Thoroughbred Flambeau at 15 to Guarantee Foal This Year
Thompson & TorBET announce the stand of the thoroughbred Flambeau in 1895 at a low price of 15 to guarantee a foal. Colts shown at Jackson Griffin and other towns. home base Jackson with stands in Griffin Indian Spring Monticello McDonough and more. Also notice Orange Blossom advertised as a painless cure for women’s diseases sold by W L Carmichael.
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Monticello
McDonough
Thompson & Torbet
Jackson, Ga
W. L. Carmichael
Seed stock ad and bank notice mix
An old advertisement blends seed sales with a bank notice urging depositors to store money at Jackson Banking Co. It promotes security and safekeeping, warns of burglaries, and offers time deposit interest terms with cautionary lines about hard times and theft. The fragmentary copy mentions January dates and product lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Banking Co
Irou
Spat and Guano Dealer Seeks Customers for Popular Brands
Notice from J R Carmichael invites customers to inspect his stock of spats Aci and Cotton Seed Meal and the largest assortment of popular guanos. He promises best prices and reliable delivery from the guano house at Jackson Carriage Factory, based on long experience and farmer feedback.
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Jackson Carriage Factory
J. R. Carmichael
Evans Sacks Sworn In as Governor of Tennessee
H Clay Evans took the oath of office as governor after canvassing results. Justice William Morris administered the oath in the state library and Evans filed a request with Secretary of State Morgan. Evans plans to seek a mandamus to gain delivery of the state seal and possession of the executive office.
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Mandamus
William Morris
Tennessee
Morgan
Evans
North Carolina Exposition Delegation Seeks State Aid
A Raleigh delegation led by Collier and Clark Howell arrived to press a $20,000 appropriation for the Atlanta exposition. Ex Governors, legislators, and the National Farmers Alliance heard speeches in the Senate chamber and House, with strong support recorded for the project.
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Raleigh
N. C
Collier
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
H. H. Cabiness
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta
Legislture
Corecca
Senate Chamber
Theeentlemen
Govenor Builovw
J. Spyuiedingg
A. W. Smith
F. P. Rice
T. B. Neal
C. Pattigrew
Senate
House
National Farmers Alliance
Republicans Reorganize South Carolina Party in Convention
In Columbia on February 7 128 delegates met to reorganize the South Carolina Republicans. They vow to contest control of the constitutional convention and oppose disfranchisement efforts. The convention ran long with extensive speeches and ongoing debates.
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South Carolina
Repucans
Co Umbia
S. C
Republican Party
Noo
DeKalb County ex-treasurer Mason in balance dispute
The accounts of J. H. Mason, former DeKalb county treasurer, do not balance by about 15000 dollars. His successor says the county should have more in bank. Mason claims county owes him about 1000 dollars and vouchers were burned in a house fire after his defeat. He offers to make good any deficiency if wrong.
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Atlanta
J. H. Mason
DeKalb County
Mason
Benk
Alabama murderer Eugene Byars to be hanged at Jefferson jail
Governor Oates denies appeals and confirms the sentence for Eugene Byars, convicted of killing a U S soldier near Beherensport. The execution is set for tomorrow at noon in the Jefferson county jail yard after the Alabama Supreme Court rejected further delays. The governor’s letter to Sheriff Morrow and church and family notices were to be sent.
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Brruineuam
Ala
Euugene Byars
Jefferson County
Aasin
United States
Beherens
Supreme Court
Oates
State of Alabama
Geo. Morrow
Jerson County
Eugene Byars
Acre
Tam
Morris
Wm. C. Oates
Thrifiley to Face Indictment for City Council Bribe
Francis B Thrifiley of the eighth district is set for hearing in section B on February 13 before Judge Moise. He faces an indictment returned by William B Bloomfield alleging he agreed to take 7500 dollars from Charles Marshall of the Louisville and Nashville road to influence council action on an ordinance aiding track work on the levee between LaFayette and Calliope streets.
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New Ororane
Francis.b. Thriffiley
Eighth District
Moise
Thriftney
William B. Bloomfield
Charles Marshall
Louisville and Nashville
LaFayette and
Calliope Streets
Atlanta man disappears after threatening suicide in river
Primary 7 percent N M Brown arrived from Atlanta and started an afternoon paper here. A letter from Brown to Tenzat Lomax says his life had failed and he planned to drown himself in the river. He has since vanished. his distressed wife and two children, one newborn, remain destitute here.
