Bailey Shot Allen Five Times In Street Tragedy
Opelika September 18 Special A deadly shooting occurred between two saloon operators Kom Bailey and Lee Allen. Bailey shot Allen five times with a Smith and Wesson 38 caliber in front of Bailey’s soft drink saloon. Three bullets passed through bedding and two lodged in the mattress. Allen, injured, staggered to a nearby Mecca and was carried to a room for care. Medical men attended him as police detained Bailey pending inquiry. The dispute stems from long running saloon business rivalry and Bailey claims self defense as Allen attempted to draw his pistol.
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Opelika Alt
Kom Bailey
Lee Allen Bailey
Allen
Smith & Wesson
Mecca
Otteral
Fitle
Bailey
Milen
Blowing in More Furnaces in Iron Market Sighted
Market anticipates stronger iron production with a fifth furnace to begin on the 25th, while large Birmingham firms delay deliveries. Proposals include replacing furnaces with larger makers, a 600 ton mixer, open hearth plant, and an electrical repair shop amid talks of improved pages and better demand.
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Birmingham
Tle Am
Bette
Captain Maxwell Dead Prominent Railroad Leader
Captain Maxwell, longtime promoter and head of the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad, died suddenly here early today at age 65. He served as president and general manager before the line was absorbed by Seaboard. Maxwell was a leading railway figure with headquarters in Jacksonville and was on vacation at the time of his death.
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Florida Central and Peninsula
Maxwell
Seaboard Air Line
Jacksonville
South
Fiori, Central and Peninsula Railroad
Seabourne
Jacksons
Kincola-Dongian Debate Attracts Large Public Gatherings
A historic event rekindled interest as Abraham Lavoin and Stephen A Douglas debated before a crowd estimated at about 1,008 persons. The assembly included Governor Hadkel of Oklahoma and Stevenson, with many attendees recalling the original exchange from forty years prior.
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Wonessore
Abraham Lavoin
Stephen A Douglas
Governor Hadkel
Oklahoma
Sain Stevenson
Thief Arrested in Chicago for Check Theft
The United States secret service reports the arrest of JW Loraine in Chicago last night on charges of stealing checks from the public hospital and marine service totaling 1764 dollars. He allegedly confessed, saying he disposed of dice totaling about 700 dollars, with one negotiated in Montgomery Alabama. he will be taken there for trial.
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Washng
O Depender
United States Secret Service
Chicago
Public Hospital
Marine Service
Department of Commerce and Labor
Fast Loraine
Montgomery
First Bale Report From 4th District School Carrumova
The A and M School at the district sold the first bale. The bale weighed ninety pounds of waste cotton picked in one hour twenty minutes by student Carla Sewell. Crops are in excellent condition and Professor Melean reports cotton picking at a high rate.
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Carrumova Eegieinue
A & MM
Boarth Tongreavicnal
Carla Sewell
Profesor Melean
Bombs Thrown as Strikers Attack Docks
For days freight handlers at Santa Rosa have been on strike aiming to halt dock work especially coffee loading. A cruiser was sent to preserve order as strikers yesterday threw bombs into groups of company workers on the docks. Five men were wounded.
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Janeite
Santoa
Steikers
Mob Attacks Irvinites During Brooklyn Convention
A mob in Arundel County descended on the Irvinite religious sect during a Brooklyn convention, burning tents and partially destroying a provisioning house. Guards withdrew to sect houses as armed confrontations ensued. violence subsided when more sect members arrived. The clash stemmed from vigorous preaching.
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Baltimore
Irvinites
Brooklyn Arundel County
Comfortable? New York train from Atlanta at 11:01 a m
The notice states a Southern Railway schedule leaving Atlanta at 11 01 a m for New York and arriving at noon the following day. It emphasizes comfortable service for travelers between the two cities.
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Atlanta
New York
Southern Railway
300 Union Coal Miners Strike at Jellico
About 300 coal miners walk out at Wooldrige mines led by James R Wooldrige as president. Dispute over company tenant hiring under contract sparked the strike after refusal to arbitrate. The case reaches the United Mine Workers of America for a decision.
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Jellico
Copald
Wooldrige
James R Wooldrige
America
Thompson Faction Recognized as Alabama Republican Branch
Secretary of State Frank Julian Jas announces Thompson or Tegular wing of the Republican Party in Alabama is recognized as the legal party and will have nominees printed on the state ticket under the Republican emblem Vulcan. The Davidson faction contests rightful party status and will print nominees under the split emblem as the Devideon faction.
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Alabama
Montgnome
Ala
Frank MN
Julian Jas
Thompson
Stata Niet
Vitor
Taft
National
Straw Hats Go To Ruin In Wall Street Drop
In Newport on September 15 and 16 a Wall Street debacle hit the straw hat market as many investors faced losses. The curb market and consolidated stock exchange remained stable while Broad Street saw a crowd of once natty hats reduced to tattered styles.
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Newport
Wall Street
Broad Street
Incorrigible pupils urged health checks in New York
Health officials urged that truants and incorrigible students be medically examined before discipline. Dr Maxwell told 100 principals at DeWitt Canton High School that throat growths and related issues can underlie behavior problems and should be evaluated by health department physicians before sanctioning school removal.
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New York
Shhoals
W Hf Maxwell
DeWitt Canton High School
Maxwell
Collier Defeats Pat Henry to Succeed Williams
Returns from yesterday's congressional primary in this division show J W Collier of Warren named as successor to John Sharp Williams over Pat Henry of Rankin by a majority of 575 votes. Jackson Wiss reports the tally as of September 16.
