Cold Wave Grips South with Record December Lows
Reports from Memphis to Florida describe boats laid up by river ice and widespread suffering among the poor. Louisiana crop damage and a frigid December stretch break daily records in Montgomery Birmingham and Chattanooga with subzero readings and prolonged freezing. Prices and weather service notes warn of no near relief as blue norther continues.
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Memphis
Louisiana
Washville
Nashville
Weather Service
Tin
Montgomery
Alt
Toéa
Chattanooga
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Grange
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Peninsula
Tampa
State Agricultural Department
Fatal Cotton Ginning Accident in Valdosta
Henry Williams a 19 year old, son of Jerry Williams of Brooks County, was fatally mangled at a Valdosta cotton ginnery when caught by a tying belt. His arm was torn away and his head and face crushed. he remained conscious briefly, dying about two hours after the injury before doctors arrived.
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Valdosta
Henry Williams
Jerry Willams
Brooks County
Willliams
THREE OF THEM DIE ON THE SCAFFOLD
In Birmingham Alabama on December 20 Will Redding and Will Winton two Black men aged 26 were hanged for wife murder. Redding claimed readiness to die, Winton said nothing. The gallows had seen six prior hangings and four men remained under death sentences. Cicero Harris, a Black man from Bristol Tennessee, was hanged at the Virginia courthouse yard after a delayed process ending December 20. He killed Samuel Ware amid jealous claims and had faced multiple appeals before execution. Governor Tyler denied commuting Harris to life.
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Birmingham
Ala
Will Redding
Will’ Winton
Redding
Jonesbor
Winton
East Tennessee
Frank O'Brien
Cicero Harris
Knoxville
Tenn
Bristol
Cicero
Virginia Court House Yard
Uiversity of Virginia Medical
Charlottesville
Samuel Ware
Harris
Ware
Supreme Court
Tyler
Harria
Electric Road Deal Fails to Solidify Chattanooga Links
Chattanooga officials report that Philadelphia capitalists failed to ratify purchase terms to buy the electric railway and merge with the Rapid Transit system. Other items note a miller killed by a frozen water wheel in North Carolina, severe cold across Florida and Georgia, and widespread pipeline freezes in Columbus as freezing weather worsens distress.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Warner
Chattanooga Electric Railway
Philadelphia
Back Taxes to Be Litigated Over Eight Million Claim
Jackson Mississippi December 20 The back tax dispute centers on delinquent solvent credits totaling eight million dollars unearthed by State Revenue Agent Adams in Pike County. Delinquents contest liability and some have hired counsel. Board of supervisors meets in January to approve or reduce claims. double taxation defense is argued but court decisions uphold separate values of property and mortgage.
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Jackson
Miss
Pike County
Adams
Board of Supervisors
Adams County
NOT SOLD TO GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD IN FLORIDA
Tallahassee Southeastern railroad was sold yesterday to unnamed capitalists not the Florida Grand Trunk. Grand Trunk appears only as a chartered entity with no railroad yet. The Tallahassee Southeastern runs from Tallahassee toward Perry and toward Gainesville, with rich timber naval stores phosphates and agriculture nearby. The new owners will push rapid completion and keep offices in Tallahassee.
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Tallahassee
Southeastern
Fla
Perry
Taylor County
Gainesville
University biographical dictionary finished after years of work
The University Register in Tuscaloosa announces the completion of Professor T W Palmer's long labor, yielding a 605 page biographical dictionary. Part 1 lists officers from 183 to the present, Part 2 catalogues students with brief bios, Part 3 notes honorary graduates and alumni, and Part 4 provides an alphabetical student index. The work promises great value to alumni and scholars of southern history.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University ‘Register
T. W. Palmer
South
Mississippi penitentiary inquiry sparks calls for changes
A joint legislative committee investigating the Mississippi penitentiary dissents from the current financial system. Radical changes are reportedly proposed in the report filed with Governor Longino, though not yet implemented until the legislature convenes. Investigation costs ranged from 1200 to 1500 dollars, with only 500 dollars appropriated. lawmakers may reimburse the extra expenses. Also, Montgomery reports registrars appointed in several counties including Henry and Crenshaw, with named appointees such as W H Lindsay and Mark Black.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Penitentiary
Longino
Montgomery
Ala
Henry
W. H. Lindsay
Alford
J. Ed. Wise
Crenshaw
W. M. Blackwell
W. B. Mar UN
Mark Black
Calhoun
R.R. Tomlin
Frank Shuford
L. W. Grant
Grant
Industries of West Point Annual Stockholders Meeting
West Point Georgia December 20 report details the annual meeting of major local companies Lanett Cotton Mills West Point Manufacturing Riverdale Cotton Mills Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works and the Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company. The same boards were reelected and dividends declared. L Lanier presided with officers named for each company and W B Herford unanimously reelected cashier of all five corporations.
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West Point
Bpeciat
Lanett Cotton Mills
West Point ‘Manufacturing Company
Riverdale Cotton Mills
Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works
Chattanoochee Valley Railway Company
L. Lanier
Lanier
F. B. Sears
West Point Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court Reverses Suit Over Value of Dog
The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed and remanded Mobile and Ohio railroad v. Holliday. Justice Calhoun ruled a dog has no right to block commerce when able to move aside. The dog strayed, met a train, occupied the track for 500 yards, and was killed. engineer unaware of the animal. The ruling undermines the prior notion that dogs are property with inherent value, especially when they stray.
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Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
W. R. Holliday
Calhoun
Supreme Court
Miss Warren Burned To Death In Washing Incident
Miss Nancy Warren of Cordell area was fatally burned while preparing to wash clothes. At the wash place near her home in Mountainboro Alabama the clothing caught fire from the flames she was making, and she died from her injuries.
