Man in Mobile Citywide Ax Attack Involving Youths
June 20 Mobile Alabama report: J A McGowan, wounded in an abdomial hit by an axe, says a 16 year old black servant hired last Thursday lured him into pines near his brother J T McGowan’s house where an ambush occurred. McGowan fired five shots, three bullets struck the youth, later seven Negroes were arrested for complicity as bloodhounds traced the scene. The sheriff stayed on scene. McGowan recently killed a Black man in self defense, threats of revenge linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
J. McGowen
Mobile and Bayshore
McGowan
J. T. McGowan
J. McGowan
Jim
Theouse
Nosse
Acena
Alabama Coal Miners Approve 46 Cents Ton Wage Scale
Miners and operators in Alabama reach a week long conference settlement renewing the wage scale effective July 1. A 46 cent per ton maximum is set with local conditions to be reviewed by a joint arbitration panel. Approval by the miners as a group is required, with a convention vote slated in camps Monday. About twelve thousand men are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Epirmingham
Ale
Tyne
Street Car Men Win Fight in New Orleans
Street car workers and road owners reached a settlement after Mayor Capdeville mediated. Demands included rule changes, shorter hours, and wage increases. initial offers from the company were rejected, then raised to 18 cents an hour with ten hours to a day, yielding a roughly 30 percent pay rise and ending the strike threat.
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Capdeville
Vo.j
Imports for New Orleans See Fiscal Year Trade Rise
New Orleans reports free s for the fiscal years closed total trade reaching 81,771,083 compared with 122,140,762 last year, an increase of about 3a percent amid shifting import flows. The figures reflect broader growth in the port and local commerce despite unsettled markets.
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New Orleans
Faris Paper Suspends in France Oldest Journal Ceases
Le Moniteur Universel, France's oldest paper and official government stamp until 1871, announces it will cease to appear. Le Bolter will take over no subscribers.
Buff alo Lithia Springs Open For Guests At City Park
The Buff alo Lithia Springs near WilGsates are open from June 15 to October for visitors, with easy access via Ecumera railway lines. Proprietor THOMAS F. GOOD and manager W. ARCHER announce the springs offer Lithia water in old-fashioned form, inviting guests and noting the springs’ health claims while denying taboos.
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Keidvidgutw
WilGsates
Ecumera
Thomas H. Buckler
Sester
Li Add
Lithia
Igor
Thomas F. Good
W. Archer
Rich by strict business habits in Eufaula man
M M Beringer of Eufaula born in Germany in 1846, came to the U S in 1862 and settled in 1866. Through frugal, long experience he built a leading mercantile career and became a director at Eufaula Cotton Mills and East Alabama Bank. He supported the Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad route, leading with a $7000 subscription and promising more. He remains active, supports his family, and lives on College Hill.
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Eufaula
Ala
M. M. Beringer
Beringer
Germany
America
Eufauia Cotton Mills
East Alabama Setgoal Bank
Brunswick and
Birmingham
Court House
Hfe
Endeavorers Big Meeting Opens with Chorus of Voices
Cincinnati braces for the twenty International Christian Endeavor convention with 25,000 delegates. Meetings fill Music Hall and adjoining expositions, Odeon hall, and three large halls hosting morning afternoon and evening sessions. A 1200 voice chorus will perform daily.
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Cincinnati
International Christian Endeavor
Music Hall
Odeon
Imports Into Philippines Reach Historic High in 1900
Washington reports that merchandise including gold and silver imports into the Philippine Islands in 1900 totaled 27,763,100 dollars, the highest in archipelago history, up from 20,440,074 in 1899. US direct imports rose 69 percent. Hong Kong exports and ship traffic influence figures.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Archipelam
Manila
United States
China
Hong Kong
Philippines
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
The Condition of Cotton Reported By Journal of Commerce
The Journal of Commerce will publish that cotton condition shows a 44 percent drop from June Agriculture Department figures. About one hundred correspondents provided data yielding a belt wide average of 77. They explained 100 as the standard for full health and normal development for comparison.
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Journal of Commerce
New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Week in Foreign Finances Slight Squeeze
London reports a money squeeze as Bank of England raises rates to 4 percent amid German bank failures and U S troubles. Germans fear lasting shock while Berlin banks seek cash. Manchester cotton trade slows with weak demand and cautious buyers, despite some hope from India and the Far East.
