Alabama Baptists Meet in Decatur State Convention
The Alabama Baptist state convention met at Decatur on June 25 with over 200 delegates. Hon. H. S. D. Mallory was reelected president, RK Pettus first vice president, J. B. Graham second vice president, and W. A. Davis secretary. Dr. J. N. Prestridge and others presented to the body, welcome address by Judge W. H. Simpson, reply by John Ashcroft, and reports on education and missions were read.
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Decatur
Ala
Baptist State Convention
William Blackwelder
Woodlawn
D. Mallory
Anniston
RK Pettus
J. B. Graham
Talladega
W. A. Davis
Ann
John Ashcroft
Florence
Smoking Well in Alabama Speculation Mounts
Montgomery June 25 reports from Jeff area describe a large earth crack on Capshaw mountain and a nearby farm well nine smoking for days. Water has sickened drinkers and ruined the supply while locals, including Negro residents, fear the two events share a common cause.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jeff
Capshaw Mountain
David Phillips
Miners Demand An Increase In Alabama Coal Wages
Birmingham June 25 coal miners of Alabama through their combined committee in joint session with operators have pressed for higher mining wages and other working demands. They want a maximum price raise from 66 to 60 cents per ton eight hours per day and a biweekly pay day. Operators offered last year’s scale. Settlement will take days and the new scale starts July 1. A strike is possible though not likely.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Passenger Train Wreck Near Hawkinsville Aboard Train
Ashburn Ga June 25 a passenger train on the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern railroad jumped the track about a mile from Worth injuring engineer Allen and fireman Mullis who were described as lightly hurt. The baggage car was badly damaged with no full loss of life reported.
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Hawkinsville and
Florida Southern Railroad
Ashburn
Hawkingville and
Worth
Allen
Mullis
Palma Plans Relief for Cuban Republic
President Palma and his cabinet propose a 3.5 million plan to aid Cuban sugar, cattle, and cigar sectors. An internal bond loan will fund payments to sugar planters and cattle breeders, with duty increases on some imports to raise funds. The plan seeks congressional approval and goodwill from farmers amid idle labor and poor conditions.
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New York
Palma
Havana
Tribune
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Cuba
Ambushed by Cowboys Five Die After Tucumumari Clash
Five cowboys are dead after a shootout near Tucumumari New Mexico as Jud Lee and an Indian fighter confronted a group ambushing him while watering cattle. Lee and his partner surrendered to the sheriff. victims’ names are not released.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Tucumumari
Lee
Mountaineer Kills Policeman Fatal Duel
In Elk Park North Carolina police officer James Ellis was killed in a duel with mountaineer William Winters who was badly wounded. Winters, one of the seven Devils brothers, previously clashed with Ellis after a prior arrest. The shooting occurred across the mountains near Bristol Tennessee.
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Elk Park
N. C
Bristol
Tenn
James Ellis
William Winters
Ellis
Winters
Reid Cancels Engagements To Visit Continent
United States special ambassador Whitelaw Reid will end his duties quickly and travel to the continent with possible Scotland visit, returning to America in autumn. The move follows withdrawal of invitations by Ambassador Choate and Queen Alexandra’s condition remains stable amid international sympathy. Aydelott in Tennessee conveys Daley coal mines tract to American Coal and Railway Co in New York for 29000 dollars, with plans to develop nearby coal properties. John Harper of Marshall district bound over to superior court on involuntary manslaughter after shooting Loney Payne, fined 600 dollars.
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London
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Ila Ner
Jane
Whitelaw Reid
Uay
Reif
Scotland
America
Alexandra
Ballington Booth
Berlin
Salvation Army
Tennesora Coal Lands
Chattanooga
Tenn
James G. Aydelott
Tullahoma
American Coal and Railway Company
New York
Daley
New York Company
Hir Ie
John Harper
Marshall District
Loney Payne
Harper
Anxious Nation Watches Royal Patient’s Condition
London reports intense public concern over King Edward VII as medical bulletins note restless nights and improving but uncertain signs. Crowds gather around Buckingham Palace while officials and dignitaries read updates and prayers rise across the United Kingdom.
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London
Edward
Treves
Barlow
Prince of Wales
Lord Lister
Lord Salisbury
Archduke Francis
Austria
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Cambridge
Ambassadors Land
Palace
United Kingdom
China
Borneo
Fiji
Central Africa
Hindustan
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Laking
Finke
Aostat
Dorchester House
Viattorsa
Panic as Mad Dogs Run Through Columbus Street
A mad dog in Columbus Georgia on Lower Broad street caused a crowd to panic as women and children fled indoors. First Lieutenant Buckley killed the animal after police were alerted by telephone. A second mad dog was killed nearby. Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs to open year round under Frisco System management with extensive renovations.
