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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1887
Page
1
A remark by an attorney indicates a new buyer emerged in a home purchase case. The note mentions the buyer's name briefly and references the mortgage as part of the ongoing proceedings. Further details remain unclear in the fragment.
Gen John B Gordon addressed a large Georgia crowd at City Hall in Columbus about charges he aided the Ku Klux Klan and reconstruction. Judge Allan Thurman accompanied him as they rebutted alleged discrimination and outlined political loyalties, Union ties, and postwar policy.
A late October report details a British delegation meeting President and Congress leaders to seek cooperation on a treaty of arbitration between the United Kingdom and the United States. Speakers argued for peaceful settlement of disputes, linking Anglo American friendship to global stability and civilian protection from war’s costs.
A Pickens County report tells of Mrs Ollie Cox who rushed into a burning cabin to save a sick child left inside by her husband and others. She pulled the child to safety but perished when the flames collapsed the wall, shielding the child from fire and losing her own life in the attempt. The rescue is described as heroic and tragic.
A sprawling wire of 19th century dispatches covers accidents, political tension, and local incidents. Reports include a railway collision near Richmond, a powder factory explosion in New Jersey, assassination of a preacher in Tennessee, a fire in Dayton Tennessee, and various federal finance updates with bank depositories and debt projections.
Pioneer Press reports a Bearer and a war band staged a demonstration at the agency, unslinging rifles as if to attack the camp. authorities and Major Snyder appeared, the Bearer crossed the Little Horm River, withdrew, and cavalry are expected to move today amid Indian tensions and warnings of outbreak if provoked.
Cork erupts in excitement as Mr O Brien is jailed after a court dispute. A large crowd greets him at Queenstown Junction. demonstrations, speeches, and police clashes mark the transport to Middleton prison amid tensions over the sentence and a related case against Mandevjie.
The meeting voices support for labor action demanding nine hours work days and printer concessions while legal proceedings unfold. Judge Van Kuppe reduces bonds in several cases involving Dr. G W Gardner and Mary Hunt. Gardner’s associates plan bond posting and appeals proceed to the supreme court as Mary Hunt’s fine is lowered.
A recent ceremony joined Miss Sallie Shelby Mastin and Mr Herbert Brackner in marriage at a Presby terian church in Ville Alabama. Attendants from Atlanta Huntsville and Sheffield attended the wedding. A reception will follow at Peachtrap Street residence and the couple will reside in Atlanta after the ceremony.
A Black convict named Toe Aleck Wilson at work on the Atlanta and Hawkinsville line under Captain Ivy was injured and hospitalized. He is a Fulton County inmate serving a five year sentence and suffered a fracture treated by Dr. Westmoreland. a water-toss incident caused a second fracture. A ball had penetrated the right thigh and was extracted after several attempts. discharge is distant. Recounted here are injuries and medical efforts, with mention of local figures and uncertain details about related events.
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