Furnishings Planned for Alabama Presbyterian College
The Alabama Presbyterian College for Men in Birmingham will spend about 2500 on interior furnishings during the current scholastic year. Ladies from the First Presbyterian churches of Birmingham and Anniston will furnish the library and reception room respectively. The Merchants' library volumes were transferred to President MelIllwaim today, with cork effect carpet to be laid this week. Bed rooms will also be furnished by other churches in the state, aiming for a thoroughly equipped college by term end.
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Alabama Presbyterian College
First Presbyterian Church of
Birmingham
Dallas man killed by mob in Texarkana incident
Special to the Star reports Anthony Davis a Black man was fatally harmed by a mob of Black people in Texarkana late last night. He had been arrested on a charge involving a 16 year old Black girl, posted bail, and after his release was strangled with a rope and dragged through the Black settlement.
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The
Star
Dallas
Tex
Anthony Davis
Texarkana
Hamilton Ward elected commander in chief of Spanish War Veterans
Captain Hamilton Ward of Buffalo was unanimously chosen leader at the third annual encampment in Washington. George B. Moulton and Fred Hodgson were rivals but withdrew after Ward secured a majority. Other officers elected include Henry W. Bush, Charles W. Newton, John Lewis Smith, and John O'Donough. Oklahoma City set for next encampment. Richmond and St Paul finalists in close vote.
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Star
Washington
Hamilton Ward
Buffalo
N. Y
United Spanish War Veterans
George B. Moulton
Chicago
Fred
Hodgson
District of Columbia
Ward
Moulton
John Lewis Smith
John O'Donough
Massachusetts
Oklahoma City
Richmond
St. Paul
Montgomery pursues county police plan amid riot risk
The Montgomery movement to organize a county police gains interest as a large Negro population is cited as a risk in riots. Initiated by the county board of revenues at its meeting this week, Major R. EB. Steiner introduced the measure.
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Star
Montgomery
County Board of Revenues
R. EB. Steiner
Moran Nominated on Three Tickets May Decline Run
Boston October 10 District Attorney John Moran who was nominated for governor on Democratic Prohibition and Independence League tickets may decline to run on any ticket. Moran had said he would refuse the Democratic nomination after the platform endorsed W J Bryan and Hearst opposition to Moran’s campaign fund appeal heightened the dilemma for Democratic leaders.
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Boston
John Moran
Democratic
Prohibition
Independence League
Moran
New York
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
William R. Hearst
Mrs Jefferson Davis Illness Briefly Reported
New York October 10 Mrs Jefferson Davis is ill with a cold at the Hotel Majestic. Her condition is not serious. Her daughter Mrs J A Hayes of Colorado Springs is traveling to visit.
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The
Star
New York
Jefferson Davis
Hotel Majestic
J. A. Hayes
Colorado Springs
Angry Bull Attacks Car in Rome Ga
A large bull owned by J. N. King attacked a trolley car in Rome Georgia causing damage including a broken headlight and broken windows. The bull, a blooded animal, stood on the track and prevented further cars until a half dozen men subdued it and locked it in a barn.
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The
Star
Rome
J. N. King
Haystack Centennial Honor Marks Missionary Origins
In Williamstown Massachusetts on October 10 a Haystack Centennial observance recalls the 1820 meeting of five young Christians that led to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Mission workers and scholars gathered at Williams College to honor Samuel Mills and his associates, with a marble monument unveiled at the haystack site. The American Board meeting continues in North Adams.
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Williamstown
Mass
American Board of Foreign Missions
Samuel J. Mills
James Richards
Francis L. Robbins
Byram Green
Harvey Loomis
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
North Adams
Williams College
Inventor of Barbed Wire Fence Dies at 93
Joseph H. Glidden, aged 93, dies in Chicago. He credited a 1860s exhibit showing brads driven into a block and stapled to wire as the inspiration behind his improved barbed wire design that became the modern standard.
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The
Star
Chicago
Joseph H. Glidden
Glidden
Rose
Georgia State Fair and Old Home Week Opens in Atlanta
The Georgia state fair and old home week celebration opened in Atlanta with visitors from across Georgia and neighboring states. The first two days focus on reunions and the fair features extensive exhibits of poultry livestock and agricultural machinery. The racing program begins today and is described as one of the strongest in the South.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South
Boxer War Imminent Again in China disrupts Beijing
Reports from Victoria British Columbia warn of another Boxer outbreak in China. Advices indicate Boxers have already committed outrages in Pekin and the movement is spreading. Officials fear severe troubles unless the agitators are suppressed immediately.
