Totnty Directory and Local Officials Listing
Directory style listing of local government officers and church groups. Includes sheriff tax collector coroner surveyor and board members with party titles and meeting times for various courts schools and secret societies. Names include Carmichael Beauchamp Williams Carter Hardy Jolly Barkley Minter Maddox Ball Mallet Pound and others with church service times for Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carmichael
Sherif
J. O. Beauchamp
D. W., Crawford
R. of Jinks
L’. L. Williams
T. J. Cole
C. R. Carter
Simon Hardy
Yierk Superior Court
Joe Jolly
Barkley
H. G. Asbury
T. O. Woodward
J. M. Ball
Hale
J. W. Pletcher
G. M
J. W. Minter
J. J. Pye
Kmith
Ee We
Holoway
J. Ht
Cole
J. van Wright
J. 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. A. Barnes
Board of Education
W. M. Mallet
A. G. Hitchens
J. T. Goodman
D. N. Carmichael
J. M. McMichael
R. A. Woodward
J. P
J. G. Kimbell
N. P
H. L. Brown
H. (. Shaxton
W. A. Waldrup
Howard Ham
F. Z. Curry
T. J. Collins
T. P
Ball
N. P. Cily
E. EK. Pomp
T. J. Lane
J. W. Carmichael
B. P. Bailey
M. Farlow
C. W. Bell
G. W. Gardner
Presbyterian
Mr. Pharr
Pas
Casimir-Perier Named France's New President
In Versailles the electoral congress chose M. Casimir-Perier on the first ballot after long tumult and procedural delay. He won about 450 votes out of 850, with Cadres Brisson and Dupuy as notable rivals. He leaves Versailles for Paris amid cheers, to preside at a cabinet meeting and receive resignation notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mim
de Baudry
D’asson
M. Labarthe
M. Fabriot
M. Cassimir-Perier
Palace of Versailles
M. Dupuy
Senate
Paris
M. Casimin-Perier
Versailles
Dupuy
Chamber
Leygues
Pernicore
Casimir-Perier
Egypt Competes With America In Cotton Markets
Frederic C. Penfield reports Egypt is actively competing with the United States in cotton, supplying Cairo and Europe and now New England where Egyptian cotton consumption has risen from zero ten years ago to over 40 000 large bales valued at about 3 million dollars. Freight to New York costs more per ton than to Boston. Also notes Harvard and Yale Freshman Sail race postponed to today due to rough water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederic C. Penfield
United States
Cairo
State Department
Egypt
America
Europe
New England
New York
Boston
Massachusetts
Appointment of G Gunby Jordan as railroad commissioner
Honorable G Gunby Jordan of Columbus is appointed by Governor Northen to fill the vacancy on the state railroad board caused by Virgil Powers death. Jordan said he would accept after review of applications and will resign stock in the Georgia Midland railroad as law prohibits a commissioner from holding railroad stock or ties to a railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
G. Gunby Jordan
Columbus
Northen
Virgil Powers
Jordan
Board of Railroad
Georgia Midland Railroad
Mob kills accused rapist in court melee at Sprine Vallity
In Sprine Vallity Illinois on June 28, a mob of about 300 foreigners rushed Justice White's court and fatally beat William Pinkerton after he leapt out a window during testimony from Annie Baroski about an assault last Friday. The judge and lawyers escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprine
Ill
Justice White
Wm. Pinkerton
Annie Baroski
Pinkerton
New Tennessee Industries Begin in Chattanooga
Work starts on two factories in Chattanooga. A cotton seed oil mill at Alton Park will open by the fall crop and the pencil factory of Hellmuth and company begins ground survey for a $40,000 plant. The Austrians plan cedar processing here and ship timber to Austria for their pencil works, employing forty workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Masons
Alton Park
Hellmuth and Company
Austria
Helped to Kill Husband in Lexington Georgia Case
J N Dillard, a Lexington farmer, was found dead with a crushed skull near his home. The coroner's jury ruled murder with John Saxon as principal and Mrs Patience Dillard and J F Dillard as accessories. The son in law, wife, and son of the deceased were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J. N. Dillard
John Saxon
Patience Dillard
J. F. Dillard
Nominations at State Convention Nominate William Singerly Governor
Wil Ham singerly from Philadelphia received the gubernatorial nomination by acclamation at the state convention. Erie’s John S. Billings was named lieutenant governor. Lewisburg’s Joseph C. Bucher and Indiana’s Hannibal K. Sloan were chosen as congressmen at large. Lancaster’s David F. Magee named auditor general. Clarion’s Adjutant General Walter W. Greenland nominated for secretary of internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiseunc
William Singerly
Philadelphia
John 8. Billings
Erie
Joseph C. Bucher
Lewisburg
Hannibal K. Sloan
Indiana
David F. Magee
Lancaster
Walter W. Greenland
Clarion
Terrifying East Tennessee Storm Destroys Crops and Homes
