General Wade Hampton Funeral Draws Massive State Tribute
In Columbia on April 13 a private funeral for General Wade Hampton drew mass crowds from across South Carolina and neighboring states. Thousands viewed the coffin at the Hampton residence, and a two mile procession led to Trinity Church where Bishop Capers conducted services for the burial beneath a live oak. Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy, and other groups filled streets and church, with tributes from across the region.
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Columbia
S. C
White
John C. Calhoun
Wade Hampton
North Carolina
Georgia
Sumter
General Hampton
Hampton
Ol Cook
Ecoachman
Kershaw
Camp Hampton
Hampton Legion
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
South Carolina College
Columbia City Police
City Council of
Trinity Church
State House
Bradley T. Johnson
Baltimore
B. W Taylor
Rawlins Lowndes
Thomas ‘Taylor
C. H. Simonton
T J. Lipscomb
A. C. Haskell
W. i. Gibb
G. S. McColl
E. ©. Melver
Hugh 5. Thompson
L. F. Youmans
Joseph Daniel Pope
Benjamin Stoan
William Eliott
John Taylor
Joseph c., Haskell
W. HH. Gibbes
Walter Green
Thomas Taylor
Ben Abney
Bright Williamson
Wilmot Davis
Tucker Fisher
Julius E. Walker
Ltzsimmons
N. G. Gonzales
M. C. Robertson
Preston Darby
John Johnson
Eibeen Capers
South Carolina
Satterlee
Witsell
Thomas
Jayner
Bishop Capers
Trinity Churchyard
Trinity
Fradher Johnson
Hutt. Thomoren
Wye
Policeman Brown
Chattanooga
Robert Gleason
J. B. Gordon
Robert White
Army of Northern Virginia
John Allen
Dallas
Wade Wrampton
Grand Jry
R. H. Lowe
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Alabama
Waller Acquitted as Cholera Rages in Manila and Provinces
Major Lyttleton Waller is acquitted by a court martial. Cholera cases reach 245 in Manila with 182 deaths. provinces show 418 cases and eight deaths. The Grant quarantines at Legaspi after a cholera death aboard. four Americans attacked, one dead. Lagoncy merchants urge keeping U.S. troops to ensure protection and food supply, citing insufficient local police and recent troop withdrawals.
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Manila
Lyttleton W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Samar
Waller
United States
Grant
Samar Island
Legaspi
Luzon
Lagoncy
Camarines Province
Chaffee
Goa
Fiagon
Sangay
Santos-Dumont and Edison Discuss Airship Motors
Santos-Dumont visited Thomas Edison at his West Orange laboratory for about an hour. Edison said the main topic was practical airship motors and that gasoline provides the most power for weight. Edison noted he had long believed airships practicable but was busy with other work.
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Orange
Santos-Dumont
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
New York
Immigrants Arrive in New York by Steamship
New York on April 13 reports 4,162 immigrants disembarking from steamers arriving today from European ports. The arrival adds to the ongoing flow of newcomers, with officials noting the steady pace of transatlantic travel and processing of passengers.
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New York
Democrats Split on Cuban Reciprocity Split Vote Forecast
Washington April 13 Special. A majority of House Democrats are expected to back the Cuban reciprocity bill after seeking deeper cuts for Cuban products while Senate Democrats lean toward opposing it. Some senators and representatives remain undecided as party differences surface in both chambers. Senator Bailey argues the measure benefits only the American sugar refining and tobacco trusts, not consumers.
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Washington
House
Posi
Senate
House Committee On Ways and
Bailey
American Sugar Refining Trust
Texas
Cuba
Sugar Refining Combination
American Tobacco Company
Hamburg
Europe
American Refining Trust
Bacon
Blackburn
Kentucky
Swanson
Virginia
Swenson
Mr Swanson
Democratic Party
United States
Sugar Refining Trust
Chess
Guns Rocks and Bottles Weapons at Brussels
Brussels reports describe a violent riot with police firing rifles for the first time, mobs of rough laborers and youths confronting cordons, rioters throwing stones bottles and rivets, gendarmes firing upon the crowd, and several killed and many wounded including a union official and a bystander.
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Brussels
Rue Haute
Foxen
Hospital of
St. Pierre
Associated Press
Socialist Jewelers’ Union
Beef Trust in 1M Trouble Forces Grand Jury Action
Kansas City April 18 The Journal reports Washington ordered immediate steps to dissolve the beef trust and convene a federal grand jury next week. Amid rising meat prices a Kansas City attorney and retail dealer acknowledge a trust. industry voices discuss tariffs, Cuban sugar, and Democratic tariff reduction positions.
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Kansas City
Journal
Washington
William Warner
United States
Roosevelt
Gummon
Schnur Family Released After Murder Charge
Dr M Neustaeder of New York reports Vienna cable that ten Schnur family members freed from prison near there who had faced murder charges in Schultm Schnur case. The accuser brother pledged to return the young man, who sought Christian conversion, to prove he was not murdered, with a committee raising funds to send him back in the care of an American.
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New York
Dr. M. Neustaeder
Vienne
Schnur
Schultm Schnur
Dombrow
Galleia
South Carolina Republican Cheer Turns to Roosevelts Visit
Washington April 13. South Carolina Republicans react with alarm to President Roosevelts reception in Charleston and Washington. They claim the president may be swayed from GOP leaders as Charleston hosts pressed national politics and questioned the value of party loyalty amid his talk of federal appointments based on merit.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Charleston
South
Palmetto State
Capitol
Two Women Shot to Death Near Cleveland Ohio
A 75 year old Mrs Martha J Calhoun and her 46 year old daughter Mrs Vaughn were shot and killed near Mantua station 40 miles from Cleveland. Vaughns stepson is jailed in Ravenna on suspicion after bloodstains appeared on his trousers. Vaughan body found in kitchen while Calhoun lay in an adjoining room. The double murder, with suspect as a relative, follows news of the fathers recent death and possible estate tie.
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Calhoun
Cleveland
Ohio
Martha J. Calhoun
Vaughn
Mantua Station
Ravenna
Local news items from Atlanta and region
Forecast outlines cloudy Monday with possible showers Tuesday and fair, plus variable winds. Reported temperatures show mean around 67 degrees with past 24 hour precipitation of 2.52 inches. Local notes cover bank, charity, and civic events, including memorials, charter discussions, obituaries, conventions, crimes, and political updates across Georgia and nearby states.
Southern Yarn Spinners Weigh Underwood Trust Plan
A committee of the Southern yarn spinners considers a proposal by F L Underwood of 31 Nassau Street New York to form a New Jersey company to acquire cotton yarn mills in the southern states. The plan envisions 30 million dollars in preferred stock and substantial common stock, with payment for mills to be set by a committee, and a 5 to 12 percent fee retained by Underwood. A meeting in Charlotte NC on April 23 will report on the proposal, with secrecy reportedly surrounding deliberations.
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Charlotte
F. L. Underwand
Nassau Street
New York
New Jersey
Underwood
N. C
South
Salt Company
FEL
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