Bacon King of Macon and the 1870s meat gamble
A Macon merchant Hull or Huff led a famous meat futures scheme in 1870s with broker Sam Reed of Cincinnati and Warren Mitchell in Louisville. Hull bought eighteen carloads of meat, sent cash to Reed, then hurried to Cincinnati to secure the profits. The ensuing rapid delivery to Macon and a public gamble left Hull dubbed the Bacon King, amid a wider Central Asia horse report.
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Macon
Huff
Georgia
Hull
Sam Reed
Cincinnati
Reed
Hut
Louisville
Warren Mitchell
Mitchell
Galt House
Haff
Barnes House
Hutt
Penn
Hall
Hal
Short Line
Cleveland and Hendricks Parade Through Broadway Crowd Review
A 15,000 strong procession of business men and clerks marched from the Battery along Broadway to Twenty-sixth Street, uniformed with Cleveland and Hendricks banners. They paused at Union Square for review by Mayor Havcock, Edson, and others. Gen J B Woodward was named marshal. Democratic leaders boast of private telegrams suggesting Republican exhaustion in Ohio and tactics seen as corrupt. Wagers on Cleveland’s New York carry and election surged among financiers and brokers. The dry goods brigade suspended Blaine and Logan banners and supported Cleveland amid loud cheers. Politics run high despite general indifference.
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Jonni Ow
Wilmeat
Battery
Broadway
Twenty-sixth Street
Cleveland and
Hendricks
Union Square
Geo. W
Havcock
Edson
J. B. Woodward
WW. Dudley
Jay Gould
Wich
Oho
Indiana
R A. Canningtam
Hoffman House
Wall Street
Cleveland
New York
Cunninghaw
Dry Goods Brigade
I. B. Claflin
Lost Girl Missing From Mownog Ga October Night
Panie Robertson, 15 year-old adopted daughter of Mr. James C. Robertson, vanished from her room after a night at home. A raised window was found next morning, with no other clues. Neighbors split on whether she ran away or was harmed, and authorities search widely.
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Mownog
Nie Robertson
Ste
James C. Robertson
Democrats in Georgia Urge Voter Turnout Against Fraud
The Georgia state Democratic Committee calls on county committees to awaken honest voters to combat alleged fraud and corruption. It urges early meetings to plan actions for a full vote and pledges to keep Georgia as the lead Democratic state. The Savannah team line reports a separate note about state fair contingents for a Ligowsky medal.
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Democratic Committees
Georgia
Party
Democratic Committee
Savannah
Saraswati
Eee Gaon Ulab Today
W. N. Nichols
Herachback
W. R. Curtis
J. W. Pead
J. C. Manning
Harry Palmer
Ligowsky
Macon
Please stop my paper to save through the panic
A distressed voice pleads to cut weekly paper costs during hard times. The speaker references ribbons jewels and other items but argues retreating from paper purchases will ease finances and help endure economic panic. The tone is personal and urgent, seeking one clear economy that could carry through hardship.
Atlanta Artesian Well Drilling Heard Ten Miles Away
Report from Clarkston residents that a drilling operation near Atlanta is audible in Clarkston ten miles distant. A rock ledge near Lau town matches the formation under Stone Mountain and the drill sound is unusually clear when cars run low.
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Atlanta
Clarkston
Lau Town
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Ibis
Hatcher’s Gin Burned in Commans Georgia
A ginhouse on the Wright plantation of Mr. B. T. Hatcher burned yesterday evening near Commans Georgia. The blaze started from the gin and likely a match in the cotton. The hands escaped as flames spread rapidly. Hatcher had just insured the property the day before. An artesian well produced resin-like material last Sunday morning, prompting a local joke about a Saturday night frolic.
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Hatcher
Commans
B. T. Hatcher
Wright
Sauuday
John Massey
Frauds In West Virginia Prompt Election Fraud Inquiry
An election fraud investigation in Fayette County follows a close result in the Third district after Governor-elect E. W. Wilson and District Attorney Blair pursue alleged misconduct. Fayette County reported 9700 titheables in August yet cast 3400 votes in a single week, with multiple carloads of Black voters allegedly brought by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and voting en masse. Precinct election commissioners were reportedly not sworn in until after polls closed.
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Wuezuxa
E. W. Wilson
Fayette County
8Lair
Chesapeake and Ohio
Talking by Telephone in Three Cities
In Macon and Montgomery managers linked telegraph lines to a telephone circuit and held a three city conversation. Columbus observers heard clearly from within the same office, and the test proved a perfect success. The telephone is hailed as a marvelous invention and increasingly essential.
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Macon
Montgomery
Ingram
Fragmented garbled text from county notices in multiple states
The readable fragments mention VACATUR COUNTY OA and several named individuals and places. It appears as a jumbled OCR of public notices or ads with many garbled names, counties Colquitt and Septerbon, and scattered references to people and locations, lacking coherent events or actions.
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Uae
Ivernona
Vacatur
Bilberretl
Altarrel
Ie D
Dole
JM Botar
VK Ma
Ane
Uey
Chester
Beefy
Colquitt County
Arsermay
ITD Ag
Iriver
Mlucknurs
MU Ioe
Daines Murphys
Joba She
UP Enter
Mekeronel
innGeree Whig
D McKenney
Mani
Mremm Muy
Augeswain
Magyolia Springs and Farm for Sale in Georgia
A large tract near Abe Ine sar, Wy of the Avericas offers three hundred and fifty acres with eleven and a half cleared, good timber, ditchland, a five room dwelling, tenant houses, and barn. Includes stables, water, and proximity to church and school along the railroad. Enquiries to A Reid, El Pinions of Dura, Ga.
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Vabivetur
Bach House
Abe Ine Sar
Avericas
A. Reid
el Pinins
Dura
Saler Exchange and Mills in August 47, 18K Ledger
Fragmented OCR notes describe lumber and milling activities at a river location. Mentions lamber to river lawl wood pine lumber, a cartage or tally in Darten, and a yearly assessment with August 47 18K date. Indicates Keone as a place or person, but details are unclear.
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Walters
Te Las
Keone
Big Cotton Shipment Clears For Liverpool
Savayxau October 24 The British steamship Elsie was cleared for Liverpool with 734 bales of cotton valued at 330076 dollars This marks the largest cotton shipment to Europe this season from the port.
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Savayxau
Elsie
Liverpool
Europe
New York Seeks Annual Yield of Batter Goods
New York reports an annual batch of batter valued around 100 units. An agriculture expert claims over half of the batter originates in Dogue.
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New York
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