Rumor of Republican effort to defeat Mr. Crisp in Third District
A Washington sourced rumor claims strong Republican push to beat Democratic nominee Chas F Crisp. A Black Democrat in Americas says money and organized paid workers are being used, with meetings run by a white Republican to register and mobilize Negro voters. The report suggests widespread district wide coordination and muted public signs of the plan.
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Recorder
Washington
Chas. F. Crisp
Congress
Third
Americas
Will Murray Found Dead in His Bed
Special to Reconper reports Will Murray, a Black man from Lee county, found dead in his Hol Us place. Foul play suspected as a coroner's jury is impaneled to investigate the sudden death in Lresnune on October 16.
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Lresnune
Will Murray
Independent Candidate Announces Run for Congress in Fourth District
Walter H. Johnson declares as a Republican candidate for Congress in the Fourth district against Moses, in an interview published today.
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Atlanta
Today
Walter H. Johnson
Moses
They Don’t Forget Uncle Joey and Gordon Campaign History
Atlanta dispatch notes growing expectation Senator Brown will praise the farmers movement and avoid attacking Governor Gordon in Macon speech. It details Brown’s past ties to Brown fund, Brown’s omissions in university trustee appointments, and Fulton Confederate Veterans endorsements of Gordon. The piece memorializes long memories of Grady, Glenn, and Felton associations shaping current support and opposition.
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Atlanta
Senator Brown
Macon
Gov. Gordon
Brown
Farmers Movement
Gordon
Charles McDonald Brown
Joe Brown
Fulton County Confederate Veterans Association
Jealous Bartender Slashes Wife in Atlanta Incident
Special to RecoupEr reports Jim Harris a Markham House barkeeper on Wheat street cut his wife’s throat in a jealousy motivated attack. The wound is grave but not fatal, Harris fled and remains at large. The article hints a future Georgia senator may be named tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Jim Harris
Markham House
Wheat Street
Harris
Riot in Coffee County White men shot by armed mob
Dispatch from McDonald s Mills Coffee County reports white men shot as a mob of armed negroes attacked settlement after land dispute. Gov Gordon orders Waycross military company to the scene amid confirmation of multiple fatalities.
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Atlanta
Gordon
McDonald
Thomas County
McDonacp
J. B. Gordon
L. B. Barnes
F. M. Brokes
Thomasville
McDonald’s Mills
Sihe
Coffee County
Seers
Varna
B. E. McLeod
Frank Beers
Thos, Beers
Hendrix
Waycross Rifles
Friendship Dots from Friendship 1890 Letter
In Friendship on October 20 1890 a reader notes a letter in The Recorder from the town. Albert Crane of Washington DC has come for a month and may bring his girl on a future visit. Maggie Davis returns from her grandmother’s. Cotton gathering is starting but hands are scarce as neighbors bid suitors compete. Emmet Hart and Charlie Carter from Quebeck are seen in town. The writer invites the boys to return.
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Albert Crane
Washington, D.C
Washington
Albert
Maggie Davis
Emmet Hart
Charlie Carter
Quebeck
Hemphill for Mayor in Atlanta race announcement
The Constitution's business manager W. A. Hemphill announces his bid for mayor of Atlanta. Hemphill, a bank president and major stockholder in Union Street Railway, is a prominent local figure. His platform remains undisclosed as the story notes expect strong support.
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The
Constitution
Atlanta
W. A. Hemphill
Hemphill
Union Street Railway Company
Norwood Confirms Senate Run After Baxley Visit
Hon. T. M. Norwood arrived from Baxley Ga stating he will allow his name for the Senate race. He said Gov Gordon did not attend Baxley or Forsyth for a joint debate, and Norwood accused no-show complicating talks while asserting readiness to declare candidacy if needed.
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Atlanta
T. M. Norwood
Baxley
Recorder
Senate
LOVE S YOUNG DREAM Awakened Ruddy by an Officer Witha Warrant
Atlanta October 21 Special to Reconeer Jim Mc Cleary or Jim Robinson a young white man claiming to be a detective was arrested on a Whitfield county bigamy warrant. He had earlier eloped with Miss Sallie Mullenox daughter of a prominent citizen after their first meeting in Dalton two years ago. The father asserts McCleary's real name is Robinson and that he has another wife at Calcutta Springs. McCleary did not speak.
