Alabama constitutional convention debates race and suffrage
In Montgomery on May 30, delegates debated plans to disenfranchise African descent voters and shift university governance. Earle Pettus proposed an ordinance barring voting by people of African descent at all levels. Education reform dominated discussions with proposals to divide school funds by race, create new boards, and adjust funding for Auburn and the state university. Other items included judiciary reforms, railroad regulation, and a proposed suffrage scheme centered on a poll tax and grandfather clause, as the convention continued wrestling with constitutional changes.
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Congress
United States
Earle Pettus
Limestone
Alabama
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Mobile
Lochsin
Monroe
Sanders
Clausa
Perde
Marion
Lke
Sanford
Committee On Suffrage
Rogers
Sumter
Public hanging set for Mississippi to draw crowds
Jackson Mississippi May 30 Seven thousand people will witness the hanging of CH Halverson a white man at Westville tomorrow afternoon. The execution is scheduled for 1 o clock and crowds from Simpson County and surrounding counties are expected to view the last chapter in the life of the celebrated murderer. It is the first public legal execution in Mississippi in several years with many believing Halverson will not admit to the Ammons murder before death.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
CH Halverson
Westville
Simpson
Smith Covington
Rankin and Coplah
Boards of Supervisors
Harverson
Magee
Haerverson
Frank Ammons
Beothers in a Deadly Duel in Memphis Streets
In Memphis Tennessee on May 30 Jesse P Wooten killed William Wooten during a pistol duel on a crowded street after Confederate veterans parade. William fell at his doorway to a warehouse while Jesse's wife watched. Both men fired. Jesse and William were struck. Jesse was arrested after the scene. The motive cited as domestic trouble.
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Jesse P, Wooten
William Wooten
Memphis
Tenn
Jesse
Ity
William Wouten
McLaurin Denounces Tillman Amid South Carolina Primary
Senator John Lownes Jr Laurin defends his bid against senior Senator Tillman in a fiery address to South Carolina voters. He denounces charges of Republican influence, patronage abuses, and attempts to force a two man race while urging unity and free thought against bossism.
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South Carolina
Gaffney
North Carolina
Edgefield County
John Lowndes
Laurin
Texas Grain Crop Injured by 75 Percent Drop
Dallas reports from 164 counties in Texas and about all of Oklahoma and Indian Territory show a 75 percent decline in oat and wheat yields versus 1900. Harvesting progresses across northern Texas and into the territories. Home consumption will fall short, requiring large imports next year as drought and green bug pests, the apple worm, devastate fields since early spring.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Alabama Mob Hangs Outlaw After Assault Near Georgiana
A mob hanged Frank Reeves, a negro, between Georgiana and Dunham in Butler County after he assaulted Miss Ada McMilton. Identified, he confessed and pleaded for mercy. the mob forced him to jump from a bridge as dawny crowds watched without a shot fired.
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Birmingham
Ale
Frank + Reeves
Georgiana
Dunham
Butler County
Ada McMiltin
Reeves
New Road
Montgomery
Secretary of State
Opew
Anniston
Ala
Southern Railway
Gelock
Alabama Great Southern
Brothers in Law Kill Each Other Near Rome Georgia
W H Simmons a farmer six miles north of Rome is stabbed over the heart by his brother in law John Stephens during a quarrel said to involve a trivial matter. Simmons lies in precarious condition as officers hunt Stephens. Both men were respected in the community.
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W. H. Simmons
Avine
John Stephens
Stephens
Simmons
National Woman's Suffrage Association Opens Convention in Minneapolis
The thirty third intra annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Associations opened this afternoon at the First Baptist church in Minneapolis with a large attendance of delegates.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Woman's Suffrage Associations
First Baptist Church
Swamp Root Offer Promises Kidney Relief For Readers
A long advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for lame back kidney bladder and Bright s Disease claiming it was tested in hospitals and private practice It offers readers a free sample bottle and a booklet by mail upon request and asks readers to mention the paper s notice when writing to Dr Kilmer Co Binghanton New York
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Yig
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Doldy
Tillman Poised to Beat McLaurin in South Carolina Primary
In South Carolina the conservative bloc sees Senator Tillman defeating Senator McLaurin in the special primary. Republicans may fund McLaurin's campaign, but party dynamics, mill interests, and rural vote patterns suggest McLaurin cannot overcome Tillman. The race hinges on city support in Charleston and broad country districts with a July state Democratic meeting to set the campaign plan.
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D.C
South Carolina
Tillman
McLaurin
Grantld
Tolman
Hanne
Hanna
Amesty
Tilman
Timan
Tirman
State Democratic Executive Committee
Charleston Republicans cheer resignations affecting McLaurin rivals
Charleston Republicans, whose term symbols extend into next year, celebrate shifts that remove McLaurin ally Tillman and pave the way for appointees who can aid McLaurin’s 1902 campaign. Federal offices in Charleston and across the state may be held until July 1902, shaping the race before the summer primary.
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Charleston
Tillman
McLaurin
McTaurin
Washington
Timan
M Laurin
Olger
Publicans Show Preference Shapes McLaurin Fallout
Republicans in office push for McLaurin’s resignation to protect their own posts, preferring a small party and limited circle of power. As the primary nears, office holders with a year left see potential gains from his stepping down to avoid broader sacrifice.
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McLaurin
Republicans Use Confederate Veterans in Kentucky Politics
In Louisville and across Kentucky ex Confederates have been pressed into service to build a "white man’s republican party" with Civil War veterans as candidates. Notable figures include Captain Steven G. Sharp and Booker Reed. Buckner, Breckenridge, and Basil Duke promote the shift while remaining Democrats in name. Breckenridge edits a Republican paper in Lexington.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Holters
Steven G. Sharp
United States Mershal
District of
Morgan
Booker Reed
Georgetown
Winchester
Paducah
Charles Heed
Big Town
Reid
Fayette
Caldwell
Simon Bolivar Buckner
W. C. P. Breckenrtga
Basil W. Duke
Melinley
South
Breckenridge
Lexington
Cotton Acreage Increases In Cotton States Estimated
Estimates received from New York indicate broader planting gains with eight hundred reports covering major cotton counties. Total area projected at 25,040,500 acres, up 1,191,630 from last season, with North Carolina and Georgia each about 4 percent higher and Florida about 12 percent higher.
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New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Virginia
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian ‘Territory
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Cotton acreage rises across states amid drought and rain
A historical crop report shows gains in cotton area across Mississippi Louisiana Virginia Oklahoma Missouri and the Indian Territory reaching 26 201 715 acres an increase of 1 236 715 acres from last season despite widespread unfavorable crop conditions from the 20th century drought and later washing rains affecting yields and prospects.
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Louisiana
Virginia
Iahoma
Missouri
Indian ‘Territory
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