Fraser Family Ties Highlight Keys to Bloemfontein
The article recounts John George Fraser presenting the keys of Bloemfontein’s public offices to Lord Roberts, noting Fraser’s prominence in Atlanta as former Volksraad member and British ally. It traces Fraser lineage from Inverness to Georgia, detailing brothers and relatives, including Hugh A Fraser and Collin M Fraser, and describes the family’s deep Presbyterian roots and local influence, with ongoing correspondence during the South African conflict.
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Lord Roberts
War Office
London
Bloemfontein
Constitution
Atlanta
South Africa
Relath
Fraser
Lendrost
Publi
Traser
Bloemontein
John George Fraser
Volksraad
Orange Fred
Collin M. Fraser
Ifr
Steyn
Scotland
Inverness
Colin McKenzie Fraser
John Hugh Frar
Hugh A Fraser
Colin McKenzie Frazer
Presbyterian Church
Wallace J Preser
James Craig
Mir
Joubert
Natal Carbineers
Central Presbyterian Church
Sam M. White Lectured at Federation of Trades
S. M. White addressed the Federation of Trades on Political Economy and Sociology last night. He urged trades organizations to unite in using labor-saving machinery and the ballot, noting a fair audience including many ladies. The well-decorated hall featured an excellent orchestra led by B Lee Smith, and the lecture was praised as creditable, with a series hoped for at local education walls.
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Federation of Trades
Federation of Trades’ Hall
S. M. White
B Lee Smith
Kellogg Trial Proceeds With Wheat Scheme Details
New York March 15 James B Kellogg of the E Dean Company faces grand larceny and conspiracy charges as witnesses recount Chicago wheat deals with Barrett Co drafts used to fund the scheme Keller says he and Kellogg shared portions of the loot with estimates of 85 000 to 100 000 and other figures while papers show simultaneous Chicago wheat buying and selling and references to dividends paid out to insiders
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James B. Kellogg
New York
E. 8. Dean Company
Recorder Golf
Samuel Keller
Harry W. Kyle
Keller
Chicago
Barrett & Co
E . Dean Company
Mr. Davis
Corporation
Davis
Olcott
Kellogg
Sheffield Saving and Trust Company
Sheffield
Ala
Underwood Predicts Democratic House Majority
Birmingham Alabama March 15 Congressman Oscar W Underwood arrived for a brief stay in the city en route to Washington. He said the next House would hold a strong Democratic majority and blamed the Porto Rican question for Republican division and blundering policy, a development he expects to aid democracy.
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Underwood
Birmingham
Ala
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Washington
The Passing Throng and Society Shipments Move
A collage of anecdotes on influential figures and social gaiety. Messages trace a railway mogul’s travel, a Mission paper’s florid bishop tribute, and Philadelphia’s mayor coordinating a political wedding for his stepdaughter. The piece blends humor with civic pomp and social spectacle.
Dewey Day Low Fares to Macon by Southern Railway
Dewey Day in Macon Georgia prompts Southern Railway to offer round trip tickets at one fare. Sales run March 22 with morning trains on March 28 and limited to March 24, 1900. Tickets available at City ticket office Kimball House Brooks Morgan district passenger agent.
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Admiral Dewey
Macon
City
Kimball House
Brooks Morgan
Two Tarheel Black Men Hanged in Nash County
John Taylor and Robert Fortune, two Black men involved in the Robert Hester case near Rocky Mount, were publicly executed in Nashville NC. Taylor confessed involvement in the December killing of Lawrence Jackson near Weldon. About 10,000 spectators witnessed the double execution, with Fortune dying in four and a quarter minutes and Taylor surviving eight minutes before death.
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Raleigh
N. C
John Taylor
Robert Fortune
Robert Hester
Rocky Mount
Nashville
Taylor
Fortune
Lawrence Jackson
Weldon
Nash County Board of Commissioners
Nash County
Bacon Theft Suspect Arrested in Carrollton
Dr Hitchcock reports a large bacon loss from his smokehouse and, after a search, finds it in the possession of a negro named Cook who is jailed. Warrants issued for others in the gang as meat rackets continue in the area. A citywide burglary pattern suggests multiple culprits.
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Carrollton
Hitchcock
Cook
Plans for Democratic rally at Fulton courthouse tonight
Delegations from Savannah Augusta Macon Columbus and other cities prepare to join Young Men’s Democratic League for a 7 30 p m rally in Judge Lumpkin’s courtroom. Speakers from statewide party leadership will discuss November’s national election and party policy. More than half the league may travel to Kansas City in a special train with Pullman sleeping cars.
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Young Men's Democratic League
Democratic Party
Youn Men's Democratic League
Fulton County
Charley Northen
Kansas City
League
Northen
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Atlanta
An Honored Record in Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
An Honored Record outlines thirty three years of service by Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company earning public trust through a liberal policy contract. A contact for policies or territorial address is given by H Cobb of Atlanta Georgia.
