Augusta to Chattanooga Rail Plan Draws Big Meeting
A large gathering yesterday in Athens discussed a proposed rail line from Augusta to Chattanooga. The plan would create a direct connection with a projected investment near one hundred thousand dollars and involve prominent men in the railroad business.
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Piedmont Construction Company
Inter State Syndicate Drives Athens Growth and Rail Plans
Athens gains a powerful real estate syndicate led by Dr Edwin D Newton as inquiries pour in about the city. The Augusta and Chattanooga route is proposed, linking Athens to Savannah Valley and the Atlantic Seaboard, with capital raised to 500000 dollars and a strong push to attract manufacturers, farmers, and investors to Clarke County.
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How It Happened. Tragedy in Avansta Lake Olmstead death
Avansta Georgia March 11 special report. The city mourns the deaths of Henry Lamar and Louise Connelly two popular young residents who perished in a boating accident at Lake Olmstead. Their boat capsized near flood gates feeding Shamrock mill has eddying waters swept them under and both bodies were recovered lifeless. The two young people were well regarded in the community and their loss hits hard.
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Louise Connelly
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Lamar
No Trial At Saulters Store As Justice Fails To Appear
A Madison county crowd waited in rain for a commitment trial of W T Reeves and Joe Bone for the Saulters shooting. Bonds were offered but refused by the sheriff amid questions of fairness. The scene turned tense with white and black factions and scattered gunfire, but no one was hurt. The trial is set for Saturday March 14, as reporters promise ongoing coverage of the case. Henry Cumming Lamar, a brief obituary note, and Louise Connelly’s profile are included amid the day’s dramatic local happenings.
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Bone
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Brooks
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Derosset Lamar
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Princeton College
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Henry Lamar
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John B. Connelly
Joan P. King
Sylvanus Reed
Paris
Marchioness
Anglesy
Europe
John P. King
Augusta
St. Paul’s Church
Widows Home
Louise Kin Connelly
Tim
Coosa River Bridge Washed Away Twice Near Sylacauga
High water in the Coosa river washed away a bridge on the Birmingham Mineral near Sylacauga for the second time yesterday. William Murphy narrowly escaped drowning. A Anderson, 99, brakeman on the Birmingham Mineral, formerly of Rome, Georgia, was fatally hurt.
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Georgia to form Congressional District Alliances April 6
From Atlanta March 11 special says President Polk of the National Farmers Alliance fixed April 6 as the Georgia time for forming Congressional District Alliances across counties. Rallies planned in Alabama Texas and Georgia in coming weeks and months with a possible peace treaty between Northern and Livingston factions.
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National Farmers’ Alliance
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Macon Surprises Stock Collapse and Receiver Appointed
Macon Construction Company faces trouble as McTighe Co seeks a receiver amid a stock plunge from premium levels to near zero. Sparks alliances with Seaboard Roanoke falter, leading to court action and an appointed temporary receiver W B Sparks.
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Macon Construction Company
Homer and its bright prospects bring new growth
Homer news notes two new stores, talks of substantial improvements, and plans to attract Northern capitalists. W P Brooks visits his father in Oglethorpe. Miss Flota Stephenson of South Carolina visits relatives. Rev T C Rorie, former Gazette editor, is in town. Superior court convenes Monday with an unusually large docket expected.
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W.P. Brooks
Oglethorpe
Flota Stephenson
Judge Thompson rules pool rooms not gambling in Kentucky
In Louisville on March 10 Judge Thompson dismissed the five pool room defendants, ruling horse racing is not a game of chance and pool halls cannot be prosecuted under gambling laws. An appeal is planned. if upheld, many new pool rooms may open statewide.
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Thompson
Harmony Grove Happenings in Harmony Grove Ga
Special Harmony Grove report notes Rev Billy Brook a Baptist divine from Banks County was in the Grove yesterday. Capt W B Burnett the silver tongued orator of Athens is in the Grove today on professional business. George D McGinnis a successful printer from Pocatallo District is in town today on business. Albert Stark continues visiting in the Grove delighting many friends.
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Work Retanpep Electric Line Delays City Transit
Work on the electric line drags on as cars are removed to lay track. Up town businessmen face long commutes home at night and many miss dinners yesterday while awaiting the work to finish.
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