Four Lives Lost in Wild Tornado Hits Union C
A terrible tornado swept through Union C, killing four people and causing extensive damage. The north and southwest storm fronts joined near town, wrecking mills, stores, homes, and outbuildings, with several residents injured or killed, and property worth thousands destroyed.
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Union
Sallie Hart
Annie Lawson
Maxey Sims
Vera
Lee Sims
Mabry
Nicholson
Gault & Allan's
J. Crawford
P. C. Whisnant
Aetna
Monarch
Harris Mills
A. H. Foster
J. C Cdward
Graham
Batley & Copeland
Morgan & Wagnan
Whitlock
H. G Bailey
McLaughlin
C. F. Hart
Jonesville
Santuc
Miss Lawson
Pecelot
Qrohive
Prominent Atlanta Railway Official Dies At 40
Eugenes C. Spalding vice president of the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern Railway and long time railroad executive was found dead by a servant at his home 477 Peachtrea street at 7 30 o clock Sunday morning. Cause listed as hemorrhage of the lungs due to Bright s disease. Funeral at his residence this afternoon Rev Dr Landrum to officiate. He leaves a widow and two children Hilliard 11 and Van 8 plus his parents and siblings.
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Eugenes C. Spalding
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Peachtrea Street
Spalding
Mr. Spalding
Bright
van Hilliard
Hilliard
Van
A. T. Spalding
Atlanta
Lfe
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Joseph E. Brown
Southern Tron Car Line
Atlanta and Florida Railroad
Marietta and North Georgia Railway Company
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company
Southern Iron Car Line
American Equipment Company
Georgia Car Company
Southeastern Line
Express Coal Line
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
Peachtres Street
Henry Grady
Grady
Barclay & Brandon
A. B. Steele
J. K. Ottley
F. Parrott
Alex W Smith
George M. Brown
B. P. Black
J. Dickey
H G. Jackson
Livingston Mims
Robert J. Lowry
Paul Romare
J. W. English
C. T. Watson
Elijah Brown
H. I Connally
McCandles
Clement A. Evans
R.M. Rose
W. F Scruggs
Julius L. Brown
Victor Smith
Walker P. Inman
Morris Brandon
H. H. Cabantis
Clart Howell
Albert Howell
Joseph M. Brown
J. §. Thompson
Joseph Thompson
W. N. Mitchell
Willis Ragan
T. A. Hammond
Jack J. Spalding
BR. D. Spalding
George M. Traylor
B. OF. Wyley
C. A. Wickersham
L. McCtesky
Edward 8. Mumford
Thomas B. Paine
Forrest Adair
Frank S. Ellis
John B. Newton
Knoxville
Tenn
Henry E. McHerg
New York
John
Mary Connally
Despatches From Fernie Report Mine Recoveries and Deaths
Air turned into the west division as rescuers work. Forties bodies recovered, eighty still missing, twenty four escaped alive and no mine fire reported. Jurymen adjourned for a week as officials pledge all possible effort. In Kharkoff a governor narrowly escapes assassination amid rioting suppression. Polish towns report prisoner whipings and attempted releases. Caucasus townspeople liberate a score of detainees claiming innocence.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Pryor
Fernie
West Division
Armstrong
Kharkoff
St. Petersburg
Maya
Prince Obolonsky
Hharkoff
Blebstock
Laretos
Ghirsel
Caucasus
Woman and Man Awhrushed in Poplar Bluff Shooting
Poplar Bluff Missouri May 26 a man sprang from bushes along a rural road and shot Mrs Mary Harris and her brother James Brasher on the way home from a dance. Harris died from a shot through the left lung Brasher is expected to survive. The shooter remains unidentified and no motive is known.
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Poplar Bluff
Mary Harris
James Brasher
Harris
Brasher
Boer Deputation Talks In Pretoria For Peace
Pretoria May 25 The Boer deputation remains and Vereeningen talks continue with no definite result yet but negotiations appear to be progressing favorably. A Victoria Day crowd awaited a peace proclamation, and New Zealand premier R J Seddon, visiting, cabled home that another contingent is unnecessary. London May 6 The Daily Mail says peace may be announced any moment and the government remains inflexible on key points.
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Pretoria
Vereeningen
R. J. Seddon
New Zealand
Lord Kitchener
Lord Miner
London
Daily Mall
Hill Shot Three Times In Chicago Bed Invasion
Chicago real estate owner Daniel Hill of Morris and partner at George H Phillips Company was shot three times during a home invasion at his Monroe Street residence. Six shots fired. Hill wounded behind the ear nose and right arm as attackers fled before police arrival.
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Chicago
Daniel Hill
Morris, Hs
George H. Phillips Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Monroe Street
Shot Down by Her Lover at Ben Butler Wesley Chapel
Miss Lula Suttles was shot and killed in Wesley chapel Ben Butler by Millard Lee. He fired as she refused a ride and escaped from the church. The crime occurred as the service ended and a posse of 300 pursued Lee after the shooting.
