Alabama Primary Controversy Over New Constitution Sparks Debate
In Montgomery on February 14 experts debate the Madison county move to schedule an April 5 primary for senator and county posts under the new constitution. Critics insist Section 184 and 16S restrict primaries before November, while supporters cite loopholes, risking a party rift and possible state-wide clash as Governor Jelks backs constitutional fidelity.
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Montgomery
Ala
Madison
Madison Committee
Commissioners’ Court
State Committee
Jelks
Capitol
Alabama
Cincinnatians Visit Charleston by Special Invitation
A fragmented report notes Cincinnatians driven over by a group named Vandi's Grounds yesterday. In Asheville, February, business men from Cincinnati met with Mr. Vor gerkitt to arrange a dove over the Sittmert exhibit. They continued to Charleston in the afternoon.
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Plu
Asheville
S. C
Charleston
Vorgerkitt
Fire destroys most of South Mills town in blast
A lamp explosion at Wiley Taylor's home sparked a fire in South Mills North Carolina. The blaze swept the main business and residential sections for four hours, destroying 25 buildings. Estimated loss $40,000 with $13,001 insured. No lives were lost.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Wiley Taylor
South Mills
Here
Train Collides With Freight Cars At Clifton Siding
A passenger train from Charlotte to Atlanta crashed into ten freight cars at Clifton on the siding. The engineer was slightly hurt and the fireman badly scalded. The track was wrecked and traffic halted for about a day. The collision was blamed on the tender leaving the track and the engineer's inability to stop in time.
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Clifton
Quiet at the Quarter House in Middlesboro Battle
Quiet returns after a Wednesday clash between Middlesboro officers and Lee Turner’s mountaineers at the quarter house three miles from Middlesboro. Five or six dead and three wounded, including Deputy Sheriff John Dorle. Turner’s forces suffer fatal losses while Turner himself remains at large in Tennessee. County authorities deny requesting troops. a capture raid for Lee Turner is anticipated.
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Middlesboro
Lee Turner
Turner
Charles Deed
Frank Johnson
Mike
Jeff Prader
Perry Watson
John Dorle
Leon Hooper
John Johnson
Tom Resgell
Hancroft
Tenn
L. &. Rice
Beckham
Lee ‘Turner
Sherif Howard
Kentucky
Tennessee
Captain Shoots Patrolman in Montgomery Drama
February night in Montgomery Captain Taylor of the police department shot Patrolman I C Grima at 10 pm after a dispute over theater duty. Taylor says Griffin tried to draw a pistol. Grima is seriously wounded and may die. Taylor surrendered to the chief of police after charging himself with assault with intent to murder.
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Montgomery
Ala
Taylor
I. C. Grima
Griffin
Schooner Osprey Wrecked Off Cape San Blas
The schooner Osprey owned by E. Saunders & Co. is a total wreck on a reef off Cape San Blas. Six crewmen were rescued by the Weiskettle and most vessel property was saved. News says the Contest, Saunders’ fine vessel, sank at Triangle reef near Vera Cruz. its crew are safe and cared for by the U.S. consul.
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Pensacola
Fla
Saunders & Co
Cape San Blas
Weiskettle
Saunders Company
Triangle Reef
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
Ship Captain Arrested After Brutal Treatment Charge
Mobile February 4 Captain F T Rine of the British ship Lizzie Burrill has been arrested on assault and battery charges. David Jones a former crew member and American citizen accuses Rine of brutal treatment during a voyage from Buenos Ayres to Mobile. The captain was released on bond.
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Mobile
Ala
F. T. Rine
Lizzie Burrill
Asault and Battery
David Jones
Jones
Captain Rice
Buenos Ayres
Rice
Bend
Night Fire Threat Washed In Nightwear Escape
Incendiaries set four houses on fire in Brighton near Portsmouth early today. Inhabitants, all poor, fled in night clothes into freezing air. If arsonists are caught they face harsh punishment.
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Norfolk
J— Incendiaries
Brighton
Portsmouth
Senate Kills Bill to Repeal Virginia-Carolina Charter
Columpia February 14. The senate after a heated debate killed the bill to repeal the charter of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
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Senate
Columpia
Pf Ncense
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Shad Season Delayed by Unusual Cold in Raleigh
Raleigh officials report the shad season is very late due to the coldest winter on record. Fishermen in the area blame prolonged low temperatures for the delayed migration and spawning, affecting catches and local fishing activity.
