West Florida Bond Purchase Authorized By Alabama Convention
The Alabama Constitutional Convention finished its legislative department draft and moved toward the suffrage article. It adopted a section authorizing bonds to purchase West Florida and discussed roads and canals with support from General Sanford and Mr. Rogers. Debate on a trust section passed, while the free pass issue drew limited attention amidst serious mood.
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West Florida
Alabama Constitutional Convention
Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Department
General Sanford
Rogers
Bumter
Handley
Randolph
West
Torida
Mr. Long
Waller
Saurday
Vicksburg and Hattiesburg Railroad Promoters Organize
Promoters of the Vicksburg and Hattiesburg Railroad Company met in Jackson on July 22 and perfected organization. They outline a preliminary survey route through Warren, Hinds, Copiah, Simpson, Covington and Perry counties, crossing the Illinois Central at Hazlehurst and connecting with the Gulf and Ship Island at Hattiesburg. Top officers elected include P. M. Harding as president and W. S. Jones as treasurer, with a board of directors listed. Capital stock fixed at 1,250,000 dollars.
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Vicksburg and
Hattiesburg Road
Jackson
Miss
J. N. Ellis
R. P. Witing
Incendiaries Target Lincoln County Churches and Schools
Incendiaries strike church and school property in Lincoln county with two churches and two schoolhouses burned in three weeks. Judge Robert Powell may travel to Brookhaven for investigation since the county term won’t convene for months. authorities suspect a organized band led by John J. Sasser, now jailed, with Governor Longino facing pressure over possible plea for life sentence.
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Jackson
Miss
Lincoln County
Robert Powell
Brookhaven
Bogue
Chitto
John J. Sasser
Supreme Court
Longino
Friends of Sas Ser
No One Wants The Place In Pike County Office
In Pike county Mississippi a vacant lower house seat remains unfilled after the death of Hon J M Date. A special election to choose a new representative is set for August 20 with many men in the county capable but none seeking the office.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Pike County
Pike
J. M. Date
Mississippi educators eyed for next governorship race
Jackson Mississippi July 22 Special The press pins gubernatorial hopes on educators with Professor J C Hardy president of Mississippi A M College and Professor W C Welborn of the same school among front runners Others named include Fon A A Heincarmon president of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus State officers Monroe McClurg W Q Cole A Q May and Speaker A J Russell are mentioned Judge F A Gritz Judge Robert Powell and Captain John D B McInnis also figure in talks with eight or more entrants likely in the field as campaigning begins for a future contest.
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Jackson
Miss
Press of
Mississippi
J. C. Hardy
Mississippi’ Agricultural and Mechanical College
W. C. Welborn
Game Institution
Monroe McClurg
W. Q. Cole
A. Q. May
A. J. Russell
Congress
Robert Powell
F.A. Gritz
John DB. McInnis
Railroad Commission
Mississippi Legislators Face Tax Payment Issue
Reports from across Mississippi indicate several lawmakers fear actions by the state revenue agent to collect delinquent solvent credits. The constitution requires paid full taxes for holding office, with questions about one Adams County legislator. Delinquency is common, but cannot sideline officials without proper assessment. lack of assessment does not negate the legal standard.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Migs
State Revenue
Adams County
Revenue Office
Craddock Hits Adversary With Rock in Roanoke Fight
In Roanoke Va on July 2 Robert Craddock struck Luther Austin with a rock during a confrontation. Austin died early today. Craddock is jailed and alleged Austin advanced with a knife. Both men are well known locally.
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Craddock
Austin
Roanoke
Robert Craddock
Luther Austin
Death of Anton Solms and Atlanta Terra Cotta works official
Anton Solms, treasurer of the Atlanta Terra Cotta Works, died yesterday at his home, 6 North Sells Avenue, aged 43 after a long illness. Survived by wife and seven children. Services at 4:30 PM today at the residence, interment at Westview. Pallbearers to meet at Fillburn and Poole's at 3:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Suis Byyeceaty
Atlanta Terra Cotta Works
Sells Avenue
Westview
Fillburn, & Poole’s
Birmingham man charged with wife murder in Ensley
Jerry Demus a colored man is held in the county jail for the murder of his wife in Ensley on Saturday night. He says he harmed her after years of alleged mistreatment and that he plans to be hanged, remarking it would remove two negroes from the world. Coroner Parris’s preliminary inquiry supports Demus’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Jerry Demus
Ensley
Demus
Parris
Negro Boy Rocks Train Near Auburn
In Opelika Alabama on July 22 a white passenger train from Atlanta to Montgomery was rocked near Auburn. Detective J J Yarbrough identified Gus Dowdell a about fifteen as the culprit and he was arrested and brought to Opelika. Dowdell pled guilty in county court and a fine was imposed.
