Provo Wishes He Was Dead at Shiloh Church Horror
Mendeth Proves the unusual name of a minteteria delegate to the colored Baptist convention in Birmingham who is now reposing in the Montgomery jail. He was arrested this morning as he was getting on the Texas train. He emigrated from Brazos Bottoms in Texas and stopped over to see old friends. He is accused of stealing a sheep preacher and an ax, worth about $20,000 in total, and fled to Texas after a prior conviction. Mendeth was a troubled politician in the county's dark days and says he would rather have perished in Birmingham than in this scrape.
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Montgomery
Mendeth
Minteteria
Colored Baptist Convention
Birmingham
Menath
Brazos Bottoms
Texas
Hicks Makes a Statement on Stampede Blame
Birmingham September 22 Will iam Hicks a negro insurance agent held in arrest after altercation with negro lawyer J H Ballou is linked to the Shiloh church disaster. He says he is not responsible for the stampede or deaths and will await trial at 10 o'clock tomorrow as an investigation opens in the superior criminal court.
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Birmingham
Ala
Willlam Hicks
J. H. Ballou
Shiloh Church
Eighteenth Street
Superior Criminal Court
Republicans Battle in Eighth Alabama District
Huntsville Alabama September 92 Special The Republicans of the eighth district vow a warm fight for their congressional nominee Hon James Jackson of Tuscumbia. A close canvass will be conducted though Democrats doubt any republican gain against incumbent Richardson. The party hopes to chip away thousands of Democratic votes to unseat him.
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Alabama
Huntsville
Ala
James Jackson
Tuscumbia
Richardson
Rush to Market as Mississippi Planters Sell Fast
Mississippi planters rush the cotton to market with little intent to wait for higher prices. Large Delta growers may sell slowly, but most farmers discard the crop promptly once market ready and accept current prices. Labor shortages persist with high wages for pickers. Italians hired in one Delta county but work quality is limited. Most cotton to be harvested by Christmas, with wider completion by late November.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Delta
Panic at Shiloh Baptist Church death toll rises in Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama September reports detail the Friday night panic at Shiloh Baptist Church leaving over a hundred dead. relief funds raised by white and black groups total about $700 to bury victims as undertakers move bodies between shops. Baptist convention speakers praise relief efforts and vow to meet again next year.
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Birmingham
Als
Shiloh
Baptist Church
W. R. Pettiford
Hurse
Birmingham News
Su Peen
Beng Ch Deng
Baptist Convention
Wells
National Baptist Publishing Board
John H. Frank
Louisville
Wiliam Sevier
Nashville
Rev. T
J. Walker
Shiloh Baptist Church
More Arrests Loom in Linemen Shooting
New Orleans reports pending arrests in the shooting of nonunion linemen. Cumberland Telephone Company says six to eight union linemen names have been given to police, with the company planning to prosecute those arrested. Union leader Tom Zeigler says the men will be bonded for release. Nonunion workers arrived to staff Cumberland but doubt their loyalty amid the strike. Contempt rules were filed against five International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union members for assaulting Cumberland workers, with a hearing set for November 3.
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Tom Zeigler
Union
Cumberland Company
The
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Union
Parlanger
United States
Candidate for Commissioner in Mississippi Race
In Jackson Mississippi September 92 Special Sheriff F C Wilson of Yagoa county is announced as a candidate for railroad commissioner for the middle district and will soon begin active campaigning. D G Roby of Holmes county is also announced as a candidate. He is a traveling salesman living at Durant. The district is currently represented by Captain John D MeInnis who chairs the commission. MeInnis has not stated if he will seek reelection.
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Jackson
Miss
F. C. Wilson
Yagoa County
Mississippi
D. G. Roby
Holmes County
Durant
Jonn D. MeInnis
MeInnis
Liberty Baptist Association Meeting Adjourns in Huntsville
The Liberty Baptist Association met at Mount Ipseh and adjourned in Huntsville with reports showing great progress in all lines of religious work. The next meeting location will be announced.
