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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1885
Page
2
The fragment lists editors and proprietors and notes a business manager with a subscription rate header, indicating a periodical's masthead details. No further events or clear names beyond M Brown and the role descriptors are readable.
Albany New and Advertiser discusses making the Flint River safely navigable to rival rail transport, arguing water routes will carry most valley freight to New Orleans, Mobile and Gulf markets. It calls for larger Congress appropriations and a convention of counties to press for swift progress.
Soured with tributes from Louisville Courier Journal Nashville American and others, the notices praise Gen Robert Toombs as a principled, formidable leader. They recall his oratory, diplomacy, and steadfast devotion to Georgia and the South, lamenting his death and legacy.
The Savannah News reflects on Robert Toombs as a gifted orator and attorney whose lasting influence is shadowed by his bigotry. It notes his early defense of Southern ideas and his complex stance on unity, secession, and the difficult path to rebuilding the South after the war.
The Macon Telegraph notes General Robert Toombs fortune endures in dispute as heirs challenge a power of attorney given to Joseph Thompson of the Kimball House Company. They allege Thompson endorsed notes totaling 280000 dollars and discuss mental incapacity. Other items include a Gainesville fire that destroyed two newspapers’ offices and remarks on Savannah lodging houses.
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