Gordon for U S Senate money bet shocks Atlanta crowd
In Atlanta last night a dramatic wager of 560,000 on Gordon’s U S Senate bid sparked a loud scene as a proponent challenged the outcome. A rival offered 500 to forfeit and 930,000 certified for tomorrow’s noon deadline, while a prominent man boasted a 12,500 bet backing Gordon’s election, drawing cheers and jeers. The episode highlights tensions between corporate-backed factions and farmers allied with the Alliance in Georgia politics.
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Georgia Senator Race Rumor Sparks in Atlanta
A rumored scene in Atlanta involving Gov. Gordon and an Alliance member stirs debate. The account claims Gordon shook hands, swayed a voter, and sparked a dire pledge to vote for Gordon. Journal questions the tale’s truth and targets the Alliance representative’s credibility.
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Early History Story of the Athens and Lexington Dirt Road
A concise historical note traces the origin and development of the Athens and Lexington dirt road, outlining its early construction, community efforts, and impact on local transport. It highlights key figures and dates shaping the route through rural pathways toward connectivity and growth.
Reminiscences of Lexington and Cherokee Corner Route
A historical reminiscence traces the Athens to Lexington dirt road as part of the Cherokee Trail, detailing early settlement, Indian conflicts, and notable sites around Cherokee Corner and Lexington. It recalls forts, massacres of enslaved people, the old survey line between Clarke and Oglethorpe, and famed figures and landmarks in Oglethorpe and neighboring counties.
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Washington County
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Oglethorpe
Greenesboro
Jack’s Creek
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Shooting Affray in Monroe Ends In Wound To Bell
A street shooting in Monroe left John Bell wounded in the left breast by a 38 caliber pistol fired by Walker Brown in broad daylight. Bell’s fate appears dire as authorities report a bloody encounter and rising excitement among local residents. The second item features John Bray of Oglethorpe county criticizing John B. Gordon’s political defeat and praising Alliance positions while voicing farmers’ concerns over Sub Treas ury opposition and wartime service.
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Oglethorpe County
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Stabbing Affray Ashore at Cannon's School Exhibition
At Cannon's school house during a late night exhibition a violent confrontation occurred between Peter Whitfield and Sam Watkins. Whitfield sustained deep cuts to the cheek and neck and a shoulder stab after a quarrel over Watkins at a wedding. Watkins was knocked down and escaped. Witnesses recount a claim of self defense versus an initial assault.
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Toccoa
Piedmont Exposition Receipts and Costs Reported
Atlanta November report by President Wylie lists Piedmont Exposition totals with sixty thousand gross receipts and sixty thousand dollars in expenses including ten thousand for grounds improvements this year. Itemized costs cover premiums twenty one thousand five hundred, military prize eight thousand, balloon prize twelve hundred, Wild West three thousand, electric lights fifteen hundred, music thousand, machinery four thousand, racing eight thousand.
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Terrible collision sinks Vizcaya and Hargrove near Barnegat
New York reports detail the Vizcaya and the Cornelius Hargrove wrecks after a late October collision. Sixty perished, including sixteen passengers, with about 100 survivors clinging to wreckage overnight. Survivors rescued by the Sarah L. Davis and Hercules, one woman’s body recovered. Dr. Rice recounts the hours aboard the Vizcaya as the ship sank and the rigging ordeal ended with rescue by the Humboldt’s crew.
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Sheriff Brings Negro Murderer Will Lee To Watkinsville
Sheriff Overby of Oconee county arrived in Augusta last night and escorted Will Lee back to Watkinsville this morning aboard the noon Georgia train. Lee, arrested after fleeing on the train, is the young man accused of killing Henry Eider at Smith's district last Sunday night. Witnesses say the crime followed a church quarrel, with the Alexander sisters testifying against Lee. The sheriff praised Augusta police for their prompt and efficient work in the case.
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Alexander
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Another Lynching in Hawkinsville District
Hawkinsville telegram reports Owen Jones, a negro, hanged by a mob for assaulting Miss Howell daughter of Mr. Sanders Howell at the edge of Pulaski county. The crime occurred when the girl was alone in the house. Jones confessed and was left hanging from a tree all night and most of today.
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Senator Brown Chinqua pin Tree Falls in Tugalo Valley
W L Rothell recalls a chinquapin tree once near Senator Joseph E Brown's former home in the Tugalo valley. The ancient tree, 47 inches around ten feet from the ground, was blown down by wind, linking memory of the great man to a fading natural relic from his era.
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Joseph E. Brown
Joseph
Toccoa
Riot on a Train in Georgia Aboard King Franklin Circus
About 150 Negroes boarded a Macon to Camak train after attending a Sparta King Franklin circus. A white man and many intoxicated riders sparked a knife attack as runners and passengers clashed. Conductor Ahearn, aided by two white male passengers, restored order with firm persuasion. Two Augusta residents witnessed the tense scene, terrified as the mob seethed and knives flashed.
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Root crops and prudent potato banking for farmers
A Georgia farm column extols sweet potatoes as highly profitable and shares homegrown tips. It urges skipping potato strings, using loose gray soil, watering when dry, and timing digging with ripeness. The piece describes a method to bank Potatoes using dry pine straw, corn stalks, and dirt, creating a temporary pantry to weather cold spells. It also appeals to J C C Black and the Augusta Chronicle as sympathetic partners to this plan.
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Treasury
United States
J. C. C. Black
Augusta Chronicle
Athens Railway Company Bill Seeks Expanded Powers
Notice of intention to apply to the legislature of 1890 for a bill titled An act to amend an act approved November 18 1889 incorporating the Athens Railway Company to confer additional rights and powers upon said company. The Athens Rail?way Company seeks broader authority.
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