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John Sharp Williams Jackson Wiss
J W Collier
Warren
John Sharp Willams
Pat Henry
Rankin
Discrimination Charge In Alabama Rail Case
In Montgomery Alabama on September 16 a notable case against Central of Georgia was argued in city court. It alleges the railroad refused to assemble cotton at Union Springs for pressing while recognizing shipper rights to advantages at that point, similar to eastern zonal road cases, with Steiner a road director arguing for the railroad.
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Ucongen
Montgomer
Ala
Central of Georgia
Cout Todas
le Montgomery
Harriman
Steiner
Hats for Small Girls Inspire Old Time Charm
An ad touts new hats for small girls featuring velvet and satin with stiff old-time roses and tassels. The hats suit bobbed or curled hair and evoke vintage schoolgirl style. Shoppers are urged to visit up town with mothers to see the selection.
Mob Fatality Report From Batchelor Incident in Louisiana
Dispatches from Batchelor Louisiana report a Black man named John Miles fatally harmed by a mob near Baton Rouge on September 16. The event involves alleged public safety issues at a storekeeper location with unspecified motives and injuries including facial trauma.
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Bas
Wore
Baton Rouge
Batchelor la
John Miles
Watson Heard at Athens Speaks for Populist Party
Special Hon Thomas E Watson spoke at the county courthouse in Athens this morning. A large crowd from adjoining counties attended as he reiterated opposition to Governor Smith in the late primary and his current stance against Bryan, sticking to his usual lines.
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Vominee
Athens
Thomas & Watson
County Court House
Smith
Bryan
Dragged Man to Death With Him in Cincinnati Scaffold Fall
A drowning victim description and scene recount a fatal incident in Cincinnati where a man named William Mafeld, a bricklayer, fell from a scaffold while a hog carrier, Wakefield, was dragged down with him. The collapse occurred on a new street blaze, leaving both men dead at the scene.
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Cineinati
Wakefield
Lam Mafeld
Suvir Street
Oldest Union College Grad recalls Roscoe Conkling incident
New York September 16 Dr A W Slerk, oldest living Union College graduate, recalls disciplining Roscoe Conkling as a boy. The teacher says the thrashing shaped him, noting Conkling later became a United States senator and one of his warmest friends.
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Roscoe Conking
New York
A W Slerk
Union College
Choi
Roscoe Conk- Hog
Bia Horke
Clark
Conkling
United States
Freight rate reform backed at national travel agents meet
In Seattle on December 16 the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents held a convention session. The group unanimously approved a plan to push higher freight rates to curb business decline and protect railroad employers amid challenging times. The call focused on stabilizing railroad commerce and ensuring carrier viability nationwide.
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Seattle
American Association of Traveling Passenger
Tennessee Petition Alleges Railroads Discriminate Against Cotton
The Tennessee railroad commission files with the interstate commerce commission a petition naming 108 railroad companies as defendants. It charges unlawful discrimination against cotton growers and shippers in west Tennessee, notably Jackson, and seeks a maximum rate schedule. It asserts Jackson to Boston tariff is 83 cents uncompressed and 70 cents compressed, Covington 70 and 80 cents, and Brownsville to be aligned by October 1.
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Aurgio
Nashville
Interstate Compnerce Commission
Railroad Commission of Tennessee
Tennessee
Jackson
Brownsville
Cosington
Interatall Commerce Commission
West Tennesses
Boston
Covington
Alleged murder tale told in Alabama court
In Birmingham on September 16 Will Tarkin, a black man, testified as state’s witness in a criminal case about a bloody killing during a miners’ strike. He described John Jones, a non union miner from Jefferson, being lured by John E Smith and three African American men into the woods where Jones was struck with a shotgun, killed, and buried.
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Legio
Kae
Lalon Vinern
Birmingham
Ala
Will Tarkin
John Jones
Jefferson
Larkins
John E Smith
Jones
Irish Leaders Arrive in Boston for United Irish League Convention
Irish Leaders arrive in New York and Boston for United Irish League convention. John Redmond Joseph E Devlin and John Fitzgibbon greeted warmly on arrival, signaling strong support as they head to the convention in Boston.
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New York
John § Redmond
Klen
House of Commons
Joseph E Devlin Merzher
Johm Fitagibbon
United Irish League
Boston
Lexington Negro preacher dies after riot excitement
Hev r W Haskins a noted Black pastor and moderator of the Kentucky Baptist General Association died suddenly of heart disease caused by excitement from a riot at his home. A Lexington state guard member accused Hawkins’s son of stealing money and attacked the residence last night.
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Lexington
Hevr W Haskins
Calorea First
Baptist General Association
Colored
Kentucky
Lexington State Guard
Hawkins
Death of P. D. Coffee leader in Newton County farming union
P D Coffee longtime head of Newton county Farmers Union and former candidate for representative died at Brickstore home after brief illness. Cause stomach trouble. Funeral planned at his home tomorrow with details to follow.
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Newton County
Farmers’ Union
Corley Dies in Derrick Accident Near Casseta Ala
Corley of Troy Ala was struck by a derrick and killed near Casseta Ala this afternoon on a road out. His body was brought to Opelika by a northbound Western Railroad train. He was about 22, unmarried, and formerly resided in Opelika.
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Corley
Casseta
Opelika Ala
B Corley
Troy
Ala
Raleigh Sleeper On 8 46 P M Train Wins Reservation
A Raleigh sleeper on the 8 46 p m train is a winner and reaches Raleigh at noon the following day. Reservations can be made by phone at 142 with Southern Railway.
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Raleigh
Southern Railway
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