Morgan Favored In Alabama Senate Fight Amid Calamity Talk
The Constitution interviews Captain Reuben F Keld in Birmingham on February 10, arguing Morgan should win the United States Senate race. Keld predicts a national calamity if Morgan is retired and accuses Governor Johnston of betraying loyal supporters while claiming shared aims with Morgan’s backers.
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Birmingham
Peelal
Constitution
Reuben F Keld
Alabama
Morgan
United States
Iregand Ag
Johnston
Senator Morgan
Hug
Old Negro Burned To Death At Talladega Station
Unnamed elderly African American Amos McBiderry, claimed to be 111 years old, perishes in a fire at McElderry station Talladega county. The blaze razed his three room cottage and left scant remains while nearby train workers suffer injuries and engines suffer damage. Fire origin unknown. relief efforts unspecified as dawn reveals only ashes.
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Anniston
Ala
Amos McBiderry
McElderry
Talladega County
Brc-Elderry
Outspoken Morgan Support Shapes Next Legislature
The text asserts a large majority of upcoming senators and representatives will be Morgan men and that the senator will be named as his own successor, indicating strong influence and predictable political alignment.
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Morgan
Three Engines in a Heap Crash at Tharin Alabama
A double head end collision on the Plant system at Tharin Alabama last night destroyed three engines and caused 10 rail workers and passengers to scramble to safety. A double header freight struck the mixed train from Laverne. all hands jumped to save lives with no fatalities or serious injuries reported.
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Montgomery
Ata
Tharin Ala
Laverne
Supreme Court Decisions Reversed or Remanded in Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court, Montgomery, February 1, special. Court rendered decisions reversing or remanding various Mobile, Birmingham, Gadsden, Madison, Walker, and Crenshaw cases and affirming several disputes including building and loan associations, timber firms, and mortgage firms.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Haraison J—P Baird Lumber Company
Luke A Devlin
Mobile Circuit Court
Kate Murphy
Mary A Farley
Sharpe J —Woodward
Sharpe J —Woodward Tron Company
H Qooke
Birmingham City
T Noojin
Ellen H Cason Et al
Gadsden City Court
J T Nooojin
Gasden
Dowdell
Western Union Telegraph Company
J P Allgood
Anniston City
August King
Ldmond S
Tunstall i
Baldwin
W H Woodruff
W A Stough
Crenshaw Chancery Court
Sharpe, J
A J Curry Et al
American Preehold Land Mortgage Company
Madison
Er Appling
National Building and Loan Association
Walker
Will Erect Shaft to Bragg Monument in Silverdale Cemetery
The N B Forest camp Confederate Veterans of Chattanooga appoints four committees to arrange a monument for Bragg's 8th Army dead buried at Silverdale. They will inspect graves at Slhodile Bert week, report costs for a monument, fencing, and cemetery improvements at the March meeting, noting graves lack a proper tombstone or headboard.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Forest Camp
Confederate Veterans
Brags
Silverdale
Slhodile
Evans Brown fight sparks split at Jasper county convention
The Evans and Brown factions clashed over the East Tennessee delegate at large seat to the Republican National Convention. Evans supporters won control of the Marion county gathering in Jasper while Brown adherents adjourned to form a separate assembly claiming Evans dominance by postmasters and office holders. The contest promises a bitter fight.
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Evans-Brown
Chattanooga
Mt Evans
Jasper
Marion County
Brown
Mr. Evans
East Tennes
Evans
Geammon Wyly Marriage at Rome Home
Geammon Wyly of Rome Georgia and Misa Nell Wyly former teacher at Home Public School were wed at 6 30 pm at the bride’s mother’s house. Father Reis of Atlanta officiated. The bride, a Catholic, required a special dispensation. she was given away by Judge Joe Branham, a distinguished kinsman.
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Geammon-Wyly
Rome
Profesor E M Gammon
Home
Misa Nell Wyly
Father Reis
Atlanta
Joe] Branham
Fire destroys Quarten flour and grist mill near Canton Ga
A Canton area fire destroyed the flour and grist mill of James Quarten about six miles north of Canton on the Etowah river. The loss is heavy with no flood of details. the origin remains unknown though it is suspected to be incendiary. The mill produced top grade flour and meal and had solid patronage.
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Canton
James Quarten
Ieas Ie
White Primary Debate Roils Augusta Politics
In Augusta and Richmond county the white primary issue sparks clashes among politicians and press groups. The Evening Herald backs white primaries while the Chronicle argues for a Democratic primary to keep populists and American Protective Association influence out of county offices and the legislature. Catholic Sheriff O Connor and other county officers figure in the conflicts as factions marshal support for their preferred primary path. The white primary committee plans district meetings to decide per district, while rural areas with populist leanings face pressure to join the white primary.