A violent rain wind and thunder storm swept East Tennessee from Knoxville area to the Tennessee river cloud burst. Crops were ruined with cornfields demolished and fences knocked down while several small houses and barns were washed away. There were no reported fatalities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Tennessee River
Gladstone To Not Return To Parliament From Midlothian
At a meeting of the Edinburgh Liberal Association it was announced Gladstone will not seek re election in Midlothian or any constituency after the current session ends. The association unanimously backs Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael as his Midlothian successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinsure
Edinburg
Fitzsimmons Marries Rose Julian Contortionist Star
New York June 28 Robert Fitzsimmons world middleweight champion wed Miss Rosalie Julia Samwell known as Rose Julian of Melbourne a contortionist in the Julian acrobatic family who toured with the Fitzsimmons troupe in 1892. Montgomery Ala June 28 a buckshot loaded through a midnight window into bed where William Harper and his wife slept they are gravely injured. Scranton NY June 22 Franci Baldwin of Elmira nominated for Governor by the Prohibition state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Fitzsimmons
Rosalie Julia Samwell
Melbourne
Rose Julian
Julian
Fitzsimmons Show Company
MontTeomery
Ala
William Harper
Srascuss
Franci E. Baldwin
Elmira
Prohibition
Pullman Car Strike Gridlocks Major Rail Lines Across Chicago
The first day of a Pullman Palace Car Company boycott by the American Railway Union leaves more than 5,000 workers off the job in Chicago. Multiple railroads including Illinois Central Wisconsin Central and Baltimore and Ohio halt yard activity as officials attempt to maintain limited operations. The Grand Central terminal area faces a total yard shutdown with officers manning switches. The Chicago Great Western acts to satisfy demand by removing two Pullman sleepers, signaling a broader labor action with more walkouts expected on Fort Wayne and several Pennsylvania routes.
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Exoeco
Tee Pan rHendie Sogd
Pullman Palace Car Company
American Railway Union
Chicago
Ilinois
Grand Central Station
Wisconsin Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Northern Pacific
Chicago Great Western
St. Paul
Kansas City
Southern association to four-city circuit gains favor
Atlanta reports broad approval of trimming the Southern association circuit to four cities: New Orleans Memphis Nashville and Atlanta. With Mobile added the group should offer strong competition and a revived race. A misimpression in Montgomery over Atlanta’s attendance is cleared up.
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Atlanta
Southern Association
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Sullivan
Wells
Montgomery
Illinois Democrats Endorse Administration in Line With Platform
Springfield June 28 The Democratic ticket for U S senator Franklin MacVeagh state superintendent Henry Raab state treasurer Bernard Claggett trustees Julia Holmes Smith C L Pleasants T C Clendin was nominated by the convention. The party backed the national administration only as its actions matched the Chicago platform after a bitter platform committee fight led by Congressman Fithian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United States
Franklin MacVeagh
Henry Raab
Bernard J. Claggett
Trustees State University
Julia Holmes Smith
C. L. Pleasants
T. C. Clendin
Chicago
Fithian
Racing at Washington Park Sees Six Tight Feature Finishes
Curiaco June 28 The racing at Washington park yesterday was the best since Derby day with six well balanced races on the card. Finishes in most events were close and exciting. The principal race, a 14 mile free handicap, produced a spirited contest with Prince Carl winning by two lengths over Hawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Washington Park
Prince Carl
Hawthorne
First Bale of Cotton Sells in Houston for 89 Cents a Pound
The first bale of this season crop and the earliest in the United States sold at the Houston cotton exchange auction. Nathan Alexander & Company of New York bought it for 235 dollars, about 89 cents per pound. The 604 pound bale came from Duval County.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Cotton Exchange
Nathan Alexander and Company
New York
Duval County
Weather Forecast for Georgia Alabama and Tennessee
Wasu HineTon reports for June 28 a forecast showing Georgia and Alabama with generally fair skies and continued warm temperatures. Tennessee is expected to stay fair with high heat, slight warming near Knoxville in the evening, as southwest winds prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu HineTon
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Knoxville
Mob hangs man in county woods after unlawful arrest
A mob of about 300 men seized an unnamed man from officers in the county and hung him from a tree in the lower county area. Investigations are underway to identify participants and restore order.
