Battle at Bocas Drives Liberals Back in Panama Crisis
Cable reports confirm the surrender of Bocas on April 17 amid fierce fighting between liberals and conservatives. American residents sought protection from the gunboat Machias as Marines manned a defense line around the business quarter while Mount Vernon and Hispania witnessed the clash and the attempted return of seized launches. The conflict ended with conservatives retreating and the launches still unrecovered.
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Brish
Ala
Bocas
Cable
Hispania
Mount Vernon
J. E. Terry
Greensboro
Bocast
Mbnerals
United States
Machias
United Fruit Company
Missing Ones From City of Pittsburg Wreck
Cairo April 2 The steamer City of Pittsburg wreck area shows 80 saved and 20 missing with death toll possibly reaching 70. Relatives and friends arrive daily as a keel of searchers organize at Halliday hotel under Judge Savage to recover bodies and locate missing for two days funding. In Macon Georgia Minnie Meyers attempts suicide with morphine but survives with medical aid.
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Cairo
City of Pittsburg
L. L. Hunter
J. B. Magill
Tldicute
South
Pennsylvania
Halliday Hotel
Judge Savage
Ashland
Ohio
Charles Davis
Jamestown
Macon
Minnie Meyers
Governor General Pardons Reeves for Cuban Fraud Role
Governor General Wood pardons W. H. Reeves who faced ten years in prison and a 35516 fine for complicity in Cuban postal frauds. The pardon cites Reeves as a state witness and immunity promises by the military governor, Estes Rathbone, as part of the context.
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Avana
Wood
W. H. Reeves
Reeves
Estes G. Rathbone
Birds Shot In Duel Between Grooms And Connell In South Carolina
In Groomstown near Sumter Charley Grooms and his brother in law Tom Connell used shotguns in a family feud confrontation. More than twenty shots were fired with both men wounded but not seriously. Connell suffered leg arm and body injuries while Grooms sustained facial chest and arm injuries. A warrant was issued for the other, they were arrested and released on bond. The feud centers on a ditch crossing Grooms land, a long running dispute that has repeatedly led to clashes and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grooms
Columbia
S. C
Groomstown
Sumter
Charley Grooms
Tom Connell
Connell
Eeree Bach
Grooms Land
Southern Wholesale Growers End Convention in Shreveport
The Southern Wholesale Growers Association closed its session in Shreveport on April 22 after two meetings focused on a soap schedule. Officers were elected without opposition: J. A. Vanhouse president, J. B. Ardis first vice president, L. T. Webb second vice president, BE. L. Bridged secretary, and S. W. Lee treasurer, all from Birmingham or nearby. A banquet followed with remarks by City Attorney Randolph and others.
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Southern
Shreveport
Southern Wholesale Growers’ Association
J. A. Vanhouse
Birmingham
Ala
J. B. Ardis
Fla
L. T. Webb
Nashville, Tenn
BE. L. Bridged
W. Lee
Ardis
Randolph
van Hoose
Commerce
William H. Wise
J. D. Wilkinson
Cheap Electric Service In Montgomery Sets National Benchmark
Montgomery Alabama announces a ten year contract with Montgomery Light and Power for 242 street lights at 51 dollars per light per year. The rate, claimed as the lowest in the United States for similar service, is achieved by water power from Tallassee falls 35 miles away. Power aimed at manufacturing will be priced below steam plant production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
United States
Ala
Montgomery Light and Power Company
Tallassee Falls
Justice Mill Is Grinding In Athens Federal Court
In Athens on April 22 the federal court continued its session with Judge William T. Newman presiding. Prosecutors E. A. Angier and W. L. Massey and Clerk W. C. Carter were present along with Deputy Marshal Rinard Stenographer John Gilmore and others. Yesterday J. M. Taylor Burrell Silupe convicted of counterfeiting while W. M. Moore J. L. Crone Ton Whatley and Oscar York pleaded guilty to illicit distilling.
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Athens
Thin City
William T. Newman
E. A. Angier
W. L. Massey
George P. Bell
W. C. Carter
Comer Moore
United States
Marshal Rinard
Cryer James Whatley
H. A. Collins
C. G. Mays
John Gilmore
J. M. Taylor
Burrell Silupe
W. M. Moore
J. L. Crone
Ton Whatley
Oscar York
Hlicit Dia
Tilling
Fierce April Snow Storms Hit Nationwide Weather Rush
A powerful late April snow storm gripped the central plains and upper Midwest, with Grand Forks and Deadwood reporting heavy snowfall, drifting snow, and rail disruptions. Chicago and Milwaukee faced high winds, cooling temperatures, and a shift in conditions, while Kansas City and St. Louis endured unseasonably cold weather and rain. Warmth lingered briefly in New York before a heat-related case of prostration.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Nebr
Black Hills
Custer
Spearfish
Beatrice
Crawford
Chicago
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Kansas City
St. Louis
New York
Veterans of the South in Reunion at Dallas
Dallas hosts a reunion of Confederate veterans with General Gordon receiving the city keys from Mayor Cabell. Mustapha Ben Selim, the Kaliph of Baghdad, leads a grand oriental display as sponsors, troops, and civic leaders join pageantry. Memorial services honor Jefferson Davis as families reconnect and veterans reflect on loyalty and heritage.
