Debates on Suffrage Split States and Foresees Vote
The Montgomery convention debate over the grandfather clause shows a sharp divide between minority and majority reports on suffrage. Governor Oates argues for fitness over race, while Judge Walker defends limiting the franchise to a select group. Others press various reforms as heat takes a toll with two men collapsing from the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Ale
Oates
Walker
Madison
Dent
Barbour
Banks
Russell
Hetlin
Randolph
O'Neil
Lauderdale
Freeman
Winston
Lowe
Jefferson
Wild Woman Terrorizes Kentucky Creek Community
In Middlesboro Kentucky a mysterious wild woman with long black hair has terrorized Taggett creek area for two weeks. Farmer John Lane reports a near forty foot leap from a tree onto his horse, followed by screaming and a failed attack. Children have been chased and a cotton dress stolen from a clothesline is linked to sightings. A systematic search is planned as locals fear for women and children.
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John Lane
Kentucky
Middlesboro
Taggett Creek
John Lang
Lane
Gince
4& Clothes Line
Demurrer Overruled in $25,000 Damages Suits in Nashville
Nashville Tenn July 2 4 Special Judge Samuel overruled the demurrer in cases of S A Cunningham and John P Hickman against John A Pitts. Plaintiffs sued for 25000 damages for a letter Pitts wrote to Federal Judge Clark about their action in the Underwood Cunningham case. The judge held the letter was not a court paper but a privileged communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Samuel
S. A. Cunningham
John P. Hickman
John A. Pitts
Pitts
Clark
Underwood-Cunningham
Retrenchment Debate Marks Virginia Constitutional Congress
In Richmond July 2 4 the constitutional convention advanced a retrenchment agenda. Aimed at curbing expenses a resolution demanded an itemized ten year disbursement tally of the civil contingent fund. The legislature would meet sixty days at regular sessions and thirty days at special sessions with pay limits. Other measures proposed include reforming employee costs and office duties.
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Richmond
O'Flaherty
Commonwealth
House of Senate
Legisature
Hancock
Mr. Watson
Mr. Hubbard
Cameron
Hatton
Embezzlement Charge Follows Montgomery Clerk
Charles C. Stevens, an assistant at State Abstract Company in Montgomery, was arrested yesterday on charges of embezzling $200. The Saginaw, Michigan native, a civil engineer by training, inspected land for loans and had a wife and several children. The report notes his pleasant appearance and respectable character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Stevens
Montgomery
Ala
State Abstract Company
Stevens
Saginaw
Mich
Will McLaurin Attend Union Speech Invite
Speculation surrounds whether Senator McLaurin will accept Union South Carolina's invitation to address huge meetings on August 3 and 4. Senator Tilman plans to attend, with committee rules insisting on plain arguments and parliamentary discussion of public issues.
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Tillman
Columbia
S. C
McLaurin
Citizens of Union
Sth
Tilman
Committee of Arrangments
Daisy Cicero Spare Than Death in Commuted Sentence
Daisy Cicero of Fairfield county was sentenced to die for murdering her husband but a Governor granted a commutation to life imprisonment. The case tied to a lover and disputed motives with the woman claiming self defense amid a fear of being attacked. The July 24 report notes her initial death sentence set for August 9 and confirms the commutation to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Daisy Cicero
Fairfield County
Beine
Lfe
Monument unveiled for Captain Otway Burns at Beaufort
In Beaufort today a monument to Captain Otway Burns of the war of 1812 privateer Snapdragon was unveiled. Granite base and die, topped by a cannon from the privateer, with address by Associate Justice Walter Clark. Naval Reserves from New Bern attended. monument funded by Burns descendants.
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Raleigh
N. G
Corporation Commission
State Guard
Camp
Aycock
Central Prison
Roanoke River
W. H. Martin
Penitentiary Fund
Beaufort
Otway Burns
Francis Burns
Onslow County
North Carolina
Portsmouth
N. C
Neit President a Democrat? Senator Jones Speaks
United States Senator James K. Jones visited Searcy Arkansas to address White County on current issues. He discussed his role as chairman of the national democratic executive committee and said the next president should be a Democrat, while favoring a discreet jurist or trusted businessman. He added the national committee may not meet before February 22, 1904.