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MonTeourRy
Ala
N. M. Brown
Atlanta
Tenzat Lomax
Brown
New North Carolina Supreme Court Opens With All Justices
The new Supreme court session began with all justices present. Applicants for licenses were examined yesterday. Chief Justice Faircloth is 66, Justice Furches 64, Justice Montgomery 50, and Justice Clark remains the youngest. Successors to Justices Avery and Montgomery will be elected at the next general election. Faircloth, Furches and Clark are elected for eight years.
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Raurenu
N. C
Supreme Court
Faircloth
Justice Furches
Justice Montgomery
Justice Clark
Avery and
Montgomery
Furches and
Clark
No fears for LaGascogne safety after Atlantic voyage
Paris reports Persiere, manager of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, says the LaGascogne’s overdue status in New York is due to recent violent seas or in mid ocean machinery repairs. He expresses no fears for the ship’s safety as repairs continue. Faure accepts invitations to Havre and Rouen and will likely visit during Easter week.
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Paris
M. Persiere
Compagnie Generale ‘Transatlantique
LaGascogne
New York
Faure
Havre
Ruuven
Treasury officials call Carlisle surplus estimate conservative
Washington February 7 Treasury officials generally express the opinion that Secretary Carlisle's estimate of a surplus of 22500000 for 1895 is conservative. It is argued that the customs duty on sugar alone should bring 35708000 next eleven months and revenue from the income tax may reach 40000000.
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Washington
Treasury
Carlisle
Package Stolen From Southern Express Office in Machen
A package containing $1000 was stolen from the Southern Express office in Machen, Georgia, yesterday while the agent's back was turned. The company expects to recover the money today, supported by strong evidence pointing to the thief.
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Aplanta, Fetrusary 7
Southern Express
Machen
New Baseball State League Formed in New Haven
A state baseball league was formed in New Haven with clubs in Bridgeport Hartford Waterbury New Haven Meriden and one more city to be chosen. Ted Sullivan will manage the New Haven club.
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New Haven
Conn
Bridgeport
Hartford
Waterbury
Meriden
Ted Sullivan
American Dies in Monte Carlo After Short Illness
An American, S. M. Burroughs, died in Monte Carlo after a 48 hour illness from pneumonia. His papers list him as engaged in business under Burroughs & Welcome.
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Monte CakLo
S. M. Burroughs
Burroughs & Welcome
Mercy Not In Order The Revolt And Queen’s Abdication
Complete advices from Honolulu dated January 30 recount the Hawaii insurrection with participation by the late queen and regal government members. The ex queen abdicates sovereignty and seeks mercy. the president states the queen’s document does not remove liability for complicity in the conspiracy and loss of life.
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San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
Republic of Hawaii
Republic
Grover Cleveland Rules on Brazil Argentina Boundary
The 1894 arbitration award by President Grover Cleveland settles the boundary between Brazil and Argentina along Pepiri and San Antonio rivers. The decision confirms Brazil as the winner and fixes the western boundary line as argued in the submitted documents.
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Washington
Brazil
Baron Rio Branco
Cerqguiers
Zeballos
State Department
Gresham
Uhl
Rockhill
Empire
United States
Grover Cleveland
Argentine Republic
United States of Brazil
Pepiri
Pepiri-Gauzu
San Antonio
Brazilian
Bolivia
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Rolling Mills Resume Workers Return After Shutdown
Birmingham Alabama February 7 The Puddling department at the Birmingham rolling mill shut down last Saturday night and 600 men were laid off. An order directs the men to report Thursday morning for work. A debate over corporate limits influenced the mill site with a state bill seeking to exclude the mill from the city.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joe Dean Pleads Guilty to Campbell County Killings
Joe Dean, the accused killer, has decided to plead guilty to the December Campbell County murders and attempted murders. He was moved to Fairburn under heavy guard and will be brought back to Atlanta for handling. Local tensions previously threatened lynching if he had been taken to Campbell County.
