Invention debate on cotton gin sparks Georgia history claim
A long letter from Laura Jones McNabb and others questions Eli Whitney as the inventor of the cotton gin. It cites Joseph Watkins of Savannah river as original maker, with family testimonies, patent hints, and echoes of colonial Georgia politics, urging further historical verification and public notice.
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Joseph Habersham
Macaulay
United States
Peter the Great
Russia
Laura Jones McNabb
Heying
Eli Whitney
Lug
Frederick Pope
Augusta
Tart Hotmee
McNabb
Watkins
Joseph Mabersham
Washington
Wilkes County
Joseph Jones
Kirkwood
Uncle Watkins
Joseph
Joseph Watkins
Savannah River
Nathaniel Greene
EU Whitney
Smith
Hilt Aga
Georgian Historical Society
Atlanta Constitution
Watking
Whitney
Columbian Cyclopedia
Arth
South Carolina
Tennessee
Patent Office
Martha P
Clark
John Clarke
George M. Troup
Nancy
Campbells
Elijah Clarke
John
Americ
Scotland
Ireland
England
Miss Clarke
North Carolina
America
Eijah
Georgia
Elijah
Georgina
Wiskee County
Virginia
North Caroline
Pacolet River
Constitution
Sinceraly
Baxter Msparland
Clarke
Agave Pills and Revolutionary Valor Mentioned
Historical notes mix patent medicine ad copy with a biographical sketch praising Sergeant John Newton and his ally Jasper. The piece cites Radway’s Pills for digestive issues and blends a tribute to courage with references to Savannah, Charleston, and figures from the American Revolution, framing Newton as a godly, noble warrior.
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John Newton T
John Newton
Charleston
Doby
Newton
Wilum Jasper
Parenot
Jasper
Savannah
Savannah River
America
Garibaldi
Napoleon
Stonewall Jackson
Jona
Sergeant Bernal
OD. Jones
France's Great Chemist Berthelot Honored at Sorbonne
London Lancet surveys M. Berthelot's fifty years as a scientist and teacher. The Paris Sorbonne celebration honors his foundational work in chemistry, including glycerine synthesis, organic construction from carbon and hydrogen, and proving life-like compounds can be formed from mineral matter. The event drew scientists from many nations.
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M. Berthelot
London
Lancet
Sorbonne
Paris
M Berthelot
Ht Chimie Organique Fondee
The Artist's Enthusiasm Mystery Dialogue
A Washington Star excerpt shows a detective and friend debating a case. The detective reveals multiple crews complicating the mystery, noting this increases artistic enjoyment and material understanding for the observer.
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Washington Star
New Set of Pugilists Highlighted in Defying Tale
From a 1901 perspective the piece extols unnamed fighters beyond Sullivan, Corbett, and Fitzsimmons, praising a noble widow who fights to support her daughters and detailing a local tale of a beauty chosen by a suitor, whose round by round luck declines as the backer becomes drunk.
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John Newton
Newton
Bia
South Carolina
Georgia
Ste
Carol
Carolina
Robert Johnson
Oglethorpe
Gooraz
Carona
Caroling
Cattla Mu
Sullivan
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Pealdes
Brown
Arani
Marine Ring
Christian
Pike
Sara
The Ki Magi System of Personal Influence Promises Power
A New York college releases a book titled The Secret of Power touting Ki-Magi as a means to read minds, influence others, and cure diseases. It claims free distribution of 5000 copies and features testimonials from various individuals praising its life changing effects and business benefits.
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New York
Joseph Steiner
Ninth Street
N. W
Washington, D. CO
W. Rockwell Kent
Binghamton, N. C
S.letter
Middletown
Felix Mossbrugger
Halsey Street
Newark
N. J
C. BE
Tutter
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Cory
Massbrugger
Colonel Tuller
Columbia Scientific Academy
H. M
Broadway
The Fight Within the Ring and Its Consequences
A quoted speech warns against glamorizing boxing’s spectacle. It recalls a disastrously disfiguring scene and the crowd’s cruel reactions. The author urges empathy for suffering women and widows, urging restraint in praise of sports while calling for awareness of the harm and broader moral lessons.
Southern Railway Train List with Through Sleeping Cars
A detailed timetable of Southern Railway trains from Atlanta including through Pullman sleeping cars to Chicago, Birmingham, Memphis, Kansas City, and Tampa routes. Notes list dining cars, local and through services, and key arrival points such as Washington, New York, Chicago, and Chattanooga.
