29 May 1872
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Newspaper
Atlanta Weekly Sun
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1872
Page
1
A fragment lists traveling agents and representatives across Georgia and nearby states including Calhoun, Athens, Athens, Knoxville, and Milledgeville with names such as Hill Thomas C Bracewell and M. P. Rowenrs among others.
A catalog of political and miscellaneous items from the Atlanta Weekly Sun including editorials by Mr. Stephens on Greeley, letters from Republicans and Democrats, state and national issues, railroad notes, university updates, local items, humorous notices, and advertisements across pages.
A telegram from Wasutatos notes 150 recruits sent to Galveston for cavalry. Reports on indemnity and frontier depredations, plus a projected Atlantic and Great Western Canal bill briefing. The Freedmen's Bureau closes June 30, with funds allocated and transfers to the War Department.
Washington reports detail daylong debates on the Ku Klux bill with Alcorn blasting Republican agents and interlopers in Mississippi, amid broader coverage of amnesty and civil rights bills. Updates note Senate passage of the Amnesty Bill, civil rights provisions, and upcoming House actions, with Walhington dispatches detailing fragility of the measures and political tensions.
New York reports carpenters backing a new four dollar a day strike after an eight year victory. Bishops in the Coven ethodist Conference debate ballot procedures amid disruptions with calls for separate votes and gallery clearing as Bishop Ames requests police intervention.
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