Georgia Day at Exposition and local politics stir Macon
The issue-ridden Atlanta Constitution and Macon Telegraph dispute rages over Brown scandal coverage and editorials. Georgia Day is set for March 24 at the Exposition with Governor and Horse Guards in attendance. Macon volunteers reportedly consider attending.
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Horse Guards
Macon
Atlanta Constitution
Wales Wynton
Wynton
Brown
Macon Telegraph and Messenger
Constitution and Telegraph
Georgia Farm Animals by Department of Agriculture
Official Georgia agricultural figures list horses at 105776 valued 83 dollars, mules 143843 at 96, milk cows 344458 at 17.50, oxen 610811 at 11, sheep 589547 at 1.49, hogs 1597000 at 3.46. Counts show varied changes amid economic strain. locals report impaired purchasing power and reduced horse and mule purchases in late year. A Philadelphia Record correspondent opines Florida’s climate shapes its people, not vice versa, noting Northerners may slacken in fences and gardens if transplanted south.
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Recorder
Americus
Sumter County
Recoiper
Perry
Houston County
Recorps
Perry Home Journal
Perry Board of Statistics and Information
Agricultural Department
Georgia
State of
Philadelphia Record
Florida
Land of Flowers
Record
Southern Immigration Association to Meet in New Orleans
The Southern Immigration Association will convene at the Exposition on the tenth of next month. Key topics cover industry progress and immigration promotion. The note urges landowners, capitalists and railroads to engage, highlighting neglect in the South and hoping for lasting national benefit from the New Orleans gathering.
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Southern Immigration Association
South
New Orleans
United States Army
Macon
Homer Guearry
Guerry
Querry
Guearry
Telegraph schemes end in Oglethorpe wedding
In Overnonrs Ga telegraph prank leads Miss Eliza Ansley Americus to marry M T Subers after a playful exchange. They travel to Americus, secure license, and wed with Rev J R Littlejohn officiating. Subers is a railroad agent. bride praised as charming.
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Subers
Local newspaper clippings and political quips mix in state notes
A collage of clipped items notes job talk for a county writer, hints of political squabbles in the Third District, and a Birmingham Chronicle boast about Alabama’s diverse products. It mentions Col Duncan, Congressman Crisp, and a $1,000 dog-bite suit won by Fred Harris of Utica New York, with Mrs Williams resisting payment.
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Col. Duncan
Houston County
Chas. F. Crisp
Fred W. Harris
Utica
Williams
Examination Question Sparks a Daring Marble Division
An examiner asks a boy to divide fifty marbles equally among students. The sharp reply from a seasoned youngster notes that no one would receive any, since the boy would keep all fifty for himself. The humorous exchange highlights classroom wit during a simple arithmetic exercise.
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Alabama
Texas
Hubert
Internal Revenue, Customs
United States Marshals
Joint Electoral Commission
Fire losses tally in Georgia reach near four hundred thousand
The past year in Georgia saw fire losses totaling 398965 dollars. Insurance companies report losses in the state for 1884 amounting to 125300 dollars.
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Georgia
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