Mine Operators CVE Testimony in Birmingham Arbitration
Testimony opened the Alabama miners and coal operators arbitration led by Judge George Gray. McQueen of Sloss Sheffield asserts company does not traffic in state checks and credits thrifty miners. Witnesses describe wage scales, daily pay, and regional coal rates affecting miners including black workers labeled thriftless by some speakers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Board of Arbitration
Alabama
George Gray
Delaware
Gray
Pratt
Wo McQueen
Sloss
Shefield Steel and Iron Company
Tao
Illinois Central
Illinois
New Orleans
Wllam Herbert
Heasemer Land Improvement Company
Bibb County
Curzon Term Extended as Governor of India
Lord Curzon's term as governor general of India is extended from January to May 19. In the House of Commons Lord George Hamilton, secretary for India, stated that if Curzon can continue duties beyond that date the government would extend his term for another period not exceeding the year.
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Lord Curzon
London
Lord Curzons
Young whisky going abroad from Kentucky exports
Louisville August 12 Kentucky distillers plan to export 26 000 barrels of whisky to Hamburg and Bremen for storage. This marks the first large export of young Kentucky whisky to Europe and the largest since 1877. The move aims to reduce storage costs and target California and other western markets. Distillers report 63 083 619 gallons of bonded whisky in the district.
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Louisville
Kentucky Diamileres
Hamburg
Bremen
Kentucky
Europe
Breme
California
Western States
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Orafl
Edmiston
Kept Bale Thirteen Years In Alabama Farm Oldest State Claim
Eufaula Alabama August 12 A special report notes Barbour county farmers claim a unique historical bale. Thomas T L Anderson 16 miles south of the city sold a bale thought to be the state oldest, raised in 1690 and stored for 13 years. It weighed 466 to 484 pounds and sold to Chewalla Cotton Mill at 12 cents a pound.
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Eutauln
Ala
Barbour County
Thomas TL Anderson
Jeig
Anderson
Chewalla Cotton Milla
Mir Anderson
Weevil Crosses the Mississippi River
Washington reports the Mexican cotton boll weevil has appeared at the U S Department of Agriculture station in New Orleans after crossing the Mississippi River. Entomologists confirm the insect, with officials fearing accidental introduction rather than natural spread. Precautionary measures include uprooting and burning nearby vegetation and a full investigation to determine spread and origin.
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Washington
Miselsaipp River
United States Agricultural Department
New Orleans
Morgan
Tuisiana
Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Agricultural Department
Texas
New Orlean
They Claim New Evidence In Batson Murder Case
New evidence in the Batson murder trial is alleged to have been brought to light. Prosecutors and defense teams spoke of testimony and documents they consider crucial to the outcome. The attorneys expect to present this material before the court as new evidence unfolds.
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New Orleans
Bation
Baton Rouge
Wight
Pa Wes Weil
Poselu
Batt Suns
Mexico Protests Seizure of Gun Boats Tampico and Vera Cruz
The Mexican government lodged a formal protest with Sheriff Cortell of Union County New Jersey over the seizure of the gun boats Tampico and Vera Cruz. seized under a writ by Supreme Court Commissioner Pintard at the Crescent shipyard for materials furnished during construction. The protest was filed by Acting Consul General Antonio Leon Grajeda and Captain Manuel Azuen at New York and Elizabeth respectively. The article also notes Tate Spring engaged the finest orchestra at a southern resort.
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New York
Capablic
Mexica
Sherrif Cortell
Union
Elizabeth
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Supreme Court
Pintard
Crescent
Antonio Leon Grajeda
Port
Manuel Azuen
Mexican Commission of Inspection
Dodge and His Paintings In Court To Halt Alterations
William Dodge seeks to protect his wall decorations for a Toronto hotel. Justice McCall grants a temporary injunction preventing a New York studio from altering the paintings until a hearing decides the artist’s rights. Dodge asserts the architect accepted his work and warns that proposed changes may mutilate the scenes featuring French settlers.
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New York
Justice McCall
Supreme Court
William Dodge
Toronto
Canada
Nadge
Hill Taxes Raise Property Value in St Paul City
James J Hill’s property assessment jumped from 135000 to 200000 by the Board of Equalization in St Paul on August 12. Mayor Smith opposed further action, arguing Hill’s investment and 5000 workers boosted the city and taxes should not be piled on. The protest failed. An unrelated note says five thousand ounces of Australian gold will reach San Francisco on the 17th, with payment in New York.
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St. Paul
James J. Hill
Board of Equalization
Smith
Hillwee
Washington
San Francisco
New York
House Yields On Convict Bill In Georgia Legislature
The Georgia House voted to concur with Senate amendments on the convict bill after long debate. Amendments expanding county use of convict funds and subleasing terms were adopted, while several members opposed changes to road labor and fund management. The final vote consolidated the measure and concluded the session's convict issue.
