Georgia Voices Against Railroad Rate Discrimination
In a public appeal Athens and Atlanta are cited as rival trade centers. The author urges the Railroad Commission to end preferential rates for Atlanta and ensure equal treatment, warning of constitutional violations and state sovereignty being burdened by a foreign corporation. Georgia’s citizens demand fair rates and protection for Athens in the face of the Richmond & Danville line.
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General Assembly
Georgia
Athens
Atlanta
Richmond
Danville
Railroad Commission
Richmond & Danville
New Jail Urged By Clarke County Grand Jury
At Clarke Superior Court the Grand Jury urged building a new jail and courthouse. Recent events show the urgent need as three prisoners escaped through rotten wood and walls. County should fund a modern, safe jail to keep convicts securely in their cells.
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Clarke Superior Court
Clarke County
Coutity
New York
Flowersk
Grand Jury
Death of Dr W H Potter Removes A Methodist Minister
The death of Rev W H Potter removes from the active field of labor one of the ablest ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He had been an itinerant preacher from early manhood and served prominent charges in the Georgia Conferences.
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W.h.potter
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Georgia
Editor Potter and Dr Keeley Cure Debate in Old Journal
The piece recalls Dr. Potter's eight year editorship of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate and later mission secretary work, noting his strong convictions and focus on missions. It then discusses a Courier-Journal feature arguing drunkenness as a disease and examining Dr Leslie Keeley’s cure, including endorsements by notable figures and Mines' overview in the North American Review.
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General Conference
Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Wesleyan
Potter
The
Methods Church
Athens
Leslie E. Keeley
Dwight,il
Opie Reid
Tarneey
George Work
Rust
Wisconsin
Robert Ayres
United States Army
Keeley
John Fiavel “Mines
North’ ‘American Review
Kebley
Mines
Dwight
Dr. Keeley
Jr. Mines
Modern Eden or Eternal Eden Ellaville Recalled
A Georgia town praised as a model of virtue with no saloons gambling or crime. locals describe Ellaville as a place of peace and prosperity where churches prosper and police are seldom needed. The passage compares Ellaville to an ideal Eden and references past figures for emphasis.
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Georgia
Ellaville
Proctor _Knott
Duluth
Carnesville Culls: Desks, School Growth, and Local News
Carnesville reports eighty pupils in attendance with expectations of one hundred soon. Desks to be modernized, Parker couple staying, Morgan Looney touted for earning over two thousand dollars. Local merchants Bill Goss and Ben Power visit. Carson and Ginn in town. North Secrets Holiness Convention opens Tavonia and a new Presbyterian church dedication is planned. Georgia history debate at UGA discusses Johnston and Stephens references.
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Carnesville
Carneaville Nine
Bill Goss
Ben Power
Harmony Grove
G. L. Carson
Bold Springs
Robert Ginn
Royston
North Secrets Holiness Convention
Tavonia
Mack
New Presbyterian Church
In Memory of Grady Statue to Be Unveiled at Piedmont Exposition
The bronze statue of the Peerless Georgian, Grady, will be unveiled during the Piedmont Exposition with a large crowd expected. Preparations are complete except for placing the statue, and rail reduced fares will enable many Georgians and Southerners to attend in Atlanta. Athens plans a large delegation to witness the ceremony.
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Grady
Atlanta
Athens
Grady Monument Statute Unveiling Set for October 21 1891
The Henry W. Grady Monument Association announces the unveiling of the Grady statue on October 21 1891. Merchants and manufacturers urged to close 10 a m to 2 p m to allow clerks and others to attend. Various organizations urged to participate and state and local officials asked to grant recess for the ceremony. The invitation notes gratitude for Alexander Doyle's contributions and the public’s love for Mr Grady.
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Henry W. Grady Monument Association
Grady
Alexander Doyle
Tady
Chanes
Naveark Howell
Fulton Colville
Arton Smith
J. R. Helliday
Governor Hill to Speak at Albany Unveiling
New York’s 2st Governor Hill plans to depart Albany on Sunday to attend and deliver the address at the unveiling ceremony. Harmony Grove items report social visits from Stockton Hood Duvall Carson Walker and a note on Prof. Walker leaving for Georgetown University to study law.
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Governor Hill
New York
Albany
Big Mortgage Filed in Atlanta For 10.5 Million Bonds
The Southern Banking Trust company filed a first mortgage for 10.5 million dollars on the Atlanta Consolidated Street Car Company to secure bonds now issued half and the rest to follow. The mortgage covers all company property and runs to the Old Colonial Trust Company of Boston as trustee. A deputy clerk is copying the lengthy document into record books.
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Atlanta
Superior Court
Southern Banking Trust Company
Old Colonial Trust Company
Boston
Atlanta Consolidated Street Car Company
Mass
Consolidated Street Car Company
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