Dead stowaways found buried in ship bunkers on coal voyage
Two West Indian stowaways aboard the British steamship Sir Richard Grenville died after hiding in the coal bunkers while the vessel coal ed at St Lucia. They were buried alive when coal was loaded and later bodies surfaced through the furnace room chutes during a gale near Guantanamo. Captain Jones buried one body at sea. a second followed six days later.
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St. Lucia
Jones
St Lucia
Guantanamo
New York
Remains of Georgia Soldiers Found Near Antietam
Workmen repairing the canal near Antietam battlefield on the Maryland side unearthed two Confederate remains, identified by buttons as Georgians. One shell fragment was embedded in a thigh bone, and a bluesilk tie was found near an ankle. They wore partial uniforms and were once buried in Elmwood Cemetery after a Georgia expedition years ago sought their graves.
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Georgia
Antietam
Martinsburg
W. Va
Antietam Battlefield
Maryland
Elms Wood Cemetery
Admiral Schley in Meridian Amid Whistles and Cheers
Admiral Schley and party arrived in Meridian at 3:30 AM after staying on the sleeper until 8 AM. They were escorted to city hall by a 4,000-strong crowd including 4,000 schoolchildren as whistles bands and cheers filled the streets. Old veterans pressed to shake his hand as the procession moved through the crowd. Separately in Marion Alabama E R Glass candidate for the legislature toured fences and backed an antidispensary platform aimed at Uniontown. In Columbia the Confederate Soldiers Association seeks a charter to aid indigent veterans. In Gadsden the Southern Car and Foundry Co bought the old charcoal furnace and ore lands from the Crawford estate to resume operations after ten years idle.
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Meridian
Miss
Admiral Schley
Admiral Sehley
Marion
Ala
E. R. Glass
Uniontown
Glass
Gises
Perry County
Gadsden
Southern Car and Foundry Company
Crawford
Special Notice on Agrippa Trotting Stallion at Turpins Stables
The celebrated four year old trotting stallion Agrippa will be at Turpin's Stables for two weeks starting April 22. Mares with good breeding are invited to visit. Agrippa, a bay horse with black points, is sired by Onward, bred by RLV Pepper & Son of Frankfort Kentucky. Complete pedigree available at the stables. Terms reasonable. H Y Ferrite Albany Ga.
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Agrippa
Turpin
Onward
RLV
Pepper & Son
Frankfort
Albary
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Merid
Columbia
S.C
Secretary of State
Confederate Soldiers’ Nellet Association
Drugeisa
Pee Mail
Enlasa
Cambal Coy
Medieve Arc Wala
Wee
Shyer Ith
Sherlock
A. W.smith
Jackson Street
Church Street
P. B. Williford
Cotton Avenue
Johnson & Harrold
ibar-Warshoay and
Commi
Holly Springs
Jose
Americcs
Coleman
Lee Street
H. T. Davenport
Hansford Bros
Prop’s
T. Dewitt Talmage
Frank Dewitt Talmage
Coriatian Herald
Talmage
Clark & CO
Ath St
Philo
Tilspaper
F. Souter
L. Wootten
Americus
W. P. Wallis
Planters Bank
J. A. Ansley JR
Byne Building
E . Hawkins
Wheatley Building
Anne Taylor
Osce
Rembers
Denestate Street
Forsyth
Floeren
Vy Kes
Attorneys At Law
W. T. Lane
Maynan Lane & Maynard
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Ommce Ce Times-Recorder
S. H. McKee
Wheatley Bunding
John R Fiadeon
Catu
Mt. R
Surg UN
Felder Street
Otamericus
Sateen
Drana
Eal
Man Gr Lithia Springs
Austeil
Van
Nt Sho
Shiver
Ofice
J. M. Harden
Americus, Ga
Davenport Drug Company
Lamar Street
Cancer of
Severtal Wtcdue
Americus, Gaus
J. A, Morgan
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