Suffrage Plan Moves Forward in Alabama Convention
In Montgomery on July 2 the constitutional convention adopted a 9:30 to 6 schedule despite heat and pressed ahead on voting rights for women. A Madison county petition seeks school and tax voting rights, with ten minute debate rules in place and a plan likely to pass, while opposition centers on the grandfather clause and school funding concerns. Governor Jones' stance looms as debate centers on amendments and the executive article proceeds to a third reading.
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Ala
Constitutional Convention
Madison County
Judge Coleman
Blount Springs
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Coleman
Walker
Weatherly
de Graffenreid
Q'Nea
Oates
White
Harrison
Dent
E. CD. Willett
Pickens
LaGrange
Miss Ridley
Mr. Craig
Dallas
Mra
Virginia Clay Clopton
Executive Department
Virginia constitutional session debates new measures
Richmond July 2 The constitutional convention met briefly as proposals passed for a standing committee on agriculture manufacturing and industrial interests and immigration. Other items include voter certificate requirements for out-of-state entrants and ballot emblem use rules for elections plus a tax based franchise plan and race based office eligibility limits. Hartford officers honored with marine banquet as Commander Middlebee plans events and Prince Waldemar to visit.
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Hartford
Copenhagen
Minister of Marine
C. G. Middlebee
United States
Fredericksburg Castle
Hlamore
Prince Waldemar
Unhindered blaze destroys Adelphi Hotel in Huntington
A major fire in Huntington West Virginia raged from 1 AM to 5 PM destroying the Adelphi hotel and brick annex, with a total loss estimated at 200000. Water shortages and broken fire engines hampered efforts. several residences and businesses burned. C W Yost of Catlettsburg was gravely injured.
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Huntington
W. Va
Adelphi
C. W. Yost
Catlettsburg
Bay Shore Terminal wins Norfolk street franchise deal
Norfolk council grants Bay Shore Terminal Company a citywide street railway franchise for 30000 dollars across all wards and principal streets. The Norfolk Heat Light and Power Company was rejected despite matching the bid, while the existing Williams syndicate line valued its franchise at 600000 dollars.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Council
Bay Shore Terminal Company
Norfolk Heat, Light and Power Company
Williams Syndicate
Seaboard Air Line
Richmond Lawyer Sought on Misappropriation Charge
Roy Lewis, a member of the Richmond bar, is wanted by authorities in Richmond Norfolk and New York to answer a charge of misapplying 250 entrusted to him by a client. The warrant was sworn by Mrs. James Shaw after she paid 250 for property papers which he did not return as cash.
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Richmond
New
Roy Lewis
Norfolk
New York
James Shaw
Shaw
Lewis
Norfolk and Western Resumes Shop Operations in Réandke
Floods in the coal fields halted traffic and shut down Norfolk and Western shops in Réandke. Today operations resumed with 1,600 workers back on flying work. The transportation department reports returning to normal conditions as traffic resumes.
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Norfolk and Western All
Réandke
Jely
Norfolks and Western
Transportea Department
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Norfolk and Western
Cornell Dominate Intercollegiate Rowing on Hudson
In Poughkeepsie July 2 the intercollegiate races on the Hudson produced record breaks. Cornell won the varsity eight in 18 53 1 3, Columbia second, Wisconsin third, Georgetown fourth, with Syracuse and Pennsylvania far behind. Cornell also led the varsity four and the freshmen races, while Pennsylvania claimed the freshmen crown and a close four-oared victory over Columbia and Cornell. Georgetown impressed as a newcomer with strong times.
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N. Y
Hudson River
Cornell
Columbia
Wisconsin
Georgetown
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Shore End
Mike Cornell
Corneil
Ithacans
Cornell Pennsylvania
Francis &. Bangs
No. 5
Brigadier Stumbles. Gold Heels Triumphs at Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Bay July racing card features Gold Heels winning the Long Island handicap in 1 53 with Brigadier favoured but unable to reach. Dublin wins first race at 4 to 1, Intrusive takes the second, De Resseke tops the third, Lady Radnor leads the fifth, Princeton Girl edges turf in sixth, and a hefty list of entries follows for today’s program.