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Mountainboro
Ala
Nancy Warren
Cordell
Virginia Constitutional Convention Adjourns for Holidays
The Virginia constitutional convention adjourned today until noon January 1. The decision follows a holiday break and resumes work after the new year. Mr Lindsay, head of Staunton's deaf and blind asylum, was added to the eligible list for the state board of education.
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Richmond
Lindsay
Staunton
State Board of Education
Will Pay the Back Taxes in Mississippi Settlement
Jackson Mississippi December 20 Special Within the next days Gulf and Ship Island road will tender a 50 000 check to State Revenue Agent Adama to settle back taxes after a Supreme Court test case Harrison county The road agrees to pay in full with no further litigation The fund will be distributed among Harrison Perry Covington Marion Simpson Rankin and Hinds counties and many towns along the line will receive small sums.
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Jackson, Miss
Gulf and Ship Island
State Revenue
Adama
United States Supreme Court
Harrison County
Harrison
Perry
Covington
Marion
Simpson
Rankin
Hinds
Bottles Blown for Budweiser Beer at Belleville St Louis
Daily glass works at Belleville and St Louis produce over 300000 bot tles to be filled with the famous Budweiser beer brewed by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Assn St Louis Mo
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Belleville
St Louis
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
Hawkes Gold Spectacles at 14 Whitehall Street
Holiday ticket sales offered by Western and Atlantic and Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railways for students and the public. Reduced round trip fares available December 16 to January 3 1902 with certificates from superintendents and final limits set in January. Harman and Smith listed as acting officials.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Christmas Holiday Fares From Atlanta and West Point Rail
The Atlanta and West Point Railroad offers round trip tickets at one and one third fares from December 21 to January 3 1902 on through Pullman sleepers with dining car service and fast schedules. Sleeping car reservations via telephone or Pryor Street agents. also opera glasses advertised by Kellam & Moore.
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Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company
Pullman
George VW
T. A. N. Pryor
J. P. Bimps
N. Pryor
B. F. Wryly, Jr
G. P
T. A
Board of Public Charities Seeks More Hospital Space
Raleigh December 2 Special The state board of public charities in annual session led by Dr Charles Dufty visited the Solaters home and the Institution for the white blind. They report a pressing need for more room in the insane hospitals at Goldsboro and elsewhere. About 1 770 insane patients are housed in three state hospitals with annual maintenance around 220 000. They call for space for about 600 more patients.
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Board of Public Charities
Raleigh
N. C
State Board of Public Charities
Charles: Dufty
Solatérs
Goldstoro
Mae As
Irgan Held For Trial On Embezzlement Charges In Birmingham
George W. Morgan, president of the defunct Continental Security Company, faces trial for embezzling 25000 dollars and a matching check. Bond set at 3000 dollars. Witnesses described board dealings turning multiple debenture firms into a consolidated entity with daily income around 1000 dollars and daily expenses near 200 dollars. After adjournment Morgan was seized by federal authorities on alleged misuse of government funds.
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Birmingham
Ala
George W. Morgan
Continental Securiy Company
Jus- Hee Benners
Morgan
George Blinn, Jr
Continental Company
Southern Debenture Company
National Debenture Company
Atlanta
Powell
Continental
American Redemption Company
Birmingham Debenture Redemption Company
Columbia Investment Company
Southern Debenture Redemption Company
United States
Keller of Chattanooga Aims to Outdo Marconi
Charles Oscar Keller of Chattanooga after fifteen years claims to have completed a wireless system that can locate ships within sixty miles and establish underwater telephone communication. He will meet Secretary of the Navy Long in January and has letters from Senator Slater and other backers.
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Keller
Chattanooga
Marconi
Tenn
Charles Oscar Keller
Washington
Navy
Long
Slater
New York
Mississippi Supreme Court Adjourns For Christmas Vacation
The Mississippi supreme court adjourned today until January 6 and the bench will take a Christmas vacation. Yesterday arguments were delivered in the case of Frank Shepppric v. State from Leflore County Circuit Court.
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Mississippi Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Frank Sheppric
State
Circuit’ Court
Leflore County
Italian prisoner given death sentence for murder
The defendant Sheppric, an Italian, was condemned to death for murdering his mistress. He was convicted of stabbing a mulatto girl with an oyster opener in an act described by authorities as a brutal killing.
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Sheppric
Sailors Try To Force Way On Vessel In Mobile Wharf
About forty sailors at the Mobile fruit wharf attempted to compel a fireman to quit his post aboard the Norwegian steamer Nicaragua on December 20. The incident occurred in the afternoon as tensions rose over duties aboard the ship.
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Mobile
Ala
Nicaragua
Sailors Strike Near Riot Over Ship Fees
Report says crew on trust steamers struck for abolishing a $3 shipping fee. When attempting to force entry on the vessel, wharf police intervened. Initial aims included higher wages than the $25 for seamen and $5 and $40 for firemen, but the proposed change failed on voting.
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Acale
Aes
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Sunay South
Rateizh
Dasher Morris
Stanley County
Morris
New Orleans
Columbus
King Hardware Co
Queen Oak
King Oak
Grand Trunk
Thom
Miss Warren
Hawkes
Whitehall Street
B. Harman
L F. Smith
Via
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad Company
Lemaire
Kellam & Moore's
North Broad Street
Prudential
Charles W. Crankshaw
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
Irgan
Whitehail
Whitehmall Street
Christmas Gardies
M.A. Fall
C. E. Johnson & GO
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Alabama, Strelt
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