Alabama Voter Split Shapes Election Prospects in 1904
In Montgomery observers note a potential realignment as independents and Republicans may bolster a new constitutional movement. Alabama faces a tight race with roughly 165000 qualified voters, and estimates suggest 70000 Democrats and up to 60000 opposition votes, depending on fusion or abstention. Johnston faction leaders remain silent about November strategy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mary
Alabama
Jelks
Johnston
Pri
Kolb
Ats
Burnett
Bowle
Ouenough
Terger
Birmingham
Underwood
Way
Bowie
Here
Peculiar accident suspends car over trestle near Brunswick
A Birmingham Jacksonville bound passenger train crossed a canal trestle near Brunswick driven by heavy rains that undermined trestlework. One car remained suspended over the span but no one was hurt. The Brunswick and Birmingham line used the Southern and Coast Line tracks while traffic remained uninterrupted.
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Brunswick
Old Canal
Brunswick End
Birmingham
Mississippi doubt on murder confession in Oxford case
Jackson Mississippi September 7 A special. Mississippians distrust the confessed guilt of William Matthis the Lafayette county murderer due to alleged falsehoods by the witness Orlando Lester. The article questions William Jackson's life sentence and notes his wife’s insanity tied to the case while asserting Lester’s unreliability on the stand.
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Mississipians
Jackson
Miss
Wii Matthis
Lafayette County
Oxford
Orlando Lester
Matthis
Wiliam Jackson
Lester
Cotton Picking Rushes Amid Labor Scarcity in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi September 9 Special Good progress reported in Mississippi cotton picking while labor shortages persist high wages for pickers in many areas. Forecasters expect a normal yield near 1 200 000 bales though some districts report shorter crops. Farmers complain of low cotton seed prices with mills paying about 10 per ton, prompting plans to use seed as fertilizer.
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Mississippi
Hickers
Jackson
Miss
Improvements For Columbu s Miss School House
Columbu p Miss September 7. To meet rising school demand the city council awarded J W Stansell a contract to add six rooms install steam heat a building elevator and water supply over the entire school. Costing 4300 dollars the work will be done in ninety days as the city faces continued enrollment growth.
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Columbus
Miss
Columbupe
J. W. Stansell
Six Dollars for Left Eye in Berry Wreck Compromise
After the Berry Alabama wreck that killed about twenty five colored residents and wounded many, special agents and claim firms arrived in Columbia to press settlements with the railroad. Several compromises emerged, including payment of six dollars to a negro for the loss of his left eye.
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Columbia Miss
Berry
Ala
Birmingham
Triple Wedding at Goldsboro City Hall Before Circus Visit
Mayor Peterson officiated a triple wedding in Goldsboro North Carolina as a crowd gathered. Three couples from the same township, two grooms brothers and brides sisters, traveled from the country to witness the ceremony, then proceed to the circus.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Raleigh
N. C
Peterson
Yney
South Georgia College Opens With Strong Enrollment
McRae Georgia September 6 Special The college's opening was the most flattering in its history with students arriving by train from all parts of south Georgia. The town and the school share in the new life and improved prospects as the term begins.
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South Georgia College
McRae
South Georgia
Public sentiment after election and party split in Alabama
The piece notes unprecedented soreness in family contests in Alabama linked to Governor Jefks interview after the election. It says Johnston supporters claim war on him was worse than expected and reports heavy Democratic control despite an apparent small white vote, with less than 3,000 registered Black voters statewide.
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Alabama
Johnston
Jefks
House of Representatives
Independent Movement Shapes North Carolina Politics
In Raleigh the rise of the Independent movement is led by Thomas N. Hi of Haltom county who seeks chief justice as a Democrat fearlessly. Independents form county tickets and challenge the party machine, with Republicans and Democrats split over strategy. Debates over negro voting and registration, disfranchisement, and education loom as campaigns begin with scattered support and wary optimism across several counties.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Thomas N. Hi
Haltram County
Halifax
Congress
Claude Bernard
United States
John W. Graham
Orange
J. W. Atwater
Can
Republica
Repu
Pritchard
Democrata
Uni
Demairman Simmons
Virginia
Aycock
State Labor Commission
Legislatire
Mississippi Gubernatorial Field Grows Ahead of Primary
Jackson considers the next year campaign with many aspirants touring public rallies. McClurg and Vardeman lead a field influenced by injuries from a railroad accident. Kincannon’s status uncertain with other candidates like Henry and Adams in the mix for statewide offices including auditor and insurance commissioner.
