Jury Divided in Heavily Tracked Memphis Murder Trial
In Memphis on June 20 the jury in Mrs. Georgia Imma Hooks murder case reported a hopeless split after three days of deliberation and were discharged. Hooks faced a first degree murder charge for Cerro Gordo Hooks whose body yielded arsenic and ground glass evidence after exhumation. The trial heard Dr Krause testify about the son’s remains and his illness in hospital.
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Memphis
Tenn
Georgia
Imma Hooks
Cerro Gordo Hooks
Brsenia
Ground Glass
Hooks
Wiliam Krause
Krause
Cooper
Republicans of Alabama Will Put Out A State Ticket
William Vaughan of Birmingham, chairman of the Republican state executive committee, announced in Montgomery that the party will nominate a full slate of state candidates for November. He said the ticket will include a governor candidate, a well known business man not previously tied to politics, and that Vaughan will not seek reelection as chairman.
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Alabama
Vaughan
Montgomery
Ala
William Vaughan
Birmingham
Republican State Executive Committee
Montegmery
United States
Republican Committee
Democratic Committee
State Republican Committee
Rain Holds Key To Texas Cotton Crop Outlook
The Post notes Texas farmers face an uncertain cotton season in 1902 depending on rainfall soon. A general rain could yield a bumper crop, while drought and early storm damage reduced planted acreage. Replanting is uneven, some replanted seed failing to germinate, and boll weevil pests are active in hot areas. Shedding and ongoing heat threaten yields without timely rain.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
the Post
Sam Jones and Moons Campaign Against Moonshining
Raleigh New Mexico June 20 Special Wilkes county long notorious for moonshining. Rev Sam Fores brokers a campaign in the county and claims he has induced almost all distillers to quit the trade. Local observers note the effort as a turning point in the region’s illicit alcohol problem.
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Raleigh
NM. C
Wilkes County
Northlina
Sam Fores
Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises instant foot relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease to cure painful smarting feet and ingrown toenails, ease tight shoes, stop sweating and callouses, and offer comfort. It claims immediate relief and mentions stamps and mail order, with sales through stores.
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Allen
Acre
Richmond Man Recovers from Typhoid but Forgets to Read
Joseph W. Hawkins of Mount Jackson area has beaten a long typhoid illness but now cannot read, lacking any knowledge of letters. The aged former scholar grieves over the loss and weeps upon discovery, a striking change after years of learning.
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Richmond
Joseph W. Hawkins
Mount Jackson
Sheriff Sale of Greenville Home Telephone Company Property
The entire property of the Home Telephone Company of Greenville including switchboards wires and toll lines is set for public auction at the courthouse door on June 4 to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure. The company formed years ago to compete with Southern Bell but has failed to meet interest or pay principal. Greenville S C June 20 Special. Also advertising the Citizens Telephone Company of Spartanburg property for sale at public auction on June 28 to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure and cover the company’s entire assets.
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Home Telephone Company of
Greenville, & C
Home Telephone Company
Greenville
Court House
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ll. W. Floyd
G. A. Browning
Spartanburg, &. C
Citizens’ Telephone Company of
Spartanburg
Court House Deor
New York Alabama Oil Company Eyes Alabama Lands
The New York Alabama Oil Company with local and New York capital plans to bore for oil within months, taking options on thousands of acres in Hunteville area. L N Whitten guides the enterprise and expects a paying well soon. Also in local news, Judge Stewart admits Simeon Styles will probate. William Styles contested, but will deemed valid. Thomas Brocchus, 62, contractor and builder, dies. Civil War service with General Forrest's cavalry. City council grants Junior Order of United American Mechanics councils charge of corner stone ceremonies for the new city school with an elaborate program.
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New York-Alabama Company
Huntevife
Ala
New York-Alabama Oil Company
New York
L. Whitten
Stewart
Simeon Styles
William Styles
Thomas Brocchus
Brocchus
General Forrest
Order of United American Mechanics' Councils
Birmingham To Have Competition in Water Supply
Articles of incorporation filed for the Birmingham and Suburban Water Company with a $2,000,000 capital. Incorporators include Robert R Zell L N Pitcher C L Furey B M Allen and Eugene F Enstefi. Plans to build and operate a water works system around Birmingham to offer competition.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham and Suburban Water Company
Robert R Zell
L. N. Pitcher
Chicago
C. L Furey
B. M Allen
Eugene F Enstefi
Thomas Jefferson Letters Unearthed In Mississippi Archive
Jackson Miss June 20 Special. Fifteen letters written to President Jefferson and about fifty to Secretary Madison by William C Claiborne early Mississippi governor unearthed by Director Rowland Archives Department. One 1805 note donors 1000 acres near New Orleans to General Lafayette for Revolutionary War service.
