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  1. 1894_Courier_Page_01 - Newspaper

    Masthead of Volume I Number 1 - the first edition of the Fairhope Courier newspaper - published in Des Moines, Iowa on August 15, 1894. The slogan, a quotation from General James. B. Weaver, a single taxer and Iowa politician, appears under the paper's name: "That which Nature provides is the Common Property of all God's Children; that which the Individual creates belongs to the Individual; that which the Community creates belongs to the Comm...

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  2. 1894_Courier_Page_08 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper clipping from Volume I, Number 2, Page 4, the September 1, 1894 edition of the Fairhope Courier. The officers, trustees and executive council of the Fairhope Industrial Association are listed above an explanation of the Fairhope Plan. This almost half-column of information would be printed in early editions of the Courier and gives the tenants of the FIA. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation.

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  3. 1894_Courier_Page_21 - Newspaper

    Masthead of Volume I, Number 7 of the Fairhope Courier, the first edition published from Battles, Alabama (also known as Battles Wharf, Alabama). The type was set and the paper printed in Mobile, Alabama. The previous six editions were published from Des Moines, Iowa. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  4. 1895_Courier_Page_06 - Newspaper Article

    Clipping from the January 15, 1895 Fairhope Courier announcing that the paper was printed from new type supplied by T. E. Mann and L. C. Mann, and set by J. P. Hunnel (aka Jimmy Hunnel). Note: the Fairhope pioneers had only arrived two months earlier, and this was the already third edition of the Courier published from Battles, Alabama. The paper was printed in Mobile, but with the new type, was now being set in the Colony. Jimmy Hunnel wa...

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  5. 1895_Courier_Page_13-14 - Newspaper Article

    Part 1 of E. B. Gaston's essay True Cooperative Individualism printed in the Fairhope Courier, February 15, 1895. Part 2 appears in the March 1, 1895 edition (1895_Courier_Page_18-20). From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  6. 1895_Courier_Page_15 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article titled "More Land Secured" from the February 15, 1895 Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  7. 1895_Courier_Page_18-20 - Newspaper Article

    Part 2 of E. B. Gaston's essay True Cooperative Individualism printed in the March 1, 1895 edition of the Fairhope Courier. Part1 appears in the February 15, 1895 Fairhope Courier. (1895_Courier_Page_13-14) From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  8. 1895_Courier_Page_25 - Newspaper Article

    Article from the April 1, 1895 edition of the Fairhope Courier titled "Fairhope's First Factory" about the plans by A. J. Cullen to manufacture cigars in Fairhope. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  9. 1895_Courier_Page_39 - Newspaper Article

    Article in the May 15, 1895 Fairhope Courier announcing the birth of the first baby born in Fairhope, Helen Fairhope Cullen (Wilson) born on May 3, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cullen were the proud parents. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  10. 1895_Courier_Page_52 - Newspaper Article

    Article from the July 15, 1895 Fairhope Courier about the death of Mr. John Hunnel while swimming in Mobile Bay on July 4, 1895. Mr. Hunnel was the first Fairhoper to die in the Colony and the first to be buried in the Colony Cemetery. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  11. 1895_Courier_Page_61 - Newspaper

    Page 1 of the October 1, 1895 edition of the Fairhope Courier. This is the first edition of the paper published from Fairhope (as seen on the masthead). The previous editions were published from Battles, Alabama, and prior to that Des Moines, Iowa. The volume and issue number were printed incorrectly and hand-corrected by someone long ago. This is Volume 2, Number 4. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  12. 1895_Courier_Page_63 - Newspaper Article

    Article from the October 1, 1895 Fairhope Courier announcing the first wedding in Fairhope. Alice Webb and William Stimpson were married on September 20, 1895 under the pine trees in front of their new home. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  13. 1895_Courier_Page_80 - Newspaper Article

    Large advertisements appear for the first time in the Fairhope Courier. The December 15, 1895 has three ads: a Birmingham see company, a Mobile furniture store and a hardware store also in Mobile. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  14. 1896_Courier_Page_05 - Newspaper Article

    Article titled "Fairhope As A Resort" from page 1 of the April 1, 1896 Fairhope Courier. This article is similar to many others appearing in the Courier in this timeframe encouraging visitors to visit Fairhope. This edition of the Courier is the first published since January 1, 1895 due to the resignation of J. H. Springer as editor, and the assumption of E. B. Gaston to his former position as editor. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corpora...

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  15. 1896_Courier_Page_27 - Newspaper Article

    Article titled "The Courier Once A Month" in the July 1, 1896 edition of the Fairhope Courier announcing the publication of the twice monthly paper changing to once per month, and the price reduced to $.25 per year. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  16. 1896_Courier_Page_33 - Newspaper Article

    Article and photograph from the July 20, 1896 Fairhope Courier of the Fairhope Wharf. See FSTC-0386 and FSTC-0624 in these online Archives for better scans of this picture. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  17. 1896_Courier_Page_47 - Newspaper Article

    Article in the November 1, 1896 edition of the Fairhope Courier titled "More Land Secured." George Bancroft gave 320 acres to the Colony in exchange for Fairhope Industrial Association stock and with that purchase the total lands owned by the FIA was 670 acres. Two Chicago single-taxers and businessmen, Louis Bostedo and A. E. Nusbaum bought 320 acres for the Colony with an option for the Colony to purchase within a year at 6% interest. (T...

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  18. 1897_Courier_Page_49 - Newspaper Article

    Picture of the first Fairhope Wharf with caption printed in the September 1, 1897 Fairhope Courier. See FSTC-0368 in these archives for a clear copy of this picture. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  19. 1898_Courier_Page_007 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article from the January 1, 1898 edition of the Fairhope Courier reporting that Mr. C. K. Brown purchased 320 acres from Louis G. Bostedo and A. G. Nusbaum of Chicago, with an option for the Colony to purchase the land by January of 1899. Bostedo and Nusbaum had bought the land in 1895, holding it with an option for the Colony to purchase at 6% interest. They sold it to Brown. Brown's son Frank L. Brown and the latter's brother-in-law...

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  20. 1898_Courier_Page_066 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article titled "Mrs. Howland to Come" from the September 1, 1898 Fairhope Courier announcing Marie Howland's intention to move to Fairhope (she would arrive in spring 1899). Note: The information about the number of volumes in the Howland collection is incorrect (see 1898_Courier_Page_101 in these archives as well as v.3.40-45 letter to Joseph Fels from Marie Howland 4/12/1899). From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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