Beckwith Elected Bishop After Spirited Ballots
The clergy nominated Dr Beckwith for the episcopacy after a sharp three ballot contest among clergy and laity. The selection follows a campaign where Murray and anti-Murray forces clashed over private deliberations. Beckwith, nephew of the late Bishop Beckwith of Georgia, has a Texas background and Sewanee education.
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Tomerge
Wirershee Ddanty
William Manmeree
Nashville
M Beckwith
Guerry
Sewanee
A L Lloyd
New York
Z J Seard
Birmingham
Stewart McQueen
Montgomery
J Jonnston
Texas
JF T .Murray
Beard
Beckwith
John Glass
Wilmer
Bennett
Bishop Johnston
Banatter
Marcela
Johnston
Reese L ' Or
Murray
M. Murray
Hady
John G Murray
R. H. Pearson
Johnson
James H. Fitta
Bishop Beckwith
Georgia
Galveston
Charles Minnegerode Beckwith
Minne
Negroes Thank the President for Roushac Appointment
Telegram from fifteen leading Montgomery colored men praises President Roosevelt for appointing Hon. Thomas Roushac of Sheffield as attorney for the northern district of Alabama. Signed by N H. Alexander receiver of public moneys, Bishop Alstork, Bishop and thirteen others, amid celebrations in Montgomery.
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Roosevelt
Montgomery
Ala
Bishop
Roushnac
Northern District of
Alabama
Ale
Thomas R. Roushac
Sheffield
N H. Alexander
Bishop Alstork
Tennessee Veterans Seek Davis Birthday Holiday Observance
Tennessee division of the United Confederate Veterans voted to hold the year’s meeting in Trenton. Officers elected: Hawkins president, Whithorne first vice president, Hopper second vice president, Hickman secretary treasurer, Tyler chaplain, Williams sergeant at arms. A resolution urged making June 3 Jefferson Davis’ birthday a legal holiday. Pension report shows 1 461 pensioners totaling 160 820 annually with 2 74 pending. Guild, Moses, and Hager were reelected to the pension board.
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Tennessee Veterans
Davis
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Division
The
United Confederate Veterans Today
Trenton
A L. Hawkins
Huntingdon
W. J. Whithorne
Columbia
T J. Hopper
John P. Hickman
F. G. Tyler
W. B Williams
Jefferson Davis
Board of Pension Examiners
George B. Guild
Frank A. Moses
George F Hager
Transfer of E S M Lucas to Memphis and leadership shift
A Wilmington dispatch reports Colonel E S M Lucas in charge of OS engineers for the US Army has been ordered transferred to Memphis. Captain E E Winslow will replace him on November 1, with Winslow currently serving in Memphis. The Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy hold their annual session in Norfolk with attendees including Mrs General Pickett and Mrs General J. K. B. Stuart.
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Memphis
Raleigh
N. Y
Observer
Wilmington
N. C
E SM Lucas
Corps OS Engineers
Wnited
States Army
Secretary of War
Lenn
EE. Winslow
Virginia Daughters of Confederacy
Norfolk
Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy
Pickett
J. K. B. Stuart
One Member of the Firm Is in Jail in North Carolina
Two weeks ago Insurance Commissioner Young investigated a supposed incendiary fire that burned the Ponder Bros country store in Columbus Polk county. The grand jury returned a true bill against the Ponders, one fled. the other is in jail. Governor Aycock campaigns in western North Carolina, and Senator Pritchard and Locke Craig begin their joint discussions in Statesville. Craig predicts Gudger will defeat Moody in the tenth district. Christian Church delegates head to Norfolk for a quadrennial convention. A Ky druggist touts Dr King’s New Discovery. Southern Railway offers Macon-Atlanta tickets at 2.64 open to all for the Farmers’ convention and Macon street fair.
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Raleigh
N. C
Young
Columbus
Polk County
Ponder Bros
Ponders
Aycock
Marshall
Tenth
North Carolina
Vance
Statesville
Pritchard
Locke Craig
Asheville
Craig
Constitution
Gudger
Congress
Moody
Agriculture Patterson
Christian Church
Norfolk
Christian Temple
South
Greensboro
Ohio
Fire destroys Moore & Handley warehouse in Birmingham
An explosion at Moore & Handley Hardware on Powell Avenue sparked a morning blaze that destroyed an entire warehouse and damaged adjoining brick buildings. Loss is estimated at 200000 dollars with about 75 percent insured. Clerks A M Rice and John Spon injured but not expected to die. Panic among thousands of onlookers as freight cars and offices suffered damage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Moore & Handley Hardware Company
Powell Avenue
Twenty-first Street
A. M Rice
John Smp 50N
Fire Extinguished in Beaumont Oil Field After Alarm
Early this morning a fire in Beaumont, called Lex, burned through four acres of a 75 derrick oil field with five pumping plants and six settling tanks. Damage listed at 160000 dollars. Thomas Rowley, burned while saving a derrick, remains alive but not expected to recover.
