Prohibition Petition Gathers Steam Ahead of Clarke County Vote
A heated Athens drive for a referendum on liquor sale faces a busy petition push with over a thousand signatures. Prohibitionists brace for a lively fight as voters weigh a 1884 act and the tax digest to decide whether to permit spirituous liquors. Public debate centers on local interests and the potential for neighborly strife amid the looming election.
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Henry W Grady Home Passes to Kon Hilliard
The Grady estate in Atlanta transfers ownership to Henry W Hilliard for 16000 dollars. The home, long hosted presidents and governors, moves from Mrs Grady and late Henry W Grady to the distinguished statesman and diplomat. Mrs Grady plans to rebuild in Atlanta when feasible.
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Clarke county roads in terrible condition after rains
Citizens complain of impassable county roads full of holes and gullies. They urge public officers to take action to improve roads, noting the inconvenience and Athens streets issues as neighboring concerns.
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Rail road prospects boost Athens as Northeastern repair nears
Roadmaster Langley of the Richmond & Danville says the Northeastern will be rebuilt to first class standards from Athens to Lula. The line currently is in poor condition with bridges to be rebuilt and rails replaced. Analysts note the Seaboard Air Line and Richmond Terminal push vs Robinson interests, while Georgia Midland emergence grows. Clark’s Lightning Liniment advertised for rheumatism relief.
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Negro Assassination At School House In Jexzsporo
Last night in Jexzsporo Louisiana a Black man named John Lacy was lured from a Negro school house and shot in the left breast, dying almost instantly. Suspect Lucius Warner known as Babe is missing and not yet found.
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Damages Awarded in Railroad Collision Case
Seventeen thousand five hundred dollars was the verdict for Charlie Madison against the Chattanooga Rome and Columbus Railroad. Madison, a freight fireman, was badly injured in a tail end collision at Tallafaro station in Chattanooga County last June, disabled for life and left unable to work. He was treated in Rome before recovering enough to leave hospital.
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Italian Government Demands Protection After Massacre Telegrams
The Italian government presses for full treaty protections after a massacre in Louisiana. Secretary Blaine telegraphed Governor Nicholls deploring the killings and urging punishment of mob leaders and prevention of further bloodshed. Reports from Carcaco and Kansas City note Italians seeking justice and heightened tensions across cities.
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Death of Dr Windthorst Ends Bavarian Opposition Leader
Dr Ludwig Windthorst, parliamentary head of Prussia's Catholic party and Biemarck opposition figure, died early Saturday after a period of illness. His final hours saw him faintly speak on Jesuit expulsion before fading, and Reichstag president Levetzow gave a poignant tribute.
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The Coke Strikers Enter Sixth Week of Defeat
The Connellsville coke strike extended into its sixth week as 15,000 workers remain out of work. Leaders privately concede defeat, with wage losses surpassing $900,000 and climbing toward a million, while a weak iron market fails to support higher coke demand.
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Fire from the skies in Hawkinsville phosphorescent rain
Reports from Hawkinsville Georgia describe a strange nocturnal phenomenon last Saturday between 7 and 8 PM. Sparks or firelike particles fell from clouds and drifted like snow, later found to be phosphorescent material. origin and cause remain unknown.
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Memorial service and Western and Atlantic probe at Atlanta
In Atlanta on March 16 special report covers a memorial commission drafting a tribute for John C Rutherford and a Western and Atlantic Commission hearing with witness testimony including C.T. Watson and Martin Dooley. May 13 memorial service in Savannah and suspension of Canon 22 to aid churches without rectors are noted.
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Incendiary Fire Hits Maj. Anderson Store at Carbon Hill
Brewmalam Alabama March 17. Incendiaries burned Maj. J. F. Anderson store after a feud with a local gang over his call for militia during January riots. Loss listed as 000. No arrests reported.
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Old Man John Rourke Reported 108 at Death
Funeral in Brooklyn for John Rourke who neighbors insist was 108 though death notice cites 108. Born in Tyrone Ireland he built his Columbia Street home and worked as a porter and flagman for the Long Island Railroad. Survived by his last wife of about 70, he led a quiet life and smoked tobacco heavily.
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Wedding Feast Spoiled by Groom Admiting Another Wife
Ottawa date March 17 Fred W Hall of Cleveland and Katie Warren of this city wed Saturday night. During the feast a friend exposed Hall’s prior England wife and child, revealing a divorce and new marriage. Hall fled by night train to Cleveland amid clamor. marriage may be annulled.
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