Acute racial crisis as federal troops surround Brownsville
Special to the Star reports Atlanta tensions as fifteen hundred armed blacks are cornered in Brownsville and five hundred Clark University students on campus also surrounded. arrests are planned with risk of bloodshed feared. a station agent was killed and a second officer mortally wounded in separate shootings. authorities expect more troops and deadly incidents in the next 24 hours.
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Auction Sails for Lundy Island in Bristol Channel
Lundy Island off the Bristol Channel was offered at public auction in London. The three mile long, half mile wide island has been owned by the Heaven family since 1834 when they bought it for 45000 dollars. Its current value is described as many times that amount.
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Pike Centennial Day Two Highlights With Fairbanks Visit
Special to the Star Colorado Springs Sept 25 pioneer day marks the second large event of the Pike centennial week. Vice President Fairbanks delivered an address this morning as band concerts Indian dances golf contests and other outdoor sports entertained the crowds. A public reception for Mr Fairbanks is planned at the Brooks home tonight.
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Reunion of veterans draws large turnout in Bristol
The September 25 reunion of ex Confederate veterans from Southwest Virginia and upper East Tennessee was well attended in Bristol, Va.
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Virginia
Upper East Tennessee
Hearst Dominates New York Democratic State Convention
At Hearst favored convention in Bruges near Buffalo, Lewis Nixon chosen as temporary chairman signaling Hearst’s gubernatorial endorsement. Delegates adjourned to nominate candidates tomorrow. Saratoga Republican convention organized with Higgins not seeking renomination and Bruce and Hughes as leading contenders amid Roosevelt’s anticipated selection.
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Charles E. Hughes
Birmingham gripped as trains bring panicked African Americans
At Birmingham Alabama panic rises as relief trains from Atlanta bring hundreds of Black residents. Two local hardware firms report large orders for winchester rifles and ammunition from Atlanta sources, but refuse to identify the buyers as shipments proceed today.
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Atlanta
Stensland Waives Extradition to Illinois in Chicago Case
Paul O. Stensland, former president of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank, signed a waiver of his right to contest extradition to Illinois. He was turned over to an officer who departed for Chicago in the afternoon. Stensland was accompanied by his son.
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Arrests of Gammon College Students in Brownsville
Four hundred Negro students and the college president W. J. E. Bowen, along with the faculty, were arrested in Brownsville amid morning disturbances. The governor was asked to deploy troops to safeguard lives and property as arrests, now totaling about one thousand Negroes with weapons, continue across the city.
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Atlanta
Gammon Negro Seminary
W. J. E. Bowen
Explosion near Jellico claims fifteen unknown lives
In Jellico a dynamite blast morning unknown number of men were near the blast and likely killed. A country woman sought her five circus-going children and a young unknown girl, about two, was found dead nearby. The total dead may never be known.
Storm Warnings Issued for Coast Collision of Storms
Washington dispatch reports two major storms moving toward each other. A West Indian hurricane aims for the Civil coast tonight or Wednesday, while a northwest rainstorm advances. Weather bureau orders warnings along the south Florida peninsula.
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Bowron Declines Gubernatorial Nomination in Alabama
At a Republican meeting in Birmingham J W Clayton offered the gubernatorial nomination to James Bowron a wealthy Birmingham manufacturer. Bowron declined saying business commitments prevent political involvement. The state executive committee meets to decide on a possible state ticket.
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J. W. Clayton
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Pioneer Citizen Patilla Hindman Dies at 79 in Texas
Mr. Patilla Hindman, a pioneer citizen of Calhoun, died Sunday at his home northeast of Sulphur Springs. He was 79. Burial took place today at Post Oak.
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Sulphur Springs
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Jelks to Speak in Huntsville on October 5
Governor William D. Jelks will speak on Governor's day October 5 in Huntsville after accepting the Tennessee Valley fair invitation. Congressman J Thomas Heflin will deliver an address on Laborers' and Manufacturers' day October 6.
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William D. Jelks
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Judge Jones to preside over Federal Court session
Judge Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery will preside over the fall session of the Federal court convening here in November.
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Montgomery
Bryan in Memphis Draws Hundreds For Welcome
William J. Bryan's arrival in Memphis draws large crowds as Tennessee extends a warm reception. The Nebraskan's train procession is cheered along the route, with Bryan later departing for Nashville for a speech that evening.
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Browns Return From Oxana Visit Near Bowden Ga
Mr and Mrs G D Brown of Oxana have been visiting near Bowden Georgia for a week and returned home this morning.
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Oxan Ua
Bowden, Ga
Plain Facts For The People Generally
A historical notice asserts no race war in the South with local trouble in Atlanta subsiding under authorities. It claims elsewhere in the region stability, cites Memphis as unsettled but now calm, and warns that if Black residents behave they will not be harmed, otherwise punishment is expected.
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Gas Demand Grows as Anniston Gas Firm Seeks Franchise
The Anniston Electric and Gas Company cannot supply rising gas demand due to missing mains and a franchise ending in 1908. The firm would extend pipelines if the city council grants a franchise, a matter under council review for months with no decision yet. The growing need for gas for cooking fuels the pressure.
Mob arrests fill Atlanta court as leaders jailed
In Atlanta on September 25 Judge Broyles sentenced leaders of a mob era riot. T. F. Crements received 30 days in the stockade and a 5,000 bond for assault with intent to murder. Several others were jailed or bound over on rioting or weapons charges amid mass arrests and pending serious cases.
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Policeman in New Hampshire Kills Woman Then Self
In Concord New Hampshire Whitney Barrett a veteran police officer shot and killed Julia Chadwick 85 then shot himself. Authorities say motives may have involved jealousy and Barrett is not expected to survive.
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Pennock
Julia Chadwick
Beat coal at R. O. Watson's
A brief advertisement urges customers to beat coal at R. O. Watson's and phone for orders in preparation for winter supply.
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Governor Jellks Urges Law Abiding Unity After Atlanta Riot
Montgomery dispatch quotes Governor Jellks condemning lynching and urging whites and Blacks to join forces with law enforcement. He warns mobs fuel disorder and notes Alabama has few lynchings in recent years. He emphasizes inhabitants must resist harboring criminals and support justice regardless of color.
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Atlanta
County Fires Old Bonds to Celebrate Debt Payment
Fulton Missouri September 25 Callaway County held a bonfire in the public square to mark the payoff of bonded debt dating to 1869. The county has spent over 1.2 million dollars to discharge bonds issued to finance a Chicago and Alton railroad branch line.
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Callaway County
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Harvard's New Medical School Dedication Opens
In Cambridge Massachusetts the first day of a two day program honoring Harvard medical school's dedication featured brief exercises led by President Eliot in the Back Bay fens campus court. Tomorrow Sanders Theater will host more formal events with over 1000 graduates and physicians from across the country attending the celebration.
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