Riot at Boston meeting disrupts Booker T. Washington address
A July 31 riot at Zion Church in Boston broke up a Washington talk after about six opponents of Booker T. Washington confronted the gathering. Police arrested several, one officer was stabbed, and a man opposed to Washington was cut with a razor before Washington spoke for nearly two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosroy
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Zion Church
Washington
Booker Washington
Boston
William Munroe Trotter
WDO
Lewis
Trottier
New England
Louisville
Greatest clock to grace Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Milwaukee dispatch reports a monumental clock being built for the 1904 exposition. The dial spans 120 feet with a 60 foot minute hand and a 15 foot hour numerals, set in a flower bed dial surrounded by twelve bordered beds and 2000 lights for night illumination.
Willie C. Wagnon Sinks After Log Collision
The steamer Willie C. Wagnon of the Georgia and Alabama Steamboat Co. sank near Centre Alabama after striking a submerged log. No lives lost but cargo loss is heavy. The vessel, en route from Gadsden to Rome, is to be raised and repaired over a week.
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Rome
Willie C. Wagnon
Georgia and Alabama Steamboat Company
Centre
Ala
Gadsden
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised to Relieve Stomach Liver Troubles
A short promotional note touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as remedies for stomach and liver issues. It claims the pills relieve and cure ailments, advertised at West End Drug Store and Miller Prog Co Drug Store. The copy ends with a prompt to ensure you get the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
West End
Milier Prog Co
Revolt Rumors Grow In Eastern Cuba In Official Reports
Havana reports confirm uprisings near Bayamo in Santiago province. General Rodriguez orders mobilization of eastern Cabana rural guards and enlistment of volunteers as sixty armed men gather in the Cauto river area led by Papo, brother of a slain bandit, with no violence reported yet.
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Senor Vero
Ntemor
Bayamo
Santiago
Cuba
Havana
Inios
Rodriguez
Cabana
Vilages
Cauto
Revolutionary Army
Canto
Revolutionary Party
Papo
Flooding Hits Anniston as Heavy Rain Falls
A heavy rainstorm drenched Anniston yesterday afternoon flooding streets and sidewalks. Water overwhelmed gutters and ponds formed, forcing temporary shutdowns at the Alabama Frog and Switch Company plant. Bridges suffered damage from the downpour.
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Anniston
Alabama Frog and Switch Company
Postmasters Salary Raised in Alabama Rural Routes
Washington July 31 Two rural free delivery routes to be established September 1 at Mids land City Dade county Ala with one carrier. Length of routes 45 miles population to be served 940 Then salary of the postmaster at Madsden Ala has been increased from 1900 to 2000 per annum.
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Washington
Midsland City
Dade County
Ala
Madsden
Three Killed by Lightning at New Hope Church
In Lyncastre G Va yesterday afternoon three people were killed and over twenty injured at New Hope church Appomattox county during a James Ayer Baptist Association meeting. A storm drove worshippers under an awning where lightning struck a tree in front of the shelter, triggering a panic and the fatalities.
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Lyncastreg
New Hope Church
Appomattox County
James Ayer Baptist Association
County Court Session This Afternoon
Judge E F Crook presides in the probate office for the regular weekly county court session. Several cases are on the docket with many witnesses present and trials expected to take some time.
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E. F. Crook
Train Fare to Hot Springs with Iron Mountain Route Sale
One fare plus two dollars to Hot Springs Arkansas and return via Iron Mountain Route. Tickets on sale every Wednesday and Saturday until September 30 from all Southeast points. Final limit 60 days from sale. Write for hotels and attractions book by J. E. Rehlander TPA Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Hot Springs Ark
Iron Mountain
Lippman’s Great Remedy Promises Health Benefits
The Tired Feeling is cured by Lippman’s Great Remedy and it also cures neuralgia and violent headache. It feeds the nerves, enriches the blood, and strengthens the patient. For sale by Druggists and wholesale by The Bell-Weatherly Co. and J. L. Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippman
Teachers Institute in Session for Calhoun County
The Calhoun county teachers institute opens in the city courtroom at 10 o clock with County Superintendent H T Persons presiding. Attendance is noted and discussions focus on matters of interest to county teachers, though no regular program is planned.
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Teachers’ Institute
Calhoun County
Court House
H.T. Persons
Electric Bitters Transform Burlington Fireman’s Decline
C. W. Bellamy of Burlington Iowa recalls a close call as his health declined with pain and fatigue and he credits Electric Bitters for a dramatic recovery. The ad promotes the tonic with a 50 cent price and guarantees satisfaction by West End Drug Store and Miller Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W. Bellamy
Burlington
Iowa
West End Drug Store
Miller Drug Co
Heavy Hauling and Drayage Services by R O Watson
Prompt attention to moving household goods and heavy hauling. R O Watson offers drayage of all kinds and can be reached by phone at 72 for quick service.
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R. O. Watson
Middleton Stabbed On Stage in Columbus Georgia Play
Charles B. Middleton, leading man of the Middleton Stock Company, was stabbed in the right arm during a Casino performance by actor George Wilson who played the villain. An eight inch dirk severed an artery and Middleton nearly bled to death before medical aid. Wilson claims the act was accidental and not in the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jualy
Charles B. Middleton
Middleton Stock Company
George Wilson
Middleton
Weekly excursion trains run Memphis to California and Portland
Ex cur sion cars depart Memphis each Tuesday toward California via the Ccctaw Rock Island System and So. Pac. Ry and depart for Portland, Oregon each Thursday via Cho kaw Union Pacific Route.
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Memphis
California
Ccctaw Rock Island System
So. Pac. Ry
Portland
Oregon
Levy Tailor Opens Spring Wool Goods Line
Levy the tailor announces a new line of woolens for spring suits. The shop offers fresh fabrics and ready options for custom fittings this season.
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Booker
Alabama
the Colored Business
Mens’ Association of Boston
W. H. Lewis
United States District
CurreaGo
Coosa River
Sternes Grocery
Baptist Association
Virginia
Ark
J. E. Rehlander
TPA
West 9Th St
Chattanooga, Tenn
Sattar
Love Drug Company
King
Birmingham
Starks and Means
Montgomery
The
Evening Star
Brem Mincuam
Sidney King
Ovie Byron
Coalburg
Byron
Aupreme Court
Stanford
LeGrand
Jelks
Willian
Levy
Addi Ad
An Ke
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