Last Opportunity for Nine Hour Day in Atlanta Machinists
About 200 machinists gathered at Federation hall to push for a nine hour day with ten hours pay and warned a strike would start at 7 am if shops failed to sign. Committees planned visits to three major shops, with union leaders urging orderly action and self support during a possible brief strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Beys
Ayage Deéson
Suppy Depot
Ashley Machine Works
Thomas F. Leitzinger
Glover Machine Works
Marietta
Atlanta
Thi
Albany Trouble Over Cars On Regular Time
On May 19 Albany faced disruption as rain delayed first day operations of the railway. Guards buried two men shot in defense of property while crowds failed to gather due to weather. A city funeral, a riot scare, and tension over a strike expanded the day with intercity car demonstrations, pistol shots, and protests at shops resisting union demands. Police kept order as workers debated the nine hour shift and planned attendance at a union meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
National
Ute
Twentysthirg
Stirdaz
Leroy
Wigiwa “Walsh
Southern Presbyterian Assembly Deliberates on Catechism and Footnote
In Little Rock on May 19 commissioners to the Southern Presbyterian general assembly filled pulpits as the assembly resumes with debates over church law on ecclesiastical commissions and a proposed footnote to the Confession of Faith on the elect infant clause. Leaders include Rev. H C Reed from Columbia and Joseph W Martin of Little Rock. Dr Robert P B Kerr chairs the catechism committee with fellow ministers and a special committee to review the footnote appoints tall list of strong members from Kentucky Georgia Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Ark
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
H. C. Heed
Columbia
Joseph W. Martin
Lattle Rock
Robert PB. Kerr
Virginia
Kerr
W. Alexander
P.F. Beattie
T. C. Johnson
G. B. Strickler
Christian
W. C. Preston
Woods
Pointess
F. H. Beattie
Kentucky
Armatrong
Georgia
J B. Hutton
Mireissippi
J A. Wallace
Nashville
E. C. Murray
D.D
North Carolna
M. Smith
Bath Carolina
Thomas Gallaher
Miscouri
F. DO. McLean
D.G
Alabama
L. Caldwell
Arkansas
BP. L. Ewing
Memphis
3. P. Green
Texas
St. Lovuis
Presbyterian Church of England
Ceremonies Honor Confederate Dead at Camp Chase
At Camp Chase near Columbus Southern members of the Sovereign camp of the Woodmen of the World held May 19 exercises for Confederate dead. D F Bradshaw and other dignitaries from Mississippi Arkansas Texas Louisiana South Carolina Missouri spoke. Colonel Enauss presented a wreath from the Grand Army of the Republic to mark friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Chase
Columbus
Woodmen of the World
H. F. Simgrad
Mississippi
D. F. Bradshaw
Arkansas
Willam Geller
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Benjamin Cravens
Pinole ‘Wells
Louisiana
W. I. Glaze
South Carona
E. B. Lewis
North Carolina
W. L. Fitzgerald
Missouri
W. H Enauss
Republic
Pan-American Exposition Dedication Day in Buffalo
May 19 Buffalo hosts the eve of the Pan-American Exposition dedication amid rain. Tomorrow at noon a parade precedes ceremonies marking the liberal and peaceful arts. Senators Hanna and Lodge arrive. St Louis exposition directors are banqueted. Night lights illuminate the grounds and a grand electrical display unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Elty Gay
Hanna
Henry Cabot Lodge
Iroquois Hotel
Falls of
Maparn
National Congress of Mothers to Convene in Columbus
The Mothers National Congress gathers in Columbus May 1 for four days of meetings and social events. Delegates will be entertained by the City Federation of Woman's Clubs with a Wednesday campus reception. Expected speakers include Mrs Robert St. Cotton of North Carolina Mrs Kate Walter Barrett of Alexandria Va Mrs J E K Ottley of Atlanta Ga and Mrs Theodore W Birney who presides over the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Ottley
Columbus
National Congress of Mothers
Sest
City Federation of Woman's Clubs
State University
Mra
Robert St Cotton
North Carolina
Mia
Kate Walter Barrett
Alexandria, Va
J. EK. Ottley
Atlanta Ga
Theodore W. Birney
Congress
Union Scale Fight Edges Toward Settlement in Ohio Steel Case
Trouble between the Bell Turners union and Reymblle Tron and Steel Company may end with a settlement. Republc Iron and Steel would recognize the union and sign the scale with changes. Steel Hoop Company offers higher pay but rejects union recognition. AFL insists signing the scale is the central issue. General Superintendent Jenks has gone to New York to present the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Bell Turners’ Union
Reymblle Tron and Steel Company
Republc Iron and Steel Company
Steel Hoop
American Federation of Labor
Howver
Jenks
Steel Hoon Company
Gode
New York
Jewish Publications Society Elects Its Officers
The Jewish Publications Society of America held its annual meeting in Philadelphia on May 19 and re-elected officers. Morris Newborson of Philadelphia was named president, with Jacob Haas of Atlanta, Georgia and Ana Rey, Dr. Max Heller of New Orleans, honorary vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewish Publications Society
Philadelphia
Jewish Publications Society
Americe
Morris Newbersor
Jacob Haz
Attana
Ana Rey
Max Heller
New Orleans
Man Falls at Niagara River Proves Fatal
