Growth of Anniston Outpaces Nearby Towns in 1882 Report
Bradstreet's 1882 Alabama data shows Anniston with rapid growth, rising from a small industrial base to a bustling county seat with over 16,000 residents. Oxford, Jacksonville, and other places lag, while Anniston gains wealth and population due to local industry and enterprise. The piece also notes a Chicago crime spree involving two teens tied to a string of nine murders in a separate report.
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R. P. Thomason
Thomason Grocery Company
Bradstreet
Alabama
Anniston
Oxford
Anniston Manufacturing Company
Woodstock Iron Company
J. D. Cobb
Chalafinnee
White Plains
Calhoun
Fatally Burned While at Prayer in Alabama Home
Mrs. O. B. Merrill, of Tuscumata Alabama, died after severe burns received when her clothing caught fire from an open grate while she prayed kneeling beside the fireplace. She lived alone. her husband had recently died and left her in strained finances. Her son operated a business in Savannah Tennessee, and Mrs. Merrill was noted for literary attainments and magazine contributions.
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Tuscumata
Ala
O. B. Merrill
Home Treatment Offer for Female Ailments
An offer from Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana promises a free cure plan for Leucorrhoea ulcers womb displacement and other female troubles with a weekly cost about 12 cents to guarantee a cure. She states she does not wish to sell and asks readers to tell other sufferers.
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M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Governor Offers Reward to Capture Lynchers in Patton Case
In Monroemerry Alabama the governor posts a 400 dollar reward for arrest and delivery of the men who lynched Tom Patton a white Choctaw county citizen. Patton had been arrested for assault with intent to murder Ab Smith then taken from Constable Clark Cooper and lynched by a white mob after midnight in January. Patton's body was found two months later. officials seek evidence to convict those involved.
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Monroemerry
Alabama
Tom Patton
Choctaw County
Patton
Ab Smith
Clark Cooper
Justice Buckalow
Cooper
Quick Arrest Ends Painful Ailment for Alabama Man
J. A. Gallege of Verben Alabama suffered a severe case of piles with 24 tumors and spent time in hospital. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve halted inflammation and cured him after other remedies failed. It relieves aches and pain. 25 cents at West End Drug Co and Miller Drug Co.
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J. A. Gallege
Verben
Ala
Bucklen
West End Drug Co
Miller Drug Co
Colombian tensions over Trent passengers idle at Colon
The Royal Mail steamer Trent, arriving from Cartagena, reports that US Consul Luther Ellsworth was invited aboard in Cartagena but blocked by Colombian soldiers on the gangway. Ellsworth says Colombian officials have repeatedly insulted him since U S recognition of Panama.
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New York
Trent
Colon
Cartagena
United States
Luther F. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Colombia
Panama
We Are in Shape to Take Couriers
Fragmentary line reads We are in Shape to take cour iers with phone 353 and a company name Donanoo Co. The text is incomplete and offers no clear event or outcome to confirm.
Carter Now a Free Man
Oberlin M. Carter, former U S Army captain, walked free from Leavenworth after five years imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud the government. He earned ten months credit for good behavior and will be aided by attorney Horace G. Stone as civil cases pursue vindication and potential return of bonds and real estate.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Army
Kohlsaat
Carter
Aniston Rolling Mill Declared Bankrupt by Judge Toulmin
Judge Toulmin this morning rendered a decree declaring the Aniston Rolling Mill company bankrupt. Creditors led by Lapsey Arnold and Martin, Blackwell and Agee had filed a petition in bankruptcy and a receiver was appointed. the case was tried at the recent federal court term.
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Lapsey
Arnold
Martin
Blackwell
Agee
Porson
Jad Toulmin
Arm Amputation in Corn Shredder Accident
Oxford reports a worker named Harrison Wright lost an arm in a corn shredder incident this morning. The injury occurred while he was employed by J. A. Howle. Wright, described as a hardworking man, was treated with amputated fragments removed by Dre Ballard and Oaten and placed in stable condition.
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Oxford
Harrison Wright
Wood
J. A. Hlowle
Dre, Ballard and Oaten
Victoria Hotel Co. Organized in City
The Victoria Hotel Company is formed with $10,000 capital. Officers are D W Comer president A H McCormick secretary treasurer E N Costello manager. They bought the Victoria hotel property from H H Cobb and plan continuing the up to date operation with further improvements.
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J. Comer
Capital Stock
Wilmer Property
The
Victoria Hotel Company
Crook
D. W. Comer
A. HI. McCormick
E. N. Costello
Victoria Hotel
Wilmer
H. H. Cobb
Victoria
K. N. Costello
Grand Lodge of Alabama Masons Convene in Montgomery
The grand lodge of Alabama Masons will convene in Montgomery on December 1 and stay for several days. Attendees from here include H. G. Earnest district lecturer Judge W. Tate worshipful master T. L. Graham secretary and F. M. Nixon junior warden of Anviston lodge. Judge Tate serves on the grand lodge committee on work.
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Grand Lodge of Alabama Masons
Montgomery
H. G. Earnest
No Change in the Far East Tensions
Texic reports no shift in Japan Russia relations over Korea. Leading organs urge Japan to press for a reply as military impatience grows. Circles expect a Russian answer by December 6 before the diet convenes in Pukio.
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Texic
Japan
Russia
Korea
Pukio
RB Watson Drayage Offers Prompt Handling Of Household Goods
Heavy hauling and moving services for household goods and drayage of all kinds with prompt attention. Contact RB Watson by phone 72 for fast service.
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Watson
Water Leak Douses Wilmington Docks With Kerosene
A Stand Oil Company tank leak in Wilmington New York spills thousands of gallons of kerosene into the river. Mayor pro tem Yopp orders twenty five watchmen along the waterfront to guard against fire as crews work to contain the slick. Company officials offer little information while boatmen and workers remove kerosene from the docks.
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Wilmington
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
Baltimore
Bucketiule
Spain Moves Toward Break in Ties With Venezuela
Spain has withdrawn exequaturs of all Venezuelan consuls in Spain, signaling a potential rupture in relations. The action follows ill treatment of the Spanish minister to Venezuela and disputes over Mexican Venezuelan arbitration and the Spanish consul at La Guaira.
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State Department
Spain
Venezuela
la Guaira
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Chicago
Chicaco
Peter Neidermier
Harvey Vandine
Harrison
O’ Neal
Emil Doeskie
Liverpool
Indiana
Chicago City Railway Company
Notre Dame Lady
Sterne’s
Donanoo Co
Leavenworth Prison
Toulmin
Niston Rolling Mill
Oxford, OH
Wright
Victoria Hotel CO
RAND
Anniston Masons
Washington
Congress
Nunnally
Candies
Live & Love Drug CO
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