Lincoln and Wilkes Seek Augusta and Chattanooga Rail Line
A Lincoln county report explains anxious efforts to build the Augusta and Chattanooga railroad across North Georgia. Citizens describe earlier failed schemes, county subscriptions, and ongoing interest in a route from Augusta through Elberton and Washington, with talks of grading, rolling stock, and possible connections via Cartersville, Gainesville, and Cumming to spur regional prosperity. Local leaders urge urgent action and stronger subscriptions to realize a rail link despite past setbacks.
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Augusta
Chattanooga
Wien
Lincoln
Wilkes
Lincoln County
Savannah River
H. ©. Casey
Combia County
Augusta and Hartwell
Chapman
Bullock
Mic oaLatenit
Casey
Elberton
J. P. Verdery
Agusta
Emerton
Evans
C. Potter
Loweatdas Convieta
Elberton Greeings
Aust
Appling
Ipolawbin County
Fouls
Lowe Alt Werk
Iran
Pion Geeraia
Grovetown
Lineeda
Matenes
Ibis
Cata
Washington
Knoxville and
Augusa
Tees
Mitchell van
Mitchell
Cumming
Chattanhooga
Cartersville
Gainesville
Fort Payne
Uming
North Georgia
Egg Rolling Postponed and Money Replicas Banned at White House
The capital news notes the egg rolling at the White House postponed due to rain and gates remaining closed. Children were to be received, but baskets stayed outside. Also, a New York firm must halt making toy-like money replicas under a new stringent treasury law aimed to curb counterfeit-like imitations and punish production of dies and molds.
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Mexico
United States
Senate
Way and Means Committee
House
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Cleveland
New York
Treasury Department
Congress
Arion Society
Secret Service
New York City
East Tennessee Strike Sparks Rail Disruption
A strike on the East Tennessee line began Sunday night with brakemen refusing to operate trains between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Police and Sheriff Morrow were called as workers blocked Howell station, boarding outbound trains and forcing crews off duty amid wage dispute. Inclusive reports also mention Florence hotel arson, Eveline Neal scandal, and a fatal Ashland wreck with thirty nine freight cars derailed and three dead.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Grievative Committee
Simpson Street
Howell Station
Sheriff Morrow
Hage
Ashland
Barry Station
Reading
What Shall the Harvest Be Why Dr Pierce’s Discovery
A damaged OCR fragment proclaims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for deranged liver and impure blood. It claims wide cures and that money is refunded if no benefit. Mentions court beliefs and retribution but lacks coherent details or dates.
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Dr. Pierce
Michael Bros
Grip Grips Chicago as Death Toll Surges in Fever Week
Chicago records 1,004 deaths for the week ended Saturday, up 95 from the prior week, with influenza and unusual weather blamed for a likely further rise. Health officials warn conditions show no relief soon, noting most affected are poorer city districts. Pittsburgh health chiefs report panic over grippe and fear spring recurrences, with Allegheny mortality rising beyond the prior week.
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Chicaco
Chicago
Wickersham
Arcan
Pirtseurag
Lynchings of Two Negroes Reported in Russellville
A Birmingham dispatch says two men and two women were arrested for a Russellville burning. A mob of about 250 seized the two men from Belgreen jail and hanged them from a white oak, firing into their bodies after the women confessed the incident. A separate note from N Carolina reports two land slides on the Spartanburg branch of the Richmond and Danville railroad, halting traffic as tracks are buried under forty feet of debris for a quarter mile.
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Russellville
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Als
Belgreen
Elgreen
Waltrep
Ok Jeff
Hudson
White Oak
N. C
Spartanburg
Richmond and
Danville
Governor Orders Pensions Delay for Confederate Widows
Georgia readers learn the governor pauses widows of Confederate soldiers pensions due to only $60,000 allocated for about 4000 applications. The act grants $100 per widow, but funds fall short, so distribution awaits full filing and department review. Also notes local business mentions and a Jacksonville Herald report.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly
Jones
Enon
W. J. Northex
Goveror
W. H. Harrison
Silage versus field curing merits in corn forage
A Pennsylvania bulletin reports ensilage yields more digestible food per acre with less loss than field cured fodder under average conditions. Silage costs per 100 pounds of digestible food are similar to fodder, with silage offering convenience. The article favors ensilage overall, noting its winter dietetic value and ease of storage compared with traditional hay and grain feeding.
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Pennsylvania
Italian Minister Withdraws From Washington Over Lynchings
Baron Fava, Italian minister in Washington, resigns and leaves for New York after complaining of delays in addressing the New Orleans lynching. Rome recalls him and orders return. fleet may be sent to demand indemnity. Edwin Booth announces retirement from the stage after this season in Brooklyn.
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Washington
Rome
Washington, D.C
Baron Fava
Blaine
New Orleans
New York
Fava
Booth
Broodlyn
N. Y
Edwin Booth
Brooklyn
Academy of Music
McKee trial shows alleged arsenic poisoning details
Rome Georgia March 31 Special The McKee trial excites great interest with witnesses testifying all day. Evidence indicates Mrs Wimpee's stomach contained metallic arsenic. Prof H C White described the poisoning and the case progresses toward resumed proceedings tomorrow. The other item notes Gabrielle Greeley, Horace Greeley’s daughter, engaged to Rev Frank Montrose Clendennin, rector of St Peter's Westchester.
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News Telegram Association
New York
Gabrielle Greeley
Horace Greeley
the Tribune
Frank Montrose Clendennin
St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Westchester
Clendennin
Columbian University
Washington
Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
Nashville
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. George’s Church
Belleville
Grace Church
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Peter’s
United States
Printers Strike Near, Washington Compositors Enforce Rules
Washington March 31 The Typographical Union has decided to enforce new rules and printers in book and job offices are set to strike on April 1. Employers contend they cannot meet the wage scale, plan notices of justification in offices, while government printing and wages comparisons shape the dispute.
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Washington
Wasumeter
International Union
Rufus H. Darby
Congress
United States
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Wilson
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