Funeral Attended by Great Concourse of Notables
Hundreds gathered at Oak Hill cemetery for the funeral of Samuel Spancer Tate with officials and railroad executives in attendance. Prominent figures from statesmen and industry filed past the bier as the Southern Railway and allied companies sent representatives, while church services featured a solemn March and eulogies by notable clergy and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Spancer Tate
Han
St Johns
Houthern
Cere
Taytie
Cary
Ils
Thern Railway
Spencer
Moblin
Ohio
Geerthern
Florida
Clarimati Loans
Texas Pacific
Dew
Sortheastern
Central
Atlantic
Coant Lina Seaboard
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and
Court of the
United States
Toraker
Obie Senon
Georel
Awan- Henator Martin
Virginia
Shean
New
Jerney
Interior Hitchcoth Henater
Rhode Tland
Semmry G Davis
West Virginia
Crepin
Spr
Tye
Satterlee
Wasim
Roland Cotton
Dopa
Uesay Ua
Ately Aterwaid
New York
fFrane Sc
Nba
Ecwe
Dresden
Lote
Paris
Taut
Ory TeQauans
iMyera
Ewan Peraonally
Enid
Voting Trustees Pay Tribute to Samuel Spencer
Voting trustees met to pay tribute to Samuel Spencer, former president and founder of the Southern Railway Company, outlining his leadership in reorganizing properties, expanding the system, and guiding its growth. The tribute notes his integrity, devotion, and pivotal role in shaping the railroad’s 1900s expansion and its impact on employees and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Spencer
Pashing
Cewe
Mieser
J Pierpont Morgar
Geage K Baker
Vietore
Joseph Bryan Reining
Samuel Moo
Atlanta
Tadrian Jsetin Jr
Yorkdmund
Randolph
New York
Jamen T
Charlea Steele
Ole Records
Mirapricera Namires
Columone
Lawsers Station
Vaupo
Southern Railway Company
Ifm
Hia
Bia
Southern
Ailway Company
Joe
Los
Frente Amd
Spercer
Subh
Spencers
Tts
Laracter
Montgomery
Ala
Hii
Cotton crop fixed at 12 450 000 bales
The report states the 1908 cotton crop is estimated at 12,450,000 bales with state by state figures. Alabama 250 000 bales, Arkansas 950 000, Georgia 1 56 000, Tennessee 700 000, Virginia 4 000. The figures reflect the total estimated yield across the cotton belt and are subject to revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alita
Aikanst
Bioris
Louis Are
Suessine
Ternesses
Lesan
Case of Chester Gillette Jury to hear murder case
The case against Chester Gillette in the Grace Brown murder continues as a jury is to be chosen tomorrow. Judge Devendorf warned he may hold another session if needed to finish hearings after three weeks of court attention. Attorneys promise a fast close on complete evidence in the first half hour with lengthy arguments, and the court plans to reassess the jury panel before any final judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hegkmer
Chester Giflette
Grace Brown
Devendorf
Seven Die in Racial Feud Affray Near Maclellan
A fatal shooting and feuding affray near Maclellan, seven Negroes wounded or killed, two groups armed with fence pickets and guns after an old feud. Wounded men Lester Brunson Ale Prime Jamca Hadley hospitalized. seven arrestees in custody. Police report a jaw bone shattered and a tongue shot away in the brawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocciville
Rhein
Maclella
Tas
Lester Brunson
Ale
Prime
Jamca Hadley
Fifty Ninth Congress Opens At High Noon In Washington
Washington December 2 The fifty ninth Congress convenes at noon with passsage of appropriation bills the central task. The anticipated budget approaches about 1.99 billion dollars as fourteem large supply measures loom. Ship subsidy supporters push a subsidy bill amid hopes rooted in Secretary Root speech while currency reform plans face a short session deadline.
