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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1889
Page
2
The Augusta Chronicle reports that cotton bagging proved its worth after a fire on the steamer Katie on the Savannah River. The blaze fed on raw jute bales while cotton wrap remained intact, highlighting bagging’s strength and boosting confidence in cotton bagging despite opposition from the Alliance.
A Georgia paper discusses local county displays at Piedmont Exposition with first prize for Floyd County, second for Talbot, third for Douglas. It critiques the Cuthbert Liberal on railroads rights and notes Hon Patrick Walsh’s visit to Atlanta banquet as part of tariff reform discourse and shifting editorial stance toward Grover Cleveland.
A Savannah train hand, William Moore, was seized by a Jesup posse and killed while riding a train. The account claims he threw a brick at a bystander, though the dispatch asserts he was murdered by angry townsmen. The piece argues Northern sensationalism misrepresents Southern people and urges mutual understanding amid alleged outrages.
A speculative pitch urges capitalists to buy block real estate in Americus for 40000 to build a 100000 hotel. Proponents claim guaranteed returns, quick occupancy, and regional tourism boosted by Aldersonville prison nearby. They urge united action to attract investors and double Americus population within two years.
A dated address to state alliances and labor unions urges exclusive use of cotton bagging for 1890 and sets a December convention to fix tare and establish a standard bagging. Delegates from cotton exchanges would be invited. if exchanges abstain, producers would enforce the standard.
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