County Directory and City Directory Highlights
Ordinary J F Carmichael holds Sheriff duties with J O Beauchamp as deputy and other county offices listed including treasurer tax collector and coroner. City features mayor council churches secret societies and lodge rosters with meeting nights and service times across multiple denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
G.M.J. M. Ball
K. E. Hale
J. W. Fletcher
J. W. Minter
J. L. Pye
Kmith
J. W. Holoway
J. H. Cole
J. van Wright
D. B. Moore
R. M
J. T. Goodman
D. N. Carmichael
J. M. McMichael
EK. E. Pound
Heuce
H. N. Byars
W. B. Dozier
T. P. Bell
Alex Atkinson
Justices Court
R. Ayer
J. P
J. G. Kimbell
H. L. Brown
H C. Shaxton
N. P
W. A. Waldrup
Steve Moore
James Jolly
J. M. Maddox
Howard Ham
F. Z. Curry
T. J. Collins
N.P
B. Knowles
J. L. Barnet
A. H. Ogletree
W.F. Douglas
E. E. Pomp
T. J. Lane
J. W. Carmichael
B. P. Bailey
T. M. Farlow
J. W. Bell
G. W. Gardner
Treabyterian
Mr. Phair
A. M
Blue Lodge
Redmen
Bond Issue Planned and Hawaiian Matters Sent to Congress
Washington reports detail Secretary Carlisle announcing a bond issue with bids to be allotted after February 1, 1894 at par with a 3 percent rate, plus a treasury resolution on Hawaii notes and the president leaving the matter to Congress. Additional items include a civil service debate, income tax provisions, and tariff discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Congress
Convicts Escape Led by Jim Morrison From Pratt Mines
Seven convicts including Jim Morrison escaped last night after dynamiting the guard John Patton at Pratt mines in Bibb County Alabama. Deputies pursued them toward Greely mines where a gunfight killed Sheriff Frank Dexter and wounded convict Jim Davis. Morrison and others remain at large with further clashes anticipated.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jim Morrison
Pratt Mines
John Patton
Patton
Marshall Wyatt
Bessemer
Jim Davis
Will Allison
Morrison
Frank Dexter
Bibb County
Greely Mines
Dexter
Greely
Rebels seize Juarez as Chihuahua falls to insurgents
A dispatch from El Paso reports rebels taking Juarez after an initial attack on the west side drew the federal garrison away. Insurgents then entered the city from the east as the local populace backed Santana Prez, preventing organized resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Trex
Juarez
Chihuahua
Santana Prez
Brazil Revolt Near End Says President Peixoto
President Peixoto announces Rio de Janeiro may see the revolt close as rebels number under 800 and can pass forts only at the harbor. Regular troops remain unused, with the national guard bearing the fight. forts fire heavy guns while rebel ships bombard the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Peixoto
Brazil
Rio
A. Sidaban
Nietheroy
National Guard
Jon Baptista
Papal Nune
Virginia Senate considers purchase and reorganization of Richmond and Danville
A bill proposed in the Virginia Senate would authorize buying the Richmond and Danville railroad, forming a new corporation, and consolidating with other entities. Creditors and security holders have drafted a reorganization plan, and sale of the line appears likely as the measure provides necessary corporate formation and cross state control provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Senate
Richmond and
Danville
Escapes and Unrest Across Regions Prompt Wary Reactions
Reports from Coal Creek prison in Knoxville note fifty convicts escaped by squeezing through a waterway. Guards fired as pursuit followed, with no confirmed deaths and several robberies suspected. In Mexico, revolutionaries led by Ocha and Perez near Ojo San Antonio number up to eight hundred. attacks on Presidio Del Norte’s customs house claimed prisoners and funds, with federal troops closing in. In Bristol, Tennessee, Bob Ketron killed Joe Birdwell during a quarrel at Ketron's home. Ketron under arrest and Birdwell described as peaceable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Bristol
Kingsport
Bob Ketron
Joe Birdwell
Birdwell
Ketron
Notable Deaths and Crimes Across Several States
Dr B Burke Haywood of Raveieu North Carolina dies in his city this morning. Governor Tillman offers $100 reward for accused arsonists in Bamberg. Elk River Mills Alabama sees a safe blown and theft of about $350. A mob in Knoxville hangs an accused attacker of a child. Other reports cover farm unions, burglaries, furnace reopenings, a Chattanooga murder verdict, Aspenwall murder inquiry, and a large fire in Louisville.