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Wesley Chapel
Ben Bhm
Misa Lula Suttles
Millerd Lee
J. M. Suttles
Lee
Earl Suttles
Young Suttles
Les
Miss Suttles
Charleston
Nerbert Reynolds
Mr. Reyolds
Milward Lee
Miss Beulah Suttles
St. Lee
Leaders Gather in Cleveland for State Convention
In Cleveland Ohio May 26 Republican leaders gathered for the upcoming state convention next Tuesday. Senator Hanna and secretary Elmer C Dover joined by Congressmen Dick Belcer Nevin Warwick Hildebrand and Taylor arrived from Washington. John KR Mallory state committee secretary and Chairman Dick held talks with the local committee as Secretary of State Laylin is assured renomination. contests focus on supreme judge food and dairy commissioner and board of public works.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Republian
Hanna
Elmer C. Dover
Belcler
Nevin
Warwick
Hildebrand
Taylor
Washington
John KR. Mallory
Laylin
Food and Dairy
Board of Public Works
Last Rites for Ambassador Pauncefote in Washington
Messages of sympathy pour in as Lord Pauncefote death prompts funeral plans in Washington. Lady Pauncefote approves noon Wednesday service at St Johns Episcopal Church with state funeral bearing a concluding Rock Creek cemetery interment and war department escort. London papers laud Pauncefote's work, noting strains and praise for ties with the United States and contrasts with past diplomats.
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Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Lady Pauncefote
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
War Department
London
United States
Lord
Pauncefate
Chroniccle
Stratford de Redcliffe
Washington Legation
Lord Sackville West
Great Britain
Dr Palmer In Critical Condition After Trolley Crash
New Orleans May 2. Dr. Palmer remains in very unfavorable condition and is gradually lapsing into unconsciousness. The distinguished divine who was injured in a trolley accident weeks ago had seemed to be recovering but now faces a doubtful prognosis.
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New Orleans
Palmer
Divine
Why the Opium Deal Failed In China
Pekin May 2 The German firm failed to secure exclusive opium selling rights across China after offering 15000 dollars annually. The effort faced opposition from high ministers and palace officials, signaling a strong resistance from the better class of officials.
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Pekin
Court martial findings on Samar executions criticized
Manila May 26 official findings of the court martial that tried Major L W T Waller and Lieutenant John A Day for executing natives on Samar without trial have been made public The reviewing authority Major General Adna R Chaffee expressed disapproval of the findings in both cases The sending of the natives to their death is viewed as unlawful rather than a justifiable act of war The marines in Samar faced strong condemnation and the acquittals are not fully approved Continued on Seventh Page.
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Manila
L. W. T. Waller
John A. Day
Marine Corps
Samar
Adna R. Chaffee
Philippines
Waller
Record of varied 190? news items and storms
Forecast notes fair weather Monday and Tuesday with fresh winds. Reports include a fatal church shooting at Ben Hill involving Lilla Suttles and jealous lover Millard Tee, prominent figures Spalding and Spalding connected to Atlanta. A coroner’s verdict on Tom Nichols case deemed justifiable homicide. Knights of Columbus establish a council in Atlanta with sixty eight initiates. Georgia bank concerns, Winterville safe blown, Savannah bankers prep events. Troops to Andersonville for Decoration Day policing. Augusta district cotton mills, Winston-Salem centenary event, Oliver Lamar mob release in Mississippi. Methodist quadrennial conference moves toward Dallas Louisville Birmingham Nashville. Roosevelt hosts Rochambeau mission riders. storm drenches party in D.C. Immigration bill and Philippine issues dominate Congress. Kansas farmers join cooperative venture to cut middlemen. Loubet visits Copenhagen en route home. Court martial on Filipinos’ execution approved. Various honors and royal chatter wrap the day.
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Lilla Suttles
J. W. Suttles
Ben Hill
Millard Tee
Eugene C Spalding
Atlanta
Knoxville
Northen
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Huricane
Eugene C. Spalding
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad
Fennig
Peach
Hill
Goliad
Tex
Wilford
Mary Hobson
Charles Lott
Lilla
Willard Lee
St Benefil
Jhio
DR. Palmer
General Chaffee
Day
Georgia
D. H. Winter
Winterville
Savannah
South Carolina
Virginia
Andersonville
Jeffers
Augusta
Winston-Salem College
Oliver Lamar
Madenhall
Miss
Methodist Church
Dallas
Louisvie
Birmingham
Nashville
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Warmers
Kansas
President Loubet
France
Czar
Russia
Copenhagen
Denmark
Wailer
Lieutenant Day
Tris
Chaffee
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