Axoruer Disaster and Town Repairs Reach Completion
A press flaw caused a stoppage as we went to press on Friday morning. Foreman A Lehman repaired the damage, finishing a tedious restoration that allowed our sheet to be issued by Monday. The notice praises Hardeman Sparks and Collins & Son and highlights Isaac Easley’s large stock and satisfaction guarantee. A protracted Methodist meeting opens with Rev J R Felder conducting services at 10 daily, candlelight nightly. A fatal shooting near John Rhodes’s premises involves James Waison and Lewis Maxwell, with Watson jailed pending exam. investigators note carrying weapons as a safety risk. Warehouses J M Redding & Co and E McDonald & Co offer cotton storage and cash advances. Owens & Sealey relocate to the old stand on the square. weather notes predict continued showers and a shortening cotton crop. Mrs M L Cooper promotes new stock of fashion goods. Evy, Osernorsen & Co advertise Broadway presence and Besmor K Haight associated with the firm.
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Axoruer
Hoe
A. Lehman
Fre
Congress of the United States
Southern Trade Boosters Promote Georgia Furniture Firms
A Savannah notice endorses Musatis, Staspery & Fox at 22 Park Place New York with Stanbury and E H Poole praising Southern appeal and service. It lauds A J Maze & Co and Mesens Sears Leavitt for furniture, and extols H H Jones agents for Frazer’s axle grease. Provisions dealers Rezo & Craix promise quick Southern delivery. Georgia firms G S Hant & Co and P H Beux are highlighted for cheese and wholesale goods and Maj Bern is praised for integrity in produce shipments.
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A. J. Maze
Messius
Rezo & Craix
Old Slip
New York
Capitol Decision and Political Defense by W M Toms
W M Toms defends his capitol purchase vote in a long message to constituents. He disputes false reports of a $780,000 cost, argues the $250,000 bonds and rents cover obligations, and contends moving the capitol to Atlanta would be wasteful. He notes opposition to his Senate bid, defends his Democratic record, and pledges to serve the people’s interests.
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House of Esen
Cuthbert
Capitol
State of
Georgia
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Mth
House of Representatives
Senate
W. M. Toms
Georgia Democrat Chairman Views on Candidate Eligibility
Col. R. A. Alston writes from Atlanta addressing the Democratic Executive Committee of Georgia. He criticizes proposed rules on candidate eligibility and the ironclad oath, arguing for a policy favoring lawmakers free of disabilities and urging a shift toward a true Democratic Congress while warning against Radical overreach.
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Col
R. A. Alston
Democratic Executive Committee of
Georgia
Atlanta
Congress
Radical Party
United States
Democratic Executive Committee of the
National Democratic Organization
Democratic State Convention
Washington
Georgia State Agricultural Society Addresses and Appointments
A Midlands style discussion outlines loyalty to constitutional limits for congress seats, arguing active pushback against radical centralization. The Georgia State Agricultural Society invites northern and western citizens to Atlanta’s October fair with premiums for trotting horse races and stock exhibits. Appointments list Democratic Executive Committee members by district. Incubation periods for common poultry are detailed, with times for pigeons to geese. Reports note serious troubles in the Mormon country raising violence concerns.
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Georgia
Stephens
Tas
Atlanta
Oglethhorpe Park
Western & Atlantic
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Waengas
Wuergas
Marriage Delayed as Congress Candidate Bowen Faces Divorce Suit
Charleston News reports Mrs Susan Petigru King and Hon C O Bowen planned a Washington wedding at six yesterday. Bowen, a Republican candidate for re election, is sued for divorce by Tabitha Bowen in Louisville Court, alleging a Florida marriage in 1860 and desertion in 1867 with fraud claims. The piece includes sharp attacks on Bowen, noting a Confederate past and later political amnesty. It ends with a fable about a barber and a bald man.
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Susan Petigra King
C. O.wen
Charleston
Washington
King
Henry King
James L. Petigru
Bowen
Congress
Louisville Courier-Journal
Tabitha Bowen
Tabitha Park
Wakulla County
Florida
Miss Park
the Courier-Journal
Fernandina
Augusta
Courier- Journal
William P. White
Savannah
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