Americus Recorder and regional notices recap
Local Americus items show daily and weekly editions, rates and post office details, with notes on circulation in Sumter and surrounding counties. Includes cotton market data, New York Exchange rates, local business openings, personal illness, and public sale notices.
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Americus Recorder Ia
Georgia
Sumter, Lee
Terrell
Stewart, Webster, Schley
Marion
Macon
Dooly
Farmers Alliances Call Meeting in Sumter County
A called meeting of the Sumter county Farmers' Alliance is set for Monday November 6 at 11 o'clock a m in the county court room to translate important news. Z F Marker serves as president. Home Again reports John Windsor has moved into a new and handsome residence noted as one of the city’s finest and most conveniently arranged homes.
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Farmers’ Alliances
Sumter County
Farmers’ Alliance
Wwe'elock
A. m
County Court Room
Tyemler
Z. FF. Marker
John Windsor
Central road sale to Richmond Terminal Company eyed
Citizens react to the Tuesday sale of the Central road to the Richmond Terminal Company amid a predicted South railroad consolidation. Proponents say the deal benefits Americus by securing fair freight rates, strengthening Savannah’s role as a port, and linking Eden and Americus as key segments for cheaper, faster transport across the South.
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Central Road
Richmond Terminal Company
Recorder
Americas
Alexander
Savannah and Western Road
East Tennessee Road
Savannah
Americus
Eden and Americus
Yellow Fever Telegram Sparks Sanford Outbreak Rumors
A Sanford Florida telegram reports five yellow fever cases at Enter prise just four miles from Sanford across the lake causing great civic alarm. Crowds plan to leave town as December frost looms potential. Cotton factory stock nears 36 600 with farmers urged to invest. Four negroes fight near Osh Kosh round house. police arrest Jim Deas Gua Overton Jeff Lock and Wes Morris.
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Robert Wheeler
Sanford
Florida
Enterprise
Osh Kosh
Round House
Mr. Smith
Jim Deas
Gua Overton
Jeff Lock
Wes Morris
Col Hawkes Loses Glasses After Car Ride Incident
Col W M Hawkes, though unwell, boarded Stewart train cars Tuesday evening. He dropped and broke his glasses during disembarkation. A Recorder reporter found him Wednesday morning attempting to piece the spectacles for use, leaving him greatly inconvenienced without them.
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Col
W. M. Hawkes
Stewart Court
Mr. Hawkes
Runaway Horse Breaks Left Leg of Wm English
Serious accident leaves William English, a colored man, with a broken left leg below the knee after a runaway horse toppled him Saturday on the hill past Muckabee turnpike. He endured severe pain late yesterday evening.
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Wm. English
Muckabee Turnpike
Captain It EE Hardaway Linked to A P L Read
Notices clarify that not Professor Hardaway but Captain It EE Hardaway is connected with the A. P. L. Read. All readers are warned to govern themselves accordingly and take notice of the correction.
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Professor Hardaway
EE. Hardaway
Gauge Change Planned From Arrow to Standard
From headquarters word arrives that the gauge of the A 1% L will be changed from the arrow to the standard gauge at no distant day. Preparations are being made daily for the change. This is truth and do not forget it.
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ALP. & L
Americus
Abbeville
Hill & Co. sold to Woodward Co. of Eastman Ga
A Cotton Avenue firm sale to Woodward & Co. of Eastman Ga. A.J. Mumford will run the business and implement improvements soon. Mr. Hill plans to appear in America at another location. Yellowstone tourists may face a Northwestern blizzard. Wise travelers should carry Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup.
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Hill & Co
Cotton Avenue
Messrs. Woodward & Co
Eastman, Ga
A.J. Mumford
Hill
Yellowstone Park
Dr. Bull
Dress Parade at Shaw's Stores Showcases Latest Dress Goods
A narrative visit to John Q R Shaw's dry goods store highlights a vast stock of dress goods and accessories. The proprietors boast a wide array of silks, velvets, trimmings, ribbons, laces, undergarments, and wraps, emphasizing quality, latest styles, and low prices.
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John QR. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Americas
Havanna
Jersey
Newmarket
Shaw
Georgia
New York
Reverend Dye to Leave Calvary Episcopal for Livingston Eutaw Boling
Walter K. Dye will depart on November for Livingston Alabama to take charge of three churches at Livingston Eutaw and Boling. He has served Calvary Episcopal for about a year and a half and won many friends who regret his departure hoping for his satisfactory new appointment.
