Murder Cases Rise in South Mississippi and Delta
Appeals in murder cases flood the October docket as lower courts fix death sentences. The Mississippi Supreme Court, amid rising black murder rates and frequent killings, previews a heavy calendar focused on death penalties. Petitions circulate to pardon Jackson and two others, with supporters arguing Jackson was undeserving of blame in a murder of Montgomerys.
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Mississippi
Delta
Jackson
Baing
Supreme Court
South Mississippi
Muides
Paner
Vty
Forts
Marshall
Yalobusha
Pontotoc
Lassette
Goveror Longino
Bill ‘Fson
Mathome
Diace
de Matthis
Rankin County
Millions in suit over Alabama and Vicksburg bonds
In Jackson Mississippi October 6 special two million dollars is involved in the suit of Grigsby Thomas of Georgia and associates against the Alabama and Vicksburg railway. Plaintiffs hold third mortgage bonds issued June 1881 totaling 1 920 000 and seek to set aside a federal foreclosure decree impacting title to W V and Meridian railway company property. If the demurrer is overruled a receiver may be appointed to adjust bond affairs with many complainants joining. The defense challenges equity, decree immunity, limitation statutes, and the act of Congress 1875 provisions. Records are voluminous and the hearing promises to be lengthy.
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Jackson, Miss
Grigsby Thomas
Georgia
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway
Hinds County
Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Company
Old Vicksburg and Meridian Railway Company
Georgei
Alabama
Mississipi
Louisiana
BIH
Vicksburg and
Meridian
Penitentiary feud flares as Mississippi probe urged
Jackson Mississippi October 6 Special the penitentiary muddle reopened by the board of control when Commissioner Kincannon introduced a resolution demanding an investigation of warden Parchman. The move stirred surprise and will be taken up again tomorrow morning reopening the Kincannon Parchman feud.
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Penitentiary Muddle
Mississippi
Jackson
Board
Kincannon
Parchman
Convict Matthew Richardson Seeks Release After Reversal
A Monroe county case follows a circuit term where Matthew Richardson, a Black man, was sentenced to five years for burglary. The Supreme Court reversed, granting a new trial and credit for time served, reducing his remaining term. Other Monroe prisoners include Will Knox ten years for burglary, Ed Cook five years for attempted murder, and John Williams life for murder.
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Matthew Richardson
Monroe County
Supreme Court
Willi Knox
Ed Cook
John Williams
Sen- Lede
Trials Set For Monday In Mississippi Mill Case
The federal court in Aberdeen Mississippi postponed trials of 631 oil mill managers until next Monday. Managers from the northern district including Corinth to Meridian will appear then. Remaining Mississippi mill managers will be tried at Jackson and Vicksburg after Aberdeen cases are resolved.
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Mississippi
Columbus
Miss
Federal Court of
Northern District of Mississippi
Aberdeen
Northern Federal District
Corinth
Medirian
Jackson
Vicksburg
Special Term To Try Eliott at Lincolnton
Governor Aycock ordered a special term of court for Lincolnton on October 20 to try Calvin Elliott the man accused of outraging Mrs Cobb Brown and who narrowly escaped lynching yesterday with Judge Winston presiding.
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Eliott
Raleigh
Aycock
Lincolnt
Calvin Elliott
Cobb Brown
Winston Will
Fusion in Covington County Republicans and Populists unite
In Covington County Republicans and Populists fuse as Julius Sternfeld opens his Montgomery district campaign. They nominate Beton for legislature and Zeb Terry for superintendent of education, both populists certified as Republican nominees. The week also sees state appointments, a contested primary still under review, and ongoing nomination activity across districts.
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Covington County
Sternfeld
Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Moses W Garden
Republican Committee
Third District
FF Koerber
Socialist Party
Buel Andrus
Dowle
Julius Sternfield
Andalusia
Beton
Zeb Terry
Gunnells
John H Campbell
Geneva County
F. M Justice
John A Johnson
JF. Vardaman
Coosa County
James Aiken
Gadsden
Marshall Circuit Court
Bilbras
Harry Martin
Hald Coffea County
Hubbard
Marshall, Bruce & Co
Nashville
Walker, Evans & Cogswell
Charleston
Barnwell
Negro Murderer Captured After Canoe Escape
Val Isaacs, a negro murderer from Birmingham, Alabama, was arrested near Vienna, Alabama, after fleeing down the Tom Bigbee River in a canoe. He was identified by W B Peebles, transported to Birmingham, and faces charges as the suspect.
