Ratification to be Paid Soul in Montgomery Convention
Montgomery Ala August 30 Special The constitutional convention nears adjournment as amendments are voted down. An impeachment article empowers a special legislative court on petitions by a majority of members, limited to supreme judges and state officers. A grandfather clause vote and a separate ballot on it dominate debates while party leaders push ratification as a party issue. Support grows in white counties. opposition rises in the black belt over suffrage and land value requirements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sanford
Cates
Committee On
Black Belt
White dominance in Mississippi GOP meeting ajority backed plan to oust negro
At the Mississippi Republican state executive committee in Jackson on August 5, white leaders dominated the session. Efforts to contest or mix race in party affairs were largely rejected, with one Meridian negro speech opposing contest settlement failing to gain traction. The committee expanded its central body, endorsed McKinley era policy, and prepared to address post office contests under referees Turley Hill and Collins. The Jackson and Vicksburg post offices remained focal issues as factions seek outside influence against incumbents.
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Jackson
Mise
Republican State Executive Committee
State Central Committee
State Central Committees
McKinley
Collins
Turley
Hill
Judiciary
Interior Departments
Vicksburg
District Congressional Committee
State Executive Committee
R. O. Edwards
Hinds County
Edwards
Catholics In Conference Near Winchester Tennessee
Priests from across the United States gathered at the Paulist house near Winchester for a three day Catholic missionary conference. Represented orders included Passionists Oblates Jesuits Fathers of the Precious Blood Paulists and Josephites. Proceedings featured papers on mission work and religious incursion across regions with non Catholic communities.
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Union
Winchester
Tenn
Conference of
Catholic Missionaries
Jiunderd Oaks
Paulist Fathers
Parta
Passionists
Ovlates
Jesuits
Fathers of the Precious Blood
Paulists
Josephites
Catholic mission conference gathers clergy and lay leaders
A large assembly of priests and lay men attended a mission conference with Ht. Rev. Thomas S. Byrne presiding. Notables included Rev. W. Bress, Rev. Thomas F. Price, Fathers Doyle Button O'Grady and Stang, Dr. Stang’s Pastoral Theology, and many others from Nashville Cleveland Pittsburg Mobile and New York. Letters from Cardinal Martinelli and other bishops arrived. papers will be published by the Paulist fathers. The conference adjourned Thursday and will meet annually.
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Thomas S. Byrne
Nashville
W. 8Ress
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas F. Price
Ratete
Truth
Alex PB. Doyle
Catholic Total Austinenc
Nashvile
F. B. Doroughty
Merritt
Star
Manila
Ala
S. ¥. Thompson
Huntsville
Cardinal Martinelli
Canada
United States
New York
Growing Worse Day by Day in North Carolina Crops
The Raleigh dispatch reports cotton and corn in dire condition across North Carolina with many fields failing and four-fifths of farmers unprepared for the economic impact. Although some crops show resilience, overall yields are sharply down from previous years, signaling a serious agricultural downturn.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. G
Impersonated Husband Assault in Roxboro Incident
A negro man in Roxboro night before last impersonated a white woman's husband to enter her room and assaulted her. He was captured, escaped after admitting the crime to the husband, recaptured the next day, and is jailed at Roxboro.
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Roxboro
Raleigh
N. C
Forty Drownings in North Carolina Floods This Summer
In Raleigh on August 30 a special report states that since May 10 at least forty people have drowned in flooded streams across North Carolina. The heaviest loss occurred in Mitchell county last May. A man his daughter in law and two of her grandchildren drowned Tuesday when their wagon overturned in floodwaters near Rutherfordton.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Mitchell County
Rutherfordton
Striking workers return to Columbia mills as union votes tallied
About seven hundred workers at the Three Mills in Columbia begin returning to work. News reports say 71 people, half of them children, entered the Olympia Richland and Granby mills this morning. A union meeting last night initiated many new members and passed resolutions endorsing The State's fair coverage of the strike.
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Columbia
S. C
Olympia
Richland and Granby
Moulton Valley Oil Company Organized in Alabama
Alabama news brief reports the formation of the Moulton Valley Oil Company in Montgomery with Colonel B. Trepp as president. The firm holds property in Lawrence County within the Tennessee Valley and aims to bore for oil, signaling local preparations for potential oil development.
