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Cuthbert Appeal

Location

Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1871

Page

2

Interest and notes from the September 8 1871 issue

The Appeal reports Jeff Long as a likely candidate for senator in the 22d District. A Jamestown saloon keeper murdered a man for his money and burned the body to hide it. Atlanta plans a grand fair at Oglethorpe Park opening October 16. An escaped convict serving as a baptism officiant in Atlanta is returned to the chain gang. The Brunswick Albany iron connection nears completion. In Troy Alabama Prof D P Harley is praised as president and educator with first term starting October and a strong instructor board including S A Goodwin.

Jamestown Atlanta Oglethorpe Park Troy Cotnxer D. P. Harley 8. A. Goodwin

Disastrous Fire at Dawson Leaves Ten Buildings Burned

On a Tuesday morning we arrived at Dawson to learn the blaze on the south side of Railroad Street. The conflagration spared no mercy, destroying a row of stores and much stock, with only partial insurance coverage and heroic local efforts to halt its spread. The town expresses sympathy for Dawson while promising rebuilding, phoenix like, from the ruins.

Dawson Railroad Street Messrs Rich Crouch W. J. Johnson R. C. Peeples Dr. Jones Crin & Tucker Wm. Wooten Layless & Griffin T. J. Hart Jones & Harper H. Rogers E. G. Brown Crim & Tucker Loyless & Griffin Lauless & Griffin Randolph E. McDonald Depot Street

Explosion and editorial feuding at Rome convention

A dramatic lettered expose from Atlanta’s Kimball House editor alleges a Rome agricultural convention speech sparred with accusations of gassing and departure politics. It recounts Gen Young and Col Styles, critiques the New Departure, and defends silence for unity as 1872 approaches. Colonel Fielder addresses Terrell county farmers amid a large turnout. The piece ends with praise for the Atlanta Constitution and a rebuke of Albany News.

Kimball House Atlanta Albany Werrs Rome Atlanta Sun Gem Young Col. Styles Gen. Y Young New England Georgia Bard Ben, Hill Constitution Democratic Party Col Styles Gen. Young Con. Frevper Dawson If. Fielder Terrell County Agricultural,ociety Court House Col. Fielder Terrell

Fall Elections Across States and Territories

Fall elections span eighteen states and two territories with California voting for Governor and legislators, plus three Congressmen. Other key dates include Wyoming September 4, Maine and New Mexico September 11, Nebraska September 19, Texas October 3 5, Rhode Island October 9, and major races in Ohio Pennsylvania Iowa October 10. West Virginia October 26 and November 7 elections in Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey New York Virginia Wisconsin. Also notes on Korea war actions, a preacher’s camp meeting, an agricultural exhibition, a hurricane in Zarate, Argentina, and pensioner D F Bateman aged 109.

California Wyoming Maine New Mexico Nebraska Texas Rhode Island Ohio Pennsylvania Iowa United States Sherman Harlan West Virginia House of Delegates Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey New York Virginia Wisconsin Whyte

Uniform text books for schools proposed and debated

The State Board of Education adopted a uniform series after consulting leading educators and selling these books at half price until November first. The plan saves families from repeat purchases and reduces teacher preparation time, arguing that uniform books benefit pupils regardless of changing schools. The piece also notes a Washington dispatch on a Democratic committee denouncing a radical pamphlet as a partisan fraud. It ends with population projections for London and New York, forecasting New York to overtake London in twenty years.

State Board of Education County Board Washington National Democratic Ex-Resident Committee South Samu. J. Ranpatt Charman London New York City New York Indianapolis

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