Plot to Escape G B Howard Case Sparks New Accusations
Jackson Tenn January 24 Judge Hammond refused bail pending Supreme Court ruling in United States v G F B Howard. Grand jury to probe perjury tied to four New York men. Brockaway allegedly confessed and tipped officials. Howard moved to Columbus prison as rumors of a broader escape scheme unfold. wife threatens self harm over disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Tenn
E. L. Hammond
Federal District Court
United States
G. F. B. Howard
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
New York
Brockaway
Howard
Canada
Columbus
J. A. Manson
Droward
Mare
Double Murder Near West Point Ga
West Point Georgia January 18 a double murder occurred when B Y Foster shot and killed H C Hudson and John Tripp both nearby. Foster fled and is still at large with officers pursuing him. He had previously sued Hudson in a fence location dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
B. Y. Foster
H. ¢. Hudson
John Tripp
Foster
Hudson
Tripp
John
Per fecting plans to stop Corbett Mitchell boxing in Georgia
Sheriff Miller heads to Brunswick to meet Glynn Camden Charlton Pierce and Clinch sheriffs to block the Corbett Mitchell contest from crossing the St Marys River on January 24 and 25 as state troops may be deployed from Jacksonville. In Roxboro a jailer named Royster was killed by two ex convicts who chokingly killed him before freeing a boy and escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Miller
Brunswick
Glynn
Camden
Charlton Pierce
Clinch
Border
St. Mary’s River
Jacksonville
Roxgore
N. C
Royster
Darkey
Exchange Bank of Ottawa assigns Saturday
The Exchange Bank of Ottawa Ohio assigned Saturday. Governor Stone withdraws from Mississippi senatorial race. Rome Georgia foundry resumes work. A federal prison may be built in Atlanta. Brock Beckwith nominated for collector of the port of Savannah. Jere Simpson Kansas seeks reelection to Congress. Speers Creek church near Columbia burned by incendiary. Conductor Anderson killed near Suffolk. Dallas expects two new railroads and river navigation to the Gulf. Marion Butler may be a candidate for U S senator from South Carolina. Columbus City Alabama Mining Company placed in receivership. New York legislature considers free public employment offices. North Carolina turfmen plan meeting in Raleigh February 14. W C Clark of Ruston shot dead. no clue. Imperial porcelain and glass factory in St Petersburg destroyed by fire. Western Railway of Alabama directors meeting postponed to March 21. Jesse Evans shot and horse killed near Kosciusko Mississippi. Balloonist L M Ezell falls from airship in New York. Harry Hill captured in Chicago, to be returned to Atlanta. Lillian Russell marries John T Hatterton in New York. Chicago post office holds over a million unclaimed letters after world’s fair. Jim Corbett says fight with Charlie Mitchell will occur near Jacksonville, Florida. Knights of Labor threaten injunction against Secretary Carlisle over $50,000 bonds. Blount county populists to select delegates at Gadsden for Birmingham convention. Burning mountain in Mason County Kentucky fed by oil. Major Burke Louisiana state treasurer absconder, now in Honduras, contemplates return after wealth to defend case.
