Inman Park Residents Win Rail Yard Switching Case
The Inman Park community wins a legal contest against railroads over car switching in their yard. Judge George F Gober orders switching ceased in Inman Park yards between 3 pm and 6 am on weekdays until October 1 1901 and then bans yard use altogether. Attorneys H E Palmer and George Bell represented residents. railroads were led by Judge R T Dorsey and others. The ruling notes the nuisance of smoke and noise and that rights must be respected, with switching to be moved elsewhere and the matter likely headed to the Supreme Court later this year.
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Inman Park
Joseph E. Maddox
Church
Georgia Railroad
Louteville and
Nashville
Atlanta
Weat Point
George F Gober
Blue Ridge
H. E . Palmer
George Bell
R T Dorsey
J C
Bryan Cummings
King & Spalding
Goher
Reeds
Marietta
Gober
The
West Point
Loufavile and
Sudge Gober
Supreme Court
Son Justified for Striking His Father in Richmond Court
In Richmond police court William F H S Jeffries Jr twenty five and a railroad engineer was justified by Justice Crutchfield for striking his father William H Jeffries. The couple had a runaway marriage in New London Conn. They have four sons two with each parent amid domestic troubles. The son defended his mother. the father was fined three dollars and costs and bound for twelve months.
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Richmond
Wiliam
Jeffries
Where is Joseph Knight Missing in Georgia and Alabama
Editor asks for news of Joseph Knight son of a Lowndes county tax collector. He was last heard from in Emucklaw Clay county Alabama, orphaned with sister Amanca Knight, living with Boaks Avy. Message to Elza Melear Goushatta Louisiana, July 13, 1901.
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Joseph Knight
Constitution
Coe Joseph Knight
Hese
Tax Cole
Lowndes County
Elza Melear
Georgia
Amanca Knight
Emucklaw
Clay County
Ala
Boaks Avy
Dmlilam McLear
Taxing a Public Eyesore in France
A St Louis Globe Democrat piece notes French street signs are taxed based on offense size. last year the tax raised over 700000 to public treasury. It contrasts US signs that impose no tax and clutter air and views, arguing France manages the nuisance differently.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
France
Corbett to Play Hamlet Amidstage Ambition
Paris July 15 James J Corbett ex champion pugilist says he will pursue acting after admitting defeats in the prize ring were not his fault He aims to study tragedy and comedy and to spar with French champions He praises Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin as model students of drama.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Coquelin
Hamlet
France
Chicago
Dodo
Dr. Fizz
Mudge
Charley W. Meyer
Castle Square
Studebaker
Harry Meyer
Baltimore
Meyer
Ouidas Protest Over Boer Prisoner Guarded by Nets
Louise de la Ramée Ouida writes in The Daily News protesting Mrs Cronwright’s treatment in South Africa. She describes Olive Schreiner transported to a fenced, guarded cell with sentinels, living alone with her dog in a small room, cooking for herself, and kept in darkness all night. Her husband is barred from visiting, though her brother was a Cape Colony premier. She questions the need to isolate and imprison for supporting the Boers.
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London
Louise de la Ramee
Ouida
Daily News
South Africa
Cape Colony
No Work at Youngstown Amid Steel Strike Action
In Youngstown Ohio and nearby towns no work occurred at the American Steel Hoop Company plants or the American Sheet Steel Company facilities. About 7,690 workers in the Mahoning valley are affected as a strike order impacts multiple plants across Youngstown Girard Warren Greenville Struthers and Niles with 1,800 idled at Niles.
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Youngstown, O
American Steel Hoop Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Mahoning Valley
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Steel Hoop Company
Youngstown
Girard Warren
Greenville
Sheet Steel Combine
Struthers and Niles
Tuscarawas Valley
Niles, O
Odell named as potential Republican standard bearer
In remarks from St Louis Republic and Washington Star Roosevelt confidants hint Odell of New York may be hailed as a leading Republican candidate for the 1904 presidential nomination. The articles note Odell's rising support as Roosevelt and others quietly plan the party's future. The inventor of armor plate also advances ahead of lawyers in securing a will.
