18 Jun 1876
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1876
Page
1
Fragmentary notices include a long poem about change and decay and a Baptist church discussion on church expenses as a debt to Christ and fellow members. The text also references local anecdotes, a Washington telegraph note on Senate postponement, and a Lake Steamer Bureau update.
A visitor’s guide to the Centennial Exhibition highlights the main building housing foreign displays from France to Japan. It urges two weeks to absorb the vast exhibits, notes lodging and meals on a European plan, and praises the grounds, comfort, and thorough array of international halls and products.
Henry Arnold Green, a tall blonde Leavenworth resident with English ties, staged a bizarre stunt riding in a coffin pulled by a hearse along Cherokee Street. He drank whisky, toppled the coffin pane, and caused a crowd to scatter before returning the hearse and coffin.
Mr J G Temple of Joplin Missouri and his son Otto rode a hand made wheelbarrow 1400 miles toward the centennial. They left February 28 accompanied by an Englishman named Wilson. Barrow weighed 16 pounds with ore samples from Oronogo and Joplin mines and cost about $15. They averaged 20 miles daily, lodging well and pausing to rest at times. The journey aims to honor the centennial and showcase mineral specimens.
Georgia delegates and figures exchange speeches on army appropriations and education. Col Blount’s floor remarks on detailing officers for schools are praised. Gen Young clears accusations of the real estate pool. Emory College lists honors and junior speeches while faculty mourns Prof Daggett’s departure for Berlin.
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