End of Session Marks Historic Adjournment After Convict Bill
The General Assembly adjourned sine die at 6 30 PM amid good humor and farewell songs as the convict matter was settled. The Senate and House finished their business with final actions on remaining bills and thanks to participants. Senators Park and Howell drew cheers while Carrington, Mulherin, and Lane performed in a lively closing program.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
Aemé
Xymn
Apein
América
Walter Park
Flynt
Spalding
Park
Alabama
Carrington
Madison
Mulherin
Richmond
Lane
Sumter
Morris
Felder
Peble
Leas
Ray Alex Atkinson
Howell
House Yields On Convict Bill In Final Action
The house ended its main business of the session by concurring in all senate amendments to the Knight-Howell substitute on the convict question. Counties may receive convicts for public road work instead of a pro rata share of convict hire for schools. Key lawmakers from Jackson, Clarke, Bibb, and Elbert pushed the changes amid a protracted, hard fought debate oriented toward compromise and harmony.
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General Assembly
House
Knight-Howell
Senate
Holder
Jackson
Shackelford
Clarke
Felder
Bibb
Martin
Elbert
Messrs Holder
Widow of Chicago man blasts Georgia governor on commuted killer
Mrs Alice Walker, widow of John A Walker, denounces Governor Terrell for commuting John Perry's sentence for murder. She vows support for lynching as justice, recounts Perry's case as a southern blot on law, and notes her hardships caring for three children.
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Chicago
Terrell
Georgia
Alice Walker
Marshfield Avenue
John Perry
John A Walker
South
Perry
Whitfield County
Canadian gunboat shells Yankee ship in midlake chase
Erie pa August 12 the silver spray a fishing boat from erie arrived badly damaged after a midlake encounter with the canadian revenue cutter petrel near the international line. captain chau reported his nets were being searched and the petrel fired about twenty shots striking the boat while chau and crew escaped into canadian waters. the silver spray, a double decker formerly a tiuitavall pleasure steamer, will be reported to washington as dauntless effort to avoid capture. a large number of american fishing boats have been seized by canada with one returning from dunkirk after state department action.
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Erie
Canaan
Cris Chau
Chau
Prinnie
Tiuitavall
State Department
Washington
Dunkirk
Hay
Stomach of William Goat Searched for Stamps
In Memphis on August 12 an expert chemist will analyze the goat stomach to locate missing United States revenue stamps from five barrels of whisky sold to a saloon keeper. The stamps were reportedly eaten by the proprietor's goat, triggering government action and a plan to examine the animal to protect the saloonist from a heavy fine.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
East Side Merchant Celebrates Silver Wedding in Honor of Wife
Henry Michael held a lavish silver wedding celebration in New York on August 12, two years after his wife's death. Despite family objections, about 800 guests attended as Michael and friends claim the marriage was unhappy. The feast included 75 kegs of beer and 1,750 bottles of wine with vast amounts of poultry and fish, costing several thousand dollars. Some of the deceased wife’s relatives attended and agreed with his perspective.
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New York
Henry Michael
East Aide
Michael
Lynchers Hanged Negro But He Is Still Living
In Whitesboro Texas on August 3 a mob seized an accused man after seven other suspects were released. The eighth man was hanged from a tree but survived, and officers rushed him to Sherman for treatment as crowds debated moving him there or to another location with possible community support.
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Whitesboro
Tex
Hart
Sherman
Jamaica Devastated as One of Worst Storms Hits Island
August 12 Jamaica reels from a powerful hurricane killing about forty to fifty people and destroying Port Antonio Port Maria and Kingston area. Losses include billions in crops and property with hundreds injured and ships wrecked. Widespread homelessness and economic disruption follow as the storm lashes the island with renewed warnings issued as storms threaten the coast.