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Gordon
Bacon
R. D. Spalding
Henry Grady
M. C. Kiser
Major Kiser
Bill Glenn
Whitfield
Atlanta
Hugh Gordon
Col
Glenn
Norwood
Appling
Forsyth
Gov. Gordon
Baxley
Appling County
Jim McCleary
Jim Robinson
Whitfield County
McCleary
Dalton
Miss Sallie Mullenox
Acquitted Widow Gould Wins Will Battle in Atlanta
Lilian Gould, freed of murder charges for her husband’s death in Murphy North Carolina, arrives with her Murphy lawyer Col Ben Posey and her 1859 Atlanta will naming Mrs Gould as sole beneficiary. The will, contested by Goulds English relatives, aims to pass property held in both the United States and England to Mrs Gould.
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Recorder
Atlanta
Lilian Gould
Murphy
North Carolina
Col
Ben Posey
Gould
England
Mra
Conley’s Spleen and Georgia Supreme Court Attacked
Atlanta dispatch notes a Nationalist Republican attack alleging Georgia Supreme Court judges are habitual drunks, one accused of miscegenation, others ill from disease, and that they conspired with a solicitor-general to lobby for two new shorthand writers in exchange for favorable rulings. Calls for legislative inquiry follow.
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Recorder
Atlanta
the Nationalist
Reconstruction Times
Supreme Court of Georgia
Bar Association
Augusta
Tyhee
Editorial proposes pension office for Gov Gordon in Georgia
The Athens Banner urges creating a paid post matching a U S Senate salary to govern pension distribution for maimed Confederate veterans and oversee the Soldiers Home. It argues governors deserve support and portrays Gordon as a worthy recipient to repay perceived debts. The piece frames the idea as a Georgia patriotic investment.
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Recorder
Athens
Athens Banner
Georgia
Gov. Gordon
Governor pardons Whitfield for old McIntosh case
Atlanta October 17 Bolin Whitfield who was convicted of arson by the McIntosh superior court sixteen years ago was pardoned by the Governor today. New evidence shows his innocence and indicates he wore convict stripes in 1874 for another man's crime.
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Atlanta
Bolin Whitfield
Asron
McIntosh Superior Court
Whitfield
Cordele Area Father Killed by Son in Jail Capture
Special to Recorder reports near Cordele that old man Mor rie was killed yesterday by his son two miles below Conners. The son, now in jail, pretends to be insane as authorities investigate the fatal shooting.
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Conners
Morrie
First Bainbridge Globe Issue Promising Start
The inaugural Bainbridge Globe eight column folio arrives described as well edited, neatly printed, and praising its town and Southwest Georgia with a strong start and local spirit.
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The
Bainbridge Globe
Georgia
Winn in Roadside Fight Earns Victory in Georgia
Atlanta reports a political feud verdict as Winn defeats RH Duncan in a public road confrontation near Buford. Duncan had accused Winn of cowardice in a Ball Ground Independent piece. After a heated exchange at a picnic, Winn wrested control and knocked Duncan to the ground, boosting Winn’s vote tally by about five hundred according to onlookers.
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Atlanta
Winn
RH Duncan
Gwinnette County
Duncan
Ball Ground Independent
Wing
Buford
Ater
Will It Be Black A Telegram Signals Alliance Pick
A telegram from Macon reports favorable talk among new state legislature members about Hon. J C Black of Augusta as the Alliance candidate for Senator. Black is a prominent Georgia figure with a clean record, and the decision may become definite within twenty four hours.
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Macon
Leglal
J.C. ¢. Black
Augusta
Alliance
Black
Georgia
Tit for tat Tariff Reform clash in Georgia politics
Pat Walsh taunts Capt. Howell over tariff reform stance while Howell defends endorsing Republican principles amid GOP criticism. Howell recalls past bad company yet vows to reclaim himself and oppose McKinley tariff. Recouper Atlanta correspondent notes shifts among Atlanta supporters of Gordon and hints at Grady treatment before long.
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Pat Walsh
Capt. Howell
Georgia
Col Livingston returns from Kansas to attend state fair
Col L F Livingston has returned from Kansas after speaking for the Allland. He will likely be in Macon this week and next for the State Fair where many politicians seek his ear as candidates and friends attend. It aims to outshine the Piedmont Exposition. Mrs Grover Cleveland pressed the electric button in an eastern town on Monday to inaugurate the Alabama Exposition in Birmingham Alabama.
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Col
L. F. Livingston
Kansas
Livingston
Macon
Grover Cleveland
Birmingham
Ala
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