County Directory and City Officials List
Ordinary J F Carmichael is sheriff J O Beauchamp deputy J W Crawford surveyor B J Jinks treasurer T L Williams tax collector T J Cole tax receiver C R Carter coroner Simon Hardy clerk superior court Joe Jolly court S9rd Mondays in February and August road commissioners listed by district board of education members office in courthouse jury commissioners Justices Court districts city directory mayor and council secret societies notes detailed church schedules and verses of civic life
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J. F. Carmichael
J. O. Beauchamp
J. W. Crawford
B. J. Jinks
T. L. Williams
T. J. Cole
C. R. Carter
Simon Hardy
Joe Jolly
G. M
J. L. Barkley
H. G. Asbury
T. O. Woodward
J. M. Ball
J. E. Hale
J. W. Fletcher
J. W. Minter
J. L. Pye
K. Smith
G.M
J. W. Holoway
J. H. Cole
J. van Wright
D. B. Moore
R. M. Harper
F. M. Maddox
W. O. Crawley
Cornelius McCluare
T. H. Nolan
T. P. Bell
R. M. Fletcher
J. G. Coldwell
J. H. Maddox
J. J. Wilson
J.C. Barnes
Board of Education
W. M. Mallet
A. G. Hitchens
J. T. Goodman
D. N. Carmichael
J. M. McMichael
E.E. Pound
Court House
H. N. By
Ars
W. B. Vozier
Ll. J. Ball
Alex Atkin
Justices Court
Dist
R. A. Waccwans
J. P
J. G. Kimbell
H. L. Brown
H. C. Shaxton
N. P
WV. A. Waldrup
Steve Moore
James Jolly
J. M. Maadox
Howard Ham
F. Z. Curry
T. J. Collins
W. F. Douglas
E. E. Pouxp
T. J. Lane
J. W. Carmichael
B. P. Bailey
T. M. Farlow
J. W. Bell
G. W. Gardner
Tor
Presbyterian
Mr. Pharr
President to Recreation on the Dolphin Yacht
President Cleveland plans a few days of recreation on the Dolphin. The escort and time frame remain unsettled while the vessel is docked at the Washington navy yard. Secretary Herbert forms a court of inquiry into the Kearsarge grounding with rear admiral Bancroft Gherardi leading. Resignations of customs official Emerson Etheredge are requested.
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Dolphin
Washington Navy Yard
North Carolina
Herbert
U. S
Emerson Etheredge
Memphis, Tenn
Mamie Scherter Found In County Jail
Mamie Scherter a 16 year old girl from Valley Stream L I left home February 8 to search for a recreant lover and is now jailed on a charge of conspiring to ruin the man’s reputation. She was arrested at 69 First Avenue New York on a warrant issued by a local justice. The man William A Custer a Long Island Rail Road fireman said she followed and harassed him and he had previously eloped with Lizzie La Pauzh.
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Lone Island City
L. IL
Mamie Scherter
Valley Stream
Mamie
William A. Custer
Long Island
Sweetzey
First Avenue
New York
Custer
Lizzie la Pauzh
Far Rockaway
Mills Has Not Resigned From Finance Committee
Washington dispatch reports Senator Mills initially withdrew from the senate finance committee then reconsidered the move. He says heavy tariff bill work and filling McPherson’s vacancy led to the temporary change, but with McPherson unable to continue Mills will stay on the committee until the bill is reported.
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Mills
McPherson
Voorhees
Finance Committee
Washington
Philadelphia
Cleveland
White House
United States
Chandler
Senate
Texas
New Jersey
Sherman
Republican
Ohio
West
Water supply crisis as ships seek protection under flag
In Rio de Janeiro on February 22, merchant vessels reel from water shortages after insurgents bar water boats. British captains demand aid from naval authorities while U S forces under Admiral Kenham assign Kilbourne to guard a water boat under the American flag. British sailors vent anger toward officials as the crowd cheers Uncle Sam and tramples the British flag at a principal landing.
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Rio Janeiro
Nasmyth
Skirper
Admiral Benham
Sam
Senate Filibuster Over Seigniorage Bill In House
Washington reports a tense session as Bland seeks to move into committee on seigniorage, votes reveal a fluctuating quorum, and adjournment follows a clash over holidays. Debate touches on finance committee membership, hearings, and Hawaii annexation.
