Governor's Pay Not Increased at Alabama Convention
The constitutional convention of Alabama refused to raise the governor's salary from 1000 to 5000 a year and adopted resolutions urging the legislature to act. Debate covered arbitration boards, amendments to the fifteenth amendment, and the powers of the speaker in counting votes, with adjournment pending further argument.
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Montgomery
Ala
Beddow
Jefferson
Coleman
Jones
Kirk
Colbert
J. A. Rountree
News Association
Wes
Rogers
Sumter
Boone
Mobile
Pillans
Agavention
Damaging Evidence In Kilgore Hatfield Case
Preliminary trial details sensational testimony as Miss Fannie Kilgore faces charges for allegedly causing the death of Mrs Eugene Hatfield. Witnesses describe a confrontation in which Mrs Hatfield accused Kilgore of writing notes to her husband and Kilgore allegedly threatened violence.
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Miss Kilgore
Tampe
Fly
Fannie Kilgore
W. C. G. Kilgore
Sumter County
Eugene Hatfield
F. A. Bell
Aycock Goes to Charlotte With Governor in Private Car
Governor Aycock and a party traveled from Raleigh to Charlotte today in the private car of President Williams of the Seaboard Air Line. Guests include State Treasurer R. Lacy and Mrs Lacy, Mr and Mrs Charles M. Busbee, Mr and Mrs Free Olds, Misses Aycock Irene Lacy Julia Howell Mary Turner Mary Johnson Mattie Pace Kate Badger Rosa Battle. They will return Sunday morning.
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Charlotte
Raleigh
Aycock
President Willams
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Manufacturers’ Club of
R. Lacy
Charles M. Busbee
Free Olds
Alice Arcock
Irene, Lacy
Julia Howell
Mary Turner
Mary Johnson
Mattle Pace
Kate Badger
Rosa Battle
Blind Children in Carolina Show Gap in School Attendance
There are 225 blind children in state institutions, white and colored, with 10 names found and 188 newly added not on the list. No law enforces school attendance, and the legislature has not passed measures to compel it, remaining only at second reading.
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Old North State
Raleigh
XN. C
Sheriff Settlement Report in Raleigh Tax Review
North Carolina state treasurer reports sixty five sheriffs have fully settled taxes and thirty nearly settled while one sheriff has not paid any amount. The update reflects progress across counties as of the current period.
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Sheriffa
Raleigh
N.C
Fune
Supreme court sets attorney licensure exam dates
Raleigh June 2. The supreme court has given notice that the next examination of applicants for license as attorneys will be held September Ath. After this year the examinations will be held on the fourth Monday in February and October, the new law naming those dates at the beginning of the spring and fall terms respectively.
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Raleigh, N
Aupreme Court
Train Falls 250 Feet Into Creek on Burned Trestle
MEMPHIS TENN June 21 Specially At Chinchula Miss today on the Mobile and Ohio railroad an entire train plunged from a burning trestle into a creek over 20 feet below. Debris scattered. cars carried coal furniture flour and grain. Only brakeman John Short was seriously hurt. the trestle was destroyed and will be rebuilt. Freight traffic halted but passengers will be transferred.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chinchula
Miss
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Debrus
John Short
Remarkable sword swallowing and bayonet display in Lexington
King Satrop, a fifty year old Englishman, astonished Lexington physicians and crowds by swallowing Captain Longmier’s sword and four additional blades. He placed a bayonet with a fourteen wound gun through his throat while two chairs hung on the blade. A boy sat on one chair as the act drew loud horror and applause. He says hemorrhages occur but his internal structure appears normal.
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Laxington
King Satrop
Longmier
State Guard
Boy Dies After Mower Blade Incident Near Gallatin
In Nashville Tennessee on June 21 a 13 year old boy named Hardin Satterfield drove away a mower team. He jumped off in front of the blades and was mangled fatally. Death occurred within minutes.
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Boy Falla
Nashvile
Tenn
Gallatin
Hardin Satterfield
Nashville and Clarksville Railway Seeks City Subscriptions
Nashville and Clarksville Railway petitions for a total city and county subscription of 1 000 000 from Nashville 100 000 from Clarksville and 59 000 from Cheatham County to raise capital for a chartered increase to 7 000 000. Proposals to be voted by the people on August 3rd.
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Nashville and
Clarksville Railway
Nashville, Tenn
Jere Baxter
Nashville
Clarksville
Cheatham County
Funeral Directors Meet in Augusta June 25
Georgia Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association convenes in Augusta from June 25 to 28. A featured event includes lectures and demonstrations with liquid air by Dr Carlie Barnes of Chicago at the opera house on June 25. Lectures will also be at Georgia Medical College Washington and Telfair streets.
