Girl May Be Found In Cropsey Case In Wilson
A reported Miss Nellie Cropsey may be located in Wilson North Carolina after a woman held for identification was identified by Miss Tyrer as not Cropsey. Police pursued suspects from Elizabeth City and Chattanooga, and searches under water yielded no body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Crapsey
Mr. Durham
Wilson
Turkey Creek
Felton and
Bryant
Tyrer
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N. C
Speed
Dawson
Miss Cropsey
Cropsey
Chattanooga
Tens
Miss, Kersey
Elizabeth Clark
New York
Andrew G. Cropsey
Elia Cropsey
Wilson, N. C
Six Indicted for Murder in Deputy Marshals' Killing
A federal grand jury indicted Will Mathis Orlando Lester Whit Owens Will Jackson George Jackson and Mrs Will Mathis for the murder of Deputy Marshals Joan A Montgomery and Hugh Montgomery on November 1 The six face a single murder charge in state court for conspiracy and murder The case heads to trial late this week All defendants are in county jail Mrs Mathis was rearrested after release on bond following her husband's capture
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Oxford
Miss
Federal Grand Jury
Will Mathis
Orlando Lester
Whit Owens
Will Jackson
George Jackson
Joan A
Hugh Montgomery
Montgomerys
Mathis
Virginia Law Makers Heet Rail Taxes At State Level
Virginia Governor Tyler's annual message criticizes railroad taxation as inadequate and proposes shifting tax revenue away from real estate to other sources. The General Assembly meets but acts mainly to receive the message and confirm nominations. The Mount Vernon report is praised as a historical and civic asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly of Virginia
Tyler
Gine
Board of Public Works
Virginia
State’ Fisheries Board
Mount Vernon
Board of Visitors
Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union
Washington
James B. Sener
Sener
J. L. M. Curry
B. B. Munford
John A. Cooke
R. L. Gardnner
Tennessee Women Select Delegates to Charleston Exposition
The Tennessee Woman's Press Club closed its Chattanooga convention selecting delegates to the Charleston exposition. Named were Mrs. S B McKinney and alternates Mary Boyce Temple Mrs A St Osborne alternate Mrs W Tatum Mrs W D Beard alternate Mrs Virginia Frazer Boyle. The year book committee comprises Mrs Osborne Mrs Oscar Y W Peoples and Mrs Eva Maione. The club accepted an invitation to meet in Columbia next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Waomari's Press Club
Columbia
Charleston
Mary Boyce Temple
A. St. Osborne
Alabama Good Roads Convention Opens in Montgomery
President Moore of the National Good Roads Association leads a stirring session in the Alabama state convention with over a hundred delegates. Governor Jelks and local officials praise progress. talks favor concrete road use and federal state cooperation. Trains take delegates to Snowdown to inspect road-building sites and university cadets plan to attend. A permanent organization committee is named to guide the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Good Roads
Capitol
Poole
Jelks
Joseph
Moore
National Association
Congress
M. A. Hays
University and Auburn
Georgia
J. A. Rountree
Jefferson
W. M. Selden
Marengo
Macon
The Grand Lodge Officers Reelected In Alabama
Montgomery December 4 Special The grand lodge of Masons reelected all officers for another term including Russell M. Cunningham grand master Robert Redden deputy grand master Henry H Mathews senior grand warden Ben M Jacobs junior grand warden William H Dingley grand treasurer George A Beauchamps grand secretary William C Bledsoe grand chaplain D W Melver grand marshall George H Thigpen senior grand deacon H E Mitchell junior grand deacon E J Garrison senior grand steward EB 8 Gatebell junior grand steward Charles A Atlen grand Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ale
Grand Lodge of Masons
Russell M. Cunningham
Robert Redden
Henry H. Mathews
Ben M. Jacobs
William H. Dingley
Mrs Davidson Narrowly Saved in New York Trolley Crash
Mrs C B Davidson widow of Brig Gen Davidson and mother of Mrs Webster was struck by a Sixth Avenue trolley in New York. She was dragged from the track by Po Meeman Sullivan just as an uptown car approached. Her right leg fractured and internal injuries noted. she was taken to New York Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New York
C. B. Davidson
Davidson
United States Army
Webster
Major Webster
Fort MacPherson
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Uptown
Po. Meeman Sullivan
Counterfeiting Trials Under Way in Raleigh Court
In Raleigh North Carolina on December 4 federal court sessions begin as eleven counterfeiting cases are heard. Nine defendants come from Raleigh and surrounding areas. Local talent and federal secret service agents cooperated in arrests, signaling a thorough crackdown on counterfeiting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafeigh
N. C
Rateigh Ana Wternity
Secret Service
Mien
Officers Sign an Appeal for 30,000 State Troop Aid
