The Appeal 1679 Memphis Fever and Local Quarantine
An 1679 summary notes Memphis fever rising, critique of local quarantine. Mentions Blonawall Jackson’s widow, a Virginia figure, and Georgia crop hopes. Reports on fever spread to New Orleans Louisville and New York, with cautions against marsh ponds and overflows. Describes insanity case in Worth County and a notable judge Kendrick’s death. Also covers a cotton crop growth forecast and a recommendation for extraordinary Tennessee legislature action if epidemic persists.
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Memphis
Richmond
Supreme Court of North
Caroling
New Orleans
Louisville
New York
Montgomery
Detroit Free Press
Wyoming
Shore
Besm
Mollon
Americas Recorder
Judge Kendrick
Kendrick
Washington
Casey Young
M. C
Tenn
Hamilton
Marine Hospital Service
Benator Lamar
Star
Tennessee
Neunjoa
Jonathan Norcross
York Times
Georgia
Weather and river levels vary by July heat records in 1878
The Columbus Enquirer notes July temperatures averaging near 80s and rainfall around 2.87 inches, contrasting hot weeks with cooler months and higher river levels than last July. It recalls past droughts, steamship travel continuing, and worries about caterpillar damage if rains persist.
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Columbus
Columbus Enquirer
Georgia Senate clears Colquitt probe and public verdict
Georgia politics note that the Senate reached an unequivocal verdict in favor of Governor Colquitt over the Northeastern railroad bonds inquiry. The Atlanta Constitution traces debates, praises two key speeches by Senators Clark and Leste, and beams at the majority’s alignment with public opinion. Also included are letters from Ti. M. Turner disputing a claim about negro land ownership and a discussion of a father and son marrying two sisters creating complex relations. The Memphis yellow fever outbreak is recapped with dates, cases, and deaths.
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House
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Ti. M. Turner
Fragmented 19th Century Dispatches From The South And Abroad
A lengthy, garbled recount blends personal testimonies and political notes. It cites Laura Lane’s remarks on foreign emigration, colonial treatment, and a desire to return to America, alongside reports of railroad investment moves by Wm. B. Astor and European capitalists, postal reforms, Savannah editorial stance, and Missouri peasant debt dynamics. The text weaves social tensions with economic shifts and regional political urgency.
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