Short Items Concerning Men and Public Affairs
Arch ie B Warner receives congratulatory messages on a new gan at home and Willis Johnson departs for three months abroad. Oscar Ray shows facial injuries after a Peachtree Street runaway. Clifford Malone is hurt falling from a Pryor Street ladder. Ned Davidson breaks his arm on Whitehall Street. Miss Jennie McWilliams funeral at Clifton church. J P Dimon buried at Westview after hospital death. Alex Scofield faces bulldog charge. court dismisses bench. Tom Terrell arraigned for assault with intent to murder after mob chase. Dave Williams fined for mad behavior and broken window. An unknown man loses an arm after being struck by a box car near Peters Street. Cadet numbers at West Point debated in Congress with costs cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Malone
Pryor Street
Mitchell
Malone
Chamberlain Street
D. Johnson
Ned Davidson
Edward F Davidson
Whitehall Street
Hunter
Mitchell Streets
American Baptist Publication House
Gibson
Hoon Street
Jennie McWilliams
Houston Street
Clifton Church
Tom Terrell
Pine Street
Recorder’s Court
Tyrrell
W. C Vaughan
Dave Williams
Recorder
Grady Hospital
Peters Street Crossing
Waller Praised by Moody After Philippine Marine Service
Major Lyttleton W. T. Waller of the U S M C with Brigadier General Heyward called at the navy department to meet Secretary Moody. The talk was friendly and praised the Marines work in the Philippines. Waller, though weakened by laryngitis, plans leave and a return to Norfolk Va, where honors await him with a sword presentation and banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speas
Philippines
Washington
Lyttleton W. T Waller
Heyward
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Moody
Syaller
Waller
Norfolk
Government Condemned Over Irish MP Sentence
Sligo district council passed a unanimous resolution denouncing the government for imprisoning Patrick McHugh, MP for Leitrim North, amid calls for nationalists to hang black flags on coronation day and protest the “rotten government of England.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sligo
Ireland
Patrick McHugh
North
Leitrim
Gilmartin
England
Electric line planned from Jackson to Clinton Mississippi
Arrangements are under way to build an electric railway from Jackson to Clinton a ten mile extension. Mississippi College trustees offer a ten thousand dollar bonus to extend the line from the current western terminus three miles from Jackson. The Baptist convention meeting at Water Valley on July 10 will be asked to endorse the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Litte College
Clinton
Mississipni College
Jackson Electric Railway
Baptist Convention
Water Valley
Wood Alcohol Fatal for Two in North Carolina
In Maysville North Carolina two well known young men Nunnally and Whitty died after a dare led them to drink wood alcohol diluted with water. They drank for twenty four hours and suffered convulsions before death. At the coroner's inquest Whitty had dared others to join but Nunnally was the only participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
N. C
Nunnally
Whitty
Nunnany
Forest of timber burned in Washington fire belt
A massive timber blaze along the Northern Pacific in Washington gutted about 550,000,000 feet of fir within 63 square miles near Buckley. The fire, valued at 1.1 million dollars, burned through several days with winds driving flames back, threatening Hot Springs sanitarium and Lester, while Pierce and King counties faced at least 200,000 dollars in damage.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Buckley
Hot Springs
Lester
Pierce
King Counties
Three Cent Fare Road Loses Injunction In Cleveland
Cleveland June 21 The circuit court granted a perpetual injunction against construction of the three cent fare street car railway project in the city The court ruled the city council ordinance granting routes to the promoters invalid Mayor Johnson backed the three cent effort and said steps would be taken to amend the franchises and restart the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Circuit Court
Johnson
Great-Granddaughter of Blaine Hart Injured in Elevator Shaft
Helena Mont June 21 Alice Thompson aged 65 great granddaughter of James Blaine was injured when she fell down the Monticelo apartment house elevator shaft. Her father Randolph Thompson served as private secretary to Governor Toole and died about a year ago.
