Mississippi Crime Budget Reports Lynchings and Hangings
Mississippi news reports the Lula mob slaying in Cosho County and an indignation meeting in Hamburg following an attempted murder of a Romanian couple. It notes two planned hangings this month Emanuel Webster in Indiana for wife murder and Perry Beckwith in Columbus for a similar crime, plus appeals in the Washington County murder case of Hea of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Lula
Coshoma County
Megro
Horace Mullen
River Pass
Franklin County
Hamburg
Emanuel Webster
Indianas
Perry Beckwith
Columbus
Ashley Cocke
Tom Lauderdale
Circuit Court
Washington County
White House Opponents Win In Preservation Fight
In Demopolis Alabama the Alabama division of the Daughters of the Confederacy backed opponents of preserving the Jefferson Davis mansion known as the first white house of the Confederacy. The new First White House Association will raise funds and run the property while funds already raised may be diverted to the division treasury. The debate centers on who controls the money and the mansion when the state governor and committee take over the Davis relics.
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Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Demopolis
Alabama
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
White House of the Confederacy
White House
First
White House Association
Funeral of Mrs T G Pond Albany May 15
The funeral of Mrs T G Pond of Mount Airy took place in Albany today from St Pauls Church with interment in Oak View Cemetery. She died Tuesday in Mount Airy and her remains were brought to Albany last night. Mrs Pond had lived in Albany for many years while her husband served as inspector of St Pauls Church.
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T. G. Pond
Albany
T . Pond
Mount Airy
Pond
St Pauls Church
Oakview
Memorial Day in Dalton Honors Confederate Veterans
Memorial exercises in Dalton Georgia were held at the courthouse under the Daughters of the Confederacy. Miss May McAfee gave a moving tribute presenting crosses of honor to veterans, followed by Colonel Hugh Dorsey’s addressed and a march to West Hill cemetery where graves were flower-strewn.
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Dalton
Court House
Daughters of the Confederacy
May McAfee
Miss McAfee
J M Stansberry
Horace J Smith
Hugh Dorsey
Atlanta
Frank E. Shumat
Dalton Female College
West Hill Cemetery
Army Officer at Dahlonega Inspecting North Georgia Cadets
Captain D B Devore of the United States Army, detailed by the secretary of war as special inspector of the state military colleges, spent two days in Dahlonega evaluating the North Georgia Agricultural College military department. He praised the cadet battalion, its drill, and the officers, after inspecting arms and equipment with Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Cusick.
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Devore
Dahlonega
D B Devore
United States Army
Secretary of War
Military Department
North Georgia
Agricultural College
Cusick
West Point Military Academy
Fort McPherson
Sewerage Franchise Voided by New Orleans Court
Judge Ellis of the Civil District Court in New Orleans voids the old New Orleans Sewerage Company's franchise and confirms an injunction against the city purchase of sewer property. The decision declares the proposed $315,000 compromise invalid and signals possible appeal to the state supreme court.
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Ellis So
New Orleans
New Orleks
Elis
Civil District Court
Old
Messrs
Brennan and
Douglas
Sewerage and Water Board
Old New Orleans Sewer Company
Ellis
Old Sewerage Association
Supreme Court
North Carolina Kings Daughters Plan Youth Reformatory
At the state convention of Kings Daughters in Raleigh a resolution established to create a reformatory for youthful criminals as the order’s state project. A ten member committee led by Mrs W H S Burgwyn and others will seek funding and methods. This marks the first positive step toward a NC reform school. The convention adjourned to meet next May in Salisbury.
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North Carolina
King’s Daughters
Ralagh
Ncg
A. L Blow
Serina Cnoadibourn
JB. Cherry
Nis
Salisbury
Memory of Slain Cadets Observed at VMI in Lexington
The thirty eighth anniversary of the Battle of New Market was observed at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Virginia. Cadets graves within the institute grounds were decorated and salutes fired in honor of the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
New Market
Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Franchise Fight in Jacksonville and New Primary Plan
Jacksonville voters face a dual issue as Stone and Webster push to consolidate the city railways with the Jacksonville Electric Light Company. The plan faces strong opposition over higher rates and loss of city control. Separately, the state Democratic executive committee’s new primary law bars any Democrat who has voted for an independent candidate from voting or running this year, prompting questions on voter eligibility.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Plant
Stone and Webster
Boston
Tampa
Savannah
Columbus
Georgia
el Paso
Houston
Texas
Jacksonville Electric Light Company
Ordinancce
Electric Light Company
Board of Bond Trustees
B F Dillon
City Electric Light
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Arthur T Williams
J Fearnside
Putnam County
I Palmer
Orange County
D Caleloway
Columbia County
M Barrs
Duval County
Florida
Florida Democracy
Distillery raid and local incidents reported in Huntsville area
In Limestone County near Rogersville deputies raided a large distillery but the operators escaped with whisky. Jackson County residents Captain James Hen shaw and Thomas Hen shaw were detained briefly over timber law charges that were dismissed after a hearing. W A Thomas, once a Birmingham officer, is jailed for defamation of character per Mrs Gibson. Oil company reports and school construction news also appear alongside a Meridianville wedding.
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Limestone County
Huntsville
Ala
Root
Greenleaf
W. A Thomas
Birmingham
West Huntsville
Gibson
New City
Pearl Potts
William J Potts
Frank Hampton
Meridianville
D W. Ragan
Florence
Minnie Jones
James Lowe
William Berry
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Bradfield Regulator CO
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Ine
Essig Bros
the Popular Clothiers
Whitehall St
Bell Phone
Dougherty
Wight
Jones
Dougherty County
Liebig’s Malt
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
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Mellons
Kerseys
de &Ill
Ho L Wight
E R. Jones
General Assembly
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Senate
Dough~erty
Mitchell St
Schroeter & Bro
Rts
Wallace & Company
Chamberlin
Johnson-DuBose Co
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co
The
New Blue Trading Stamp Company
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Atlanta and
West Point
Western Railway of Alabama
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Unswick
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac
R. A
Columbia
Newberry
Charleston and Western Carolina
Washington Southern Railway
Western and Atlantic
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Union Station
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