Houp La and West Point cadet exams dominate town notes
The issue reports the completion of the Houp-La tale and the start of a new Hugh Conway piece as ongoing features. It covers West Point cadetship examinations at Eastman, listing candidates Dr. Harris Fisher and others, noting ten applicants and top scores in grammar, arithmetic, geography, and writing, with Joe T. Deese singled out for likely appointment. It also mentions openings at Farmers Restaurant and Wiggins Gill, and discusses a water works bond vote debate.
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West Point
West + Military Academy
Eastman
Harris Fisher
Jensops
D. M. Roberts
J. F. DeLacy
Fisher
Joe T. Deese
Awkinsville
McRae
Tefatr Coon
McMath
America
A. V
Jury convicts Charlie Blackman in fatal Ellaville shooting
A Macon era court scene reports that Charlie Blackman was found guilty of murder in Ellaville after a full trial with witnesses detailing a motive and gunman evidence. The judge sentenced Blackman to be hanged at the Somten county jail on November 6, 1885 after a late night verdict in a tightly guarded courtroom.
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Dock Murray
Cdl
Te. Gard
Tip
Peter Cockrill
Charlie Blackman
Peter
Charlie
Lucy Burton
Blackman
Lucy
Tondee
W. H. McCrory
Esse
W. A. Hawkins
Willis
Justine
Mercy
Commonwealth
Col. B. B. Hinton
Col. Hinton
Mr. Tondee
Col. Hinton Srose
Fort
Somten
Americus
Tur Qeonois Loans Taust W Of Anares A
RESOURCES PRACTICALLY UNLIMITED. Some advantages this Company offers to borrowers, are first, it is a stock institution with principal office in Americas. It requires mortgage only and offers low rates. It promises no delay on withdrawals and flexible repayment terms to farmers needing funds for farms and other purposes.
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Tur Qeonois
Taust W
Anares
Americas
Deven
Joan
Roplivia
Jackson Post Office Worker Accused of Stolen Money Orders
Will A Jackson, assistant in the Americus post office, is accused of stealing about fifty postal orders and as many notes. He vanished Thursday night after leaving the desk open and a trail of forgeries uncovered. Authorities across the South, including Mobile and Washington, were alerted, with one hundred dollar orders traced and two cashed by his brother in Troy Alabama. Jackson’s plan mirrors a Wyoming case noted earlier, and arrest is considered likely.
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Will BR. Jackson
Americas Post Office
Jackson
P Postoffice
Black
Mss. Black
Americus
May
South
Mobile
Will A. Jackson
Alo
Troy
Als
James Jackson
Will
Union Springs
Georgia
Mss
Bisch
Washington
Booth
Chattanooga
Lew
Baggage at Castle Garden Showed Emigrant Luggage
A New York World description at Castle Garden details how immigrants pack belongings in pine boxes, patched sheets, and ropes with various national styles. Mr. Grant explains March season peak in April and May, how baggage is numbered by steamer, and how Germans, French, English and others pack and mark bags, with trunks and painted cases common among groups.
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New York World
Grant
Quoemstown
New York
Nalicy
Readable Yankee Headline Scrambled Notice
A garbled OCR fragment references a Yankee reader and sign error with potential misreadings. It mentions being ash or aliased and contrasts with greater context not preserved. The readable text lacks clear person, place, organization, or event details to form a solid news item.
Chainmaking Boom Cites Newbury Heritage and Industry
The excerpt notes 1770 amid Newbury life Obadiah Baler and others began chainmaking and tool craft evolving into a bustling trade. It highlights diverse products from knives to ornamental trinkets and chains, with many firms and hundreds employed, marking it a thriving local industry scene. Lord Palmerston is mentioned in a reflective aside about drawbacks.
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Obadiah Baler
Gan
Iereehos
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Bob Strabend
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