Georgia News Roundup on Rail Projects and Legislation
A Georgia house committee backs a bill authorizing the governor to roll the Worthenstern railroad to the highout ader with an upset price of 287000. Major A M Hartridge forgery warrants are dismissed for lack of response. Talks on the Georgia and Alabama railroad depot at Americas progress with new facilities and a similar plan at Fitzgerald. A convict-made goods marking bill proposes labeling products from penitentiaries to protect buyers. An antibarroom measure to abolish provisional licenses advances in the house. Dr W Ryder new trial motion scene features juror bias concerns. Officials plan a Tennessee Centennial visit to inspect prospects for a Georgia exhibit with free transport offers and a state showcase in Nashville. The state’s Cotton States exhibit materials and forestry and mineral displays are noted for reuse and further display in Philadelphia.
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Wie Moands Committee
House
Worthenstern
Die
Atkinson
Bermer
Senate
Jenkins
Atlanta
Nashville
Tennessee
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Brouik Railway
Érealk
Georgia
Nos-Bitt
Tennesee
Neiderlein
Philadelphia
Fragmentary note hints at a decorative display feature
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a small amount and a bedded feature in a Tennvased display, suggesting an early decorative or exhibit detail without clear names or places. The text is partially intelligible but lacks concrete entities or actions.
DeKalb County Courthouse Site Uncertain
Debates over whether the DeKalb County courthouse remains in Decatur or moves to Stone Mountain escalate. Voters for removal push for Stone Mountain site while Decatur backers warn of no danger to current location. Secretary of State Candler will investigate and may be asked to issue a mandamus to force action.
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DeKalb County
Decatur
Stone Mountain
Dacatur
Candler
Board of County Commissioners
Décltne
Spiciba
Colonel Hardeman Buried Amid Absence of Officials
Colonel Robert A. Hardeman was buried in Oxford as Governor Atkinson and statehouse leaders were not present. Delays on a planned special train from Atlanta caused funeral services to be postponed, provoking criticism of the railroad for failing to run the advertised train after wires were reported down between Augusta and Covington.
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Robert A. Hardeman
Oxford
Atlanta
Statehouse
General Assembly
Atkinson
Nota Alogle
Senate
Georgia Road
Road
Butler Street
Boyd
Augusta
Coyington
Union Point
Union Depot
Covington
Appropriations Increased for 1897 08 State Government
The general appropriation bill submitted to the house shows a nearly $697,000 rise over the current year to fund the common school fund and state institutions. The tax rate will need to be raised to meet the increase. Major boosts include $400,000 for schools, $160,000 for Indigent soldiers, $50,000 for the lunatic asylum, and smaller adds to military, university, Normal school, Technological school, Supreme Court, and related facilities.
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House of Representatives
Aguzes
Finance Committee
State University
State Normal School
Supreme Court
Financial bills boost state institutions and new buildings
Special appropriation measures move through the house with favorable finance committee support. The Technological School gains 10 000 for new facilities, the asylum receives 50 000 more next year, and the state normal school 12 500 extra for two years. Indigent pensions stand at 150 000, with long-standing acts prompting changes for 1898 and beyond.
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Ces
Financs Committee
Com Ierdase
Stats Normal School
Supreme Court
Johnston Inaugurated Alabama Governor Amid Ceremony
Governor elect Johnston was inaugurated in Montgomery with large crowds and a 6000-strong military procession. Chief Justice Brickell administered the oath, and Johnston sent his first message urging economy, tax reform, fair elections, and party balance at polls.
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Alabama
Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingsham
Adjutant General's Office
Wis
Commerce Street
Exchange Hotel
Dexter Aye
Capitol
Aleot Johnston
Kerofo
Dayix
Confederaacy
Addiess
Addréay
Brickell
Johnston
Assembly
Mob Hangs Murderers After Jail Break Near Liberty
A mob of 220 surrounded the Lexington Missouri jail at midnight Sunday, forced entry, and dragged James Nelson and Jesse Winner from their cells to a tree in Ray county where they were hanged. Prison guards were blindsided. jailer Goode refused to surrender keys as 80 sledges battered doors. Both prisoners denied guilt.
