Can The Fight Be Pulled Off In Charleston 1909 Prohibition Question
Report from Charleston and surrounding areas debates legality of a Fitzsimmons Jeffries prize fight. Governor McSweeney warns of penalties if the event violates South Carolina law while promoters push for an arena at the exposition grounds. Los Angeles promoters respond that Charleston’s bid forces new offers though chances remain slim.
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Columbia
8. C
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Goms
Charleston
McSweeney
South Carolina
Chartester
Exposition Grounds
Los Angeles
Cal
Century Athletic Club
Opposition to the Primaries Roils North Carolina Politics
Raleigh dispatch reports strong opposition within the North Carolina Democratic Party to holding primaries for the U S Senate seat to replace Pritchard. Ex chairman Poll criticizes primaries as distracting. convention may decide nominations. Republicans mobilize statewide funding and poll tax efforts, with a Madison incident risking a political clash over an assessor arrest.
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Raleigh
N. C
United States
Pritchard
James H. Poll
McKinley
Jay
Save
Walter Clark
Maducce
James ©. Shepherd
Judge Brown
Shepherd
Madison
Old case ends as Wilson pleads guilty manslaughter
Wilcox county Georgia judge accepts plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter by M B Wilson in a 1893 killing over a land dispute. Wilson is fined 250 dollars including costs after inspecting the case to ensure justice.
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Wilson
Abbeville
Wilcox Superior Court
M.B. Wilson
George Reeves
Reidsville
Roberts
Muse's: The Particular Men Behind the Brand Legacy
A fragment praises Muse's long standing care with customers and stresses that its identity rests on the distinctive individuals who shaped the business today. The text emphasizes quality and character as core attributes of the brand.
Severe storm devastates Tupelo and surrounding areas in Mississippi
Rain pours as the Tallahatchie River rises sharply washing away a bridge and threatening homes. In New Albany heavy rainfall and strong winds cause extensive property damage while Tupelo endures a violent storm with shattered plate glass, blown trees, and telecommunication losses. Rail service disrupted with trains turned back and local towns isolated. Huntsville reports heavy rain hail uprooting trees and widespread outages.
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New Albany
Mies
Tallahatchie
Tupelo
Iron Bridge
Artesia
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Enterprise
St. Louis
Shuquiak
Huntsville
Alps
Path of Storm Destroys Town in Decatur Area
Severe wind, rain, and heavy fall hit Decatur, Alabama, around 4 pm causing 4 inches of precipitation. Rail lines between Lynnville Tennessee and Murfreesboro were washed out, trains delayed, and two men died from downed electric wires. Traffic suspended. floods disrupt Mobile and Ohio line as well.
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Decatur
Ala
Linlsville
Nashville
Pissenger
Lynnville
Tenn
Murfreesboro
Tuscumbia
Memphis
Louisville and Nashville
Haywood Roberts
Tom Evans
Tve
Roberts
Evans
Mobile
Mobile and Obie
Mississippi
Enterprise
Artesia
Miss
Tuscaloosa
Shuqulak
Porterville
Jones and Clarke vie as Arkansas Democratic primary nears
In Little Rock the 1894 Arkansas Democratic primary campaign ends with heavy canvassing by rivals Senator James K. Jones and former Governor James P. Clarke. Each claims victory as seventy five counties prepare to vote for U S senate, governor, and congressional nominees. The primary will determine legislature members and Jones' successor next January. Governor Davis challenges Rector for a second term across seven districts.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
United States
James K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
James P. Clarke
United States Senate
Jones
Jefferson Davia
EB. W. Rector
Congress
Dispensary to Open in Floyd County Rome Next Monday
Rome Georgia march 28 special the Floyd county dispensary will open for business monday at sun up after the supreme court ruling ends bar room operations in the city. thirteen bars will close and whisky men plan to relocate or push repeal efforts while others stay and await further action. local sentiment shows a divide and many favor a measured approach before any renewed hostilities. in montgomery a smallpox case interrupted a grand larceny trial as the defendant contracted the disease in court and was removed for treatment.
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Rome
Floyd County
Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chamlee
Montgomery
Ala
Alex Joraen
Flooding Hits Tennessee Rail Lines and Bridges
Tennessee residents report heavy rain with 2.21 inches fell since morning causing widespread washouts. One death confirmed, W. F. Dillehay of Maury County, as rail lines from Columbia to Athens are torn up and bridges washed out. Water rises flood roads, power plants, and towns including Liberty. Rail service disrupted on Nashville lines and river levels surge, with Duck River and Cumberland River rising sharply.
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Nashville
Tenn
Weather Bureau
W. F. Dillehay
Maurey County
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Gamage
Murfreesboro
Liberty
DeKalb County
Cumberland River
Columbia
Duck River
Modon
Madison County
Illinois Central Railroad
Co education on the wane and social tensions emerge
Dr Edmund J James new Northwestern University president elect reports signs of public prejudice against coeducation. He notes a reaction, loss of converts, and rising questioning of the system. Critics debate feminization, distractions, and future careers shaping college curricula.