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Jones
Hill
Searcy
Ark
United States
James K. Jones
Washington, Ark
White County
National Democratic Executive Committee
Democrata
National Committee
Jones Agaid
Fire destroys Mercer grist mill near Georgetown Georgia
A large grist milling plant owned by C. Gs Mercer near Georgetown Georgia was burned this morning. The fire consumed 1000 bushels of corn and other effects. The plant had just been upgraded with new machinery and served as a local hub. Officials estimate damages at 93500 with no insurance. The origin is suspected incendiary.
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Hufaule
Ala
C. G.s Mercer
Georgetown
Josa
British subject William Cornish thought lynched at Port Royal
William Cornish, a Black sailor from the British West Indies, was believed lynched after visiting Port Royal. He arrived aboard a sailing vessel weeks ago and, citing royal protection, boasted insolence toward whites. No body or trace has been found. locals suspect white men shot him.
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William Cornish
Beaufort
3. C
Wiliam Cornish
Port Royal
Great Britain
England
Saw mill boiler explosion kills engineer in Alabama
In Bon Secour Baldwin county Alabama July 24 a boiler at Lyons Swift sawmill exploded killing engineer Hart from Nova Scotia leaving a wife and child. Fireman Robert Hayden was badly hurt and the mill property suffered several thousand dollars in damage.
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Mobile
Ala
Bon Secour
Baldwin County
Lyons & Swift
Hart
Robert Hayden
Nova Scotia
Trial of the Hill brothers charged with assault on editor
The Hill brothers face trial in Montgomery city court for assault and battery on F. P. Glass, editor of The Advertiser. About thirty witnesses are present as the case proceeds, with the proceedings highly contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Glass
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery
Ala
Hil Brothers
The
Advertiser
Fovea Isn
Mason Jumped Into Pond. Wife Rescued Him Aged 98
From Mayfield comes news that T Mason aged ninety eight died after attempting to jump into a pond Monday. His wife rescued him but his age and condition prevented recovery. He was reputed as the country’s oldest school teacher.
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Louisville
Mayfield
T. Mason
Jealousy Causes Murder In Aberdeen Mississippi
Young Don Chism, 19, was killed near Aberdeen Mississippi by E B Brewer, 40. Reports say Brewer shot the youth and beat him with the gun butt in a jealousy driven fatal attack. The incident occurred July 24 near the Mississippi town.
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Don Chism
E. KE. Brewer
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Migs
Here
E. B. Brewer
Brewer
Inspecting the convict farm probes and other state issues
A Mississippi committee probes convict farm leases and contracts as it nears conclusions on possible overpayments. The panel plans a tour of Delta farms, with an accountant preparing a comparative table for the governor. Attorney General McClurg prepares a lengthy biennial report with opinions and recommended changes.
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Jackson
Miss
Ling
Mississippi Penitentiary
Board of Control
Greenville
Delta
McClurg
Iowa
Board of Public Contracts
Board of Health and Penitentiary
J. J. White
Washington
Negro Register
Government Land Office
Mississippi
Republican National Executive Committee
Interior Department
Hill
Negro Camp
Ilinois Central
Byram
Justice of the
Peach Fitzgerald
Mississsppi Department
Weather Bureau
Castoria Case Dismisses Counterfeiters In New Jersey
Vice Chancellor Reed in Trenton grants an injunction in Centaur company v C. W. Link Drug Co ruling counterfeit Castoria packages imitate the original. The decision condemns packaging similarities aimed at misleading buyers and requires the defendant to adopt new methods to avoid consumer confusion.
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Reed
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Court of Chancery
Centaur Company
C. W. Link Drue Company
Charles H. Fletcher
Castoria
Publc
Link Deng Company
Armed clash over Mississippi County offices in Osceola
Osceola, Ark July 24 armed insurrection surrounds the courthouse as Sheriff Bowen and Circuit Clerk Driver refuse to surrender to Lovewell and Rhodes after Governor Davis revoked the commissions. Crowds from Luxora bolster the barricade as the state weighs martial law amid unresolved election disputes and a recent lynching nearby.
