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MECKLENBURG, North Carolina in the 1890s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. McNeilly Shoots Jenkins in Self-defense
    date January 8, 1890map MECKLENBURG, North Carolinatags Crime/Violence

    On January 8, 1890, an intoxicated H.O. Jenkins approached J.H. McNeilly, an employee of Jenkins's distillery, with a drawn knife. McNeilly had boarded with the Jenkins's family while also working for them, and had fallen in love with Jenkins's seventeen year old daughter. The teenage girl, however, did not have reciprocal feelings for McNeilly and did not appreciate his advances. As Jenkins drew...

  2. Man Proposes Cotton-farmers Alliance
    date January 9, 1898map MECKLENBURG, North Carolinatags Agriculture, Economy, Politics

    On January 9, 1898, A.R. Logie went before a large gathering of farmers and cotton-growers in the Charlotte and proposed an organization of all cotton-farmers in the area. Under this association, farmers would pool their entire product of that year's growth, sell it as one, and share the dividends. This group would be headed by an elected congress of representative farmers who would create a constitution...