Not Wanted Negroes Appointed as Weighers and Inspectors
New Orleans Oct 28 a wave of anger rises among white planters over the appointment of negro weighers and inspectors under the sugar bounty law. Iberia Ascension and Terre Bonne parishes protest, fearing demoralization of negro farmhands. A negro paper denounces planters while Cincinnati defalcation and Boston accident also headline the day.
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New Orleans
Wimberly
Reucnue
Iberia
Ascension
Terre Bonne
Congress
Richmond Terminal Affairs Quiet After Debt Settlement
New York Oct 28 A Wall Street notice says the floating debts of the Richmond Terminal Company are settled and the system’s finances are in good shape President Inman declined to discuss details while denying asking Brice and Thomas for aid The floating debt is about 1200000 with total system debts reaching 9006000 Speyer and Co will fund the East Tennessee debt an unknown house will handle Richmond and Danville debts and wreckers’ rumors are condemned as harmful to business stability
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New York
Wall Street
Richmond Terminal Company
Inman
Messrs
Brice & Thomas
Toman
Richmond Terminal
Thomas
East Tennessee
Speyer & Co
Georgia Central
Richmond
Danville
Speaking In Louisiana and Other World Reports
L. F. Livingston of Georgia addressed a large audience in Exanorta Louisiana, praising harmony with the Ocala and Democratic platforms, and urging unity within the Farmers' Alliance. The dispatch also notes famine relief debates in Moscow and a Boston priest boycott case, plus railroad and fire reports from Indianapolis and Meiringen, with scattered local incidents in Milledgeville and Spann County.
Porter Club backs Harrison renomination clash and Gresham for ’02
At an Oct 28 Porter Club meeting a 63 to 3 vote defeated a resolution for Harrison renomination while backing his administration. A separate vote endorsed Harrison and another moved support for Judge Gresham for ’02 with plans to push his nomination at the Republican national convention.
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Porter Club
Harrison
Gresham
Greachtan
Near Riot Aboard Expo Train Between Atlanta and Stone Mountain
A disorderly scene nearly sparked a riot on an excursion train from Atlanta to Stone Mountain. Six to eight intoxicated men from Stone Mountain attacked Deputy Sheriff John McCurdy and others near Decatur, injuring him with knives and bottles. The clash led to arrests and a rapid courtroom response, with Mack McDaniel attempting escape by leaping from a second-story window. The incident drew in local officials and prompted bond postings as investigations continue.
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Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Clarkston
John McCurdy
Decatur
McCardy
Mack McDaniel
Ganvy
Steve McCurdy
Adementum
McCurdy
Bam McDaniel
A. J. Goldsmith
Mack
Descatur
Sam
Still Sinking Down In New Orleans River Bank Collapse
Report from Coatlanes New Orleans Oct 28 states sinking land along the river has halted Louisville and Nashville trains at Seo a mile and a half from the depot while Southern Pacific trains crawl two miles an hour to avoid derailment. Oyster dock disruption leaves dealers unable to unload boats. Caving land now meets river water level. A related note from LaFayette Ga Oct 2% says Roscoe Marable will not hang as planned on the 30th. cases move to the Supreme Court with no clear link to the earlier arrest and confession.
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New Orleans
Coatlanes
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
French Market
Southern Pacific
LaFayetTe
Roscoe Marable
Supreme Court
Pheer Evins
Wid
Marable
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Gearge D. Wheatley
Louisiana
Cincinnati
Cixcryyatt
William L. Monson
Kentucky Central Branch
Fulton Building Association
George Munson
Munson
Win
L. the Defuulter
Association
Pfa
Manson
Boston
Jones E. Graves
Standard Stave Cooperage Company
Exst
Grave
Raves
Prrissuna
John Mattei
Connellsville
Mattei
Jackson
Mins
Pearl River
Robert Jackson
Isaac Terkovskey
Hoe
Pennsylvania
Davia
Joseph R. Anderson
Jefferson Davis
L. F. Livingston
Georgia
AtExanorta
Farmers’ Alliance of Georgia
Court House
Ocala
Cleveland
Organization of Labor
Farmers’ Alliance
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Calhoun
Londox
Daily News
Moscow
Maria Kullbury
Hugh R. O'Donnelly
Kullbury
Jaltar
Indianapolis
Louisville, New Albany
Chicago
Monon
W. B. Woodard
A. H. McDeel
Eee
Woodard
Beuxe
Meiringen
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Judge Gresham
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Ture Lesson
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
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Sia
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Westminster Aquarium
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Tower of
Felipe
Nashville Herald
Avian Been Pu
R. A. Halley
Asay
W. J. Cherry
J. J. Haynie
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Observatore Cattolica
Milan
Osservatore Nn
Sheridan Ford
Whistler
Society of Oguahi Artists
Kansas City
Lawrence Hall
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