Why They Were Not Arrested In Charleston Incident
Charleston reports say W G Caldwell Wheeling legislator and judiciary chair escaped arrest after an assault on a man in Charleston. Caldwell blamed a jostled ride and a plan to investigate local officials for failure to serve warrants. John H Winder from Columbus claimed no arrests occurred during their trip and said the matter was settled.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. G. Caldwell
Wheeling
House Judiciary Committee
House of Deputies
Ohio County
Schwabe
Hanna and
Winders
Caldwell
J. B. White
Spradling
Transa
Hue
Jarrett
Winder
Columbus
Ohio
W. G. Waldwell
John H. Winder
Associated Press
Stowaways Seized After Knife Threats On Steamer
In Algiers on February 15 the Augstrain steamer Margherita arriving from Palermo with eighteen Sicilian stowaways. Thirsty and armed with knives, they threatened officers on deck. Crew overpowered them with muskets, and the vessel proceeded to Algiers where the stowaways were handed to the Italian consul.
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Algiers
Margherita
Trieste
Gergienta
New York
Palermo
Italan
Fast Train Derailment Injures Five in Nevada Wreck
An eastbound Southern Pacific limited derailed near Winnemucca, splitting rails and plunging two engines and three cars into a 15 foot ditch. Five people were slightly injured and two seriously hurt. investigators seek names of the injured.
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Southern Pacific
Reno
Nev
Winnemucca
Interest in stock law bill in legislature prompts local debate
Cullman Alabama February 15 Special interest runs high in the stock law with Rep Hamner of Etowah county introducing a bill that would empower the probate judge as executive officer to enforce it and allow elections on petition of ten freeholders. The piece also notes a probate bond ruling in a homicide case, a railroad injury leading to amputation, rural route expansions in Cullman county, and a criminal assault remand on habeas corpus.
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Cullman
Ala
Hamner
Etowa County
Richard L. Hansford
Junge Fuller
Chen ey's Expectorant Heals Bad Cold Quickly on Lake Shore
A Lake Michigan reader recounts buying Chen ey's Expectorant on a friend's advice while his wife suffered a severe cold. The medicine acted promptly and within two days the cold left no trace. Leeward, Michigan.
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Cheney
Spinners Hold Yarn Situation In Spartanburg Market
February 16 SPINNERS HOLD YARN SITUATION in Spartanburg. The cotton spinners Charlotte schedule keeps prices as a ruling factor in the yarn market while commission men stay quiet on quotes. Prices edge toward better levels, with some yarns selling above the new schedule. Increase about 10 percent. some counts priced below schedule. Demand strong for 248 and 263, hosiery yarns strong, market seen improving though prices below spinner schedule. Cotton goods show upward trend amid some cloth trade softness. A cold remedy ad closes the item.
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Spartanburg
Charlotte
Commission
Northern Commission
Sehetiuile
Waging Hot War on Blind Tigers in Griffin Georgia
Griffin Georgia February 13 Special. Chief Pate Phelps and Sheriff Freeman lead a posse to arrest M H Hall for running a blind tiger and keeping a Sunday tipping house. Beer liquor seized for city court evidence. Judge Hammond to hear March term cases. Hall’s operation near Griffin mill. Patrick arrested for Sunday selling near Spalding mills.
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Griffin
Pate Phelps
W.yt. Freeman
M. H. Hall
Halls
Tiger
Griffin Mill
Patrick
Spalding Mills
Plague Inspection Expanded in Chinatown under Health Service
Surgeon General Walter Wyman reports San Francisco had no plague since December but adds seven new inspectors, appointed under the health service, to Chinatown. The state, city, and federal authorities coordinate ongoing searches and sanitary measures to prevent the disease, with inspections continuing indefinitely.
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California
Washington
Walter Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Mercantile Joint Committee
Chinatown
Glennan
O'Brien
Corps of
Knox Satisfied With Situation Says Administration Grateful
Attorney General Knox says anti trust legislation passed this session meets administration expectations and will enforce bans on railroad rebates. He notes creation of the commerce department grants power to investigate corporations in foreign and domestic commerce and compel testimony. He calls the law concise yet comprehensive and favorable to curb industrial monopoly.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Department of Commerce
Supreme Court
Court of First Instance
Worst Blizzard in Years Hits St Louis and Midwest
Snow and sleet flood unsheltered areas as rivers rise and floodwaters threaten. February 15 reports show rapid temperature drop, heavy snow, and district-wide travel disruption from St Louis to Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Nebraska endures the coldest weather of the winter with wind driven snow delaying trains.
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St. Louis
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ind
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Ice Dam A Mile In Length In Galicia
Vienna reports ice jam in Galicia has created a dam a mile long closing the river. The flood extends across 18 miles in the Szcuzin district with ten villages inundated. Pioneers work to rescue villagers amid feared loss of life and a dynamite attempt to blow the dam.
