Railroads, lightning, and political notes in Americus
A jumble of notices from Americus describes travel by rail, a lightning strike causing minor electric damage, and a Sumter Republican meeting to choose delegates for the Congressional convention. Local items mention Tybee excursion promotion, Mrs Winston’s soothing syrup for teething, and relics sale tied to Hon. A H Stephens.
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H. J. Martin
Sumter County
Republican Executive Committee
American
Round Top Hall
Colored thrift in Sumter county shows rising tax returns
The Sumter county colored citizens show wealth gains with tax returns tabulated by Receiver Joe Mize. 1889 entries totaled 223,020 dollars, rising to 347,060 dollars this year, an increase of 123,077. The Recorder notes many are prosperous, with comfortable homes and independence, citing Americas as proof of progress by colored people in the South.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Joe Mize
Sumter
Recorder
Americas
South
The Shoes We Wear and Their Industrial Web
A discussion of how modern shoes like the W. L. Douglas pair are built from natural and manufactured materials. It details how animals, plants, forests, factories, threads, nails, and skilled labor across fifty workers coordinate through many steps to produce footwear. The piece notes price relief over generations, with today’s shoes costing three to five dollars versus six to twelve in the past.
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W. L. Douglas
Georgia Newlin brief and regional political notes
Georgia Newlin brief reports the Butler Bank organized with capital of 50000 and markets a stock offer. A Georgia paper hints at electrocution of Woolfolk in a Kemmler fashion. Blakely seeks a census recount while Terrell county sheriff learns of a new bond order. Muscogee county primary likely in October. County tax digests show an $7885715 increase across forty eight counties. Columbus petition to recount population considered. Bank of Camilla shares traded above par. Cordele receives first bale of cotton raised by J H Raines weighing 461 pounds at 165 cents. J O Wynn ships 50000 yards cotton bagging to Alliance in Georgia. A Washington correspondent cites Blaine as unlikely to seek presidency again. The force bill faces Republican revolt. Quay club opposes it. Tom Guide advertises spirits and goods. Alliance in South Carolina may back Tillman and contest three congressional districts. Morgan denies revocation of law license to join the Alliance. Tillman’s gubernatorial path amid expected campaign friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Woolfolk
Kemuuler
Blakely
Gordon
Sherif Thornton
Terrell County
Muscogee County
Cordele
J. H. Raines
Dooly County
J. O. Wynn
Alliance Exchange
Alliance
Personal visitors and travels fill Americas notes
A long list of residents and visitors in Americas includes Hugo Tipp of Albany and Rev J W Jordan of Atlanta on business, Mrs Cleghorn returning from Florida, J W Huff of the Chewacla Lime Co, Miss Leila Aultman visiting Mrs J W Mize, Dr S B Hawkins in Rome, Mrs Sasser of Terrell, Barney Haynes at the Haberdashery, J H Jossey of Smithville visiting, Crawford Wheatley heading to Chicago, Mrs H M Fleetwood to Wichita, Flora Wheatley to Kentucky, H M Brown to Memphis and the Mississippi/Tennessee region, S W Mays of Augusta during cotton season, Dr R C Black in Americus, Frank Herndon injured at Glen Alter visited, W T Simpson offering a bargain, D B Harrell noting rising politics, W J Harper from St Simons improved, Col J B R Mott of Columbus cotton firm in town, Mrs R K Forrester and daughters from Buena Vista, Mrs Thornton of Birmingham visiting, Col 8 K Taylor and wife to Atlanta for health, Eldred Simkins arranging cotton business, Mrs W H C Dudley and family back from LaFayette and Chattanooga, Chas Ansley and L C Bell to New York to buy goods, Mrs W H Tatum and Misses visiting, E B Cherry heading to Chattanooga as foreman, one hundred thousand majority for Democrats in Alabama.
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Hugo Tipp
Albany
Cit
J. W. Jordan
Atlanta
A. J. Cleghorn
Florida
J. W. Huff
Chewacla Lime Company
Leila Aultman
Macon
J. W. Mize
8. B. Hawkins
Rome
Sasser
Terrell
E. Taylor
Taylor Street
Barney Haynes
Haberdashery
Mr. Bailey
J. H. Jossey
Smithville
Americus
Crawford Wheatley
Chicago
H. M. Fleetwood
Wichita
Kansas
Flora Wheatley
Haroldsburg
Lexington
H. M. Brown
Memphis
Tennessee
Mississippi
R. C. Black, Jr
Columbus News
Frank Herndon
Glen Alter
W. T. Simpson
LaFayette
Chattanooga
Chas, Ansley
Wheatley & Ansley
Luther C. Bell
Clothing Department
New York
Georgia Legislature Sees Broad County Representation Listed
The list details Georgia counties with Democratic selections for the House and Senate. It names dozens of counties and nominees, noting stars for those who will return to the next house and listing both county representatives and senate nominees across a spread of districts.
