley Americus U P C. F. Crisp Richland Gazette

Love and mortgages and a distant census call

A New York physician duels a German student over a landlady’s daughter with the outcome a bullet to the thigh. Kannas farmers press for a special session to ease farm mortgage burdens while Western Republicans cheer mortgage funding. A census plea seeks data on the electrical industry but would overwhelm public release. Latham & Co report cotton demand rising and prices likely higher, with 5,202,643 bales at US ports since Sept 1, 1880. Pan-American congress shows little practical benefit after months of meetings and a sparse Southern tour.

New York Berlin Wing Kannas Bitalnens Georgia Congress Latham, Alexander& Co United States pan-American Congress

Americus the Magnificent and its Growth Achievements

Americus is praised for rapid growth under Capt. Felder’s leadership, including electric streetcars, water works, and new hotels. The piece credits local bankers, banks like Bank of Americus and Bank of Southwest Georgia, and the Americus Improvement Company for infrastructure and industry. It highlights factories, guano works, presses, and a thriving wholesale trade and press presence.

John Felder Americus Thomson- Houston System Electric Street Railway Company Cty

Hard Times Coming General Discontent In Command

Warns that stagnation in body functions leads to illness and hardship. Advocates Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for throat and lung diseases and especially consumption if taken early. Emphasizes health as great capital and urges timely action.

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Abbeville Times Endorses Judge Crisp for Governor and Senate

Abbeville Times argues Judge Crisp would make a good Governor and, in a few years, could reach the Senate of the United States. A syndicate has bought ten thousand acres of mineral land near Cunton in Cherokee county. The land contains iron ore, and miners will begin mining and shipping ore. if ore quality is good, furnaces will be built on the property.

Abbeville Times Crisp Senate of the United States Cunton Cherokee County Nee Americus Ingal Anid Harrold, Johnsons& Co Sumter County P. J. Allen United States Fertilizing and Chemical Co Seeres Homey Nile Patrick Bass

Southern Lumber and Improvement Company incorporation petition

Petition to incorporate in Sumter County Georgia by B Nysewander and B Osswenter under the name The Southern Lumber and Improvement Company. Proposes lumber building materials, real estate development, and house construction with capital stock of 25040 dollars, privileges to increase. Request to sue and be sued, adopt by laws, appoint officers. Filed January 10, 1890.

Gaanalia Somter County Superior Court Ysswenter B. E. Nysewander Georgia Ase Southern Lumber and Improvement Company City of Americas Jas, Dopson & Son J. H. Allen Sumter Superior Court

Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Company Charter Petition

A Georgia Sumter County petition to the Superior Court seeks incorporation of The Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Company for twenty years with renewal. It aims to erect a frat-class hotel in Americus, encourage nearby manufacturing, buy and sell real estate, and raise capital up to five hundred thousand dollars. The group lists A Hawkins M Speer ig Whatley John Windsor G W Glover frank Lanier Jr J W Shemfeld P. et tere C M Wheatley w E Hawkins and others as initial trustees and names broad corporate powers.

INTEL Americus Americus Improvement Company Court House Square Americas Improvement Company H. C. Bagley Sam Hawkins Cordele Helena East Tennessee Virginia Georgia Bavannah Montgomery Bank of Americus Savannah Americus and Montgomery Road Alliance Farmers’ Alliance B&tste Dr. Black Central Railroad Baltimore R. F. Same Sicily Bascom Myrick Macon Atlanta Sheffield & Huntington G. W. Glover Clegg &Coney C. M. Wheatley & Co Savanneh, Americus and Montgomery Railroad Capital H. Hawkins W. F. Murphey Bank of Southwest Georgia Maj. M. Speer H. C. Dudley A. W. Smith Peoples’ National John Windsor Farlow Windsor Americas State OF Geongia Sumter County Baid County A. Hawkins M. Speer Ig Whatley Frank Lanier, Jr J. W. Shemfeld P.ettere C. M. Wheatley W. E. Hawkins Hawkins Pineli Hey Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Company Amercus City of Americas Georia—Scemren Counte She Honoravle Superior Court Said Sou Sonne B Roxie Ann Jones International Medicine Company Rashabehouters Slesine

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