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Santa
Joe Dean
A. B. Leigh
Campbell County
Fairburn
Dean
Atlanta
President Lane Names State Cotton Grower Presidents
Montgomery February 7 President Lane of the American Cotton Growers Protective association has commissioned W T Vincenbeller of Little Rock Arkansas and John R Godwin of Memphis Tennessee as state presidents both noted as large cotton planters Asheville February 7 Mrs Alice Litreal widow of 2 Davidson street Asheville died around noon yesterday after a period of illness authorities think morphine overdose accidental New York February 7 Treasury balances Com $68,396,000 currency $79,115,000
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Montgomery
Ala
Lane
American Cotton Growers Protective Association
W. T. Vincenbeller
Little Rock
Arkansas
John R. Godwin
Memphis
Tennessee
Asheville
N. C
Alice Litreal
Davidson Street
New York
Treasury
Judge Jackson's Successor in Cabinet Rivalry
Washington reports cabinet members seek the Supreme Court vacancy after Justice Jackson retires. Secretary Carlisle is favored by many, while some Georgia correspondents claim Secretary Hoke Smith could get the appointment if the vacancy arises. Secretary Bissell's retirement is seen as settled.
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Washington
Supreme Bench
Congress
Justice Jackson
Senate Judiciary
Jackson
Bissell
Hoke Smith
Carlisle
Georgia
Hamlin Praises New Treasury Accounting System
Assistant Secretary Hamlin testifies to the house committee on appropriations praising the new treasury accounting system. He says it operates smoothly with little friction and has yielded obvious advantages since its inauguration following the Dockery commission inquiry.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Dockery Commission
Department
Hamlin
House Committee On Appropriations
Three Die from Coal Fire Fumes at Coal Palace
In New Orleans on Tuesday night into Wednesday, three men named Griffin Brown Sylvester Richardson and John Hogan or Walsh died from suffocation aboard the Coal Palace on the river at Erato Street. The trio, two Black and one white tramp, built a coal fire on sheet iron in a closed cabin, fumes filling the space and causing death.
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New Orleans
W. G. Coyle & Co
Erato Street
Griffin Brown
Sylvester Richardson
John Hogan
Walsh
Turks Deny Imprisonment of American Professors
The Turkish legation in Washington states reports of American professors jailed in Asia Minor are false and malicious. It notes Armenian revolutionaries wear Kurdish garb, an Armenian priest was assaulted after exposing hiding places for compromising documents, and argues inflammatory materials are in Armenian hands. It says 38 arrests occurred with 30 released.
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Washington
Asia Minor
Persekh
Musselman
Ezbider
Crowded Sunset Limited Departs From New Orleans
The Sunset Limited train leaving the Golden Gate today is the largest since weekly service began. It carries seven sleepers and nine coaches including dining and combination cars. A large Cleveland party touring under Southern Pacific attache oversight joined travelers in New Orleans after arriving yesterday via the Queen and Crescent system.
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New Orleans
Sunset Limited
Golden Gate
Cleveland
Queen and Crescent
Southern Pacific
Estate of Ward McAllister remains private
New York on February 7 reports the McAllister estate value will not be released while the family decides what is in the Mercantile Safe Deposit box opened by lawyer Henry H. Anderson. The box contents remain undisclosed as heirs await statement. The same day the Sun notes cotton rose and fell during trading while Nassau reports the Ward Line steamer Cienfuegos wrecked off Harbor Island with largely unsalvageable cargo.
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New Yor
Ward McAllister
Mercantile Safe Deposit
Henry H. Anderson
New York
Nassau
N. P
Maritime Exchange
Ward Line
Cienfuegos
Harbor Island
Slavery Labor Contract in Brazil Abrogated
The anti-slavery society reports that the contract to supply Brazilian plantations with servile Chinese labor has been abrogated after previous protests.
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Paris
Anti-Slavery Society
Brazil
Senate Debates On Diplomatic and Post Office Bills
In Washington the Senate discussed the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation Bill and a Chicago post office appropriation. A joint resolution urged Venezuela and Great Britain toward arbitration on their boundary dispute. Amendments varied, with notable changes to bank capital and gold-silver payment rules. The telegraph cable to Hawaii faced delay. a conference was sought on the Chicago post office project totaling up to four million dollars.
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Washington
Venezula
Great Britain
Guina
House
Cleveland
Brosius
Republican
Pennsylvania
United Action
Haugen
Wisconsin
Hartman
Montana
Senate
United States
Hawaii
Hall
Teller
Gray
Platt
Chicago
Pooling bill move pursued by Senator Butler
Wasu Hineton February 7. Senator Butler in charge of the pooling bill says he will fight to bring it to a senate vote. He believes the measure should pass if allowed to come up for action. He offered a resolution to take up and consider the bill after the consular and diplomatic and post office appropriation bills are passed. The resolution went to the table, and Butler can call it up after three bills are approved.
