Political currents and race tension swirl in Georgia and beyond
The Georgia scene features debates on abolition of ignorance and national education, calls for candidates like R. A. Forrester, and criticism of shift toward federal parental duties. A Charleston-Led stance on race sparks alarms as Clark proclaims a race war. National figures like Jay Gould praise southern progress, urging capital in manufacturing and railroads.
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Joe
New Orleans
Times- Democrat
Jay Gonkt
Uhie
New England
South
Birmingham
Atlanta Ogure
Jay Gould
Poisoned Meat Scare Reported At Local Restaurant
In Banton Georgia on March 26 during Johnson County Superior Court session several attendees at a public restaurant fell ill from suspected poisoned meat. About thirty people were affected. doctors treated them for twenty four hours. Authorities expect all to recover as they work to settle the matter.
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Savannah
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
John F. Clark
Kentucky
Clark
Grant
Baldwin County
Washington County
Sandersville
Rodgers
Banton
Johnson County
Georgia
Baldwin
Joness
Darkey
Roads, weather, and a hint of marriage news in Mayon column
In Jolly Jousprebyible news from March 26, local overseers will be urged to maintain roads and adopt a new rout law to ease taxes. Farmers report promising spring weather, oats booming after rains, corn selling high, and marriage chatter centered on Mr S P Kim’s wedding plans. Mayon.
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Poe
Stewart County
P. Kimbrough
Hat
Sallie Bostwick
Ville
Mayon
New York
Macon County Items Reports Good Rain and Crops
Botpenville March 20 Farmers celebrate recent rains and expect better yields with corn thriving and cotton being planted. Sallie Nelson, aged widow, died suddenly at her home near the place. G C Walker, St Johns Academy teacher, concluded a large class with a concert featuring twelve pupils and several lively acts, praised as highly successful and entertaining.
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Botpenville
Mia
Sallie Nelson
G. ¢. Walker
St. John’s Academy
Walker
Macon County
LUMPKIN RAILROAD AND POLITICAL TENSION IN GEORGIA
A fragment from 1884 Georgia discussions outlines a proposed narrow gauge route from Vienna to Lumpkin via Americus and Preston, arguing it would spur trade and be cheaper to build. It also reports on racial tensions, political maneuvering for Congress, and a local joke about lawyers versus buzzards, ending with a notice praising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for colds and asthma.
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Tiddirxwy
Renie
Vienna
Americus
Preston
Lumpkin
Dooly
Ebster
Stewart
Jadge Pate
Pate
Crisp
Americus Recorder
Hawkinsville Nova
Ayer
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Peoria
Rnglish
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Tilden
Macon
Railrow Commission
New York Bay
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Cel. Brown
Maj. Brimberry
Major Brimberry
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Lumpkin Railroad
Atanegro Debating Society
J. W. Harris & Co
Americus, GA
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Miration
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Turkey
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Rose Iler's
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Forsyth Street
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Cotton Avenue
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