Toombs Dies at Washington Residence
General Robert Toombs died at his home in Washington Wilkes County on Tuesday evening at six o'clock. He is hailed as one of Georgia's greatest figures and the last of the Hill Stephens Toombs trio. Peace to his ashes.
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Montezuma
Walton News
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New York
Suy
Miller County
H. C. Sheffield
Peat
Amos W Sheffield
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H C Sheffield
Oet
Bainbridge Democrat
Amos Sheffield
Editorial Notes on Governors and Canal Projects
The Waycross Headlight suggests W. E. Smith of Albany for next Governor while noting no rush for new leaders. Editorials praise or critique Cleveland and others, discuss Samuel J. Randall as potential next president, and urge support for the Panama canal as a global benefit.
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Georgia
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Camilla Clarion
N. G. Turner
Paying Them Back Prohibitionists Ban Drinks in Atlanta Saloon
An Atlanta saloon keeps ban on prohibitionist patrons. A blue ribbon supporter requests beer and whisky but is refused, with the bartender declaring the town dry. Later a Reading Room patron is refused and a group of prohibitionists is asked to leave for seating.
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Quotable Snippets and Oddities From Across the Nation
A compilation of brief aphorisms and remarks including Manning's balanced books and leak stoppage according to the Harrisburg Patriot, quips about John Sherman and the Senate presidency, a curio about a woman and a boiler water mishap, and an observed fashion note about East Coast winter style versus the Queen of Sheba on Fifth Avenue. James ONeill’s execution note adds a grim aside with a cigarette at Downieville.
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Proverbions and Reflections From Swiften's Paper
A collage of nineteenth century aphorisms and commentary cites moral truths and social observations. It discusses virtue and vice, knowledge, war, labor, and law with notes from New York and Georgia sources. Notable figures and places appear in passing.
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