Ratification Victory in Alabama Narrowly Redefined
Joy sweeps Alabama as reports show the new constitution approved by about 27,000 votes. Proponents hail a cleansing of polling fraud, while opponents claim continued struggle and state-wide doubts persist about the process and future enforcement. General Shelley contests the result, listing counties with anti-ratification majorities, while Chief Proponent Underwood tallies statewide gains and pledges progress under the new suffrage provisions.
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Robert P. Blodavid
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Black Belt
Shelley
Autauga
Blount
Butler
Chilton
Clay
Coosa
Cullman
Dale
DeKalb
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva
Jackson
Lowndes
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lee
Marion
Marshall
Morgan
St. Clai
Shelby
Tallapoosa
Walker
Shelly
Choctaw
Washington
Coffee
Kington
Molile
Kinston
Underwood
Ratificaton State Committee
Baldwin
Barbour
Bibb
Bullock
Calhoun
Chambers
Clarke
Cleburne
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Dallas
Elmore
Escambia
Greene
Hale
Henry
Awrence
Limestone
Macon
Madison
Jefferson
Marengo
Monroe
Montgomery
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Randolph
Russell
Sumter
Talladega
Tuscaloosa
Wilcox
John B. Knox
Anniston
Ann
God Almighty
Mount Sinai
Moses
God
Benjamin Franklin
New Suffrage Plan Debated at Virginia Constitutional Convention
Richmond held an afternoon session where Mr. Braxton proposed a new suffrage plan featuring a grandfather clause. The plan ties voting eligibility to wartime service, prior voting or property rights, militia enrollment, naturalization before 1902, or direct descent from eligible forebears.
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Braxton
Richmond
Executive Department
United States
Confederate States
A State Fair Under Canvas in Jacksonville
The first Florida state fair opens in Jacksonville for a week headed by a ground layout of tents instead of buildings. Twenty five counties will display exhibits within a canvas city fashioned like a three ring circus, with a main tent measuring 200 by 150 feet, a daring response to the May fire.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St Joseph Rail Link Faces Florida Metropolis Revival
Wew railroad plan aims to rejuvenate Old St Joseph once Florida’s metropolis. A new line from Dothan Alabama to St Joseph Florida would travel through Henry and Geneva counties in Alabama and Jackson and Wash as counties in Florida, restoring transport to the deserted town.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
St.’ Joseph
Tornis
Dothan
Ale
St. Joseph
Fila
Henry
Geneva
Alahame
Jackson
Wash- Els Esmaciogh
Orferin
Butaula
Ala
Chipley
Pla
Treasure Found Beneath Waves Near British Columbia
Mobile report says Captain Magnus Barton of the sloop Shamrock found 22 pounds of gold in a wreck off the British Columbia coast. The treasure, mainly old Spanish coins, is valued at six to seven thousand dollars and will be divided between boat owners and crew. A gold watch and various coins were recovered. An unverified rumor speaks of silver found nearby.
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Mobile
Ala
T. Foster
Union
Magnus Barton
Shamrock
Barton
British Columbia
Barton ‘Salade
Espana
Mississippi Supreme Court Rules on Marriage Validity in Beardsley Case
Jackson Miss November 12 Special In a divorce related ruling the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld a damage verdict for Mrs Mary Beardsley widow of a railroad victim. The court affirmed presumptions of the first marriage’s validity despite a prior Kansas divorce claim, and set December 22 for an execution in a separate murder case in Condorna county.
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Beardsley
Jackson
Miss
A. & W. Railroad
Mary Bardsley
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Topeka
Kans
Whitfield
Supreme Court
J. A. Taylor
Condorna County
Terral
North Carolina Criminals Statistics Show 90 490 Disposed Since 1880
Raleigh November 12 Special A summary of North Carolina crime statistics since July 1880 shows 90 490 criminal actions disposed of to that date. Whites numbered 48 602 and 41 662 were blacks with 209 Indians. Capital crimes included 748 first degree murders 222 second degree murders 168 assaults 121 arsons 223 burglaries first degree 164 burglaries second degree 162 manslaughters. There were 32 legal executions and 18 lynchings. Whites and blacks lynched numbered 10 each. Of those lynched 10 were whites. The text notes one legal execution per year on average. One thousand two hundred sixty charged with capital crimes but only 12 executed. Whites to blacks ratio two thirds to one third. blacks charged with crimes about fifteen to whites six.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Southern Surgical and Gynecological As sociation Meets in Richmond
The Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association convened in Richmond on November 12 with welcome from Eppa Hunton. Dr Joseph Price of Philadelphia led portions of the morning discussion, joined by noted doctors from Montgomery Cincinnati Nashville and Atlanta. The Southern Medical College Association also met, with Virginia Medical College president Christopher Tompkins presiding as University Medical College of Virginia and University of Dallas elected as members. The convention concluded that evening.
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Noble
Atlanta
Richmond
Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association
Eppa Hunton
Fauquier County
Joseph Price
Philadelphia
Watkins
Montgomery
Reamy
Cincinnati
McMurtrey
Louisville
Hall
Haggard
Nashville
Ricketts
Southern Medical College Association
Christopher Tompkins
Medical College of Virginia
University College of Medicine
University of Dallas
Tex
Long Branch Coal Railroad Incorporated in Alabama
Officials of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad filed incorporation papers for the Long Branch Coal Railroad Company to build from the Birmingham Mineral Railroad north to the Long Branch coal fields in Blount County with possible extension to Warrior on the Louisville and Nashville main line.
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Long Branch Company
Montgomery
Ala
Long Branch Coal Railroad Company
Birmingham Mineral
Long Branch
Blount County
Warrior
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Warner's Safe Cure marketed for kidney and female ailments
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure cures kidney and female health issues including Bright's disease and rheumatic conditions. It advises urine tests at home to detect kidney disease, offers a free trial bottle, and promotes a $1.00 regular price with guidance from specialists in Rochester, New York.
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Bright
Warner
Warner's
Safe Cure Co
Rochester
N. Y
Warner’s
Safe Cure Company
Fire Destroys Hartselle Block In Alabama
Incendiary blaze swept a business block in Hartselle Alabama last night causing about 30000 dollars in damage with small insurance coverage. Cooper hotel post office and telephone exchange were destroyed by flames sparked from a bonfire celebrated after a proposed constitution defeat. The report comes from Decatur Alabama dated November 12 with special dispatch.
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Alabama
Decatur
Ala
Hartselle
Cooper
Autopsy Shows Signs of Murder in Exhumed Body
A Cerro Gordo Hooks death investigation reveals ground glass and arsenic in organs after an autopsy ordered two weeks post burial. A coroner's jury verdict cites death at hands of unknown persons as sensational local news across multiple cities with notes on related court actions and regional events.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cerro Gordo
Free Preparations Offered By Dr Slocum
A notice instructs readers to write to Dr. T. A. Slocum at 98 Pine Street New York to obtain Four Free Preparations with usage directions. Readers are urged to mention reading the article in The Atlanta Constitution and to include name address and express postage details.
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H. Breder
Chrystie St
New York
Sly
Hood
Bus
Promi
Aspirals
A. Ce “Par & Co
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BR. Slocum
New York City
Slocum
T. A. Slocum
Pine Street
Atlanta Constitution
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