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Little Rock
Ark
Osceola
Mississippi County
Davis
Sam Bowen
C. 8
Driver
J. A. Lovewell
J. W. Rhodes
C. T. Coleman
Bowen
Luxora
Rhodes
Clerk
Levewell
Lovewell
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of ‘Arkansas
Fletcher Township
Capers Declares Republican Affiliation After SC Appointment
John G. Capers, sworn in as United States district attorney for South Carolina, states he is a Republican and that his appointment will not affect the feud between Senators Tillman and McLaurin in the Democratic Party. He says he supported McKinley and aligns with the Chicago platform.
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Saya
South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
John G. Capers
Department of Justhe N
Washington
United States
McLaurin
Capera
Tillman
Chicago
McKin
Kentucky Speaker Tandy Touts Southern Oratorical Contest
Clark Howell Tandy, Kentucky's representative in the southern interstate oratorical contest, travels from Leatheton to Mittengle for the event. He is a 1902 graduate of the Kentucky State College. The contest is set for July 26 in Tennessee.
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Clark Howell Tandy
Monteagle
Leatheton
Kentucky
Mittengle. Tenn
Kentucky College Student Wins State Oratorical Contest
A Hopkinsville born nine teen student in the classical department at a Kentucky college has won the state intercollegiate oratorical contest. Editor of the college weekly and assistant editor of the Kappa Alpha Journal, he spoke on “The Reign of Law” at Monteagle, critics calling it the best college boy oration in years. The event drew entrants from Kentucky and several southern states.
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Eeee Peen
Hopkinsville
Kappa Alpha Journal
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Texas
Resignation prompts city clerk replacement in Marietta
Marietta Georgia July 24 R E H Lawhon city clerk tendered his resignation to the city council last night and J M Austin was elected to fill the unexpired term. The move occurred during a special session and sets the stage for a new administration in the clerk’s office.
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Marietta
R. E H. Lawhon
J. M. Austin
Peruna Endorsed by Delegate Wilcox in Statewide Letter
A letter from Hon. Robert W. Wilcox, delegate to Congress from Hawaii and the Sandwich Islands, testifies to the benefits of Peruna for catarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia. The ad argues many suffer from stomach catarrh, urges Peruna as a universal remedy, and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Haweii
Sandwich Islands
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Banttarium
Atlanta Struggles With Delayed Carnegie Library Project
The Carnegie library in Atlanta lags behind its April completion date as Miles & Bradt delay finishing. Contractors face a $10 daily penalty for overdue work, while the city weighs a $225,000 investment against the prolonged hold up. Officials and librarians endure ongoing inconvenience amid marble sourcing woes and moving preparations.
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Carnegie Notary
Miles & Bradt
Fortett
Atlanta
Carnegie
Cleveland
Ohio
Newark
Marietta
Cone
Murder arrests in Tennessee for double homicide
In Jacksboro Tennessee Silas McNeely and Marion Moses are held without bond for the murders of Mynatt and Major Hatmaker. Bodies found in a mill pond last Sunday after a brutal inquest, McNeely captured following a chase. police report tense preliminary proceedings but no inmate violence. Cecil Rhodes sworn in London as privy council member by King Edward.
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Silas McNeely
Marion Moses
Jacksboro
Tenn
muNter
Mynatt
Major Hatmaker
McNeely
Noroner
Cecil Rhodes
London
Edward
Marlborough House
Fifth Regiment Back From Dalton
The Fifth regiment returned yesterday from Camp Warren Davis Dalton Ga after ten days of camp life. Colonel Park Woodward praised Dalton people for their help while veterans like Colonel Calef urged state military policy reform noting improvements despite short training and no major incidents.
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Warren Davis
Dalton
Park Woodward
Goodby
Rome
Kingston
John H. Calef
United States Army
Colonel Calef
Calef
Woodward
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Carolina
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George Blinn, Jr
Continental Security Redemption Company
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