Gold Ore of Great Richness in Wilkes County
A Georgia mine, the Latimer in Wilkes County, yields a single ton of earth valued at 22 640 dollars. The Columbia Mining Company owners I H Oppenheim Monroe Bickart and A Bluthenthal with W D Storey and W H Fluker claim the vein is richest near the Latimer land once granted to L W Latimer in 1869. From 1407 pounds of ore a lump of gold weighing 1785 pennyweights was milled worth 1700 dollars, with potential total value near 800 000 dollars as the vein remains to be mined.
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Atlanta
California
el Dorado
Georgia
Wilkes County
I. H. Oppenheim
Monroe Bickart
A. &Luthenthal
Xentlemen
William
Coomstock
Colorado
Latimer
W. H. Fluker
L. W. Latimer
Oppenheim
Walker D Storey
Columbia Mining Company
West
Tion
House of Representatives
Nat Kaiser
McDuffie County
Columbia Mine
Columbia
New York
Storey
Depots Ordered by Comassion and Plant System Rates
The railroad commission held a session with two members present to hear cases involving the Plant System and Postal Telegraph and Cable Co. The commission granted new depots for Roberta and Reeves Station and heard Thomasville grievances over alleged discrimination in freight rates favoring Albany. Commissioner Brown was ill, delaying decisions on several tax arbitration matters.
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Railroad Commission
Pope Brown
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Roberta
Reeves Station
Thomasville
Albany
Altthough
Savannah
Georgia
Quitman
Cairo
Pelham
Moultrie
Menzies
Buppert
Brown
Spencer Atkinson
Sparks
Big Town
J. Papa Brawn
Wrightsville and
Tennille
Hawkinsville
Indian Spring
Atkinson
Wright
Prominent Timepieces and Jewelry Inventory Highlight
A brief notice touts a reliable Walsh as essential to prompting quality work and lists Patek Philippe & Co., Andemars, Picnet, and Agassiz as makers of the world’s most accurate timepieces. The seller claims a splendid stock of therm blamonds and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patek-Philippe & Co
Andemars
Picnet
Agassiz
Latimer Mining Company formed after gold vein found
A vein of Old ore was struck twelve feet deep leading to a $3,000 land purchase and a virgin gold stock valued near $300,000. Mr. Storey gains half interest for discovery as Latimer Mining Company plans development to reach the bed of the deposit amid a tale of an old deaf mute near the site who reportedly gathers dirt seeking elusive precious particles.
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Ora
Storey
Mr. Storey
Oppenheim
Bickart
Wilkes County
Latimer
Record Heat Shatters Atlanta July 2 Temps
Atlanta endured a record heat day with highs reaching 92.5 degrees, surpassing fourteen years of records and pegging July heat as the warmest in years. The city faced heavy afternoon rain totaling 0.181 inches, easing some streets yet keeping humidity high and temperatures near the 90s.
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Mercury
Atlanta
Yeserday
Oday
Agnes Scott Thriving Institution Near Atlanta
Agnes Scott Institute near Atlanta is expanding with a new building to open at the war term. The school attracts many Atlanta day students and offers music and art programs. Parents are invited to correspond with Rev. F. H. Gaines, D. D., the president.
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Agnes Scott
Atlanta
Agnea Scott Institute
Georgia Railroad
Wille
Parente
F. H. Gaines
D. D
Institute
Lehigh Valley Route to Pan American Exposition Described
The Lehigh Valley route to the Pan American exposition and Niagara Falls is a continuous panorama of entrancing scenery. The route, linked with rail and steamship lines, offered boat service from the south via Philadelphia or New York. Whig Chas. 8. Lee, general passenger agent in New York, provided a pamphlet describing the route.
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Lehigh Valley
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
New York
Lee
Buffalo
Norfolk
Amily
Old Point Comfort
Ricdmond
Wireinin Beach
M A Crowell
Norfolk, Va
Oj Mayer
John Henry blinks Baxter and plants a bat
A terse note reports John Henry defeating Billy Baxter in a street confrontation. The brief item notes a decisive strike and a defensive maneuver in Wiltshire, with no injuries mentioned and no further details provided.
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Billy Baxter
George Age
Melrose Park incident sparks labor race debate
The Melrose Park episode shows Alabama negro workers used in a strike clash, with armed locals preventing arrival and urging return home. Clergymen and professors from Clark University weigh in, arguing labor issues overshadow race, noting southern opportunities for black labor and urging better white leadership for race harmony.
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Alestson
Latrobe Steel and Coupler Works
Melrose Park
Alabama
Dr. Parkhurst
New York
Chicago
Melrose
Melrose City
Hig
South
North
Stonecutters' Union
McKinley
Atlanta
Lfe
Neetoes
W. FE. Crorman
Oesimira
Clark University
Acc
Edward L. Parks
D. D
Hoke Tarks
Crogman
Hoke
The
Baptist College
Towns
Turner
Nezro
Tam
Wall Collapse Near Peters Building At Peachtree Street
The southern wall of the O'Keefe building near Peachtree and Wall streets fell yesterday as workers tore down the old structure for a new Peters building. No one was injured. the Kimball House wall adjacent to the Peters lot was repaired and deemed safe after a city inspector’s examination.
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O’keefe
Kimball House
O'Keefe
Peachtree
Wall Streets
Peters Lot
Arisdine
Pittman
Woman’s Ills and a Patent Remedy Promise
Chelsea Wisconsin resident Mrs. Elia Rice recounts two years of womb inflammation with pain headaches and fatigue. She reports amanual cure after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges others with similar symptoms to seek the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaremia
Elia Rice
Chelsea
Wie
Lydia E. Pinkham
Reward of Humanity in Londor Truth at Gainsborough
Under the Wild Birds Protection Act a Gainsborough case raises concerns about bird protection. A man rescued a thrush from hands of the crowd, prompting debate on enforcement and public attitudes toward wildlife.
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Londor
Gainsborough
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Columbia Mnining Com
Pris
Ide
Dauimer
Attidevis
Robora
Reeves
Blamonds
Dewelry
Barehall St
Hain
Weather Bureau
John Henry
Meloss Park
Cragman
Hoke and Turner
H. E. Proctor
Larborer
Professor Crogman
Vasue
Atticus Hayrood
Webster
Atlanta University
H. H. Proctor
Dr. Proctor
Negro Congregational Church
Lincoln
Oates
Major Handley
Fiannet Leigh
Alvacas
Sidlans
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall
Suisun
Resowis
OLD Dominion Libe
JUST
Phillips & Che, CO
Peachtree Street
Police
Fire
Constitution
Fire Department
Union Labor
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