Democratic executive committee ironed out a one convention plan
At the Markham Haus reading room in Atlanta on April 5 the State Democratic executive committee, with Captain Jackson resigning, elected Col. J. H. Estill as permanent chairman and John W. Aiken as secretary. The body debated one or two conventions and chose one convention to nominate delegates for Chicago. Resignations of Byron F. Bower and Arthur Gray were noted. plans for a June 18 convention in Atlanta were approved.
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J. H. Estill
John W. Aiken
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M. B. Youn
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E. F. Lawellhe
J. H. Batill
J. J. Bweat
W. H. Willis
D. Kerta
H. R. Harris
John J. Hall
W. D. Nottingham
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J. W. Aiken
A. H. Gray
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F. C. Tate
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Vote on General Young Unanimous After Tilden Finner Thurman
The committee opened with a tally listing Tilden six, Finner eight, Thurman three, Bayard two, Young two, and Randall one. The vote for General Young was then made unanimous.
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Finner
Thurman
Bayard
Young
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RATTLESNAKE POISON TALE AT ALAPAH A RIVER SWAMP
Terrien County News reports a deer hunt near the Alapaha river swamp when a hunter was bitten by a rattlesnake. Help arrived from J. P. Loyd and Dr Fogle, the victim recovered after a dramatic treatment with a large many rattlesnake observed nearby, claimed to have drawn the poison away. Witnesses say the snake measured five feet four inches with nineteen rattles and a button.
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Mensra
Houston
BR. Johnson
George McMulan
Sol W. K. Roberts
Alapala
Stania” Mer
Alapaha
J. P. Loyd
Mr. Houston
Georgia Lands Attract Big Loans From East Firms
Savannah notes loan and trust companies from New York and Philadelphia are pouring funds into Georgia farms. Rates of four percent enable planters to improve finances and sell crops in best markets. Immigrants flood in, land values rise, and buyers expect much higher prices in a few years.
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Georgia
Savannah
Outbreaks of Mob Violence and Presidential Nominating History
The piece notes 1888 U S murder and lynching figures, linking mob violence to calls for stronger laws and fair justice. It cites the emergence of presidential nominating conventions, tracing Anti Masons in 1830, and the first National Democratic Convention in 1832 in Baltimore.
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United States
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
William Wirt
Maryland
Spyere Bilmarer
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Grand Jury presents on Schley County roads and finances
The Grand Jury reports Buck Creek bridge and embankment damage from heavy rain, notes unsafe county jail and courthouse, and reviews clerk offices and treasurer books. It lists tax receipts, school counts for whites and blacks, and recommends board vacancies filled and county debts addressed. Publication requested in local papers.
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Weil
Buck Creek
Upper Turnpike
All Quiet at Cincinnati in Aftermath of Disorder
Cincinnati on April 3 remains quiet with barricades at Sycamore Street near the jail as a potential rallying point. The lower courthouse area will be protected by boards to bar crowds while the Seventeenth militia regiment guards the sidewalk and keeps people back. Bullet holes mar many nearby buildings, but crowds are sparse and moving on.
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Cincinnati
Sycamore Street
Court House
Seventeenth Regiment
Pianos and Organs Offered at Unusually Low Cash Prices
A Danville, Virginia and Americus store announce deep cash discounts on pianos and organs. They claim seven years of low losses in music sales, avoided bad debts with cash buyers, and large joint purchasing lets them offer special prices on current stock to clear room for new organs arriving.
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Harry
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