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Vienna
Galicia
Szcuzin
Engineer Vance Found Frozen Near Lizard Lake
Battleford N W Wv February 15 An engineer with the Canadian Pacific exploration party bound for Edmonton was found dead frozen near Lizard Lake after sending his driver ahead to prepare camp. He followed on snow shoes but never reached the camp. A searching party found his body. weather was bitterly cold with the thermometer at 33 degrees below zero.
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Battleford
N. W. Wv
Vance
Canadian Pacific Exploration
Edmonton
Lizard Lake
Fire destroys large Alabama winery and packing house
Fire at F. M. Erickson and Sons winery and fruit packing house at Fyrulhurst in Cleburne county on the Southern railway destroyed the facility Saturday night. About 3,000 gallons of wine and 5,000 grape packages burned. Loss estimated at 37,000 with 800 income covered by insurance. The origin is suspected to be incendiary. The Erickson establishment was among the state’s largest.
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Birmingham
Ala
F. M. Erickson & Sons
Fyrulthurst
Cleburne County
Southern Railway
Erickson Establishment
Alabama
No Music In Louisville Saloons On Sundays
Louisville, February 15. A citywide crime drive by the Louisville Ministerial Association leads the chief of police to bar any music in saloons and disreputable districts for the first time in the city. At a meeting of ministers and the Law and Order League tomorrow, Rev E J Powell of First Christian church will unveil a plan for a citizens municipal ticket to run next election.
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Louisville
Louisville Ministerial Association
Sasc
Law and Order League
E. J. Powell
First Christian Church
Citizens’ Municipal
Germany urged to form trusts by commerce minister
Berlin February 15 Minister of Commerce Moeller told the Hanover chamber of commerce that the United States will be Germanys chief competitor in world markets. He urged Germany to learn American business methods, noting the concentration of capital and trade into trusts. He said German repugnance toward trusts would fade as syndicate evils are removed.
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Berlin
Moeller
Hanover Chamber of Commerce
United States
Germany
Alarm Sentiment Over Fruit Bloom Delays Shipping
Weather worries persist for peach crops as first blooms near, with bertes and other varieties on track for shipping. Past season shipped many carloads of peaches, and new orchards opening this year will boost shipments despite potential cold snaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaz
Bertas
Dynamiters Attempt To Destroy Telephone Cables In Warsaw
In Warsaw on February 16, dynamiters attempted to wreck the Commercial Telephone Company toll line by blowing the cable box at a pole peak near the exchange office. The blast shattered nearby building windows while the wreckers escaped.
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Warsaw
Ind
Commercial Telephone Company
Sermon Attacks Southern Negroes by Local Minister
In Schenectady on February 15 Rev. Fred Winslow of State Street Methodist denounced southern Negroes as low degraded ignorant and diseased in a sermon before the Grand Army post. His strong words drew over 1000 listeners as he urged the audience to witness the alleged condition firsthand.
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Schenectady
Grand Army
eeQhahhe Republic
Fred Winslow
Advns
State Street Methodist High
Watt
Local Obituaries and Notices Summary
Short items report deaths of Thomas H Postelwaite of Marietta street age unknown, funeral at Sacred Heart at 2:30 pm, burial Westview. Minnie Wingfield Smith, 56, of East Warrin street, inflammatory rheumatism, funeral 3 pm at North Avenue Presbyterian, burial Oakland. Miss Nanniah Marshall from Temple, Texas to Washington GA for interment. Anna Belle Owen, 2, Baptist Tabernacle home, body to Hogansville for interment. Mrs R A Hesner, 62, of 15 Berean avenue, funeral at residence, burial Oostanaulia, lodge affiliations noted. Clerks Arnold Broyles entertained office staff at dinner. Claude M Chastain of Atlanta married Jessie Webb in Austell, Rev Ward officiating. Conrad Whimer, 73, Mangum street, paralysis, funeral arrangements pending. Mrs J L Cox mother of Edwin R Wallace notes hiccups largely arrested by doctors Nicolson and Emery. Home for Incurables board to hold special 10 am meeting in Austell building with Minster M Wilson announcing.
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Minnie, Wingfield Smithrt
East Warrin Street
Stubborn Fight Over Statehood Engulfs Senate
A Washington report from February flags a stubborn senate struggle over statehood with fourteen working days left. Democrats resist compromise linking Arizona with New Mexico. Quay aims to press the bid as a rider to an appropriation bill, risking an extra session. The fight blocks Panama canal and Cuban reciprocity treaties, while postoffice funding becomes the vehicle for action.
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Washington
Senate
Cullom
Lodge
Philippines
Warren Kia
Quay
Arizona
New Merco
Qudy
Frye
Morgan
Alabama
Tillman
Spooner
Burke
Texas
Observation of Mont Pelée Lava Flows Reported
Captain Ebert of the German ship Catania reports from February 4 near Martinique that Mont Pelée was emitting heavy smoke and lava streams pouring into the sea, creating thick steam clouds on the water.