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Columbus
Miss
Val Isaacs
Birmingham
Ala
W B Peebles
Vienna
Isaacs
Thin City
Bigbee Valley
Armstrong
Lee Bridges
Hunter Golding
Nashville
Toll House Dynamited at Brooklyn Bridge Toll Gate
October 6 report from Harrodeburg details a dynamite attack on the Brooklyn bridge toll house. Mrs Richard Rue, wife of the toll collector, was seriously injured in the blast as gate raiders damaged the structure. The bridge serves Mercer and Jessamine counties.
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Harrodeburg
Brooklyn Bridge
Richard Rue
Kentucky River
Mercer
Jessamine
Wedding at Anthony Homestead Ends a Century Span
For the first time in almost a century a wedding will be held at the old Anthony homestead in the city next Thursday. Miss Annie Dann, longtime private secretary to Susan B Anthony, will marry. Reverend Anna Shaw, a colleague of Susan B Anthony, will conduct the service.
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Rochester
Anthony
Annie Dann
Susan B Anthony
Anna Shaw
Wiss Anthony
Camp Hill Dispensary Act Declared Unconstitutional
Alabama news reports the circuit court ruling the Camp Hill dispensary act unconstitutional following the Supreme Court Florence decision. The piece notes related political nominations in Coosa and Cherokee counties, a Mobile and West Alabama railroad survey, and local industry updates including Brewton’s sash door and blind mill expansion. It also covers Sunday school institute openings, memorial home fund drives for Bishop Barnwell, and current coal market tensions in the Birmingham district with wood supply implications for households.
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Alabama
Camp Hill
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Florence
Florence M .A Cornelius
Cherokee County
Baptist Church
Texas
Mobile and West Alabama
Mobile
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Cedar Creek Mill Company
Brewton
W J Steele
Coronel Thompson
Alexander City
Congress
EB Nolen
Alabama Conference Sunday School Institute
Court Street Methodist Church
H M Hamill
Nashville
Hamill
Bishop Barnwell
St John
Birmingham
Heavy orders for cord wood rise in Raleigh
Raleigh reports heavy orders for cord wood as fuel demand surges. 250 tons daily are shipped to Johnson City Tennessee for furnaces. A new railway line is being pushed to the Cranberry iron mine by the Southern. Coal prices rise. soft coal up another dollar. The Great Apple Show aims to be the largest NC state fair event, with Secretary Bruner visiting counties to collect apple specimens. Ex congressman O Hare urges race to register but urges voters to study parties and defer voting until poll taxes are paid. Cyrus B Watson warns negro power in senate race. A white man in Buncombe County is blamed for a Spivey assault. No convict missing from Mitchell or Buncombe gangs. Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company swindlers must refund or face penitentiary.
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Raleigh
Robert F Hoke
Cranberry
Johnson City
Tenn
North Carolina
Bruner
State Agricultural Department
J E O'Hare
Newbern
Cyrus B Watson
United States Senate
Spivey
Bun
Combe County
Mitchell County
Buncombe
Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company
Against Pardoning Morrow Stirs Greensboro Debate
Greensboro citizens urge Governor Aycock to pardon Roscoe Morrow after a Raleigh visit by a delegation claiming new evidence proves innocence in the assault case. Opponents insist guilt is proven and express anger at the pardon effort as petitions circulate nationwide.
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Greensboro
Raleigh
Aycock
Roscoe Morrow
New Mines to Open Near Soddy by Coal Company
The Soddy Coal Company in Soddy, Tennessee, plans to open new mines about one mile from the current operations and build a branch road to connect with them. The firm has signed a one year wage agreement with its workers.
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Soddy Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Soddy Coal Company
Soddy
Was Not the Man Wanted. Greensboro Detective Train Return
On a delayed train last night Chief of Police Scott returned from Pocahontas Virginia where he had gone to arrest a man detained there as Greene McAdoo the wife murderer He arrived back without McAdoo as the Pocahontas prisoner proved himself to be another man
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Greensboro
Scott
Pocahontas
Greene McAdoo
McAdoo
Consul Garrett Missing During Mexican Hunting Expedition
United States Consul Alonzo Garrett of West Virginia is missing in Mexico after a hunting expedition with a party. They were last heard from September 9 and had planned to return September 23. Consul General Hanna notified Washington, which informed the Mexican authorities who have sent search parties.
