Clarke County faces choice in Clarke's legislative race
Clarke county voters weigh four announced candidates for the lower house seat. Harry Hays Phinizy, a Georgia journalist and professor, promotes a removal option for the county. Andrew J Cobb, son of General Howell Cobb, a lawyer and educator, emphasizes public service and integrity. Thomas Mell and Tolbert N Lester, both Clarke county figures, present strong bids backed by local support and party loyalty.
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Clarke County
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Cobb
Mell
Lester
Georgia
Andrew J. Cobb
General Assembly
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University of Georgia
Old University
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Kappa Alpha
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Board of Education
Sad death of Mrs Burne McCurdy after brief illness in Athens
Bride Jennie Gordon McCurdy aged in harmony grove area, married only weeks, died after a short illness. She was widely loved for kindness and sociability, sister to Mrs John N Booth, with many relatives in mourning. funeral set for 4 o'clock today.
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Athens
Burne
John N. Booth
Those Children and the Mysterious Mothers Story
The article reports a troubling case involving an illegitimate child born to a white girl, with a Black woman involved in the concealment. It describes a mother leaving the children with a relative and a strange method of disposal by carriage toward a residence, plus references to names and locals. The piece laments publishing the affair and notes the aim to shield the innocent.
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Aeneas
Dadse
da Hens
George Kenney
Liney
Abs Reina
Diéa
Consumption Cured by Old Physician at Els Pasaia
An old physician claims a universal remedy for speedy cure of various ailments including nervous complaints and headaches. He advertises relief from disorders and promises free samples to readers who write for his treatment.
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Conane
Aeralie
Ngadleria
Knowledge as Power and the Value of Common Sense
An educator argues that practical knowledge and common sense trump pure theory. He warns against relying only on college training, urges rural families to provide common schooling, reading, and constructive home life to prevent brain drain, and predicts farmers may become the new rural aristocracy through better education.
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Maere Bee
Jack
Mrs Bertling Writes From Asylum on Mental State
Mrs. Bertling, recently wed, writes from Milledgeville asylum stating improvement and desire to return to Athena. Husband says she grows stronger but remains mentally fragile and needs proper treatment. he calls it a sad case of insanity and notes her wartime origin and travel from Augusta.
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L. Bertling
Athens
Augusta
Pane Milledgeville
AnnaTione
Bertling
Tun
Sasean
Athena
Avcom
Almost a Fight Over a Street Clash Between Two Citizens
A near-violent confrontation yesterday on Jackson and Clayton streets involved J B Toomer, a popular furniture dealer, and Albert P Henley, Athens prominent attorney. The quarrel followed Henley’s remarks in a jury speech about Toomer’s case against a colored man. Both men were praised by friends for honor and integrity, and reporters noted a crowd intervened to prevent escalation.
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Athens
J.B. Toomer
Albert P. Henley
Henley
Toomer
Mr. Henley
Jackson
Clayton
Toombe
Henly
Two Negro Workers Die in Premature Dynamite Blast
A dynamite blast at the Georgia Factory well killed two laborers, one instantly and the other, Frank Williams, died hours later after being moved to his East Athens home. The accident occurred around eleven in the morning as they cleared rock from the site.
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Frank Williams
Georgia Factory
Workman
Williams
Athens
Confession of Ben Elzey Reveals Southern Murders
The Auburn Alabama confession details Elzey’s gang ties and real killings across the South. He describes murdering his grandmother Rosa McCarver in Georgia and the brutal slaying of Mrs Hargroves near Smyrna, outlining robbery of money from trunks before fleeing toward Birmingham.
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Ala
Ben Elzey
South
Rosa McCarver
Pinton
Birmingham
Seven Hurt as Train Derails Near Jug Tavern Georgia
A Southern Express Company pay train derailed near Jug Tavern Georgia on April 18 1890 injuring seven railway officers. The wrecked coach flipped twice but miraculously no one died with doctors and state officials aiding the wounded en route to Social Circle for care and recovery.
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Gainesville
A. Hemphill
W. W. Hurlbert
Southern’ Express Company
W. T
Richards
Wilkins
W. M- Robinson
Dra.g. W. DeLaperriere
W. Hagnis
Holmes trial viewed as not guilty verdict likely
In Roy Georgia on April 19 the Holmes trial fills the courthouse with spectators. Dr Holmes testified clearly and witnesses back his statements, while the state resumes rebuttal. Judge Branham defends and Mr Hammond prosecutes as testimony suggests a not guilty outcome by Wednesday.
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Roy. Ga
Miss Alive
Cooper
DeForrest Allgood
Hammond
Branham
International conference adjourns sine die in Washington
The twelve o clock session of the international American conference ends its meetings with an adjournment to date. A resolution from the delegations, including Chili, is adopted to mark the conference by United States celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus discovery. Track work on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad near Greenwood, D.C., should finish soon with new ties and ballast planned to begin about a mile from the town before May.
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Washinaton
Deltrum Chili
United States
Big Day in Clayton Highlights for Alliance Leaders
In Joinstoro Georgia on April 19 Colonel L F Livingston state alliance resident addressed a large courthouse audience praising Alliance progress. Later B Hunnicutt candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture spoke to a receptive Clayton crowd, showing strong local support.
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Clayton
L. F. Livingston
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Livingston
Court House
Alliance
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JB. Hunnicutt
Hunnientt
Miscellaneous 19th Century News Tall Tales
Discontent among Brazilian troops grows. Kentucky Senate reports on suppression of lotteries. A Denison Texas assault endangers a 60 year old woman. Larsen fatally shoots his brother in Milbank South Dakota. A body found in a New York cask is shipped to Copenhagen. Florida men harvest honey then find crane nests and 140 dozen eggs. Californian grows 30 tons of cabbage on five acres. Caswell marries in Montpelier Vermont to wed a man’s widow he murdered. Samuel Kimball, 16, dies in New York from suspected poison. Prisoners from the South petition to move to warmer climate. A family of six in Moscow dies by asphyxiation. UK drunkenness arrests near two million in ten years. Old Gabriel of Salinas, California, possibly 150 years old. A whale stranded near Melbourne Florida measures 45 ft 2 in long. A Buffalo man reports questionable marriage.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Demosthenian Society
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University of Virginia
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
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Milbank
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Florida
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Montpelier
Samuel Kimball
U. S
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Russia
Great
Brittain
Gabriel
Salinas
Cal
Bamina River
Melbourne
Fla
Water tank collapse at Bamford Bros mill causes injuries
A water tank in Bamford Bros mill Patterson New Jersey collapsed from third to second floor spilling water onto hot boilers. Workers jumped from windows in fear of an explosion. one man Peter Nanickel suffered several broken ribs and three hundred workers faced idleness until repairs.
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N. J
Bamford Bros
Spd
Peter Nanickel
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