Favor Compulsory Education Law Gains Momentum
Raleigh August 30 special reports newspapers statewide back compulsory education. Legislation likely in 1905, with 1908 possible, driven by rising illiteracy efforts among African Americans.
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Raleigh
N. C
Miner Severely Injured by Falling Slate in Oliver Springs
Knoxville August 20. John Romine a miner was horribly crushed by falling slate in J K R Butler s coal mines at Oliver Springs. His condition is very serious and recovery doubtful though hopes are entertained for his return to health.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Romine
J. KR. Butler
Oliver Springs
Despondent Owner Takes Life in Loulaville
James Hutchins. son proprietor of the Exposition dry goods store on Fourth Avenue, committed suicide this afternoon at his home 2012 Brook Street. Despondent over stomach troubles that had undermined his health led to his death by his own hand.
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Loulaville
James Hutchinson
Fourth Avenue
Brook Street
Tony
North Carolina Cotton Leads New Season Market
The first bale of North Carolina cotton was sold yesterday at Marion and graded strict middling, with the crop three weeks later than last year. The North Carolina Negro State Fair is set for Raleigh from October 28 to November 1, inclusive.
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North Caroline
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Marion
Woman Claims She Was Sold Into Slavery by Lane
Lidie Magger tells Morganton tale of a Burke county man Lane who allegedly abducted her at age fourteen and held her in servitude on his mountain farm for fourteen years threatening her life if she fled. She sought a warrant as Lane prepared to flee the country.
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Lane
Hutherfordton
N. C
Morganton
Lidie Magger
South Mountains
Burke County
Seaboard Eyes Louisville and Nashville Terminal Buy
Special officials led by M Barr inspects Louisville and Nashville terminals in Charleston and reports Seaboard Air Line negotiating for the property. An option held by a local dealer may lead to a purchase if price adjustments satisfy all parties as the line plans westward surveys toward Augusta. If acquired, Seaboard would boost export trade capacity along the city waterfront.
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Louisville and Nashville
Charleston
Seaboard Air Line
M. Barr
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Seaboard
Thia
Augusta
Georgia
Barr
Louisvile
Nashville
Charleston Invites Depew to Deliver Opening Address
Charleston invites Chauncey M Depew United States senator from New York to deliver the leading address at the opening of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition in Charleston on December 1. The directors call the event a tribute to commerce and the arts of peace and aim to spur future business policies in the early twentieth century.
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Charleston
D. C
South Carolina
Chauncey M.‘Depew
United States
New York
Lemling
Lynchers Names Known as Convictions Seek Quick Seizure
Governor Aycock confirms lynching of Luke Hough in Angon county will be tried soon. Seattle society offers 500 reward per lyncher for 260 alleged participants. Governor to pay 200 reward per lyncher. delegation urges no reward. Confession with names in a county lawyer’s safe.
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Aycock
Raleigh
N. C
Society
Seattle
Luke Hough
Angon County
Angon
Where is Thomas Rogers deputy tells his story in doubt
Raleigh August 20 special Sensation follows sensation in the Granville county case where Thomas Rogers merchant was ordered jailed without bail on a capital charge of assaulting a 1 year old Myrtie Harris at Wilton. Rogers disappeared after deputy Blackley said lynchers pursued him. Police plan an investigation and no lynching is established.
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Raleigh
N. C
Granville County
Thomas Rogers
Myrtie Harris
Wilton
Rogers
Blackley
Oxford
Harris
Riotos Negroes Arrested near Terry Mississippi
Eleven Negroes jailed after firing hundreds of shots while boarding a freight car at Terry. They were part of a larger group grading a double track for the Illinois Central near Terry and moving equipment toward Arkansas. An engineer on the train was shot in the shoulder during the incident.
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Terry
Miss
Jackson
Tillnois Central
Arkansas
Flunter
Outlaw Train Ambush Leads to Arrest Near Jackson
City Marshall Taylor alerted by wire and mobilizing the police cornered the ringleaders, nine men and two women, at the town edge after a construction train incident left several injured. They were taken into custody as the train and other people of color were allowed to continue to Uspais. The outfit is tied to J. G. Ses alors.
