Judiciary engrossed after spirited constitutional convention debate
Montgomery August 6 Special The constitutional convention faced difficulty maintaining a quorum with two roll calls and delay. The article on judiciary was completed and ordered engrossed after debates on circuit solicitor elections, abolition proposals, and changes to justices of the peace, with further talks on court structure and taxes. A closing note mentions watermelon seed pills sold at druggists.
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Montgomery Ala
Ma Quroum
Aboliah Creuit
Justices of the Peace
Supreme Court
Jacobi Convicted in Third Trial for Assault
Sanford Jacobi was found guilty by a Montgomery city court jury for assaulting Wiss Mabel Parker. It was his third trial. Parker testified, and the defense prepared for acquittal. The sentence ranges from two to twenty years, with Jacobi planning an appeal. The case stirred fear of mob action earlier, when news of the crime sparked a lynching scare.
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Montgomery Ala
Sanford Jacobi
Wiss Mabel Parker
Jacobi
Jacobi Fied Ha
New Orleans
New Freight Rates Ordered by Railroad Commission
The state railroad commission ordered new freight rates on the Yazoo Valley and Mobile and Ohio railroads, cutting rates by 23 percent. After months of discussion a compromise was reached and the reductions will take effect as soon as they can be issued.
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Jackson Miles
State Railroad Commission
Yazoo Valley
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
McLaurin Responds to South Carolina Democrats
Senator McLaurin defies party leaders in a lengthy letter asserting he takes orders only from South Carolina voters. He accuses Senator Tillman of malice and labels his rivals as buffoonish and disreputable while urging the people to decide between open commerce support and partisan control.
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Columbia
State Democratic Executive Committee
McLaurin
Senate
Democratic Voters of
South Carolina
R Tillman
Democratic Party
South Carolna
Tillman
Neeple
Preacher Uses His Pistol and Wounds Two More
Rev M Maxwell, pastor of the colored Baptist church at Clayton, shot and killed John Hendrick and wounded Rev Jon Walton and Dave Clark during a church conference. The shooting followed opposition to renewing Maxwell’s tenure. Maxwell fled then was captured six miles out of town and jailed. One wounded man was shot in the back and may die. the other was struck in the arm and not seriously hurt.
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Gufeula Ala
M . Maxwell
Tolored Baptist Church
Clayton
John Hendrick
Jon Walton
Dave Clark
Maxwell
Hendrick Walton
Cox
Rain brings relief and sewer upgrades seen in Decatur
Heavy rain ends weeks of drought across Morgan county boosting hopes for corn and cotton yields while potatoes and garden crops remain scarce. Work on Decatur’s sewer system proceeds rapidly under Mayor Mazer Skeges, positioning the city for a modern utility network and improved civic progress.
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Alabama
New Decatur Ala
Morgan County
Decatur
Ama Éity
Mazer Skeges
East Lake to Build New School After Bond Sale
East Lake announces receipt of funds from bond issue for a large public school building and street improvements. Bonds sold at 104.25 leaving total proceeds of 18 765 dollars. City notes strong price and favorable terms for the project.
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East Lake
Birmingham
International Typographical Union convention to meet in Birmingham
Local members prepare for the International Typographical Union annual convention in Birmingham Alabama. About 500 delegates from the United States Canada Hawaii and Porto Rico are expected plus 500 more visitors. Sessions occur at Elks hall with a mining district excursion and a convention banquet planned.
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Birmingham
International Typographical Unions
Committee On Laws of the Union
James M Lynch
Syracuse
J W Bramwood
Indianapolis
Morris Hotel
United States
Canada
Hawalft
Porto Rico
Elks Hall
Cincinnati
Crady
Anton
St Lows
Ramsey Resigns as Chief Engineer in Tennessee Coal
Erskine Ramsey, chief engineer of the Tennessee Coal Tron and Railroad Company, tendered his resignation in Birmingham Alabama on August 6 Special. It is expected he will remain for a time while the new engineer is chosen. Ramsey is a renowned mineral expert and developer in the district.
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TCI
RBR
Birmingham
Ala
Erskine Ramsey
Tennessee Coal Tron and Railroad Company
Hla
Vir Bhmsay
Ure
Suspects Held as Coroner's Jury Probes Oak Grove Murder
In Birmingham on August 6 a coroner's jury resumed hearing into Patrick's murder. The jury, which had been investigating at Oak Grove, found a body in a watermelon patch ten days earlier with a fractured skull. The Davis brothers, arrested last week on suspicion, remain in custody as the inquiry continues.
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Birmingham
Patrick
Oak Grove
Davis Brothers
Peddler's Pack Found Near Williamson Station
Alabama Sheriff investigates unknown crime after finding a large bundle of clothing and neckwear in weeds near Williamson station on the Bessemer dummy line. The weathered pack, lacking small valuables, prompts theories of murder for robbery though no local disappearances are reported. Sheriff Burgin continues the probe.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Sheriffs Office
Williamson Station
Bessemer
Jackson Placed in Jail After Knife Attack on Wife
Moses Jackson, a white man from Brookside, was jailed in Birmingham on a charge of assault with intent to murder his wife. He allegedly attacked her with a pocket knife, but she escaped unharmed. Authorities say his mind is impaired from excessive morphine use and a commitment effort to a state insane asylum is underway.
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Birmingham
Ala
Moses Jackson
Brookside
Jackos
Ssate Institute For
Ingane
Dowager Empress Dies in Peaceful Sleep at Cronberg
The Dowager Empress died peacefully in her bedchamber overlooking the Main valley. Embalmed by Professor Renvers, her body rests among her roses with viewing limited to immediate family. Funeral plans include a private service at Cronberg, a torchlight procession, and a mausoleum ceremony in Potsdam. President McKinley sent condolences to Emperor Wilhelm I.
