Official Council Proceedings in AmericusGeorgia February 24 1890
The Americus city council meets with Mayor Felder and aldermen present and discusses Dr Lee nuisance charges, license bans, fire department needs, street and sewer ordinances, and health notices. It covers mansion repairs, petitions, budget requests, nuisance cleanups, and payment of various bills while detailing new ordinances on privies, sewers, and property connections.
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Counc Chamber
Amunrous
Felder
Williama
Adderton
Loxan
Cobb
Mathews
Ald
Williford
Lee
Americus
Lamar Street
T. F. Logan
Americas
Ald. Adderton
Cotton Avenue
Lamar
Jefferson Streets
Jackson Street
Jefferson
Lee Street
Forsyth
Forsyth Street
Hampton
O Americus
Iimita
Forth Street
Bell
Dr. Jones
C. Clark
W. K. Bell
Ald. Mathews
Fire Department
G. B. Hare
McGarrah
Davenport Street
Church Street
Board of Health
East Americas
A. Brooks
Sullivan
B. Dunn
J. W. Lamar
Marshall
Butcher Pen
C. A. Bell
Central Railroad Co
Wm. Mitchell
Peter Clayton
Philip Cook
Bob Lee
Emma Arnett
C. H. Wooten
L. N. Barnett
Council & McGarrah
Four White Men Killed in Milam County Blind Tiger Case
Reports from the 8 A M road describe a white man Dowdy killing another white man at a Milam County blind tiger then fleeing. Separate accounts say four white men were killed Sunday at blind tiger dens in Oswald Longview Chauncey with details unclear who they were and their activities.
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Milam
Dowdy
Oswald
Longview
Chauncey
Fire Department Needs and East Americas Push for a Company
Chief Watts criticizes a paid department while urging a new East Americas hose company costing about 300 dollars with reel and 225 dollars for hose. He also proposes moving the fire bell, installing automatic cut off pipes, and notes telegraph upgrades and city engineering appointments.
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Watts
East Americus
East Americas
Lemon Elixir Promoted For Digestive Ailments By Dr Mozley
Dr Mozley claims Lemon Elixir cures biliousness indigestion and related ailments caused by a torpid liver or bowels. Ads cite Atlanta producer with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle. A minister and a prominent lady testify to relief from indigestion and nerve prostration after using the remedy.
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Mozley
Morley
C. C. Davis
Eld
M. E. Church South
Tatnall St
Atlanta
Dr. Morey
R. H. Brookworth
Griffin, Ga
Andersonville Prison Owner in City Visit
George Washington Kennedy, a colored owner of the Andersonville stockade, visited the city yesterday. He owns fifty acres including the prison and has lived there for ten years. Kennedy says a Northern syndicate, led by Ohio men, bought the property for one thousand dollars and intends to restore it to its old arrangements. A prominent merchant recently received a letter from a Northern gentleman asking for the price, but the purpose was not stated.
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George Washington Kennedy
Andersonville
George
Ohio
Dry Weather and New Americus Times Debut
The drought worsens as farmers await rain to finish corn planting. W P Finch reports a record dry pond on his Americus area farm, unusual for forty years. The Americus Times publishes its first issue, praised for its appearance and content and welcomes Brumby as managing editor.
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W. P. Finch
Americus
Americus Times
Recorder
Brumby
Election at P. C. Clegg Hose Company Elects Directors
Jim Pope named hose director Henry Harper chosen as assistant director and Carl Glover elected secretary and treasurer. The contest was spirited with defeated candidates alleging votes were bought with chewing gum ginger cake and candy.