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Marshall Taylor
Jackson
Terry
Aupais
J. G. Sesalors
LYNCHERS STAND TRIALS LEAD TO TEN YEAR SENTENCES
Wetumpka Alabama August 20 The Advertiser reports that at midnight the jury convicted John Strength and Martin Fuller of second degree murder for their roles in the lynching of Robert White a negro. They were each sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary George Howard had been given a life term recently. John Thomas white man involved in the altercation is on trial next. Defense sought a continuance citing missing witnesses two alleged participants in the lynching have fled the country. Judge Denson ordered the case to proceed immediately with witness availability disputed and trial expected to run several days.
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John Strength
Martin Fuller
Montgomery
Ala
Wetumpka
Als
Robert White
George Howard
John Thomas
Winston
Robert
Denson
Boundary fight could cost Mississippi oyster beds
Mississippi weighs calling January session to authorize Governor Langino to hire legal counsel for the U S Supreme Court boundary case with Louisiana over Gulf coast borders. The state risks losing hundreds of thousands of acres of oyster beds if it declines. Past practice funded by legislative appropriation has covered attorney fees for such cases, sending top lawyers to Washington.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Longino
Louisiana Boundary Commissioners
United States Supreme Court
Gulf Coast
Joint Commission
Louisiana Commission
Washington
Madison Oil Company Denies Sale to Standard Oil
Huntaville August 30 Special Madison Oil Company manager BR Daniels denies reports of selling to Standard Oil. He says the company will develop its own properties and stay independent, despite several offers. He cites Standard Oil as responsible for rumors but none accepted. The Madison Oil Company aims to advance oil development in north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.
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Daniels
Huntaville
Als
Madison Oil Company
Blanche
Tenn
Standard Ol Company
BR. Tt. Daniels
Madison Off
Standard
Company 18
North
Alabama
Middle Tennessee
Letter Carriers Gather in Convention at Chattanooga Tenn
Delegates and officers of the National Letter Carriers Association arrived for a convention in Chattanooga Tennessee on August 30. Mutual Benefit Association trustees audited the year’s business. Officers included President Charles B. Kelley FE of New York, Graham of Kansas City, Longheal of Detroit, and Chief Collector Wilmot Dunn of Nashville. Membership stands at 4200 with death payments totaling 49895.30 in the past year.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
National
Letter Carriers’ Association
Mutual Benefit Association
Charles B. Kelley
New York
Graham
Kansas City
Charles Longheal
Detroit
Wilmot Dunn
Nashville
Searcy branch extension to begin in thirty days
In Tuscaloosa on August 30 a Southern railway chief engineer stated that work on the Searcy branch extension of the Mobile and Ohio will begin within thirty days. He added that the Central Iron and Coal Company will finance a plant costing 3,000,000 dollars, signaling a major boost for the town's future.
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Searcy
Mobile and
Ohio
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Welles
Southern Railway
Mobile
Onto
Southern
Central Iron and Coal Company
Northington Charged With Forgery in Corking Case
Northington a Corking merchant is wanted on forgery charges. He allegedly forged a 5642 note using partners Frank and Samuel Graham, cashed it, and withdrew all firm funds. He reportedly fled west with Virgie Moore, his wife's sister, after leaving at night.
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D. S. Northington
Knorville
Tenn
Northington
Corking
Frank
Samuel Graham
Virgie Moore
Pioneer Mobile pianist Dr William B Pape dies aged 51
Dr William Barnsmore Pape of Mobile died today at 51. A pianist of remarkable gifts he appeared with Mme Anna Bishop in New York at age 33, toured Havana and Canada, and played before the English royal family on June 6, 164. Later he practiced medicine.
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Mobile
Ala
William Barnsmore Pape
Mme
Anna Bishop
New York
Havana
Canada
England
Huntsville Electrics Purchases Power Plant and Lines
Huntsville Ala August 30 Special A L Sweeny president of Huntsville Railway Light and Power Company has purchased the electric light plant and 16 miles of wire at move them to this city the towns 35 Towahoma BN own its own electric lighting cutttenka.
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Huntsville
Ala
A. L. Sweeny
Huntsville Railway, Light and Power Company
Tows 35
Towahoma BN
Storm damages cotton crop in central south Texas
A August 30 wind and rain storm swept central and south Texas, blowing cotton from fields, causing property damage to houses barns and trees. Reports say crop damage is serious though exact loss is not yet known.
