Waterworks Case Postponed in New York Drama
The old waterworks lawsuit against the city lurches forward with another postponement in New York. Ex city attorney Major Rucker and others led the defense while New York counsel Mr Nottman wired updates. Finances of the city threaten as delays lengthen and the council debates responsibility and strategy.
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Ats
Barrett
Hodgson
Ite
Snd
Reaves
New Ook
Mr. Nottman
New York
Supreme of Georgia
Nottman
Athens Council Acts On Indignation Meeting
Citizens discuss a planned indignation meeting next week to denounce the handling of a contract dispute with Howell's company. Locals insist the contract was violated and expect resolution in court, criticizing delays from New York courts and urging quiet assignment of responsibility awaiting trial.
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Eral
Athens
Howell
New York
A Georgian's Civil War Railway Feat
A Georgian led a 100 man team to steal and haul a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive 52 miles during 1864. The feat, praised by T C DeLand and later acknowledged by Hubert Garrett, showcased extraordinary civil service style engineering under wartime constraints. The leader, once found in Georgia, became roadmaster for Garrett's system.
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T. C. DeLand
The
Treasury
Washington Post
Confederacy
Lee
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia
Hubert Garret
Georgia
Garrett
Enid
Romantic Odd Fellows marriage at Oak Grove lodge
A strange wedding occurred during an Odd Fellows lodge meeting at Oak Grove. Noble Grand John Smith presided as a J P married a runaway couple after a rap at the door. Names were not given and members enjoyed the event like a goat’s prank. Also note storm lightning in East Athens killing fifteen chickens under a house.
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Oak Grove
John Smith
J. P
William Lewis
East
Athens
Sunday opening fight at fair marked by suits and Methodist stance
A legal bid seeks to stop Sunday opening of the World's Fair arguing a $50,000 daily loss and $1,929,220 refund to the government if opened. Methodists decline to withdraw exhibits, saying the fair was to close Sundays, with no boycott urged. Also noted are Portuguese officials at an exhibit and local business failures and a fire in Albany, Texas causing substantial property loss.
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Boycot
Keystone Driller
Arene
Beaver Falls
Downie Pump Company
Valencia
Tie Tip Company
Boston
Methodist General Conference Commission
Pee E Conmeencs
Bishop
M. Merrill
Lindgren
Charles Busby
C. F. Mandeville
Clem
Stade
Solomon Thateller
J. .T. Edwards
Chicago
Ternity
J.O. Peck
New York
J. L. Hurlbut
New Jersey
J. A. Hartzell
The
An's Aid Society
Earl Cranston
Cincinnati
A. J. Kynett
Panic at Ringgold Masonic Institute Fire
A second night commence event at Ringgold Masonic Institute in Areeory Georgia ended in chaos when an electric lamp toppled triggering flames that swept to the drop curtain. Spectators fled by benches and windows with many women assisted down. No serious injuries reported.
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Areeory
Ringgold Masonic Institute
Lieutenant Peary House Near Kaighn Point Progresses
The Peary expedition winter quarters are under construction on the river front below Kaighn's Point. The completed building will be moved aboard the Fal for Greenland use on the east side of Ingelfsj gulf. It features a 13 by 16 foot sea room for 12 men, a protective stone wall, a triple-door passage system, tar paper floors, and an electric light plant with photographic apparatus.
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Liatenant Peary
Kaighn
Strange Yale gift from granite donor to study specimens
Minot Boothe of Monroe Conn left Yale College a widow's odd bequest of valuable granites to enhance the university's collection. The Yale corporation accepted the donation after probate, promising the geet collection opportunities for study. Two other items report poisoning deaths in St Louis and naval expenses in Washington.
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Ntric Man
New Haven
Yale College
Minot Boothe
Monroe
Naval Stores and Market Rates Report from Savannah
June 1 to June 24 daily market notes show tar, turpentine, and rosin with firm rosin and varying turpentine values. Pork, lard, and bulk meats list quiet to steady prices. cash corn oats and cotton futures also quoted with multiple months and price points.