Government split over navy maintenance in cabinet
The Globe reports a serious Cabinet rift on navy policy. Some ministers support maintaining or boosting naval efficiency, while Gladstone’s side opposes the needed funding. Attempts to resolve the dispute have failed and the issue remains unsettled.
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London
the Globe
Gladstone
Horse Racing Results From New Orleans Track Meet
February 22 reports list five races with winners Moses Solomon Red John Rey Del Mar Silver Tip in order, plus seconds Majory Hilton Tramp Time Indigo Pomfret and thirds Jim Henry Roncocas Coronet Henry Owsley. Times ranged from 1:06 3-4 to 1:52 3-4.
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New OrRiLlans
Moses Solomon
Majory Hilton
Jim Henry
Age Olen Rebuff
Tramp
Red John
Roncocas
Tasso
Rey del Mar
Indigo
Coronet
Silver Tip
Henry Owsley
Pomfret
Fatal bullfight in Saltillo Mexico claims matador
In Saltillo Mexico on February 22 a bull fatally gored matador Jose Farrero after a quick attack. Bandilleros and other performers in the ring reportedly killed the enraged bull amid the excitement.
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Salttisto
Mex
Moneto
Jose Farrero
Banderilleros
Senate Confirms Several Postmasters in Mississippi North Carolina and More
The senate confirmed the nominations of postmasters including W A Hampton of Oxford Mississippi Alexander H Galloway of Reidsville North Carolina and James R Davison of Newberry South Carolina The action was announced from Washington with the date February 22.
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Washington
Senate
Mississippi
W. A. Hampton
Oxford
North Carolina
Alexander H. Galloway
Reidsville
South Carolina
James R. Davison
Newberry
Plot to assassinate Servian minister uncovered
From Belgrade reports Feb 22 that a plot to kill the Servian minister of the interior has been uncovered. Six men have been arrested in connection with the plot in Vienna.
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Vienna
Belgrade
Six Hundred Black Belt Farmers Attend Tuskegee Conference
About 600 colored farmers gathered in Tuskegee Alabama for the third annual negro conference presided by Booker T. Washington. Delegates from Alabama and southern states heard appeals for education property and practical religion with emphasis on virtuous leaders and moral reform.
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Montgomery
Tuskegee, Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institution
North
C. P. Huntingham
Lyman Abbott
Bishop Potter
New York City
Robert C. Winthrop
Boston
Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Alabama
Abduction Charge Flees Washington Girl Stolen to New York
Carl J. Jattie, 35, a Charleston and Washington postal clerk, was arrested in New York on an abducting charge involving Maud Gilbert, 15, of Washington. The pair traveled from Washington on February 12 and stayed at the Coleman house then a room at 145 West Fifteenth Street under the names C. H. Ford and wife. Jattie is held on $8,000 bail. the girl is in Gerry Society custody.
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New York
Carl J. Jattie
Charleston
S. C
Washington
Moore
Maud Gilbert
Jattie
Coleman House
West Fifteenth Street
C. H. Ford
Gerry Society
Norwegian Bark Esquis Rescues Skogsfjord Crew
The Norwegian bark Esquis arrived at Queenstown and rescued the crew of the Norwegian bark Skogsfjord, which sailed from Savannah January 4 for Garston dock. A hurricane wrecked the Skogsfjord for ten days, with rudder loss and cargo jettisoned. The Skogsfjord was abandoned January 28 in latitude 45 north, longitude 55 west and the vessel was set on fire by its captain.
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London
Esquis
Scoglund
Queenstown
Skogsfjord
Moller
Savannah
Garston Dock
Quarter Million Defaulter Arrested in New York
Erastus Wyman was arrested at 22 Broadway on a bench warrant for forging notes on R G Dun for 229000 dollars. He was sent to the Tombs without bail after appearing before Judge Martin in General Sessions. Wyman, former agency manager, Staten Island RR builder and Hawaii annexation advocate, faces a defalcation of about a quarter of a million dollars.
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New York
Erastus Wyman
No. 22
Broadway
R. G. Dun and Company
Wyman
Martin
Court of General Sessions
Tombs Prison
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Dan
Flood promises peak as Geneva, Ala., seen half submerged
Pensacola reports ten days of steady rain have swollen all local streams. Geneva on the Choctawhatchie near the Florida line is more than half under water with the river still rising. The flood at Geneva is described as the greatest since the April 1865 rise.
