Heyward Leads in the Betting Primary in South Carolina
Columbia reports the second primary to decide McLaurin’s successor as U S senator and the next governor. Heyward and Talbot vie for governor while Latimer and Evans contest the senate. Betting favors Heyward less than usual, with strong money and high expenditure marking the campaign for both races.
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Columbia
8. C
United States
McLaurin
John Gary Evans
Asbury C. Latimer
Senate
D.heyward
W. J. Talbot
James H. Tillman
Talbert
Heyward
Surprising Registration Split in Virginia Votes
In Virginia's new registration under the constitution, negroes show far higher registration than whites, with Lynchburg ward and King William county noting more Black voters. Bath county sees little activity and may lack qualified voters come election day.
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Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
King William
Bath County
Locomotive Firemen Meet Opens In Chattanooga
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention begins tomorrow in Chattanooga with daily sessions from 9 am to noon and 2 to 6 pm. Grand officers predict a ten day to two week meeting, with a contest for grand Mastership and bids from Buffalo Milwaukee and St Louis for the 1904 event. The ladies auxiliary opened this afternoon under Mrs. Georgia M. Sargeant. Governor Jelks travels to Tate to rest from political duties and enjoys fishing when away from office pressures.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Buffalo
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Georgia M. Sargeant
Jelks
Montgomery
Tate
Poltics
Brock Leaves Board to Become Opelika City Schools Principal
Professor G. W. Brock, a member of the examining Board of teachers, resigns this week to take the Opelika city schools principal post. Appointed when the board formed, Brock opts for his profession over possible reappointment. Superintendent Gunnells will fill the vacancy. the new appointee must be a teacher. The job pays over $1,500 annually and attracts many top statewide teachers.
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Brock
Opelika
Montgomery
Ala
G. W. Brock
Gunnells
The County Committee Names Lee County Democratic Executives
Opelika Alabama September 9 Special announces the newly elected Lee County Democratic executive committee members for seats one through fourteen, plus central committee members and officers.
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Opelika
Ala
Democratic Party
Tor Lee County
Gg, Williams
J. B. Duyens
J. W. Gray
J. B. Graven
R. D. Nunn
J. Mctlhaney
Mitchell
H. G. Adams
J. W. Meadows
H. Noble
Desperadoes Dead in Tennessee Posse Shootout
A Rogersville report says Jim Wright and John Templeton, Hancock county desperadoes, were killed by a 25 man posse led by Joe Moss of Gate City Virginia near Rogersville Tennessee. Wright, an escaped convict, resisted until daylight and died. Wright and Templeton were reportedly linked to multiple killings and in the morning engagement Wright fatally wounded two men. The shooting occurred about 18 miles east of Rogersville as Moss’s men closed in after weeks of pursuit.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sentinel
Rogersville
Jim Wright
John Templeton
Hancock County
Wright
Joe Moss
Gate City
Templeton
Tennessee Penitentiary
George Wolf
Spears Ferry
Jack Rogers
Moss
Wrights
Testimonial to the Judge Estes Retires in Habersham
In Poceoa Georgia on September 7 special notices recall Judge J B Estes of Gainesville as he nears retirement after eight years as presiding judge of the northeastern circuit. Habersham bar and citizens acclaim his fair impartial service and wish him well in future judicial endeavors. A temporary presiding officer and clerk were selected during the last Habersham superior court session.
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Estes
Poceoa
Gainesville
J. J Kimsey
Cleveland
White County
Hattersham
Judge Estes
George Pp. Erwin
Clarkesville
Fermor Barrett
Toccoa
Mr. Erwin
Habersham
J. B. Estes
Georgia
Habersham Court Closes After Short Term In Habersham
Habersham superior court adjourned with little business done. The term opened Monday and closed yesterday, marking an unusually brief session for the county. The murder case State v Palmer was postponed due to defense illness, and State v Chapman for bigamy resulted in release after no bill was found. Judge Estes, retiring, received thanks. Judge J J Kimsey will preside next term. Also from Tuscaloosa, a White Primary meeting set September 26 to nominate a mayor and six aldermen, with police chief and city clerk chosen by the city board.
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Clarkesville
Habersham Superior Court
Palmer
Willbanks
Toccoa
Chapman
Estes
J. J. Kimsey
Habershim Superior Court
Tuscaloosa
Lantern Ignite Oil Tank Causes Tanker Explosion
At 01 o'clock tonight a deck hand on the tug Monarch placed a lantern into the oil tank, triggering an explosion of accumulated gases. Six men were injured, none fatally. Serious injuries to Harry Haley and Claude Moore. others slightly burned. Saley thrown into the river but rescued. tug sustained no damage.
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New Orleans
Monarch
Star and Crescent Landing
Sabine City
Harry Haley
Pensacola
Claude Moore
Mobile
Joe Prine
Jim Osan
Kary Totson
John Sealey
Saley
Maddox Rucker Banking Moving to Elegant New Offices
The Maddox Rucker Banking Company moved into a large new banking office at the corner of Alabama and Broad streets. The building features a central lobby, Italian mosaic, private consulting rooms, and multiple teller and officer areas. Established 1880, chartered 1991, capital and profits $300,000. officers include Wm. L. Peel as president, Robert F. Maddox as vice president, Thos. J. Peeples cashier, and Geo. A. Nicolson assistant cashier.
