Georgia Railroad Row Highlights Odds in Athens Clash
Athens faces discrimination by the Richmond and Danville line over freight and cotton rates. The piece attacks monopoly, supports Railroad Commission action, and vows to keep up political pressure while urging transparency and equity in regional trade. It connects political outlook with alliance movements and local press critique.
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Richmond and
Danville
Sol Haas
Athens
Atlanta
Maysville
Railroad Commission of Georgia
States
Railroad Commission
Commission
Athens Cotton Market Becomes State Leading Interior Hub
An Athens circular by R. L. Moss & Co. touts Athens as the best cotton market in Georgia with three new paying firms boosting competition and prices. It notes Athens will surpass Augusta receipts this year and lists buyers including J. H. Rucker and S. M. Inman & Co. plus local factories.
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Messrs. R. L. Moss & Co
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J.H. Rucker
Geor Railroad Compress
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Germany
Bern. Ehrhardt
Orr & Hunter
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J. S. Cowes
S. M Inman & Co
Atlanta
J. F. McGowan
Messrs
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Heath Cotton Co
Norfolk
Princeton
Georgia
Star Thread Co
Athens Cotton Exchange
Macon
Weeny
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R. L. Moss & Co
Memorial Session Highlights Death of Senator Maston O Neal
Georgia House honors late Senator Maston O Neal with memorial resolutions praising his service. Debates span appropriations for Dahlonega College and the Technological School dormitories, but none pass. Other actions include a pension department bill failure and voter intimidation conviction in Virginia.
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Senate
Terrell
Senate of Georgia
Maston O'Neal
Eighth
Georgia
Maston O’neal
Hand
McDowell-Perkins
House
Wooten
Atkinson
Dahlonega College
Phillips
Habersham
Technological School
Augusta
Smith
Irvine Hill
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Ellington
Cabaniss
Mullis
Beck
Warren
Bold Jail Birds Declared Escape From Clarke County Jail
In a dramatic escape three inmates, Sam Gregory John Sheats and Will Yerkin, tunneled through floors walls and a window using a spike and blankets to reach liberty. Mrs Wier halted a fourth attempt, Sheriff Wier deputized officers Goodrum and McKie to chase them without success, and rewards were posted.
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Darkies
Clarke County
Sam Gregory
John Sheats
Will Yerkin
Gregory
Sheats
Yerkin
Wier
Sounds at Sea and War Tales Recount Distant Bells
Philadelphia correspondent recalls distant ship sounds felt rather than seen as sails pass Rio de Janeiro. Admiral Goldsborough and Commodore Levy share a tale of bells heard 100 miles away, with Levy joking of rosebushes while thorns bite. The Fate of War recounts the Duc dAumale wounded in Africa amid jokes about rank, pay, and peril.
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Admiral Goldsborough
Commodore Levy
United States
Rio Janeiro
Levy
Detroit Free Press
Berner Bill Dies in Senate After Heated Debate
In Atlanta on October 9 the Senate rejected the Berner Bill and its substitute by a wide margin, killing the measure. The session drew large crowds as supporters argued for and against the proposal, with the final vote on indefinite postponement reaching 20 to 18. The house then transmitted the action, effectively burying the bill.
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Calloway
Zachry
Johnson
Terrell
Ellington
Messrs
Beard
Cabsniss
Candler
Culpepper
Flint
Gill
Glenn
Golden
Harlan
Harp
Hodges
Johnston
Lamb
Mulles
Patton
E. B. Smith
Vincent
Welker
Williams
Beck
Boyd
Culver
Eason
Erlington
Hill
Irvine
McKse
Nunnally Terrell
Todd
Warren
Witcher
Cabaniss
Fleming
Rainey
Military Advisory Board
Huff
McDonald- Jenkins
Holtzclaw
Branch
Wynn's Shortage Settled With Alliance Exchange
Atlanta reports Wynn's shortage with the Alliance Exchange is settled. Wynn pays money and real estate to cover the shortage dollar for dollar. Colonel Broughton notes the settlement is complete though exact dollar figures are not disclosed.
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Atlanta
Wynn
Alliance Exchange
Broughton
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