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Pullman
Chicago
Brunswick
Columbia
Birmingham
Memphis
Kansas City
Charlotte
Danville
Richmond
Chatamoora
Chattanoora
Florida
St Augustina
Dackson- Fillo
St. Augustine
Washington
Southwestern Limited
Victory
New York
DAIL
Anoe York Express
Ami Charlotta
Norfall
Arives Rishmond
Norfolk
Vaily
All Stone
Feay
Macot
Pulyman
Pullman Ar
Columbus
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
Maincinnati
Tallaposta
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Kye
Aloo
Thoreda
Detroit
Mich
Florida Limited
Augustine
Brimo- Ghck
Jacksonville
St Aucuetine
U. B. Paar
City
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Wendy
Frice
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Jaim
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N.C
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Nisbet Latta
Wolice
Thomas Savage
Clay
Wall Street
Society OF the the State OF
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Elbert
Samuel
Eustace
John Skey
Fishbourne
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Robeart
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Fayssoux
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Hiwill
Houston
Jackson
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Charles
Jordan
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Jan
Steward
Kerloquen
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Meriwether
Miller
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Muntert
Robert
O'Neal
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Pearce
Nethaniel
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Peirce
William
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John Carreway
Shiek
Frederick
Sharpe
James B
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Daniel Jones
Continental Army
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May Gibbons
George Jones
Ball-Washington
Andrew Washington
Joni Washington
Annne Pope
Westmoreland County
Lawrence
Anne
Mildred Warner
Augustne
Mildred
George Washington
John Washington
Lawrence W
Catherine Whitney
Gloucester
Warner Henry Mildred
Elizabeth
Catherine
Cathering Whitney
Thomas Lanier
Richard
Thomas
Sampson
Sampson Lanier
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Lewis, Buckner
Burwell
Winnefred
Drewry Ledbetter
Nancy Goho
May Welighan
Roanoke
N. C
Rebecca
Walton Harris
Brunswick County
Walton
Rebecca Harris
Sampson Harris
U. S
Alabama
Jeptha Harris
Ike
J. Walton
New England
Willem Walton
Cambridge College
Hingham
Mass
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Lillig Walton Hopkins
Hart-Barnett-Stanley
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Jim Booth
Buena Viste
John Booth
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Joseph Lane
Patterson
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Emma Dane
Williams
Theophilus Willams
Raleigh
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James Lane
Irene Kinchen
John C
Bam Williams
Dave Boyland
Ysanc Williams
Rachael Smythe
Isaac
Joel Williams
Isaac ‘Williams
Medklenburg
John Collen
Daplin
Daniel Williams
Thomas Smythe
John B. Williams
Finchburg
Ala
Trupair
Edward Telpale
Edward Telfair
Toron Head
Kirkanidpright
Halifax
Thomas Telfair
Congress
Mary Telfair
Hodgson
Scarborough
William Telfair
Surinam
Mary Lucia Telfair
Telfair
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Robert Green
Patty Ball
Northumberland
Ellen Green
Agron Lane
Culhener
Joho Reste
William Bell
Fontaine
Xolly
H. Latham
Bllen
Crenshaw
Nanty
Eilen
Wilzabeth
John III
Robert Slaughter
Francis Anne Jones
Francia
Robert Coleman
Cadwalladar
S Ramsdell
Fanny Latham
St. M
Ppanid Latham
Stevensburg
Thomas Latham
Caroline
Henry Anne W
James Gaines
Turkey
Frances Latham
Bu- Banna
Hopson
Virginia Xecord
Jacob Michau
Salty Nevils
Cumberland
Edward Mathews
Tabitha Hopson
Henrico
Hirtha
Gevenland
Tablet Hoson, & Son
Betty
Eaward Mathews
Tapitha Hopson
Edward
Henry Hopson
Martha Nevill
Henry
Jn Agpenter
Sally
John Hughes
Judith Nevill
Judith
Judith Nevil
Mary
Goochland
William Douglas
Church of England
Wootton
Maryland
Thomas W Wootten
Gloucester County
John Wootten
Somerset County
Annapolis
Edward Wootton
James Wootton
St. Anne Church
Apnapolis
Turner
William W. Wootton
Prince George County
London Town
Anne Arundel County
William Clapman
South River
Woottons
William Turner Wootton
Turner Wootton
Mackall Bowie
Robert Bowie
William Turner Wactton
St. John College
Senate
Pratt
Caward
Robert W. Bowe
Thomas F. Bowie
Hubert Bowie
William T. Wootton
Tauker
John Coates
U. S. Navy
Baltimore
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Elsza
W. W. Bowie
Thomas Wootten
Jamestown
Frederick County
W. T. Wootton
Federic Historical Society
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A.C. Meyer & Co
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New York City
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Radway
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Raan
DR. Radway & CO
France
Pillsbury’s Best
J Pd. & Io B. Malwwur
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Lai
Sarge Plunkett
Estauice Floor Gildas
FloorShine Co
St. Louis
J. Mi. High. CO
Ramon
West Fifty-seventh Street
Moaih
Park
Hotel
Isienville
Mobile
Elbe
Europeuan Motel
Augusta eAugusta
Lithonia
Covington
Knoxville
Novia
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