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Wasu Hineton
Butler
Senate
Post Office
Colonel Carr's Liberal Gift to American University
Colonel Julian S. Carr of Durham North Carolina head of Durham Tobacco company has given 10000 dollars to the American University planned in Washington by the Methodist Episcopal church. He is the first southern donor to an northern educational effort since the war. Carr visited the capitol with Francis D. Winston of Raleigh.
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Washington
Julian S. Carr
Durham
N. C
Durham Tobacco Company
American University
Methodist Episcopal Church
Carr
Potomac
Capitol
Francis D. Winston
Raleigh
North Carolina
Choctaw county citizen slain in apparent assassination
News reaches Choctaw county of Joseph H. Hurst being shot while bathing his feet on Saturday night. The report notes no telegraphic connection to confirm details and promises further information later. In Ravezienu North Carolina, February noon saw the National Farmer's Alliance and Grand Lodge of Masons lay the cornerstone for a monument to Colonel L. L. Polk at Oakwood cemetery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joseph H. Hurst
Choctaw County
Ravezienu
N. C
National Farmer’s Alliance
Grand Lodge of Masons
L. L. Polk
Oakwood
Cholera Quarantine Hits Vessels From Constantinople
In Athens Greece cholera has broken out in Constantinople. All ships arriving from that city face five days quarantine. In Washington Justice Jackson shows no improvement and friends report discouraging bedside updates from his condition.
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Athens
Greece
Constantinople
Receivers Appointed for Norfolk and Western Railroad
A bill for receivership of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company was filed in the United States Circuit Court in Richmond. Judge Cott appointed Frederick J. Kimball and Henry Fink as receivers. The company cites poor coal and iron markets and low rates as reasons for readjusting liabilities while maintaining its main line and its stake in several key firms.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
United States Circuit Court
Western District of Virginia
Richmond
Cott
Frederick J. Kimball
Henry Fink
Kimball
Railroad Company
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Roanoke Machine Works
Columbus Connection Company
Pocahontas Coal Company
The
Virginia Company
Lynchburg and Durham Railroad Company
Roanoke and Southern Railroad Company
Roanoke Responds To Norfolk and Western Receivership
Roanoke officials learned the Norfolk and Western has appointed receivers in Richmond and the railroad is turned over to them. City operations should continue with little change in staff as Roanoke, the system hub, hopes for eventual reorganization benefits. Local reaction is cautious but hopeful about stable jobs and future prospects.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Richmond
Norfolk and Western Road
Namouna to be reactivated under Kennett and Lyons
Ex Commodore James Gordon Kennett plans to recommission the Namouna after five years idle. Veteran pilot Martin J. Lyons, who steered Henrietta in the old ocean race and guided America’s Cup challengers, will command the Namouna with an American crew sailing from New York to England aboard the Paris.
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New York
James Gordon Kennett
New York Yacht Club
Martin J. Lyons
Sandy Hook
England
Paris
Populists Hold The Balance In Senate Acquisition
Washington on February 7 reports another Republican gain in the U S Senate as Clark of Wyoming took the oath of office. The chamber now has 87 members with 43 Democrats 39 Republicans and 5 Populists.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
Wyoming
Legislation Sought for Asheville Fallen Women Home
A ladies committee from Asheville asks the legislature for a one year appropriation of 2500 to aid the Asheville home for fallen women. They report having spent 12000 of their own funds on the institution. The second item notes Chief Justice Jackson’s body moved from Oakland cemetery Atlanta to Macon Rosehill for reburial after eight years.
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Raveieu
N. C
Asheville
Macon
Oakland
Atlanta
Jackson
Rosehill
Treasury gold reserve report shows $42.18 million balance
At Washmeaton on February 7 the treasury gold reserve closed at $42,182,634. Daily withdrawals in New York amounted to $1,074,580. Officials expect no general resumption of gold withdrawals at this time.
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New York
the Sun
Liverpool
Washmeaton
Treasury
Noted Dr Hicken Discharged From Grady Hospital
Atlanta February 7 Dr Hicken who claims to be husband of Mrs Hicken the forgery convict now jailed in Fulton county has been discharged from Grady hospital.
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Atlanta
Harvard club dinner held at Shoreham Washington
Cold spell marked the day as the north and west saw record low temperatures. Harvard club of the district hosted its annual dinner at the Shoreham in Washington Wednesday night.
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Harvard Club
Shoreham
Washington
Perkins
California
Leland Stanford
Senate
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Ward M’allister
Cotton
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Pope
Great Virginia Railroad
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Namouna
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Circleville
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