Political battle over Sub Treasury and railroad reform
Report discusses schemes to influence Georgia politics, with money aimed at defeating allies of the Farmers Alliance and backing Governor Gordon. It calls for indirect control of railroading by electing railroad commissioners and notes independents in South Carolina pose a threat, while praising several Georgia figures backing the Sub Treasury bill and predicting its passage if farmers stay united.
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Alli
Antiagah -Treasury
U. S
Farmers’ Alliance Ge
Gordon
Sve
Treasury
South Carolina
Palmetto
Tillman
Georgia
Alliance Debate Urges Citizens to Support Georgia Farmers
George T. Murrell urges outsiders to join the Alliance, arguing it has strengthened Georgia since 1887 across farming and business. He questions opposition from papers, merchants, lawyers, rail workers and others, calling for conventions to align interests and advance reform without harming any class.
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Georgia
State Alliance
Alliance
Sol
Georgis
Atlanta
Call for honest concert of action to aid the nation
Alliance Farmer urges railroad men bankers and long‑ruling legislators to convene for a frank discussion of currency and fiscal reform. He argues for broad cooperation beyond party lines to restore prosperity and explain the laws that now burden the country.
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Farner
Madison County Alliance Opposes Gordon for Senator
Resolutions from the Madison County Farmers Alliance condemn John B. Gordon for United States Senate, opposing his stance against the Sub-Treasury bill. They urge senator and representative elect to vote against him and to share copies with officials and press. The notice ends with an ad noting cash paid for second hand oat and corn bags by Elevator Mills Co. at the NE R R Depot.
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Wuereras
John B. Gordon
United States
Corn Alliance
Elevator Mills Co
Peculiar Bird Sighting In Watkinsville In Carlton Game Law Night
A report from Ovonce County notes Congressman Carlton aiding game law passage. A bird startled by light flew into his chair as the law passed, and the bird seemed to seek his protection, a scene described by Earl Overby and others. Also reports a serious accident at a paper mill where Ed Couch was injured by falling bales, plus a church notice for a Missionary mass meeting at Bogg's Chapel on October 19 with program details.
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Earl Overby
Ovonce County
Carlton
Clarke
Oconee
Watkinsville
Mr. Carlton
Couch
Bogg’s Chapel
Athens Circuit
Four Masked Men Rob Missouri Train Near Schell City
Four masked men halted a Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train near Schell City Missouri as it slowed for water at an Osage river tank. They mounted the engine from both sides and forced the engineer to stop at the express door. The messenger threw out the money packages and the train carried light valuables. The incident closely matched a recent robberies at Otterville. Fort Scott Kansas October 11.
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Missouri
News Telegram Association
Fort S¢orr
Kansas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Schell City
Osage River
Otterville
Poisoned His Family by Arsenic in Meal at Ozark
Special report from Ozark Alabama details Clayton Loyd, a 35 year old farmer, poisoning his wife and five children with rat poison. Three children died at the table, the baby perished overnight, and Mrs Loyd died soon after. Loyd fled to Alabama Midland rail lines, was captured at Donalsville Georgia, and is jailed in Ozark awaiting possible lynching amid a Coroner's verdict of death by poison. The five children named Cora Lee 10 Lambert 7 Dick 5 Emory 2.
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Hawes
News Program Association
Ozark
Ala
Loyd
Dick Hawes
Texas
Newton
Lambert
Emory
Jeffersonian convention yields no candidate. Douglasville delegates disappointed
The Jeffersonian meeting in Atlanta drew eleven Douglasville citizens and a few Atlanta visitors. W A James elected chairman, C O Peavy secretary. The group aimed to nominate a candidate against Colonel Livingston but county support was absent, so they issued a voters' address outlining their principles. Foul play suspected in missing man case at Bryant's landing. A clever woman article extols practical wisdom and urges Skiff the jeweler as a trusted guide.
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HE Railroad Commission
Uiere
Alx
Georgia
News Telegram Association
Atlanta
Douglasville
Camp
W. A. James
C.O Peavy
James
Livingston
Douglas
Oerleaping Ambition and the Army of City Dreamers
An essayist laments the rush of country youth to cities seeking rapid ascendancy. It contrasts hopeful adventurers with the harsh realities of urban life, noting many fail to translate dreams into steady careers and the toll of lonliness, with only a few achieving lasting success in New York's competitive world.
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Roe
Macaulay
Scotchman
New York
Juvenal
John
Ivania
America
Broadway
Park Row
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