Tradesman Reports South New Industries for Quarter
The Tradesman’s report details 623 new southern industries in the second quarter of 1894, with Tennessee leading at 24 credits and Florida, Georgia, and Virginia also prominent. The tally includes flour and grist mills, foundries, electricity plants, textile mills, brick and tile works, canning factories, oil mills, water works, and other miscellaneous new industries.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Sur
Texdar
Ats Credit
Tiwetrian
Corgie
Irgikia Ody
Ee Sausees
Jistas Ustal
Tennessee
Florida
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Texas
South
Arkansas
Wollen
South Carolina
Carolina Political Grind Describes Upcoming August Exhibition
In Charleston South Carolina the dreary political grind continues with the same routines. Bennettsville in Marlboro county hosted yesterday's performance featuring state office candidates led by Senator Butler and Governor Tillman. Butler defended his record while addressing national issues, claiming prior battles for free silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Butler
Tillman
Reform Party
Alliance
Southern Railway Association Meet Moves to Lookout Inn
Chattanooga June 28 The executive committee of the Southern Railway and Steamship Association will meet at Lookout Inn July 17 due to the closing of the four seasons hotel at Harrogate Tennessee. The session aims to settle the freight war and determine the association's fate with over a hundred railroad men expected from across the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Four Seasons
Harrogate
Tennessee
Southern Railway and Steamship Association
Lookout Inn
Wees
South
Lookout Law
Advices From Admiral Skerrett Calm Peacable View in Korea
Secretary Herbert received a cablegram from Admiral Skerrett saying all is quiet in Korea. The dispatch hints that Baltimore at Chemulpo may no longer be needed, though kept for a few weeks amid fear of renewed revolutionary outbreaks. Attorney General Olney seeks a $50,000 boost for U S marshals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert
Skerrett
Korea
China
Japan
Baltimore
Chemulpo
Olney
United States
Coxey disturbances cost DOJ over fifty thousand dollars
The Attorney General reports that the Coxey army disturbances have cost the Department of Justice more than $52,000. The expenditures cover incidents in fourteen states and two territories including Montana Washington Minnesota Idaho Kansas Wyoming Nebraska California Alabama Illinois Ohio Colorado Oregon North Dakota Utah and the Indian Territory.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Montanna
Minnesota
Idaho
Kansas
Wyoming
Nebraska
California
Alabama
Illinois
Ohio
Colorado
Oregon
North Dakota
Utah
Indian Territory
His Father in the Poorhouse Sparks Vicious Act in Salem
In Salem Nebraska on June 28 about twenty five men abducted Martin Thayer from the streets to the Fairgrounds stripped him tarred and feathered him and warned him not to appear again. The previous day Thayer had allowed his ailing father to be taken to the poorhouse while he carried nearly $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Neb
Martin Thayer
Salem
Fairgrounds
Thayer
Scotch Coal Miners Strike Grips Scotland
EpixvEure Scotland June 28 More than 60 000 coal miners stop work causing steel works to close or suspend operations due to coal shortages Thousands of steel workers in idleness as the strike spreads across Scotland.
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Epixevure
Scotland
Brace Bucketsman from Atlanta Cleared in Trust Case
Cololusia South Carolina June 28. H. S. Brace the bucketshop operator who arrived from Atlanta in February faced trial yesterday on breach of trust charges and was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cololusia
H. 5. Brace
Atlanta
New Mexico Admisssion Debate Opens as Congress Moves
In Washington June 25 the house opened with a cable from French officials praising Congress for Carnot’s death resolutions. A bill to admit New Mexico to the union was set for debate with three hours of consideration planned, while the Senate tackled the tariff bill amendments and corporate tax provisions, sparking sharp debate over exemptions and reporting duties. Knights of Labor calls for unity with the American Railway Union amid ongoing labor conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisp
Council
France
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Carnot
Willis
Honolulu
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Sayers
Committee On Appropriations
House
McCreary
Secretary of War
Outhwaite
Committee On Rules
New Mexico
Wilson
Ohio
Senate
Allison
Ili
West
Perkins
California
Smith
New Jersey
Hill
Hoar
Finance Committee
Internal Revenue
Aldrich
Gray
Delaware
Chandler
Judge Winds postpones decision in gas trust matter
Washington June 28 Judge Winds has postponed his ruling in the fuse matter until Friday morning delaying the gas trust decision.