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Blaine Hart
Helena
Mont
Alice Thompson
James Blaine
Monticelo
Randolph Thompson
Toole
Metallurgy expert to tour state for mineral study
A University of Mississippi metallurgy expert will tour Mississippi this summer to investigate mineral resources and collect specimens. The gathering may become part of the Mississippi display at the Louisiana Purchase exposition in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Minerals of
Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
University of Mississippi
Savannah Enjoys Convention Week On Tybee Island
Savannah was host to four conventions and a visiting Elks lodge, with Virginia North Carolina Georgia bankers the Baptist Young People's Union of Georgia the State Federation of Labor and the Georgia State Teachers Association meeting in the city and at Tybee island. The Elks from Macon used the Bavarinah lodge hall while hotel and cottage capacity strained. Truck farmers faced potato crop failures blamed on fertilizer quality as Major M Ryals convened a court house meeting. A new drum and bugle corps is planned for the First Regiment Infantry with about twenty five applicants and instrument funding raised by a regimental prize drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Tybee Island
Lodge of Elks
Bankers of
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Baptist ‘Young People's Union of Georgia
State Federation of Labor
Georgia State Teachers’ Association
Elks
Macon
Opéh House
Bavarinah Elks
Tybee
Bavannah
Major & M. Ryals
Court House
Wireless Stations Linked From Fort Gibbon Alaska to Bates Rapids
TWO NEW WIRELESS STATIONS entered into a contract with the Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Company to erect two stations connecting Fort Gibbon Alaska with Bates Rapids on the Tananah a distance of 165 miles. Stations to be in working order by October first. General Greeley has an overland wire from Nome to Fort Gibbon and the wireless system will complete a circuit from Beshring sea to the south coast. The companies undertake to supply a system that works daily without interruption or the government will not incur expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Company
Fort Gibbon
Alaska
Bates Rapids
Tananah
General Greeley
Nome City
Beshring Sea
Train Bully Is Much Wanted In Alabama Requisition Expected
Jackson Mississippi June 21 Special The Alabama authorities seek to seize a man named Hanks arrested here for attempting to take charge of an A and V train and browbeat the conductor He is wanted for first degree murder by Sheriff Knight Coffee County and Governor Longino is expected to issue a requisition upon his return to the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Alabama
Hanks
Sheriff Knight
Coffee County
Longino
Memphis After Batb I Indianapolis June 2
W H Watkins manager of the Indianapolis club says the National Association of Minor Leagues is endeavoring to disrupt the American association. Indianapolis is the latest club to be attacked. Ed Cline acted for Memphis Southern League club and urged Indianapolis third baseman Charles Babb to switch. Babb refused.
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Memphis
Indianapolis
W. H. Watkins
National Association of Minor Leagues
American Association
Ed Cline
Charles Babb
Louisville
Bebe
Carnegie Gifts £6000 for Welsh Library in Merthyr Tydfil
London June 31 Andrew Carnegie donates six thousand pounds for a Merthyr Tydfil library stating the gift is a tribute for the Welsh in America who aided him.
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Carnegie
London
Andrew Carnegie
Merthyrfydvil
Wales
America
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Ballard
Atlanta
Batiste
Dimities
Russia
Wil Be
Smyrna
China
Archie B. Warner
Henry Grady Debating Club
Willis Johnson
Alvan D. Johngorm
Master Johnson
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Oscar Ray
Peachtree Street
Mr. Ray
J. P. Dimon
Hospital For Incurables
Westview Cemetery
Barclay & Brandon's Undertaking Partiers
Alex Scofield
Scofields Yard
Hancock
House
West Point
Clayton
Hay
Mann
Ilinois
Senate
Efe
Hull
Parker
New Jersey
Bankers
Baptists
Ed Whitney
Bragg
Havana
Fong du Lac
Wis
Edward
Chicago
Sreverye Harry M. Robbins
Madi
Lendor
Hubert Hamilton
Windsor Castle
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