Solicitors Win and Then Lose the Fight in Alabama Convention
In Montgomery on August 13 a heated constitutional convention session failed to advance adjournment. The fight centered on the judiciary article creating county solicitors, with J. B. Graham as floor advocate and opponents accusing him of personal insults. A key vote was reconsidered, tables won 63 to 11, and the article must be reintroduced with potential amendments. Governor Jones, aided by crutches, praised the need to protect prisoners as sheriffs face removal threats amidst broader reform.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. B. Graham
Elrcuit
Opp
Jones
Sherifs
Stereotype Seceders Referendum Debated at Union Meet
President Lynch of the International Typographical Union oversees committees as convention voters narrow the split plan. Delegates hear Frederick Driscoll praise arbitration in printer labor disputes while debates flare over autonomy for stereotypers and electrotypers and local union control.
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Lynch
International Typographical Union
Frederick Driscoll
Newspaper ‘Publishers’ Association
Typographical Union Convention
Colorado Springs
Thomas McCafferty
International Union
Higginbotham Shoots Tuttrell in Montgomery Alabama
A special dispatch from Oxford reports G W Tuttrell was shot and probably fatally wounded today by W F Higginbotham. The trouble stems from alleged improper proposals Tuttrell made to Higginbotham's wife. Higginbotham escaped. Both men are prominent in the community.
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Higginbotham
Tuttrell
Montgomery
Ala
Oxford
G. W. Tuttrell
W. F. Higginbotham
Huntsville Murder Trial Opens in Circuit Court
The trial of W. F. Brown for the murder of his partner Will Mason is underway in Huntsville Alabama with a crowded courtroom. Brown claims self defense while the prosecution contends the fatal shot came from behind and cites witness testimony and threats against Mason. The defense mentions Tom Mason Sr offering Miss Scroggins money to flee the city and avoid testifying.
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F. Brown
Will Mason
Huntsville
Ala
W. F. Brown
Brown
Mason
Mason & Brown
H. D. Westmoreland
Tom Mason
Miss Scroggins
Railroads and state clash over Tennessee assessments
Nashville August 1 complaints filed with the state railroad commission challenge property assessments in Tennessee. Railroads named include Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis, Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern, Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis, Harri man and Northeastern. Western Union Telegraph Company also filed. The commission may adjust valuations after reviewing new evidence by September and before August 15 deadline for filings.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
State Railroad Commission
Louisvié
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Atlanta
Knoxville
Northern
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Harriman
Northeastern
Western Union Telegraph Company
Montague Poised to Win Virginia Governor Nomination
Norfolk delegates gather for the Democratic state convention with Montague expected to secure the gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot. Swanson may move to unanimous Montague support after the initial vote. Jas. Gordon Robertson leads the attorney general contest against John L. Jeffries amid a nip and tuck race. Bryan sentiment and free silver rhetoric loom in platform discussions.
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Norfolk
Daniel
Montague
J. E. Willard
Wiliam Gordon Robertson
John L. Jeffries
Swanson
Barksdale
Bryan
Tree
Utica
Democratic Temple of Fame
Menke Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Samuel J. Tilden
Staggering Blight Kills 75 in Hyde County Disease
In Hyde County a band staggers outbreak at Fair Field has killed seven horses and mules, while broader state notes report the Clayton cotton mill begins operations with 6 000 spindles, Governor Aycock mourning his son, and bond recoveries from penitentiary fund theft. Other items include rail tax receipts, state guard encampments, a Monroe firemen’s session, a major Adama Copper lawsuit victory for heirs, Swain County shooting incident, and planned relocation of isbell test farms to public sites.
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Raleigh
MN. C
Agricultural Department
Fairfield
Hyde County
Clayton
Beverly
Royster
State Guard
Colored State Firemen's Association J
Monroe
Adama Copper Mining Company
Westfeldt Heirs
Jackson
Swain
L. F. Swain
Pamlico County
R. F. Perkins
Perkins
Charleston Exposition
State Board of
Tyson heirs meet in Texas to pursue estate questions
In Austin, Texas, about seventy people claiming to be heirs of the late multimillionaire Tyson met to plan preliminary steps to verify death and estate facts. H. P. Brelsford chaired, John H. B. Tyson was secretary, Senator Culberson offered help via the Melbourne consulate. Seventeen dollars was raised, and the group adjourned until the chairman calls again.
