Violence and fear grip Montgomery after Jackson killings
In Charleston WV on November 11 a sheriff's posse hunts four Jackson brothers blamed for the Constable Walter Jackson killing in Montgomery. As gunfire and threats prompt troops or a large posse, a bloodhound hunt surrounds a cave where Hal Jackson was tracked but escaped. Officials fear lynching and seek to prevent further violence.
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Prevented Oyster Survey and State Fisheries Tension
Fragmentary report describes a prevented oyster survey tied to State fisheries tensions. It mentions officials, agreements, and armed resistance, with references to a tract, naval actions, and subsequent abandonment of aims, leaving unclear details and outcomes.
Virginia's vote reduced in southwest counties report
Richmond Va November 1 Returns from Virginia counties are slow to come in and full accuracy will wait until after the State Board of Elections meeting on November 28. Reports indicate a decline in Republican and Democratic support in the southwest counties where Republicans have shown strength. Also notes a Virginia death in New York and local thefts, plus Richmond's new pumping plant becoming operational with 34 stores power and a capacity of 2000 gallons per minute.
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Coal Conciliation Board
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Anthracite Conciliation Board
Carroll D. Wright
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Virginia Obituary Notes Highlight Local Deaths
Virginia obituaries list several deaths across towns including Suffolk Fredericksburg and Winchester. Entries mention H G Mahanes Susan E Carrot Kenneth H McLeod Fanny Bracy W W Owens Frederick Adolph Kosslow Mrs Virginia Perry and other residents with brief survivor details and ages where given.
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Idenre Petty
Kenneth H. McLeod
Suffolk
Fanny Bracy
Southern Pennute College
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Mecklenburg County
Fredericksburg
Wrs. Owens
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King George Counts
Wehmund
Frederick Adolph Kosslow
Stockholm
Sweden
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Raere
Fatersburg
Gaihain
M. Gia
Tats Chy
Robert Gillam
Princ George County
Winchester
Virginia Perry
Hugh Perry
Neumonia
James Sargent
Petersburg
New. T
Tobacco Prices Fixed At Tobacco Growers Conference
At Lynchburg Virginia the American Tobacco Growers Association set price targets for Virginia dark tobacco at 9 dollars, Kentucky dark tobacco at 8, and both Virginia light tobacco and Kentucky burley tobacco at 12. Officers elected include E L Davenport president C H Taylor secretary and W D Rice regional representative. The group planned to meet in Owensboro Kentucky in October 1865.
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Lynchburg
American Tobacco Growers’ Association
Virginia
Kentucky
Committee On Prices
W. D. Rice
Virginia Dark Tobacco Growers' Association
Tola
Charlotte County
L. N. Robertson
Owensboro
Despondent debt driven girl drowns near Manchester
Miss Emma Probst about twenty five years old, despondent over debts and lack of work, drowned herself today in Forest Park Lake near Manchester. She had last sought work at Allen & Ginter’s tobacco branch and, with her final nickel, rode to the lake before entering the water. Her body was found this afternoon by bystanders.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Emma Frobst
Forest Park Lake
Manchester
Miss Probst
Allen & Ginter
American Tobaccy Company
Forest Hill Park
Negro Falls Six Stories In Elevator Accident
Rufus Hickman a tall Black man escaped without broken bones after tumbling six stories from a construction elevator. He was attempting to discharge a wheelbarrow full of material when the barrow slipped, pulling him over the side as the heavy vehicle toppled. He suffered cuts and bruises but survived the fall. The incident occurred in Richmond VA with Associated details in The Washington Post report.
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Washington
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Hickman
Gove
Washington Post
Fredericksburg
George Moore
Lower Panquier County
Moors
Bold Thief Smashes Glass in Alexandria Store Window
A bold robbery on King street saw a large plate glass window smashed with a cobblestone and five pairs of trousers stolen. Blood stains on the glass suggest the thief was injured. Police expect an arrest. Nearby a negro broke into Daniel Henry's saloon but was frightened away. In Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Nicol ruled Leonard Brown incompetent to manage affairs, appointing trustees for his estate. Laura Hill died of pneumonia at 11 1/2 Prince street. Several real estate sales are set for today.
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Kaufmann Bros
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Mayhew
Nicol
Leonard Brown
Thomas H. Lyles
Circuit Court
Fairfax County
Frances B. Smoot
Mary Burch
Smoot
Messra
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Pierce
Josiah H. DB. Smoot
Laura
John Hill
Prince Street
Murdered man found in Virginia woods near Verdersyile
John Hume, 50, a well known Orange County resident, was found shot dead in woods near the road to Verdersyile and Rhoadesville, on a Tuesday night. County coroner Dr. Halladay held an inquest and returned a verdict that death resulted from gunshot wounds inflicted by an unknown person or persons, prompting great concern in the area. No clues to the murderer have been found.
