Editorial Notes on Georgia Politics and National Affairs
Editorial notes condemn Georgia’s death by action and praise local officials like Col. Bob Hardeman and Gen. Pierce Young. Mentions reform efforts in Savannah, Congress, the Atlanta reunion of the First Georgia Regiment, and Fourth of July celebrations. Also notes New York Times commentary on Mr. Alden’s Rome post and Cleveland’s presidency.
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Georgia
New Orleans
Savannah
Washington
Atlanta
Norwood
Grover
Tommie N
Bob. Hardeman
Treasury Department of Georgia
Laurel Hill
Hancock
Romney
United States of America
Jackson
Mexico
Diaz
Young Female College
Thomasville
Wallace Jones
Florida
Pierce Young
St Petersburg
Mr. Imboden
Guatemala
Savannah Morning News
Clifford W. Andrson
Cliffy
Washington Dispatches
Cleveland
The
New York Times
Alden
Rome
Italy
Times
Senator Harris on civil service and taxation views
The Albany Advertiser summarizes Senator Harris of Tennessee opposing civil service and the three-commission system, arguing department heads should select clerks and urging taxation based on true value. It also notes calls for honest duties, defection of radicals in Augusta, and Kerr Boyce replacing Holden at the post office.
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Harris
Tennessee
Albany Advertiser
Holden
Augusta
Hon
Kerr Boyce
Ice Factory to Open in Apalachicola by July
A compilation from several Georgia papers reports an ice factory expected to operate in Apalachicola by mid July. Other notes include Valdosta and Quitman watermelon ripening, the Georgia Midland railway proposal, cattle shipments to Texas, and chatter of a steamboat between Warwick Worth County and Montezuma.
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Apalachicola Tribune
Valdosta
Quitmati
Georgia Midland
Columbus
Atlanta
James Jones
J. J. Twitty
Mitchell County
Albany
Texas
Warwick
Worth County
Montezuma
Hawksville Dispatch
Dawson Journal
Mother Hubbards
Sandersville Mercury
Sumter
Camilla
Butler & Turner
Drs. Wood
J.S. Jones & Co
Grand Jury
Jaberty Lighting the World Statue in New York Harbor
The Atlantic Constitution lauds the Statue of Liberty as a joint Franco American endeavor. It notes France funded and built the statue while the United States supplied the site and care, with New York World aiding pedestal construction. The piece highlights a grand New York reception and calls for awaiting completion of the fund.
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Atlanta Constitution
Lovers of Liberty
France
America
Liberty
New Jersey
Belfort
New York Harbor
New York World
United States
Republic
New York
New York World’s Fund
Lessons From Cholera In South European Cities
The Macon Telegraph warns that cholera in European cities last year shows the danger to American communities. Filth in poorer districts sustains the disease and can overwhelm surrounding clean areas. It cites five hundred cases in Spain and warns the illness may cross the Atlantic to coastal and river cities.
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Macon
Spain
Atlantic
Georgia Press: Farm Supply Money Leaves State
Georgia newspapers agree on a common concern that excessive funds leave the state for farm supplies that could be produced domestically, highlighting a push for local production to retain wealth and support local industries.
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Georgia
Gen P M B Young Named Consul General at St Petersburg
Gen P M B Young of Cartersville is appointed Consul General at St Petersburg. All Georgians will be glad to hear of the general's good fortune.
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P. M. B. Young
Cartersville
St. Petersburg
A Little Black Trunk Confounds Confederate Bond Tale
Colonel Wm. B. Johnston and daughter Mary Ellen left Macon for London to pursue a bond transaction. A trunk from Savannah bank plunder contained 1,500,000 Confederate bonds, sold to a New York party but London holdings delayed delivery. Johnston’s suit to recover begins July 5 as the mystery surrounds Hutton’s refusal and the large sum involved.
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Wm. B. Johnston
Mary Ellen
Macon
London
England
Colonel Johnston
Southern Bank
Savannah
Johnston
Toodles
Colonel Johnson
Mr. Hutton
Open Stock Exchange
New York
Hutton
Dutton
Crab Orchard Springs
Kentucky
White Sulphur
Virginia
Scaring Cats and Dogs by Sam Jones Sermon Critique
Sam Jones denounces prayerless households and mocks Sunday family prayers. He recounts reactions from animals and describes threatening discipline toward unruly children. He urges sending misbehaving families to the Grian's Home in Atlanta where prayers are held twice daily.
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Brother Jones
Grian
Atlanta
Sam Jones
Five colored teachers on trial forgeries in Aiken county
The Charleston News and Courier condemns a group of five colored school teachers in Aiken county South Carolina forgeries. It argues that education without morals endangers pupils and that if convicted their punishment should be severe to deter using education for crime. The paper urges more heart culture than head culture among the colored community.
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W. H. Monk
Miles Monk
Colquitt
Albany
D. H. Wilson
Quincy
Faceville
Quincy Herald
Jester
Athens
Mr. J
Albany News and Advertiser
Aiken County
South Carolina
Charleston News and Courier
A Grateful Mother Endorses Swift's Specific for a Crippled Child
A widowed mother describes her two year old son’s recovery from a paralytic stroke aided by Swift's Specific. After six bottles his ankle and foot regained strength, braces were discarded, and he walks freely. The letter praises the remedy and cites renewed hope for his future. Ruthland Georgia February 2 1885. Catarrh cured by Swift's Specific per L Wassum January 14 1884. Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
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Swift
Suze
C. W. Shinholser
Ruthland, Ga
Wassum
The
Swift Srarchic Co
Drawer
Atlanta
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Dougherty County
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W. Lewis
Maloy
Allen Square
HH. Curry
Pongroperty
Bainbridge Decatur
Said
Pr Burke
P. K. Herring
L. F. Lerrersoxy
Decatur County
J. Donalson
J. A. Wilder
J.B. D Son
Joe Milligan
J. Wilder
Levy
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Parreeson
Sheril
Deccatur County
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Rior
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Emery Johnson
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