Alpine Avalanche Events of Every Here
A collage of scattered tidbits: Jennings Louisiana local option victory. Col George B. Davis named judge advocate of the army. earthquakes in Cumana Venezuela. Puerto Rico AG Harlan bans cockfighting. Beveridge urges Russia study. Woodmen of the World to meet in Milwaukee. Switchmen Union session in Milwaukee. Also mentions Paris on Russian loan demand. Queen Praga of Servia linked to suicide claims. Pekin veteran Calvin Titus meets McKinley. Omaha kidnap case updates. Hagar Mullen Lake Charles verdict. Royal Arcanum council convenes in Asheville. Langbitt elected supreme regent. US Supreme Court on tax case. Morgan buys Paris art collection. Tennessee Coal and Iron to supply Mexican Central. Canterbury archbishop on married clergy. New Mexico Southwestern railways plans. urban improvement plans in Mexico City. civil service exams June 18. Jacksonville relief funds order. prehistoric finds near Phoenix. New York anti vice and anti gambling efforts. Yucatan railroad plans with US capital involvement.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company of
Birmingham
Ala
Mexican Central Railway
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England
New Mexico
F Southwestern Railway
el Paso
New Mexico-Arizona
Arizona Southwestern Railway
City of Mexico
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Railway Mail Service
Jacksonville
Pia
Relief Association
Jacksonville Auxiliary Sanitary Association
Antiquarian Society
Mounds
Phoenix
Arie
Womans Anti-Vice Committee of
New York
Coney Island
Memphis Confederate Veterans Reunion Delayed Parade and Plans
Memphis May 29 Twenty three hundred and five Confederate Veterans from 1133 organizations gathered for the eleventh annual reunion. Heavy rain and mud forced postponement of the floral parade and Mississippi river fireworks, with a memorial service for Jefferson Davis at Calvary church. Committees on resolutions and credentials were formed and debates over deserter membership and inviting nonmembers to conventions arose, as Louisville and Dallas showed interest in hosting 1902 events.
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Memphis
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans
Confederate Hall
Mississippi River
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Calvary Church
Jefferson Davis
Rossini
Calvary Choir
Thomas Fr. Gailor
Convention Hall
Tennessee
Carolina
Thomas W. Carwile
Missouri
J. B. Gantt
Virignia
George L. Christian
North Carolina
A. L. Smith
Kentucky
Bennett H. Young
District of Columbia
Hilary A. Herbert
Kansas
J. H. Shields
Oklahoma
William ©. Matthews
Texas
R. E. Beckham
Florida
A. M. Barnes
A. B. Fust. Credentials
CH. Bailey
Alabama
J. G. Guice
Arkansas
Joseph Mitchell
Georgia
C. Wheatley
South Carolina
A. H. Marshall
John C. White
Thomas P. Hoy
Virginia
J. Taylor Ellison
B. H. Hyam
W. L. Dulaney
E. Lewis
T. P. Alexander
D. Cheaney
W. H. Richardson
Pacific
F. D. Brown
Louisville
Dallas
Boxers Active as Chinese Rebellion Spreads Across Provinces
Dispatches from Tien Tsin dated May 27 report Boxers operating in districts without foreign troops. A mission ary bound for Tulu on the grand canal was forced back to Tien Tsin after a fierce fight with Catholic converts. Four thousand insurgents from Kwai Chau invaded Szo Chuen causing panic with 300 Yunnanese expected to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
Tien Tsin
Tulu
Grand Canal
Kwai Chau
Szo Chuen
Shanghai
The Cotton Crop在 Norfolk May report
A special cotton crop statement for Virginia North and South Carolina notes a five percent increase in acreage, necessary replanting, and overall two weeks late due to drought and excess rain. Labour is scarce and costly, and prospects are not as favorable as last year, partly from grass overgrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Vierce oil trust case in Waco under rapid trial
In Judge Scott's court a jury was empaneled and four agents F A Austin W E Hawkins William Grice and Arthur M Finly stand trial for unlawful conspiracy against trade. Defendants to be held by the sheriff in the new jail upper floor as court sits morning noon and night to speed proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters. Vierce
Waco
Texas
Oil Trust
Scott
F. A. Austin
W. EE. Hawkins
William Grice
Arthur M. Finly
Body Laden with Chains Recovered Near Budapest
A dead body loaded with chains was pulled from the Danube near Budapest. Police believe the victim is Ramaf Noli the anarchist once said to have been sent from America to murder the German emperor. Authorities across Europe and America have been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Budapest
Danube
Ramaf Noli
America
Europe
Rice and oil development hit Ganado Texas
Ganado marks a new era as over fifty horse collars warm up to plant the first Jackson county rice crop. Two hundred acres will be in the ground near Ganado within a day or two and oil outfits are poised to drill a well within a half mile of the town in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganado
Texas
Jackson County
Ganaao
Beaufoont
Hummil
McFaddin No
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Company
Lucas
McFaddin, Weiss and Kyle Land Company
Hammil
Guffey
