Old Man Major Weill Dies After Cape Fear Jump
Wilmington August 30 Major Abraham Weill a longtime Atlantic Coast Line soliciting agent and notable Wilmington Jewish leader died after jumping into the Cape Fear river. He 71 served in the Confederate army and left seven children. Survived by five daughters and two sons including Mrs Demelma Heston Mrs Nathan Meyer Philadelphia Mrs Waxelbaum Macon and sons Charles Weill Philadelphia WI Weill San Francisco. He once hosted Jefferson Davis in Charlotte during the Civil War era.
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Cape Fear
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Germany
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Heston
Nathan Meyer
Philadelphia
Waxelbaum
Macon
California
Charles Weill
WI Weill
San Francisco
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Charlotte
North Carolina
Tragic Train Incident Ends Porter’s Life
Conductor Tuck Hamner of Alexandria accidentally shot and killed porter Henry D. McClelland of Danville in North Garden Virginia at 11:30 after Coles allegedly struck Hamner and wrested his pistol. The gun went off during the struggle, McClelland dying within ten minutes.
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Greensboro
D. C
Tuck Hamner
Alexandria
Henry D. McClelland
Danville
North Garden
Hamner
Coles
McClelland
Seaboard Air Line Files Record $75 Million Mortgage
Athens Ga July 20 Special The Seaboard Air Line railway filed in Clarke superior court the largest mortgage for record in the county. The mortgage covers properties valued at 75 million dollars and is given to the Continental Trust Company of Baltimore.
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Athens
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Clarke Superior Court
Continental Trust Company
Baltimore
Cotton mill stock valuation sparks board protests
The state board of equalization met to set valuations on cotton mill properties. Mills asserted preferred stock should be valued at 100 dollars and common stock at a rate returned by units, opposing the spindle basis. Protests dominated the hearing as mill officials argued individual assessments. The session recessed at 6:30 until tomorrow morning.
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Columbia
Tuly
Atata Board of Equalization
Young White Man Assailant in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina on July 30 a 12 year old girl described as dumb and idiotic was assaulted by a large man two years older. The attacker John Shaw left the area on a black horse after a warrant was finally issued by a magistrate who sought a lawyer for the case. All involved are white.
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Columbia
8. C
Etta Bratcher
Anderson
John Shaw
Shaw
Big Peach Crop at Calhoun Shipped Daily Elberta
Calhoun Georgia reports a booming peach season with two carloads daily of Elberta peaches leaving the orchards Harbin and Hill house lead the packing and shipping. rains boosted development and demand remains strong for the next two weeks. cantaloupe business fails with express charges unpaid leaving many fruits in fields or fed to hogs.
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Tuyo
Elbertas
Harbin
Hillhouse
Express
WHEE. MULE OR DEATH WILL NOT SEEK NEW TRIAL
Norfolk special report says William Treadwell, convicted of murdering his wife, will not allow a new trial. He bought the pistol and shot his wife and himself, expressing a wish for immediate execution and no further legal delay. The case is described as one of the strangest in a Virginia court, with him recovering from self inflicted wounds weeks later.
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Norfolk
Norfolk County
Wiliam Treadwell
Virginia
Errant Wife Arrested After Leaving Salisbury Home
A young white woman with a baby was arrested at the Southern depot in Charlotte after a phone tip from Salisbury. She claimed she fled abusive husband and identified as Mrs Will Corrider. Salisbury police took charge and transported her back, revealing she had left for Sid Elliott and lived with him as his wife in Rock Hill.
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Salisbury
Charlotte
N. C
Southern
Will Corrider
Sid Elliott
Rock Hill
Banquets Gladdened by Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne
Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne enhances banquets and convivial gatherings in Champigne in Us, adding festive sparkle to soirées and meals.
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Cook
Millard F Jordan Runs as Independent Sheriff Candidate
Millard F. Jordan, Roopville postmaster, announces as an independent candidate for sheriff in Carroll County Georgia. He is endorsed by county populists and two deputies, Tom S. Lumsden and Pete Wester, while Geofitties are named in the western and northern county areas. The Republican ticket is to undersee this lineup, and the county primary also features other nominations with Dr. G. W. Burnett declining the representative nomination.
