Captain Johnston of Alabama A Pioneer in Politics
A biographical sketch of Joseph Forney Johnston born 1843 in Lincoln County North Carolina outlines his Alabama roots and Civil War service, rise through Democratic politics, banking leadership in Birmingham, and long influence from the 1870s to the early 1900s. It notes his gubernatorial campaigns, stance on currency and constitutional issues, and his later bid for U S Senate amid shifting party fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birsingimam
Louisville Courier-Journal
Alabama
Joseph Forney Johnston
Johnston
Senator Pettus
Lincoln County
N. C
Charlotte
North Carolina
Culloden
Capt
Shelby County
18Th
Capt. Johnston
William H. Forney
Jacksonville
Ala
Selma
R. M. Nelson
South
Black Belt
Hove
Democratic
Birmingham
Alabama National Bank
Thomas G. Jones
Reuben F. Kolb
Kolb
Jeffersonian Democracy
Col. W. C. Oates
Oates
Capt. Johnson
Richard H. Clarke
Mobile
Clarke
Cleveland
A. T. Goodwin
G. B. Deans
Montgomery
United States
Congress
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Governo Johnston
John T. Morgan
Morgan
Tocratic
W. D. Jelks
Jelks
Baseball and League Standings Across Multiple Circuits
A summary of recent league races across the Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas League Southern League Cotton States League Tri State League and related circuits. Notes include team strides toward pennants in Missouri Ohio and Indiana while figures from recent minors highlight deep races and a 21 inning Johnstown Reading game.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Johnstown
Reading
Johnston
Jones
Lucas
W. H. Watkins
Indianapolis
Joe Garvin
Chamberlain’s Stomach Tablets Boost Appetite Says Detroit Man
Mr J H Selts of Detroit Michigan reports these tablets restored his appetite when impaired and relieved bloating while easing bowel movements. The price is 26 cents with samples free at H R Palmer & Sons Warren J Britth & Bro L P Canning B C MCEvoy Orr Drug Company.
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Chamberlain
J. H. Selts
Detroit
Mich
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warrett J. Britth & Bro
Clarke County Man McMahan’s Steady Assembly Record
The Clarke County representative Captain J J O McMahan earned praise for steady work in a tough session. He pushed through key measures including abolishing the Athens dispensary and amending the Citizens Bank charter while opposing extreme positions of some leaders. His careful, conservative stance guided legislation amid prohibitions and rail proposals.
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Clarke County
Clarke
General Assembly
J. J. O. McMahan
McMahan
Tles
Capt. McMahan
Athens
Citizens’ Bank
University of Georgia
Capt McMahan
Athens Electric Railway Plans Superior Incandescent Lights
The Athens Electric Railway Company is delivering equipment for a substantial upgrade to the city incandescent light system. The plan divides the circuit into three parts with dual power plants to minimize outages, aiming for near perfect service within weeks while expanding current coverage of about fifteen thousand lights.
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Athens Electric Railway Company
Xing
Athens
Bluff man touts Bucklem's Af 'nica Salve as quickest healer
C. G. Hays of Bluff Missouri declares Bucklem's Af 'nica Salve the fastest and surest remedy for sores burns wounds and piles. The product is advertised by Smith & Bro and H. Re. Sons, with a price of 25 cents.
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C. G. Hays
Bluff, Mo
Bucklem
Smith & Bro
H. Re. Sons
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Polyphemus
New York
Linen Department
Johnsom
Dallas County
Tcause
Governor Johnston
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E. H. Sothern
Garrick Theatre
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Mary Mannering
New Plainfield
N. J
Clara Blodgood
Clyde Fuchs
Trenton
Thomas E. Shea
Maud Adams
Sarah Bernhardt
Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin
Daly's Theatre
Margaret Islington
Dr. Wake
Digby Bell
Shore Acres
New Haven
Conn
Charles Rowe
Mabel Fenton
Providence
R. I
Lane’s
George
Gustave Kerker
Bertha Galland
Annie Russell
Paul Kester
James T. Powers
Toronto
London
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Henry V. Esmond
Louis Mann
Henry Woodruff
Brown
Harvard
Grand Opera House
Herald Square Theatre
Virginia Harned
Tolstoi
Guy Standing
Gilbert Parker
Wiliam H. Crane
George Ade
Robert Edeson
William C. DeMille
Patrick Campbell
America
Oklahoma, Arkansas
Kansas
Muskogee
Bartlesville
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Springfield
Ohio
Houston
Representative McMahan
House
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