City Council Rejects State Depot Plan in Atlanta
The Atlanta city council debated Governor Candler’s plan for a new union passenger depot on state property. Council opposed altering streets and raising bridges, arguing the site is inadequate and would cost residents dearly. Speakers accused architect Gilbert of flawed plans while urging the railroad commission to secure proper depot facilities.
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Pryor
Loyd
Whitehall Street
Broad Street
Union
Wilk
Candler
Special Depot Committee
Council
Special Depot
Howell
Seventh Ward
Woodward
South Side
Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Gilbert
Joe Hall
Bibb
City of Atlanti
General Assembly
Wall Street
Said Street
A. D. Candler
Beck
Citys Special Depot
General Council
New Union Depot
State Depot Commission
Capitol
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Atate
Georgia Railroad
Spencer
State Commission
Eft
Nidual Property
ANK Beck
TWO GHORGANS INA WRECK COACH FARE HITS EMBANKMENT
A coaching party from Binghamton New York returning from Bainbridge was jolted when two horses bolted the carriage left the road in darkness and toppled down a 20 foot embankment. All ten aboard were badly bruised but none fatally injured, the coach top saving lives.
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Binghamton
N.X
Ralph Corbin
Pearl
Winifred Corbin
Frank Pardes
Afton
B. A. Pardes
Oneonta
Warren Carr
Census Bulletins Detail Texas Tennessee and Louisiana Farms
Census bureau reports for 1900 show Texas with 352190 farms averaging 357 acres and total farm value 962,496,273 including lands, improvements, machinery, and livestock. Tennessee tallies 224,623 farms at about half an acre average. Louisiana lists 115,963 farms. Farm products values rise: Texas 166,970,711 crops 72,852,532. Louisiana 72,607,002. Negro ownership cited in each state.
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Texas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Washington
Census Bureau
Bulletin
Negroeg
Northfield Conference Closes After Ten Days Of Speakers
East coast colleges and preparatory schools attended a large Northfield gathering led by President Woodrow Wilson. Yale, Harvard, Princeton and others sent sizable delegations while speakers included Professor King, C Campbell Morgan, and John R. Mott. The event featured Bible courses, platform talks, a colored quartet from Atlanta University, and closing services with Robert E Speer.
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Woodrow Wilson
Northfield
Mass
College of the East
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Northfield Seminary
Connecticut River
White Mountains
Professor King
Oberlin
M. I. Bosworth
C. Campbell Morgan
Woodrow Willison
John R. Mott
W. D Murray
New York
H B. Wright
Yale University
C. Mitchener
International Committee
The
Young Men's Christian Association
Atlanta University
Robert E Speer
Presbyterian Board
John Kelman
Edinburgh University
America
General Conference of Christ In Workers
President issues order on Cuba military government employees
Washington July 7 The president issued a directive affecting persons employed under the military government in Cuba Those not eligible for retention in the classified service but commended for appointment by their department heads with War Department approval may be retained and placed at a grade matching their current classified service level The order concerns 127 of over six former Cuba employees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
United States
Secretary of War
Civil Service Commission
War Department
Classified Service
Hobson Opens Winona Chautauqua Season in Indiana
Hobson spoke at Winona Indiana on July 7 launching the eighth season of the Winona assembly regular chautauqua with a talk titled The American Navy Its Traditions and Victories. Audience attendance was strong with about two thousand listening interest noted.
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Hobson
Winona
Warsaw
Ind
Richmond
Winona Assembly
Terror Reigns Among Miners Across Districts
A storm of federal injunctions and arrests sweeps mining regions. Fayette county officials urge action against federal officers enforcing injunctions as deputies guard mine properties amid rising unrest. Barred strikers and shifts in coal districts from Pennsylvania to Michigan reflect broader labor tensions and ongoing convention activity.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. W. Ossenton
Fayette County
White
Mountain Lake Park
Ossenton
Atkinson
Thompson
Cunningham
Winchesters
United States
Wilkesbarre
Joan Mitchell
New York
Nanticoke
Metropolis
T. D. Nicholls
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western General
Pocahontas Flat Top
West Virginia
Virginia
North Fork Coal and Coke Company
Southern
North Carolina
Harrisburg
Lykens
Williamstown
Basis Sought End Strike Across Railroads
Chicago unions paralyze freight as 8 percent of Lake Shore, 50 percent of Illinois Central, and other lines hire replacements. Southern Pacific shops in Houston walk out for 40 percent wage rise. Bloomington, Sioux City, and Providence see crews swapped, advances granted, and two months of stoppage end with workers returning to duty.
