Watson letter ties Watson to Buck and People's party plot
A sensational Thompson streets story in Augusta papers alleges circumstantial proof of Thomas Watson’s links with Boss Buck and the Republican party. A torn letter, pieced together by Thomson schoolgirls, implies funds and votes used to manipulate a Georgia district with People's party tickets and Harrison electors.
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Tom Watson
Boss Buck
Republican Party
Georgia
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Buck
Telegraph
People’s Party
Harrison
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People’ Party
Atlanta
Georgia Road
Constitution
Colonel Watson
Charley McGregor
Captain Saunders
N. A. Dunning
National Watchman
Marietta PaperCo
Cordele
Palmer
John T. West
Thompson Bank
Colonel Buck
Engine collision injures horse driver near Statham
A G C and N railroad engine struck a wagon team driven by Ike Thrasher of Oconee near Statham without signaling. The wagon was wrecked and Thrasher suffered serious bruising while one horse died. Likely damage suit anticipated. At the depot, McMaster of the M and N road was badly bruised stepping from bridge.
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Ike Thrasher
Oconee
Statham
Thrasher
Bapty
Mr. McMaster
Pass
I.e
Mayor Cheswell Denounces Unauthorized Aid Appeals
The Georgia Manufacturing Cooperative operatives faced an unprincipled aid solicitation. Mayor Cheswell states no Open has been authorized to solicit support and those aiding did so for personal gain. He notes the fire harmed operatives but urges unity. the company will employ workers and provide rent, fuel, and town relief as needed.
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Mit
J. R. White
Tie
W. E. CoEswar
Ga. M’g. Co
Whitehall
East Athens to Get Pants and Mattress Factory
East Athens, noted for pluck and enterprise, plans a new pants and mattress factory to be started in a few days by J. W. Joiner on Poplar street. The venture aims to be among the city’s best small manufactories.
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East Athens
J. W. Joiner
Joiner
Poplar Street
A Mother in Israel is Summoned to the Better Land
Mrs. Peter B. Baughn, aged nearly seventy, died after a long illness at her Jackson street home. Beloved as a faithful Baptist, she received loving care from friends and relatives during her final days. The casket rests in the family burying ground in Oglethorpe County after funeral rites on Friday.
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Peter B. Baughn
Jackson Street
Baughn
Baptist Church
Oglethorpe County
Fearful Snows Freeze Rail Lines From Cheyenne to Ogden
A Cheyenne Republican report says a historic blizzard on the Union Pacific blocks rail, worst in memory, with 18 foot drifts at Laramie and five feet on the level. Westbound trains stuck, Elmo derailed, and conductor and brakeman injured as storms rage across Colorado and Wyoming. Reports cite massive cattle losses and widespread disruption as authorities plan troop mobilization for ceremonies at Fort Monroe and Norfolk yard. A Virginia resident James A Parker is found dead at his home in Ellersbourne.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Ogden
Utah
Laramie
Howe
Georgia Board Considers School Program Tangle
The state board of education meets in called session to discuss a dispute over curriculum. State School Commissioner Bradwell barred use of a given writing and reading program, while Cobb County education officials seek allowance to teach it.
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Georgia Lang
Amiaxta
State Board of Education
Bradwell
Georgia
Bergman’s Escape Attempt From Western Penitentiary
An anarchist convict Bergman, jailed twenty one years for assault, made a near successful dusk escape from the Western penitentiary. He climbed toward the wall and leaped, but a guard shot him in the leg as he landed, breaking a leg. He was recaptured and hospitalized.
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Bergman
H. O. Frick
Young
Columbus Festivities Shine Across Cities in Spain and Baltimore
Across Spain Columbus celebrations show grand pageantry with churches crowded for Mass and a monster procession of university professors in medieval garb. In Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons unveils a Columbus statue, while in Kansas City a Belt Line freight collision kills three and injures one.
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Columbus Day Observance Planned in Atlanta
In Atlanta on October 21 the Columbus Day committee reports near completion of plans for a memorable observance. Local preparations emphasize a formal program and citywide activities.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Tennyson Funeral in Westminster Abbey Ceremony
Final services for Lord Tennyson were held at Westminster Abbey conducted by the archbishop of Canterbury. A large crowd gathered as dignitaries and American officials attended, including Gladstone's representative Arthur Littleton and the prince of Wales. The coffin lay on trestles as clergy led a solemn rite with wreaths from the queen and family.
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Gladstone
Arthur Littleton
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Ee. White
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Bal- Hof Ealleys
Oxford
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Hallem Tennyson
Canterburry
Ericans
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George Edmunds
Vermont
Post
Ee George de Choate
Haward
Cleveland letter cheers Kansas over McKinley tariff stance
Grover Cleveland sends a message to Kansas Democrats praising their pledge not to support the McKinley tariff by electoral vote. The letter, dated Oct 18, lauds Kansas breaking partisan ties for principled prosperity and fair taxation.
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Torzxa
Charles K. Holiday
Kansas Democracy Editorial Association
Grover Cleveland
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Hatfield-McCoy gang members ambush claimed
Covington Va report says Keadle and the Birchfields, suspected Hatfield-McCoy gang, were involved in an October 4 ambush and robbery. The World dispatch notes ongoing pursuit and authorities coordinating the case.
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New York
Covington
Keadle
Two Birchfields
Hatfield-McCoy
Sealing Schooner Sea Lion Seized Off Victoria
A Victoria schooner Sea Lion was seized by a United States marshal after arriving with a cargo of seals and skins. The incident occurred as the vessel ashore at an unspecified location following a late voyage from British Columbia.
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Victoria
B. C
Sea Lion
United States
Great Civil and Military Parade Caps New York Week
Nov York reports the grand civil and military parade closing a week of Columbian celebrations. More than 85,000 lined the route with 6 000 militiamen and naval units, including the Atlanta Gate City Guard, amid a city packed with spectators and celebratory displays.
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George
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Eighth Day of Episcopal Triennial Convention in Baltimore
In Baltimore the eighth day of the Episcopal Triennial Convention opened with religious exercises led by Bishop Scarborough and Rev. Dr. Edwards. The House of Deputies met as Dr. Dixon announced a committee on the Book of Common Prayer. A report on constitutional amendments was presented, debating the revised version and its authority amid controversy over its wording and implications.
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New Jersey
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Aloany
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Huntingdon
New York
Samuel A Hart
Connecticut
George C. Thomas
Pennsylvania
Huntington
Massachusetts
New. Ree
Battershall
Rida
Judge Tourgee Certificates Spark Mississippi Race Turbulence
Report from Jackson on October 14 describes a violent clash in Coahoma County tied to a secret black society linked to Judge Albion W Tourgee. A black man’s arrest sparked gunfire, two blacks were killed, and many society members were jailed amid political fallout.
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Mississippi
Jackson
R. H. Wildberger
Clarksdale
Miss
Coahoma County
Albion W. Tourges
Maysville
Orin
Strikes and political tension in Carmux Tarn region
The Carmux strike involving coal miners and glass workers in Tarn grows serious with political overtones. Deputies sympathetic to the strikers are assembling in Conitix as fears rise of further clashes between workers and employers, with potential intervention by federal forces.
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Carmux
Tarn
Chamber of Deputies
Conitix
Bebeda
Main
California Honored With Tree Feature At Government Building
A segment of a famous California tree will be a prominent feature in the Government building at the Columbian exposition. A state fair drew attention to a transplanting machine for setting tobacco cabbage and other plants, while Earth Times note shifting trends.
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