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Washington Post
Fredericksburg
John Hume
Orange County
Verdersyile
Rhoadesville
Halladay
Hume
Fight for Right of Way over Virginia Railways
Bristol reports hint of a legal clash between Cinchfield Corporation and Virginia and Southeastern Railway over rail line construction from Southwestern Virginia coal fields to the Atlantic coast. George L. Carter leads expansion at Clinchport linking to St. Paul, Va., as both groups seek advantage amid Baltimore capital backing and Oliver Payne’s supporters in Knoxville area.
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Washington Post
Bristol, Tenn
Cinchfield Corporation
Virginia and South- Eastern Railway Company
Virginia
Atlantic
George L. Carter
Clinchport
Scott County
Wva
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Quick Relief for Heart Trouble
Dizzy spells and breathless, choking sensations warn of heart disease the ad claims. It urges using Dr Miles Heart Cure and shares a testimonial from Mrs Joanson Olivia Mina about rapid relief after six years of symptoms. The ad promises a money back if the first bottle fails.
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Dr. Miles
Joanson
Olivia
Mina
Schooner Sunk at Sea After Collision Off Barnegat
New York reports Capt. Robert Walton his wife and two seamen died when the supply ship Culgoa struck the Norfolk schooner Wilson and Hunting ten miles west of Barnegat Light. Four crew were rescued, Culgoa stayed all night, and the schooner drifted near Barnegat. The Wilson and Hunting sailed November 3 from Norfolk for New York with piling and were built in 1883 in Alexandria. Capt Walton’s family of mariners includes several sea-captains. a brother dead by suicide after a prior voyage.
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Robert Walton
Barnegat Light
United States
Culgoa
Wilson
Hunting
Patterson
Cook
Culgea
Barnegat
Barne~gat
Temp Kinaville
Norfolk
Alexandria
Walton
Henry P. Haven
Deborah Gray
Philadelphia
Baltimore Man Tries Gas Fatality in Newark Hotel
Edward King 24, a Baltimore theater man, was found unconscious from gas in a Newark hotel room. The keyhole and window sashes were plugged with paper. a servant detected gas in the hall. He was rushed to a hospital with little hope of recovery. He left two letters, one to Miss Frances Hill and another to Chief Hopper, mentioning his wife’s elopement with a Miss Horton.
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N. J
Edward King
Baltimore
King
Frances Hill
Washington Avenue
Elizabeth
Hopper
Miss Horton
Labor Delegates Arrive for AFL Convention in San Francisco
Advance guard of American Federation of Labor delegates reaches San Francisco with carpenters and painters among early arrivals. More delegates expected tomorrow and a special Sunday train carrying 500 or more including Samuel Gompers and the executive council. Trade jurisdiction and Socialist party influence loom as key debated issues at the convention.
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American Federation
San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Socialist Party
Boy Reverses Murder Testimony In Father Case
Chicago reports a boy who had accused his father of murder recanted after intervention by Peter Van Viissingen. The boy, removed from police, said fear influenced his earlier statements, while miners died in a Peabody Coal Company explosion at Sherman, Illinois, injuring none of the 600 other workers.
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Chicago
John Wiltrax
Peter van Viissingen
Springfield
Peabody Coal Company
Sherman
Condemned Divorce Laws Move to Reform in North Carolina
At the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire called divorces a state scandal and urged church unity with Episcopalians to undo the evil. Resolutions were referred to a committee for tomorrow or Monday. Presbyterians meet in Durham next week and are expected to condemn the state laws on divorces.
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Washington Post
Charlotte
N. C
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Joseph Blount Cheshire
Episcopal Church of North Carolina
Cheshire
Western North Carolina
Episcopaliams
Raleigh
North Carolina
Durham
Thirteen Hurt In Southern Railway Wreck Near Cochran
A Southern Railway passenger train No 14 bound for Brunswick and Jacksonville was ditched by a misplaced rail near Cochran Georgia. Thirteen people were injured though none seriously.
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Cochran
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N. Long
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Ind
J. N. Long
Sam Schatz
Cleveland
Olle
John Helden
Waithaus, Fla
The Vienna of Today Reveals Foreigners Barred and Declining Spirit
A London Post view shows Vienna outwardly attractive with fine buildings climate and culture yet insiders feel alienation. Foreign social life is sparse and foreigners face hospitality barriers high taxes restrictive laws hinder business. Science education and medicine lag as emigration of Viennese talent continues amid conservative reforms.
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