Alabama constitutional convention debates corporation and rail section
Montgomery August 19 special constitutional convention examined the corporation article and building and loan associations, rejecting a minority report proposing penalties over 8 percent on principal. Rail regulation section adopted despite debate on railroad commission power. Free pass provision passed as a compromise with a $5 fine and up to six months imprisonment. sheriffs’ term extension considered and favorably reported.
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Montgomery
Ala
Corporation
Messie
Cofer
Cullman
Proctor
Jackson
Long
Butler
Railroad Commission
Sanford
Kyle
Etowah
Attack on the System by Mississippi Press
Jackson Mississippi August 19 Special says the press aided by many teachers continues its fierce attack on the county institute system. Attendance at institutes is very low with few notable exceptions. Some seek higher salaries to lure teachers, but interest remains weak. Analysts cite summer normals or financial constraints as causes. No repeal of institute law appears imminent. Legislative attention will focus on school funding rather than institute reform.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Press of
Dale
Henry
Geneva
Dothan
Shelby
Columbiana
Calora
United States
Alabama
House
General Assembly
West Florida
Board of Trustees
Senate
Industrial School
Montevallo
School For the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Gadsden
Einsley
Andalusia
Decatur
New Decatur
Labutting
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Legisla
Supreme Court
Huntsville
Troy
Birmingham
Ensley
Attaila
Bessemer
Woodlawn
Brewton
Pratt City
Wylam
Avondale
Cullman
Mobile
Montgomery
Secretary of State
Alabama constitution changes spark seismic shift in rights and governance
From Montgomery August 19 a constitutional convention reveals sweeping revisions. Key changes strip federal equal rights language, redefine suffrage, and add new counties and court structures while redefining legislative terms, executive powers, taxation, local legislation limits, and municipal controls. The measure touches banks, education, and private corporations, with broad amendments shaping Alabama’s future government.
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Ste A J
Ontgomery
Etta
Constitutional Convention
Lay
United States
Alabama
Farm labor scarcity hurts Mississippi cotton fields
Mississippi reports a sharp shortage of farm labor as cotton picking nears. Negroes increasingly prefer railroad work, with contractors offering up to 1.50 per day, hindering plantation harvesting and delaying railroad projects. Rain improves some crops while drought conditions ease in counties.
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Jackson
Misa
Mississippi
Gulf and
Ship Island Road
Tiloig Central
Purnell Questions Mosquito Role In Yellow Fever
Dr J H Purnell of Vicksburg challenges the mosquito as the chief transmitter of yellow fever. He notes Cuba experiments are inconclusive yet concedes mosquitoes can convey germs after twelve days of infestation. He cites Clinton 1897 and Fort Monroe Miss 1899 as outbreaks managed without mosquito focus and urges continued search for causes.
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Jackson
Miss
J. H. Purnell
Vicksburg
South
Mississippi
Philadelphia Medical Journal
Mississippi Medical Association
H. H. Haralson
Cuba
Purnell
Man
Clinton
Fort Monroe
Fort McHenry
Parnell
H. 8. Guiley
Mississippi Board of Health
Gulfport Storm Helps Dredge Channel Improve
Gulfport faced a gulf coast storm that washed out the dredging channel by nearly four feet along most of its length. The big dredge boats suffered damage, yet the dredging contractor reported the wave saved money and will rush repairs to allow deep water harbor passage for large freighters within a few months.
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Jackson
Miss
Gulf Coast
Gulfport
Gulf
Peruna testimonials from Minnesota and North Carolina women
Letters from Mrs E B A Crozier of Minneapolis and Mrs Wm Henderson of Bordulac praise Peruna medicine for restoring health in a short time. Crozier reports relief from bearing-down pains back ache and headaches with full recovery within two weeks. Henderson describes relief from debilitating female weakness and leg pain after using Peruna with no recurrence for two years.
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Pehalf
Permna
Peruna
Wm. Henderson
Woman's Body Found In Trunk In Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina Willie Seahorn a Black woman is found dead inside her own trunk after being last seen with John Miller her rumored lover. Miller fled after the discovery and is pursued as a potential killer. The coroner notes an ax was used and local Black residents threaten lynching if he is captured.
