Tillman Threatens Immediate Resignation If Editor Calls Him a Liar
Charleston report notes Lieutenant Governor Jim Tillman, defeated gubernatorial candidate, pledges to resign instantly to Governor McSweeney if The Columbia State editor calls him a liar to his face. He vows to face Gonzales in person and hand the resignation within fifteen minutes of acceptance. Gonzales ignores the challenge.
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Charleston
Jim Tillman
Columbia State
McSweeney
Gonzales
Beld Indignation Meeting Over Alleged Election Frauds
Charleston residents held a mass meeting denouncing alleged fraud in the senatorial race and primary. They backed Von Kolnitz as legally elected and urged prosecutions of ward managers who supported Grace. Solicitor Hildebrand planned action from Orangeburg with possible warrants for arrest.
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Charleston
von Kolnitz
Solcitor Hildebrand
Orangeburg
Hildebrand
North Carolina Farmers Meet at Raleigh
The six state Farmers Association held its annual session in Raleigh with slim attendance. Dr R H Speight of Whitakers presided as president, and T B Parker served as secretary. Cotton seed was the keynote topic and resolutions urged building a cotton oil mill in counties producing 1000 to 1500 bales. Speaker Benneham Cameron of Durham spoke. adjournment planned for the state fair next month.
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Raleigh
Ncc
R H Speight
Whitakers
Benneham Cameron
Durham County
Speight
Death of Popular Minister Rev C E Todd in Baltimore
Rev C E Todd longtime pastor of the First Associate Reform Presbyterian church in Charlotte died at Johns Hopkins hospital Baltimore after an operation. He had been in charge of a church at Due West for several years. Remains to reach Due West tomorrow morning for funeral and interment.
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C. E. Todd
Charlotte
Baltimore
C. H. Todd
First Associate Reform Presbyterian Church
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Due West
Unknown Negro Killed Near Abbeville Track
An unidentified young man about 18 was found beside the Seaboard Air Line track near the poor house with a crushed leg, broken arm, and two skull fractures. He died later that day at the scene.
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Abbeville
S. C
Seaboard Air Line
Greensboro Seeks Roosevelt Visit on Tour
Greensboro North Carolina September 3 A special effort is underway to have President Roosevelt halt a speech during his tour Local business groups and the city board of aldermen will jointly extend an invitation If the president accepts he would be taken to the Ford Battlefield Guilford battlefield is viewed as an intriguing stop for him by locals
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Greensboro
N.C
Roosevelt
Heford Battle Ground
Guilit
Three Johnston Men Win in Alabama Executive Committee Contests
Montgomery special reports the state democratic executive committee canvassed last week's primary results. Key outcomes include Jelks leading for governor, Heflin miscount noted with a 392 vote Heflin tally, and three Johnston men narrowly advancing in the committees. Contests over Hale and Henry county nominations were heard with Tunstall favored in Hale.
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Johnston
Hale County
Montgomery
Ala
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Jelks
Wilson
Garber
Cobb
Troy
Lowell
Smith
Cunningham
Waller
Heflin
Jupan
Tanner
Harris
Corey
Poole
Ohio Company seeks title to vast North Carolina tract
W R Hopkins of Cleveland Ohio, a representative of the company owning the Belding tract about 40 000 acres at the head waters of the Little Tennessee river, passes Knoxville en route to North Carolina to pursue litigation to perfect the title. He says the Walhalla Charleston extension of the Southern railway, if built, would greatly benefit the property by opening it for development.
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Ohio
Southern
Knoxville
Tenn
W R. Hopkins
Cleveland
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Giles Asks For Injunction In Federal Court
Giles W. Jackson, an African American, files for an injunction in the U.S. circuit court at Montgomery seeking to halt registration refusals for himself and other qualified Black voters. He also asks that the grandfather and understanding clauses of the new constitution be declared unconstitutional.
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Fedareal Court
Montgomery
Ala
Giles W. Jackson
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the
United States
Jones
United States District Court
Circuit Court
Relic Coat of Emperor Maximilian in Dr Le Maitre’s Possession
Jackson Mississippi reports Dr Le Maitre a former French army officer who witnessed Maximilian’s 1867 execution in Guerraro Mexico holds the emperor’s coat. He says Maximilian faced the firing squad calmly and asked for a low shot to spare his face, and has refused many offers for the relic.
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Jackson
Miss
Dr. le Maitre
Paris
Emperor Maximilian
Guerraro
Mexico
le Maitre
Maximilian
Salt Water Replaces Oil At Two Kentucky Wells
In Somerset Kentucky on September 3 the two Bob Barwell oil wells began producing salt water after two weeks of steady 27 percent daily oil yields. The Sunnybrook wells near Somerset stopped producing oil after weeks of over 200 barrels daily, leaving oil men puzzled by the sudden switch.