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Opelika
Ala
Atlanta
Montgomery
Auburn
J. J. Yarbrough
Atlanta and
West Point Railway
Gus Dowdell
Dowdell
Wealthy Montgomery citizen Joseph Goetter dies
Joseph Goetter of the Lahman Durr Company, a leading Montgomery figure since the war, died today. He was among the city's wealthiest residents and prominent in local affairs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joseph Goetter
Lahman-Durr Company
Virginia Convention Sits Briefly in Richmond
The Virginia Constitutional Convention met at noon and lasted only forty minutes with light attendance. Delegates debated city classifications, road labor mandates for males 16 to 60, a new constitution draft, suffrage proposals tied to property and education, and the abolition of the present county court system.
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Richmond
Brooke
Norfolk
Goode
Bedford County
Scotland
Boards of Supervisors
Hubbard
Buckingham
Camm Patteson
Anderson
Allegheny County
Bouldin
Halifax
Turley Has Landed His Man in Mississippi Politics
In Jackson Mississippi July 22 Special friends of Fudge H C Turley national Republican committeeman for Mississippi celebrate J B Walworth's Natchez postmaster appointment seen as sign Turley may become collector of internal revenue at New Orleans Conservative party members caution that Turley faces a hard fight to win the Bauer held post and anticipate developments in federal patronage in Mississippi within the next thirty days
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New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Fudge
H. C. Turley
National Republican
Mississippi
J. B. Walworth
Natchez
Walworth
Turley
Judge Turley
L. F. Bauer
Rain Boosts Mississippi Crops in Favorable Week
Jackson July 22 Special weather across Mississippi the past week favored crop growth. Local heavy showers revived vegetation, boosting corn output prospects and easing cotton moisture shortages. Gardens improved as sun and heat stress receded, promising fair fall yields.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Commonwealth
Land in Him Doesn’t Kill Him Cause Lynch Mob Gathers
Elizabethtown Kentucky July 22 Special Allen Buckles, confined in Hardin county jail, faces possible lynching if he recovers from three wounds. Buckles killed Deputy Sheriff Richard Read on Saturday after being ordered to quiet. he was shot down by bullets, then stopped by Gabe Wintersmith who drew a revolver. Citizens watch the jail to prevent smuggling Buckles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Allen Buckles
Jair
Batutdey
Buckles
Gabe Wintersmith
Mississippi Guardsmen Camp at Castilian Springs
First Regiment of Mississippi National Guard, about fifteen hundred men, set up tents at Castilian Springs near Durant for a ten day encampment combining work and recreation. Colonel H. M. Levy commands. Governor Longino, Major General J. S. Billups, and Adjutant General William Henry will review the unit next Monday. Second and Third regiments to encamp in August, with appropriations influencing next year’s funding.
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National Guard
Castilian Springs
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Nationals Guard
Durant
H. M. Levy
Mississippi National Guard
Longino
Billups
William Henry
National Board
Evans Denies Porto Rico Governor Rumor in Pension Office
H Clay Evans of the Pension Office Nashville denies a Washington rumor that he will be named governor of Porto Rico upon Governor Allen’s resignation. A close friend says Evans will not quit the pension service despite political pressure and favors returning to Tennessee when feasible.
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H. Clay Evans
Nashville
Tenn
Washington
Porto Rico
Allen
A. W. Wills
Evans
Heat, Faith and a Dentist’s Death in Memphis
Memphis, July 22. Dr. A. E. K. Suddoth, a well known dental surgeon, died today from heart failure brought on by intense heat. He had been ill for several days and was said to be a strong believer in Christian Science and declined medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th. Suddoth
Memphis
Tenn
A. EK. Suddoth
Suddoth
Hat Combine on the Tap Is to Consolidate Hats
Plans advance toward a consolidation of leading hat manufacturers in a new United Hat Manufacturers. The firm would be capitalized at 20 million dollars with prominent makers from New York, Danbury, Yonkers, Fall River, and Orange reportedly in favor. Soft and stiff hat makers may join, and an underwriting syndicate is prepared to finance the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Hat Manufacturers
New York City
Danbury
N. J
Ne New Company
Striking Americus machinists hopeful for settlement
Americus Georgia July 22 Special The Seaboard machinists here hope for an early adjustment of the dispute that has kept them idle President Duncan Stewart of the Americus union was summoned to Portsmouth by the general superintendent of motive power and other union representatives were likewise called to Portsmouth in hope of a speedy settlement of differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Portsmouth
Seaboard
Duncan Stewart
Americas Union
Motive Power
Striking Garment Workers Shut Down NYC Area
In New York Brownsville and Newark 67000 garment workers have begun a strike demanding maximum 69 hours weekly, a 30 percent wage increase, and bonds from contractors to guarantee pay. Disorder arose as strikers attempted to persuade coworkers to quit. revolvers were shown at one shop, police made a dozen arrests.