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Whisatox
Virgin
Savannah
USA
Gate City Bank Funds Moved to Pay Depositors in Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 24 the Gate City bank will pay out 385000 to depositors as part of a 585000 total disbursement. The Venable brothers provided 160000 for the bank building, the Riley Grant loan 140000 from Travelers Insurance, and W A Ladd of Chattanooga Savings arranged it. TM Bank president Hill and directors receive the bank’s books as Ernie George W Stone hands over control before departing for Wilmington. Depositors will be paid from Atlanta National Bank, boosting local business.
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Gate City Bank
Venable Brothers
Riley-Grant Company
Travelers’ Insurance Company of
Hartford
Stone
Wilmington
Atlanta National Bank
Variety of Rumors and Incidents Across Cities
Washington correspondents report Gibson likely to gain a favorable appointment. A Rankinsville genius makes bicycles from wagon wheels with hickory spokes. Brunswick rumors push a bid to join selling sewer bonds. Atlanta opposed to street tax rise to three dollars. Julia Foros trial set in Fulton county court. Dallas faces cyclone damage with no deaths. Pension surplus expected this year. Birmingham bank run collapses after cash distributed. Bandits attempt Missouri Kansas Texas train robbery near Stringtown, shots fired but no injuries. State audits to count money this week by a legislative committee. Jack O Byrne narrowly escapes when a pistol bullet grazes his forehead after a street quarrel on Campell Street.
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T. R. Gibson
Rankinsville
Brunswick
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Atanta
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Tennessee
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Birmingham
Ala
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Persops
Reader
Meriwether
Stapleton
Sumter
Thomason
Morgan
Jack O'Byrne
Fall River Letter Reveals Large Mail Tumble at Borden Home
LIZHES LETTERS reports alarming mail theft at Lizzie Borden’s house on June 23 to 27. A solitary resident is said to have seized at least two hundred letters this morning and continues to visit the post office, while local Christian Endeavor and Woman's Christian Temperance Union groups are represented across the county. The scene notes the girls have not left their rooms during their annual scenes, yet stay occupied receiving calls.
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Fall River
Mass
Borden
Daily Mail
Womsan
Christian Tempearance Union
Conscience Guiding Actions Draw Sharp Lines in Athens
A discussion on conscience in business and social life in Athens contrasts how different people justify actions from granting credit to attending theaters. The piece critiques swindling credit practices, notes a costly Atlanta excursion, and mentions local merchants like Serr and a jeweler. It also includes brief anecdotes about Bismarck, a New York arrival, and a humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Hell
Clarke County
Athens
Sam Pato Leap
Atlanta
Serr
Sxira
Weather Banter On Rain Arrives In Harper's Weekly
A brief exchange notes rain as the fact of the day with cheeky remarks. Tommy Covercote and Billy Mackintosh are quoted in a lighthearted comic tone about coffee and weather.
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Billy Mackintosh
Tommy Covercote
Yaas
Harper’s Weekly
Not So Bad and Instantaneous Medical Tricks
A fragmented reminiscence describes Dr Liddell with crowded levees patients and an army officer subject to a rapid diagnostic process. A sharp exchange reveals a young woman boasting about elegance while a suitor quips about third place and beauty amid a tense dialogue from a Detroit area clipping.
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Detroit
Woman’s bold protest in Maine cellar incident
A Maine village girl staying with her aunt trips in a cellar for butter. The offended aunt ignores her, then the niece answers with a defiant vow and shatters the cellar wall, illustrating harsh family indifference and a dramatic confrontation quoted from the Lewiston Journal.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Old African Explorer and the Lion Tale
A collection of antiquated quips and snippets from various papers. The tales range from a fearless explorer calming a lion by sitting still on a tree branch to light humor about Georgia mule curry combs and yachting attire.
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