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Washington
Winds
Cotton Markets Decline With a Closing Rally and Advance
Southern spot cotton markets show declines at New Orleans and New York with a closing rally. New York closing steady after small gains, sales 130 800 bales. New Orleans eased then steadied, Memphis and St. Louis activity modest. receipts and weekly totals compare to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
the Sun
New Orleans
New Pea
Mobile
St. Louis
Memphis
Ex-Governor Green Named To New Jersey Bench
Newark June 28 Governor Werts names ex Governor Robert T Green to the Court of Errors and Appeals filling the late William Walter Phelps seat He remains a Vice Chancellor and begins duties immediately The appointment keeps the Chancery court vacancy unchanged and allows concurrent offices
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Green
Bench of Errors and Appeals
Newark
N. J
Werts
Robert T. Green
Court of Errors and Appeals
William Walter Phelps
New Jersey
Chancery
Vanfleet
Court of Chancery
Finest Ship in the Navy Captures Attention in Washington
Captain Phil Lip of the cruiser New York visited the navy department praising the ship as the finest in the fleet. He claimed her turrets function perfectly, announced readiness to sail at a day’s notice, and boasted he could sink any Rio port vessel, asserting no ship matched New York’s prowess.
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Washington
Phillip
New York
Navy Department
Rio
Canal Bill Reported On Facing Committee Debate
Washington June 28 A favorable report was ordered by the House Commerce Committee on the Nicaragua canal bill after lengthy discussion. Opposition arose from Kentucky’s Mr Caruth while Mr Price of Louisiana sought to postpone. The committee voted affirmatively with Wise and Price, opposed by Stover Mahon Hepburn Buckner Patterson Bleuture Mallory and Bielder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Caruth
Kentucky
Price
Lowisana
Wise
Virginia
Stover
Mahon
Hepburn
Lowa
Buckner
Patterson
Bletcher
Mallory
Bielder
Receiver Appointed for Chattanooga Electric Railway
The St. Louis Trust Company filed in federal court for a receiver after the Chattanooga Electric Railway failed to meet interest on mortgage bonds. The line operates 33 miles of track with two power houses and 40 cars, carrying a bonded debt of 1.2 million dollars. Superintendent W. T. Adams was made temporary receiver.
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Chattanooga
St. Louis Trust Company
United States
Chattanooga Electric Railway
W. T. Adams
Tornado Hits Cedar Grove Kansas Destroys School
A tornado struck Cedar Grove, Kansas yesterday afternoon demolishing the public school and other buildings. The South Cottonwood River is eroding crops and threatening residents as the town endures widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Kansas
Strone City
Kan
Treasury reports gold reserve at 66.5 million after shipment
Washington June 28 The withdrawal of 500 000 in gold from the New York sub treasury for export today leaves the net treasury gold reserve at 66 500 000 This accounts for all gold withdrawn for shipment up to the close of business yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Storms and milestones mark busy week in northeastern towns
A fierce storm hit Saranac Lake while Milford NH celebrated its centennial Tuesday. St Louis collector Henry Seigenhein faced malfeasance indictments Wednesday. NY music teachers meet in Buffalo and Sunday school delegates convene in Ithaca. Chicago trolley collision injures passengers. MA moves to probe lobbying. Willingham Will start Waltham factories next Monday with 2000 workers. Montreal contractor Gilbert wins $205,000 judgment against the Queen over Gelop rapids work.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Milford
N. H
Henry Seigenhein
St. Louis
New York State Music Teachers’ Association
Buffalo
New York State Sunday School Association
Ithaca
Chicago
Boston Manufacturing Company
Waltham
Gilbert
Montreal
St. Lawrence
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Blue Lodge
Redmen
W W Anderson
Frankz, Curry
Anderson & Curry
Aptornexs
Jackson
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Court House
Jackson, Georgia
M. V. McKibben
O.H. Cantrell
Cleveland House
Macon
Jennie Wallace
Dempsey House
Square, Jackson, GA
A. MM. Jester
Morrison House
R. Greshem
Perter
Beld—Stommy
Llectea
Harvard
Jace
Yale
Sneil
NEW Tennessee Industries
THE
Keysiognee Democracy
Wil Ham Singerly
East
Gladstone
Midlothian
Nomixcate
TY R.R. Carcles
Econ
Union
Inci Upeca Si Presiderat Deslace
Illinoise Democracy
Atississippi Negro
Carolina
Southern Railway Association
Brace
Knights of Labor
Judge Phelps
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