Horrible Indiana Wreck as Midnight Cannon Ball Falls
Evansville and Terre Haute line wreck near Hazelton after heavy rains. The midnight cannon ball from Chicago plunged down a 19 foot embankment. 15 passengers in the smoker perished, including Conductor George Sears and Fireman Joe Boleman. Engineer William McCutchen survived. Baggage car upright, smoker and wrecked passengers swept away. cause linked to washed roadbed and embankment collapse amid White River flooding.
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Exvansville
Ind
Evansville and Terre Nlante
Chicago
Hazelton
Enine
William McCutchen
Joe Boleman
George Sears
Jerre Haute
White River
Meeting of Cotton Men in Memphis Diverts Acres
The American Cotton Growers Protective Association held its second convention in Memphis with President Lane urging acreage reduction and diversified crops. Delegates from five states debated reduced acreage as the path to higher prices, with the Memphis Cotton Exchange supporting the convention’s course. Colonel Jerome Hill and ex-Governor Eagle spoke as discussions on cotton handling continued.
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Memphia
Lane
Memphis
Ifedor D. Lane
American Cotton Growers’ Protective Association
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Memphis Cotton Exchange
South
Cclonel Jerome Hill
S St Louis
Eagle
Turpentine and Rosin Markets Steady at Naval Stores
Daily market report from Savannah and Witsana notes firm prices for turpentine and rosin with limited sales in 80 casks and various grades. Prices shown include waterwhite turpentine around $2.00 and rosin strained near $1.50, with other grades and forms listed amid scattered figures.
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Savanna
Turpentine
Rosin
Witsana NC
Practicable Colored Photography Discovered by Parisian Savant
Washinetoy March 10 report from United States Consul Mason in Frankfort describes Chassagne’s chemical process. Ordinary negatives dipped in a secret colorless bath yield a final colored positive on paper or glass with mono chromatic baths producing exact tints. English scientists tested the pictures, a syndicate has bought patent rights, and branch houses are planned. color solution remains secret.
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Washinetoy
State Department
United States
Mason
Frankfort
Chassagne
London
Remarkable case of suspended animation in Sumter man
Edward Gedding a Sumter farmer who was pronounced dead after six weeks of illness reportedly sat up in his coffin and spoke to mourners. Doctors call it suspended animation and locals remain agog as he shows signs of recovery amid funeral arrangements.
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Columnia
Edward Gedding
Sumter
Gedding
West Point Case Decided Judge Refuses Court Take Charge
Judge Lumpkin denies the Nelson petition seeking control of the Atlanta and West Point railroad. An injunction restrains defendants from enforcing certain 1896 repeals and related powers until final hearing or court order. The railroad remains unchanged from its status prior to December 19, 1896, pending further order.
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Lumpkin
Atlanta
Lam
Superior Court of the
Atlanta Circuit
West Point
Atlanta and
Nelson
Ans
West Point Railroad Company
Henderson Named to Succeed Call in Senate
Jacksonville March 6 Governor Bloxham appoints John A. Henderson vice president of the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad to fill Senator Wilkinson Call’s term until the Florida legislature meets to elect a successor. Call’s term expired March 4, legislature meets April 6, ballots begin April 20. Henderson expected to win, despite opposition from Call’s supporters. Henderson notified by telegram from the governor while in Savannah.
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Bloxham
United States
Call
Jacksonville
Fla
John A. Henderson
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
Wilkinson Call
Florida
Henderson
Friends of Call
Savannah
Crooks in Carson City Ready to Pleece Crowd
Garson Nevada March 10 report says confidence men arrive to witness a prize fight. Promoters Goddard Maher Choynsk and Charley Mitshell expected at ringside to challenge the winner of the March 17 bout. Dan Stuart explains St Patrick's Day date chosen for the fight.
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Choynsk
Charley Mitshell
Garson
Nev
Carson
Reno
Mitchell
Dan Stuart
St. Patrick’s Day
Corbett Camp
Stuart
Corbett
Kansas City
Jefferson Orry
Johnson and
Fyke
Messrs
Johnson
Styne
Senate
Stephens
Brazil
New York
Herald
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
San Paulo
Bahia
M and Robbers
San Francisco
Carson City
San Pedro
Tornado scare spreads through St Louis streets
A theatrical advance agent pasted warning posters claiming a tornado was coming. Citizens feared a disaster, schools closed, and families sought shelter while police and weather officials debunked the hoax. The agent vanished amid the uproar.
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St. Loouis
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
West End
Court Grants Injunction in North Carolina Lease Case
A federal injunction restrains Governor Russell and others from breaking or challenging the North Carolina railway lease to the Southern railway. The suit, filed by the Southern railway, seeks to bar any action against the lease while a prior related case involving the General Trust Company of New York proceeds. The matter has stirred anti lease sentiment and prompted federal court involvement in North Carolina railway affairs.
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Rnor Russell
North Carolina
Razich
North Carolina Railway
Southern
Walser
Samuel
L. Trogde
United States Circuit Court
Greens
Simonton
North Caroa Railway
Governor Russell
United States
Marshal Carroll
J. M Wolfe
Greensboro
Southern Railway
Virginia
Russell
Ounsel
John G. Carlisle
F. H. Busbee
General Trust Company of New York
Southern and North Carolina Railways
Physicians to Meet in Georgia Annual Session
The forty eighth annual session of the Medical Association of Georgia will be held in Macon beginning April 21 for three days. Local members plan to entertain visiting physicians. Dr. Catherine Collins of Atlanta will read a paper, the first female professional presenter before the convention. A banquet and other entertainments are planned to welcome guests.
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Georgia Medical Association
Macon
Medical Association of Georgia
Association
the Medical Fraterneeity
Ctizens
Con
George H. Noble
Atlanta
Catherine Collins
Onate da Aay
Nee
Train Being Robbed Near Calera Alabama
The northbound Louisville and Nashville express was held up near Calera by seven armed men who forced the engineer and messenger to open the express car. They seized a large sum, with reports ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 dollars. A posse from Birmingham pursues. details vague as investigators search for the bandits and assess losses.
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EmouineHam
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Louisville
Calera
Birmingham
Ff O’brien
Norton
Panic among importers sparks rush to ship bonded goods
Across New York and other cities traders fear a sudden tariff hike from Congress. Merchants plan rapid withdrawals of $19,500,000 in bonded goods as lenders note rising demand for commercial paper. Reports mention Butterfield & Co as major withdrawers and a $600,000 loan arranged to finance these withdrawals.
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Congress
New York
the World
Washington
Butterfield & Co
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