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Inst
Banke
T. A. McDonald
Burke
W. H. Davis
W. J. Herrington
P. J. Briveon
Butts
Wilson Smith
Catoosa
W. J. Whitesell
Chatham
Jam Clifton
Gateaway Hartridge
G. M. Ryals
Chatts
H. L. Peeples
Harris
W. C. Wisdom
R. B. Mobly
Hart
J. F. White
Henry
William H. Peek
Houston
R. N. Holtzclaw
M. F. Ethridge
Jackson
J. N. Twitty
Hugh Hancock
Jasper
James Henderson
Jones
J. D. Goddard
Macon
R. N. Gardner
Madison
G. O. Griffeth
Marion
Wells
McDuffie
S. A. Walker
Milton
A. W. Devore
Mitchell
J. J. Rapp
Morgan
John W. Burney
Muscogee
P. Gilbert
Oatis
Newton
H. L. Graves
Pike
J. H. Mitchell
T. J. Barrett
Pulaski
Samuel Broadnax
Warren
John F. Hall
Washington
W. A. Sinquefield
B. C. Harris
White
Jesse Lumsden
Whitfield
Paul B. Trammell
Wilkes
S. H. Hardeman
J. M. Merriwether
Senate
William Mullis
Pulanki County
J.M. Culpepper
Houston County
C. H. Flington
McDuMle County
J. E. Nunnally
Walton County
E. B. Smith
Jasper County
A. D. Harp
Chattahoochee County
F. B. Hodges
Hart County
P. Strickland
Dawson County
J. M. Harlan
Gordon County
M. W. Keck
Butts County
Richard Johnson
Jones County
E. M. Calloway
Burke County
A. C. Hin
Terrell County
R. M. W. Glenn
Walker County
C. T. Zachry
Henry County
J.h.johnson
Milton County
Southern press on boy cot scheme mocked by Baltimore Herald
The Baltimore Herald notes that Southern papers show little support for the boycotting idea. It argues no representative paper favored it, calling the effort dead and unresurrectable except for the humor of a paragrapher. The piece portrays the proposal as a failed enterprise across both regions.
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Baltimore Herald
Representative
Georgia Candidate Praises Health of Wiregrass Country
Rev J B Hunnicutt, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, writes from upper Georgia praising the wiregrass region. He notes low malaria, good air, improving health with turpentine and lumber trade, fertile soil, and strong farming potential including corn, cotton, sugar cane, potatoes, and fruit. He urges investment as the land is cheap and hospitable. The Albany News reports typhoid outbreaks in Alapaha and a hot Congressional race in the eighth district with Olive Colley and Lawton each at eight votes. The Savannah News contemplates Corput as a potential speaker candidate as July yields two full moons.
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Lower
Georgia
India
J. B. Hunnicutt
Upper
Ane
Bavannah
Thowasville
Southland
Wiregrass
Senate
Jastes B. Hoss Tourty
Fragmented OCR dialogue and slips from a 19th century newspaper
A jumbled OCR style passage mixes dialogue and anecdotes about figures like Snagby and Uncle, references to waves, weather, and a Georgia county race, plus garbled lines about a boy, a teacher in Connecticut, and deviled ham from Chicago. It reads as a miscellany of quotes, edits, and stray lines without a single cohesive event.
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Georgia
Arthur
Bates
Advertised Letters Remaining Uncalled For at Americus Post Office
A list of uncalled letters at the Americus post office appears with names such as John C Burnett Otis open strine Mrs Geran Davis C C Davis and others A severe drought is reported in portions of Blissodin the Tike not seen since August 1 1890 in Americus Georgia May refer to local notices and undelivered mail items
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Amerous Postosies
Asia
Pac
John C Burnett
Otis
Geran Davis
C C Davis
8 Edwards
F—Auder Sesame
R Mashburn
Miller
Milter
A Martin
Alleo Reviere
Arthur Sawyer
WC Sanders
Jacob Binith
RE Stewart
Mies Rossie
Misa
Daisy J Thomas
Jobin Praermiere
Johnnié
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Seorgi
Jan
Pulbe
E. D Ansley
The
Grocer
Toon
Myiove
Eese
E. C. Doughtte
Gene
Cook's Pharmacy
Vii Cotton Ave
Americus, Ga
Cook’s Pharmacy
Cotton Avenue
Americad
Amerims, Go
E. W. Miller
Thompson-Houston Works
Ecity
Electric
Jacob Brock
Savannah
Brock
Crawfordville
A. H. “Ephens
E. H
Stephens
Colored Thrift
Georgia Newlin Brief
Butler Bank
Perry
Comptroller General's Office
Porter
Columbus
Bank of
Camilla
Blaine
Reed
House
Quay Club
Philadelphia
Atlanta Constitution
Opera House
Weisky
Zagr
Colored Alliance
South Carolina
Tillman
Congress
Alliance Movement
D. B. Harrell
Preston
W. J. Harper
St. Simons
Cumberland Islands
Col. J. BR. Mott
Mre
RK. V. Forrester
Jessie
Julia
Carre
Buena Vista
W. H. Tatum
Susie
Lonvale
Katie Coleman
D. O. Lewis
Jackson Street
E. B. Cherry
Times
Alabama
Legislature
Albany News and Advertiser
Alapaha
Brunswick and Western
Olive
Colley
Lawkon
Savannah News
Felix Corput
Seta
Connecticut
Eydne
J.C. Roxey
Diesonant Brae Co
Dr. Grosvenor
Richande
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