Inconsistent Journal Attacks and Rail Issues in Atlanta
The Albany News notes cotton compress savings and freight cuts while local tensions rise over storage costs in Hawkinsville. Judge H K McCay returns to Atlanta after months away, restored from mental illness. Knott tours west railways. Sherman wealth growth linked to sharp deals. The Atlanta Journal is accused of inconsistency over railroad regulation and insurance bills, with debate over capital flow and state policy.
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Albany News
Atlanta Journal
Railroad Commission
Local Press Rivalry and Georgia Paper Value
The Savannah News extols Georgia and Florida country papers for their enterprise and independence. It argues county papers deliver affordable, thorough local news, ads, and legal notices, urging readers to prioritize county papers over city dailies despite higher per-year costs.
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Press of
Georgia
Florida
Weekly
Union
Newspapers Oppose Insurance Bill Sparks Reformer Rant
The leading state papers oppose the proposed insurance legislation. The speaker accuses papers of being bought by insurers and warns reformers that buying papers costs more than buying legislators, implying they would learn a hard truth.
Daily News debut in Georgia papers scene
The Daily News of Jackson in Butts county, edited by W. E. Harp, joins Georgia’s growing list of daily papers. The note credits Georgia newspapers for enterprise and argues the state could lead the nation with more daily publications relative to population.
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Daily News
Jackson
Butts County
W. E. Harp
Georgia
Union
Spool Cotton Wholesale and Retail Offer
Spool Cotton by J. & P. Coata offered wholesale and retail stock of 500 dozen, just received, with pricing and availability from Joux R. Snaw.
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J. & P. Coata
Joux R.snaw
Heathen Mission Talk Sparks Saline County Debate
An Arkansan Traveller tale recounts a Saline county camp meeting where a Little Rock preacher argued for a harmless heathen. An old exhorter pressed for the minister to answer questions about politeness, capital and labor, clothing, lawyers, and governance, ending with a skeptical remark about giving Heathen anything.
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Saline County
Little Rock
Walt
Parson
Curious Effects of Sudden Release from Prison
Curious case of August Bayha who, after a five year term at Ohio Penitentiary, was discharged last Tuesday and within ten minutes in the clerk’s office became insane. He claimed vast wealth and power, threatening to mobilize an army, and demanded the clerk pay the million dollars he owed. Doctors believe joy over freedom triggered the mental breakdown.
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August Bayha
Ohio
Stevenson Keeps Post As President's Others Take Rest
The Democrat reports A. E. Stevenson the first assistant postmaster general has stayed at his post all summer while the President and cabinet enjoy sea and mountain air. He plans no rustication, saying he has no time. He has been signing thousands of names to ground out fourth class postmasters, preferring proof of Republican and partisan service over affidavits. The tale also notes a Treasury clerk seeking promotion and being outworked by colleagues, plus grim mentions of Stanton, suicide rumors, and a Buenos Aires firm that built a giant iron safe for La Plata bank, weighing 90,000 kilograms and finished with a celebratory dance for workers in the safe.
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Stevenson
Buenos Ayres
la Plata
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