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Georgia Funeral Directors and Embalmers’ Association
Auguste
Augusta
Carlie Barms
Lild
Chicago
Ifms Opera House
South Carolna
Georgia
Barnes
Georgia Medical College
Washington and
Telfair Streets
Maloney Verdict Favor for Thomas Maloney vs Foote Davies Co
Judge Lumpkin directed a verdict for Thomas J. Maloney in the case against Foote and Davies Company. Maloney awarded 490 dollars plus interest. Plaintiffs counsel Tompkins Alston Lumpkin Colquitt. defense by W Smith and A B Lewis.
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Lumpkin
Foote & Davies Company
J. H. Lumpkin
Morniig
Thomas J. Maloray
Maloney
Plainil
Tompkins , Alston and Lumpkin & Colquitt
W. Smith
A. 8. Lewis
Social Democrats Meet to Perfect Organization in Atlanta
A gathering of Atlanta social democrats is set for tomorrow at 2:30 PM at J A Strachan's residence No 15 Brotherton Street to form a local branch. Leaders say previous elections saw about 100 votes without organization and expect higher turnout after organizing. All supporters urged to attend. Sultan and Uncle Sam Agree in Washington June 2 diplomats note. Washington reports Turkish minister Shekib Bey will arrive soon, ending diplomatic estrangement with the United States, as Leishmann takes the vacant Constantinople post.
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Social Democrats
Atlanta
J. A. Strachan
Brotherton Street
Social Democratic
Friends of
mMovement
Sultan
Uncle Sam
Washington
Shekib Bey
United States
Turkey
Constantinople
Leishmann
Church Arraigns Pastor Over Alleged Neglect and Pleasure
A quarterly Centenary Methodist conference in Chattanooga discussed sensational resolutions charging Rev. J. A. Duncan with heresy and neglect of pastoral duties for pleasure. The issue, linked to golf and athletics, was not resolved, with plans to air disagreements at the Holston conference in Knoxville next October.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. 4
Duncan
Knoxville
Centenary Church
Monk
Centenary
Duncan Ta
Methodist Conference
Hasa
Associated Press
J. A. Duncan
Dumcan
Holston
Dunhcan
Dahenn
Colt
Cand
Methodist Church
Lawyer Colonel Jones Visits Capitol Over Mineral Rumors
Colonel Thomas R. Jones of Dalton visits the state capitol to discuss mineral findings with State Geologist W. S. Yeates. Rumors of oil in Whitfield County circulate, but Yeates finds the bituminous shale sample of little value and no proof of oil. Jones says Whitfield residents want Yeates to inspect the county, while Jones notes good crop prospects and favorable cotton conditions in his region.
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Thomas R. Jones
Dalton
Capitol
Colonel Jones
Supreme Court
Whitfield County
Yeates
Colored Jones
Whitfield
Off Beda
Athens native Harry Phinizy visits Atlanta gala
Athens man Harry Phinizy, a noted former newspaper worker and state university graduate, is in Atlanta for a day or two. He greets old friends and is remembered for his quick move from journalism to the cotton trade, where he plans to make a mark in the fleece industry.
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Athens
Harry Phintzy
Atlanta
Mr. Phintzy
State University
Mrr. Phinizy
Harry Phinizy
Development of the South’s Industrial Rise in Twenty Years
Asheville June 21 The North Carolina Bankers Association closed its session with keynote remarks by RB Glenn Winston and Richard H Hamonds Baltimore editor of Manufacturers' Record. Hamonds contrasted southern growth with national advances, predicting vast future wealth from coal and industrial expansion. He cited rising coal production and manufacturing gains, noting export surpluses and rail mileage expansion. The address framed America as a dominant industrial power emerging from Southern leadership in the modern era.
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Asheville
N. G
North Carolina Bankers’ Association
Glenn
Winston
Richard H. Hamonds
Baltimore
Manufacturers’ Record
South
J. F. Bruton
G. W. Montcastle
M. P. Pegram
C. M. Evans
J. M. Miller, Jr
Edmonds
Treblad
Blalemmien
Piuke
Earth
Manilt Anu Santiago
Europe
Dewey
Globe
Ad Beer
America
England
Great Britain
New York
Rita
Texas
Louisiana
Tongland Tec i
United States
Germany
Ruscia
Vain
France
Jena
Great Brita
Great Sritalp
Europa
Asia
Auure
Ita Canical
Ms Energy
Seath
Erdigtacen
Hundeena
South’s Rise From Poverty to Prosperity Celebrated
A historic survey lauds southern progress over twenty years, citing railroads growth from 20 612 miles to a vast system, cotton output and mills expanding, coal and metal industries booming, and exports rising. It argues continued industrial surge hinges on education, capital, and the region’s own leadership.
