Through Trestle Cars Are Hurled In Bridge Fall
A mixed train on the South Carolina and Georgia extension railroad fell through a trestle approach over Broad River near Shelby North Carolina. One man died LeRoy Grigg and over a dozen passengers were injured including Riley Whisenant and Edward Turner. Engineer Albert acted quickly shutting the throttle and saving the rear coach and three box cars from the river.
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Shelby
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
Broad River
Leroy Grigg
Edward Turner
D W Phiffer
Riley Whisenant
Albert
Charleston approves water system deal for naval yard
Charleston taxpayers vote almost unanimously to grant a franchise to the Charleston Light and Water Company for a new water system. Water from Goose Creek will supply five million gallons daily after filtration. Mayor Smyth says contracts with Baltimore and Philadelphia capitalists will be signed. municipal ownership may follow.
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Naval Station
Charleston
Charleston Light and Water Company
Navy Yard
Smyth
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Goose Creek
Scramble for Postmaster Job Heats Up in Charleston
Charleston South Carolina June 19 special dispatch from The Constitution notes Roosevelt’s delay in naming a postmaster for the city. Republican rivals press to be chosen while Cunningham holds the position. W Q Lloyd, a Pennsylvania import, claims GOP backing and aims to secure the office amid internal party competition.
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Charleston, & C
Dispatch
The
Constitution
Washington
McLaurin
South Carolina
Charleston
Une
Httle
Roosevelt
Cunningham
Capers
Harris
W. Q. Lloyd
Pennsylvania
Lloyd
Matthew Quay
Judge Closes Noisy Street In Birmingham Case
Montgomery June 19 Special The mayor and aldermen of Birmingham filed in the supreme court a mandamus petition to annul Judge Coleman’s order blocking traffic near the courthouse. The judge says he acts to protect his court by crossing ropes to muffle wagon noise while streetcars pass slowly. The city contends the action obstructs a public highway and could lead to indictment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Coleman
Circuit Court
Court House
Governor Selita House Fire Destroys A Old Eu-faula Residence
In Eufaula Alabama on June 19 a fire gutted the Henry R. Shorter residence on College Hill. The home housed Mrs Rorter and Governor W B Selita and family. Fire started in the roof kitchen. Attempts to save the building failed but most furniture and effects were saved. Insurance covered the structure at 5 dollars and the furniture value was nearly saved.
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Eufaula
Hufaula
Ale
Henry R. Shorter
College Hill
Rorter
W. BD. Selita
Girl 18 Saved by Corset in Richmond Shooting
Miss Carrie Kennedy, a Pittsylvania County girl, owed life to a corset after a bullet grazed above her groin in a home shooting by B F Russell. Russell fled, was chased by her brothers who whipped him, and Russell is jailed. The Kennedy family history links to a prior Christmas killing and acquittal.
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Russell
Miss Kennedy
Richmond
Carrie Kennedy
Pittsylvania County
B F. Russell
Kennedy
A Kennedy
Otis Davis
Wiliam Kennedy
Davis
Will Declared Illegal In Alabama Probate Case
Montgomery June 19 Special Probate Judge Gaston ruled the will of Hungarian musician Alexander DeCaprie invalid. Made in Kentucky the will left all to Rosa Ffardin of Louisville and was unwitnessed. Alabama citizenship and lack of a valid out of state witness were central issues. Three violins valued in thousands were at stake with an appeal likely to the state supreme court. Carroll Relieved by Hain. Carrollton June 19 Special Rain ends eight weeks of drought hurting travel and crops. vegetation improves.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gaston
Alexander DeCaprie
Kentucky
Rosa Ffardin
Louisville
DeCreke
Alabama
Supreme Court
Carroll
Hain
Carrollton
Governors in Prospect Stir Mississippi Gubernatorial Race
Jackson notes rising activity among potential contenders for governor as Attorney General Mc Clurg and Railroad Commissioner A Q May loom as strong figures. Southern piney wood counties gain influence under the new primary law, with campaigns forming and party workers being recruited as the field tightens.
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A Q May
Mr May
Piney Wooda
Mystery of Smiths Death Leaves Secret Home Hidden
Charleston South Carolina June 19 Special An air of mystery surrounds Cr Smith in charge of American Steel and Wire Exhibits who died suddenly yesterday His friends sought his parents address for notification but he refused and died with his secret Unsure of his family ties telegrams to New York headquarters yielded no information Smith worked at the Paris exposition and led the display in Buffalo and Charleston The company paid for a generous funeral, yet he was buried among strangers with his secret untold.
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Charleston
G. C
Cr. Smith
American Steel and Wire Company
Aeen
New York
Smith
Buffalo
Steel and Wire Company
The Effect of Warm Days and Cool Nights
A leading physician notes warm days and cool nights affect the bowels and urges a preventive remedy. Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial is promoted as the only reliable cure sold by all druggists at 35 cents per bottle.
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Biggers
Does Not Aspire To Governorship Denies Alabama Candidacy
Selma Alabama June 19 Special William W Quarles says he is not a candidate for governor and supports democratic ideals to rule without machinery. He states he is not seeking office and aims to advance the natural political right of Alabama Democrats to govern themselves free of undue control. In Jackson Mississippi special President B B Topp of the Southern Negro Congress plans to attend Galveston for the July session focusing on industrial and moral advancement of the race rather than politics.
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Alabama
Selma
Ala
Willam W. Quarles
Jelks
Montgomery
Mobile
Jonneston
Morgan and Pettus
Harrison
Smith
Southern Negro Congress
Jackson
Miss
B B. Topp
Galveston
Topp
Rain or Rain in Mississippi
Mississippi drought relief comes from copious showers in the delta while the rest of the state remains hot and dry. Gardens and pastures burn under the sun and winds, threatening corn crops if rainfall does not arrive within a week.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Delta
Brother Who Wore Blue Disowned by Brother in Gray
Albert King, a Confederate veteran, met his brother John King in Phoebus after forty one years apart. Both brothers had served on opposite sides in Maryland regiments and fought at Gettysburg where their father died. Albert, visiting Old Point, finally recognized John, but the family had disowned him, prompting an emotional recount.
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John King
Phoebus
National Soldiers
Old Point
N Grecia News
Albert
Maryland
John
Gettysburg
1014
Point
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