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A.ot
Chinois Central
Eastern Road
Job
State Board of Arbitration
Harrison
Illinois Gentral
Chicago
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Brown
W.W. C. Brown
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Associated Press
J.T. Harahan
Imnols Central
Harahan
Unois Central
State Board of Health
Curran
Southern Pacific
Houston
Tex
Algiers
Wegroes
Bloomington
Isis
Chicago and
Alton
Sioux City
Iowa
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omah Railroad Company
Providence
R. L
United Traction Company
Privileges Granted to Chicago Equal With New York
Treasury department issues order extending to Chicago the privileges enjoyed by New York commercial interests to deposit funds in the subtreasury for payment in New Orleans on telegraphic notice. The move aims to ease cotton transactions and reduce delays from usual payment methods.
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New York
Washington
Treasury Department
Chicago
New Orleans
Would-be Assassin Killed in Pennsylvania Home Invasion
In Connellsville area a would-be assassin shot dead by Lud Pritts, a mountaineer near Rockwood, after entering his home and pursuing Pritt's wife. The killer fled but was killed by the husband with a Winchester when the intruder attempted to escape.
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Connellsville
Lud Pritts
Rockwood
Pritt
Texas Wonder Cure Ad From 1904 Texas Paper
An old advertisement touts Haji's Great Discovery Texas Wonder as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder ailments in men and women, including diabetes and rheumatic issues. It promises two months of treatment per bottle and notes availability through Hallettsville druggists and Dr HL Wm Hai of St. Louis. A patient testimonial from 1896 is included.
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Haji
Mark
HL. Ww. Hai
P. G. Box
St. Louis
Hallettsville
Texas
E. W. Ball
Flat Springs
Tively
Newton Hathaway I
Inman
Brent St. Atlaneta
Floods Devastate Western New York Bridges Lost Crops Ruined
A cloudburst and floods struck Medina to Canandaigua leaving bridges washed away and crops ruined. The Genesee rose to record levels damming tracks and halting rail service while homes barns and livestock were swept away. No fatalities reported though injuries and property losses were extensive across towns from Medina to Lyons.
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Rochester
N. Y
Medina
Shelby
George Benns
Middleport
Genesee
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Western New York Division
Pennsylvania
Churchville
Black Creek
Byron
Howeover
Mill Creek
Penn Yan
Eveat
Hammondsport
Mount Morris
Pike
Lamont
Roseberg
Fillmore
Portageville
Ex-Senator Dorsey Weds Miss Bigelow in Grace Church
Former Arkansas Senator Stephen W Dorsey wed Laura Bigelow at Grace Church New York. Rev Dr William K Huntington officiated. Mrs Bigelow widow of John Bigelow gave the bride away. After a European tour the couple will live in Los Angeles, California. Manila cholera records dated July 7 reported fifty new cases and thirty deaths with provincial totals 400 new cases and six deaths.
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Bigetow
New York
Stephen W. Dorsey
Arkansas
Laura Bigelow
Grace Church
William K. Huntington
Educators of the Nation Held at Annual Convention
National Education Association meetings in Minneapolis featured Dr. W. R. Harper of the University of Chicago evaluating progress and urging broader scholarly training for teachers. Discussions covered southern education, Rhodes scholarships, Carnegie Institution, and joint Anglo American educational aims along with Indian education issues in Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
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Minneapolia
Nationa l Egyncil
National Education Associaition
Indiana’ Education
Association
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
National Convention Council
Cecil Rhodes
Carnegie Endowment
National University At
Washington
Harper Sait
Southern Education Board
Capon Springs
Winston-Salem
N. C
Thas
South
Southern Board
North
Rhodes
Q@xford
Carnegie Institution
England
America
United States
Charles B. Guilbert
Rochester
William T. Harris
Commissioner of Education
Bh. M. Compton
Indian Schools
Wisconsin
M. McCowan
Oklahoma
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Warren CaTf
Mrs. Allen
Milledgeville
Smbankmenat
GEN. Woop
Bay City
Mich
Michigan
Saginaw
Crucible Steel Company of America
Black Diamond and Crescent Steel Works
Burlington
Pittsburg Steel and Foundry Company
Glassport
Indianapolis
St.Andrews
Scotland
Ful Beaton
Negie
Lord Elen
Lord Hour
Burelse
Egic University Fund
Z Hood
Eevee Hoop's
Basis
Wife
New York State
Stafford
Godfrey Pond
New York Central Railroad
Johnsons Creek
Bliss
Wiscoy Creek
Eagle
Hardys
Here
Canandaigua
Canadaigua Lake
Dorsey
Manila
Pha
P.H. Snook
Austin Furniture Go's
Grey Summer Sale
Snook & Austin Furniture
Cblbe
A Ee Bwathaway
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