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Ute
Ita Cotton Hills
Tts Coltan
Dhen
Ita
Ego Tr
West Virginia
Texas
United States
Soneng Wil Prokenly
Reese
Newport News
Richmond Locomotive Works
Europe
Maryland Heel Company
Baltimore
Gurone
Asig
Africa
Fais
Tring
Richmond
Jillungham
Louisiana
Tevan
Ninia Irrigation Works
Inmilla
South
Bar
Andre
Will Case in U S Court and Grand Jury Indictments
In United States circuit court Judge Newman heard the Riverdale Cotton Mills versus Georgia and Alabama Manufacturing Company dispute. The grand jury met yesterday morning and returned thirteen true bills before adjournment for the term. The pension-law case against John F Miller was postponed to Monday.
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United States Circuit Court
Newman
Riverdale
Georgia and
Alabama Manufacturing Company
United States Grand Jury
Bis
John F. Miller
Bank sues gambling house over forged draft loss
Memphis National Bank filed suit against Patrick Quin and others to recover about 6000 dollars claimed to have been paid on a forged draft and lost in a gambling house. The case marks a historic Tennessee action by a bank against a gaming establishment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis National Bank
Paotrick Quin
Tennessea
Sult
Mather
B. D. Smither
United States Army
B. A. Byrne
BE. E. Grimmell
Byrne
California
Prominent Baldwin Citizen Reflects On Centennial Event
Hon Mark Johnson of Baldwin County, a Georgia alumnus, spoke during Atlanta to Milledgeville travel recounting his Athens centennial visit. He praised Judge Speer’s oration as Georgia’s greatest effort and noted the Georgia University as vital for educating youth.
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Baldwin County
Mark Jobson
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Johnson
University of Georgia
Athens
Aragon
Ute
Judge Speer
Speer
Qiany
Butt
Georgia University
Printers Picnic Opens First Annual Event at Pearl Springs
The first annual printers picnic is held today at Pearl Springs, given by employers for the workers. The train departs at 8 o clock and over a thousand attendees are expected. A committee oversees the dinner and promises a feast fit for the gods.
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Pearl Springs
Saloon Licenses Granted and City Council Actions
At yesterday’s adjourned council meeting two major items were referred to committees. A new ordinance transfers ward health duties to the health board and adds an alderman representing each ward. An investigator in the Jesus department gains police authority. Salaries for the sanitary chief and police reserve authority were debated or referred. Many saloon licenses were granted and a contentious transfer of Furstenberg’s West Mitchell Street store license raised protests.
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Longino
Committee On Hospital and Charities
Health
Mitter
Hls
Bosra
Hts
Jesus
Board of
Halth
Chief Hope
Sanitary
Ivy Street
W. H. Furth
Decatur Street
West Mitchell Street
Council
Furstenberg
Peachtree Street
Mitchell
Grady
General Council
Alderman LaHatte
Clarence Moore
Recorders Court
Two Gases Are Settled and Railroad Compromise
The Florida Gentsn and Peninsular Railroad Company settled two city court cases with George A. Pizgs and Mrs. B. F Greene for 10000 dollars. The jury trials were dropped as the claims were compromised, with 7000 to Fings and 3000 to Mrs. Greene. The announcement notes the payment as among the largest railroad settlements in a personal injury case locally. In Raleigh, Governor Aycock respited Lewis Council, a negro, from execution to July 4 for criminal assault in Fayetteville.
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Florida Gentsn and Peninsular Railroad Company
Pala Te C
Flagg
Jong
Raleigh
N.C
Aycock
Lewis Council
Fayetteville
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Daniel Bros
Whitehall Street
Varelty
Horsford
Ocwaine
HAME
Horsfords
Edmunds
North Carolina
My. Edmunds
U. S
Mark Johnson
Council Acta
Railroad Company
C. T. Ladson
Colfax Maryland
Sanmerseed Sterchasis National Bank of Baltimore
Dus’s
Bradstreet
Colfax Distilling CO
Dept. 1
Ornery Frommattty
Colsaba
Trefyab
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