Colonel Martin and His Choir of Colored Tenants in Elbert County
Middleton Ga Colonel L H Martin organized a plantation choir of his colored tenants to entertain and enlighten them He trained villagers led by Henry W Grady to see music as a remedy for unrest and gambling fear The choir's rise brought harmony and purpose, contrasting with the era's social discontent, and echoed a Grady visit where worship and hope mingled in the forest.
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Colonel Martin
Elbert County
Pascal J. Moran
Middleton
L. H . Martin
Henry Gray
Aong
Eitza
Elijah
Alene
Henry
Uncle
Masic
Old Henry
Martin
Willah Gray
Eilish
Charles Wesley
Allene
Boston
Grady
Albert
Elbert
Henry W.grady
Savannah
Suwanee
Georgia
South Carolina
Pelot Assaults Recorder In Charleston Court Clash
In Charleston May 2 special report says William H Cross a pilot, drunkenly attacked Police Recorder Jervey in his courtroom. Cross was seized, bruised, and sent to the station after a scuffle. assault and battery charges filed, trial set for tomorrow. possible 30 day chain gang without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Wiliam H Cross
Jervey
Cross
Strange Animal at Large Reported in Aiken County
In Columbia on May 2 a special report notes two separate sightings of a strange wild quadruped in Aiken County. Locals say a large beast with a short chain end dangling from its neck frightened anglers at upper Three Runs, causing many to flee. Some residents think it is a tiger escaped from a circus, though no circus or tiger escape has been reported. A writer from Sally reports the animal nowling about Ellenton area with tracks like a dog but hind feet larger than the forefeet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Columbia
Aiken County
Ellenton
Sally
Edwards Murder Avenged as Deputys Slayers Killed
In Selma Alabama on May 2 a deputy sheriff Joe Edwards was slain at John Dawson's house across the river. That night three Black men Edward Mays Dock Mays and Robert Dawson were killed by unknown assailants near the same site. Two others reported that local Black residents had fled the area as Ben and Israel Dawson were seen heading toward Selma. Dawson was questioned about the earlier murder and was himself shot, with Bob Dawson later found dead in the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Joe Edwards
John Dawson
Edward Mays
Dock Mays
Robert Dawson
Amelia Dawson
Soapstone Creek
Ben
Israel Dawson
Dawson
Montgomery
Bob Dawson
Dawson House
Sherif Edwards
Two Mays
Changes on Memphis Division by Southern Railway
J McAllister long master of trains on the Memphis division will soon be removed to Huntsville where Chief Dispatcher Lassater of Tuscumbia will become tram master. Dolly Radford, yard master in this city, will move to Tuscumbia to run the yards at Tuscumbia Florence and Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Huntsville
T. J McAllister
Southern Railway
Huntsviie
Lassater
Tuscumbia
Dolly Radford
Yarimaster
Underwood Verdict Hits Plaintiffs and Cunningham
Nashville town reports a jury verdict in the Aber suit for fifty thousand dollars against General John C. Underwood and against A Cunningham editor of The Confederate Veteran and the Methodist church south publishing house. Damages set at fifteen thousand dollars against both defendants and one hundred thousand against Cunningham as smart money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Aber
John C. Underwood
A. Cunningham
Confederate Veteran
The
Methodist Church South
Cunningham
Underwood
Confederate Memorial Institute
Memphis Delegates Named to Visit Forrest Camp
Stephen D. Lee Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans held a courthouse meeting in Columbus on May 2 and accepted an invitation from the N. E. Forrest Camp of Memphis for the Confederate veterans reunion. Delegates chosen to represent the camp include A. A. Kincannon, Tf B Franklin, R A Curry, G H Ezen, W. Gardner, J T Champiers, Russell Smith, T M Rogers, H M Waddell, DB J Beccums, and J T Henter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen D. Lee
Forrest
Columbus
Miss
Sons of Confederate Veterans
N.eb Forrest
Memphis
A. A. Kincannon
B Franklin R A Curry
G H Ezen
W. Gardner
J T Champiers
Russell Smith
T M Rogers
H M Waddell
DB J Beccums
J T Henter
KEILEY COAL & ICE CO Advertises Purified Water Ice
An ad touts ICE made from pure filtered water by KEILEY COAL and ICE CO with yellow wagons. It lists phone number 804 for IGE BOOK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keiley Coal & Ice CO
IGE
South Carolina Exposition Names Booker T Washington Leader
Booker T Washington is named head of the negro department for the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition to be opened in Charleston on December 1, 1901. The notice urges colored Americans to contribute exhibits in agriculture, mechanics, education, morals, religion, arts, and domestic life, aiming for a high quality showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Booker T Washington
South Carolina
United States
South
Necro
Raco
Exposition aims to showcase progress by oppose to race lines
Officials appointed for the negro department include Lawrence Bennett, William Ingles, Thomas Miller, N B Sterritt, F L Dark, and WJ Parker. Thomas Jefferson Jackson serves as field agent until secretary. The exposition presents a rare chance to demonstrate to the world what humanity can achieve through progress and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Department
Lawrence
Bennett Willam Ingles
Thomas E Miller
N B Sterritt
F L Dark
Parker Thomas Jefferson Jackson
Uniil
Building Trades Strike Threat Looms in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky on May 2 a walkout by over two hundred workers signals a possible general strike in all building trades. Labor leaders demand contractors hire only union men, threatening widespread stoppage that could idle around 3,000 laborers and halt construction citywide if not resolved by tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Building Trades Council
Distilled water used for making ice tickets sale
Distilled water marketed as the key ingredient in ice production matches the price of frozen fever germs. Officials advertise a book of ice tickets and note that the water is the same as that used by druggists in compound prescriptions.
Confederate Memorial Association to reclaim Confederate dead
Richmond May 2 Special Confederate women of Virginia will press to have Confederate dead interred at Washington moved to Arlington cemetery. Mrs N V Randolph appealed to Secretary Root and the Quartermaster General to turn over remains to the Confeder ate Memorial Association of the South instead of burial in the national cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Confederate Women of
Virginia
Washington
Root
Arlington Cemetery
Resh
N.V Randolph
Serratory
Quartermaster General
National Cemetery
Confederate Memorial Association of
South
Randolph
Indies
Secretary of War
Randovh
Eli
Grand Army of the Republic
Randolph protest exposes G A R opposition to burial site
A Mrs Randolph challenges the claim that no protest existed by the Grand Army of the Republic. She urges the secretary and the quartermaster general to respect the post's wishes and avoid placing the remains where they would bother the G A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Grand Army of the Republic
Minister’s Arm Broken In Train Accident In Mobile
Rev John R Marris of Weatherford Texas suffered a broken arm this afternoon on a northbound Mobile train. Seated at a window his elbow rested on the sill when the door of a refrigerator car struck and broke his arm. The train returned to the depot where physicians attended to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
John R Marris
Weatherford
Tex
Old Mansion in Huntsville Torn Down for Modern Homes
An old antebellum mansion on 3rd Street in Huntsville Alabama has been torn down to make way for two new modern structures. The house, once a prominent guest residence, stood with a lawn facing a park-like expanse. The actions follow significant changes in city development plans led by Hon A S Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Als
Hon A S Fletcher
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