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Liberty Baptist Association
Huntaville
Ala
Ty Baptist Association
Mount Ipseh
Tuntsville
Mante
Tennessee Republicans Split Over Hanna Brownlow Clash
In Knoxville and Tennessee state convention chatter, Roosevelt’s Tennessee visit boosts Roosevelts chances while Hanna stock slumps. Brownlow faction gains mixed support, with East Tennessee showing quiet favor and Hanna backers hoping for a hatch in the 1904 ticket amid Brownlow influence waning with Roosevelt.
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Hanna Stock
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Hannastock
Congress
Brownlow
Tist
W. P.brownlow
Bristol
Tenn
Greeneville
Johnson City
McKinley
Hanna
Differences to the AI Lily Whites care for Washington views
A Washington official visits Montgomery and states the president opposes violent expulsions of negroes from the Republican party in Alabama. The outsider warns Roosevelt cannot curb the movement, which gains influence as a revolution driven by union officeholders and white voters. The Birmingham convention shows limited traditional office holders and strong white alignment aiming to outpace black influence.
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Montgomery
Washington
Republican Party
Alabama
Roosevelt
nim_o
Birmingham
Fennell Will Case Settled in Alabama Court
Huntsville Alabama September 22 The contest of the will of the late Miss Mattie L Fennell who left $30000 to her sweetheart Dr Llewelyn Jordan of Washington has been compromised Dr Jordan secures the farm and the contestant Mrs Henry McDonnell sister of Miss Fennell gets $13000 The case has been in litigation five years and was recently remanded to the probate court of this county by the United States supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Specelal
Misa Mattie L. Fennell
Llewelyn Jordan
Washington
Jordan
Henry McDonnell
Tennessee River Improvement Association to meet in Florence
Preparations are underway for the next annual Tennessee River Improvement Association meeting to be held in Florence in October. President Thomas R. Roulhac is authorized to set the convention date. Last year’s meeting spurred Congress to appropriate 500000 dollars for removing obstructions at Colbert shoals, with work soon to start.
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Tennessee River
Hunterville
Ala
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Florence
Thomas R. Roulhac
Congress
Colbert Shoals
Shoals
Lodges of Bikes and Benevolent Orders Tax Exemption
Attorney General McClurg rules under Chapter 30 of 1900 that lodge properties at Elli i are exempt from state county and municipal taxes. The decision states these organizations receive no dividends and their revenues support fraternal and benevolent activities, per Yaznoo county supervisors request.
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Jackson
Misa
Board of Supervisore
Yaznoo County
McClurg
Elli i
Lodse
Mississippi Cotton Insurance Law Sparks Local Disapproval
Governor Langin o decides against a special session to amend the cotton insurance law. Col lectors in Columbus and across the state say little cotton from Corinth to Meridian and Winona to the Alabama line will leave Mississippi. Buyers in the region, large exporters, can carry marine blanket policies making each bale insured for shipment or storage within state.
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Columbus
Miss
Langino
Mississippi
Corinth
Meridian
Winona
Alabama
Williams for speakership if Democrats win in next Congress
Jackson Miss September 22 Special Personal friends of Congressman John Sharp Williams say if a Democratic majority is won in the next Congress he will allow his name to be used for the speakership. Williams has been urged for weeks by Democratic leaders nationwide to run, but this is the first intimation he will consent if the party gains a majority. If the Democrats fail to secure a majority, Williams will be offered leadership of the minority, a position he nearly held in the last session, with assurances of backing from the southern delegation.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roose
Tennessee
Browntow
Dir Heeft
Roosevelt
Hanna
Marcus A. Hanne
Tennessee Fen
Trennessee
Brownlow
East Ten
Dare
Evong
Tvo
Vans
Roogavelt
H. Clay
Beauntiel
London
Republican Econventive
Jackson
Miss
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williama
Assurances
Wiliams
Direct Connection Linked Savannah and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges
Savannah September 22 The Savannah cotton exchange and the New Orleans cotton exchange were placed in direct connection by the Western Union Telegraph Company today. This marks a long sought change from the previous Atlanta routing. Western Union officials visited, then departed for Jacksonville to continue a southern inspection tour.