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Claiborne
Jackson
Miss
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Willam C. C Glaborne
Mississippi
Rowland
Department of Archives and History
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase Territory
New Orleans
General Lafayette
What did he do with money in A. I. Marks suicide case
Nashville June 2 Special A. I. Marks death by own action case reveals he kept money paid by Bishop Byrnes to cover real estate notes and paid only interest while turning in duplicate notes marked paid. No clue what he did with the funds. It is estimated he issued 80000 in fraudulent stock in the Richland Turnpike Company and unclear use of 32000 paid by Davidson county to the pike.
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A. I. Marks
Nashville
Tenn
A. D. Marks
Marks
Bishop Byrnes
Marke
Richland Turnpike Company
Davidson County
Goodyear Disappears From Birmingham Travel- ing Man Missing
Goodyear, a Chattanooga traveling man, vanished from Birmingham in May. About 6 feet tall and 1990 pounds, with dark hair and mustache, he spoke with a foreign accent. Last seen May 8 after a railroad-yard arrest, he was living at the Florence hotel. efforts continue by his wife and former employer to locate him.
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Chattanooga
Birmingham
Ala
Goodyear
Florence
Evetee
Summer School Opens For Teachers In Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee the six week Summer School for teachers and education enthusiasts opened at the University of Tennessee. Dr Charlee W Dabney presides with 700 arrived and over 1000 enrolled expected 1200 plus. Noted educators from Tulane North Carolina and Ohio address daily lectures and class work begins.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Charlee W Dabney
Ogden
P. P. Claxton
Southern Education Board
C. W. Dabney
A. Alderman
Tulane University
New Orleans
Edgar Gardner Murphy
Montgomery
Ala
Eben Alexander
University of North Carolina
Emerson White
Columbus
Ohio
White
Charles W. Dabney
Edwin Anderson Alderman
Brown Ayres
John E. Bailey
Schools of
Nashville
Willam Wallace Berry
M. C. A. University of Tennessee
Henry Johnston Darnall
Charles
Thomas W. Jordan
Charles A. Keffer
Jesse L. Newlin
School of Expression
Chicago
Richardson
Eugene Parsons
T. Gilbert Pearson
University of Nashville
Cooper David Schmitt
Florence Skeffington
C. Alphonso Smith
Louisiana State University
Andrew 44. Soule
Langdon 8. Thompson
Jersey City
Charles Willard Turner
Charles EB. Wait
Emerson Eldridge White
The
National Teacher
Steel Car Plant Planned in Birmingham
Industrial circles say the American Car and Foundry Company will begin a steel car plant in Birmingham, duplicating the Detroit plant. Capacity planned at forty cars daily, employing about 2,500 skilled workers. Chairman Bixby and President Yoaxem expected to visit Birmingham within the week.
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Birmingham
Ala
American Car and Foundry Company
Detroit
Bixby
Yoaxem
Not Duty Of Commission In Taxation Of Railways
Raleigh July 26 Special The supreme court rules it is not the duty of the corporation commission to assess railway franchises for taxation until 1998 the general assessment year. A former senator Ward pressed for earlier action but courts sided with the commission. A supporter claims the delay costs the state 350000 yearly. The term includes Gattis vs Klige libel suit for 1000000 damages before the court for the third time. Agriculture head Patterson says the wheat crop improves with heavier heads. A weather station will open in Asheville July 1 with Richard Gettings in charge. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society meets in Raleigh led by Mrs Cunningham. The Martin Furniture Company is chartered in Hickory with 50000 capital. Horace Haywood and family died after poisoning two weeks ago. analysis confirms death from ground glass and Paris green. North Carolina strawberry shipments total 300000 crates to 50 points this season.
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Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Ward
Gattis
North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Conference
Klige
Trinity College
Little Rock
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Church Conference
A. Cunninggim
Greensboro
Martin Furniture Company
Hickory
Horace Haywood
Saga
North Carolina
Afty
North Carolina Dental Convention Opens in Raleigh
The twenty eighth annual North Carolina Dental Association meeting opened in Raleigh with Governor Aycock giving the welcome. Dr H D Harper of Kinston responded as the vice presidents and officers were named. The state board of examiners will decide licenses for 25 applicants soon. Also noted: Floyd Dawson, ex social figure, extradited from Mississippi for embezzlement and swindling involving about $20,000, with $5,000 attached by creditors. The penitentiary reports no brick production in thirty years as convicts shift to farm or railway work.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Dental Association
Capitol
Aycock
H. D. Harper
Kinston
J. & Spurgeon
Hillsboro
J. D. Biggs
J. D Benton Martin Fleming
J. L. James
J. 8. Betts
Greensboro
State Board of Examiners
Floyd Dawson
Tarboro
Mississippi
Dawson
Asheville and Rutherfordton Railway To Be Pushed to Completion
Asheville announces a new railway project to connect to Rutherfordton, with George T. Danis of New York building the line. The route from Asheville to Rutherfordton covers about 40 miles with plans to reach Tennessee. A traffic pact with Seaboard Airline is reportedly being arranged for operations over the new line.
