Columbus Builds Ice Industry and Local News Gathers Steam
The itemized notices report Columbus manufacturing ice locally, a murder hanging in New York, a State Road double tracking talk in Georgia, and local wear of politics, farms, and fires. It notesmules sold in Columbus, potato replanting, and a rising Macon newspaper scene.
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North Georgia
Reese
Smith
Columbus
Albany
Georgia State Road
Macon
E. F. Spann
Webster County
Veiled claims on Gov Smith’s Supreme Court picks
The Augusta Chronicle letter from Judge Reese accuses Gov Johnson Smith of using appointive power for personal promotion. Reese cites multiple officials and witnesses claiming promises to appointees and personal assurances, arguing that the governor’s fickleness undermines respect for executive selections.
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Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel
Reese
Gov. Smith
Supreme Bench
David Irwin
Trippe
Gen. Toombs
Governor Johnson
Supreme Court
Gov. Johnson
Montgomery
Smith
General Assembly
Atlanta
Confederate Dead Monument Appeal in Georgia 1873
A Confederate memorial appeal from the Georgia Confederate Monumental Association urges Georgians to donate five dollars or fifty cents to honor fallen soldiers. The monument is intended to include the dead from every Southern state and names Lee Jackson Johnston Polk and other officers and privates. L. & A.W. McLAWS, James M. Suvrue, and T. Powell sign as general and local agents.
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Georgia
South
Lee
Jackson
Johnston
Polk
Confederate States
L. & A.W. McLaws
James M.suvrue
T. Powell
Augusta
Confederate Movumental Association
L. & A. H. McLaws
Gen
T. S. Powell
Public concerns over college fund raising in South West Georgia
A reader questions if two female colleges in South West Georgia are self supporting or rely on annual public contributions. The letter critiques fundraising methods, asks about tuition, and worries about propriety of students soliciting funds. The note references Brunswick and Albany railroad sale delays, Macon cock fighting, missionaries, wildlife, and Grant’s travel plans.
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South West Georgia
South
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