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London
London Exchange
Germany
United States
Bank of England
Berlin
Tiéuwerman Doerses
Leipziger Bank
Frankfurter Zeitung
Saxony
Manchester
India
Far East
Superintendent Boone Encourages Students Read Southern History
Cincinnati June 30 Superintendent R G Boone plans an innovation in history classes for next year. Each class will access history writings by a Southern author to show both sides feelings during the Civil War and reach broader conclusions beyond one faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Cincinnati
R. G. Boone
South
DeWitte to Visit Manchuria in July
St. Petersburg reports finance minister M DeWitte is slated to depart for Manchuria during July. The claim adds political maneuvering details as authorities balance regional interests.
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Manchuria
St. Petersburg
M. DeWitte
Professor Silver Whipped by Wife at West Thirty first Street Dinner
In New York on a Friday night, Professor J R V Silver, a hypnotist, was whipped by his wife Mrs. Silver at a dining spot near West Thirty first Street and Broadway. Miss Morrison, once linked to a Tennessee murder, had joined the dinner after lessons in hypnotism. The wife confronted them with a dog whip, knifing the back as patrons watched. The professor fled by cab while Miss Morrison returned home, saying she was unaware of his marriage. The wife vanished into the crowd.
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New York
Silver
Miss Morrison
Professor Silver
Lfe
Aragon
Europe
Italy
Vesuvius
Switzerland Trade Figures Highlighted By Consul Gifford
Frederick Emory releases key extract from the 1900 Commercial Relations report. Consul Gifford at Basel notes Switzerland with 3 million people supplies 180 foreign commerce per person, despite no seaports or major raw materials. Germany leads Swiss trade, U S ranked fifth. US exports declined in food but grew in manufactured goods including bicycles and dried fruits. Swiss sales reach about 14 million dollars in some years.
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Gifford
Washington
United States
Frederick Emory
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
State Department
Switzerland
Basel
Maine
Texas
Holland
Et Aarau
Nationa
Morgan
Germany
Little Republic
Onur
Rev Dr Sunderland Dead in Catskill New York
Rev Dr Byron Sunderland longtime Washington minister dies at eighty three from a brain blood clot in Catskill New York. He served forty eight years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church Washington and shared pews with President Cleveland. Mrs Elza Rogers Potter wife of Bishop Potter dies suddenly at home with six children away. Mrs Matthew Arnold widow of the poet and critic dies in London.
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Catskill
Byron Sunderland
Washington, D. C
Sunderland
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Cleveland
Folaci
Eliza Potter
New York
Elza Rogers Potter
Henry C. Potter
Bishop Potter
Matthew Arnold
London
City and County Clash Over Gambling Law Enforcement
In Butte on June 20 city and county officials prepare for a showdown over track betting. City authorities push to ignore the anti gambling law and allow open betting while the county attorney orders strict enforcement and has raided card games for drinks. The stalemate centers on stopping betting at the race track and arresting track managers if the practice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Bryan to Speak at Newport News Education Event
Hon. W. J. Bryan arrived in Washington from Philadelphia and moved to Newport News tonight to address an educational institution tomorrow. He spent a quiet day with friends after his arrival and will speak to students in Newport News, Va.
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Newport News
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Philadelphia
Prominent New Orleans Citizen Edward Ivens Dies at CHATTANOOGA
Edward M. Ivens, longtime eminent New Orleans resident, died at his son in law R Z Wrights summer home near Chattanooga Tennessee. He had been active in manufacturing and business, with his affairs managed recently by his son H B Ivens of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Edward M. Ivens
R. Z. Wright
Nine WV miners seized in dawn raid on Tug River
Thacker W Va June 30 Detective J L Felts with John Justice deputy US marshal and six men captured nine men accused of terrorizing miners on the West Virginia side of Tug River for ten days by shooting at workers not showing strikers’ signs. They were driven to Parkersburg for Kentucky court action. Burke UMWA president arrested for tearing down injunction notices. The nine were jailed at Williamson awaiting Kentucky court action.
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Kentucky
Jackson
Parkersburg
Charities Burke
Union
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Hufford
Felts
Three Southern shop employees beaten after strike duties in Knoxville
French workers filling in for striking machinists were lured from the city and badly beaten by rival labor members. They were attacked with clubs and knives after crossing the river to a saloon area, remaining injured and alone.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Knoxsee
Gompers Condition Improves Significantly
Washington June 30 Samuel Gompers condition is much improved and his physician considers him out of danger. The labor leader remains under careful observation as recovery progresses.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Prisoners Powers and Howard Suffering in Prison Cell
Lexington June 30 ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers and James Howard, jailed pending rehearing after reversal, endure extreme confinement in Franklin county jail. Years of imprisonment toll has left Powers weakened and Howard emaciated. reports claim escape plots circulate among inmates as authorities face political pressure over upcoming trials.