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Savannah
Savannah Cotton Exchange
New Q Orleans
Western Union Telegraph Company
Atlanta
Western Union
Jacksonville
Robbery Suspect Traced From Chattanooga to Atlanta
Special Agent Fred C. White, assistant city ticket agent of the Southern railroad, is charged with robbing the company safe of $1,000. He has been traced to Atlanta where he spent hours at a resort and bought a Memphis via Birmingham ticket.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Venn
Fred ¢ White
Thencinnati Southern Railroad
Memphis
Birmingham
Life Agents' Catechism Explained by Equitable
Questions and answers describe Renewal Contracts giving agents permanent income, with survival for heirs if the agent dies. It notes protection against forfeiture with Equitable, and that income scales with effort, inviting interested writers to apply at the Equitable Building.
Ath ens Bar urges Russell not to decline Western Circuit judgeship
In Athens Ga on September 22 the Athens Bar endorsed Judge Richard B. Russell for associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. The group argued no valid reason supported dropping the Western Circuit superior court race while running for the high court. They urged Russell to run, noting the party already nominated him and urging the people of the state to decide. Thomas J. Shackelford chaired and Deupred Hunnicutt served as secretary.
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Athens
Richard B. Russell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Russell
Superior Court of
Western Circuit
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Candler
Spreme Court
State Democratic Executive Committee
Superior Court of the
Western C.ourt
Thomas J. Shackelford
Deupred Hunnicutt
Magnolia Brand Hydraulic Cement Promises Better Quality
Magnolia Brand hydraulic cement claims strength and lower cost compared with Louisville and foreign cements. The ad lists Magnolia testing 300 pounds on given days and markets American German and Belgian Portland cements in multiple southern cities with nationwide reach and low freight.
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Old Dominion
Southern Cross
Alabama
Magnolia
Louisville
Swindling the farmers by traveling salesmen
Two well dressed men claiming to be agents of a Chicago supply house swindled farmers in Richland Lexington and Laurens counties. They collected 10 to 50 dollars for articles to ship in 12 days at far below catalog prices. A High Point Laurens county man paid 40 dollars for a buggy never shipped. Authorities in Georgia and local warrants pursue the impostors.
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Columbia
Chicago
Richland
Lexington
Laurens
H. M. Smith
High Point
Laurens County
B F Jones
Mr. Smith
Georgia
Jones
Farmer shoots man on road to Huntsville
Huntsville Alabama September report says Percy Brooks a Whiteburg area farmer shot and killed Albert Gardner a Black man on the War Scaries Pike last night Brooks claimed Gardner threatened him and tried to assault with a buggy whip Gardner, who carried a pistol, was killed by Brooks in the roadside encounter, authorities noted.
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Huntsville
Ala
Percy Brooks
Whitesburg
Albert Gardner
Brooks
Heady Gardner
Gardner
No Further Respite For Matthis And Lester Executed
Governor Longino will not grant another respite for Will Matthis and Orlando Lester the condemned men to be publicly executed in Oxford Mississippi Wednesday morning about 1 mile south of town Thousands of visitors are expected to witness the grim event The case led to Wit Owens the father in law of Martha and will be appealed though attorneys anticipate affirmation by the supreme court Lester is said to be finishing a book about the crime.
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Matthis
Lester
Jackson, Miss
Longino
Will Matthis
Orlando Lester
Montgomery Brothers
Oxford
University
Wit Owens
Marth
Hamp Williams
T Owens
Thettorneys
Supreme Court
Matthias
A Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles
A Texas Wonder advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues in men and women, claiming relief from gravel diabetes and other ailments. It promises a two month supply for 64 and notes testimonials including a letter from B Harper praising the remedy after passage of a bladder stone.
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Hall
E. Wall
P. O. Box
WY Louis
All Drugelete
Allens Mills
St Louis
Texas
B. Gharper
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Swift Specific CO
Equitable
Robert J. Foreman
Equiteple Bldg
Atlanta, Ga
Jim
Sunny Jim
Indorsed
Carolina
Horfolls
Charleston
Savannatt
Pensacola
Fia
Gila
Galveston
Carolina Portland Cementia
Sirmingham, Ala
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Life Insurance Company of New York
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R. F. Shedden
Mutu
Murray Hill Club
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Ohia
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