In Savannah on December 4 a circular letter was mailed to every Georgia state legislator urging votes and aid to secure a $30,000 appropriation for the state troops. It was prepared by Captain W. E. Coney and signed by senior officers including Colonels Thomason Weoten Huguenin Woodward Meldriva and Park Woodward, plus D Aiken Hiramgon Walker Morris and others. The group believes the appeal will have effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia
W. E. Coney
First Infantry
B. A. Thomason
W. E. Weoten
B. D. Huguenin
Park Woodward
P. W. Meldriva
T. 8. Wytly, Jr
D. Aiken
W. W. Hiramgon
L. D. Morris
Wholesale Merchants Hearing On River Freight Rates
Jackson Mississippi December 4 Special. The railroad commission sets the third Tuesday in January for a hearing on the petition by Vicksburg wholesale merchants seeking the same freight rates as other river points. Business organizations from other Mississippi distributing points are urged to attend and present their claims to ensure cheaper freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Railroad Commission
Vicksburg
Four Killed in Back Riot Sparks Call for Posse
Montgomery dispatch reports Fate Atkinson and J. W. Dorsey killed by a negro at Opp. Several wounded. Officers wire for sheriff and dogs, a posse is organized to head to Opp. Later, a general race riot at Opp is confirmed with two more black men dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Andalusia
Atkinson
J. W. Dorsey
Opp
Upp
Alabama Republicans Fear Removals Over Faction Rift
Birmingham December 3 special report notes ex Governor Thomas G. Jones slated as federal judge, boosting anxiety among Alabama Republicans. District Attorney Vaughn and Postmaster Hughes face questions of patronage and harmony amid Roosevelts shifts. Osdear R Hundley and Judge Thomas Routroe named as Vaughn successors. Hughes favored but contested by Jackson. President expected to decide soon, easing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
Alabama
Vaughn
Hughes
McKinley
Roosevelt
Osdéar R. Hundley
Huntsville
Thomas Roulroe
Sheffield
Lae
Vaucan
Jackson
Ware
Washington
Fatal Gas Explosion Strikes New Orleans Plant
A fatal gas explosion occurred at the Yancey Generator TM Company plant in New Orleans. Authorities say the blast was caused by carelessness of an employee during repairs, with investigations continuing to determine exact circumstances and liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Yancey Generator
Mississippi Congressmen Return Home to Redistrict
Jackson December 4 Special. Mississippi delegation members in Congress plan to return home in January to watch their own interests during state redistricting by the legislature. All current Mississippi congressmen are expected to seek re election next summer, despite public claims they aim to align districts with the people’s will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Tia
Mississippi
Congress
Compress
Directors of Associated Bill Posters Set Next Meeting
In Louisville on December 4 the second session of the directors discussed disputes between Louisville and Cincinnati plants. no final action on consolidating national associations. Committees were appointed to confer and report. Cleveland chosen for the next board meeting on the second Tuesday in March 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louieville
Associated Bill Posters and Distributors
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Receiver named for Town Company in Carter County Tenn
Dec 4 Elizabethton Town Company in Carter County Tennessee organized ten years ago with a number of senators and congressmen as chief protestors has been placed in the hands of a receiver R Smith clerk and Twantor with set number of core hashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoxville
Tenn
Elizabethton
Carter
County
Tennessee
Humber
Receiver
Smith
Mt Ct
North Carolina Hopes to Defeat South Dakota Suit
Raleigh December 4. Governor Aycock has received Supreme Court papers in the case where South Dakota sues to recover about 900000 principal and interest on Western North Carolina Railway bonds issued in 1866. NC counsel expect NC to win. case unlikely to affect the railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Aycock
United States Supreme Court
South Dakota
Western North Carolina Railway
Henry G. Chatham
North Carolina Railway
Cotton seed shipments move from Mississippi to Texas mills
Cotton seed is being shipped in large quantities from Mississippi to Texas where mills cannot get enough local supply. Texas shipments dominate, while shippers accuse Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Road of excessive rates to Vicksburg. The railroad commission discussed the issue and took it under advisement with General Freight Agent Rhett present defending the company.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Texas
Railroad Commission
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Vicksburg
Rhett
Mrade
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Grand Lodge
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Diana
Monsieur Beaucaire
MacClare
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MR. Dooley
FE P. Dunne
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Emmy Lou
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William Allen White
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Jack Londen
Wild Northwest
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