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Kingstown
Jamaica
Port Antoip
United Fruit Company
Harves
Simon Dumois
Alfred Dumois
Brighton
Port Maria
Cot
Joss Ia
Ars
Elso
Dalwator di Gorefa
Annotta Bay
Hesir F& Dangerou
Washington
Weather Bureau
Tuba
Gulf of Mexico
Port Eads
Jupiter
Jacksonville
Harreson
Seaboard Air Line System and Related Rail Lines Mileage
Details the Seaboard Air Line Railway and absorbed lines totaling about 2 600 miles, plus holdings in Chesapeake Bay steamers and relations to Old Dominion Steamship Company. Includes Rock Island system lines in Illinois and Oklahoma, and a grand total mileage tally across multiple properties and connections.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Seaboard
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company
Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Company
Carolina Central Railroad Company
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway Company
Seaboard Air Line Helt Railroad Company
Palmetto Railway Company
Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad Company
Georgia and Alabama Railway
Logansville and
Lawrence
The
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Atlanta-Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line
Metropolia
Alabama
Eock Island
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
BGG
Keokuk and
Des Moines Railroad Company
Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad Company
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company
Rock Island and Peoria Railway Company
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island and el Paso Hailway Company
Ease
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad Company
St Louis
Kansas City
Colorado Railroad Company
St. Louis
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway ‘Company
Fort Worth
Houston
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad ‘Company
Cimarilla
Texas-New Mexico
Chicago, Rock Island and el Paso Railway Company
Tumacart
Choctaw and Chickasaw Railroad Company
Ardmore
Red River
Chicago, Rock Island and Gull Railway Company
Dallas
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Peoria and
Bureau Valley Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Mexico Railway Company
Wee Ae
Searcy and Des Arc Railroad Company
Jacksboro
Graham
Choctaw
Oklahoma
Ana Guit Rallroaa Company
Guthria Ta Chander Rhak
Babe Miles
Smuggled gems sold at auction in New York
At a New York auction Joseph Goodham & Son bought the seized diamonds from Michael Leinkram for 84,000. The stones appraised at 74,900 with 10 percent duty. Leinkram, once stripped of concealment in a flannel bandage, was convicted and sent to Elmira for two years and fined 5,000. The tax case involved William Goldwasser, who claimed stake, but courts forfeited the goods. Theo bald will receive 9,000.
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New York
Michael Leinkram
Joseph Goodham
Prinz Wilhelm
Treasury
Theobald
Lemkram
Elmira
William Goldwasser
Berlin
United States
Gokdwasser
Much for Atlanta in the Giant Deal
Sam W. Small reports a railroad merger of Rock Island Frisco and Seaboard that will position Atlanta as a main hub for transcontinental routes. The piece outlines vast mileage, freight and passenger potential, and Yoakum’s pivotal role in the takeover, with implications for national trade and port access.
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Rockland
Frisco
Atlanta
Gulf Coasts
South Atlantic States
Rock Island
Seaboard
America
Chicago and Northwestern
Burlington
Chicago
Michigan
Dakotas
Watertown
Atlantic
Norfolk
Mexico
Fl Paso
Caribbean
Tampa
Tillnoindiana
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Tulks
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Five Nations of Indians
Syne Tem
Beaboard Air Line changes directors amid new influence
Wall Street reports a major shift as Ladenberg Thalman & Co announce new interests in Seaboard Air Line, with Rock Island and St Louis San Francisco ties securing voting trustees and four directors including B F Yoakum and H Clay Pierce joining the board. The move aims to align rival rail interests, bolster value, and reduce interference among southern carriers.
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New York
Beaboard Air Line
Ladenberg
Thalman & Company
Rock Island
St Louis
San Francisco
Seaboard Directorate
Board of Voting Trustes
Ladenberg, Thalman & Company
Vouing Trustere
Seaboard Air Line Company
Frisco
Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line
United States
Dea
Gald
F KR Pemberton
C. Davidson
Baltimore
Addison
Richmond
W. W Mackall
Savannah
B. F Yoakum
St. Louis and
San Francisco Road
Morgan & Company
Morgan
Southern Railway
Seaboard
Thomas F Ryan
Intervat
Southern
Loutaville
Louisville and Nashville
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville
I T
Gould
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Virginia
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
Tampa
Fila
Montgomery
Hirmingham
Atlanta
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
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Taylor
Widow Upbraids
Yankee Ship
William
Death Blast
Tory
ARD Air Line BY. CO
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Gt Louis
Oklahoma City
Sapulpa
M. K
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Monet
Peirce City
Ellsworth
Kans
Springfield
Kansas City, Fort Scott
Memphis and
Memphis and Birmingham Railroad . 7657 Fort Worth and Rio Grant Railway
Sam W. Small
New Orleans
Washington City
Tidewater
Pacfic
New York Centra-Vanderblit Hnes
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Lakes
Hudson River
George Gould
Eolleagues
Milssour
Pacific
Maryland
Yoakum
Deal
Benjamin Frank UN Yoakum
Texas
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Aransas Pass
Sisyphus
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