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Odell
St Louis Republic
Roosevelt
New York
Teddy Roosevelt
Washington Star
Island finances praised by Porto Rico treasurer
New York July 15 Jacob H Hollander treasurer of the Island of Porto Rico described the financial condition as favorable with no debt and low taxes. He noted annual expenditures near two million dollars, revenue from customs duties alcohol and tobacco taxes and a one half percent direct tax on property. He cited reserve funds and customs receipts since May 1, 1980 totaling 260000 as safety without draws.
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New York
San Juan
P. R
Jacob H. Hollander
Porto Rico
Hollander
Union
United States
Angular Treasury
Alen
Big Lawsuit Follows After Valuing Cunningham Lands At High Price
In Clay county on the Cunningham estate copper is reported found on a virgin tract in the Great Smoky foothills near the Tennessee line. George Weastfeldt bought the area for 33 an acre when it was thought worthless. Adams heirs and Weastfeldt heirs now contest ownership over a state grant and a boundary dispute centered on two trees marked during the original survey allegedly altered later.
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Raleigh
N. C
Ely
Clay County
Cunningham
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee Line
George ‘Weastfeldt
Buncombe County
Troubles of a Circus in Wisconsin Tornado and Lightning Hit Wallace Shows
Indianapolis News reports Wallace shows chased by a tornado for twenty miles in northwestern Wisconsin. Parade tents flooded at Eau Claire, a lightning strike felled the elephant herd, wounding Gypsy and injuring several handlers. Engineer kept the train moving at high speed to escape.
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Indianapolis
Wallace
Sorthwestern
Wisconsin
Benjamin B. Wallace
Marshfield
Wis
Eau Claire
Charles Cory
Hau Claire
Fred Wagner
Jeff Posey
Parkhurst
Business Repartee at Detroit Bedstead Counter
A humorous Detroit Free Press snippet shows a shopper asking the price of an iron bedstead. The dealer quotes twelve dollars and adds that a cash discount applies, while the customer presses for a further reduction. The dealer clarifies no sale without cash.
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Detroit Free Press
Electric Storm Rips Through City Causes Narrow Damage
A severe electric storm yesterday afternoon struck multiple sites including Christian church at Gordon and John streets, and a trolley car on Central avenue. Lightning created a green glow, minor roof damage, frightened residents, and leaves a fresh air after rain.
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West Ind
Christian Church
Gordon and
John Streets
S M Alexander
West End Avenue
Ashby Street
Boby
Rapid Transit Company
Central Avenue
Glenn and
Crumley Streets
Aunty Paran and Lorillard in New York Society
The New York scene recalls Mrs Faran Stevens nicknamed Aunty Paran who drove Lorillard from society. The washerwoman quipped at a fashionable function about his nostrils and brows, while he scornfully eyed Fifth Avenue shops beside his mansion. Pierre reddened as society smiled at the sharp exchange.
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Pierre
Paran
New York
Faran Stevens
Lorillard
Fifth Avenue
Negro Mob Hangs Prisoner After Confession in Alabama
A mob at Courtland, Alabama, hanged Alex Herman after officers moved him to a train for transfer. The crowd seized him, then riddled his body with bullets. Herman had confessed to killing Sallis Swoope. Elsewhere Rufus Burton, who killed a policeman in Advance, Davie County, was jailed in Mocksville amid expected lynching but none occurred.
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Montgomery
Ala
Courtland
Alex Herman
Sallis Swoope
Herman
Tuscumbia
Tilden’s Strength Recalled In Baltimore Political Era
Baltimore notes praise the 1876 Democratic surge as owed to Samuel J. Tilden. It argues the party must present another figure who can awaken similar support to avert ongoing abuses and dangers, noting nearly three years remain to do so. The column closes with a light Quotation about jealousy, contrasting domestic humor with political sentiment.
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Tilden
Baltimore News
Democratic Party
Samuel J. Tilden
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