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New York
Brownsville
Newark
Strike Ends For Wilkesbarre Firemen After Meeting
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania during July 1922 a stormy meeting led to the official end of a strike by station ary firemen. A joint conference among the strikers officials and United Mine Workers officials announced the strike off tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers
Murdered Boys Shocking Killing Near Jacksboro Tennessee
Bodies of Wheeler and Mynatt Hatmaker, ages 11 and 14, found in a mill pond near the Kentucky line close to Jacksboro. Coroner's jury says they were stabbed and beaten before being dumped in the water. suspicion falls on Silas Neilly who fled after the verdict amid long-running feud with the Hatmakers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Wheeler and
Mynatt
Kentucky Line
Jacksboro
Silas Neilly
Neilly
Goins and Gride Wed in Columbus Georgia Gretna Green Affair
William D. Goins and Miss Ida Gride, both of Union Springs Alabama, were married in Columbus Georgia yesterday in a Gretna Green style ceremony.
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Columbus
Columbus, Ga
William D. Goins
Ida Gride
Union Springs
Ala
Wife comes to aid as robbers flee in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia on July 22, J A Perkins a railroad man returning home from East Highlands fought off two white attackers who tried to assault and rob him. His wife rushed to help with his pistol and the assailants fled without identification of the couple.
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Columbus
J. A. Perkins
East Highlands
Big Bulge in Corn Prices as Heat Hits Belt
New York July 22 A huge corn market rally followed scorching weather across the corn belt. Sept corn opened 7 3 4, surged to 7 7 8 then eased to 7 1 4 as buyers dominated with reports of continued heat and strong foreign demand. Wheat also rose, yet corn led gains with daily highs around 6 21 8 for September.
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Yondar
New York
Death Toll Rises as Missouri Endures Record Heat
St Louis records 6 deaths and 25 prostrations in 24 hours as Missouri endures scorching heat. Thermometer hits 100s statewide, with residents seeking relief in parks at dawn. Officials report widespread illness from the heat across towns and cities including St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
St Louis
Three Deaths Reported In Topeka Heat Wave
Three deaths and ten prostrations marked Topeka Kansas heat on July 22. Thermometer hit a 106 degree maximum. Humidity proved the most oppressive of the year while the Kansas river remained very low. Water supply in city mains was still plentiful.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
The Wrong Gomez. Tarc ay Thig inme Heat Caused Their Failure
Kansas City traders' grain firm Traders' Grain Company failed owing to a 150000 debt after a 20000 capital operation. Declares heavy corn and wheat advances and large country buying orders caused the collapse amid volatile market conditions.
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Kansas City
Traders‘ Grain Company
Gomez
Cured of Catarrh through Peruna Remedy Claims
Mrs Judge McAlister of Minneapolis writes of long back and side pain cured after seven weeks of Peruna use. The ad warns against cheaper imitations and urges readers to demand Peruna, with free advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
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Judge McAlister
West 33d Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Minnie EH
McAlister
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Forty-Second's Heroes Meet In Annual Reunion
Eighty-two Civil War veterans of the Forty-second Georgia Regiment gathered for their eighteenth reunion in Judge Calhoun's courtroom. Colonel L. P. Thomas spoke, praising Confederate valor and urging unity. Speakers honored the Soldiers' Home, reviewed regimental history, and shared memories from battles including Resaca, Vicksburg, and Atlanta.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Forty-second
Union
W. L. Calhoun
W. H. Hulsey
South
L. P. Thomas
J. M. Summers
Thomas A. Hill
J. T .Mercer
Ww. L. Calhoun
W. T. Smith
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Wiel Deal
Mighe Wits Bis
Missis
EBACE
Statzhauss
Anton Solms
Nunan
Nowan
Strong Jais
Sissippi
Rhere
Chattanoora
Mr. Evans
Elthen
Mrs. Eddy
Dake
FOUNE
TN Pune
East
Tennessee
AT &T. Louis
Hohenfels
Calcutta
Nile
Port Said
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Jamestown
Sunnybrook
Strube
Havana
la Patria
Péruna
Forty-Second’s Heroes
Gwinnett County
Milton
DeKalb
Newton
Walton
Fulton
Camp McDonald
Robert J. Henderson
R. F. Maddox
Willam H. Hulsey
Hugh M. Wylie
B. W. Adams
Joseph R. Simmons
John 8. Wilson
John A. Dunn
Egbert B. Rosser
T. D. Goodson
W. G. Cockerell
J. J. Frederick
Col. Henderson
Maddox
Georgia Regiment
T. P. Thomas
J. S. Stubbs
WW. M. Durham
Raine
Barton
Stovall
Henderson
Stevenson
Hood
Stewart
Tazewell
Cumberland Gap
Chickasaw Bayou
Baker's Creek
Vicksburg
Missionary Ridge
Rocky Face
Resaca
New Hope
Pumpkin Vine
Resnea
New Hops Church
Summers
Franklin
Weaver
Thomas
Huff
Regaca
J. B. Graham
James Boyd
J. W. Swords
Graham
Boyd
W. F. Edwards
Hulsey
Calhoun
Hill
Wilson
Colfax
Maryland & Hat
Potet
Irs B.S
Pace
GEPT
Colfax: Distilling ‘Company
Baltimore, Maryland
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