May 12 a man believed to be William Gannhouse of Brampton Ontario walked into the Niagara river near the Jails in Prospect Park and was swept downstream to death in the Forks below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
William Gannhouse
Brampton
Ontario
Prospect Park
Presbyterian Pastors At Convention Stir Debates In Philadelphia
Philadelphia May 19 Visiting commissioners filled Presbyterian pulpits as the assembly meets. Dr Henry Minton preached at Calvary church while Rev J Sparhawk Jones assisted. Dr Milton Greene sharply criticized U S soldiers in Porto Rico. The assembly considers revising the faith creed and shaping a new committee to summarize the reformed faith. Lightning strikes a Columbia church injuring several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Thas
Camden
N. J
Calvary Church
Henry Minton
California
J. Sparhawk Jones
J., Nicholls
St Louis
Minton
Christ
Church of God
Witherspoon
Woman's Board of Home Missions
D. Stuart Dodge
D.D
J. Milton Greene
Havana
San Juan
Porto Rico
Greene
United States
S. J. McClenaughan
Asheville
N. C
D. J Sanders
Pressance
Biddle University
Charlotte
Tenth Church
North Minster Church
Lynching Rumors Surge In Connellsville After Murder
Pennsylvanians pursued a black murder suspect William Fairfax to Uniontown Jail after an attempted lynching in Connellsville. Local fears rise as a rope remains visible from town hall, while job ads draw black workers from Roanoke and a later Main Street shooting leaves John Human dead and Frank Jett the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsvile
William Moore
William Fairfax
Wand
Fairfax
Uniontown
Roanoke
John Human
Jett
Rappallanmock
Lighten China's Burden Bond Plan Proposed
May 20 London dispatch cites Mortison writing from Pekin on a British proposal to issue bonds at par for 300,000,000 tails now with the rest in five years to ease indemnity payments. Britain and the United States oppose a joint guarantee. British authorities decline cooperation with the German expedition to Southern Chile, now abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mortison
Times
Pekin
China
Great Britain
United States
Chile
Rev Babcock Took His Life In Naples
Naples reports a tragic death by self harm of an American clergyman here yesterday. Rev Martice Davenport Babcock, pastor of the Brick Church in New York, reportedly drank poison after severing an artery at the wrist, an act linked to earlier dispatches naming him Mr Mable. He had been in good health and spirits before leaving Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mable
Martble Davenport Babcock
New York Church
New York
Babcock
Brown Memorial Church
Baltimore
Colombian rebels quiet as government negotiates end to war
Kingston reports the British steamer Para says Colombian rebels suspend hostilities and the government is believed negotiating to end the revolution. Duke and duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at Brisbane overland from Melbourne. city celebrates their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Para
Stranger
Colon
Brisbane
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Mielbourne
Baldwin Arctic Explorer Plans Polar Run From Scotland
Evelyn Baldwin, veteran of Peary and Wellman arctic expeditions, arrived in New York on the Umbria and announced plans to sail from Scotland next month aboard the America to Jomsoe Norway, then head to Franz Josef Land. He said the goal is to plant Stars and Stripes at the north pole and broaden polar knowledge and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Baldwin
Pridge
Scotland
Jomsoe
Norway
Frithiof
Franz Josef Land
North Pole
Squabbla Over The Bones Bishop Denies Right Of Mother To Remove Son
In Lincoln Nebraska on May 19 Bishop Bonscum of this diocese denied a mother the right to move her son's remains from Lincoln Catholic cemetery. Mrs McEntee of Plattsmouth wished to bury him with another relative there. The bishop defends the dying wish and will oppose any removal, with court action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toincoln
Neb
Bonscum
Edward Cagney
McEntee
Plattsmouth
Cagney
Lincoln Catholic
Bonacim
Southern progress shown New industries in the South for the week
The Tradesman reports the week ended May 38 highlighting a $150,000 brass foundry at Nor sk Vo brick works at Shelfield Ala Macey Gy brick and tile works at Augusta amd Witzgertd Gaphaidora supply company at Tearment Ta a& eennlpay Lory at Eltmserald Ch Siu
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Chattanooga
Teno
Norsk Vo
Shelfield
Ala
Macey Gy
Augusta Amd Witzgertd
Gaphaidora! Supply Company
Tearment
Ta A& Eennlpay
Eltmserald
President's Wife Rapidly Improving Factories and Mines Listed
A long OCR list details numerous factories and companies across Tex and southern states. It names cement mills, oil mills, stave plants, wagon and furniture mills, lumber firms, iron and ore ventures, tobacco and cotton businesses, electrical plants, and other manufacturing sites with stated values and locations from Texas to Virginia and beyond. The item reads like a compiled roster of industrial enterprises and expansions tied to notable places and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Monticello
Ravenswood
W. Va
Thomaston
Birmingham
Hum~bolt, Tenn
Orange
Tex
Savannah
Florence
D. C
Billson
Windsor
S. C
Fort Worth
Fort Smith
Ark
Memphis, Tenn
Ensley
Bluefield
W.V
Ira
Mis
Cheraw
Hico
Norfolk
San Antonio
Paragould
Huntington
Jennings
New Orleans
Morriston
Winnsboro
