Work Begins on Seaboard Extension Linking Coal City to Birmingham
Major J W Bushnell, Seaboard chief engineer, announces contracts for thirty four of thirty nine miles toward Birmingham. Seventy five workers and thirty teams active, with grading to finish by July first. Rails and regular service expected Atlanta to Birmingham within twelve months.
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J. W. Bushnell
Seaboard
Coal City
Birmingham
Bushnell
Georgia
Rockmart
Atlanta
Mississippi Sons of Veterans Buy Jefferson Davis Old Home
The Sons of Veterans paid 10000 to Judge A McKimbrough the personal representative of Mrs Jefferson Davis for Beauvoir the historic home of Jefferson Davis. Mrs Davis thanked them in New York for the generosity. The property may pass to the state aided by a legislative appropriation.
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Mississippi Sons OF Veterans
Jefferson Davis
A. ©. McKimbrough
Wefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Senator Morgan's Daughter Ill in Baltimore
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama arrived with his two daughters in Baltimore to seek treatment for his invalid daughter at Johns Hopkins Hospital. They went to the hospital shortly after arriving, accompanying him on the trip.
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John T. Morgan
Alabama
Senator Morgan
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mrs G D Adair Dies After Long Illness
Mrs G D Adair died this afternoon at one o'clock at her Coldwater home after a long illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow at two o'clock in An niston with services at Parker Memorial Church led by Rev J H Foster Jr. She was well known and greatly loved in An niston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Adair
Coldwater
Parker Memorial Church
J. H Foster, Jr
Miners to Hold Convention As They Accept Arbitration
The United Mine Workers announce a joint session of executive boards from three anthracite districts has unanimously recommended accepting the US president's arbitration proposal. A delegate convention in Wilkes-Barre will open Monday to decide, with mining likely to resume by next week after more than five months of stoppage.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Wiley Didn't Know the War Was Over
William Wiley of Bexwood West Virginia visited town from Fishing Creek headwaters and sang Secession Rebels to astonished city crowds. He had not left his mountains since Lee’s surrender and believed Union forces still clashed, while touring sights and joking about rides on hearses and lacking engines.
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Bexwood
W. Va
William Wiley
Wezel County
Fishing Creek
Lee
Johnias
Wiley
Xysius
Haint
Williams Fun Gost Him Dearly at Police Matinee
Crowd gathers as Williams is jailed for pointing a double barreled gun on Tenth Street. Mayor Henderson fines him ten dollars and costs after Williams begs forgiveness. A white woman is fined five dollars for assault with a broom and a man’s case for theft is dismissed.
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Williams
Durance Vile
Tenth Street
Henderson Williams
Carrie Nation Roughly Handled in Texas Town
Avstin Texas October 17 Carrie Nation the Kansas crusader arrived and tried to take a Fifth Street saloon. Alderman Bill Davis refused her entry and threw her into the street after a brief struggle. Nation left by train and continued her tour.
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Smasher Nation
Texas
Fifth Street
Congress Avenue
Bill Davis
Davis
Tam Carrie Nation
Carrie
Judge Crook names delegates to the Good Roads convention
Editor Evening Star reports Judge EuMert F. B. Crook appoints Calhoun county delegates to the North Alabama Good Roads association meeting in Birmingham on October 28 at 10 am. Delegates include L. J. Morris, J. D. Hammond, T. Gray, J. W. Hawke, James Borders. State fair coincides. trip offered at reduced rates.
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Judge Crook
Good Roads
Calhoun
Birmingham
L. J. Morris
Morrisville
Ala
J.D. Hammond
Jacckson
EuMert FB. Crook
Castro Still Fights Rebels Near La Victoria
In Caracas on October 17 reports say rebels lose ground near La Victoria after gains at Cnaji. Government forces under General Matos, with about fifteen thousand men, are at Villa del Cura and expect ammunition from Caracas tomorrow.
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Caracas
la Victoria
Cnaji
Matos
Villa del Cura
Roosevelt Walks Without Crutches at White House Return
President Roosevelt discards crutches and walks from the temporary White House to Secretary Hay is residence for a block and a half without apparent pain. He dined with Hay and returned home, marking his first post Indianapolis mobility.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Indianapolis
Hay
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