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Pensacola
Fla
Geneva
Ala
Choctawhatchie River
Florida Line
Safe Landing of the Kearsarge's Crew
The City of P. entered New York Harbor at 11 am with 202 officers and crew of the ill fated Kearsarge aboard. The Canal Street wharf was decorated with bunting and a large American flag hung over the gangway.
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New York
Columbian Line
City of P
Kearsarge
Canal Street
Texas Theatre Fire Claims Two Victims
In Houston a fire gutted the Variety Theatre on Wednesday night. A Black woman connected with the house died in an upper room. Lee Taylor’s remains were found burned in a corner of the building.
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Houston
Negro Variety Theatre
Lee Taylor
Harvard Student Dies After Sparring Bout Blow
An autopsy on A. H. Linder, Harvard student, confirms death from a brain hemorrhage due to a ruptured blood vessel following a sparring bout. The February 22 report from Boston states the injury occurred at the base of the brain during the match with a friend.
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Boston
A. H. Linder
Harvard
Judge Fort Calls Atlanta Exec Committee Meeting
In Atlanta on February 22 Judge Allen Fort issued a call for the executive committee to convene on March third at 10 o clock.
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Atlanta
Allen Fort
Traffic Men Meet at New Orleans Meeting
Representatives from the Southwestern Freight Traffic association gathered at the Greenwald hotel to discuss uniform classification and form a committee with trunk line, Central Traffic, Eastern Freight and Southern Railway groups. The session adjourned with a plan to reconvene after further information is gathered.
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New Orleans
Southwestern Freight Traffic Association
Greenwald Hotel
Southern Pacific
C. W. Bean
W. G. Neimeyer
W. H. Connors
Calf
Colorado
Santa Fe
James N. Huller
L. J. Polk
T. N. Beard
St. Louis
San Francisco
F. D. Russell
Fort Worth
Denver
D. B. Keeler
United States
Markets on Wheat and Corn Hold Steady Amid Bears
Chicago trading shows persistent bear pressure with modest firming in May wheat at 59 1/4 to 60 3/4 and close at 60 1/8. corn tracks wheat with steady to firm tone, cash corn 1 to 1 1/4 higher. oats dull with unchanged close from Tuesday. Outside markets steady.
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Chicago
Manchester Market Outlook Narrows as Demand Stalls
The Guardian reports only modest business with buyers deterred by high quotations and exchange issues. Prices for yarns decline while cloth costs fall, yet weak demand and uncertain outlook restrain renewed buying activity.
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Manchester
The
Guardian
Stock Exchange Dull Day Amid Tariff Fervor In Feb
New York on February 2 2 the Stock Exchange saw a dull day with 100 000 shares traded. The slowdown was blamed on a holiday and tariff actions by the Senate. Prices edged higher early then Chicago gas fell from 64 to 62 5 8 while wheat recovered and shorts covered aided by London buying.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Senate
Chicago
London
Four Arrests In Murder Case Reported For Gaston Area
Governor Tillman received a telegram from Solicitor Nelson stating four persons have been arrested and charged with the murder of Gage Roberson near Gaston Friday night. The report comes as the Georgia Baptist Convention in Macon sets an April 3 meeting date. Washington's Birthday closes New York exchanges as a legal holiday.
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Cotumara
S. C
Tillman
Nelson
Lexington
Gage Roberson
Gaston
New York
Washington
Cycling figures and incidents across the nation
Reported items include Japan taxing bicycles at 2.25 a year, new Havana wheel clubs, cyclist Nelson's recovery, Martin training in Paris, McDuffee training in Richmond, and a Western Passenger Association branch in Boston. Holmes improves at home in Boston. Sutton to retire from Big Four on March 1. Ashton dies in Madison jail. New Haven line replaces wooden bridges with iron. Kansas grain outlook: 100 million bushels yield on 4.5 million seeded acres. Arnold pleads guilty to forgery and embezzlement. Adams Express v Clapp settled out of court. Keppler of Puck dies in New York. Johnson to be electrocuted February 26 for murder. Moore shoots at DuBose in Atlanta. both railroad men over a daughter. Cornell freshmen chlorine gas incident at dining hall. South Carolina dispensary profits show 67,189 for quarter. six-month total 99,337.16.