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Austin
Tex
Tyson
Australia
H. P. Brelsford
Eastland
John HB. Tyson
Milam County
Culberson
Melbourne
New Railroad to Arkansas Contract Closed
The Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad directors sealed a contract with J. H. McCarthy to construct 51 miles of line from the Missouri Arkansas border near Poplar Bluff to Pocahontas Arkansas. Work starts September 1 and must finish by January 1 1902. It will continue the Cape Girardeau to Poplar Bluff track into Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad Company
J. H. McCarthy
Clay County
Poplar Bluff
Pocahontas
Randolph County
Arkansas
Cape Girardeau
Lightning strike shatters Dictator in Colon bay
The British steamship Dictator reports a July 26 lightning bolt in Colon bay during a thunder squall damaged the mainmast and foretopmast, splintered wood, and disrupted magnetism. The Usk, from Cebha, struck submerged obstruction after leaving Yucatan channel, breaking two propeller blades and needing docking for repairs.
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New Orleans
Colon Bay
Usk
Cebha
Yucatan Channel
Schedule change for Mobile and Ohio passenger trains
Tuscaloosa Alabama August 13 Special reports the Mobile and Ohio railroad changes affect arrival times here. The northbound train arrives at 1 55 p m and the southbound at 2 22 p m, a few minutes different from the old schedule. The interval between here and St Louis has been materially decreased.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Here
St Louis
Revolutionary movements rise in Colombia and Panama rail route at risk
Washington reports from Consul General Gudger in Panama warn of a revolutionary raid near Colon and Panamanian clashes between rebels and authorities. Colombia's Hart cites arrests of former president supporters and Liberal strength grows. Navy ships prepare for possible Panama events while traffic on the Panama Railway remains largely unhindered.
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Washington
State Department
Colombia
Panama
Gudger
Dr. San Clemente
Revolutionary Movement
Assault and arrest after cafe keeper attack in Charleston
Vincent Chicco an Italian keeper of a blind tiger is arrested in Charleston after striking Solomon Bowman manager of the Savoy cafe with a monkey wrench and then a hatchet. Magistrate Levy issues an assault and battery warrant and Chicco awaits a hearing tomorrow. City council adopts an ordinance banning liquor manufacture or sale to curb blind tigers with fines and possible 30 day imprisonments. Estimated Charleston blind tigers number about 50.
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Charleston
S. C
Vincent Chicco
Solomon Bowman
Savoy Cafe
Chicco
Bowman
Levy
Chicagoans in Railway Deal
Traction properties in and around Utica were bought by a syndicate of Chicago and western capitalists. Five lines will be connected, extended, and modernized to serve about 102,000 people. The total cost exceeds 1,000,000. Parts of the funds will come from new bonds issued and placed with N. W. Harris & Co. of Chicago.
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Utica
Chicago
N. W. Harris & Co
Atlanta Gas Light Co
Small Negro Drowned In Warrior River at Tuscaloosa
Will Hawkins, a young boy, drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in the Warrior river near Tuscaloosa Alabama. James Hughes of Newport recovered the body but life was extinct.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Will Hawkins
Warrior River
James Hughes
Newport
McLaurin Bets He Will Beat Tillman in South Carolina
Senator McLaurin visits Norfolk with family and Democrats to discuss the state primary plan for senators. He argues expansion policy and ship subsidies are not tied to any party, claiming he can support expansion and American ships without being a Republican as he plans to win the South Carolina primaries. Senator Tillman counters that McLaurin is weakening and would win only 8,000 to 10,000 votes in the next primary.
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State Department
Gudeger
Matachin
Navy Department
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Panama
Nathan Sarpent
Navy
State Departments
la Guayra
Venezuela
New York
Senor Arturo de Brigard
Colombia
Aristides Arjona
Panama Rairoad Company
J. Edward Simmons
de Brigard
Department of
Uribe
Bogota
Alene
Savinalla
Cartengea
Norfolk
Mc Laurin
South Carolina
Associated Press
Tiltman
Tii- Man
Tillman
McLaurin
Washington
Result of Battle Still in Balance
A Striker signs a letter mailed from Washington Pennsylvania. It includes an editorial from a New York paper arraigning Mayor Black. Marginal note reads Go take a dose of carbolic acid. Writers either supported or opposed the mayoral policy.