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Carroll
Carrollton
Tuly
Roopville
James G. Tanner
Jordan
Tom S. Lumsden
Mount Zen
Jwtlern
Peté Wester
Temple
G. W. Burnett
Mass Rereetings
Summer School for Athens Aims for Juneau City Plan
Educators in Athens Georgia including staff from the State Normal school and the University of Georgia consider launching a large summer school for teachers next year in Athens. The plan envisions adding chautauqua features to attract Georgia teachers who typically travel out of state for such programs. Local gentlemen will take active steps to promote the initiative and ensure its success.
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Athens
State Normal School
University of Georgia
Georgia
Educational Rally Planned at Pine Mountain Springs
Pike County education rally set for August 9 with county school commissioner R D Adams hosting at Pine Mountain Springs. Speakers include Hon M L Brittain of Fulton and President G F Oliphant of Gordon Institute. Pupils from county schools will present speeches and recitations.
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Barnesville
R. D. Adams
Pike
Pine Mountain Springs
M. L. Brittain
Fulton County
G. F. Oliphant
Gordon Institute
Mecklenburg Republicans reshuffle. Fortunes in cotton mill case
At Mecklenburg County's Republican executive committee meeting Postmaster Jonas W. Mul ten resigned as chairman and George B. Hiss was elected in his place. The committee voted to field a full ticket for county offices and added eight new members, all prominent cotton mill men. Papers in the Avon and Gastonia Cotton Mills versus W. L. Wells Co. of Vicksburg Miss. were sent to the circuit court of appeals after a $70,000 verdict for Wells and an appeal. Booker T. Washington will lecture at Latta Park summer camp meeting opening August 17 with Bishop Watters also to preach amid high interest from both races.
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W. W. Smith
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Vicksbore
Miss
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Richmond
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Latta Park
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Tuskegee
Bishop Watters
North Carolina News Roundup From Raleigh July 30
Charter granted for a Beaufort hotel by Oceanic Hotel Company with $350000 capital. Recount of 1897 Atlantic hotel collapse at Beaufort and a guest Hughes drowning amid a brave rescue. Robeson county schools report noting 1764 Croatan Indians ages 6 to 21 and early marriage customs. Plans to celebrate Roanoke Island English landing with state and federal funding requests for 1905. A mechanical college at Winston-Salem rejects out-of-state applicants. tobacco at 17 per 100 pounds. Bruner awarded a gold medal for exhibit work at Charleston expo.
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N. Co
Beaufort
Oceanic Hotel Company
Capital
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Hughes
Newberne
Robeson County
Roanoke I
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Roanoke
Walter Rabitzh
Hoanoite Island
Congress
United States
Winston
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Virginia
South Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
Tennessee
Thomas K. Bruner
State Board of Agriculture
Charleston
Reward for incendiary in Barnesville Georgia
Barnesville Georgia July 30 Special R F Matthews offers a $50 reward for an incendiary and hog thief A barn burned recently containing about 300 bushels of corn with suspected arson He believes the arsonist may be linked to the loss of twenty five hogs in recent months and invites proof to convict the responsible party.
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Barnesville
R. F. Matthews
Fall From Bed Kills Infant at Castilian Springs
A ten month old child at Castilian Springs near Durant died after a fall from a bed broke its neck. The Hoffman family from Waco conveyed the body for burial. Also Mississippi politicians to speak in the north as delegates tour districts, a convict shooting incident at a prison farm, plans for an Old Ladies' Home in Mississippi, and notes on railroad alignments.
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Chili
Castilian Springs
Durant
Hoffman
Convenient Schedule Between Atlanta and Carrollton by Southern Bay
Daily except Sunday, convenient schedule between Atlanta and Carrollton via Southern Bay with trains from Atlanta at 6 10 a m and 4 15 p m arriving Carrollton at 3 35 a m and 6 30 p m. Trains from Carrollton depart 6 30 a m 9 15 a m and 6 p m arriving Atlanta at 8 20 a m 11 30 a m and 10 15 p m.
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Carrollton
Southern Ba Y
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