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Beaumont
Lex
Thomas Rowley
Magazine Explodes Near Rock Hill Causes Shocks
The Catawba Power Company plant magazine near Rock Hill exploded before daylight, containing many shells of dynamite. The blast shook Rock Hill but caused no deaths. The cause is unknown. Nearby the Hamilton County Farmers Institute opened in Chattanooga with Commissioner of Agriculture Pains attending. Permanent county organization to follow tomorrow.
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Rockhill
Columbia
3. C
Catawba Power Company
Catawba River
Rock Hill
Farmers’ Institute
Chattanooga
Tent
Hamilton County Farmers’ Institute
Rogamond
Southern League team to play six Knoxville games during carnival
Knoxville announces a six game series with the Atlanta Southern League club set for October 13 during the Knoxville fall carnival week. Elks midway shows and the Fifth Regiment Band will headline the entertainment lineup alongside the carnival and street fair activities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Moffett
Knoxville Baseball Aggregation
Atlanta
Elks
Fifth Regiment
Appalachian Park
Appalachian Park Association
Asheville
B. BR. Strong
New Travel Rates From Atlanta to West Coast and Pacific Points
837.85 Atlanta to California, 3785 Atlanta to California, 48.25 Atlanta to Portland Seattle and Tacoma. Low rates to intermediate points. Fullman Touriat Sleepers from Atlanta to Los Angeles and San Francisco with no change. Route the quickest via Union or Southern Pacific. General Agent, 13 Peachtree St. J. F. VAN RENSSELAER.
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Atlanta
California
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Union
Southern Pacific
Peachtree St
J. F. van Rensselaer
Barn and Dwelling Fire Destroys Fisher Property
Abbeville Georgia October 8 a fire destroyed the barn and dwelling of A K Fisher causing a loss of 5000 dollars with no insurance. The latest farming implements and about two thousand bushels of seed oats were burned in the blaze. Washington Georgia October 8 Mrs E F Gardner of Wrightsville had her residence burn this afternoon with a loss of 2000 dollars and 1000 dollars insured in Hartford.
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Abbeville
A. K Fisher
Washington, Ga
Mra
E. F. Gardner
Wrightsville
Hartford
Naval Officers Involved In Large Food Tender Fraud
Norfolk authorities arrested Aaron Marx Louis Wasserman and J A Codd on conspiracy to defraud the government by bidding on 100000 pounds of fresh meat and 100000 pounds of fresh vegetables for the navy yard. Eastwood firm is also charged. all faces bail and hearings. Evidence suggests Washington officials and possibly naval officers are implicated as investigations continue.
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Norfolk
Aaron Marx
Louis Wasserman
J. A. Codd
United States Court
Bowden
Miller
Norfolk Navy Yard
Richard Hastwood
Eastwood & Jordan
Washington
Eastwood
Codd
Wasserman
Marx
E. Bowden
Kincannon Parchman feud flares over cotton seed draft
Jackson Mississippi reports dispute between Commissioner Kincannon and Warden Parchman over a 91.30 draft for cotton seed sales. Each accuses the other of malice and political maneuvering as an investigation looms. The crop outlook for Mississippi turns pessimistic with forecasts now under 1.1 million bales amid weather delays and frost risk.
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Mississippi
Warden Parchman
State Farm
Jackson
Miss
Kincannon
Deita
Board of Control
Delta
Parchman
Penitentiary Investigating Committee
Gotton
Deputy Ponder Cleared in Guilty Verdict Refused
Blakely Georgia October 8 Special The Early county grand jury found Deputy Warden Will Ponder not guilty of charges raised by the state prison commission regarding the 3 year old death in Connecticut. The jury returned no bill noting the death occurred under Captain Witte toe, now dead, while Ponder was under $5,000 bond. Captain Jake Moore testified. Also Chattanooga bids opened for Chickamauga army post construction with Lookout Planing Mill bidding 1,152,892 and Nicholas Iter 1,080,562. Captain Blacum to review bids and report to the War Department.
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Blakely
State Prison Commission
Will Ponder
Connecticut
Japin
Ponder
Yvittetoe
Jake Moore
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Park
Lookout Planing Mill
Big City
Nicholas Iter
Atlanta
Blacum
War Department
Snake bite kills Lucius Jones near Cusseta Georgia
Lucius M. Jones, a prominent farmer near Cusseta, was found dead in his field near Cusseta on October 8. Authorities believe he died after being bitten by a snake, with the incident reported as a special dispatch from the area.
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Lucius Jones
Cusseta
Lucius M. Jones
Mills Sale Confirmed in Augusta by Judge Speer
Creditors in the Millen cotton mill case seek a conference with Judge Emory Speer at Mount Airy to confirm the recent sale. The mill was bought by J R Lamar of Augusta for 350000, with the plant costing about 125000.
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Augusta
Emory Speer
Mount Airy
J. R. Lamar
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