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Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company
H Cobb
Atlanta, Ga
Montgomery Auditorium Dedicated
Montgomery Alabama March 15 Montgomery s new auditorium with a seating capacity of 3600 was dedicated tonight by Thomas s orchestra It is one of the finest auditoriums in the south. Train Robbers Thwarted Birmingham Alabama March 15 Special There were indications that the northbound express train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad due here at 1220 this morning was to have been held up by three masked men half a mile south of Oxmoor last night Conductor Batson on a freight train stopped near where some switching was being done saw three white men under mask near a camp fire Their faces were well covered but there was light enough to indicate they were probably white men Sheriff O Brien was called and went with deputies to the scene but no trace of the robbers could be found The express train was not molested It is believed they intended to rob box cars or perhaps the gate and commissary of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company at Oxmoor The railroad company will take no chances
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Montgomery
Ala
C W. Block
Prohibition Party
Alabama
Birmingham
Chicago
Red Bridge Road
Duncan
J M. Carr
Max Ginsburg
W. O. O. Bear
Johnston
John Price
Hayneville
Price
Pickens
Pickens County
B. B. Salmond
W. H. Platt
F. B. Carpenter
C. M Thaxton
First District
F. J. Hancock
W. P. Owens
R. C. Long
Louisville and Nashville
Oxmoor
Batson
O’brien
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Oxgoor
Railways and industry shift amid tariff debates and mergers
The article reports on rate cuts from Kansas City to New Orleans and other points, signaling anticipated reductions from Omaha and possible tensions over competition. It notes leadership changes at New York New Haven and Hartford, including Fayete & Curtiss’s promotion to fourth vice president with Boston HQ, and a 2 percent quarterly dividend. It covers Baltimore and Ohio spring uniforms, a Boston and Albany lease vote setup, and rail-line consolidations with the Pittsburg and Western and B and O Southwestern. It also mentions passenger service expansions on major routes, freight rate politics in Milwaukee, and executive moves including A L Koby and Edmund Janeway appointments, plus the Bangor and Aroostock rail brochure on Maine resorts.
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New York
New Haven
Hartford
Hall
Fayete & Curtiss
Boston
Back Taxes To Be Discussed By Atlanta Committees
Tax committee plans morning session to discuss collecting back taxes from Atlanta building and loan associations and banks. A compromise may limit arrears to only a few years, following a Supreme Court ruling that taxes apply to shares since 1877.
Notices of Appeal From Geneva County Chairman Contest
Birmingham Ala March 15 Special Hon Robert J Lowe chairman of the state democratic executive committee today received notice of an appeal from Geneva county in the matter of the chair manship of the county executive committee The contest will be heard at the meeting of the state committee convene at Montgomery on the 23d inst to take up an appeal from Autauga county committee ordering a primary on the plurality plan The last county convention is alleged to have instructed for a primary on the pro rate plan J J Morris claims to be the duly elected chairman Lowe has not yet been advised of any appeal from Russell county due to the county committee ordering a new election in Girard Bent because of alleged illegal voting The effect takes Russell county for the time at least out of Governor Johnston s senatorial column It has been repeatedly reported that such an appeal would be made and it may be that if it is made the matter will not be brought forward until the state committee assembles in Montgomery one week from tomorrow.
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Birmingham
Ala
Robert J. Lowe
State Democratic Executive Committee
Geneva County
Montgomery
Autauga
Beats
Geneva
J. J. Morris
Lowe
Russell County
Girard Bent
Johnston
State Committee
Governor Johnston Returns to Birmingham on Private Business
Governor Johnston arrived in Birmingham from Montgomery on private business and met local political friends to discuss his senatorial campaign. The informal conference focused on the county’s efforts to secure the legislative delegation, with no details released. Bristol Tenn appoints Rev J W Porter of Maysville Ky to First Baptist Church starting April 1. Laundry service ad notes call for pickup if driver misses pickup.
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Birmingham
Ala
Johnston
Montgomery
Knoxville
Tent
J. W. Porter
Maysville
First Baptist Church of
Bristol
Tenn
South
The Cascarets Miracle Cure Ad Claims Cleanse
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as the cure for intestinal sluggishness claiming they clear obstructions and kill germs. It promises ease of use as a candy like tablet and urges purchases through druggists or mail order with warnings about imitation products.
Injunction Hearing On Atlanta Bridge Delayed
The injunction request by the Atlanta Railway and Power Company to block a new bridge over Southern tracks on Whitehall Street was postponed again. The Southern and city of Atlanta contend closure impacts trains and street cars, with the city seeking party status to share one sixth of the cost.
Southern railway to replace insignia trade mark
Knoxville officials announce the S R and arrow insignia will be abandoned as the road adopts a new trade mark. No reason is given. Your contract note emphasizes liberal reinsurance terms from Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company with H H Cobb in Atlanta for policies or territory details.
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Knoxville
Tenn
The
Southern Railway
S. R
Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company
H. H. Cobb
Atlanta, Ga
To Decide as to Strike in Chattanooga Shops
Chattanooga Tennessee March 15 special Molders Union No and will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon to decide whether a strike shall be ordered in the shops of this city using non union negro labor. Vice President Valentine of the national union is here with power from the executive board to act fully in the matter. It is estimated tonight that a strike will follow. Otis Sends Spaniards Home Washington March 15 a cable message from General Otis from Manila says he shipped today for Barcelona Spain 533 Spaniards including 4 officers and 477 enlisted men of the Spanish army who had been received from the Filipino insurgents also the wives of eight officers and fourteen children of the families of officers. The Heason From The Detroit Free Press. gay Brown why didn't you stay in New York to see the Anish of the yacht we race Couldn't raise the wind. His Favorite From The Detroit Free Press Bhe-There is nothing like In a pity so much as love and patriotism. What is your taste Freddy He i tive always thought well a the sonhratia . ten ke ae
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Tenn
Molders’ Union No
Valentine
National Union
Otis
Washington
General Otis
Manila
War Department
Barcelona
Spain
Heason
Detroit Free Press
Gay, Brown
New York
Freddy
Sonhratia
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