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Star
Victoria
B. C
China
Pekin
Cuba Celebrates Independence Day Amid War Conditions
Havana observes Independence Day as a general holiday marking the 38th anniversary of the start of the ten years' war from 1868 to 1878. Public meetings were allowed in Havana without partisan restrictions.
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Havana
Guiavana
Chicago Faces City Championship Clash In World Series
The first game of the Chicago world series between the city’s two league champions ended 2 to 1 in favor of the American league team. Fans expect unprecedented interest and large attendance despite the teams sharing the same city.
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Star
Chicago
Westside
Southside
Alleged Murderers Freed Stir in Havana Officials Amnesties
Havana dispatch notes Secretary Taft's amnesty action for alleged slavers tied to former Congressman Villuendas. Jurists warn of possible open revolt or feud from Villuendas supporters if prisoners are released, while general reaction remains mixed.
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The
Star
Havana
Taft
Villuendas
Con
Gressman
Cienfuegos
Frolic Captured by Officers in Smuggling Sting
The yacht Frolic, sought by revenue and immigration officers along New England, was captured early today. Two crew members and the alleged leader were arrested. Fifteen Chinese passengers are in Providence police custody with 15 to 20 more missing.
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The
Star
Providence
Frolic
Revenue and Immigration
New England
Afro-American council power session discusses disfranchisement
Special to the Banner reports in New York on October 10 that disfranchisement and lynching were the chief topics at the Afro American council power session, highlighting race justice tensions and public concern.
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New York
Tornado Lifts Home in Oak Grove and Scatters Debris
The Herald reports a tornado Friday carried the Oak Grove residence of Joe Lewis and its contents into the air and scattered them up to ten miles away. An iron range was thrown 300 yards, a flour barrel fragment found near Creole fifteen miles distant. The tornado lasted about five minutes as Mrs. Lewis and the children fled to a field.
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Mobile
the Herald
EB. A. Rice
R. O. Harris Grocery Company
Inlaw
Joe Lewis
Oak Grove
Creole
Mra. Lewis
Childen
Heavy floods devastate Jalisco and Colima in Mexico
Reports from Mexico City describe severe floods across southern Jalisco and Colima causing extensive property loss and fatalities. Landslides dumped earth from mountains, a new steel bridge near Tuxpan collapsed, and a 26 ton steam shore locomotive was swept away. Water reached 60 feet in places with towns Tuxpan and Zapotillo heavily damaged. 25 drowned in the Ban ti no river.
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Star
Mexico City
Jalisco
Colima
Manzanillo
Tuxpan
Zapotillie
Bantino
Explosion at Illinois Steel furnace kills and injures in Chicago
A gas explosion at the Illinois Steel Company furnace in South Chicago killed one man and left another dead from injuries while 18 to 20 others were hurt. Officials say a slag blockage in the furnace vent triggered the blast this morning.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Pave Street and Remove Poles in Anniston Plan
Mayor Kilby announces Noble Street paving will begin when weather permits with work by Southern Bithulithic Company of Nashville and side actions by Anniston Bleattie and Cas Company. Wire and pole removals start, with iron poles replacing wooden ones and cables rerouted to alleys as far north as Twentieth Street.
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Noble Street
Kilby
Southern Bithulithic Company of
Nashville
Anniston, Bleattie and Cas Company
Tenth
Noble Streets
Anniston Water Supply Company
Southern
Bithulithic Company
Columbus
Anniston
Cooper
Keith Conway
Southern Hell Telephone Company
Twelfth
Twentieth Street
Sexton
Noble
West Alabama good roads group eyes 300 delegates in Birmingham
The West Alabama good roads association plans a Birmingham gathering on October 17 expecting about 300 delegates. Judge Edmondson from Pike County confirmed representation and the group may form a state organization the Alabama good roads association with delegates from all Alabama counties. President Roden promotes broad county participation and displays of road machinery by exhibitors.
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Star
Birmingham
West Alabama Good Roads Association
A. ©. Edmondson
Pike Conty
Rountree
Alabama
Alabama Good Roads Association
Roden
Jeffersom
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Henry W. Bush
Michigan
Charles W. Newton
Connecticut
Centennial OF Foreign Missions
West Pekin
Cuba
Gulf Coast
Mr. Lewis
Old Mexico
Good Roads Meeting
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