Frail News In 1876 Georgia Tides Through Various Local Happenings
The Appeal notes ripening melons in Mitchell county, a death in Early county, frost in Montreal, and cheering greetings for Mr. Bullock in Atlanta. It reports health gains for Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, oddities about dog tax, a stricken plea in Mitchell Superior Court, rising cotton farm notes, and strawberry sales in Oglethorpe. Other items cover the Bowen murder case in Dawson, a proposed Georgia Mills transfer in Macon, divorce applicant tallies in Cook county, and political campaigns ahead of the legislative season.
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Mitchell County
Joseph Adams
Early County
Montreal
Bullock
Atlanta
Alexander H. Stephens
Oglethorpe
Mitchell Superior Court
Oglethorpe County
Col
John Jones
Paul Jones
J. F. Alexander
James P. Harrison
Charles H. Olmstead
J. H. Estill
Senate
Bowen
Dawson
Bond misstep taints Gov Smith record in Avery dispute
A heated exchange between Gov. Smith and Col. L. Avery over an Atlanta letter and the governor’s handling of nearly $200,000 in twice-paid bonds is analyzed. The piece argues the governor’s error was unpardonable, misusing public funds and undermining official stewardship.
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Gov. Smith
Col. L. Avery
Galudins
Atlanta Constitution
Col. Avery
Atlanta
N. Y. Herald
Colquitt Strong in Georgia Governor Race Endorsement
The Athens Georgian endorses Gen. Colquitt for governor, noting near universal Georgia support and dismissing rival names ex-Governor Johnson and Augustine Reese as unlikely. It praises Colquitt as a pure, acceptable leader and predicts he will win on the first ballot.
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Gen
Colquitt
Athens
Ins
People of
Georgia
Gover
Johnson
Augustus Reese
A. H. Colquitt
Patent Office
George E. Lemon
Washington, D. C
Lemon
S. A
New crop notes and social commentary from Quitman County
The letter discusses improving crops after showers, warns against continued cotton dependence, praises oat culture and oat cutters, and notes Grange activity. It comments on women's rights to household management, and cites London cotton goods demand, Preston mills cutting hours, and a Capitol gas explosion. It ends with Brick Pomeroy backing a Republican if the St Louis Convention rejects a greenback platform.
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London
Preston
Lancashire
Brick
Pomeroy
St. Louis
Georgia public mood calls for thorough trials and punishing the corrupt
A Valdosta Times informant reports a tragic hunting accident in Clinch County where Josiah Mixon’s son was killed by his cousin after a mistaken turkey shot. The piece urges exhaustive trials and a cleansing of corrupt forces, echoing strong approval of punishment for those deemed corrupt.
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Georgia
Clinch County
Valdosta Times
Josiah G. Mixon
Suwannee River
Abram Mixon
Mixon
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Bachelor Club
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Chicago
Cook County
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Rothermel
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Country
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Oglethorpe Echo
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E. C. Grant
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J.W. Lenard
H. R. Morgan
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Randolph County
N. H. Mrtucer
Jas
Duncan B.K. Arthur
J.C. Mutuius
J. Y. Iver
H. J. Fitcincame
Narsan Mitver
Spring Vale
J.C. Kendrick
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Cary
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Fuller & CO
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Masa
Allion & Simpson
C.R. Bacon
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Bacon
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Allison & Simpson
Old Holland Gin
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Allen
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Fronefield
T. S. Powell
SUN
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THE
New York City
Ae True & CO
Augusta
Maine
Portland
T. William 4 CO
Philadelphia
Waters
Horace Waters & Sons
Broadway
Allison &Simpson's
Calisaya
Powell Druggist
J. McK. Gunn
Augusta, Ga
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United States
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Tinel
Norfolk
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Old Dominion Steamship Company
Atlantic Coast
Tima
J. H. White
A. L. Reed
Savannah
H. V. Thompkins
M.J- Divine
W. J. Walker
Montgomery
A. Pope
Faber’s
Tin
Barlow
Lison & Sim
Blidy
Schacer
Aily
Telegraph & Mestander Goutheen Cultivator
Coe South
Drugeiat
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Allison Simpson
W. Be Tagkedt
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