Magnolia
Yorkville
Kingston
Teon
West, Miss
Houston
Galveston
Mecon
Macon
Gamble, Tenn
Lattimore
Gourdin
Hillaboro
Conway
Ruston
Memphis
Higgins Sues For 94000000 Over Oil Discovery
Beaumont Texas May 15 Patlip Higgins who says he provided Captain A Lucas with the information that led to bogging the first oil well here files suit for 94 million against Lucas and associates In his petition he asserts the knowledge he shared was worth 2000000 and a tenth interest in output He claims Lucas found oil and the well yields about 45000 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Patlip Higins
A. Lucas
Lucas
Actress Germain’s Strychnine Misstep In Minnesota
Katherine Germain leading “The Highwayman” at the Metropolitan in Minneapolis ingested about a dozen strychnine pills after misreading dentist instructions. She suffered severe symptoms by midnight. the pills were prescribed as a three hour dose. In Birmingham, Alabama, Blocton prepares for the annual Improved Order of Red Men session starting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolia
Minn
Katherine Germain
Fle
Birmingham
Ala
Blocton
Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Alabama
Mrs McKinley Improves as News Calls Hopeful
In San Francisco on May 18 Mrs McKinley's condition has improved and she can sit up briefly after a night of rest. President McKinley visited the upstairs room while word circulated that she was resting, with doctors reporting progress and the fever subsiding. Secretary Cortelyou announced a steady day of improvement and calls from royalty and dignitaries followed, including the king and queen of England and President Loutet of France. Calvin Titus, the American soldier at the walls of Pekin, also visited the president during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Certelyou
Scott
McKinley
Wes McKintey
Leng
Colorade Springs
England
Graveley and Snyder Fail to Post Bond in Levy Case
Birmingham May 19 Special Louis O Graveley and Blanche Snyder were sent to the grand jury by Justice Abernathy for the Icing of I. and Levy but failed to make the required bond. Graveley's bond stands at 10,000 dollars while the Snyder woman's is 540 dollars. An effort is underway to have Graveley's bond reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Louis
Graveley
Blanche Snyder
Abernathy
I. & Levy
Haa
Snyder
Double Murder Suspect Conway Ends Rampage With Suicide
Evansville Indiana May reports detail Conway a neighbor of the Garrisons who killed W Garrison and his wife after quarrels between families and wounded Patrolman Ben Wallis. He then killed himself after police surrounded the house. The note to a local newspaper explains motives tied to a land dispute with Garrison family and Kentucky origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Garrison
Conway
Wallis
Goodby
Kentucky
Garrison Lerves
Edward Davidson
Adam Crawford
Henke
Himstill
Welker
Mrs Mamie Barnes Arrested in Husband Murder Case
Mrs Mamie Barnes widow of Dr Joseph Barnes who died under suspicious circumstances at Jacksonville insane asylum has been arrested in Edina Missouri and brought to Morgan County. A nurse by trade she was aiding a sick woman in Edina when taken into custody. Sheriff Roth of Quincy Illinois coordinated the extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thicago
Record-Herald
Quincy
Ill
Mamie Barnes
Joseph Barnes
Jacksonville
Edina
Roth
Morgan County
Parnes
Arrest of Ferguson in Jacksonville Case
A woman described as the negro alleged to have administered poison to Dr. Barnes was arrested last Tuesday and sent to Jacksonville. Dr. Barnes says she does not know Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Barnes
Jacksonville
Fatal stabbing in Savannah by father-in-law at Lime and Walker
John H. Scott was fatally stabbed shortly before 2 p.m. at William J. Johnson’s Lime and Walker streets home in Savannah. The incident occurred during a drunken argument as Scott went to abuse his father-in-law. Scott and his wife had been together after a theater outing, with Mrs. Scott living with her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
John H. Scott
William J. Johnson
Johnson
Lime
Walker Streets
Scott
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Eld
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Sve
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International Association of Machinists
DeLosc
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Adumta Machine Works
Riley
William Robinson
Sowzhara Railway
Knoxville
Washington
Whl
Machinists’ Union
At & O
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Defonch Mul Manufacturing Company
EB van Winkle Company
Atlanta, Railway and Power Company
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el Hott
The
Power Company
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Mike Rile
Lodge
Gentiemes
Henry F. Garrett
Atlanta Lodge of Machinists
International Organization
Toronto
Newnan
Jones
Jerome Jones
Journal of Tabor
Organized Labor
Louisville
Cuba
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Mothers’ National Congress
Jacob Haas
Rend
Milton Greene
Presbyterian
Rico
Lightnin
Elienton
D.C
Dager Bullock
Charleston
Weeshern
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Arctic Explorer
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Mrs. McKinley
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Tam
Evert
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