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United States
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Antiety
Alonzo Garret
West Virginia
New Laredo
Garrett
Sierra Madre
Hanna
Monterey
State Department
Washington
Washington Authoities
Postoffice Safe Blown Open at Tazewell Court House
Burglars dynamited the Tazewell Court House postoffice last night and stole 800 dollars in stamps and 200 in cash. They damaged the postmaster’s ledgers, scattered the office, and raided a nearby blacksmith shop for tools. Bloodhounds have been sent to track the robbers. no suspects yet.
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Tazewell
Roanoke
Tazewell Court House
Bemmes
New Orleans Court Affirms Water and Sewerage Merger
Judge Somerville of the civil district court upholds the legality of the act merging the water and sewerage boards and enlarging the new board. The decision directs the case to the supreme court. The water and sewerage board will oversee $14,000,000 in tax funds for a modern city sewerage system.
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New Orleans
Somerville
Civil District Court
Water and Sewerage Boards
Water and Sewerage Board
Supreme Court
Convict Work Moves to Fiat Top Prison in Alabama
Dr Sherley Bragg of the convict bureau reports in a quarterly release that Sloss Sheffield has removed all state convicts from Coalburg death hole and is now employing them at Fiat Top. He calls Fiat Top the model prison built on his approved plans. The convicts work a 9 foot vein of coal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sherley Bragg
Convict Bureau
Sloss-Sheffield Company
Coalburg
Fiat Top
Negro Highwayman Captured in Columbus Mississippi
A black man attempted two robberies in Columbus and was captured after police were alerted. Two armed white men were targets. both escaped unharmed. Chief of Police Munger ordered the arrest this afternoon, and the suspect remained jailed.
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Columbus
Miss
Munger
Death Toll From Greenville Incidents Reported
In Greenville on October 6, Luther Bost a mill operator, was struck and killed by a switching engine at Air Line depot. Willy Leach, last seen with Bost, is suspected in the death. DeLoach has left the country. two efforts to locate him failed. Dillard Lambright, aged 74, was fatally struck by Southern Railway No 35 near Taylors station. His body parts were scattered along the track between Taylors and Greer. Lambright leaves a widow aged about 70. Police suspect Lambright may have been intoxicated.
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Greenville SC
Luther Bost
Air Line
Conner
Bosts
Willy Leach
Best
DeLoach
Dillard Lambright
Sumright
Taylors Station
Trains Disrupted by High Water on Richmond Fredericksburg Line
Heavy rain and high water on the Mattapony River force the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line to suspend through trains. Trains are diverted via the Chesapeake and Ohio to Gordonsville and then to Washington, as the Southern tracks route remains unavailable.
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Fredericksburg
Richmond
Redmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac
Buck on Japanese Trade Marked by Unfavorable Features
Washington reports United States Secretary Buck’s dispatch from Tokio on Japan’s foreign trade in 1901. He notes a recovery from prior year losses but cites a 34 122000 balance deficit and $22 435000 outflow of specie. Imports to Japan fell due to reduced raw cotton materials.
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Washington
United Step
Buck
Tokio
State Department
Japan
Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local notice involving a sale or auction. It mentions Birmingham and eastern locations, a date around dawn, and a security or access concern. Readable details are insufficient to confirm the event, participants, or exact actions.
The New Mayoral Race In Ailing City Takes Shape
Citizens eye a crowded field as the new mayoral contest unfolds amid health and budget concerns. Incumbent leaders face challengers from multiple parties, with endorsements from local unions and business groups signaling early momentum.
Fragmented legal note hints at Uberat case details
A damaged OCR fragment mentions lawyers and a case involving Uberat with references to a studied defense and specific legal action. The readable text points to a court setting and attorney roles, though key names and dates are incomplete.
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Ississippi Supreme Court
Umatism
Ares
S.S
JRE Swift
Atlanta, Ga
Railroad Co
Anhegger- Busch Brewing
Asa’n
St. Louis
USA
Potta-Thompson Liquor Co
Atlanta
Butler County
H B Paley
W Lee
C H Lewis
Billingsley
W B Dennis
Planters Ville
Middle
Susan B
IE Mae
Ron Artic A Eee
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
North
Consul Garrett
Ralls
South Carolina
Doctor Porter
Porter
Broad St
Tna
Niewspart
Arran
Presii
Brunsw
Ork
Millet
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