Georgia political calendar and 1884-85 contests progress
In Georgia the political year heats up with August state convention, October governor race, November national election, and December electors meeting. The paper notes party shifts, candidate debates, and a rolling schedule of county and legislative contests across 1884 and early 1885.
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Macon Telegraph
Aa the Telegraph
Telegraph
Democrate
General Assembly
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Thos A. Hendricks
Georgia
United States
Sentiment of Sumter and Schley in Senatorial Contention
A Schley citizen recounts investigating rumors of Sumter hostility toward a Boiley candidate for the 13th Senatorial District. He concludes Americus residents seek a voice and a fair choice among qualified Schley county citizens to represent the district in the General Assembly.
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Ma. Emton
Sehley County
Americas
Schley
Sumter
Americus
Boiley
Schley County
Hints for Americus from Albany papers urge regional harmony
Albany editors urge Americus merchants to cultivate friendly ties with adjacent counties to protect prosperity. They criticize Dougherty County politicians over the rotation system in the Senatorial District, arguing self interest harms Albany trade and broader community interests.
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Albany
Americus
Dougherty
Worth
Lee
Jersey Cattle and Popcorn Worth in Early GeorgiaAgriculture
Mr C W Felder of Americus reports Jersey cattle in Georgia profitable with a $65 investment now worth $1000 and milk and butter output. He notes four gallons daily and minimal feed cost. The piece also highlights popcorn market growth with a New York industry, orders to London and global consumption. An unrelated note mentions gold found in Sparta County California.
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Manon County Sentinel
C. W. Felder
Americus
Jersey
Georgia
Kentucky
Felder
Mr. Felder
New York
London
Germany
France
China
Italy
Japan
Haiti
Newark
Jersey City
San Francisco
Chicago
The Double Eagle Legacy and Political Tide
A recount of Daniel Webster’s anecdote with the first double eagle and the fate of his gold coins, followed by notes on Democratic gains among Union generals and Grant’s literary earnings, then a World’s Fair bureau survey listing New Orleans boarding-house options and rates.
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Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
Longevity of Trees and World Notes From The Era
A digest of natural history claims long tree lifespans with elm 835 years and olive 700, plus oak 1500 and cedar 800. Reports on the Bremen Line ship hauling a boxed Bengal tiger to New York for about 2500 dollars, two-year-old and rare this year. Also notes Amsterdam government shops for unemployed, Puget Sound oysters two feet wide, marmoset prices, and a World’s Fair cotton exhibit with 300 silver coins bearing Elizabethan and James I effigies.
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de Candolle
Iast
Bremen Line
New York
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