Railroad Venture and Politics Hurt It in Georgia History
A historical summary traces Georgia ownership of the Western & Atlantic railroad from 1830s survey and 1840s construction to 1890s leases. It notes revenue gains under Brown's administration, wartime profits, postwar political clashes, and eventual lease to Nashville, Chattanooga for 30 years at substantial annual payments.
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Tothope
Western & Atlanta Railway
State of Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
Tennessee
South Caroltan
Charleston
D. C
Augusta
Commonwealth
Verminus
Halton
Chattanooga
Ttn
Snowort
Joseph B. Brown
Benjamin II
Thoruusi
Brown
Supreme Court
Nashville, Chattanooga Railway Company
Railroad Time Table Glh 5 Al Lets Them All Come
Matilda Vance Cook recounts a nostalgic scene of holiday cooking and family visit rituals while a detailed railroad timetable lists departures and arrivals for GLH and associated lines. The piece mixes verse refrains with timetabled schedules showing trains to the East West North South and local connections, including Houston Dallas and Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobel
Wittow Lake
Apnabet
Matilda Vance
City ordinance on street sweeping duties and sanitation
Ordinance amends section of Revised Criminal Ordinances for San Antonio requiring residents on Commerce Market and surrounding streets to sweep and cleanse sidewalks yards alleys and enclosures before specified hours seasonally from April to October and October to April with weekly or twice weekly duties. Cleans yards stables pens and removes dirt to outer sidewalk edge for removal by scavenger cart. Approved December 13 1839.
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City of
San Antonio
San Antonio Crey
Alamo Street
Alamo Plaza
Soledad Street
Main Avenue
Flores Street
Houston Street
Plazas
Surkey
Poached Phrases From a Tarnished Menu Card
A fragmented OCR snippet presents odd labels and mismatched diners in a jokey dialogue. The Irish waiter humorously responds to a confused customer about spring chicken and a master’s remark, set in a bustling table scene with quirky character descriptions.
Argentine pests cause schooner mishap in Philadelphia harbor
The Moana, arriving from Trousko with bones, met an imagined infestation as Argentine bugs supposedly swarmed during unloading. Readers were told a fanciful wail about a "Bulteal Injuistiom" and an odd tale of turning the ship back, with bugs eventually fading from the scene after Cape Henlopen.
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Moana
Philadelphia
Trousko
Argentine Republic
Saya
Strange Rental Custom From Crown Lands In St Clement
A historical note describes a bizarre rent paid to the British Exchequer for ground in St Clement's parish. Six horseshoes are annually turned over as rent by London sheriffs, a practice dating to 1934 when a blacksmith leased crown land to set up a shop and nails and shoeing were paid as rent.
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St Clement’s
London
Bulldlut
Time of Arrival and Departure of Mall ele Saerves AT POSTOTFICH
A garbled schedule listing multiple railway lines and times across numerous stations. Reads as mixed service times for GN Ry, A&A Ry, S.A Ry, and other lines with departures and arrivals around early morning to afternoon, including daily and specific day exceptions and regional stops such as Pleasanton and Spring Branch. The fragmentary text provides inconsistent times like 10:34, 12:20, 1:25, 5:05, and 6:30 AM/PM, with numerous garbled place names and line identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postotfich
S.A
L& GN
A&a
North Tikeerviilayao
N. Ry
Carpuschia
B. RY
Sun
G. H
D. de
North
East
Ogden claims magnetic ore process to extract gold
A Philadelphia inventor, Dr Ogden, touts a magnetic separation method aimed at removing iron from Black Hills ore to concentrate gold. He describes a plant near Deadwood using a roaster, magnetic belts, and dynamos to remove iron, claiming 90 percent of ore gold value can be recovered for under $1 per ton. He asserts potential large savings for Homestake and other deposits.
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Ned. A. Ogden
Philadelphia
Nevolaueritze
Black Hills
Pernciples
Saringa
Gferation
Deadwood
Biel
AsGeEht Electric Ayname Wud & Router
le la
Homestake
Ogden
Olden
Strongman Sandow Plano Feat Ends in Injury and Lawsuit
Leigh is severely injured when Sandow’s dramatic piano lifting act collapses the instrument. The crowd watches as Leigh’s leg is broken and a drummer and other performers are hurt. Leigh sues for damages. Sandow fights the claim, arguing lack of caution. The jury awards Leigh 128 pounds while noting the costs of repairs and the event’s perilous nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Sandow
Seth
Sendon
Leigh
Sendow
Mustea
Work Horse Infirmary
Darting
Aiynow
Mena
Plano
Rudhwily
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the SunDay Light
Katy Flyer
Southern Pacific
Sunset Depot
Dallas
Fort Worth
Denison
Kansas City
St.louis
Wagner
Katy
G. J. Bass
Pass
Ticket Agt
Menger Votel
Entirevile & Nashville R. R
T. & Langsley
Texas
Hal Baumgarten
Agen
Elwayense
Arives
Queen & Crescent
Shreveport
Pullman
New Orleans
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
H. Shmith
New
Comparisons Lea
Colorado
California
Great Northwest
Denver Road
Denver City
Trajoa
Tullman
A. A .Glisson
W. FP. Sterley
Agin& Poa
Keeler
Vee
Mm Calna
Houston
Waco
Rockport
Kenedy
Beeville
Compax
Christ
Boerne
Kerrville
St S
Hoxeton
Delrag
Traine
Corpus Christi
Alice
Traina
Kerrvilin
Comfort
Beerne
Is A. Im
Kerreville
Geerne
Ath & G
Deni
Menges City
Fort Sort
Sainte- Fe
Mm. &v
Alg, Il
S.A. Depot
Dalian
Loula
Wacovia Bm
BAL
Lavernia
Stockjale
Stockdats and
Lovernis At & P
MARSHALL_ HICKS
W. W. Johnson
Suruce
Lovie
Hudson
Dudson
C. Katteyer
C. Schasse
jAppman
Mate
Bcedules
Prom
Antonio Pontofics
Piearanton
Sunray
Ipen
Spring Branch
Rtasener
B. m. Gallagher’s
Iy. North
Bouthy
Kereville
Corpus
Star Routes
Gallaghéra Ranch
Mons
Duerler
City Umbrella Works
Wavicsae
Dinbreliss
Gna
K, Iprizborg, Optigiar
Omueren Atravt
Boltding
Kavoyulans
Camal and
Perez
T.D. Kelly
Warmateat
Beatty
Waites
Lourine
Duane
Bea
C. A.snow & CO
Washington, Ton D.C
Stavert Laver
Waington
Mad St. Tel
Syara
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