Through Georgia Miscellany of 1890s local items and notices
A collage of Georgia news items notes convict leases in Ware county at $5 per head, a 181-year-old obituary claim, Savannah political clubs, Barber shops, Confederate veterans events, Barnesville guides for settlers, Methodist conference gains, Valdosta bank health, and state railroad bidding outcomes. It covers Mercy Mercer fund drive, Northeastern railroad sale failure, printing bids, convict pay disputes, and a judge’s death with Central of Georgia leadership details.
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Ware County
W. W Leach
Darkey
Ohio
Bulloch County
Celebrated in London Honoring Birthday of Father of His Country
The American colony in London marked Washington's birthday with flags atop buildings despite fog and soot. At the U S embassy Thomas F Bayard and Mrs Bayard hosted a day reception and a Grafton galleries banquet under the American Society. Attendees included embassy and consulate staffs and Americans from across Great Britain Ireland and Scotland.
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Washington
United States
London
Thomas F. Bayard
Chicago Board of Trade May Abolish Futures Figures
At a Chicago board meeting a sub committee report proposes replacing futures with cash grain trading. If approved, operations would start after next May with a cash wheat system and a $1,000,000 capital depository to handle wheat, finance advances, and related duties. A separate fire destroyed Lucket & Co.'s tobacco factory and refinery in Clarkesville, Tennessee, destroying 1,500,000 pounds of tobacco and causing $75,000 loss insured in full.
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Comer
H. M. Comer
Central of Georgia Railroad Company
Messrs
J. S. B. Thompson
The
Southern Railway
David Appler
Central
Atlanta
R. T. Dorsey
the Southern of Atlanta
New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Tradesmen
Chicago
Robert Lindblom
Board of Trade Cash Grain Depository
Lucket & Co
Clarkesville
Tenn
Congress Debates Indian Funds and Cuban Belligerency
The House debates Indian inspectors salaries and approves amendments to the Indian appropriation bill while considering the Cuban belligerency issue. Senate actions include pensions, bond inquiry debates, and cargo of diplomatic appropriations as lawmakers clash over policy and procedure.
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HOUSE
W. A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Committee On Agriculture
Willis
Delaware
Erdman
Nelson
Ohio
Major McKinley
Marquette’ Club
Chicago
Hitt
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Cape Town
Legation
Liberia
Dingley
Gannon
Committee of
Grow
Crisp
Georgia
Payne
New York
Hopkins
Illinois
Cannon
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Board of Indian Commissioners
McCall
Republican
Massachusetts
Messrs. Bartlett, Fisher and Quigg
Maine
Secretary of the Treasury
Lacey
Iowa
Flynn
Ol Ma
Interior Department
Brown
Sena
Squire
Chandler
Lodge
Cameron
Call
Cuba
Mr. Gall
Grant
Spain
United States
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Committee On Pensions
New York Sun
Walter Q. Gresham
Turpie
Indiana
Gresham
Finance Committee
Peffer
Hill
Mr. Hill
Mr. Morgan
Alabama
Carnival Parade Ends With Mystic Krewe of Comus Display
New Orleans festivity roundup notes that Mardi Gras parades wrapped up Tuesday night with the Mystic Krewe of Comus providing the finale. The organization, oldest of its kind in the city, first marched on Mardi Gras night in 1857, continuing its annual spectacular as the street parade climax.
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New Orleans
No Scramble for This Place
Aabble fragment from Pearson's Weekly prompts social reflections on women and motherhood. An ad quacks about Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for kidney and bladder health and a soap ad touts Dobbins' Electric soap.
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Savannah
Citizens
Tammany Clubs
Fitzgerald
Chan Lang
Waycross
Barnesville
South Georgia Methodist Conference
Merchants’ Bank
Valdosta
Astesae Chote
Lacklin MelIntosh
Athens
Baptists of
Mercer University
J.B .Gambrelly
Mercer
Northeastern Railroad
Atkinson
Werner
Orks of Genetroller
General Wright
Iere
Franklin Printing Company
Brandon Printing Company
Nashville
Pr. Brock
Rising Fawn
Revi
W. M. Bridges
Floyd
Grand
Bridges
Ome
City Public Schools
Board of Education
Public
Tel
State Pardon Board
Harry Hill
SA Acs
Advisory Board
Spencer
Samuel Spencer
Itp
Soxn
Western
Atlantic
Southern
Union Depot
West Point
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Seaboard
Thomas
Clark
Richard H. Clark
Commonwealth
State Senate
Marie
Billson
Kimer
Binghamton
Zou
Minnesota
Salzer
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
A. D
Allie Doterass
LeRoy, Mich
Hood
L Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Doug
W.L. Douglas
Congress
Ble
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Lebanon
National Co.Co
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