Duval Club Sets Trap for Governor Mitchell Fight
Jacksonville January 10 1894 Duval Athletic Club plans a trap to bring Corbett Mitchell prize fight to court. Two Negro boxers would fight for 500 dollars at the Opera House to test state law and Mitchell opposition. Club claims governor’s inaction proves insincerity and dares supreme court decision. Governor instructs Sheriff to prevent the bout. Brady says expect the match to go ahead if ringside January 25 1894.
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Jacksonville
Fta
Duval Athletic Club
Mitchell
Opera House
Corbett
Corbett- Mitchell
Dayal County
Corbett-Mitch
Percy
St. John’s
Perry
Eilliam
A. Brady
Athletic Club
Overnor
Supreme Court
Q Corbett
Commissioners of registration named for March election
The commissioners of registration have been the following registrars for the March election. Ward names include Cromley Sirey McNees Mongie Crowell Mier Hale White Raza and others. The Tennessee funding board finds evidence of gross laxness by the former administration with unposted coupons and misposted sums. Judge Long of Michigan, restored to the pension rolls after a new act recognizing pension as a vested right.
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Tennessee Funding Board
Long
Michigan
Commissioner of Pensions
Embroidery care and Pompadour hair trends in home fashions
The note advises ironing embroidery on a soft surface with a white cloth until dry to preserve design quality. It discusses hair fashion shifting from crimped bangs to a backward rolling Pompadour and suggests styling tips for a flattering forehead roll. A nursery screen idea uses calendar pictures, while lithographs from prints clutter homes. Hospital scrap albums, though, are not perfect solutions for all.
Vassar Graduate’s Domestic Life Misadventure
A Detroit Free Press vignette portrays a Vassar alumna trying to manage housework after marriage. Her odd shopping orders trigger miscommunications with a patient grocer, who deciphers her mix of high schooling and plain speech, ending with the punchy image of a cake being taken by Vassar.
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Detroit Free Press
Vassar
Notable Women and Society News Amid Victorian Era Happenings
A mix of sensational social items and portraits features Miss Frances Johnston famed as a top woman photographer, Nina Van Nandt leaving Mrs Potter’s India company, Langtry buying Cobham Park studs for 80000 dollars, and Queen Victoria planning Easter in Florence then Coburg. Other notes highlight Miss Pollard farming in Polk County Minnesota wearing bloomers, and various stage and philanthropic mentions.
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Nina van Nandt
Mrs. James Brown Potter’s Company
India
Nina
Redwine trial unfolds as bank examiner details cash and stock links
In Atlanta on January 10, a crowded court heard Bank Examiner Campbell recount cash and book discrepancies at the wrecked Gate City bank. Testimony covered about $78,000 in cash seen before defalcation and a check for stock paid to W S Patterson not recorded. Rumors of sensational developments linger.
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Atlanta
Bedwine
Campbell
Croga
L. J. Hill
Gate City Bank
W.S. Patterson
Redwine
Suburban Land Company
Patterson
Retired businesswoman recalls heart cure claim
A former businesswoman recounts a long battle with heart disease treated by a single physician. After heart trouble persisted for years, she credits Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure with rapid improvement within hours of the first dose and endorses the product as a safe, opiate-free remedy bought by mail from Dr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Elkhart
Ind
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