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James Nelson
Jesse Winner
Mills Seek Southern Branches Amid Capital Expansion
Pepperell and Laconia mills of Biddeford Maine ask the state legislature to raise capital to 2.6 million and 2.2 million dollars respectively. They plan branch plants in the south and state the increase will finance real estate and business expansion beyond Biddeford.
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Eastern Mills
Southern
Pepperell and Laconia Mills
Biddeford
Sianeo
Billarp's Letter on Athletics and Old Age in Atlanta
Birn Arp reflects in a satirical Georgia voice on modern sports culture and youth, arguing for athletics in education while noting aging, family antics, and social changes. He recalls Trammell and Adair, laments manners of boys, and muses on football kicking and future rewards for athletes.
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Sam
Phillistines
Ramson
Sanford
Mire Amgon
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tom Sharkey
Peter Jackson
Thad
Darkey
Trammell
George Adair
Jim Jenkins
Atlanta
Navy coats over 26 million dollars last year
The United States Navy spent more than 26 million dollars in a single year on coats.
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United States Navy
Supreme Court awards Georgia counties almost $200000
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Glenn railroad tax act applies to counties and cities, not state taxes, casting a tax bill on Central railroad from Macon to Savannah. Nine counties face back taxes from 1890 to 1896 totaling about $125,266.82 with 7 percent interest pushing the total to $151,672.24 due to Comptroller General Wright.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Glenn
Central Railroad of Georgia
William A. Wright
Speer
Southern District
Central Railroad
Macon
Bayannal
Supreme Court of the State
Columbus Southern Railroad
Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
W. A. Little
Central
Savannah
Supreme Court
Hoas
Chatham County
Effingham County
Boreven
Burke County
Jefferson County
Washington County
Wilkingon
Jones County
Bibb County
Jefferson
General Railroad and Anking Company of Georgia
General Wright
Toll Gate Destruction Rages in Kentucky Turnpike War
A mob of 40 to 60 men attacked Mercer County toll gates in Harrodsburg on a Saturday night. They chopped down six gates, warned gatekeepers against repairs, and threatened arson. Gates valued at 1,500 miles of turnpike and 4 million dollars were damaged as authorities offered no protection. 800 gates burned or chopped since the war began three months ago with only five arrests and no convictions.
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Kentucky
Harrodaburg
Mays
Mercer
Washington County
Cable Line to Hayti Opens New US Hayti Cable
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company announces the opening of its new link named United States and Hayti Telegraph Cable Company between New York City and Port au Prince in Haiti.
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Hayti
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
United States
Fragmentary dialogue in a stormy scene
A jagged exchange shows a speaker scolding another for swearing amid a gale. The response mentions an umbrella and a character named Trath, suggesting a tense, windy moment with comic or stubborn banter.
Emigrant Family Struggles and Health Remedies Mentioned
A fragmented text references an emigrant family facing hardship and a caution about tainted water. It notes a diploma grant to women and mentions the Royal College of Surgeons in a tangential way. The piece promotes Syrup of Pigs as a preferred laxative for children, produced by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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Maya
Royal College of Surgeons
London
California Fig Syrup Company
Chapel of Saint Faith Church Described in 19th Century Notice
A Philadelphia suburb church named Chapel of Saint Faith is described as a colored Epispocal church with a white priest in charge. It has eight benches seating three each, a melodeon for music, no bell, and a 12 year old negro boy as sexton paid $1 monthly. It was formerly an election booth, built of heat iron with one window and gray paint, with enthusiastic but small membership.
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Philadelphia
Chapel of Saint Faith
Bub
Pross
Vegetable Compound Promises Relief For Female Ailments
An ad extols Lydia I Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women with foot fatigue and pelvic pains. A testimonial from Laura Harrion of Flushing Michigan claims four years of ovarian trouble vanished after using the product, with weight rising from 93 to 115 pounds.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mas
Pinsuam
Lrur Harrion
Flushing
Genesee Co
Michigan
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Butt
Oane
Ryder
Lung
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Col. Hardeman
Deal and Dumb Asylum
North Ga
Agriculal College
Houbas
Billarp
Bartow
Sage
Oors and Co
Ever
Anow
Yooma
Trath
Luis
Dr. Fenner
Olrouinr
Brooklyn
Girls IN Stores
Annly Rome
Georgia Business College
Macoy
Geonara
Vss
A& Cope
Plantar’s Sonester
Spencer Medicine Co
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