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Washington
Leaulera
Aimple
Ogagean
Dr J L White Resigns to Lead Beaumont Church
Macon Georgia December 2 Special Dr J L White pastor of First Baptist Church in Macon resigned at services tonight to accept a call to the First Baptist Church in Beaumont Texas The move drew regret at the conference where resolutions urged him to remain The Beaumont charge has about eleven hundred members and his new salary will be 5600 He had considered higher pay elsewhere and plans to leave in January Dr White has long been a leader among Georgia Baptists and serves on college boards in Meriter University and Montefiore College
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Macon
J L White
Maon
Chantel
Beaumont
Texas
Bearmon
de White
Renuneia Fen
Wanday
Deucens
Ado
Ile Rhareh
Tase
Witte
Yo Stews
Merter University
Monta Femeic College
Receipts Aim Expenditures For Seven Months of Fiscal Year
Washington December 2 1906 summary shows November receipts 355602498 and expenditures 48322507 with a monthly surplus of 720660, and a seven month fiscal year surplus of 364776000. Customs 25921 a277, internal revenue 24860242, misc sources 4820828. War dept expenditures up about 3100 000, Panama canal expenses up 1 000 000. Hawth erm railway to investigate wreck death of President Sermuer Spencer near Lynchburg Virginia with officials and staff summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington DC
Bel Nen
Westerday
Mincel
War Department
Panama Canal
Fragments Reflect Aged Obituary Snippet and Funeral Cast
The readable text hints at a funeral notice with names such as John Brown and Hamilton amidst scattered phrases about mourning and pallbearers. The fragmentary OCR preserves limited details like attendees and a possible honorary mention, lacking clear dates or locations.
J R M Mull en in the City Secret ary of Southern Immig ration and Industrial Assoc
J R M Mullen, leader of the Southern Immigration and Industrial Association, is en route to Columbia. A misread dispatch notes him attending a meeting in Atlanta on Saturday night, with unclear details about the agenda or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Immigration and Industrial Association
Wey
Columbia
Mwcmullen
Gadader
Tragedy in Travelingham as two youths die by self harm and accident
In Traveland a grief struck family after Stephen Ternenec, 20, and his companion Kikiz, 18, died in a gun accident while cleaning a shotgun. Ternegee, overwhelmed by the events, fatally shot himself. The incident occurred in a suburban setting, with police and local authorities beginning inquiries into the double death by and self-inflicted gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gili
Tie Coun
Stephen Ternenec
Awihigham
Terhexee
Stephen Kikiz
Ternegee
Police murder may be solved by fatal fight disclosure
A row in which one Negro met his death may hold the key to solving a police murder. The incident unfolds as investigators pursue clues from the fatal clash, with officials describing the case as progressing toward a possible resolution.
Fatal encounter ends life of Officer Mills and others
Fragmented OCR notes report a fatal event involving Officer Mills and multiple individuals. Details are unclear with garbled names and places but indicate a violent incident, possible arrests, and a police response.
Bids for Celahoma Land Auction Offers and Details
Bids for Celahoma land appear in a fragmented notice listing bidders and parcels. The text references land lots, deadlines in December, and a public sale process with figures suggesting multiple bidders and a tied or pending outcome.
Weather forecast spans states with varying warming trends
The forecast covers regions from North Carolina to Minnesota and beyond with mixed conditions. Expect fair skies in some areas with cold fronts bringing rain and wind in others. Temperatures dip Tuesday night across portions of the Midwest and South, while a few zones may see light flurries or rain forming along the edge of a cold front.
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Sam Spencer
Long Home
Souther Railway
New Tren
Hotora
Pendy
Ign
Aaerica Ant
United Fall Eiardmen
Times-Democrat
Chester Gillette
Jacksonville
Metis City
Toyowls
Rais McRae
Cannon
Virginia and
Helen LE Seure
DHS
Cannon Fae
Bull
Root
Kansas City
Bihas
J. L. White
Popular Baptist Minster
First Baptist Church At
Hawtherm Railway
Tts General
Lynchburg
Sermuer Spencer
Douglas Laird
Decatur
Ako
Saba
Waldo
Payne
Tore Pegaso
John Guore
Harterian
John Brown
Wallin
Gus
J. R. M'Mullen
Mills
Acthn Atbury
Brothe
Jod Anderson
Tao
Atia
Hannon Nati
Aruda
Mtr
Tony
Ett
Tad
Celahoma Land
Lord Office
Goa
Banaon Seida
Mastigton
Dean
Meorgia
North Carolina
Aronzo
Kentucky
Fale Mencay
Toredas
Siva
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