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Mustapha Ben Selim
Bagdad
Dallas
Coromander
Gordon
Kaliph
Carrigaes
United Confederate Veterans
Heard
Louisiana
Sayers
Texas
Cabell
Audignante Brizf. Shrdiu Etaocinn
Elks Club
Dallas Club
Sons of Veterans
H. A. Moseley
Davis
Southern Memorial Association
St. Matthews Cathedral
Jefferson Davis
Dean Davis
O'Neal
G. W O'Neal
Mineral Wells
Tex
A. J. O'Neal
Wolf City
M. V. O'Neal
Park County
Tennessee
R. N. O'Neal
Marino
Ark
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
City Hall
Botanic Blood Balm claimed cures for blood poison and cancer
The ad describes cures from Botanic Blood Balm for secondary blood poisoning with head and bone pain, pimples, and scabby skin, claiming Rob ert Ward of Georgia and J. J Rose of Virginia recovered fully. It also touts a cancer cure for Mrs Ademse of Alabama and asserts many other chronic skin and ulcer conditions were treated with the product, offering free samples and medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ward
J. J Rose
N. St. St. Richmond
Ademse
Fredenta
Forsyth Street
Atlanta
Brothers in Family Feud Ends in Double Tragedy
In Clay county endon Kentucky on April 22 Dennis McCollum 20 is killed after a quarrel over a pistol with his elder brother William McCollum who was wounded in the thigh by their father who then intervened. Both William and the father were arrested as the investigation continues.
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Endon
Clay County
Dennis McCollum
William Mmcolum
Dennis
William
Wiliam McCollum
Negro leaders seek White House support for Crumpacker plan
A committee of Black leaders from Louisiana Indiana Mississippi and South Carolina met President to urge backing for the Crumpacker resolution and Irwin’s bill to appoint a commission to probe conditions of the negro. They called the talk satisfactory and declined to share interview details.
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Washington
Pinchpeck
Louisiana
Bishops Grant
Indiana
E. W. Lampton
Mississippi
W. McKinley
South Carolina
Irwin
Mob in pursuit after fatal harm by a Black man
Paducah Kentucky April 22 Special reports a white woman named Bowling was seriously harmed by a Black man in Princeton Indiana. A posse chases the suspect and authorities fear a mob may inflict fatal retaliation if he is caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Princeton, Ey
Bowling
Swamp Root Endorsed by Editorial Claim for Kidney Aid
Editorial touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder distress in women explaining misattributed womb problems often stem from kidneys. It offers free sample bottles by mail from Kilmer Co and notes available fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes in drug stores.
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DR. Kilmer & CO
Binghamton, N
Kinney
Swamp-Root
Gampie
Binghamton
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Drag Net Prepared for Chicago Lawyers
Chicago April 22 mystery surrounds the arrest of four men charged with conspiracy to be an unlawful act in the fight by Chicago against the Union and Consolidated Traction companies. The arrests followed court victories by the traction firms over transfers to Imes and protests in Austin suburbs. Those seized include William J. Gallagher Walter Jones John O Donnell Herbert Rothery and Louis E Sosthern. Officials say the drag net targets Chicago lawyers with indictments likely for jury bribing by the grand jury.
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Chicago
Justice Court
Union and Consolidated Traction Companies
George Woodscourt
Imes
Austin
Justice Woods
William J. Gallagher
Walter €. Jones
John O'Donnell
P. H. O'Donnell
Herbert Rothery
Venireman
Louis E. Sosthern
Queen Wilhelmina Improves After Medical Bulletin
In The Hague on April 22 a three-quarter hour consultation among Professor Rosenstein and other physicians issued a bulletin noting a slight improvement in Queen Wilhelmina's condition. Her temperature has fallen since morning and her consciousness remains uninterrupted. The general condition is satisfactory, eliciting widespread satisfaction in Holland.
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the Hague
Mrs Smith of Valdosta Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. A O Smith wife of A O Smith of Valdosta Ga died at her home at 10 last night after about ten days with pneumonia. She leaves a husband and two grown daughters. Remains will be interred in the city cemetery this afternoon at 4 o clock.
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Wirs
A. O. Smith
Valdosta
Kept the Marriage Secret in Buchanan Georgia
Dr J T Cobb and Mrs Hoppie Weaver were secretly wed on January 26 in Polk county. The couple then separated with Mrs Weaver staying at her father's Polk county home while Cobb returned to Buchanan and continued calling. They have now disclosed the marriage and are receiving belated congratulations from friends.
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J. T. Cobb
Hoppie Weaver
Buchanan
Polk County
S. J. Winkles
Dr. Cobb
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