Prosperity Club at Fort Valley Debunks Cotton Acreage Rise
A Fort Valley letter to the Atlanta Constitution records Houston county farmers merchants and professionals uniting to protect earnings and independence. They deny any rise in cotton acreage this year predicting reduced fertilizer use and a shift toward food crops while warning against market rumors and high meat prices.
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Farmers form mutual benefit clubs in Houston County
Resolved to avoid debt and high prices for provisions and fertilizers. Farmers, merchants, and professionals in Houston County organize mutual benefit clubs to aid one another and resist speculative schemes. They denounce the Hatch bill and consider testing its constitutionality in the U.S. Supreme Court if passed. No fees or obligatory dues. meetings open to all, monthly gatherings to discuss matters and boost southern farming finance.
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Political notes and local tidings from Georgia and beyond
The piece surveys legislative moves in the House and Senate, notes on the Pinkerton inquiry and Homestead troubles, and mentions Roslan extradition treaty, a Norfolk and Western bill, and Livingston's senatorial ambitions. It also covers campus events at the Dawson Athenium, social notices, and regional crop prospects, with brief obits and speeches from Tillman and others.
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Boston
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Macy & Co
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Kansas
Beauregard Near Death In New Orleans Home
The last full general of the Confederacy, General Beauregard, lies critically ill at his New Orleans residence. Long plagued by chronic colic and heart complications, he suffered a violent attack early Sunday. Three physicians attend. morphine eases his agony as hope remains for his survival.
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Vote Counting Declares Cleveland and Stevenson Elected
In Washington on February 8 the electoral college vote was counted with decorum. Grover Cleveland of New York was declared president elect and Adlai Stevenson of Minds was named vice president. In Memphis and New Orleans areas relief efforts began for starving residents amid Louisiana parish hunger.
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Murder Trials Linger In Terrell County Court
The Terrell county superior court adjourned session faced two major murder cases yet to be tried. Homer Willis and Jim Wilson are named defendants in killings of Outlaw and George Washington. Lawyers from Macon Albany Smithville and Fort Gaines attended along with stenographer J B Bussey. Pastors Whiting and Patterson led Sunday praise services at Methodist and Baptist churches with choirs and shared musical offerings.
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Terrell County
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Macon
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Young Outlaw
Jim Wilson
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G. W. Warwick
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W. E. Wooten
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W. C. Worrell
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Fort Gaines
J. B. Bussey
Populist W B Allen Elected U S Senator in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on February 7 Judge W B Allen a populist won election as United States senator this morning receiving seventy votes four more than the required majority. The result marks a decisive victory in a closely watched legislative contest.
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W. 3B. Allen
United States
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