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Raleigh
N. C
Guard shoots convict at Tennessee penitentiary
February 14 at Nashville Tenn a negro convict from Shelby county was shot and fatally injured by Guard G W Ferguson. Ferguson was assaulted after he removed the convict’s hat in violation of rules.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lee Davenport
Shelby County
G. W., Ferguson
Ferguson
Tuten Charged with Murder in Washington Case
Rateigh N C February 14 Special Stephen S Tuten jailed at Washington yesterday charged with plotting to kill John Caton to prevent him from testifying against Bicon Shine Gainom Coa The tangled claim points to a murder plot with witness intimidation as the motive.
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Rateigh
N. C
Stephen
Tuten
Washington
John Caton
Gainom
Coa
Warden Parchman Defends Self in Mississippi Inquiry
Jackson Miss February 14 The penitentiary investigation into Warden Parchman continues as lawmakers rush to adjourn. The committee faces delayed work and potential further extensions, while Parchman maintains he did nothing wrong and gains traction amid a shifting, contentious inquiry.
Virginia Constitutional Convention in Richmond
February 14. In the constitutional convention today Chairman Braxton completed his speech in support of the committee on corporations and the convention began consideration of the report by sections. Many amendments were offered, but all were defeated.
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Richmond
Braxton
Committee On Corporations
Assault charge in Davie county case near Raleigh
Fourteen year old Mamie Stafford, daughter of a Davie county farmer, was assaulted by Louis Gray colored. She screamed and fought. Help arrived, the assailant fled but was pursued and captured. He is in jail at Mocksville under guard.
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Raleigh
Mamie Stafford
Davie County
Louis Gray
Mocksville
State Charters Up holstery Firm and Woolen Mills
The state grants charters to the High Point Upholstery Company with £125 capital led by Percy Kirkman and partners, and to the Catawba Woolen Mills at Hickory. Kinston Mant Company may issue preferred stock. Palmer of New York pledges further aid to Elon College, offering $10,000 more if $78,000 is raised.
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Raleigh
N. C
High Point
Percy
Kirkman
Catawba Woolen Mills
Hickory
Kinston Mant
Palmer
New York
Elon College
The
Christian Church
Sleighs and Snow Halt Trains in Chattanooga
Snow in Chattanooga, February 14, halts streetcar traffic and delays all railroad trains. Snow fell all day, at least six inches expected, with ground frozen and heavy accumulation reported as the season’s worst since last winter. Wallace & Co. sleighs advertised as finest in the area.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Aita
Statewide good roads convention a success in Raleigh
Raleigh February 14. Local reports say the good roads convention ended last night with high satisfaction statewide. The gathering was among the most purposeful in the state's history and several counties will immediately use convict labor on highways, with about twenty seven counties already employing such workers.
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Raleigh
N. C
Night post office swap as old and new postmasters camp
Augusta observers report a late night transfer of the Augusta post office with Stallings and Smythe camping on the ground while inspectors work through the night. The likely dawn opening will install Smythe as postmaster, with contention over the assistant postmaster and a political clash between negro Democrats backing Boyce and white Republicans backing Stalaker.
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Augusta
Stallings
Smythe
Fred Boyce
Boyce
Stalnaker
Three Children Cremated in House Fire Tragedy
In Raleigh February 14 a special report says James Edwards and his wife locked their three children aged 2, 4, and 6 inside their Lenoir County home while they worked a mile away. The children likely started the blaze and died in the fire.
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Raleigh
James Edwards
Lenoir County
Governor Aycock Refuses Convict Help for Rail Project
Raleigh N Y February 14 Special Thomas G Skinner sought Governor Aycock's help to secure convicts for a 60 mile rail line between Suffolk Virginia and Elizabeth City North Carolina Forty miles of the road had been completed Aycock said the state's convicts under contract were devoted to farm work and none could be spared
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Raleigh
N. Y
Thomas G. Skinner
Aycock
Suffolk
Elizabeth City
N.C
Skinner
Made a Short Stop at Rome in February
Rome Ga February 14 Spectal She Cook County Democratic Marching Cup made a short stop in Rome this morning through the efforts of Hon Quin OBrien one of their number who is heavily interested in Floyd county oil lands A large party of influential citizens met the club at the donot an informal reception was held Weather prevented the club from marching through the city Several members of the city are stockholders in the new Platwood Oil Company of Rome
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Rome
Cook County
Democratic Marching Cup
Quin O'Brien
Floyd County
Donot
Clul
New Platwood Oil Company of
Lawrie Marks Not Dead Rumor Debunked in Springfield
James Q Doyle, visiting Springfield, admits receiving funds from Marks creditors to pay in full but refuses to reveal source or confirm Marks’s status. Local friends insist Marks is alive, some believe he is in hiding. Marks, a bookmaker, had been linked to defrauding a trader and a detective chase followed a reported drowning from a channel steamer.
