Rain after long drought cheers Georgia farmers and families
Bill Arp narrates a long-winded rural letter from Bartow County describing a welcome downpour that revived crops and spirits. He laments political rhetoric about Lee and Davis while sharing a humorous railroad tale of a northern lady, a poodle, and a Dutchman’s pipe that ends without a fight. He closes with thanks for letters and a gift spoon from Joe Brown.
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Charles Francis Adams
Robert BH. Lee
Lee
Mr. Davis
Davis
West Point
Goldwin Smith
Roosevelt
Adams
Lew Wallace
General Lee
Episcopal Church
Reagan
Calhoun
United States Army
International Cyclopedia
Tam
Florida
Sanford
Knoker
Mont Pelee
Orlando
Hera
Cartersville
Joe Brown
Georgia
Georgis
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Indian War Claim Bill Boosts Florida Revenue
Tallahassee dispatch notes Governor Jennings' administration raised state revenues with passage of the old Indian war claim bill linked to the empire bill. The $700,000 will go to the general fund, while old warrants are deemed outlawed and not payable. The claims arise from Seminole outbreak funding, warrants issued after 1861.
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Jennings
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Summer School Opens at University of Tennessee
The summer school of the south opened at the University of Tennessee Knoxville with over 1,200 teachers present. Twenty states represented including every state in the youth.
Georgia Briefs on Rail Courts and New Press
Doings in Thepyahoup the State report a syndicate purchase of Macon lines and rail activity in Portsmouth Norfolk Richmond Nashville. Governor Candler clarifies loan rate details while the Congressional Record cites criticism of bankruptcy court rulings. A new Atlanta daily paper is announced with a large press, while Waycross considers a box car factory pending state support. Rome’s postmaster appointment and indictments against railroad men for pool agreements are noted along with Peabody’s substantial gifts to the State Normal at Athens.
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Waycross
Atlantic and Birmingham Railway Company
United States Grand Jury
Atlanta
Atnot
Central O Rgia
Nashville, Yaad Bt. Louis
United States
R. Iv.Cheatham
Seaboard Air Line
F. Parrott
Southeastern Freight Association
George W. Parrott
D. C. Dougherty
Mr. Cheatham
W. C. Carter
District Court
Peabody
Georgia F. Peabody
State Normal
Athens
University of Georgia
State Normal School
Neuclens
School
Lord Kitchener
England
Cape Town
Candler
Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Grover Cleveland
David B. Hill
Tilden Club
New York
Cleveland
Albany Ga Detectives Regain Drowned Boy Case
Brief notes report arrests in Albany Georgia on Sunday for allegedly withholding a reward and for involvement in the drowning death of a boy. Other items mention Judge Emory Speer defending bankruptcy court, Knoxville duels, and national politics.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Philippines
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Princeton Grants MA to Negro George S Stark
Announcement from Princeton New Jersey states George S Stark, a Negro graduate, received the Master of Arts degree at Princeton's commencement. Stark is the first person of his race to earn a degree from the university, having come from Princeton Theological Seminary last month.
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Princeton
N. J
George 8. Stark
Princeton Theological Sem
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