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Jackson
Miss
Jain
Noel
Jessor Elacannon
Hi ‘Bert
Een Messrs. Med
M. Henry
Toermit
State Audito
Willant
T. Bote
W.O
Hon
BR. Maxwell
de Cole
Py Major
A. Jones
Aberdeen
L. P. Greenville
Willams
H. J. Walt
O! Field
of Kosciusko
Nat
Adams
Supreme Brown
J. W. Power
Q. O. Eckford
Nk Smith
Iship
William
G. F. Boyd
Bever Ition
Mississippi
Lkely
Jacob
Hall
H. Sharpe
Lowndes
Sharpe
Gettyebur
Ton
Longino
Fesioner JC
Kincannon
McInnis
Meeting of Independents in Wake County North Carolina
The Independent democratic convention in Wake County drew seventy five participants in a farmers dominated caucus. A follow up convention is planned after primaries on September 18, with a full ticket expected. News covers Republican and Democratic lines, state races, and debates over negro enfranchisement and education funding amid a volatile political climate.
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Wake County
N. Cc
Raleigh
N. C
Baedal
Wake
Large tannery plant rising at Mineral Bluff
A 33 acre tannery project funded by Boston financiers Lucille Beebe & Sons is under construction at Mineral Bluff Georgia. Samme G Maxwell is expected to manage the plant, which will employ about 300 workers and aim for completion in January. W. W. McCulloch leads surveying, with a railroad siding and extensive timber operations planned upriver by D H Welgh and associates from Pennsylvania.
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Oe End Mineral Bluff
Lucille
W. W. McCulloch
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad
Mineral Bluff
Fannin
Union
Towns
Carrollton Short Line Extension Moves Forward Toward Bridgeville
Carrollton Short Line Railway Company plans an 18 mile extension to Bridgeville Alabama in Pickens County. President John T Cochran says construction will proceed quickly with track laying hoped by the 16th after receiving rain and materials next week. The line will connect the fertile valley lands to markets and boost Pickens County and West Greene development.
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Carrollton
John T. Cochrane
Bridgeville
Cochrane
Ombighee
Carrollton Road
Northeast Georgia Oratorical Association organized at Maysville
Jefferson Ga September 7 Special The Northeast Georgia Oratorical Association was organized at Maysville Ga and elected permanent officers. The group includes Hall Habersham Franklin Banks Jackson and Madigan counties with ex officio members the county school commissioners. Dr William B Hardman of Harmony Grove funded two gold medals annually for ten years each with six county judges to run preliminaries. The first contest will be December 19 in Harmony Grove Ga and Dr Hardman is a Mercer University honored graduate and prominent physician. The article also lists rifle match winners and travel offers.
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Jefferson
Northeast Georgia Oratorical Association
Maysville
T. H. Robertson
Hall County
Kabe
W. H. Cobb
Franklin County
Peter Fellars
Harmony Grove
Hall
Habersham
Franklin
Banks
Jackson
Madigan
W. Bhardman
H. W. Wooding
Banks County
Wiliam B. Hardman
Association For Proper Investment
Oratorical Association
Hardman
Mercer University
North Georgia
Georgia
William B. Hardman
Beard and Cates Predicted for Tennessee Chief Justice
Knoxville dispatch notes predictions for the Tennessee Supreme Court opening. W D Beard of Memphis is favored for chief justice. For state attorney general, Charles T Cates of Knoxville leads a field of candidates amid uncertainty. Congressman Richardson campaigns for his brother Joan Richardson. Ex Judge D L Snodgrass mentioned as a possible dark horse. Lawyers and politicians converge. judges silent.
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Knoxville
Tenn
W. D. Beard
Memphis
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Charles T. Cates
Richardson
Joan Richardson
D. L. Snodgrass
Chattaouga
Street Car Conductor Shot in Charlotte Riot
In Charlotte North Carolina on September 7 streetcar conductor Charles Pennington was mortally wounded in a sparked race riot. Off duty with companions he quarrelled at a suburban merry-go-round and pistol fire followed with Pennington sustaining a neck wound from a bullet lodged behind the backbone. The shooter, a fellow street railway employee and Pennington's friend, refused to name the assailant.
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Charlotte
N. C
Spea
Charles Pennington
Pennington
Strees
East Mississippi and West Alabama Fair opens October 11
Wil Draw Large Crowds. The East Mississippi and West Alabama Fair Association plans its third annual fair in Columbus Mississippi from October 1 to 11. Directors issued an appealing catalogue and expected large crowds. The fair introduces a midway attraction drawing many visitors from the region and features in steel construction as a highlight.
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Columbus
Miss
East Mississippi and West Alabama Fair Association
Mississippi native commands Roosevelt yacht in war era
Lieutenant W H Buck, in command of President Roosevelt's yacht 7 Sylph, is a Port Gibson Mississippi native and the youngest man ever given command of a vessel in active U S Navy service during the Spanish American War.
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Jackson
Mis
W. H. Buck
Roosevelt
Port Gillaiborne County
United States Navy
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