Buck’s removal urged as Georgia presses for Marshal claim
A Georgia newspaper column argues President Cleveland should dismiss A. E. Buck from the office of Marshal of the Northern District of Georgia. It criticizes Buck as a Republican ally promoting race prejudice and urges action to please Democratic voters who supported Cleveland and Stevenson with a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Buck
A. E. Buck
Georgia
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Tom Watson Declares Unwavering Creed and Courtesy
The piece quotes Tom Watson asserting his firm path, fairness, and refusal to compromise his beliefs. It notes his disdain for apostasy and insists Georgia will not be swayed by his doctrines, while offering cordiality to dissenters who honor honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Georgia at the Front in Nineteenth Century Nomenclature
The piece notes Northern editors mock Georgia and its office seekers and citizens with unusual names while praising Dink Botta as talented. It asserts Georgia remains at the front in national interests, mentioning Botts and a distinguished man amid the queer nomenclature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Georgia
Dink Botta
Old Georgia
Mr. Botts
Call for tighter rail safety checks in Georgia roads
The Banner urges the Railroad Commission or Legislature to mandate regular, close inspections of all Georgia rail lines. It cites a Friday accident near Jug Tavern and argues inspections of track, bridges, trestles, and rolling stock are essential to protect life and ensure passenger safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guineaville, Jefferson and Southern
Railroad Commission
Georgia
Jug Tavern
It Will Not Stand Against Judges Taft Ricks
The Memphis Appeal Avalanche notes the Ann Arbor railroad cases involving the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. It denounces the union as a menace and conspiracy while criticizing court rulings that deem strikes non effective. It argues laborers can be crushed by law, and that big corporations buy justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft and
Ricks
Ann Arbor
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
Jerry Simpson Is Isolated In Washington Capital
The Savannah News reports Jerry Simpson stands alone among populists after Tom Watson’s departure. He avoids alliance congressmen, visits the White House briefly, and attempts to press patronage with President Cleveland who redirects the talk to weather, avoiding the key issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Simpson
Washington
Tom Watson
Jerry
Wild West
South Carolina
White House
Mr. Cleveland
Sni
Georgia Leaders Call for Suppression of White Caps
A Georgia wide movement denounces white cap vigilantes and urges Governor Northen to bring violators to justice. The editorial likens lynching to a crime and argues punishment should be swift. It notes the governors meeting in Richmond on the 12th to discuss Southern development.
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Georgia
Northen
Southern Governors meet to promote regional investment
In pamphlet form they are to be distributed at Chicago. The great resources and advantages of our great section will be advertised worldwide, attracting capital seekers to the South. The meeting of the Southern Governors is a movement along the right line and much good is sure to result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Publication by General Wright Sparks Civil War Label Debate
General Marcus J. Wright starts a New York periodical named Confederate War Jour sl arguing the late conflict was not a rebellion but a fight for local self government and constitutional rights. He hails Confederate soldiers as heroes, urging not to call the war a rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus J. Wright
New York
A Prominent Georgian Dead and Other News Items
A Georgia judge and former senator William Gibson dies at Messina near Thomson after a long career as a wartime officer and later an influential jurist. The column also notes political shifts, editorial critiques, and local disputes including a Windsor NC fracas. Ongoing debates over Southern schools and militia funding are cataloged with brief remarks on national figures and cabinet members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avucusta
William Gibson
Messina
Thomson
Forty-eighth
Venice
Senate
Absurd charge in Georgia District Attorney contest
The piece denounces an alleged deal between Hon. Joe James and Mr. Racker over the Northern District of Georgia DA race as absurd. It notes James won and sought a capable assistant, comments on defeated rivals’ reactions, and previews literary and civic essays in Boston's liberal review, plus praise for Georgia figures and forthcoming historical work on the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Joe James
Racker
Northern District of
Georgia
James
James G. Clark
Hamlin Garland
Alfred Russell Wallace
W. D. McCrackan
Switzrland
Geo. C. Lorimer
New England
Boston
Liberal and Ethical Review
New York
New York World Finds Coincidence With Napoleon Reference
The World notes a historical parallel between Reat Harrison's urging to the Republican party to "keep on fighting" and Napoleon at Waterloo. The piece calls the link interesting and impressive, likening Harrison's stance to the famous clash and its outcomes.
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New York World
Reat
Harrison
Republican Party
Napoleon
Waterloo
Georgia officials clash over Northern District marshal choice
Mason Sark Pruitt of Banxer informs Elitor Stovall of Savannah Pres that he prefers rural fiddling to office, while Secretary Stirmard and Senator Gordon battle over the marshal appointment. Gordon backs Col Dismuke, Secretary Smith backs Col Ranfroe, shaping the contest for the post.
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Mason Sark Pruitt
Banxer
Elitor Stovall
Savannah Pres
Tybee
Stirmard
Gordon
Northern
Georgia
Col
Dismuke
Smith
Col Ranfroe
Drawbridge Wreck Shocks Satsuma Florida
A terrible wreck occurred at the drawbridge over the St Johns River in Satsuma. Nine cars plunged into the river and five people were killed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satsuma
Fla
St John’s River
Wreck Near Jug Tavern Prompts Damages Suits
Four plaintiffs sue over damages from a Gainesville Jefferson and Southern wreck near Jug Tavern. Hon R B Russell of Jug Tavern represents four plaintiffs and others will join suit. Alleged negligence cites a defective trestle allowed for train passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jug Tavern
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Road
R. B. Russell
Plucky Mrs S Schultz Prevents Prison Escape
Mrs Ernest Schultz the jailer's wife in Guatrix Georgia shot a prisoner named William Andrews who tried to escape while her husband was away. She held the door with one hand and fired multiple times wounding him, the incident drawing town talk. The prisoner, in jail about an hour, was struck by several bullets and died from a final shot, though life remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatrix
Ernest Schultz
Schultz
Nice
Chimmie Fadden Describes a Boston Mug in a Club Scrapp
Chimmie Fadden recalls a wild Roseleafs bout staged to impress Miss Fannie. A Boston mug funds the night, a wager, and a staged roustabout ending with a police raid and a clever bluff that backs Fadden’s friend. The tale blends slang, humor, and streetwise mischief in a lively East Side setting.
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East Side
Harlem
Jess
Boston
Fannie
Chames
Roseleaf
Roseleafs
Mr. Burton
Bowrey
Barkeep
West
Senator Burton
Fem
Dewield
Sean
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Windsor N.C
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Redwine
Birmingham News
Bible
Tennessee
Chicago Tribune
Macon Evening News
Carter Harrison
Sileat
EprrTor Myazick
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Times-Recorder
Berlin
Tua
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Hon Dihk Botts
Lumgki County
Sxckerang Surra
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Fanroo
S. D
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Aps
Dink Botts
Sun
Georgia Statesman
Atlanta Constitution
Stovall
Savannah Press
P. A. Stovall
Cockerill
GC. E. Jones
Augusta
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of
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Lrmonta
J. L. Chapp
Chapp
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Chupp
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Doug
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Athens
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Tex
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Rio Grande
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Ill
Jacksonville Southwestern Railroad
Here
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Ah Joseph O. Lopes
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Chimmie Fadden
Osun
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Castoria
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