Enterprising Friend Russell and Savannah Fashionables
A fragment notes Russell crafting a new Buoday and holiday dress ahead of Savannah fashionables arrival after the Atlantic and Gulf Road completion. It questions if his hand will grow larger when near the Merchant Princess by the seafront, and praises The Argus editor for signs of growing prosperity.
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Barwininox Anovs
Russell
Savannah
Atlantic & Gulf Road
Argus
Wuch
To Correspondents and the Public editorial reflection
A dense editorial piece argues for concise prose and broad coverage in papers, praising the New York Times for reassurance that Southern property rights face no confiscation risk. It stresses independent yet tactful reporting and questions who can meet editorial demands in this era of rapid events.
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Ex Ehorgea
de Twil
New York Times
Tinos
Nord
National Union
Nominations In Chicago Times for President and View
The Chicago Times names Mr. Davie for President and Mr. Greeley for View in its political endorsement. The column signals support for these two figures as leading choices in the public arena.
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Ebody
The
Chicago Times
Mr. Davie
Mr. Greeley
Randolph County Meeting Debates Stay Law and Bankrupt Act Impact
A Randolph County gathering outlines views on the stay law amid distress from the war era. The document argues the federal Bankrupt Act supersedes the stay law and favors both creditors and debtors, criticizes exemptions limitations, and warns against excessive government restraint on commerce and private contracts. The piece references General Pope and lists proposed voter disqualifications under Sherman-Shellaburger, with excerpts from Attorney General opinions and discussions of rebellion, loyalty, and possible disenfranchisement.
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Supreme Court of the State
United States
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Pops Elao
Proposed Southern Railroad to Cuthbert would run sixty miles
The Argus argues for a Georgia railroad from Bainbridge toward Cuthbert, estimating a path near Rec Blof on the Flint River. A map from Calhoun County supporter suggests a direct line to Cuthbert could be the state’s cheapest and most impactful, opening rich southwestern Georgia markets and transforming the region into an El Dorado.
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Southern Railroad
A. & G. Railroad
Baimbridge
Jnsneil
Georgia
Cuthbert
Calhoun County
Fapeeeng
Rec Blof
Flint River
Bainbridge
Albany
Mordanon
Linintvidg Argus
Tragic House Fire Claims Jordan Children Near Liberty
A fatal accident near Liberty County in the Jordan household ends in the deaths of Miss Mary Jordan age 12 and Miss Elen Gunn age 4% as a colored helper girl also burns. The blast and flames erupted when kerosene spilled on a feeder can ignited, leaving Sheriff John P. Jordan and others severely burned while attempting to fight the fire.
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John P. Jordan
Sania
Mary Jordan
Elen Gunn
W. Gunn
Liberty County
Alan
Hames
Quincy
Commonwealth
Rail Road from Bainbridge to Cuthbert urged now
The Bainbridge community promotes an Atlantic and Gulf Road chartered by the State urging immediate construction. Proponents argue the line will unlock inland Georgia resources, divert cotton from the Chattahoochee route to Savannah or Macon, and boost public revenues. They call for state aid and renewed energy to lift Georgia’s economy postwar reconstruction.
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United States
Georgia
Rma
Chattahooche
Apabehicota
Savannah
Macahat
Cuthbert
Fragmented tale of flag, tyrant, and public order
An ornate archaic report describes a tyrant’s humiliation on a pole and a city order demanding national flag display and honor by fire companies. It notes officials responsible for enforcing an escort, saluting, and arrests for disobedience, citing numerous firemen’s processions lacking a national flag.
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William Tell
Poers
Firvinen
Charleston
Rondesvons
Ciglel
Fire Department
Colume Hall
Biro
United Stes
N. IL
Cheshire Publican
Bundle of Postwar Claims and Telegraph Cable Trouble
II Brownlow’s ad ves promotes his lifelong abolitionist stance and defends a debated figure amid harsh attacks. The Atlantic cable laid in 1866 was damaged by an iceberg and is sidelined, while the 1805 line remains operational and repair is planned. Mobile seeks to hire half its police from the Black community, and Governor Sharkey returns to Mississippi seeking a treason case against a district commander to test Supreme Court jurisdiction.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Avery
Sharkey
Mississippi
Washington
Ilo
Supreme Court
Public Meeting in Randolph County Georgia 1867
Citizens gathered in Cuthbert Georgia to discuss postwar relief and debts in a meeting led by H W Harney as chairman and Duncan Jordan as secretary. A committee presented an address to the people of Georgia urging state relief and a prospective state convention to shape equitable measures. many signed a counter-statement condemning military interference in civil affairs.
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Randolph County
Cormeney
Barre
Haring
W. Harney
Dunean Jordan
H Fielder
Banmeat
Bowls Tierbert Fielder
Hr.idor
Francis Leonard
C. P. Heal
Richard Davis
W. C. Conley
Wm. Melend
Peperp
Rae
H. Felder
Georgia
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Westend
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Unus
Heaitate
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NBA
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Abera Einai
Chambers of Law
Convention of Georgia
Washington
Tate
John
Araya
Unite
Citieena
Cuthbert
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O. P. Beall
Herbert Fielder
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R. Davis
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Randolph Citizens Protest Plan on State Relief Pledge
A late pressing card signed by many county residents argues Randolph is sound on constitutional questions and rejects a proposed test question forcing candidates to pledge relief provisions into the state constitution. The note suggests more signatures could have been added and questions the plan's constitutional validity.
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Randolph
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