Guffey Company
Beaumont Field
Confederate Reunion Nears as Memphis Gears Up
Memphis Tennessee May 27 Confederate veterans and visitors converge for one of the era’s largest reunions with 6000+ accommodation requests. The Court of Honor completed, Confederate Hall ready, branches opened, and a Texas cowboys display promised amid amusements and free veterans’ admission. A separate dispatch reports a Utah wind storm causing telegraph outages, while Texas oil drillers announce McFaddin No 2 as a six inch, fast-drilling flowing well near Beaufort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Information Headquarters
Court of Honor
North Court Street
South Court Street
Confederate Hall
Moorman
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Sponsors
Sons of Veterans
Plains of Texas
Turnverein
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Old mine near Nacogdoches proves elusive
May 27 report from Old Mine, Nacogdoches Texas states that a rich silver vein said to lie seven miles north is more hyped than real. Landowner John W Hill notes ground evidence of an old mine including a smelter and oddly placed rock fragments. Prospectors have been sent to locate a source or shaft.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Here
John W. Hill
Gonzales Oil Mill Stockholders Reelect Board
The Gonzales oil mill stockholders met in the county courthouse on Wednesday evening. Manager C. T. Rather reported the mill capacity increased from forty to sixty tons with several improvements. The old board of directors was reelected: H. Lewis W. M. Fly J. H. Boothe C. T. Rather A. R. Wright T. F. Harwood W. B. Sayers. H. Lewis was reelected president, Fly vice president, Sayers secretary, and Rather manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales OH Mill
Gonzales
Texas
Court House
Mr. Rather
H. Lewis
W. M. Fly
J. H. Boothe
C. T. Rather
A. R. Wright
T. F. Harwood
W. B. Sayers
Mr. H. Lewis
Major Davs Exhonerated By War Department Inquiry
Reports from the War Department clear Major Davis of any connection with commissary frauds at Manila. The inquiry found no time when General MacArthur or other investigators sought his presence, and his record was deemed clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davs
Washington
War Department
Manila
Davis
MacArthur
Major Davis
Robbery at Mineral Point Bank Nets Large Cash Haul
The First National Bank at Mineral Point was robbed Friday night with the safe blown open. Initial reports cite $25 000 taken, later updates say $30 000. A $1000 reward is offered. Two unknown suspects are believed to be involved as they fled toward a Mississippi town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
First National Bank
Mineral Point
Mississippi
Telephone Exchange Sought for Crowley by Long Distance Firm
Crowley Louisiana May 27 The Texas and Louisiana Long Distance Telephone Company formed at New Iberia says it will install an exchange here if 1500 phones are subscribed Lee Adam leads the drive circulating signatures hoping to reach the goal in a few days to secure the commitment
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Crowley
Texas and
Woman Confesses to Poisoning Dogs in Suburbs
Detective Harold learns a suburban woman bought large quantities of strychnine and admits to poisoning dogs across the city. He reports to Chief White as residents mourn lost pets and urge action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Paso
Texas
Harold
Harrold
Chief White
Active Yellow Fever Vaccine Reported by Dr Bel linzaghi
Dr Angel Bellinzaghi announces an active vaccine claimed to provide absolute immunity from yellow fever. He previously earned official recognition from Mexico for a serum that cured 85 percent of cases and awarded him a prize of $100,000. His work has drawn global medical attention and extensive discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angel Bellinzaghi
Creek Treaty Signed in Muskogee to Open Lands
Chief Porter signed the Creek treaty at Okmulgee as bodies of the tribe approved it. Formal notice will go to President McKinley who may issue a proclamation for allotment and sale of Creek lands. Hundreds already flock to the nation seeking investment opportunities.
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Muskogee
I. T
Porter
Okmulgee
McKinley
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Alpine
Pranr Bros., Pub
Prop
S. Texas
Jennings
Col. Geo. B. Davis
Army
Cumana
Venezuela
Harlan
Porto Rico
Beveridge
Indiana
Russia
The
Woodmen of the World
Milwaukee
Switchmens Union of North America
Paris
Praga
Servia Ts
Calvin
Titus
President McKinley
San Francisco
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Hagar Mullen
Lake Charles
Mullen
Hagar
Royal Arecanum
Asheville, N. C
Joseph A. Langbitt
Pittaburg, Pa
United States Supreme Court
S. V. White
Stock Exchange
Calle
Paria
J. Merpont Morgan
M. Mannheim
Southwestern Railway Company of
Yucatan
Mex
Committee On Resolutions
Committee On Credentials
J. W. Rush
W. PL Tolley
K. M. Kaskell
Charles Coffin
Louisiana
B. IF
Asherman
South
U. C. V. Meeting
Salt Lake
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Wyoming
Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
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