Railroad Fever Grips Dahlonega with New Athens Line
The Nugget reports strong local support for a Tate to Athens railroad via Dahlonega with surveys showing favorable grades and little obstruction. A five member committee will visit Athens to secure cooperation and push the road as a vital link for Lumpkin and Dawson counties. In a separate incident a man is accused of assaulting a girl, attempting murder, and burying his victim in a grave he dug. The mob plans swift action pending authorities.
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Dahlonega
Tate
Athens
Lula Aml
Messia
Reimann
Lawrence
Lumpkin
Dawson Counties
Chestater River
Chestateé
Lula
Tininesville
Blue Ridge
Datlonegs
Mellon
Dahloneya
Johnson
N. F. Howard
H. J. Ingersoll
W. G. McNulley
Jw.iadward
Rodel
Irsviate
Ata
David Hob Moseley
Paul
Wille
Sil
Austin
Ayer Uday
Miss Austin
Henry W. Grady Book Sale Promoted in Jackson County
A Jackson County promoter outlines a sale of a Sons of Henry W. Grady book edition edited by Joel Sandler Harris. Will Davenport is the authorized Jackson agent and proceeds aid the mother and family of Mr Ernay. Robert Gantt handles agency and awaits postal card inquiries.
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Kentleman
Jackson County
Lms
Joel Sandler Harris
Will Davenport
Jackson
Harris
Hook
Ernay
Robert
Gantt
Wee
Thanted Two or .c¢ Sood printers at once at office
Fragmentary notice notes printers and an office action with unclear wording. Readable parts mention an immediate step or order related to printing tasks and a location likely an office. No clear date or named entities evident.
Carnesville and Athens Road Drive to Win Support
The Carnesville Enterprise notes ongoing work on a Carnesville to Athens route, urging the Richmond and Danville Railway to accept a prepaid grant or let the Georgia Carolina & Northern fund the line. It forecasts Madison and Athens backing the project, arguing the Georgia Carolina and Northern would complete the road if R and D stalls. The piece frames the route as key to Athens becoming Georgia’s railroad hub and promises substantial local subscriptions to spur construction.
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Georgia
Athens
Carnesville Road
Carnesville
Ee Naan
Cilgees
the Tribune
T and Danville
Ist
Aril
Richmond and Danville
Georgia, Carolina & Northern
Richmond
Danville
Madison
Danielsville
Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Richmond and
Harmony Grove News and Local Notes
Harmony Grove hosts one of the state’s best schools. A new paper to be edited by JOHN SCROGGINS is planned in Harmony Grove. MR. SCROGGINS will soon open a government distillery in Banks County producing ten gallons of corn whiskey daily. Col. JAMES M. MERRITT, famed orator of Maysville, is in the city. Col. W. S. PIKE of Jackson is discussed as a Congressional candidate. A criminal lawyer is praised as a splendid speaker whose words move crowds. ANTED Two or three good printers for immediate employment at this office.
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Harmony Grove
John Scroggins
Banks County
James M. Merritt
Maysville
Col. W. S. Pike
Jackson
Congress
Wesley Athief
Baughns
Clexa
Jennie Bingham
Garfield Boulevard
Chicago
Carcaco
Jennie Ances
Zack
Taylor
Leroy Payne
Bingham
Milwaukee
Connery Gentionan
Iowa
Amers
Pene
Tnegrestin
Athens man claims self defense in axe attack
The article describes Lee admitting to cutting Slaton with an axe after a fight. Witnesses say Lee backed away fifteen feet before the strike. Slaton remains alive with faint hope of recovery. Lee is jailed awaiting bond as citizens seek approval for his release with Ed. T. Brown acting as counsel.
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Slaton
Lee
Brown
Slaten
Athens
T. Brown
Rich Magnetite in Greene County Spark Interest
R J Hester a leading Greene County farmer notes a rich iron ore seam on his plantation. Local reports say Greene County hosts extensive magnetite deposits rivaling Sweden or Alabama, likely attracting capitalists and triggering development of the region in Georgia.
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R. J. Hester
Greene County
Sweeden
Alabama
Georgia
Bobbin Mill Interest At Watkinsville Sparks Stock Talks
In Athens yesterday, parties showed interest in a stock company tied to a Watkinsville bobbin mill project. Machinery and works would be set up to fit the mill, signaling plans for a broader enterprise though details remain unclear.
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Watkinsville
Athens
Yoandry and Machine Works
Ao & Great Ane
Religious Department Advocates Sabbath Rest Observing Sunday Mail
Rev W F Crafts cites global examples to press Sabbath rest before the Senate Committee. He notes Egypt, Toronto, London and Connecticut as cases where Sunday operations or trains were restricted. Michigan Central Railroad President H B Ledyard questions fair treatment for workers. argues no loss, only moral gain from stopping Sunday trains.
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United States Senate Committee
W. FP. Crafts
Lst
Toronto
Canada
London
Georgia
Cheerfulness as a Moral Force and Faith’s Intercession
The piece extols cheerfulness as superior to mournful toil and urges daily joyful effort, endurance through harmony with divine aid, and a steadfast Christian hope. It cites Carlyle on cheerful toil and counsels believers to cast off gloom, claim Jesus as Advocate, and transform sighs into hymns through intercession and mercy.
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Jesus
Alber
James
Transforming Faith and Community Resolve in Hard Times
An excerpted church period piece urges cheer, faith in minister and congregation, and service to others as antidotes to gloom. It reflects on personal struggle, divine help, and transforming acts of charity linked to historical figures and religious sentiment.
Wild Girl Steals Horse, Then Runs Away
A young girl from near Trotted is jailed in Arro, NL, after stealing a horse by disguising herself. She rode the animal from Thomas Spiller’s farm to Fulton and sold it, then fled toward Emmett, Tennessee, before being captured.
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Asa
Arro
Spiller
Fulton
Emmetti
Nessee
Farming Yet Riches From Small Plots And Manure
A historical farmer’s article argues against resting land and promotes intensive small-plot cultivation with careful manuring and crop rotation. It details methods for one acre to feed two mules all year, plus recommendations to consult the Georgia Experimental Farm and to study soil nourishment and insect control.
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Apis Sodo
Turner
Jeweprigs
Georgia Experimental Farm
Phoometry
Athens
Dr. Clifton
York
Cheery the News Boy and a Brave Little Spirit
The tale recounts Cherry Dickson a cheerful boy known as Dick But when the pewsies dub cry His real name Joseph Vernon Dickson The Union Station news boy faced a deadly train wreck yet urged the surgeon to save others while his own pain remained silent His courage inspired fellow news boys to pool funds for his care and later return to work with a smile A second piece recalls a farm tale about Billy a fourteen year old boy reluctant to begin work and a father urging practical effort with humor and resolve.
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Josph Vernon Dickson
Joseph
Jor
Flintaliey
Limited
Union
Littie
Billy
Shades Tex Oe
Tia Farm
Jani
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