They are betting on the prettiest girl in Florida
An eclectic Cape Florida gossip column lists odds on beauty, notes oddities from Hayti cannibalism reports to canal boats, and jokes about Atlanta manners, with local editorials and humorous asides about Dalton and Bainbridge while touching on crime, politics, and market prices.
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Florida
Hayti
Cuthbert
Dalton
Newbern
N. C
Mabertinlong
Alexander St. Clair Abrams
Atlanta
Bro. Russet
Bainbridge Argus
Argus
Goxosnozo
A Grand Farce on Grant Era Politics and Ku Klux Accusations
A radical critique denounces the Congressional inquiry into the South as a staged political ploy. It accuses Grant backers of steering violence and fraud to influence the 1872 campaign, urges Democrats to unite and secure an honest, patriotic administration after victory.
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United States
Radical Congress
South
Washington
Jefferson
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Republic
Grant
Congress
Capitol
North
New England
Radical Party
Cuban Filibuster Plan Draws Attention in Canada and Britain
The New York Post reports renewed Cuban civil war concerns as filibuster organizers above all recruit in Montreal London Toronto and Hamilton. A large ammunition purchase and emphasis on veterans signal a formidable expedition aimed at Cuba while authorities seek to halt departures amid rising public alarm.
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United States
West India Islands
Montreal
London
Toronto
Hamilton
Red River
New York
Webster
Wisconsin
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Michigan
Massachusetts
Iowa
Connecticut
G& C.merriam
Ingfield
Mass
B. G. and C. Railroad Secures 132000 Funding
In Stewart County large meetings led by Dr A J Hamilton Dr J K Barnum Col Wimberly and others promoted the B G and C Railroad. They report successful efforts and a fixed fact of raising 132000 to Lumpkin with strong local support for construction and progress.
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Stewart County
A. J. Namilton
J. K. Barnum
Col. Wimberly
Lumpkin
Stewart
Gen. Benning
Col. Smith
Columbus Pass
Albany and Columbus
Col. Hi
Gulf and Atlantic
West Indies
Editorial Correspondence From Georgia Tour in 1871
A letter from é n Arvanta Georgia dated August 1 1871 describes stops in Griffin and Atlanta noting court actions on railway disputes and firemen jury duty. It recounts Cartersville and Dalton with local industry, heat and drought effects, ice factory details, and mentions Captain Taliaferro tied to Ku Klux Committee revelations. Also mentions oysters in Boston harbor.
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Arvanta
Christian
Cuthbert
Macon
Griffin
Middle Georgia
First Order
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Wadley
Macon & Brunswick
Lochrane
Cartersvile
Etawah River
Cartersville
Theo. E. Smith
Your Town
Corps
Appeal
Gen Y
M. C
Dalton
North
Georgia
North Gap
Outrage Committee
Disaster on the Staten Island Ferry Westfield
New York dispatches describe a boiler explosion aboard the Staten Island ferry Westfield as it left Whitehall Street. The crash shattered the forward sections, killed many and left hundreds drowned or scorched. The dead and dying lay among wreckage as boats ferried survivors from the scene.
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New York
Staten Island
Westfield
Whitehall Street
Col. Murche
Garibaldi
Georgia Baptists form Orphans Home endowment effort
During the Cartersville convention Baptists seed a Georgia Orphans Home with Atlanta as central office. A board expands, Rev. R. W. Fuller named general agent, land offers sought near rail lines, funds needed before winter. Public appeals urge donations to John H. James.
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Cartersville
Baptists of Georgia
Pyaisant
Index
Baptist
Sylvanus Landram
Savannah
J.J. Slade
Columbus
Mordecai Edwards
Oglethorpe County
Atlanta
Georgia Baptist Orphans
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L. G. Crawronrn
Jo. H. James
Prudential Committee
C. Pearies
W. T. Brantty
E. W. Wanney
J. H W. James
A. K. Stace
R. W. Fuller
Brother Fuller
Georgia Baptists
John H. James
Georgia
C. Peeples
J. H. James
C. Pexries
W. T Brantly
E. W. Warren
J. J. James
J. H. Cartoway
Arlanta
Messengers of
Georgia Baptist Orphans’ Home
Baptists of
Co. Ples
L. G. Crawrorn
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Charleston
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