Lincoln name defended by Cobb letter to Carr
Confederate veteran Captain John A Cobb son of Howell Cobb writes to General Carr applauding his stance on Richmond resolutions blaming Lincoln for the Civil War. Cobb recalls Illinois visitors to Andersonville and praises Lincoln as commander in chief and a soldier while noting his own Confederate lineage.
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Julien S. Carr
Richmond
Lincoln
John A. Cobb
Americus
Howell Cobb
Provisional Congress of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Carr
Julian S. Carr
Durham
N. C
Howe
Cobb
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
North Carolina
Andersonville
Plains
Illinois
Times-Recorder
Grand Army of the Republic
Ilinois
Anderville
Abraham Lincoln
Army
Navy
United States
Department of Georgia
Indigestion Remedies in Kentucky Coroner's Testimonial
Clay City resident Sam T. Carr coroner narrates twenty one years in local business and rugged riding, crediting Thedford's Black-Draught for digestion and liver relief. He urges after meal use for discomfort, urging readers to obtain the original vegetable liver medicine from their druggist NC-137a
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Clay City
Kentucky
Sam T. Carr
Thedford
Fragmentary notes on politics and poetry
The text cites Senator Clay as likely to pass without opposition in either house. It mentions Tennyson beginning to write poetry before age six. It adds that the Chinese pen is a brush with soft hair.
What Might Have Been Lincoln's Possible Second Term
A reflective essay argues that Lincoln’s continued leadership could have kept the Union intact, prevented harsh Reconstruction measures, and spared the nation from Ku Klux Klan influence. It extols Lincoln as wise and benevolent, suggesting his policies would have united the South and avoided decades of division.
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Lincoln
Lee
Johnston
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson Dais
Freedman’s Bureau
Ku Klux Klan
Juis Addis JV Cour
Senate Passes Absent Voter Mail Ballot Bill
Atlanta June 30 The senate passed the absent voters bill allowing registered voters away from their home precinct on election day to vote by mail. The measure moves to the house and is expected to face little opposition.
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Atlanta
Senate
House
Population milestones in India and US park counts
India has 80 cities with populations over 100000, reflecting urban growth. The United States hosts 17 national parks, highlighting conservation and recreation sites across the country.
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India
The
United States
May Sanction Ten Millions For Georgia Roads debated
Atlanta June 30 at a joint house and senate highways committee meeting the urge to issue 75 million in bonds for good roads faded. Some favored 10.6 million now and another similar amount after three years. A later session will hear Georgians like G H Howard T Farmer J Tom Winn and W R Neel. With a two thirds vote needed many fear any additional debt will not be sanctioned amid the current state financial condition.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
G. H. Howard
T.G. Farmer
J.tom Winn
W.R. Neel
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Tone
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair dye that darkens gray hair evenly and naturally. It claims quick visible results with daily application and warns it is not a medicine.
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Wyeth
Collum Backs Consolidation in Georgia Senate
Georgia senators introduced measures including a consolidation of counties schools funded by 100000 from W and A, a pool hall ban, abolish corporal punishment in penal institutions, and highway department bidding reforms. Other bills address guardianship of minors bail rules and county fiscal year fixes.
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Atlanta
General Assembly of Georgia
Johns
Georgia
Fleming
United States
Congress
National Assembly
Collum
Nix
State Highway Department
Manson
Clay
Tire dating measure set for rehearing in Georgia
Atlanta June 30 with consent of author J B Bowden of Ware the bill requiring all automobile tires sold in Georgia to bear date of manufacture was recommitted to a committee on favor yesterday July 6 set as latest hearing date the measure was reported favorably last year and second reading completed in the house manufacturers requested a rehearing before the committee.
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Atlanta
Herbert Days Bill Aims at Dalton Judge
Atlanta June 30 The bill by Herbert Clay president of the senate would compel Superior court judges to grant bail in all misdemeanor cases. It is aimed at Judge Tarver of Dalton who has at times refused bail granting.
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Atlanta
Herbert Clay
Senate
Superior Court
Tarver
Dalton
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Joint Highway Committee
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Herbert Days
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