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Weather and wrecks along Etowah and Savannah River
A storm wrecked a bridge work car on the Etowah river near Marietta and swept it away after a high embankment failed. A railroad box car and contents vanished. losses estimated around $300. Separate notes tell of a Savannah rail passenger incident as well as local fires, funerals, and a sheriff’s house fire, with casualties and insurance details.
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Veriall
Etowah
Marietta North Georgia
Marktin
North Georgie
Swainsboro Herald
J. R. Moring