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P. C. Clegg Hose Company
Jim Pope
Henry Harper
Carl Glover
Claims For The Sick King s Royal Germetuer Testimony
An 1890 Atlanta letter touts King s Royal Germetuer as cure for catarrh and nervous headaches. A husband and wife report dramatic relief, noting improved health, appetite, digestion, complexion, and vitality. The firm advertises 2 50 per concentrat tile, enabling home preparation. orders by mail or C O D.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atlantic Germetter Company
N. Broad Street
Express C. O. D
Wé&Boe
Furious Winds Sweep Georgia and Nearby Regions
A Gulf of Mexico storm moved northeast over Atlanta causing showers and damage mainly in northern Georgia, with heavy rainfall flooding sections from Big Shanty to Chattanooga. Telegraph wires burned or downed, trains largely on time, and lines to Montgomery cut. Notable incidents include river swelling and a washed away bridge near Murphy N C, and widespread wire inoperability hampering news transmission. An Atlanta citizen John Jentzen died suddenly last night in an unrelated item.
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Atlanta
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
Murphy
N. Y
Danville
Tifton
Tunnel Hill
Kingston
Atlantic Road
Big Shanty
Chattanooga
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
Marietta
Murphy, N.C
Noda River
Montgomery
Western Union
Charlotte
N. C
Postmasters Named in Georgia and Washington News
Washington dispatch reports John H. Hatcher and Robert L. White named postmasters at Shell Bluff and Troup Factory Georgia. Seaborn Reese travels from New York aboard, while General Longstreet heads home. Buck pushes fourth class post offices as Col Buck scouts replacements. Herndon Burke County office, held by J B Jones since 1854, remains with one family. The President has sent Richard G Banks of Virginia to the Senate as collector of customs for Norfolk Portsmouth.
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Washington Wesspers
Washinarton
John H. Hatcher
Robert L. White
Shell Bluff
Troup Factory
Georgia
Seaborn Reese
Sparta
New York
Longstreet
White House
Col. Buck
Burke County
Herndon
J. B. Jones
Jones
Buck
Jessie Wimberly
Senate
Richard G. Banks
Virginia
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Behring Sea dispute nears amicable settlement
The Washington note says Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote have reached an amicable Behring sea fishery agreement with damages to British vessels to be submitted to arbitration. The U S government will not permit foreigners to catch seals in disputed waters during seasons when its own subjects are prohibited.
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New York
New Mail and Express
Washington
Blaine
Julian Pauncefote
United States
Camp 20 Struck From Clan Na Gael Rolls
At the Clan-na gael convention in Philadelphia on February 26 a resolution was adopted to strike the number 20 from the rolls of camps and leave its place blank to mark horror at the camp actions and the crimes of some of its members.
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Paladelphia
Clan-nagael
Disaster at Hassayampa dam claims many lives
Phoenix dispatch reports a catastrophic Hassayampa river dam breakout with extensive loss of life. A courier cites 131 white men and one Chinaman dead, with postbreak search efforts by a large team as waters subsided.
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Johnstown
Phoenix
Ariz
Hassayampa River
World Moves Do Not Disgust With Catarrh Remedy Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Sage's nasal catarrh remedy promising to cure chronic cases. It features a bold challenge of $500 to prove uncured catarrh and asserts the manufacturer’s financial reliability while promoting the product sold at a low price.
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Dr. Sage
The Furniture Factory Stockholders Meeting Tonight
The Furniture Factory stockholders will meet tonight to elect officers and decide on the arrangement of the company officers.
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Furaltun
Hasennusan balance to be sold at auction counter
A fragment notes a balance will be assorted and placed on a counter for sale at whatever price it can fetch, indicating an impending sale event and unspecified details about the items involved.
The Haberdashery Welcomes Patrons at Cotton Ave and Forsyth St
An advertising note from Tam invites gentlemen to visit the haberdashery at 3 Cor Cotton Ave and Forsyth St, promising a noble, blest shop where customers always get what they want and are met with a warm welcome.
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Cotton Ave
Forsyth St
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Official Council
Pierce
Lne
Chicago
Exchange
Clarke
Macon
Messrs. Pickett & Co
Geo. E. Earl
Williamson & Earl
Earl
Mr.t. Wheatley
Andersonville Prison
J. B. Hawthorne
North Georgia
Clan-na-Gai
John Jentzen
Ocey
Griffin
Supreme Court
Ameri
Monstaomueny
Ala
Alabama Yy Land
Bainbridge
Dar
Ces Crea
Hasennusan
Ane
the Haberdashery
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