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Circuit Court, Justice's Court and Mayor's Court Notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers, 1897-1898.

Title

Circuit Court, Justice's Court and Mayor's Court Notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers, 1897-1898.

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Description

A collection of Circuit, Justice and Mayor's Court notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers for the years 1897-1898.

These notices list who was in court that week, what they were charged with and what the sentence was. In the late 19th century African-Americans were typically denoted as "colored" or (c) however these two papers didn't often do this, thus figuring out exactly who was African-American is tricky sometimes. I've tried to include only those that I'm pretty certain contain the names of local African-Americans.

These notices were culled from 35 year-old microfilm thus the image quality isn't nearly as good as we could wish.

The Lauderdale Journal was founded by Roland C McFarland and Mortimer Chitwood in 1896. In January of 1897 the Journal merged with the Sheffield Standard to become the Florence Standard-Journal. In 1898 the partnership was dissolved and RC McFarland and the Standard Printing Company became the publisher. This weekly paper ceased publication in October of 1898.

Source

1. Lauderdale (Florence, AL) Journal

2-31. Florence (AL) Standard-Journal

Publisher

Bell & Howell Micro Photo Division

Date

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

Images are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.

Format

Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Still Images

Files

News of the Courts LJ Jan 1 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Feb 25 1897 Supplement (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri March 26 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Justice's Court FSTJ Fri Mar 26 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri April 8 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri Sept 10 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri Sept 17 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Oct 1 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

In The Courts FSTJ Fri Oct 8 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Justice Court FSTJ Fri Oct 8 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Oct 8 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Oct 15 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Oct 22 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Phelps Bound Over FSTJ Fri Oct 22 1897 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Jan 7 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Feb 4 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Justice's Court FSTJ Fri Feb 11 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri Feb 11 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri March 4 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri March 18 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri March 25 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri March 25 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri April 1 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri May 6 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Justice Court FSTJ Fri May 27 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri June 3 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri June 10 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri June 24 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Mayor's Court FSTJ Fri July 1 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri Aug 26 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Circuit Court FSTJ Fri Sept 16 1898 p 5 (2).jpg

Collection

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Citation

“Circuit Court, Justice's Court and Mayor's Court Notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers, 1897-1898.,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 28, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1260.

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