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Central
Texas
Austin
Tex
EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CALLED
Texas Legislature cannot finish business now before adjournment. Free conference on redistricting bills will begin tomorrow as the session nears expiration next Wednesday. Governor and officials may call another session. no public plan yet. Senate names governor, attorney general, and comptroller to work with First National Bank to restore depositor payments. Bank to reopen soon.
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Texas
St. Austin
Tex
House
Senate
First National Bank
Banc
Augusta
Norfolk and Western Chief Refutes Bristol to Knoxville Plan
General Manager L. B. Johnson of the Norfolk and Western railroad denied today any knowledge of a rumor that the system would extend from Bristol to Knoxville Tennessee. He said he was unaware of any official decision or plan to enlarge the network this way.
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Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
L. B. Johnson
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bristol
Knoxville
Tenn
The Resources of the South Highlighted by Killebrew
Baltimore report summarizes Colonel J B Killebrew's view on southern wealth promise. He praises the region's agricultural diversity and mineral resources, noting coal iron copper zinc lead marble phosphates and water power. He asserts the south will fuel future industry and cotton crops can employ many workers.
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J.B. Killebrew
Nashville
Tenn
South
Killebrew
Ita
Southern farming potential claims vast wheat and corn fields
The text extols the South's diverse soils and climate, claiming 125 profitable crops and vast potential. It cites 1900 US wheat production on 42.5 million acres and 2.105 billion bushels of corn, arguing the South could greatly expand wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, and other crops with improved methods, estimating regional farm values near three billion dollars on large land areas.
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Nike
Hts
Shillebrew
United States
South
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Labor Day Activities in Birmingham with Fireworks Loss
Labor day events proceed in Birmingham with a daytime parade and afternoon horse races and athletic sports at the fair grounds. Two Southern League baseball games between New Orleans and Birmingham at West Ba par is scheduled, but fireworks were damaged in a depot fire last Saturday. A second shipment was sent by telegram to replace the lost display.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Nashville
Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Paris
Labor Day Celebrations Across Districts In Local Towns
Industrial towns in the district will also celebrate Labor Day, but most events will occur in their respective towns, reflecting local traditions and community involvement.
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Dustrial
DeBardeleben Coal Product to Reach Market by Mid September
Special Colonel W P Pinkard of Birmingham reported that DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company's mine product will be on the market by mid September. He noted the Dudley to mine track grading is nearly finished and a rail line is being laid on part of the route.
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DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company
Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. P. Pinkard
Birmingham
Dudley
Alabama Great Southern
DeBardeleben Company
Meeting on cotton rates in Birmingham
A meeting of railroad representatives was held in Birmingham at the office of General Agent FE A deFuniak of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The annual gathering aims to arrange local cotton rates for the coming season and prevent traffic conflicts. Representatives from all leading Alabama railroads attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
FE A deFuniak
Loutaville and
Nashville
Report on Continental Security Redemption case postponed
In Birmingham Alabama the review of the receivers report in the Continental Security Redemption Company matter was postponed again. Before Special Master J Aliilgon the case now goes to September 10 by agreement of counsel. Aims to settle out of court. The company failed for a large sum months ago and has been in the hands of receiver J B Cobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Security Redemption Company
Birmingham
Ala
J. Aliilgon
J. B
Brakeman Saves Danforth In City Railroad Danger
Deaf veteran C. E Danforth nearly lost his life on a Chattanooga railroad track when a yard engine approached. The brakeman on the pilot shoved him off the rail as the engineer blew the danger whistle, saving his life. Danforth was stunned but will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. E Danforth
Southern Railroad
Lmits
Danforth
Randoph Drowns While Forcing Trinity River Ford
Huntsville Tex August 20 Hon B M Randolph former law partner of Congressman T H Ball was drowned with his negro driver yesterday while attempting to ford the Trinity river bodies recovered today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Randolph
Huntsville
Tex
T. H. Ball
Trinity River
Great Demand for Canned Salmon in BC and US
Vancouver reports strong demand for canned salmon with no shipments from Puget Sound to England this season. American canners are selling their remaining pack, leaving the English market largely to British Columbia's salmon canners amid a tight supply and rising prices.
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Vancouver
B. C
Bo Great
Bee
United States
Puget Sound
England
British Columbia
The Lehmans Bring Laughs at New Star Theater
The Lehmans perform a comedy night at New Star Theater tonight delivering light laughs and family friendly humor for a local audience.
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Lehmans
New Star Theater
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