Liberian returnees reveal doomed Negro colonists tale
Six rescued passengers from the Waseland recount the peril faced by southern Black colonists who sailed from Savannah to Liberia. They describe dire poverty, no housing, and a deadly malarial fever that killed many, with only 800 dollars enabling one man to return to the United States.
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Philadelphia
Liverpool
United States
Taylor Smith
Forest City
Ark
Savannah
Laurada
Black Republic
Liberia
Monrovia
Smith
Horsa
Cheesman
Wonderful Campaign for Bryan in Georgia
The article praises William Jennings Bryan’s relentless campaign across 22 states, noting over 8,000 miles and nearly 200 speeches in 22 states, with each speech tailored to local audiences. It criticizes Bland and Boies for limited support and debunks a circulating claim that Bryan's mind is failing as an unfounded canard from anti-Bryan papers.
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Bryan
Chicago
New York World
Miles
Lincon
New York
Bland
Boies
New York Times
Campaig Canard
Tobacco crop yields set by Hon W E Smith in Georgia
The largest tobacco crop reported was grown by Hon W E Smith of Decatur county Georgia. He cultivated 18 to 20 acres, estimating 15 to 16 thousand pounds. His crop sold to Cohen Co of New York at 40 cents per pound, except for one acre of Cuba tobacco, yielding Mr Smith over $6000 total, about $300 per acre.
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W. E. Smith
Decatur County
Cohen & Co
New York
Smith
Quincy New Era
Commissioner of Agriculture
John Camp
Womack
Clay County
Camp
Lynch
Fragmented Trial Order Mentioning Georgia and Populism
A garbled report references a trial order in Georgia and broad notes on populism and political factions. It mentions Democratic and Republican lines, press candor, and local figures, with scattered references to taxation, roads, and a Sardis community of colored residents building new houses and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardis
Maconville
Breeding Discord in Southwest Georgia Race Debate
The Albany Herald notes progress in race relations in Dougherty County where many Negro farmers own farms, are debt free, and prosper. It condemns efforts to breed discord, praising the stable, industrious Negro farmer as a model of home farming and community prosperity.
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Georgia
Albany Herald
Dougherty County
Jeffersonian Democracy challenged in Bryan speech
In a Richmond address, Mr Bryan questions claims of Jeffersonian Democracy and party neutrality. He urges voters to back the Republican candidate to avoid harming the country, calling the ballot a sacred trust used by conscience and judgment. He argues against wasting votes in a time of peril.
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Bryan
Richmond
Tax schedules and local election rhetoric in Bainbridge
The notice lists October to December 1886 tax collection rounds in multiple towns with early and late sessions, closing books and urging receipts to avoid crowds. It also cites Gen. C. A. Evans praising fair elections in Macon and endorsing a future Democratic gubernatorial vote, alongside a local ad for mill blocks for firewood.
Half will he duly appreciated by them and by ourselves
A fragmentary line notes the expectation that his efforts will be recognized by others and by the speaker, reflecting a cautious tone about communal and personal acknowledgment. The source provides no clear event, date, or identifiable person to expand.
Bainbridge Graded School Opens Term with Strict Fees
The Fall Term starts September 7, sixteen weeks, with a tuition system split into installments. A $5 matriculation fee applies to pupils under fourth grade, and higher charges cover English, mathematics, and classics. Nine months of schooling necessitate prompt payments and certificates of paid tuition. late or absent payments risk removal from the roll. All entrance applications go to M. E. O’Neal, Secretary and Treasurer, by order of the Board of Trustees.
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Bainbridge Graded School
C. W. Balling
A. M
Francis B. Jackson
A. B
Firs
van Mitchell
Witist
Wition
M. E. O'Neal
Pink Pills Save Detroit Woman From Death
Miss Margaret Stenbaugh recalls four years of illness in Detroit at 86 Miami Avenue once near death. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for restoring her strength after Ontario confinement and near death. Sworn statement dated December 15, 1893, before D A Delaney.
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Detroit Sun
Miami Avenue
Margaret Stenbaugh
Miss Stenbaugh
Dr. Glassford
Scotland
Dr. Williams
Brantford
W. Wallage
D. A. Delaney
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