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The
Exchange Bank
Ottawa
Stone
Mississippi
Rome
Anderson
Norfol and Western Railroad
Suffolk
Gulf
Dallas
Texas
Marion Butler
United States
South Carolina
Columbus City
Ala
New York
North Carolina
Raleigh
W. C. Clark
Ruston
Imperial Porcelain and Glass
St. Petersburg
Russia
Western Railway of Alabama
Jesse Evans
Kosciusko
Miss
L. M. Ezell
Atlanta
Washington, N. Y
Harry Hill
Chicago
Lillian Russell
John T. Hatterton
Jim Corbett
Charlie Mitchell
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore Dispatch
Knights of Labor
Carlisle
Blount County
Gadsden
Birmingham
Concord
Mason County
Kentucky
Major Burke
Louisiana
Honduras
Shea Is Freed After Self Defense Ruling
Knoxville Tenn January 24 John Shea who shot and killed Walker Mills was released after his preliminary trial. The four presiding justices ruled the killing was in self defense. The black community threatens to push the matter further.
Southern Industries Weekly Report Shows Surge in New Plants
The Tradesman notes 50 new industries established or incorporated in the South for the week ending January 22, 1894, with 12 enlargements and 11 new buildings. Entries span cotton mills, machinery works, yarn and hosiery mills, brick and tile works, lumber and ice plants, oil mills, paint and furniture firms, and electrical, machine shop, and refinery projects across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana.
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South
Amo
Wee
Argosta
Atlanta
New Orleans
Capital
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Marshall
Texas
Wheeling
Smackover
Ark
Pine Bluff
Toccoa
Dallas
Atestminster
S. C
Jackson
Miss
Glenwood
Opelika
Ala
Spartanburg
S.C
Little Rock
Augusta
Gainesville
Fla
King’s Mountain
N. C
el Paso
Statesville
Raleigh
Tavares
Emory and Georgiana
Den
Mammoth Springs
Cave
Columbus
Loisville
Trenton
Leulvile
Comumbig S. C
Als
Aug
Waynesville
Ington
Poplar Spring
Tenn
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. V. McKibben
Georgia
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Court House
Jackson, Georgia
Anderson & Curry, Attorneys AT Law
T. K. Thorpe
Flovilla
O. H. Cantrell
Cleveland House
Macon
Jennie Wallnacs
Morrison House
O. R. Gresham
Propriet
Dempsey House
Public Square
MES. A. M. Jester
Washington
Senate
Berry
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Chandler
Walthall
Peffer
Secretary of the Treasury
Allen
Teanafreres
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue
Wasumneroy
House
Tom Johnson
Johnson Steel
Henderson
Iowa
Messrs. Hopkins
Ilinois
Hull
Springer
Illinois
Wilson
Hawaii
Steee Catenete L T.ccriary
Willis
Dole
Gresham
Wheeler H. Peckham
New York City
Hornblower
Peckham
New York City Bar Association
Call
Civil Service
Cockre
Kansas
Warsday
Treasury
Stewart
Nevada
Warner
Yeas
Peroto
Brasil
Petxoto
Savannah
Natalie
City of Augusta
Ernest Merrit
Antoni Selina
Nelson
Tracms
Ey Ave
Armel
Richmond and Danville
Virginia Senate
General Soutgeri
Raveieu
B. Burke Haywood
Columbia
Tillman
Bamberg
Athens
Higtower & Grisham
Elk River Mills
Gamble
A. RB. Francis
Central Jellico
Andersgn
D. C
County Alliance
Old Farmers’ Association
Bowden
BirMineHam
Ann A
Mayberry & Watson
Shelby
Ironaton
Alabama
Chattanooga
George Mapp
Marion Ross
Hamilton County
F. A. Aspenwall
Patterson
Nad Sullivan
Sullivan
Southern Associated Press
Aspenwall
Trennn
Johnson City
Nashville
Gainsboro
Jim Whittaker
John Stafford
Nathan
Whittaker
Harris
Lovuisviniz
Ohio Valley Telephone Company
Gifford
Mapp
Buddy” Wooten
Ross
Mike Rooney
Union Depot
Rooney
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Dr. Howard
Border Counties
Southern Industries
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