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Sheepshead Bay
Brigadier
Gold Heels
Dublin
Dolando
Viele
de Resseke
Howell W
Port Royal
Long Island
All Gold
Lady Radnor
Step Onward
Princeton Girl
Sheepshead
Fair Knight
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Clipper
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Silver Twist
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Thicket
Wayward Boy
Marathen
Minonia
Aurous
Irene Lindsay
Carl Kahrler
Sen Luis
Nanine
Spry
Dils
Greenswood
Maid of Harlem
Rochester
Abe Frank Wins at Washington Park as Heavy Track Scratches Allan A Dale
In Chicago July 2 heavy track at Washington Park led to Allan A Dale being scratched. Abe Frank the Bennett colt, the 1 to 2 favorite, won the opening purse from Pentecost with Sir Oliver third. Plum Tart surprised at 200 to 1 in race one. Monarka narrowly defeated Star Chamber in race four. Weather rainy, track heavy. crowds disappointed.
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Washington Park
Allan-A-Dale
McDowell
Abe Frank
Bennett
Pentecost
Sir Oliver
Plum Tart
Monarka
Star Chamber
Pat Dunne
Manarka
Young
Howard
Hawthorne
Harlem
I. Samuelson
Martimas
Vulcain
Anna Balin
Wid Pirate
Berse
Fantasy
Our Nest Chief
Leo Newell
Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root promotes a kidney bladder and uric acid cure claiming relief from back pain scalding urine and frequent urination. The ad offers samples and a free book by mail from Kilmer Co Boston NY and notes the Atlanta Daily Connr.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Atlanta Daily Conikarior
Oppenheim's opens new venue at 7 East Alabama Street
The new place at 7 East Alabama Street opens today at 1 o'clock with elaborate furnishings and promises of a rare treat. Known as the handsomest bar in the south, Oppenheim's is famed for high quality entertainment. Friends predict a general surprise when souvenirs are distributed. go to 7 B Alabama today at 10 o'clock.
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Oppenheim
South
Alabama
Pittsburgh Pirates Rally To Beat Phillies In Eight Inning
Philadelphia battled to lead but in the eighth inning Pittsburgh produced four runs on three hits including a double and two errors. Attendance reported at 1,977 as the Pirates sealed a win over the Phillies.
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Philadelphia
Mes R
Shreveport
Little Rock
Sample
Popp
Blackburn
McGuire
Lynch
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Selma
Tenn
Bruner
Bailey
Honora Eountry
Dalrymple
Whistler
Wentz
Hellian Cose
Brurer
Roth
Harlow
Memphis
New Orleans
Tacal
Frank
Tesd
Gibbs Declared Guilty by Florida Militia Court Martial
Tallahassee July 2. The general court martial convened May 20 found Lieutenant G T Gibbs of the Tallahassee company D guilty on all specifications for attempting to force the release of two prisoners during martial law in Jacksonville. He received a dishonorable discharge along with Private E W Smith of battalion light artillery. Other militiamen were given public reprimands.
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Tallahassee
Fla
F. A. MacWilliams
Jacksonville
G. T. Gibbs
Gibbs
E. W. Smith
Light Artillery
Charbon Devastates Mules and Horses in Mississippi Delta
Reports from Bolivar County indicate charbon disease spreading through the delta, causing panic and heavy livestock losses. Charles Scott has lost eighty five mules, Frank Scott thirty, and W J Ferrell fifty, with over a hundred head dead across fifty miles. Cattle and horses are affected as well, and four people in Bolivar County are reported infected, including one white man and three Black residents.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Delta
Bolivar County
Charles Scott
Frank Scott
W. J. Ferrell
H. C. Arnold
Black boy fatally harms self on plantation item
Selma Alabama June 2 special report describes seven mile distance from town where a seven year old Black boy named Jack Hopkins entered his father's house while parents worked in the field and seized a public safety item on the bed. He pulled the trigger and a .38 caliber bullet struck the thigh severing an artery and the boy died within an hour.