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Kentucky
Somerset
Bob Barwell
Somerset Company
Sunnybrook
Reunion of the Deaf Mutes in Knoxville
A reunion of Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb alumni convened in Knoxville and runs through Saturday. Preliminaries opened in the college chapel with sign language hymns and welcome addresses. Interpreter Professor T. I. Moses read songs and speeches for hearing guests. A trolley ride and college reception followed, with a picnic planned for later.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee School For the Deaf and Dumb
College Chapel
T. I. Moses
Vaults Reopened After Knoxville Vote Recount Squabble
In Knoxville Tennessee on September 3 officials who lost re election blocked vaults containing public records. After delay and protests by their lawyers, three contested offices saw vaults opened. Contesting officials were W. R. Cooper county court clerk Judge G. L. Maloney county judge and R M. Johnson county register. Higher courts will decide their claims to the offices held by John McMillan Judge A Donald Collier and Robert Brice.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Specia
W. R. Cooper
G. L. Maloney
R M. Johnson
John McMillan
A Donald Collier
Robert Brice
Slot machines in Bristol court draw indictments
Grand jurymen in the criminal court at Bristol Virginia have been instructed by the judge to focus on slot machines. Indictments have been brought against operators and owners in various places of business as the court targets this gambling device.
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Knosville
Tenn
Criminal Court
Bristol
Surveying Tennessee Rivers for navigable streams
United States government engineers are in east Tennessee making surveys of the Watauga and Doe rivers and their large tributaries to estimate improvements needed to render them navigable for small boats. The streams have overflowed in spring, causing extensive damage, notably around Elizabethton.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
East Tennessee
Watauga
Doe Rivers
Elizabethton
Serious charge prompts war rant against J. W. Woody
Florence Haner, a 14 year old girl, swore out a warrant yesterday charging assault by J W Woody near Lindley park. Greensboro officers say the man, an extra brakeman at The Southern railroad, has been located in Spencer but is being sought tonight.
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Greensboro
J. W. Woody
Florence Haner
Lindley Park
Woody
Southern Railroad
Spencer
Apathy in Mississippi Elections Prompts Debate on Two-Party System
Jackson Sept 3 Special Students debate the congressional primaries outcome as evidence of widespread apathy. Turnout was about 25 percent statewide, with only about 50 percent in hot districts and meager participation in Meridian. Observers urge a revived two-party system to rekindle public engagement.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Commonwealth
Meridian
Tennessee Valley Historical Society organized at Huntsville
The Tennessee Valley Historical Society was organized in Huntsville Alabama with 35 members. Judge R Walker serves as president and C D Street as secretary and treasurer. W B Bankhead delivers the welcome, John L Bennett replies, and Thomas M Owen discusses the society’s duties. Honorary members include John A Wyeth Berry Patterson H W Pettus John B Gordon and G P Thurston.
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Huntsville
Ala
Tennessee Valley Historical Society
R. ¥. Walker
C. D. Street
Guntersville
W. B Bankhead
John L. Bennett
Thomas M. Owen
Montgomery
Tennessee Valley
W. L. Clay
John A Wyeth
New York
Senator Berry
Arkansas
Josian Patterson
Memphis
H W. Pettus
Alabama
John B. Gordon
G. P Thurston
Brownlow to Run Unopposed in First District
Greene county democratic committee votes 16 to 14 to endorse no congressional candidate this fall. Republican nominee and incumbent P Brownlow is expected to win reelection. Knoxville Tennessee September 3.
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Brownlow
Knoxville
Tenn
Greene County
Fras
P. Brownlow
Lieutenant Governor Harrison Acts as Governor in Absence
Lieutenant Governor Harrison of Columbus arrived in the city and assumed the governor’s office for a week while Governor Longino is away on business and a personal trip to Missouri. This marks the third time Harrison has acted as governor, including ten days at the end of McLaurin’s administration and during Longino’s Washington trip for the Roosevelt inaugural. It is believed he may run for governor next year.
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Jackson
Miss
Harrison
Columbus
Longino
Missour
Harrigan
McLaurin
Washington
Roosevelt
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Relief for Indigestion
An advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion and stomach disease. It claims perfect digestion builds health, describes symptoms like heart palpitations and stomach pain, and credits RE C DeWitt Co of Chicago with the product production.
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RE. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Will Erect A Large Plant In Mississippi Cotton Oil Co Venture
Mr Sloan of Memphis general agent for the Lowry round bale cotton compress has been in Columbus for days arranging six Munger gins and both a round and square bale press to operate with the Mississippi Cotton Oil Company The project will be rapidly pushed to completion and involves a multi thousand dollar outlay benefiting the entire section as a fine investment.
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Columbus
Saise
Sloan
Memphis
Tenn
Lowry
Mississippi Cotton Oil Company
Davis
Southern Association of Railroad Commissioners Meeting Planned
Special Secretary Webb announces the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Railroad Commissioners will be in Hot Springs from October 16 for three days. The program will cover topics including a uniform system of local freight rates for railroads in the southern territory, with FEven states holding membership.
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Oad
Jackson, Miss
Webb
Southern Association of Railroad Commissioners
Hot Springs
Southern
Feven
Southern Bailr
Conductor Aaron Shel Dies in Knoxville Hotel Room
Special report from Knoxville Tenn September states Captain Aaron Shel a famed East Tennessee railroad conductor was found dead in his room. Family member woke him but he had died and heart affection is listed as the cause.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Aaron Shel
East Tennessee
Large tunnels under Copper Ridge on Knoxville line
Work has begun on two large tunnels for the Knoxville LaFollette and Jellico railroad with one tunnel under Copper Ridge about 2300 feet long. Shifts operate at ends and a central shaft is being sunk to create an air vent for faster through traffic. The LaFollette Junction tunnel will be about 700 feet and trains are expected to run by next June.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville, LaFollette and Jellico
Copper Ridge
LaFoffette Junction
Jellico
Knoxville
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Reunion OF the Deaf Mutes
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