Dixon will dispute stirs Hancock county community
A Dixon will case in Hancock county provokes strong local passion as Fannie Eubanks, a mulatto woman once linked by marriage to a Georgia planter, fights over a large estate. Executors allege misbehavior in the will while opponents question the legality of gifts to the mother of Mr. Dixon’s child. Legal talent from Sparta and Macon are entangled in the contest.
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Dixon Will
Hancock County
Fannie Eubanks
Augusta
Dixon
Eubanks
University of Georgia
Mr. Dixon
Boston
Baybanks
Fannies Gay
Dash
Mannie Eubanks
Diyon
Middle
Georgia
Ubanke
Sparta
Macon
Jennings Clay and His Four in Hand Horses Remembered
From the Moon Telegraph recalls Jennings Clay and his famous four in hand horses Tempest Sunshine Gray Eagle and Flying Cloud once seen across the state. The elas tic times faded as Clay aged and illness replaced wealth and public fervor.
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Jennings Clay
Moon
Clays
Saratoga
Clay
Sunshine
Tempest
Ba’ S
Grant Remains Debate Tracks New York Burial Plan
An Medill editorial argues against New York as the burial site for Gen. Grant, denouncing the city as un-American and politically corrupt. It recalls Grant’s wartime service and criticizes New York society and Wall Street for exploiting his name, contrasting with Western and Midwestern virtues.
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Cacano
Daly
New York
Gen. Grant
Tribune
Willesy
Riverside Park
Central Park
United States
Hercules
New York City
Wall ‘Street
Grant
Long Branch
New York Times
America
Wife confronts husband in dark kitchen kiss scene
A jealous wife, suspecting her spouse of kissing the cook, hides in the kitchen at night and finds him embracing Katie's beau, then tears away and rebukes him as the scene unfolds amid spinning emotions. Nearby notes mention Mr J P Carson of Reynolds sending a bale of cotton to market.
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Katie
Macon
J. P. Oarson
Reynolds
Carson
Taylor
Sam Houston and Booth A Thrilling Night In 1884
An 1884 Pennsylvania Avenue meeting between Gen. Sam Houston and actor Edwin Booth is recalled. The pair, staying at Browne’s Indian Queen, share stories of liberty, dramatic recitations, and shared performance energy as they reenact scenes of conquest, freedom, and Mexican battles in a vivid, memory-filled encounter.
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Ben
Ferley Poore
Sam Houston
Texas
Pennsylvania Avenue
Booth
Browne's
Indian Queen Hotel
Pooth
Houston
Ular
Cortez
Mexico
Lime Water and Its Uses in Health and Diet
Lime water can be prepared cheaply by soaking lime in soft water or by soaking oyster shells in water until a strong solution forms. Fresh water is added as needed. It acts as an anti acid and aids digestion, especially with milk and bread meals. A teaspoonful can halt vomiting at intervals. Drunkenness in Ancient Mexico was punished severely, with hung officers and slaves used as deterrence, reflecting strict rank-based penalties.
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Mexico
Atlanta Constitution
Tape Worm Found in Trout Report Sparks Curiosity
A new tape-worm species reportedly matures in trout specimens measured from three to eight sooches in length. The fragmentary note, while odd in tone, records the unusual finding and hints at broader curiosity about parasite life in freshwater fish.
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Grocery Store
Leh. Wiggins
Public Square
Wissewin
Wiggins
Priges
Murrain
Harris & James
Americus, GA
Webster County
Webster
J. Wt. P. Durham
Frazier Grant & Co
R. P. Durham
H. Frazier Grant & Co
Caid
Grant & Co
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J. B. P. Durham
J. R. P. Durham
Richard Horbs
Raintiffs
Durham
J. &. P. Durham
J. K.P. Durham
Allen Fort
Fretwell & Smith
Forsyth Street
Bermuda
Or. v. Joneljt
W. Jordan, Jr
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Sumter
Sumter County
J. H. Allen
Bumter Superior Court
H. Allen
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Lamar Street
Prince North
Jail
Presbyterian Church
In Lewis
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Sumter Ty
Tee County
Patapsco Gnan Pany
Marion County
Bladeferson Street
G. W. Glover
J. W. Shefield & Co. Lavier
L Hart
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Matt Newson
HL. Mo
Spencer
Cit Americar
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Stephen Mite
Sawney Jordan
Anderson
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Jamon A. Fort Ve
Daniel Jr
Daniel Tommy, Jr
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R.T. Rouse
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Sumren
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