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Selma
Ala
BB. C
Melvin
Jack Hopkins
Bos
York Will Umpire Gams as Birmingham Uproar Hits Nashville
Chattanooga Tenn July 2 Special President Kent of the Southern Baseball League said Birmingham’s complaint against Umpire York at Nashville yesterday won’t prevent York from umpiring tomorrow as scheduled. If Birmingham refuses to play the game will be forfeited and fined. Birmingham Manager Hia claims protest but not by the league bylaws may he demand no umpire.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kent
Southern Baseball League
Birmingham
York
Nashville
Hia
Memphis
New Orleans
Kearns
Armstrong
Brenner
Abbott
Three Oil Producing Wells Examined by Expert
William G. Lenoir, hired by the Tennessee Kentucky oil syndicate, returns from inspection of properties in Wayne County Kentucky and Fentress County Tennessee. Report not public but believed favorable. Syndicate to reorganize with 50000 capital and begin operations at once with three oil wells at Boxville and Lexington Kentucky.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Wiliam G. Lenoir
Tennessee-Kentucky Oil Syndicate
Hig
Wayn County
Kentucky
Fentress County
Feng
Boxville
Lexington
Suspension for Walthour halts race ride
In Boston, James F. Moran wins the six day event at Charles River Park as Walthour is suspended for a week for not riding to win on the first night. Lipton declines a challenge from Kenneth M. Clarke offering five trial matches between Karlad and Shamrock II with £500 a side. A Chicago street car collision injures thirteen, including a child and a motorman.
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Boston
James F. Moran
Charles River Park
Walthour
Lipton
Rotheaay
Firth
Clyde
Sir Thomas Lipton
Kenneth M. Clarke
Oi the Karlad
Karlad
Shamrock II
Shamrocks
Kariad
Chicago
Onoman
Southern Negro Congress Opens In Jackson Session
One hundred delegates from nearly every southern state attend the Southern Negro Congress in Jackson Mississippi in the hall of the house of representatives. Rev E B Topp is elected president and W H Noble secretary as three day sessions begin to promote industrial progress and betterment of condition for southern Negroes.
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Miss
Southern Negro Congress
House of Representatives
E. B. Topp
W. H. Noble
Galveston
Tex
South
Stuart's Gin and Buchu Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims Stuart's Gin and Buchu cures kidney ailments by targeting the back, hips, and urinary symptoms. It promises quick relief and a complete cure after other treatments fail, suitable for women, men, and children, with druggist or express delivery from Stuart Drug Co., Atlanta.
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Tuart
Stuart
Stuart Drug Co
Atlanta
Delmar Race Card in Wet Track at St Louis Update
Delmar track was sticky after a prior shower as St Louis offered a nine race program. Winners included Patheen Landora Sister Sarah Jerry Hunt Zonne Ben Boy and Pir ate D aughter with varied odds and times across distances from five furlongs to one mile and one sixteenth.
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Phonolite
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Maggie Clapton
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John Morton
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Judge Steadman
Orris
Savannah Pawnbroker Clerk Charged With Grand Larceny
Charleston South Carolina July 2 Special Levy a Savannah pawnbroker’s clerk was arrested on a grand larceny charge. Five watches were found in his pockets. He and his brother fled through Meldrim Georgia swamps after a telegraph description led police to pursue them. Ike Levy was later captured in Charleston.
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the Levy
Levy
Meldrim
Ike
Posse
Ike Levy
Silver charged with overstatement of costs in Chattanooga court
A Chattanooga county court report reveals Justice J. E. Silver drew more than $400 in costs for cases said to have been tried and sent to the workhouse, though records show no persons were sent to jail or the workhouse. The revenue commission notes other justices were implicated, but details were not yet disclosed.
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Tenn
the Revenue Commission
J. E. Silver
Silver
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