Veterans Home Bill Falls in Georgia House Debate
In Georgia on August 26 the House defeated a bill to establish a Confederate Veterans Home. Debates featured Everett of Stewart and Humphries of Brooks opposing, Huff of Bibb supporting, and Seay of Floyd backing the measure. Opponents argued pensions suffice. supporters urged a home for soldiers without families. The vote ended with defeat of the measure after hours of argument.
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Stewart
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Brooks
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Floyd
Veterans’ Association
Floydge County
Hill
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Wale
Mr. Huff
Bibl
Atlanta
Committee of the
House
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Fulton
Ite Theta Brooks
Billy
Rte
Stormy session as Georgia House defeats Confederate Veterans' Home bill
In Atlanta on August 27 the Georgia House faces a stormy session over the defeat of the Confederate Veterans' Home bill. Speeches criticize the action amid editorials and interviews, with divisions over tabling or passing resolutions and a vote 99 to 52 to table the measure for later consideration.
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Constitution
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Brooks
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Hand
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Stewart
Hull
Bibb
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Richmond
Lill
Meriwether
Davis
Burke
Excursion From Elberton to Athens Draws 500 Visitors
A large excursion from Elberton to Athens on the Georgia Carolina and Northern line is planned for next Thursday. About five hundred visitors are expected as farmers and citizens from along the line travel for a day trip. The round trip fare is one dollar, with departure from Elberton at nine a.m. and arrival in Athens shortly after ten. Citizens are urged to greet the visitors warmly and show them a hearty welcome. Also noted are railroad management changes including promotions in motive power and division appointments affecting several lines.
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Carolina
Elberton
Clarke County
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James Shannon
David Conyer
Danielsville Road
Geo
Lane Lucina J. Wilson
Martha A
Thomas Ke
Wilton
Pune
Betaine Salyastra
Jony W. Wine
Wreck Toll Rumors and Political Shifts Highlight 1900s
A Western North Carolina wreck kills forty to fifty as a train plunges from a trestle. Inter state Commissioner Bragg’s successor may be Clements. Trains between Macon and Camak blocked by washouts. Savannah River rises at Augusta. Alliance tensions in Jacksonville with Macune worried. Missouri Alliance replaces Hall with Leverett Leonard.
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Camak
Oklahoma
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Treasury
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Losses From Holding Cotton Spur Market Talk
A warehouse sale of forty to fifty bales shows the folly of holding cotton as prices fell from nine and a half to seven cents per pound. The farmer bore a four and a half cent net loss per pound, plus twelve pounds per base weight and storage and insurance costs.
Interview with a Prominent Cotton Factor on Yields and Prices
The Banner reports an interview with C. B. Griffith of Henderson Warehouse Company discussing cotton yields, market prices, and the impact of large Western grain crops. He argues abundant cotton plus limited money to speculate drives lower prices, while Western grain boosts farmers’ cash flow and may lift prices by mid November as speculation stabilizes.
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Whipping of a Robber at Dr Steedly’s Residence
A black man entered Dr. W B Steedly’s home to steal. He was caught, stripped to the waist, and lashed 150 times with a wet rope, then released after promising not to steal again. The incident stunned local observers and sparked taunting among nearby residents.
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Tribute of Respect for Mrs. Mary Eliza Pitman Dies in Athens Ga
A funeral tribute to Mrs. Mary Eliza Pitman of Athens Georgia details a devout Baptist life, family devotion, and patient illness ending Aug 21 1891 in her forty sixth year. She valued fellowship across denominations and cherished home and neighborly service. Her husband J E Pittman survives.
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Washington
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Madison County
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Capitol intrusion prompts police pursuit order
Atlanta officials vow to identify and prosecute those who broke into the capitol after a crowd invaded last night. Police Chief Connolly was instructed to have officers uncover the names of the attackers and bring them to justice.
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English
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Duel Averted After Georgia Legislative Fracas
Atlanta Ga Aug 27 special reports a duel scare linked to W J H Everett Capt Bill Smith of Gwinnett and Capt George Forbes of Atlanta. After heated floor exchanges Everett label Smith as drunkard and Forbes faced similar denigration. An amicable settlement followed with retracting statements and formal notices signed by representatives for both sides.
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Evening Journal
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Howell Erwin
Tom Cabaniel
Williams
Decatur
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Fulton county tax receiver reports record county tax increase
Fulton county's tax receiver completed his duties revealing a record rise of 6,289,630 dollars pushed the state's total increase to 25,146,588 dollars. Master Sidney Hughes remains ill at his mother's Milledge Avenue residence.
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Fulton County
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Thetis
Sidney Hughes
A.5. Hughes
Milledge Avenue
Hole near University Bank injures Josiah Lewis
A negro boy named Josiah Lewis fell into a deep ditch cut for sewer work in Broad street in front of the University Bank building. He struck his head, was unconscious, revived after being sprayed with water, and received treatment. doctors expect a rapid recovery.
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Lost Child Returns Home After Nightling Plight
A seven year old boy wandered and sang loudly on Broad Street provoking noise and curiosity. Detectives traced him to Cobbham where he forgot his name in the dusk, and he was led home by reporters and locals.
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Broad Street
Cobbham
Indignation Meeting in Atlanta Draws Thousands
In Atlanta last night a Confederate Veterans mass meeting at the artesian well drew several thousand. Speakers denounced the House action but kept a temperate tone. Afterward a crowd mobsily attempted to enter the capitol lifting Captain Bill Smith of Gwinnett on their shoulders.
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Confederate Veterans’ Association
Artesian Well
Capitol
Bill Smith
Gwinnett
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