Pharmacist offers around clock service for prescriptions
W A Cook, Ph G, Cook's Pharmacy Fitzgerald Fusxvetl in Americus, advertises 24 hour availability for prescription fulfillment and personal contact, promoting the Celebrated Junior Cigar as a featured product.
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Fitzgerald & Fusxvetl
Americus
Eenlinim
Mayor candidacy in Americus election
In Americus four candidates are named for mayor Dr. W. P. Burt Capt. A. C. Bell Alder man P. H. Williams and the present Mayor Capt. J. B. Felder The Recorder reports interviews with Burt and Williams noting Burt would accept a citizen nomination if offered and Bell and Williams discuss the idea of a citizen nominating meeting while Williams stresses conservatism and time demands for the role
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W. P. Burt
A. C. Bell
P. H. Williams
J. B. Felder
The
Recorder
Burt
Capt. Bell
Americus
Americas
Williams
Pat
Mr. Williame
Railroad Rumblings Across Georgia Rail Lines Progress and Plans
The Vienna Vindicator notes rapid progress on the Columbus Southern route from Tifton with only minor gaps, aiming to run trains to Tifton and reach Columbus-Americus by next Christmas. Surveys near Americus, Rochelle, Fort Valley, and Waycross map routes for the Savannah and Western railroad, A P & L gauge changes, and a Cordele Waynesville South Brunswick line proposed to connect with Brunswick.
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Atlanta & Florida Railroad
Rochelle
Fort Valley
Abbeville
Waycross
Cordele
Waynesville
South Brunswick Railroad Company
Wayne County
Dooly County
Wayne
Pierce
Appling
Coffee
Irwin
Wilcox
Dooly
Wm. I. Penniman
Mallory P. King
Henry R. Symons
Brunswick
South Brunswick
Georgia Southern
Americus May Benefit From Rail Consolidation
The article argues that Georgia railroad deals, notably Central with East Tennessee and Richmond, will leave Americus with an independent sea outlet via the A. P. and L. line. It contends Americus gains competitive rail rates not available to Atlanta Augusta Columbus or Savannah, strengthening its wholesale position and extending influence toward Macon and Columbus.
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Georgia
Central
Richmond
American
Georgian
Atlanta
Hay
Mavon
East Tennersey
Augusta
Toul
Columbus
Georgia Mid
Griffin
Americus
New York
East Tennessee
Danville
Atlantic
Macon
Buena Vista
Eden
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railway and Steamship Association
Southern
Montgomery
Beautiful Pipes For City Fire Dept Hose Purchase
The city council acquired several new hoses delivered on Saturday. At the purchase meeting the fire committee chair received two elegant rubber pipes with nickel plated couplings and nozzles. One pipe bore the name Wide-Awake No. 1 and the other T. Wheatleys v. The pipes were praised as heavy and comparable to the old ones, from Cook's Pharmacy nearby.
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Fir Committee
T. Wheatleys
Attendee Praises Banquet Decor at Allen House
A Jacksonville guest who attended the Wide-Aw a y banquet at the Allen House Monday night commented that the latest decorations far surpassed earlier efforts during the variol native fruits display. Mrs Allen expressed pride in the successful event and quiet ambiance.
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Jacksonville
Cleveland
Allen House
Allen
City Approves 1500 for Muckalee Creek Channel Leaning
At Monday night’s regular council meeting the city unanimously adopted a fifteen hundred dollar appropriation to straighten and deepen the Muckalee Creek channel. The project aims to improve public health and overall city welfare once complete.
Bank stock rumor yields slim intrinsic value note
A fragmentary stock note mentions a $5,000 stake in Bank of America stock seen by a quick buyer at an intrinsic value of 1.75 dollars. The line references MM Castaway and a broken date in October, with unclear context but implies financial distress or liquidation.
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Bank of Americas
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Carl Schneider
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Germany
Masonic Hall
Forsyth Street
Ben Wheeler
Texas
Perry & Brown's
Stewart
Billy
Ilm. Coker
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Tam
W. A. Cook
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P. H. Williams Maye
Tifton
Vienna
Lumpkin, Ga
Preston and Lumpkin Railroad Company
Dodge County Journal
Savannah and Western Railroad
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Eden-Americas
Ciorgia
Birmingham
Central Railroad System
Central Railroad and Banking Company
Savannah, Griffin and
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Arlington EX Ensign
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American and Albany Road
Columbus and Western Road
Southwestern Road
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