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Maddox-Rucker Banking Company
Alabama
Broad Streets
Alabama Street
Alabama and
West Alabama Street
R. F. Maddox
J. W. Rucker
W. L. Peel
Maddox, Rucker & Co
Forsyth Streets
Wm. L. Peel
Robert F. Maddox
Thos. J. Peeples
Geo. A. Nicolson
Wesleyan to Break Record at Female College
Wesleyan Female College in Macon Georgia reports strong early enrollment for the new term starting September 17. President Roberts expects at least four hundred students with already three hundred enrolled. New faculty include Miss Turner a seasoned musician and Miss Brown a graduate of Emerson School of Oratory joining elocution chair vacated by Miss Ada Evelyn Lewis.
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Macon
Roberts
Wesleyan Female College
Huberta
Wesleyan
Miss Turner
New York
Washington
Boston
Musical Factory
Miss Brown
Emerson School of Oratory
Ada Evelyn Lewis
Columbus seeks early Central of Georgia mail train
Columbus board of trade expects to urge the Central of Georgia railway to run an early morning train from Roanoke Alabama through Columbus via Opelika Alabama to connect with the Southern's fast mail from New York. The move would give Columbus the full benefit of improved mail service and earlier northern mail and even allow New York papers to arrive on breakfast tables the day before.
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Board of Trade
Central
Columbus
Columbus Board of Trade
Central of Georgia
Roanoke
Ala
Opelika
Southern
New York
Atlanta
Democratic governor candidates announce Tennessee tour dates
The campaign for governor opens in Winchester with James B. Frazier and E. W. Carmack, listing appointments across eastern Tennessee from September 15 to September 27. The pair will then travel to two points in Green County and Blountville, visiting cities including Cleveland, Decatur, Madison, London, Morristown, Newport, Rogersville, Greeneville, Elizabethton, Dayton, Kingston, Harriman, Maryville, Jefferson City, Rutledge, Benton, Athens, Jonesboro, and Tazewell.
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Nashville
Tenn
Winchester
James B. Frazier
E. W. Carmack
Frank M.thompson
Democratic State Executive Committee
Franier and Carmack
Tennessee
Gremieville
Blountville
James
Brazien
Cleveland
Decatur
Madison
London
Giinton
Morristowns
Newport
Rogersville
Greeneville
Elizabethton
Dayton
Kingston
Harriman
Maryville
Jefferson City
Rutledge
Benton
Athens
Jonesboro
Tasewell
Tobacco Demand Boosts North Carolina Planters
Tobacco sales in eastern North Carolina are strong with high prices in many years. Buyers come from across the country for bright leaf, valued for weight, color, and quality. Wilson remains a leading market while Kinston Greenville and Rocky Mount push multi million pound totals. Wilson sold 1,200,000 pounds last week.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Wilson
Kinston
Greenville
Rocky Mount
High Prices the Only Hope for North Carolina Farmers
North Carolina farmers face drought varying by farm with some crops fine after rain and others nearly worthless. State agricultural reports show cotton lagging and prospects once promising in July fading. the real remedy is higher prices to offset drought losses.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
State Agricultural Department
Grimes
Bears Killings Reach Ten In One North Carolina Towship
In eastern North Carolina bears are plentiful and ten large bears were killed in a single August month in a Jones county township. A second item notes the Pacific Mail steamer Sibera, sister to the Stores, departing Newport News for an Atlantic coast run as preparations accelerate for a voyage around the Horn.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Jones County
Newport News
Pacific Mail
Augusta and Aiken Electric Railroad Opens Link
Aiken South Carolina September 8 state railroad commissioners inspected and accepted the Augusta and Aiken electric railroad. A regular schedule will be on in a day or two. The new tie binding us to our sister state is widely rejoiced.
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Augusta and
Aiken Road
Aiken
S. C
Augusta and Aiken
Tenant shortage leaves Gordon county farms idle
Calhoun Ga September 8 Special farmers in the region report a severe tenant shortage. Mills in Lindale Rome Aragon Cedartown Trion have absorbed many workers, depleting farm labor. Peach cultivation has cleared mountain land and provided work, forcing some farmers to abandon renting and let fields grow crab grass for hay.
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Calhoun
James A. Halt
Calhoun ‘Times
Lindale
Rome
Aragon
Cedartown
Trion
Servants for Wheeler Home in Lawrence County
General Joseph Wheeler and his daughter plan to spend the approaching winter at the Wheeler mansion in Lawrence County. At Miss Wheeler’s request the Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes at Huntsville has supplied a full corps of servants for the Wheeler home.
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Huntsville
Ala
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Lawrence County
Agricultural and Mechanical College For
Madison County Democratic Committee Elects Garth Chairman
Huntsville September 8. At a meeting of the Democratic county executive committee Colonel W F Garth was elected chairman and Shelby S Fletcher reelected secretary. The committee was chosen in the August 25 primary with all Huntsville members of the old committee reelected.
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Madison County
Huntsville
Ala
Democratic County Executive Committee
W. F. Garth
Shelby
Fletcher
Huntaville
Richardson To Speak At Moulton and District Rallies
Huntsville dispatch reports Congressman William Richardson traveled to Moulton to address citizens on national issues. He plans several speeches across the district in the coming days, urging public engagement and debate on key policies.
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Richardson
Huntsville
Ala
William Richardson
Moulton
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