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Augusta
Richmond County
Legislatura
Evening Herald
Chronicle
American Protective Association
Republicans
P J O Connor
American Protection Association
Captain O'Connor
Black Watson
Richmond
Seven Burglars Nabbed in Macon House and Stolen Goods Found
Police arrested seven burglars in a Macon house about 3 am and recovered a large amount of stolen goods from the past week. The group included five boys and two women, all negroes, with names listed. A large quantity of whiskey and chewed gum were recovered as detectives linked the gang to multiple break-ins in the Poplar Street area and nearby alleys. The suspects were bound over to the superior court with bonds ranging from 100 to 600 dollars.
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Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Carrol
Poplar Street
Tyner
Poplar
Filum
Doris
Gmail
Nepro
Alze Smith
Howard Campbell
Will Pearce
John Higgins
John Singleton
Lulg Martin
Jessie Lattimore
Carroll Goods
Recorder Freeman
Superior Court
Fine kaolin in Houston analyzed as high quality
State chemist Dr John W McCandless reports a Crawford county find six miles west of Houston yields fine kaolin of very high quality. The clay is highly plastic and when fired to red heat becomes pure white, suitable for wares of the highest grades and heat resistant for fire brick crucibles and glass pots. State Geologist Yeates cites Georgia clays as among the best in the U S.
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Fort Valley Go
Central of Georgia
John W. McCandless
Yeates
Georgia
United State
Crawford County
Two Negroes Sentenced to Death in Nash County
Raleigh February 10 Special Robert Fortune and John Taylor, Negroes, convicted of highway robbery and the murder of white farmer Robert Hester in Nash County, sentenced to be hanged March 15. They were in jail here a month to prevent a lynching.
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Raleigh NC
Robert Fortune
John Taylor
Robert Hester
Nash County
Grip's After Effects Promised Cure for Grippe Ravages
Free trial by mail offered for Dr Dix Tone Tablets claimed to restore life and strength after grippe. Officials Hayes and Coon advertise Detroit Michigan address, promising cure for heart, kidney, nerve, and paralysis related ailments. Testimonials from Omaha and others cite nervousness relief and overall health restoration. request of name and address for sample.
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Dix Tonle
Arippe
Hayes & Coon
Hull Building
Detroit
Mich
Weite
Debs Lecture Opens Convention At Academy Of Music
Eugene V Debs spoke at the Academy of Music to a large audience, with President L J Keilbourn of the Central Labor Union and local union presidents nearby. The talk drew frequent applause as he detailed the labor situation and promised more insights in Augusta next. Mrs Ed Reddick dies at home on Third Street. funeral tomorrow. Hummie May Tidwell dies in Warrior district at 15 months. Wilkinson Elected Terrell County School Commissioner. succeeds J H Whitchard who retires after four years. Wilkinson, a young attorney, educated at Emory and Alabama. Whitchard praised for reforming education.
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Debs
Eugene V Debs
Academy of Music
L J Keilbourn
Central Labor Union
Augusta
Ed Reddick
Third Street
Hummie May Tidwell
J Tidwell
Warrior District
Terrell County
Dawson
County Board of Education
H A Wilkinson
J H Whitchard
Wilkinson
Emory College
University of Alabama
Board of Education
Whitchard
Jefferson County Republicans Meet in Courthouse for Chair, Secretary Vote
Jefferson County Republicans held a mass meeting in the courthouse to choose a chairman and secretary and to appoint delegates to the state convention in Atlanta. Confusion over who would serve as chairman followed by an orderly selection process.
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Jefferson County
Louisville
Atlanta
Maredith
Warm contest delegates at tire convention headline
Delegates at the tire convention include WOOA Michoud, FJ Jackson, H D Shellman, and FS Greene, with Cagsen Charman and JH Br as secretaries. The event closes with remarks from the official secretary team.
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JS Tire
Cagsen Charman
Wooa Michoud
Jackson
D Shellman
FS Greene
Republicans at Augusta County Convention Elect Delegates
Republicans of Richmond County meet in convention to elect delegates to state and congressional conventions. Delegates named include P H Craig J Scott J W TVons W Whamburh A J Tweedy CW Stahmaker Wo White ED Smythe Paul Davis Jaber Marshall and others. Resolutions endorse McKinley administration and instruct delegations to vote as a unit. Stalings expelled from party management is upheld with chairman supported.
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Augusta
Walton
A Miason
oGibert
Scott
E Burney
Lee
R Willams
H Craig
Wimberly
W Ons
White
Roundfield
John Gabert
D Smythe
McNeat
W Stahmaker
Watton
Resolution Committee
McKinleys
National
Judson Lyons
G J Scott
W. Sliings
Republican Central Committee
Republican’ Organization
Richmond County
Stalings
Stallings
Specal J
Grain-O Health Drink Promoted as Coffee Substitute
An advertising notice promotes Grain-O as a pure grain health drink serving as a coffee substitute. It claims to aid digestion strengthen nerves and be suitable for both children and adults with no stimulation. Packaged in jars and sold by grocers.
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