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Powers
Howard
Lexington
Caleb Powers
James Howard
William Goebel
Court of Appeala
Free
Franklin County
State
Henry Youtsey
National Forest Study Visit to Western North Carolina
Representative Kluttz reports a party led by Secretary Wilson and several agricultural officials will tour western North Carolina exploring forest conditions and flood damage. They will visit the Biltmore estate in Asheville, attend a Battery Park hotel reception, then proceed to Murphy to survey areas proposed for a national forest reserve endorsed by McKinley and Wilson.
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Charlotte
Kluttz
North Carolina
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Washington
Biltmore Estate
Battery Park
Asheville
Murphy
N. C
National Forest Reserve
McKinley
Gthers
Mussulmans and Christians Fight at Gusainge Front
London July 1 report from our Daily Telegraph correspondent describes clashes between Mussulmans and Christians at Gusainge on the Albanian Montenegrin frontier. Ten Christians were killed and many wounded.
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Mussulmans
London
Vicnns
Daily ‘Telegraph
Gusainge
Foxwell's Library Purchased in London Also by Goldsmiths Company
The Goldsmiths Company bought Professor Albert Foxwell's library of 30 000 volumes on economic literature for £100 in London to keep the collection in Great Britain. An offer had been received from the United States.
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Foxwell
London
Goldsmiths Comany
Albert Foxwell
Great Britain
Americans All Buying Chivas Says Capital Invasion Risks Annexation
Henri Sourassa, a Canadian MP and former La Revue Canadienne director, arrived in London for a holiday. He told The Daily News that American capital is flooding Canada across the lakes, rivers, and railways, eroding barriers and threatening annexation revived by political friction with Ottawa. He warned French Canadians may need to defend Canada’s future.
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London
Henri Sourassa
Dominion
la Revu Canadienne
The
Daily News
Canada
United States
Toronto
Texas drought ends as rains bring relief statewide
Rain fell in diverse parts of Texas with light showers near Galveston and better rains reported in Orange Hardin and Polk counties. Crops in the coast country are fair. Shreveport reports a shower breaking a long drought with cotton and general crops expected to benefit.
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Galveston
Tex
Orange
Hardin
Polk
Texas
Shreveport
Notable Visitors Recall Atlanta’s Early Days at Kimball
N Dreshfield now of New York, once in Marthasville, visits Atlanta and recalls the old city limits site of the Chamberlin Johnson DuBose building. He fought around Atlanta in the war and notes the city’s rapid growth and vanished landmarks. Also at the Kimball are McAlpin Arnold of Elberton and others from Aragon stories. Sanchez Will Be Hanged. Bronze tone.
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N. Dreshfield
New York
Marthasville
Kimball
Atlanta
Mr. Dreshfield
Chamberlin- Johnson-DuBose Company
Board Meets Tomorrow for Southern Baptist Executive Secretary
The Southern Baptist Convention home mission board, in Austell building offices, will meet Tuesday afternoon to consider electing a successor to the late Franklin Howard Kerfoot. A five member committee will nominate, but delay is likely to the August meeting. several prominent men, including Atlantas, are suggested.
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Home Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention
Austell
Franklin Howard Kerfoot
W. Wy. Landrum
J. H. White
Bell
A. D. Adair
John M. Green
Asheville
Convention Baptists
South
Atlanta
Knox Praises Suffrage Committee Report In Alabama
Montgomery dispatch quotes Hon John B Knox praising a committee report on suffrage and elections. It outlines temporary and permanent registration rules for 1903, including voting rights for U S and Confederate veterans and their descendants, plus people of good character who understand citizenship duties. The piece cites US Supreme Court rulings on suffrage, describes post January 1 1903 voting tests, and notes Belgium withdrawal over Bahr El Ghazal.
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Montgomery
Ala
John B. Knox
Constitutional Convention
Committee On Suffrage
United States
Confederate States
Supreme Court of the United States
Minor
Happersett
Suffrage Committee
Williams
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DR. Sunderland
Catskill, N
Chattanooga
Gompers
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Geo
Muse Clothing
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Bourassa
McAlpin Arnold
Elberton
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George P. Harrison
Opelna, Ala
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Kansas City
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Knox
Alabama
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Brussels
Daily Mall
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