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Cronberg
Stales
Valley of the Main
Renvers
France
Beily
William
Count von Buelow
Homburg
Friedricshof
Vasth
Ripan
Reyal
Potsdam
Kiedentkirche
William Bag
McKinley
Empecor
Mer Kinley Hay
Willam
Germany
Dewagu
Frederick State Department
Washington
Wilhelm I
Reta
S Beloven
Frederick Fier
Peorle
William Wckinle
Millions for South Africa grant debated in Commons
The British government plans a grant of six million to aid the Transvaal and Orange River colonies. Debates question imperial policy and refugee support while funding aims to bolster railway rolling stock and reinstate Boers on farms with agricultural settlement experiments.
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Transvaal
Orange River
London
House of Commons
William Vernon Harcourt
Chimbertiun Repliing
Germany faces widening financial and industrial crisis
Dispatches from Berlin report Germany’s crisis deepening as the Rheinische Immobilien Aktienbank of Cologne is insolvent and the Phrenberg and Hichter mill in Eilenburg suspends operations. Dr Vlerin of the W H Popp spinning mill in Werda is arrested, with two directors sought on forged check suspicions.
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Berlin
Germany
Rheinische Immobilien Aktienbank
Cologne
Phrenberg
Hichter
Eilenburg
Dr Vlerin
W H Popp
Werda
Military Government Ceases in Manila Tomorrow
Manila reports the military government will end at once, with municipal affairs to be handled by three civil commissioners akin to the District of Columbia system. On the board are Filipino Colonel Herrera and Messrs Baldwin and Tutherly, while chief of police is George Carry, a former officer of the Eleventh Cavalry, and Mr Housermann serves as city attorney.
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Manila
District of Columbia
Herrera
Messra Baldwin
Tutherly
Collce le George
Mieventh Cavalry
Housermann
Pyramid Pile Cure Advised by Savannah Woman
Mrs Aaron Medron of Savannah credits Pyramid Pile Cure with curing years of rectal trouble after trying remedies and two packages. The Pyramid Fire Cure claims to contain no cocaine or opium and to be safe and painless. Reading mentions druggists selling full-sized treatment for 60 cents.
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Aaron Medron
Savannah
Norfolk Struck By Wind Damage Halting Rail Service
A severe windstorm disrupted rail traffic across the Norfolk region with tracks submerged between Roanoke and Bluefields and a washout at Bassett on the Foster Falls branch. Officials report lines reopening gradually as floodwaters recede and trains resume service.
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Roanoke
Ausoit
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefields
Christiansburg
Vickers
Alliston
Norfal
Weytern
Bassett
Foster Falls
Windstorm Hits Norfolk Unroofing Several Homes
A cyclone struck Norfolk shortly after 2 PM injuring several people. The funnel cloud tore roofs from numerous houses and farm outbuildings, knocked down trees and chimneys, with Berkeley seeing unroofed homes. No fatalities reported as rain followed.
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Norfolk
Berkeley
Rivers swell as bridges risk collapse in East Tennessee floods
Rivers rose rapidly across East Tennessee and washouts and landslides endangered bridges and tracks. The Norfolk and Western and Southern Railway reported serious landslides east of Bristol and trains delayed up to three hours. Fears mounted for the temporary bridge over the Watuga River as waters continued to rise.
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Enoxville
Tenn
Augusta
Tennessee
Destructive Floods Hit Region With Record Rain
A historic flood drenched the area from Sunday night into Monday morning, halting rail service between here and Radford as rivers exceed May levels. Widespread damage to crops and bridges occurred, with mills washed away and tracks underwater. Richmond also faced one of its heaviest rains in years, causing water to pile up and disrupt streetcar service.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Here
Radford
Filmer
Richmond Richmond
TOCSIN OF WAR SUMMONS LABOR
A piece on labor unrest discusses a wage strike and the push to shut mills to influence national prosperity. It argues union workers will endure hunger and hardship rather than yield, insisting the Amalgamated group is prepared to suffer for their rights and cannot be crushed by the trust.
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Gage
Chia
Employers Vote To Pay Bonus To Nonunion Men
In Chicago on August 6 union mothers marched while employers refused to pay $34 daily. That same day they voted to replace striking workers with nonunion men earning between $450 and $475 per day. The move was announced by members of the National Founders.
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Chicago
National
Strike Extends as Nonmembers to Be Hired in Factories
Chicago hosts a coordinated effort by associations to exterminate the machinists and iron molders union, planning to bring up to 1000 nonunion workers to work in members’ plants, lodging and meals supplied by manufacturers. In San Francisco the labor movement saw 400 plus union boy makers walk out, with damsters and sandworkers also threatening strike action. Gompers avoided commenting on federation stance amid sympathy strike rules.
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Chicago
Fasco
San Francisco
Orly
Isbor
Usux
Gompers
Atlantic Cley
J August
Burglars Bore to Gold Through Iron Vault Thefts
Report details a gold vault robbery with over ten thousand pounds of metal missing and two gold bars left behind. Guards detected a be in wait inside the vault and a hastened escape. Fractured drills and a broken awl indicate hurried entry and a possible rowboat escape.
Solons in shirt sleeves meet in special session
Texas legislature holds a special session to redraw congressional districts and consider a general appropriation bill for two years. Governor requests funds for state guards, penitentiary farm, and related measures. A banking loss of about 875000 is noted amid questions on Treasury deposits. Crews from the British steamer Woods report dense fog off False Cape.
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Tex Augusta
Texas
Congress
Stita
Alepting
Nike
Federal
State of Texas
Kennedy
Cape Henry
Woods
Wichaels
Baltimore
False Cape
O Nell
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