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Japan
Eac
Havana
Cuba
Nelson
Spheld
Martin
Paris
E. A. McDuffee
Richmond
Western Passenger Association
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
B. F. Sutton
Big Four Railroad
Mathew Ashton
Madison
Wis
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
John Jacob Arnold
Lockport
N. Y
Adams Express Company
Clapp
Philadelphia
Joseph Keppler
Puck
New York
Matthew Johnson
Sing Sing
Emile Kukehorn
John Moore
J. M. DuBose
Atlanta
Moore
DuBose
Cornell University
South Carolina
Million-Dollar Dispute Between Manchester Lines and Concord
In Concord New Hampshire on February 23 the supreme court heard a motion to recommit the case to referees in a major financial dispute. The Manchester and Lawrence railroad seeks accounting from the Concord railroad after leasing, with referees’ award totaling about 1.5 million dollars.
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Concord
N. H
Manchester and Lawrence Railroad
Concord Railroad
Supreme Court
Boston and Maine
Manchester and Lawrence Company
Concord Railroad Company
Manchester and Lawrence Road
Board of Referees
Manchester and
North Weare
Keene
Lost Spanish Mine Claimed Found in Mexican Sierra Madre
James Crandall and L. T. Parker, American prospectors, arrived in Durango to announce the discovery of the long lost Spanish mine near Pernado in the Sierra Madre. They report rich ore, ruins of the old smelter, and samples to be assayed with plans to work the mine extensively.
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Durango
Mex
James Crandall
L. T. Parker
Pernado
Sierra Madres
Dark chapter in Howard case as witnesses confess perjury
Four witnesses in the Howard trial publicly confessed in federal court that they lied in earlier sworn statements. E. H. Brockaway, William J. Gleason, Edgar E. Smith and George H. Heatley admitted perjury as part of the case against G. F. B. Howard, alias E. Ross, Joseph Leger, and William Lord Moore in Jackson Tennessee.
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Jackson, Tenn
G. F. B. Howard
E. Ross
Joseph Leger
William Lord Moore
E. H. Brockaway
William J. Gleason
Edgar E. Smith
George H. Heatley
Yesterdy
Howard
Storm-Swept Tybee Rebuilding Funds Rally
Savannah bondholders and Tybee Island resort supporters met to raise a total of 19000 dollars for rebuilding and restoring the storm-damaged Savannah and Atlantic railroad property. The meeting, held in Savannah, gathered property owners and interested parties to support Tybee Island infrastructure recovery.
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Savannah
Savannah and Atlantic
Tybee Island
Tybee
Wall Street Financier Henry Ives in Excellent Health
Special from Tampa says Henry S. Ives, the Wall Street financier, was amused by reports of serious illness in the north. He is in excellent health and will stay with his family in Tampa for several weeks.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times Union
Tampa
Henry S. Ives
Wall Street
North
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Professional Cares
M. V. McKibben
Jackson
Georgia
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Jackson, Georgia
W. W. Anderson
Frank Z. Curry
Anderson & Curry, Attorneys AT Law
T. K. Thorpe
Flovilla
O. H. Cantrell
Cleveland House
Macon
Jennie Wallacs
Morrison House
Haok
C. R. Gresham
Propriet R
Dempsey House
Public Square
A. M.jester
Washington City
Herbert LA
Kearsage
Granville Stuart
Montana
Pamagy
Uruguay
John M. Savage
Dundee
Scotland
Harrison Purcell
Register of Land Office
Larry W. Hunter
Thompson
Gresham
Aquidaban
Republic
Nictheroy
Rio
Detroit
Brazil
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
American Bank Note Company
Mr. Steele
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Captain Johnson
Herbert TL
Navy Department
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Smith
Senate Committee On Finance
Roger Q Mills
Arms Hill
Bland
Treasury
Yeas
Reed
McMillan
Talbott
House
Vest
Jones
Pennsylvania
Committee On Foreign Relations
White
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Southern
Charleston-Washington
Hull
Dun
State Executive Committee
Southwestern Traffic Association
Chicago Grain Exchange
England
New York Stock Exchange
Georgia Baptist Convention
Georgia State Baptist Convention
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Telegraph
Kansas
Lawrence
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