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Springfeld
Maas
James Q. Doyle
Lawrie Marks
Marks
Springfield
Denver Kansas and Atlantic Railroad Chartered for 1425 Miles
A charter was granted to the Denver Kansas and Atlantic Railroad Company to build 1425 miles of track with a capital of 1590000 dollars. The line would run from Denver to Marshall Oklahoma and onward to Paris Texas with branches to Coal Gate and Red River. Incorporators include Smith H. Mallowry and J. M. McCormick among others. the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf is reported backing the project.
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Guthris
Okla
Denver, Kansas and Atlantic Railroad Company
Denver
Marshall
Oklahoma City
Paris
Tex
Coal Gate
Ind. Ter
McAlester
Fort Smith,Jr
Red River
Smith H. Malwry
Chariton
Iaw
BW. Cameron
Albert BE. Yorkes
S. D. Cool
Chicago
J. & Cooley
J. M. McCormick
J. N. van Horn
Salt Dike City
T. C. Pin
Cuban trade push eyed by Illinois Central officials
Chicago news reports that Illinois Central officials plan to boost Cuba to New Orleans trade. Second Vice President Harahan departs for Havana to settle details with passenger and traffic heads joining him for several weeks. The plan aims to interest Southern merchants in Cuba and its trade potential, with possible creation of an Illinois Central own line alongside the Morgan Line service.
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Ilinois Central
Chicago
Minors Central
Cuba
New Orleans
Harahan
Havana
Illiiets Central
Morgan
Negroes Form a Society to Make Friend with Near East Neighbors
The National Industrial Council, formed in Washington on February 14, is a new organization of colored businessmen aiming to gain greater political recognition for the Negro race. President is J. P. Mitchell of Lexington, Kentucky. The group seeks to unite Negroes by fostering friendships with nearby neighbors and to resist interference by northern Negroes and white politicians with Southern conditions.
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Washington
National Industrial Council
P. Mitchell
Lexington
Husband Abandons Family Over Rent Trouble in Macon
Mrs. Edward Rhinelander reports her husband left Tuesday morning and has not been heard from. A cane takor employed by J. B. Hall Company since Charleston, he drifted after their Rouge on Huguenin Heights fell behind on installments. Furniture was removed and the family faces eviction by 10 o’clock with distress warrant threatened. Mrs. Rhinelander seeks shelter for herself and three children and has been sent to the Home for the Friend Lege.
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Macon
Edward Rhinelander
Rhinelander
J. B. Hall Company
Charleston
Huguenin Heights
War tax cut bill rule introduced for fast debate
Representative Payne, chair of the ways and means committee, introduced a special rule for the war revenue reduction bill. The rule sets a rapid path to debate and voting, with general debate to close February 13 at 3 p.m and the bill reported with committee amendments before an immediate House vote.
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Washington
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House
Babrack
Noble On The Canal Routes
Civil engineer Alfred Noble testified before the Senate interoceanic canals committee on February 14, endorsing the Panama route over Nicaragua. He urged absolute control of Panama and Coton for sanitation, discussed dam feasibility and harbor parity, and valued the Panama company property at 10 million dollars. He favored the Panama plan, while questioning coastwise trade advantages of Nicaragua.
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Senate
Panama
Washington
Alfred Noble
Mr. Noble
Fohio
Concnido
Nicaragua
Senator Foster
Louisiana
Bohio
Noble
Panama Company
Hanna
Morgan
Removal of Postmasters Policy Outlined by Payne
Washington reports February 14 that Postmaster General Payne announced a new administration policy governing fourth class postmaster removals. He said removals will occur only for clear causes benefiting the service or upon petition endorsed by a senator or representative. He criticized factional pressures and pledged against using offices to aid rival groups, noting no formal order has yet been issued.
