Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 16, 1874 Oscar Turner and A. R. Boon, candidates for Congress, addressed a large group of citizens before the Fulton County Court House in Hickman on May 11th. Turner identified himself with the Granger movement and favored the Federal Government “issuing a national currency dollar for dollar for its bonds” to reduce interest rates and the national debt. Boon “covered nearly identically the same positions on National politics as presented by Turner,” though not a member of the Granger organization and opposed National banks and currency. William Lindsay, candidate for governor,…
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The editor and the editorial board of the Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society welcomes submissions of manuscripts related to the history of the Jackson Purchase region for possible publication in the Journal. The Jackson Purchase, which encompasses most of west Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, was added to the United States in 1818 through a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. Manuscripts of articles, annotated documents, and interviews related to the Jackson Purchase will be considered for publication in the Journal. The editor welcomes manuscripts addressing such traditional topics as war, politics, and society as well as manuscripts focusing on…