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New York
Ebert
Brazil
Martinique
Mont 'Pélee
Pacific Train Ditching Declared Not Serious
Southern Pacific Overland Limited derailed near Winnemucca Nevada this afternoon. Ogden officials report only one injured passenger a woman with minor injuries, the rest unhurt as crews assess the scene.
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Salt Lake City
Overland Limited
Southern Pacific
Winnemucca
Nev
Ogden
I. O
Southerners sail on Dominion liner Commonwealth for Mediterranean
Boston February 16 special report 282 saloon passengers sailed late yesterday afternoon on the Dominion liner Commonwealth bound for the Mediterranean. Henry G. Robinson and Mrs. Joseph C. Turner of Birmingham Alabama were among the travelers.
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Commonwealth
Boston
Mass
Henry G. Robinson
Joseph C. Turner
Birmingham
Ala
Mediterranean
Cure Wins First Game in International Billiard Tourney
Louis Cure of France defeated George Sutton of America 640 to 416 in three hours at the Grand hotel Paris on February 15. A large crowd watched including many Americans. Slosson of America and Vignaux of France are the remaining entrants who will play tomorrow.
Two Men Killed in Texas Difficulty
Matagorda Texas February 15 two men killed in a clash between two African American men and a bystander named Wilson. Felix Methena one of the principals died. The second African American participant was arrested and jailed.
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Texas
Matagorda
Tex
Wilson
Felix Methena
Recent Supreme Court Decision on Life Insurance Fraud Risk
The Burt v Union Central case rules no recovery on a life policy where the insured is executed for a later murder. Public policy bars stipulations that encourage crime and the court rejects claims based on miscarriage of justice. Other notes cover crosswalk injuries, college taxation, larceny of animals and fish, accidental policy exclusions, Porto Rico citizenship, and a steamship breach of contract in Alaska.
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Burt v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co
Supreme Court of the United States
Hardltone
City of Buffalo
N. J
Northeastern
Rep
Mass
Hammond
Ohio
Fudge Davis
Bushey
Porto Rico
United Starts
United States
Treaty of Parla
New York
Lacombe
Miss Streamship Compani
Courthouse Plans Invitation by Troup County Georgia
Architects note invites sealed plans for a courthouse project in Troup County Georgia with completion not to exceed 85000 dollars. Bids due February 25 with a guarantee from the successful contestant and right to reject all plans. Details by H Griffin Chairman Grange Ga.
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Board of Commissioners
Troup County
Georgia
H. Griffin
Grange
Railway offers low rate excursions to Gulf ports in February
The Georgia Central Railway advertises low rate excursion tickets to Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans with inclusive passenger service. Details available from company agents or traveling agent W H Foss at 16 Wallafresh Atlanta.
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Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Central
Georgia ‘Railway
Wallafresh
Atlanta, Ga
Morgan at the White House on way to New York
President Roosevelt met with members of Congress to discuss pending legislation. J P Morgan visited the White House after leaving Richmond and accompanied Senators Hanna and Aldrich to their hotel before returning to the station for New York.
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Washington
New York
White House
Hanna
Aldrich
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
Richmond
New York City
Death of L. W. Simkins Laurens Lawyer and Ex Legislator
Laurens February 15 Lewis Wardlaw Simkins prominent lawyer and former legislator dies at his home. He was 85 years old. Son of the late Col John C. Simkins killed at Battery Wagener Civil War, linked with leading South Carolina Georgia and Florida families.
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L. W. Simkins
Laurens
8. C
Lewis Wardlaw Simkins
Simkins
John C. Simkins
Battery Wagener
South Carolina
Georgia
Florid
Constable in Contempt in Tennessee Court
Chattanooga February 15 special says Constable Dave M Walker was fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt after a circuit court ruling on his costs for serving subpoenas. He had been disallowed $119 in costs for subpoenas issued without knowledge or consent of the grand jury.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Dave M. Walker
M. M. Allison
Walkrer
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George Hoffman
Loulaville and Nashville Railroad
St. Vincent Hospital
I . le
Vinemont
Tiery Post Ofice
Cullman County
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Fater, Mich
E. W. Grove
Griffin Posse
Austria
Thomas HW Postlewaite
Marietta Street
Sacred Heart Church
Westview Cemetery
Nannih Marshill
Temple
Atlanta
Washington, Ga
Anna Belle Owen
Baptist Tabernacle Home
Hogansville
R. A. Hesner
B. F. Hesner
Berean Avenue
Fulton Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Bufala Lodge
Pocahontas
Oostanauia
Arnold Broyles
Claude M. Chastain
Misa Jessie Webb
Austell
Rev
A. C. Ward
Chastain
Conrad Whimer
Mangum Street
Home For Incurablea
Austella
Minster M. Wilson
Cae
Fe. Teckel
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House
Moon
Tennessee
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Frank Edmondson & Bro
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Cumberland, Md
Pacific Rep
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