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Felder
Senate
Bible
House
Howell
Meriwether
Ilynt
Spalding
Wilson
Clay
Wito
Prison Commission
Gountlea
Messra Alexander
Almond
Arnelu
Larman
Uykin
Grown
Arsenal Explosion Sparks Panic at Franfort Arsenal
August 12 Philadelphia reports an explosion at the Franfort United States arsenal causing panic. Four girls named Bessie Mills Anne Little Pauline Branson and Florence Foster were injured along with about seventy five other workers. The building sustained slight damage.
Appetite Take Thorsford's Acid Fheaphate Treatment
Hor Losa of Appetite excels in treatment of women and children for debility and loss of appetite. The tonic supplies needed nerve for tening. Peas
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Thorsford
Lightning Fatalities Strike Tobacco Barn in North Carolina
In Goldsboro and Seven Springs on August 12, Robert Barwick and James Holland were instantly killed when lightning struck their barn during a tobacco boring operation. J R Murwin, Mrs J R Murwin, her two children Noah Sutton and Frank and John Holland were badly injured and burned.
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Goldsboro
Robert Barwick
James Holland
J. R. Murwin
Noah Sutton
Frank
John Holland
Seven Springs
Barwick
North Carolina Odd Fellows Convene Fifty-Sixth Session
The Grand Encampment of North Carolina Odd Fellows met in Charlotte at 11 o'clock with about thirty representatives and officers present. Grand Patriarch Boon led the session, naming officers from Wilmington Winston Elizabeth City and other towns, with all encampments represented except one absent officer. The main business was committee appointments and minor matters.
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Odd Fellows
Charlotte
Ifty
Grand
Odd Fellows of
Catawba River
Boon
J. Lo Boon
Wilmington
Rand
Winston
W H Weatherly
Elizabeth City
J. T King
Wesley Williams Eizabeth
Jeanneret
Asheville
George Green Newhbern
JD W Woodhouse
Poplar
C E Irrick
Crowell
Dance of Sun Their Religion Dorsey Contends Sun Dance Is Religion
Dr George A Dorsey curator at Field Columbian Museum says the sun dance is a religion for Cheyenne Indians and cites freedom of worship in the constitution. He challenges Superintendent Seger’s statements to the Indian bureau and denies involvement in or knowledge of a torture described by Seger and Mooney during the Oklahoma visit.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George A Dorsey
Field Columbian Museum of Chicag 9
Magney
Oklahoma
Dorse
Indian Bureau
Washington
Seger
Dorsey
Mooney
Defaulter Admits Guilt In Bank Embezzlement Case
Duluth bookkeeper Johnson admitted stealing forty thousand dollars from the Commercial Banking Company of Duluth after being arrested on a warrant. He confessed to squandering the money in speculation as the bank announced it would remain closed tomorrow. Johnson is eight years old, unmarried, and the son of J P Johnson, a court clerk in St Louis County.
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Johnson
Duluth
Duluth Minn
EB Johnson
Commercial Banking Company
Charles F Leland
J.P Johnson
Court of
Howe the Photographer Captures Best Photos in Pryor Street
Howe the photographer at 17 North Pryor Street produces standout images, showcasing top photography skills and local scene coverage.
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Howe
North Pryor Street
Weekend Tickets to Mountain Resorts in Georgia
Weekend travel offers list visiting Sunday in the Mountains, Atlanta Knoxville and Northern rail line mountain resorts in north Georgia. Tickets valid Saturday through Monday all summer at reduced rates with season passes good until October 31. Invigorating climate and mineral waters at elevated hotels and boarding houses. Contact E Miller T P A at 18 North Pryor Street Atlanta Ga.
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Atlanta
Knoxville and Northern Railway
North
Georgia
E . Miller
T P A
North Pryor Street
Victims of tunnel disaster buried in Paris services
Fifty eight bodies from the Metropolitan tunnel catastrophe are interred across the day in the district where the disaster struck. Funerals proceed with prem and municipal leaders delivering statements on behalf of the government and city as more burials are planned for tomorrow in a formal ceremony.
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Paris
Combes
Meridian Man Kills Self in Miss.. First Augusta Cotton Bale Arrives
Frank W Cahn, 24, cashier for a Meridian oil company, died by his own hand in Meridian Mississippi. He had just returned from a Northwest vacation. no motive given. His family is wealthy. his father is company president. In Augusta Georgia, the first bale of new cotton arrived, consigned to Ops Fleming from Bamberg South Carolina, to be auctioned Thursday noon at the cotton exchange.
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Frank Cahn
Meridian
Miss
Frank W Cahn
Bngis Cotter OW Company
Cahn
Northwest
Auguste
Augusta
Auasta
Express
Ops & Fleming
Bamberg
5. C
H. C Folk
Cotton Exchange
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