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Chicago
Edmund J. James
Northwestern University
Board of
Columbus Iron Works chief W Riley Brown dies at 63
W Riley Brown of Columbus Georgia, president of Columbus Iron Works and Sothern Plow Company, died at his home at 5 45 AM after a long career as a pioneer ironmaker. Born April 27 1822 in Monticello Georgia he helped build gunboats and cannon for the Confederacy and later expanded ice machine and plow manufacturing in Columbus. He leaves a widow and several children and siblings.
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Columbus, Ga
W. Riley Brown
Columbus Iron Works Company
Sothern Plow Company
Columbus
Pneurhonia
Brown
Georgia
Wiliam Riley Brown
Monticello
Jasper County
William
Jenga Brown
Mr. Brown
Wildman & Craig
William Beach
Tate I. I. Moses
George J. Godlden
Adams
Columbus Iron Works
South
Iostry
Stratton Absorption
Abte
Maria Broadnax
Robert B. Broadnax
Truitt sees six week lag in Georgia cotton outlook
LaGrange Ga March 8 special George W Truitt renowned Georgia cotton grower says farmers are at least six weeks behind this spring and warns that using guano will be a total loss due to rain leaching. He shifts toward grain cattle and says beef cattle provide profits, selling Georgia steers worth 2800 dollars and planning more short horn stock to boost production while urging reduced cotton acreage.
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LaGrange
George W. Truitt
Georgia
New Orleans
Truttt
Giorgia
Mr. Truitt
Chemical mill plant goes up in Memphis blaze
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company's main milling department in Memphis suffered a heavy loss fire this morning caused by spontaneous combustion. Extent of damage not yet known.
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Memphis, Tenn
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Birmingham man Daly arrested for post office robbery
John Daly alias Hiram Daly, wanted in Homewood Pa for robbing a post office, was arrested by Chief of Police Austin tonight at the stairway to the chief's office. A letter from his mother at Pulaski Pa named Daly and he admitted his identity.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Daly
Hiram Daly
Homewood
Austin
Daly
Pulaski
Execution of Will Harris Ends Brutal Selma Murder
In Selma Alabama March 28 Wil Harris a black man was hanged for the murder and assault of a nine year old girl seven months earlier outside the city. Harris confessed to the crime and related offenses after an attempted lynching and a prior botched self harm. Walter Bailey also faces execution but a Supreme Court ruling granted a new trial. This marks the first execution in Dallas county in about eight years.
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Selma
Ala
Wil Harris
Harris
Sittie Bell
Fim
Mills
Heme
Gert
Geen
Jes
Walter Bailey
Supreme Court
Jallas County
Sanity petition filed for Tom O Burwell relative
Montgomery March 28 Special Colonel F G Caffey representing the Burwell family filed a city court petition to have Tom O Burwell declared insane Judge Thomas granted the petition and set April 11 for the hearing Funeral of Captain Thomas B Whiteside held in Columbus GA with many friends attending and river shipping at Palfmast as tribute to memory
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Wants Sanity
Montgomery
Ala
F. G Caffey
Tom O. Burwell
Birmingham
Thomas
Whiteside
Columbus
Palf
Brutal ax murder shocks Saxton Ky residents
A Ky woman, Mrs. Green Older, was killed by an unknown assailant with an ax at her Saxton home eight miles north of Jellico. Her husband found her dead, the killer fled, posses form as fear and speculation about motive and love affair linger.
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Knoxville
Tenn
The
Sentinel
Jellico
Green Older
Saxton
Older
Brand’s Bond Forfeited On Confederate Home Funds
MontgomeryMarch 28 Special B W Bran a lawyer of Columbiana who raised money in the state last summer for a Confederate home failed to account for it and forfeited his bond at Evergreen where he was to be met on the charge from subscribers Officials at Evergreen were informed Bran had gone unfound and was not expected to return He was well known and could obtain credentials for his scheme various locales sought him.
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Wallace W. Lampkin
Athens
Civ
Frank Branch
Marshallville
L. M. Lucas
Reynolds
L. M Lucas
Pneumonis
Ols Ricks
J. J. Horton
Macon
J. C. Horton
Warren
Huntington
Mass
Helen M. Warren
Francis E. Warren
United States
Wyoming
Tenicht
Cheyenne
Wyo
Montgomery
Ala
B. W. Bran
Columbiana
Evergreen
Celumne Biana
Brand
Tess
Vegetable prices from a market list
Readable items show per unit pricing for vegetables including tomatoes, spinach, cauliflower, summer squash, and parsnips. Notable entries include spinach per peck 40r, cauliflower per pound oyre 15, rhubarb per bunch 10c, and two bunches parsley 15.
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Serman
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