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Jackson
Miss
Longino
Mississippi
Russell
Harrison
Senate
House
Cole
Tk Koud
University of Mississippi
Payne
Washington
Congress
Young Roosevelt Improves At Groton School
Groton Mass February 14 The uneventful day at the Groton school saw young Roosevelt Jr improve rapidly. He partook of solid food for the first time since illness with meat among the diet. Chart readings showed normal pulse and temperature with steady convalescence and hope he can sit up by Monday as his recovery advances.
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Groton
Mass
Groton School
Ndodore Roosevelt, Jr
Mandey
Roosevelt
County Democracy Delegation Arrives for Warm Reception
A Cook County Democratic delegation arrived in Rome Georgia and Chattanooga Tennessee from Atlanta on February 14. Officials and citizens welcomed them at the Stanton house with a lengthy afternoon reception. The Chicago party, led by local committee, toured Market Street and took electric cars to the transfer station before boarding Lookout Mountain. A heavy snow storm greeted their journey as they viewed the wintry景 views from Lookout's heights.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cook County Democracy
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Stanton House
Chicago
Market Street
Wansfer Station
Lookout
Cincinnati
Name on his tattooed arm identifies Stranger in Augusta
In Augusta Ga during an inquest into a death found in lodgings above a Greek restaurant a man identified by a tattoo on his arm as R M Bussey Edgefield S C son of J H Bussey Cold Springs S C and a Spanish American War veteran who reenlisted recently. A laudanum bottle was found under the bed and the death is ruled death by own action with no writings left. His family has been notified.
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Augusta
R. M. Bussey
Edgefield
J. H. Bussey
Cold Springs
S. C
Cuba
Treason Amendment Proposed in Philippine Tariff Bill
US Senator Weer offers amendment to the Philippine tariff bill to require two witnesses or a confessional admission in open court for treason convictions in the Philippine islands under US authority. The provision targets trials by civil or military tribunals and emphasizes strict evidentiary standards.
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Washington
Weer
Senate
Philippine Islands
United States
Empire Hotel Proprietor Gilham Faces Prosecution
A summons against EH W Gilham proprietor of the Empire hotel, where seven people died, commands him to appear in the first district police court Thursday to show cause why he should not be punished for violating city fire escape ordinances for three story hotels. Mayor Wells authorized the complaint, with Assistant Attorney Stanton reporting.
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Gilham
St. Louis
EH. W. Gilham
Empire Hotel
First District Police Court
Stanton Eat
Wells
Talmage at Thomasville Ga Draws 360 in Audience
Rev T Dewitt Talmage spoke at Thomasville Georgia last night drawing about 360 people. His sermon on no Science of Good Cheer held the audience’s close attention for over an hour.
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Talmage
Thomasville
T. Dewitt Talmage
Reward Ad Sparks Questionable Tales of Honesty
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a tale about offering a reward for lost money. An old man with a bad reputation loses a sum and debates ads. He finally offers forty nine dollars as a reward, only to receive a note offering the finder the money while the rest stays with the finder.
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Betedie
Detroit Free Press
Torgether
O Rourke Praises Paine's Celery as Athletic Nerve Fuel
A New York manager Thomas O Rourke writes Paine's Celery Compound praising its effect on athlete training. He states it vital for nervous vigor and prime conditioning, noting his long reputation as a top trainer and the endorsement from champions.
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Thomas O'Rourke
New York City
Paine
Mr. O'Rourke
O'Rourke
O'Rourke trains Sharkey into hardy boxing factor
The coach George Dixon trainer O Rourke is praised as a gentleman of boxing who developed Sharkey from a rough giant into an even tempered fighter. The note touts Paines Celery Compound as nerve food benefiting athletes and sufferers with nervous exhaustion, claiming broad cures and enhanced recovery for high training and fatigued nerves.
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George Dixon
Sharkey
O'Rourke
Mr. O'Rourke
Broadway Athletic Club
Lenox Club
Coney Islandlub and Royals
America
Phy. Gang
Alhose
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Worth Carolinano
SREAT
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Hlivydowda Ona
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Stanton Hevss
Philippines
Hoar
Commission
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Ted
Thomas F. O Rourke
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