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Asheville and
Rutherfordton
Asheville
N. C
George T. Danis
New York
Lne
Canis
Fairview
Rutherfordian
Tennessee
Mr. Cants
Seaboard
Charges Against Solicitor Impending Impeachment
Attorney General Brown prepared a bill of information to impeach R. H. Lowe Huntsville solicitor of the ninth circuit on charges of neglect of duty and incompetency. Grand juries from Cullman Limestone and Morgan counties filed the charges alleging brain disease as the cause of incompetency and whether the word in the code denotes professional incompetency. Trial not before fall term.
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BR. H. Lowe
Montgomery
Ala
Brown
Supreme Court
R. H. Lowe
Huntsville
Reignth Circuit
Cuilman
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Wells Company Verdict Against Avon and Gastonia Mills
In Charlotte a jury ruled for W. L. Wells Company of Vicksburg against Avon and Gastonia mills for 69300.91 dollars. The suit stemmed from a dispute over stock in Lorey Manufacturing and a $50,000 debt allocation. The verdict is among the largest handled in North Carolina courts.
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Wells Company
Charlotte
N. C
W. L. Wells Company
Vicksburg
Hiss
Avon and Gastonia Mills
Lorey Manufacturing Company
Lorey Mills
North Carolina
Myers Kills Brother in Law in a Feud
In Scranton on June 20 Special, Myers a young planter near the town slew his brother in law W James a prominent farmer after a long family feud. No eyewitnesses. James advanced with a fence rail, Myers fired breaking the arm, then beat him with a gun barrel. Myers fled toward Kingstree.
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Myers
W. James
Scranton, & C
Kingstree
James
Police hunt for alleged murderer of Miss Bartfield
Memphis June 20 A Scimitar Special from Meridian Miss says every officer in the region guards roads and trains seeking Charles Odom the Negro accused of killing Miss Bartfield of Sauck Choctaw County Alabama The young woman was found with her throat cut after making a desperate fight before yielding tribute The crime is traced to Charles Odom
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Miss Bartfield
Memphis
Town
Meridian
Misa
Sauck
Choctaw County
Ala
Charles Odom
Quarles Says He Is Not a Governorship Candidate
Colonel Quarles releases a lengthy statement from Montgomery Alabama asserting he is not a candidate for governor and does not desire to be, though the matter may be reconsidered later. The shift follows an understanding among Jelks opponents that no announcement will occur until the state committee acts and a conference selects a candidate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Quarles
Jelks
State Committee Acta
Mystery Murder Traced to Out-of-Town Visitor
Knoxville police report a man came from another city and was murdered here. Investigators say the body was hidden and searches have been conducted at scattered burial points, though no corpse has been located. Police decline to confirm details, as rumor spreads through town.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Edwards Killed by Wright at Calhoun Mills
Jesse Edwards was killed near Calhoun mills in Abbeville County last night. Manuel Wright surrendered after the shooting, the motive tied to a dispute over a cow. Police report few details and confirm Wright’s involvement in the fatal incident.
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Edwards
Wright
Abbeville
Jesse Edwards
Calhoun Mills
Manuel Wrecht
Clarence Swann Wins Decatur Romance in Knoxville Bride
Clarence Swann, a Knoxville native now in Decatur Alabama, married Miss Belle Greeves despite parental objections. The couple left Decatur for Knoxville after a last minute elopement and plan to reside with Swann’s family while starting their life together.
Knoxville Sevierville electric railway surveying under way
Rails ordered for the Knoxville and Sevierville electric railway and an engineering party began route surveys. Maps profiles and estimates are expected within weeks. Moreland leads the local engine team while chief engineer Harrie from Philadelphia arrives with water power experts to check Holston River soundings for a water powered plant.
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Knoxville and
Sevierville
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville and Sevierville
Thousands Idle as Norfolk Carpenters Strike Delays New Homes
Norfolk Virginia June 20 Thousands of building trades workers are idle due to a carpenters strike on over 300 houses under construction. General Organizer Odell is attempting a settlement. A swift agreement could avert a broader sympathy strike. Rains aided crops in Madison County Alabama with relief from a month long drought and better prospects ahead.
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Norfolk
Odell
Carpenters and Joiners’ Union
Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
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Advancement OF Education
OLD North State Dentists
Riseman Bros
Bates
Panama
Atlanta
Hess Shoes
Stuttgarter Underwear
OUR
Whitehall St
Wesiagen
Extilanta “Ergen Aoe
Clarence
H&s
Clarence Swann
Decatur
Swann
Belle Greeves
Lund Machine Foundry
Lund Foundry
Miss Greeves
W. A. Greeves
Arthur Swann
Wren
Whitehall
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