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Asheville
N. C
Willie Seahorn
Southside Avenue
John Miller
Miller
Watchman Kills Cotton Buyer in Saturday Shooting
John M. Ward, a Charleston cotton buyer, was killed by watchman Keegan at Chis olm's mill after a party. Ward's companions deny intent, claiming Ward was shot by mistake while resisting. Keegan says self defense. Coroner Vaughan’s death delayed the inquest. Keegan remains jailed.
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John M. Ward
Charleston
D. C
Vaughan
Keegan
Chisolm's Mill
Ward
Louisville and Nashville Buys Shelbyville to Bloomfield Line
The Shelbyville to Bloomfield railroad, a 26 mile line in Kentucky, was purchased today by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 160000 dollars. A Louisville syndicate led by Peter Arlund had pursued the Cumberland and Ohio Valley railroad, but the deal collapsed and L&N won the bid. Operations will start immediately on the former Southern line.
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Louisville
Shelby Ville, Bloomfield and Ohio Railroad
Shelbyville
Bloomfield
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Peter Arlund
Cumberland and Ohio Valley Railroad
Arlund
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railroad
Bark Neptune May Be Lost Near Pensacola
Pieces of stern with the name Neptune were found on Santa Rosa Inland after a storm. The Russian bark Neptune, Captain Settkoff, sailed from Pensacola August 10 for Montevideo. Willam Oldmixen, formerly of Pensacola, was a passenger aboard the vessel.
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Pensacola
Fla
Neptune
Settkoff
Montevideo
Santa Rosa
Willam Oldmixen
Free Treatment During Hot Weather by Dr Hartman
Dr Hartman offers free noncharge treatment to thousands of women with ailments. Patients submit name symptoms and past treatment, are entered as regular patients, and receive ongoing care confidentially. Many cases cured over the past year with treatment provided without charge. Address Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for free treatment.
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Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Major blaze destroys Richmond cigar plant
A fire in Richmond at the J. Wright Company plant of the American Cigar Co at Twenty third and Cary streets destroyed a five story brick building hosting about 350 workers, mostly Black women. Loss about 200000 with 112000 insured. 400000 pounds leaf tobacco and machinery destroyed. no injuries reported. The Monte Marta convent and Cameron & Cameron factory were briefly threatened. four Chesapeake and Ohio freight cars burned. E C Mayo of Continental Co injured by falling wire.
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Richmond
J. Wright Company
American Cigar Company
Twentythird and
Cary Streets
Continental Tobacco Company
Monte Marta
Grace
Cameron & Cameron's
Great
Chesapeake and Ohio
E. C. Mayo
Mayo
Continental Company
Mississippi special elections planned to fill legislature vacancies
Special elections will be held in Warren Jefferson Calhoun and Panola to replace lawmakers caused by deaths or resignations. Pike County votes October 4 due to delayed vacancy notice. Warren draws attention with candidate T Dabney Marshall who has just been pardoned. Other counties show modest interest with multiple contenders in Panola and a single candidate in Jefferson for the senate seat.
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Jackson
Miss
Warren
Jefferson
Calhoun
Panola
Pike County
Board of Supervisors
T. Dabney Marshall
Messrs
A. H. Cook
T. R. Foster
Panola County
Jefferson County
Senate
W.D. Torrey
Negro gunman shoots at man then hits society girl
In Liberty Kentucky a colored man Will Vandiver shot at Gide Paul, a white man, who escaped. Ada Brown, an 18 year old society girl, was struck in the neck by the bullet, the wound injuring the spinal column and proving fatal. The incident occurred August 18 with special dispatch from Louisville.
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Louisville
Liberty
Will Vandiver
Gdne
Paul
Ada Brown
Georgia Marble To Be Used In Knoxville Depot
It is reported here that Georgia marble will be used extensively in the erection of the Southern railway's new passenger depot in Knoxville. Nicholas Ittner, at Atlanta, has the general contract to erect the new depot.
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Georgia
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Nicholas Ittner
Atlanta
Dreamed of dead daughter he collapsed at church
Louisville August 19 special. Lowry Nabb told his wife he dreamed his daughter urging him to go with her. An hour later, while singing in the church choir at Princeton, he fell dead.
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Nabb
Louisville
Princeton
Lowry Nabb
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