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Washington, Pa
New York
Black
Pushing Fight on Combine in Ohio Tax Action
Columbus officials move to tax the United States Steel Corporation and its Ohio constituent companies arguing they are part of a trust. The secretary of state will send blanks to corporate offices to secure tax payment or risk immediate suit. State and federal authorities may pursue anti trust action regardless of payment findings.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Steel Trust
Monnett
Anti-Trust League
May Result in Big Strike by Fall River Mills
Fall River manufacturers pledge to cut wages 14 to 16 percent starting September. Workers vow to resist the wage reduction, forming to oppose the cut in a defiant stance. The move signals a major labor conflict likely to trigger a strike.
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Fall River
Mass
Moderate midsummer days forecast with scattered showers
The past week’s weather remains unchanged with occasional showers expected today. Yesterday was warmer by three degrees above normal, reaching eighty nine degrees at 4 p m with 49 percent humidity. year to date rainfall exceeds normal by half inch and yearly total remains five inches above average. The weather bureau is moving to new quarters at the Empire tomorrow morning, amid no impact on forecasts. Astrologers predict a favorable day for some and warn birthdays about changes and risks, while a child born today may be quick and ambitious.
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Astor
Weather Bureau
Empire
Prudential
Floods Ravage East Tennessee Notably Elizabethton Cripple Traffic
Severe floods hit upper East Tennessee causing extensive rail damage on the Southern Railway. Six wooden viaduct bents over the Watauga were washed away and multiple bridges, tracks, and homes flooded. Authorities report no fatalities though trains face prolonged delays, with service likely down for about five days.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Upper East Tennessee
Southern Railway
Watauga River
Elizabethton
Holston
Watauga
Doe
Upper
Tennessee
Eliazabethton
Last Mar
Bristol
Southern Railroad
Knoxville and
Ohio Road
East Tennessea
Southwest Virginia
Watauga Station
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Inman
Intermont Junction
East Tennessee
Epidemic fear as kidney and bladder troubles rise
The Atlanta Daily Constitution warns of an alarming surge in kidney and bladder diseases, urging readers to seek early care and suggesting Swamp-Root as a remedy. It emphasizes sudden deaths among prominent figures due to neglect and offers a free sample bottle and informational literature from Kilmer & Co.
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Bright
Atlanta Daily. Constitution
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
S. C
Trials at Tuscaloosa Judge Mayfield Sets Jury Draw
Judge James J. Mayfield of Tuscaloosa County drew fifty names for juries for county court sessions opening next Wednesday. Four murder cases are on the docket with charges including Calvin Sellera for killing Jim Tilery, Hester Booth for killing his father, Isom Cannon for killing Dave Williams, and Willie Young for killing Dennis Brown. An old robbery case also awaits trial after five years.
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Mayfield
Venice
Tuscaloosa
Ala
James J. Mayfield
Tuscoosa
Calyin
Jim Tilery
Hester Booth
Tom Booth
Isom Cannon
Dave Williams
Redd
Willie Young
Dennis Brown
Hience
Hanna Club Organized in Danville Virginia for Hanna Presidency
The first Hanna club in Virginia was formed in Danville and J. B. Stovall, former Republican candidate for Congress, was elected president. The club's sole aim is to support Senator Hanna's bid for the presidency.
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Danville
Mark
Richmond
Hanna Club
Virginia
J. B. Stovall
Republian
Congress
Senator Hanna
Texas lawmakers urged to fund steel strikers with daily pay
Austin August 13 A state legislature resolution pledged moral and financial aid to steel strikers and asked members to give $1 per day of their salaries. The measure went over until tomorrow as a committee counted funds in the treasury. The action followed the failure of the First National Bank of Austin, which held state deposits.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
First National Bank of
Fourteenth Annual Session of Alabama Colored Pythians Opens
In Tuscaloosa on August 13 the grand lodge of colored Pythians of Alabama begins its fourteenth annual session. The body was called to order by Grand Chancellor Commander J. Te Tucker and will continue through Thursday or Friday.
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Colored Knights
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Grand Lodge of Colored Pythians of Alabams
Te Tucker
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