11 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1890
Page
1
The Georgia legislature discusses public school funding and education improvements. A Democratic newspaper praises the policy as beneficial to the people, while opposition critiques the Lodge Force Bill and notes political tensions. The piece mentions Senator Wade Hampton and figures Calvin and Blaine in assessment of state politics.
Governor Jones delivers an eloquent inaugural tribute to fallen and maimed Alabama soldiers. He laments delays in compensation, calls for a funded pension approach, and urges tax support to honor those who served, including thousands at risk of want and neglect. He emphasizes memorial justice and national unity.
The piece discusses a South wide concern over unreliable Negro servant women and prompts measures like bringing white labor to Macon and Montgomery. It also notes harsh conditions, calls for reforms, and mentions sheriff sales and land notices in Georgia counties.
W B Crawford administrator of J B Crawford petitions for discharge and letters of dismission. He cites the court and orders all concerned to show cause why the administration should not be discharged on the first Monday in January 1891. Ordinary C J Munneecis signs the notice.
A correspondent cites a booklet The Blue Pencil and How to Avoid It and asks if reporters should follow the rule not to say differ with. The piece argues the advice is poor except for physical differences and urges tracing the word with to Saxon roots to understand its usage.
The finance committee reports state appropriations for education. Common schools receive 500000 dollars, up from 320000 last year. Lunatic asylum gets 190000, Technological school 25000. Branch colleges allocate 3000 to Dahlonega and 2000 to Thomasville Milledgeville and Cuthbert. Hamilton branch college to receive 2000 as its first appropriation.
Louis Westman, a 13 year old in Pittsburg, had a large birth mark on his forehead removed by a skin graft over the past two weeks. Surgeons replaced the disfiguring skin with 42 pieces taken from his mother's arm, and the operation is reported as entirely successful. The procedure, once considered a major surgical feat, is now routine.
Letter from H C Wurr and I C Wirrz report on Well No 1 in Bainbridge describing artesian water quality. They note dissolved minerals including carbonates sulfates chlorides and magnesia imparting slight alkalinity. Analysis shows solids in suspension and dissolved solids per gallon with favorable taste and drinking suitability.
OCR fragments show train movements with stations including Dothan Ozark Bainbridge and Montgomery. Partial lines indicate arrivals and departures from onion Depot Montgomery and names like Ines Mitten and Dexa. The text is garbled but centers on Alabama rail timing and stops.
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