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Columbus
Lower Broad Street
Buckley
Broad Street
Crescent
Eureka Springs
Frisco
Yale Graduates 10 Establish Mission in the Orient
Yale plans a broad mission in North China combining evangelical medical and educational work. Un denominational and independent, it will coordinate with the American Board and is directed by a 40 member council. Mission leaders include Rev Timothy Dwight and Rev L P Thurston, with Reed as executive secretary and Walter James as medical examiner.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Hadley
Far East
China
Timothy Dwight
D.D
Edwin 8. Lins
W. M. Sloan
New York
Pierce N. Welsh
Reed
Walter James
L. P. Thurston
Terrific cyclone claims many lives in Indiana towns
A deadly cyclone swept Ilancook County from Maxwell to Pendleton destroying houses and killing between ten and eighteen people. The Maxwell chain factory and grain elevator were demolished and many residents injured. Physicians from Greenfield rushed to aid victims as the storm damaged Cleveland and surrounding areas.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Greenfield
Indy Baye
Ilancook County
Maxwell
Wilkingon
Pendleton
Cleveland
Greensfield
Pennsylvania
Carpenter Osborne Arrested for Norfolk Wife Murder
Charles F. Osborne a Norfolk carpenter was arrested on a charge of killing his wife Mattie Osborne. He said she fired a revolver at him but the coroner's jury found her dead from a self striking bullet while she slept. The insured woman held four life policies totaling over $2,000 with Osborne as beneficiary. The couple, formerly from Marion North Carolina, were said to be devoted.
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Carpenter
Osborne
Norfolk
Charles F. Osborne
Mattie Osborne
Bermuda Street
Marion
N.C
Thompson Nominated for Nebraska Governor by Fusion Nomination
At Grand Island on June 25 the Populists and Democrats named William J. Bryan for governor, then after a morning of negotiations the factions agreed to back W. H. Thompson of Grand Island for governor, with Bryan declining the nomination and Harrington withdrawing. The two parties adjourned then balloting led to Thompson's nomination.
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Nebraska
Grand Island
Nebr
Allen
William J. Bryan
Bryan
C. J. Smyth
Harrington
Smyth
W. H. Thompson
Kills His Father's Slayer in Hotel Dining Room
Troy Smith, 21, shot and killed David F. Rogers, a Union County farmer, in a Knoxville hotel dining room. Smith proclaimed Rogers the man who killed his father then fired twice as Rogers sat, killing him instantly before riding away. The 1896 case ended with Rogers’s acquittal after four trials.
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Farmerla
Knoxville
Troy Smith
David F. Rogers
Union County
Tenneanes
Maynardville
Smith
Rogers
Roger
David Rogers
George W. Smith
Cuban Church Claims Fuel Settlement Data
Washington data explanatory of General Wood's settlement of church claims is sought by President Palma and the cabinet. The Cubans invoke the Foraker law and challenge any permanent arrangement. Insular agricultural societies plan a Europe tour to urge closer ties with Cuba. The Planters' association asks Congress to tax-free estates for five years and extend relief for private mortgage and banking debts for 50 years. A proposal seeks 20 years of duty-free iron and home materials for poorer households.
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Washington
General Wood
New York
Palma
Havana
Quesada
Cuba
Planters’ Association
Congress
Kilauea a roaring furnace on eve of eruption
Ha waii reports from Ha waii that Kilauea is more active than four years ago with smoke and flame since June 8. From Hilo the sky toward the volcano resembles a storm cloud and the crater flame is visible at night for miles, ships pass then land. Also, P H Madden of Cross Hill arrested for arson on his own store and three others on June 30, with rewards offered by the governor and town council. Detectives found goods from Maddens store in his house.
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San Francisco
Roderick Dhu
Hawaii
Kilauea
Hilo
Thenland
Columbia
8. C
P. H. Madden
Cross Hill
Laurens County
Mailden
National Apalachian Forest Reserve Bill Passed
The senate approved a bill to create a National Apalachian Forest Reserve in the southern Appalachians. Lands in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee totaling up to 4,000,000 acres may be purchased for not more than 10,000,000 dollars and set aside for the reserve. Fight on New Constitution in Montgomery, Ala. A $5,000 suit was filed by Jackson W. Giles against three Montgomery county registrars for denying his registration, alleging he was qualified but required a certificate from two white men on his character.
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Washington
Senate
Apalachian Mountains
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Montgomery
Ala
Veroes
Jackson W. Giles
Montgomery County
Three In Judgeship Race in Brunswick Circuit
Announcement of Judge Wills Dart of Douglas entering the Brunswick circuit judge race to fill the Bennet vacancy with three candidates now in the field Arthur B Cochran of Waycross Parker of Baxley and Dart compete for the post in Waycross June 26 Brunswick Georgia
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Waycross
Wills Dart
Douglas
Brunswick
Joseph W. Bennet
Arthur B Cochran
Parker
Baxley
Dart
Change at Seaboard Inspires New Appointments
Change at Seaboard reports Mr. A. Harper, formerly car clerk at Style Tenet depot, appointed inspector of the Southern Weighing and Inspection Bureau in this city. Mr. R. W. Norris of Atlanta accepts the position as car clerk.
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Seaboard
A. Harper
Style Tenet Depot
Southern Weighing and Inspection Bureau
R. W. Norris
Atlanta
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