Papers, 1847-1926.

Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937

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Richmond Pearson Hobson (August 17, 1870 – March 16, 1937) was a United States Navy rear admiral who served from 1907–1915 as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. Hobson was born in Greensboro, Alabama on August 17, 1870. He attended private schools and Southern University, graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1889 and from the French National School of Naval Design ...

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Dixie Coal Company (Ala.)

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Reynolds, J. C.

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First National Bank (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Selma Savings Bank (Selma, Ala.)

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Johnston, Forney, 1879-1965.

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Forney Johnston, 1879-1965, the son of Alabama Governor and U.S. Senator Joseph Forney Johnston (1843-1913) and Teresa Virginia Hooper, was a prominent businessman, lawyer, and civic leader in Birmingham, Ala. Forney was born 9 Sept. 1879 in Selma, Ala. He attended and received degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Alabama. In 1905 he married Clara Vernon Cocke of Virginia and they had three children: Joseph Forney, Virginia, and Paul. ...

McClellan, J. C.

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Nelson, R. M. (Richard Marshall), b. 1843.

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DuBose, J. W. (John Wesley), b. 1849.

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DeGivers, F. J.

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Bankhead, John Hollis, 1842-1920

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Incorporated in Maine in 1907, the Telepost Company was an independent telegraph company using the rapid system of telegraphy invented by Patrick B. Delaney. The company operated between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville and other cities in the west. Rates were a quarter for 25 words and a nickel for each additional 10 words when the message was delivered by messenger; and 50 words for a quarter when the message was sent by wire and delivered to the post office in a sealed envelop. Th...

Southern Steel Company.

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Alabama. Confederate Soldiers' Home.

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New Hampshire. Governor (1899-1901 : Rollins)

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United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)

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"Extension was formalized in 1914, with the Smith-Lever Act... It established the partnership between the agricultural colleges and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work." -- "History." USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/extension.html (Retrieved March 2, 2010) Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said...

Mondell, Frank W.

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Talmadge, Henry.

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Windham, R. L.

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Johnston and Nelson (Law firm : Selma, Ala.)

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United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Moore, Letitia Watson, d. 1890.

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Cory, Chappell, 1858-1928.

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Merchants and Planters National Bank (Montgomery, Ala.)

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Morgan, John Tyler, 1824-1907

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A lawyer from Dallas County, Alabama, Morgan was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1876 and served there until his death. As chairman of the Inter-oceanic and Foreign Relations Committees, he promoted the annexation of Cuba and the construction of an isthmian canal. From the description of Papers, 1857-1907. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 26181771 U.S. senator from Alabama and lawyer. From the description of Papers of John Tyler Morgan, 1840-1907 (bulk 1882...

United States. President (1909-1913 : Taft)

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Alabama Land Company (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Birmingham Water Works Company (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Bailey, Alonzo.

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Southern Railway Company (Washington, D.C.)

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A. Meyers Millinery, Fancy and Dress Goods (Selma, Ala.)

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Pettus, Edmund W. (Edmund Winston), 1821-1907.

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Cocke, John S.

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Johnston, Joseph Forney, 1843-1913

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Two Greene County, Alabama families involved in state-level politics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The principal figures in the Baltzell family, as relates to this collection, are: Thomas Baltzell (ca. 1813-?), who was born in Waynesboro, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He moved from Wheeling, Virginia to Greene County, Alabama in1835, when he was 22 years old. He earned a degree at Louisville Medical Institute in 1841, then returned to Forkland, in Greene County, to practic...

Alabama. Circuit Court.

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American Exchange National Bank.

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Rollins, Frank W. (Frank West), 1860-1915

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Ware, Horace, 1812-1890.

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Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

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Confederate and U.S. Army general, and U.S. congressman from Ala. From the description of Letters, 1900-1905. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49377355 Confederate general. From the description of Joseph Wheeler photograph album, 1865-1866. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 241305535 Army officer. From the description of Joseph Wheeler correspondence, 1898-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981347 ...

Leadbetter and Johnston (Law firm : Montgomery, Ala.)

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Purifoy, John, b. 1842.

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Flash, Preston, and Company (New Orleans, La.)

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Breitenbucher, Emile.

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Hollingsworth, J. Idbin.

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Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

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Fleming and Daniel (Law firm : Jacksonville, Fla.)

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Alabama National Bank (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

McAdoo, W. D.

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Edelman, Louis F.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Wickersham, James Alexander, 1851-

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Alabama. Governor (1896-1900 : Johnston)

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Alabama. Supreme Court

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Stallings, J. F. (Jesse Francis), 1856-ca.1920.

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Probst Brothers (Fayette, Ala.)

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Sanford, John W. A. (John William Augustine), 1825-1913.

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John William Augustine Sanford, Jr., was born 1825 Nov. 3 in Milledgeville, Ga., and died 1913 Aug. 7 in Montgomery, Ala. He was the son of Marianne Ridley (Blount) and John William Augustine Sanford, Sr., a Ga. legislator, Creek land agent, and later Confederate soldier. Sanford, Jr. received his B.A. from Oglethorpe University 1844 Nov. 13, his B.L. from Harvard University 1851 July, and his L.L.D. from the University of Ala. in 1878 July. He was admitted to the bar on...

Moore, John E. (John Edmund), 1815-1865.

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Johnston, Teresa Hooper.

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Fourth National Bank of Montgomery (Montgomery, Ala.)

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Age-Herald Company (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Powers, James Knox, 1851-1913.

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Boehl, G. Henry.

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Castles, John

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Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862-1929

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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) served Alabama for many years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Known best for his extensive knowledge of and authorship of a sweeping tariff reform act, he was also a Democratic candidate for president in 1912 and in 1924, which saw the longest convention in U.S. history. He has been described as a conservative politician who opposed suffrage for women, Prohibition, and rights for organized labor. Underwood was born on May 6, 1862, i...

Deedmeyer, Frank.

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Colquitt, Alfred B. (Alfred Bethea), b. 1848.

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Mabry, Woodford.

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First National Bank (Huntsville, Ala.)

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Sheffield National Bank (Birmingham, Ala.)

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