Editorial Notes From the Georgia Press 1884
A miscellany of notes on a drug clerk who split a quinine pill, Georgia attempts to revive the state geological survey, a railroad facing receiverships, Greenville fines baseball on Sunday, and editorial rebuttals to a critique of President Cleveland. The piece weighs gubernatorial talk, religious discussion, naval history, and Georgia’s evolving naval status.
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Georgia State Agricultural Society
State Geological Survey
State of Georgia
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Greenville
Cleveland
Eustis
Louisiana
New York
The
Houston Home Journal
Georgia
P. Howell
Howell
New Orleans Exposition Reflections and City Observations
The writer praises the Exposition and Louisville and Nashville rail service, endorses the line, and urges visits. He notes New Orleans as the town with the continent’s dirtiest climate risk, questions Sabbath observance, and contrasts Mexican progress in arts with American perceptions.
Growth of American Newspapers in 1885 Directory
The 1885 American Newspaper Directory reports 14 146 newspapers and periodicals in the United States and Canada. The U S has 12 073 papers with Kansas adding 72 and Illinois 87 more. New York owns about one third as many papers as Pennsylvania.
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Geo. P. Rowell & Co
New York
United States
Canada
Kansas
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Dock Johnson Convicted of Murder in Atlanta
Dock Johnson, the Black guard who shot and killed a white convict months ago, was tried in Atlanta and convicted of murder. He faces life imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Dock Johnson
Atlanta
Penitentiary
Fir Life
Cleveland failures cited by Senator Eustis in New Orleans dispatch
A New Orleans dispatch quotes Senator Eustis denouncing President Cleveland as a conspicuous and humiliating failure. He criticizes patronage distribution and argues the Democratic Party will hold Cleveland and his cabinet to Democratic principles, warning that Republicans controlled by Mugwump advice threaten the party.
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New Orleans
Eustis
Senate
Louisiana
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Union
White House
New York City
Flipper Said To Hold High Mexican Army Post
A correspondent reports Henry O. Flipper once a United States Army lieutenant now occupies a significant rank in the Mexican army, signaling a notable career shift and cross border military involvement.
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Henry O. Flipper
United States
Treasurer of the United States Resigns
Washington April 22 Hon A A M Wyman Treasurer of the United States has tendered his resignation to take effect May 1 at the request of Secretary Manning. The Secretary ex pressed full confidence and regrets his voluntary retirement. C N Jordan formerly cashier of the Third National Bank of New York has been appointed to succeed him and is in the city preparing to assume the duties.
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Washington
A. A.M. Wyman
United States
Wyman
Secretary of the Treasury
Manning
National Bank Omaha
Neb
C. N. Jordan
Third National Bank of New York
Turner Favored for Georgia Governor by Brooks Papers
The Thomasville Times notes Hon. H. G. Turner of Brooks as an able incorruptible statesman and a foremost Georgia figure. It expresses strong support for Turner to wear the Governor’s mantle, stating no man would be more worthy than him.
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Paris
Perham
Pen Russell
Charlie Pendleton
Joe Brown
Dime Museum
Thomasville Enterprise
North Georgia
Evan P. Howell
Ditor Gantt
Europe
England
H. G. Turner
Brooks
Georgia
Henry G. Turner
Thomasville
Dougherty County Heads Toward Debt Free Status
Various Georgia notes report Dougherty County out of debt with a treasury of 4578 dollars. Melon growers plan Albany meeting on May 17. Brooks County watermelon acreage shows a 25 percent drop from last year. Quitman and surrounding counties report local incidents and agricultural progress alongside regional commentary.
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Dougherty County
Melon Growers
Georgia
Albany
Brooks County
Themasyille
Quitman
Valdosta
Nathan Priester
William McDougal
Savannah
Albany News and Advertiser
Quitman Free Press
Newell
W. F. Shuman
Lowndes
South Georgia
Cleveland
Parker's Balsam Promises Hair Coloring Solution
An advertisement touts Parker's Balsam as a remedy for washed-out or discolored hair. It claims to restore original color whether brown, auburn, or black and to revive dull, lifeless hair.
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Christendom
Mexico
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Artesian House of
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Russia
M. de Giers
Earl Granville
Foreign Office
London
Turkey
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Royal Academy
Simla
M. de Staal
Causus Belli
the Times
Herate
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Corea
Tirpul
Teghestin
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Ees
Reval
Finland
Samar
Cronstadt
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Gourko
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Abramoff
Moscow Gazette
Randall
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Carters
Blaine
Apalachicola
Americus
Anample Mormon
San Francisco
Atla
Lorenzo Shaw
Lena Delta
Louisana
Gibson
United States Senate
Lawrence
R. Hill
Lee County
Hawkinsville Dispatch
Vilas
McDaniel
Miller County
Colquitt
Petty
Miller Comat
M. A. Tuew
John Pierce
McGill
R.G Chestnut
William Nunan
Illet Pierce
M. A. Inlow
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