Milton Fire Destruction and Georgia Press Notes
A Milton blaze near Pensacola destroyed the town on May 21. The piece reviews Georgia politics and leaders, court cases, railroad towns, and local development from Bainbridge to Red Bluff, including lifelike notes on mills, telegraphs, and civic projects while recounting notable names and events of 1884.
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Georgia
Deccatur
Bainbridge
Decatur
Bainbri
Millie Williams
O'Neal
Joby Johnie, Son
Webster Streat
Bel
T R Wardell
Belle Penn
E. H. Swarr
Quitman Well Borers Plan Dynamite Strike
Workmen drilling for artesian water in Quitman report hitting solid rock. They propose using dynamite to blast through the obstruction and await the outcome with interest.
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Quitman
Brooks county sugar cane boost and parish notes
The Free Press notes more sugar cane planted in Brooks county with strong stands. It also reports Sheriff W. M. Cobb of Sumter county is dead and mentions a summer election there. The piece covers local crops, artesian wells, and recent incidents across South Georgia, including a Russell tragedy report and a street altercation with a Chicago man in Fort Gaines area.
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Milton
Pensacola
Florida
Cleveland
Crenshaw
Arthur
New York
Evarts
Wm. M. Evarts
G. W.cheeves
Dawson
Terrell Superior Court
Bayard
Georgia
John T. Clarke
Pataula
George T. Jackson
Enterprise Manufacturing Company
Augusta
J. E. Bryant
United States Marshall
J. W. Nelms
Atlanta
W. D. Hammock
Cuthbert
Fort Gaines
Key
Andrew
Agricultural Calue
Commissioner of Agriculture
Honda
O' Allan
Oak City
John Sharon
Sharon House
Sharon
South Georgia
Bainbridge
Superior Court
Clarion
Ben E. Russell
John M. Brown
Ben Russell
Whiteley
Decatur
Bethea
Judge Bower
J. Warren Curry
Red Bluff
Mamie
Albany
Parker
Brooks
W. M. Cobb
Sumter County
Langfords
Madison
Thomasville
Cuthberts
Ed Young
Brooks County
Albany News
Cuthbert Appeal
Russell
John B. Gordon
B. J. Russell
Thad Holt
Macon
Glaeser
Chicago
John W. West
Burnett’s
Marianna
A Truce to Abuse in Georgia Politics
A Georgia editorial rebukes personal attacks on Joe Brown and the Senate, defending his unanimous consensus election by the General Assembly and urging an end to abusive, partisan squibs. It condemns hostile coverage from rival papers and local politicians, urging civility toward public servants.
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Roy
Thomasville Terprise
Senator Brown
Brown
Georgia
Tax Democrat
Brother Russell
Joe Brown
Senate
People of Georgia
Albany
Russell
General Assembly
Justice Court
Decatur County
John M. Brown
Wm. H. Crawford
Wim K
Chipley Bay Railroad Wages Delay Halted Work Sited
The Chipley Intelligencer reports the St Andrews Bay and Chipley Railroad suspended after the first payday. Capt Visscher as main contractor secured a sixty day land option extension. About a quarter of the line graded and nearly full right of way cut. a new company may resume work soon.
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Chipley
St. Andrews Bay
Visscher
Montgomery
Move to recruit H S Kimball for Atlanta to Columbus railroad
A Columbus letter to the Atlanta Constitution discusses persuading H S Kimball of Atlanta to back a railroad from Atlanta to Columbus. It argues the line is essential to Columbus’s growth and would enable further southward extension to Bainbridge, strengthening the region’s commercial status.
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Columbus
The
Atlanta Constitution
H. S. Kimball
Atlanta
Bainbridge
Kimball
Change of Postage Rates Highlights Recent Postal Changes
The article outlines new postage rules from the last Congress, detailing cost changes for sealed letters, ounce-based rates, and distinctions between drop letters and carrier service. It notes 10 cent special stamps for certain towns and immediate delivery by messenger within one mile of post offices, with midnight cutoffs.
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United States
Texas Tragedy Ends In Brutal Family Killings
In Paris Texas Samuel P Holmes attacked his wife with a bowie knife after a separation. He killed her sister in law Mrs Tighe and boarder Prof J W Youmans, then fled as a two hundred strong posse formed to capture him. Mrs Holmes survived with fatal wounds.
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Texas
Samuel P. Holmes
Paris
Bridge Collapse During Mule Team Crossing
Last Friday a two mule team crossed Gilreath Bridge in Baker County when the structure gave way and fell into the creek from about 30 feet. The driver, an elderly Black man, was severely injured and not expected to survive. the mules were scratched and the wagon damaged.
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Gilreath
Baker County
Leary
Parker's Hair Balsam Restores Color to Dark Hair
A reminiscence on washed-out complexions and faded hair leads to an advertisement for Parker's Hair Balsam promising to return hair to its original brown auburn or black color. The copy urges avoiding moss like hair and highlights a lively shine.
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Parker
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B. E. Bassell
Jno
M. Brown Editors and Proprietors
M. Brown
Irwin
Camilla
Evergreen
China Grove
Brethren of the Georgia Baptist Convention
Vilas
Richmond
Frederick L. Lehman
Strother
Henderson
New York World
Pulitzer
Bartholdi
Sing Sing
Democrats of
Underwood
Camilla Clarion
Whigham
East Decatur
Chattahoochee
Savannah
Geo. W. Bruce
Broughton Street
MR. H. Nussbaum
Sit Gein Ft & Co
Selile
I. F. Westmorer
Bainbridge Ga
Catherine Edwards
Benny J. Loi Securities
Benheim Bros & Uri
Bergerr
Ludys
Brackett
Missie
Buie Brockett
W S$ Brockett
J. Munnerlys
Deccatur County
John M Brown
Zilpha Cooper
Zilpha Coopers
Nia
C.J. Musnerlys
Deratur County
A D Watson
Ees
Watson
C.J. Mu
Davis
Francis A Bates
A Bates
Miller County
Lee G D Webb
Irvin Wills
Ezekiel Miller
Superior Cod County
A. J. Kimb
John v. Heard
Superior County
Kimbrel
Miller
Colquitt
M. A. Inlew
Said
John Pierce
McGill
R .G Chestnut
William Nunan
Pierce
M. A. Inlaw
Sacuiel
Emery Johnson
Sps Thachanic
Mr. Wele Ronth
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