Political Echoes and Civic Tidbits from Georgia and Beyond
A garbled mix of political commentary from the era notes 500000 shad released in the Flint River near Albany, attacks on Georgia black voters, remarks on Cuba policy, Governor Candler in Washington recovering Spanish war claims, and McKinley’s vetos. It praises Clark Howell for Democratic leadership, mentions Confederate fundraising for a Jefferson Davis monument, and quips about a Hartwell Sun joke on the name Mae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candler
Washington
Georgia
War Department
The Colonel skit by Cobb appears in a Georgia paper
The column previews a serialized sketch The Colonel by Hon. Thos. R. R. Cobb of Athens Georgia. It praises Cobb's portrayal and notes readers will see the character in Bainbridge and across Georgia as the piece continues weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. R. R. Cobb
Athens
Congress
Dickens
Longstreet
Bainbridge
Alliance Times
Cobb
R. L. Hicks
Bainbridge Notices and Business Update in June 1900
Bainbridge announces no Superior Court next week with jurors and witnesses summoned for June first. New firm Sims & Cliett will operate the South Broad Street bakery and grocer confectionery, with soda fountain. Also notes teacher institute for Decatur County June 11 to 15 and a testimonial on Chamberlain's Pain Balm from Mrs Florence Newman of Gray New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Smith
Bainbridge
Sims and
Cliett
Smith
Messrs
J. J. Sims
G. H. Cliett
Sims & Cliett
South Broad Street
Times
Sims & Clett
Florence Newman
Chamberlain
Miss Newman
Gray
N. Y
R. L. Hicks
Regular teachers examination in Decatur county announced
The next teachers license examination in Decatur county will be held Saturday June 16 1900 at Bainbridge Academy from 7 a m to 7 p m using Bransons Edition Page Miss Arnolds Waymarks for teachers and the Manual of Methods. Also notes on cough remedies and silk cleaning tips from McCalls Magazine. City Court jurors listed for June term. Officials named for state Democratic Convention in Atlanta June 14. Pasture service advertised with rates for milking cows and dry cattle. Mills investment totals and regional distribution given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute For the Colored Teachers
Decatur County
Bainbridge
Bransons
Aulanta
A. Hl. Russell
J. D. Harrell
C. A. Monroe
C. C. Pearce
W. A. Carr
M.C. Williams
J.G. Fain
G. J. Martin
J. W. Butts
Martin Harrell C
Tledges
J. H W. Gilpin
J.D. Chason
B. A
Tur Democrat Half Interest for Sale
I offer my half interest in Tur Democrat for sale at a sacrifice. The outfit includes a nearly new Cottrell cylinder newspaper press and two job presses with steam fixtures. Circulation is about 2,000 with strong advertising patronage. A cash buyer can secure a bargain. BEN FE. RussELU.
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Tur Democrat
BEN FE. Russelu
Peoples Bank of Bainbridge Charter Application
Bainbridge residents R L Wicks J D Chason J A Reid HW Draper apply to the Georgia Secretary of State for incorporation of Peoples Bank of Bainbridge a banking company with a $25000 capital and $15000 paid in stating the principal office in Bainbridge Decatur County. The filing includes a $50 charter fee and sworn statements by incorporators that $15000 is actually paid and held for corporate purposes. The secretary confirms the document as a true copy and date of May 18 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Cook
R. L. Wicks
J. D. Chason
J. A. Reid
Tlc. Draper
Bainbridge, Ga
General Assembly of Georgia
Secretary of State
Peoples Bank OF
Bainbridge
Decatur
State of Georgia
Bainbridge Georgia
R. L. Hicks
Jas. A. Reid
HW. C. Draper
Bainbridge, Georgia
J.D. Chason
H. C. Draper
Peoplen’ Bank OF
Jas
A. Reid
Peoples Bank
Atlanta
United States of America
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Brown
Oficial Gazette
BE. Russell
M. Brown
Socoe
Bainbridge ,Ga
Allen D. Candler
Wmn
A. Wright
Robt
E. Park
J. M. Terrell
G. R. Glenn
O. B. Stevens
C. AL Evans
Tom Eason
Supreme Court
W. A. Little
T. T. Lewis
Albany
W.N. Spence
W. EK. Wooten
United States
A. O. Bacon
J. M. Griggs
B. B. Rower
T. B. Maxwell
C.W. Wimberley
Asw. Forde
A.P. Long
Colbheim
M. WL. Bayes
G.S. MC
Flint River
Bacon
Senate
Cuba
The
Atlanta Journal
McKinley
Jacksonville Times Union
Coal Trust
Sugar Trust
Ice Trust
Milk Trust
Confederate Veterans
Jefferson Davis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Clark Howell
Great and Good
Atlanta Constitution
Howell
South
Hartwell Sun
Plain
Mary
Miss May
Mae
Ocilla Dispatch
Darien Gazette
Waycross Herald
Helena Hustler
People For
Montgomery County Monitor
Albany Herald
Cuthbert
Madison Advertiser
Cuthbert Rifles
W. E. Wooten
Albany Guards
Rand
House
Mr. Cox
Tennessee
Appomattox
Lee
Cox
Perry Davis
Macon
Gleaton
Raines
E. J. Crane
Brooks County
South Georgia
C.W. Wimburley
Leona Patterson
Miss Candler
Governors Mansion
Mays and
Erwin
Bainbridge Independents
RT. Bowen
McCall’s Magazine
City Court
E. J. Willis
B. F. Wilkerson
D. T. Wilson
8. Eley
L. E. McTyer
C. L. Beach
A. B. Belcher
H. W. Knight
K. D. Wilson
D. C. Ballou
Drew Roberts
J. D. Johnson
L. P. Harrell
A. W. Miller
F.C. Laing
J. Swindell
H. W. Herbert
G. B. Moore
Oak City Drug Co
Tom
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Gro. D. Griffin
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Paris Green
Paris
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Kendricks
Spring Creek
Wednesda
Dennlsonville
Thursda
A. P. Long
D.C
W. G. Mathis
Water Street
Tonge & Dickinson
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U. S
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Harber
J. W. Patterson
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