Grant’s decline and Baltimore bazaar in 1885 Americus notes
In 1885 Americus Scene reports Grant's illness, Juban & Co. failure, and a Confederate Bazaar in Baltimore to aid veterans. The piece covers political shifts, Civil Service reform chatter, Atlantic oats demand, and upcoming Georgia monument plans for Wadley. It notes post office changes, state bond bids, and Cleveland administration expectations.
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Washington
Savannah Times
Georgia
Colquitt
Brown
Cleveland
Libel suit boosts Recorder as a complete first class paper
The Recorder reports a libel suit by G W Murphy for ten thousand dollars, noting its growing circulation and liberal advertising. It hints at other items of national news including politics and economic shifts, such as war effects on prices, the President’s sisters and Confederate relief gifts, and a light note on corn and wheat supplies.
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G. W. Murphy
B. B. & E. F. Hinton
Superior Court
Ocean
America
Chicago
Kansas City
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Baltimore
The
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Lost Cause
Bazaar Association
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St. Paul Street
Edgeworth Bird
Mt. Vernon Place
Department of Agriculture
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Tennessee
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Joe Roney
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John H. Inwan
Railroad Commission
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London
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Atlanta
North
Grover Cleveland
Cincinnati Times-Star
Becky Jones
White House
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Thurber
Merschaum
Spot Cash Store
John R.shaw
Forsyth Street
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Davenport
Landreth and
Southern Seed Co
J. A
D. F. Davenport
Lamar Street
Yantsi
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Lambeth
Novisti
Ay Natin m. AB. LE
Merrens Sant
Stewart Place
Forrest Street
Janléstt
Hare & Cobb
Imarehisdin
J. Hawkins
R. C. Black
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