Americus Georgia a thriving winter resort and trade hub
Americus Georgia, county seat of Suniver County, sits at major rail junctions and 71 miles from Macon. The article extols its mild climate, healthfulness, and fertility, noting cotton, sugar cane, peaches, LeConte pears, and other crops. It highlights rapid growth, strong banks, diverse industries, and thriving commerce as it positions Americus as a premier winter resort and commercial center in southwest Georgia.
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Savannah and Western
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Andersonville
Florida Line
Thomasville
Americu
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DeSoto
Atlanta
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Magruder Murder Trial Promises Spectacle in Georgia
Greerexville Ga Aug 24 The trial of William T Magruder for the murder of his 20 year old wife Lula Johnson Magruder draws intense statewide attention. He allegedly stabbed her in jealousy after a letter to an old sweetheart was intercepted. The case, to be heard in Meriwether court next week, involves a prominent family and two children.
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West Point
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Street Court Fight In Caledonia Involves City Solicitor
In Calana Ga on August 24 Solicitor Lewis W Thomas of the city court and Howard Pattillo clashed after Pattillo accused the solicitor of taunting him in front of the Kisor building. Pattillo was bruised in the scuffle and both are facing police court actions. Lieutenant Robert L Bullard is ordered to Dahlonega to teach at the North Georgia Agricultural College replacing Lieutenant Dashiel. Amphitrite sails from Port Royal to Norfolk after testing a dry dock.
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Howard Pattillo
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Tenth Infantry
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W. BR. Dashiel
Seventeenth Infantry
Amphitrite
Port Royal
Fr. Mongor
Norfolk
Bright Outlook Sparks Busy Season in Americus
The article notes a nationwide return to activity as commerce expands with cotton moving in the South. Americus sees renewed life in business streets, wagons loaded with cotton bales, busy stores, and rising optimism. The newly formed board of trade is praised as key to the city’s advancement and prosperity. Citizens urged to support collective betterment and rally for a brighter era in Americus.
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Americas
Walker Brew Found Dead In Hotel Bath After Carbolic Acid
J W Walker of Steele and Walker a leading St Joseph merchant was found dead in a hotel bathroom. He drank carbolic acid and shot himself in the head after stepping into a tub of water. Domestic trouble is blamed. He left a wife and five children.
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Vice President Stevenson Returns From Alaska Voyage
Vancouver reports Vice President A E Stevenson arrives aboard the Queen with his two brothers wife and two daughters from Alaska. The transit includes plans for a repeated concert benefiting local groups and notes a gospel meeting for men at the Bart building. A Baptist Union meeting is slated for Bethel church nine miles east of Americus next Tuesday.
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Death of Lawson Foxel Prompts City Mournful Notices
The death of Lawson Peel, aged 14, son of Mr and Mrs William L Peel of Atlanta formerly of Americus, is announced with funeral in Atlanta this afternoon. Relatives here offer deep sympathy as he was the only child. The news comes amid a local column noting church services and various community happenings.
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Southern equality in politics and the South’s role in the Democrats
A serious critique argues the Democratic Party cannot endure without Southern strength. It asserts Southern citizens and leaders remain loyal to the Union and its institutions while the party must recognize and elevate Southern influence to avoid continued degradation and loss of national power. The piece contemplates why the South has been treated as a poor relation and questions the party’s stance toward Southern leadership and participation.
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