Georgia State of the Union Address Highlights Reforms
Governor outlines annual message to General Assembly covering pardons, penology, taxation, education, and public safety. Details payments on state bonds, railroad leases, printing costs, and calls for pension reform, school books commission, and stronger election laws, plus a push to curb lynching and modernize judiciary and convict management.
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Bonda
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Echool
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Aly Mouktien
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Oamos, Western and Atlantic Railroad
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Moanra Wardroper
Stanley
Alor
Lenweo
Thor
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Witte
Geor Glink
Beakon
Northeastern Railroad
Tate
R. E H. Reaves
General Assembly
TH. A. Richard & Company
Georgia Reports
Reports From Georgia State Departments and Institutions
Governor W. Y. Atkinson commends public servants for dedication and urges consideration of their recommendations. The message highlights reports from state departments and institutions and calls for suitable action on each set of recommendations.
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Georgia
W. YS Atkinson
Burning of Guayaquil Calamity Ends in Widespread Loss
The Star and Herald details a massive October fire in Guayaquil that destroyed two thirds of housing and most of the commercial district. Banks, newspapers, and the church of St. Domingo were razed, with 32 hours of blaze and about eight thousand homeless. Estimated damages reach $30,000,000 in goods and property, while banks later opened with intact assets. A Colombian bill proposes $30,000 in gold for victims.
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Guayaquil
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Rome
Haves
Mosare
Missanovich & Bowski
Custom House
St. Domingo
Jaunob
Puna
Fiys Sisters
Beis Peristad
Colombian Congress
Chili
Vallaraiso
Santiago
Trial of the Castles at Clerkenwell Sessions
Advices from London report the Clerkenwell sessions opened. Mr and Mrs Walter Onatle of San Francisco face shoplifting charges. Chairman McConnell charged the jury on ordinary larceny and Castle case, deeming it fit for common jury inquiry. The trial was set for Friday. the couple did not appear.
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London
Clarkenwell Sessions
Walter M. Onatle
San Francisco
Newton
Great
Marlborguzh Street
McConnell
Clerkenwell Sessions
California Wheat Imports Ease India Famine Strains
California wheat shipments to Calcutta reduce prices in famine districts as about 80,000 tons are imported. Government actions include employing 63,800 people on relief works to avert starvation. Distress slated to peak in mid December as crop failures bite deeper.
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California
Calcutta
India
White in Muscoger Jail After aiding father in police killings
Henry White, accused of aiding Shoemaker J A White in the murder of three Columbus policemen, was moved from the Talbotton jail to Muscogee jail for safety. Described as indifferent, he laughs and chats with visitors, showing no grasp of the gravity of his situation.
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Henry White
J. A. White
Columbus
Tualbotton
Muscogee
Hig Trist
Ant Extermination Method and Lead Prospect Report
Extermination method notes using a large coarse sponge and sugar to lure ants, then scalding water to wash them out. Also reports a significant lead discovery in the mineral district near Duenaweg Missouri with solid chunks weighing up to two hundred pounds being mined recently.
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Duenaweg
Mind Reading Promises and Pervasive Quack Remedies
A garbled early 20th century market of questionable tonics and fake miracle cures. The text touts mind reading, stomach and kidney issues, and seaside Maine lobster factory closings alongside dubious products like a “Water Wraw” and pills from Toledo druggists. It hints at fraud and counterfeit health claims targeting anxious readers.
Frat Book Auction and Oddities From 17th Century England
A 1676 auction of Dr. Seaman’s library is noted alongside curious 1890s vignettes. The Sketch observes a man in a frock coat pedaling in Glencoe. France faces a wheat crop estimate of 118 million heptolitres for 1896, down from 119.07 million in 1895. The London Brighton and South Coast Railway reports ten unattended children that year. British investors fund inquiries into several American railroads. Connah's Quay Ghoster features a 246 foot chimney costing about 10 000 dollars.
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Connah’s
Quay
Ghoster
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves irregularities and womb troubles including dizziness, nervousness, and backache. It claims to cure bearing-down sensations and kidney complaints, promoting general debility relief and longstanding symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
B. Pinkham
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