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Railroad Sale Threat and Moving Emigrant Plan
An agent of In Rogлин h company in Atlanta readies to take the Macon and Brunswick Railroad under the recent Legislature lesa bill. If allowed to operate, the line could bring emigrants and settle them along the route, with a possible extension from Maconville to Americus. Also report of a rattlesnake bite near Ocilla, killing a young man named Mack Bam, with a long description of his suffering and death arc. The Ledger notes political maneuvering and ongoing party tensions within the Democratic organization and independents in the legislature, with broader commentary on party factions, unity, and leadership. A long obituary tribute lauds a minister’s life and service in Cuthbert.
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Phe Americus Recorder
In Roglinh
Atlanta
Macon
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Leig
Mawkieville
Americus