Investigation Highlights Ethics Over Speculation In Cotton Union
The committee investigating Richard Cheatham censures him and Arthur Fairchild for connections to a bucket shop and speculative trades while Cheatham defends acting as an agent. The report criticizes the signature on checks and notes officers should avoid speculation. The session extended long with mixed witness support, and Fairchild resigns as the probe continues.
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Jordan
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Empire Building
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Richard Cheatham
Exchange of Gibert & Clay
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Anderson
Cotton Association
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Cheat
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Concord
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Conyers
Holland Curran
Fourth National Bank
Heranough
Mr. Cheatham
P. A. Lee
Mike Jones
R. Sledenburg Exchange
Arthur Fairchild
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Mr. Seymour
Fairrchild
Young society man jailed for seven years in Virginia
Special to The Georgian from Bristol Tennessee reports John B. Caldwell once a prominent Virginia Roanoke society figure was sentenced to seven years in the Wise Virginia penitentiary. He pleaded guilty to embezzling about 15000 from the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company while treasurer at Inman Virginia, after doctoring payrolls for two years. Caldwell, born near Danville, was regarded as from one of Virginia’s best families.
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Bristol, Tenn
John B. Caldwell
Roanoke
Virginia
Wise
Caldwell
Virginia, Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Inman
Danville
Peasants Revolt Rages in Krosstroa Forest Lands
Reports from St Petersburg flag a peasant uprising in the Kronstadt region with government forest preserves burning. A fort was bombarded as rioters moved on the position, surrendering around 5:30 AM. Naval captains Robinoff Dobrowolch y Rotamors Stoyanovsky killed. rear admiral Bodemscheff, captains Krinitszki Paton and ensign Maltzeff wounded. Order restored as Finlandsk regiment arrives at Cronstadt.
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Krostroma
Russia
Io Videnly
Robinoff
Dobrowolchy
Rotamors
Stoyanovsky
Bodemscheff
Krinitszki
Paton
Maltzeff
Finlandsk Regiment
Cronstadt
Race results and line standings from multiple events
Race results show numerous horse and greyhound style outputs with times and placings. Notable entries include Flowaway winning fifth race with 1:48 4-5 time and Me Meadow Breeze across Latonia events. Several games and postponed contests listed with teams such as New York St Louis and Pittsburgh Brooklyn noted as affected by rain.
Baseball game play by play from Montgomery August 3
Dense, error filled recitation of an August 3 Montgomery baseball game. It lists innings with generic actions and scattered plays, noting fanned batters, doubled hits, outs at first or second, and occasional runs. Key names include Crozier, Jordan, Winters, Smith, Houts, Archer, Hansen, Mullaney, Perry, Morse, Fox, McCann, Busch, and Tribble. The piece preserves the pace of a live notebook with fragmented sentences and sporadic scoring details.
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Montgomery
Ala
Crozier
Jordan
Winters
Smith
Houts
Archer
Hansen
Mullaney
Fox
Jo Te
Perry
Jease
Hine
Zier
Tribble
Ack
Hansen Maeeee
Jamet Jordan
Morse
Poring
Ee Apperious and Mullaney Ormenee Ee Cann
Busch
McCann
Wallace
Hughes
Pagent
Evers
Feld
Appersons
Nothin
Sixth Inning Rally in Troubled Road Game
In Memphis the visitors post two runs on two hits as McCann trips home Busch on a wild pitch. Tribble later adds a single driving in McCann and Busch, with Winters and Smith contributing. The sequence ends with two runs on two hits and multiple misplayed chances.
Lord Douglas Rescued Amid Legal Battle in Maine
British interest grows as Lord George Sholto Douglas is sought for release from custody in Portland Maine. A writ of habeas corpus is discussed while British Vice Consul John B. Keating stands ready to press the case. The dramatic proceedings unfold as authorities weigh action and potential court orders. Meanwhile workers at Central Escapes railroad shops in Syeasare Shops demand a 2 1 2 cent hourly raise, with the company offering 1 1/2 cents.
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George Sholto Douglas
Maine
Cuibette
Tadoo
Douglass
Syeasare
Colura Ga
Central Escapes Railroad
Moscow murder rumored 123 hours early by foreign paper
A London dispatch reports a Moscow newspaper published news of the assassination of Horzenstein more than 123 hours before the actual murder. The leaked item claims advance knowledge circulated before the event, raising questions about timing and sources.
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London
St. Peterspare Eee
Moscow
Os Horzen
Stein
Falls Over Precipice: Comogan Meets Death Near Vienna
A man, Walter Friedlans, cousin of Joseph A. Kutaed of New York, fell to his death from a precipice near Vienna. Authorities seek identification, with reports noting this is the third similar incident tied to a disputed identity and alleged offenses.
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Vienna
Brauningvinken
Walter Friedlans
Der
Joseph A. Kutaed
New York
Four Are Killed in Battle With Feudists in Kentucky
A Whitesburg dispatch reports a fierce clash on Beaver Creek in Knott County between the Martin faction led by Wyatt Pall and a posses under Sheriff Hayes. Four members of the outlaw group were killed and two officers were wounded. Names of the feudists are not learned yet as they held their stronghold and reinforcements were requested from Hinman. Wyatt Pall, Silas Pall, and Alexander Pall are among those connected to the case. Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Dick Hall are also mentioned in the pursuit context.
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Whitesburg
Sand Lick
Beaver Creek
Knott County
Martin
Pall-Martin
Hayes
Outlaw
Hinman
Wyatt
Nove
Silas
Alexander
Dick Hall
William Ornberg
Evelyn Thaw to Face Arraignment as Accessory
New York dispatch reports Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may be arraigned as an accessory in the Stanford Now murder case. District attorney’s office seeks to use testimony to implicate her, while defense plans to press a plea of justification under the unwritten law. Harry Thaw’s legal team, led by Clifford W. Haight, expects a major trial focused on emotional insanity and justifications.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
District Attorney
Stanford
Mie
Madison Square Garden
T Thaw
Harry K
Thaw
White
United States
Harry Thaw
Aylaw
Black
Clifford W. Hagave
County Auditor Found Guilty in Buffalo Action
County auditor found guilty after jury deliberation in Buffalo New York. The trial spanned August with the judge presiding as hearings concluded. Minutes show the defense contesting charges while prosecutors argued for conviction.
Senate committee holds Boykin anti-bucket bill hearing
A public Senate committee meeting was held to hear testimony pro and con on the Boykin anti-bucket bill. Hogan chairs the agriculture committee with members Walker Futr Allleter Wr Wheath Miler Prittley Jon Rose Wars Parker Crum present.
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Penate Eall
Hogan
Agri Ae
Very Walker
Futr
Ire Allleter
Wr Wheath Miler Prittley
Jon Rose
Wars
Parker
O Crum
Russian Admiral Wounded as Fleet Revolt Escalates
Reports from St Petersburg and London describe mutinies aboard Cronstadt ships, with Admiral Boaklwisheff among the wounded and the Slava crew ordered to sink mutinous vessels. Rumors of uprisings reach Sevastopol and Reval as government troops blaze to suppress riots and restore order in the capital.
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Cronstadt
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Abo
Sevastopol
Czar
Vas
Russia
Peterhof
Helsing
Gulf of Finland
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Nae
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