Iron bed boom eyed for Turnerville Clarkesville mines
Capt. G H Yancey reports a rival syndicate led by Col Walton has found rich iron ore near Turnerville Georgia with ore samples up to seventy percent iron and options on land. Athens expects local growth as mines and furnaces could spur near term development.
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Turnerville
Clarkesville
Birmingham
Georgia
G. H. Yancey
Blue Ridge and Atlantic
Capt. Yancey
Walton
Turnersville
Col. Walton
Alabama
Atlanta
Joseph E. Brown
Clarkenville
Larnersville
Col. Watson
Reyes
Yancy
West Point
Jefferson Davis
United States
Clarksville
Watkinsville Mystery Prompts Georgia Town Theories
Reporters describe a lone grave near Shoals road with a white girl skeleton. No signs of violence or clear evidence. experts question theft or dissection theories as investigators seek a plausible origin.
Guarding Judge Field
San Francisco deputies guard Justice Field at the Palace Hotel after a tragedy and detectives hunt for Sarah Althea the widow who vows to kill him. She is said to be en route from Stockton toward San Francisco or Fresno and has not slept since the tragedy.
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San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Justice Field
United States
Terry
Oakland
Sarah Althea
Stockton
Fresno
Field
Nagle
Justifiable Killing Sparks Sympathy in Winterville Case
Winterville men claim Henry Bullock and Lester, two Black men jailed for beating Bill McWhorter to death with stones last Sunday will be exonerated. They say McWhorter was abusive and had just abducted Lester’s wife, provoking the fatal confrontation. Sheriff Weir describes the scene as brutally mangled.
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Winterville
Henry Bullock
Charlie
Lester
Bill McWhorter
McWhorter
Sheriff Weir
Tragedy Near Athens Aims at Grievance Over Family Feud
Coroner's jury investigated the killing of Bill McWhorter near Mr. Salter's place six miles from Athens. Sheriff Weir gave a jail statement identifying two Black men, Henry Bullock and Charlie Lester, as involved after Henry's marriage to Fannie, the mother of McWhorter's child. The feud escalated from past threats and a depot fight to a fatal highway confrontation.
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Banner
Pitner
Thr
Stone
Evening Chronicle
Sheriff Weir
Bill McWhorter
Weir
Henry Bullock
Henry
Fannie
Bill
McWhorter
Bill McWorter
Wilkes
Fanny
Charlie Lester
Charlie
Lester
Berry Lady Her Own Physician Receipts Free to Sufferers
A Philadelphia notice offers cures for uterine troubles falling displacements leucorrhea and irregularities. Receipts with full directions and advice are sent sealed to any sufferer for free. Address Mrs M J Brapie 2528 10th St Philadelphia Pa Name this paper.
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Berry
M.J. Brapie
10Th St
Philadelphia
The Watkinsville Sensation Mystery
The body of a missing Macon girl is found buried in a woods grave near Watkinsville. Rumors point to gypsies who camped there, a possible abduction, or transfer by private carriage and burial away from town. Railroad workers offer little light, but investigators hope the mystery will be solved.
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Clarksville
Turnerville
Birminham
Athens
Georgia
South
Watkinsville
Macon
An Original Defense Why a Darkey Was Refused Pay for His Cow
A Northeastern railroad killed the owner’s cow after she ran at large. The owner demanded payment, but the railroad argued Clarke county law did not apply to a corporate track. The old man resisted, claiming the cow broke out of pasture, and the dispute ended with the claimant leaving without further action.
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Darkey
Northeastern
Clarke
Elegant Tallulah Falls Hotel Planned by Judge Thomas
Tallulah Falls is set to gain a fine hotel with Judge W B Thomas leading plans in New York. He may build a 100000 dollar hotel or extend the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad to Knoxville. Another rival company led by Mr Markham from Atlanta also eyes Tallulah. The project promises a costly hotel before the next season, addressing long standing demand. Mormon missionaries were stoned at Pine Grove. Shinn and Devoir fled after rocks eggs and clubs struck them.
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Tallulah Falls
Jude W. B. Thomas
New York
Judge W. B. Thomas
Ife
Tallulah
Blue Ridge & Atlantic
Knoxville
Judge Thomas
Markham
Atlanta
Wheeling
W. Va
Pine Grove
Ritchie County
Shinn
Devoir
Liberty Straitage End of World Message Ends Sheriff Patrol
In Atlanta on August 19 Senator Bradwell received an official letter from Liberty county sheriff. The note states the memorial of August 16 has passed, the predicted doomsday date by Bell proved false, and the negroes have returned to work. The sheriff announces the patrol system is abolished and he declares he has gone home to rest.
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Senator Bradwell
Atlanta
Bradwell
Liberty County
Bell
Road progress hopeful for G C N line to fall 1890
BaxNER reports progress on grading the Chester to Clinton fifty mile section and cites plans to start the Savannah river to Athens stretch next month. Engineer reviews may alter the route to save distance while promising operation by fall 1890 and denies any sale or blocking by rivals.
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Baxner
A. L. Hull
Chester
Clinton
Savannah River
Savannah
Athens
Hull
Banger
Pat Calhoun
Richmond Terminal Company
Calhoun
Death of Old Black Joe in Mount Holly NJ at 112
The original of the song Old Black Joe, Joseph Queen, died in Mount Holly New Jersey at 112. Born in Virginia in 1777 he was a runaway slave who arrived in 1827 and was cared for by Mount Holly residents. A monument will be erected to his memory.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Rayner
New York
Joe
Joseph Queen
Virginia
New Jersey
Defiance suspend publication of Atlanta's Negro paper
The weekly Defiance in Atlanta did not issue Saturday. Print demand failed after incendiary articles angered the Atlanta Newspaper Union and owner W. H. Burnett, risking permanent cessation of the Defiance.
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Defiance
Atlanta
Banner
Atlanta Newspaper Union
Newspaper Union
W. H. Burnett
Burnett
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Washington, D.C
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