Explosion kills and injures in Jellico Tennessee
A carload of 450 boxes of dynamite near Jellico exploded at 8 a.m. causing 12 deaths and numerous injuries. Buildings, including the Armour Packing and Brewery warehouses, were obliterated and debris spread for miles. Causes cited include a stray bullet or car impact. Rescue and medical aid followed from Knoxville as townsfolk assessed the devastation and property damage.
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Tellico
Tenn
Southern Railway
R. J. Baird
Jellice
George Hudson
Sherman ‘Wilson
L. A. Holman
J. M. Jones
William Rose
Pennsylvania Railroad Limes
the and Powder Company
Clearfield
Enn
Jellico
Knoxville
Southern
Uthern
Im- Secealy
Bee
Armour Pappy
Jang
Brewi Jany
Pinnacke
Brew Company
Jel Furniture Company
Coal Creek
Judge Landis rules Voliva elected Zion head
Chicago report: Federal Court finds no irregularities in Wilbur G Voliva’s election as general overseer of the Zion church. Court recognizes Voliva as head and dismisses rival Bills’s contest. Bills’s attorneys conceded Voliva won by a large margin. contest motion denied. Also noted are 3500 New York physicians backing Patrick murder case and a wage-movement plan by locomotive engineers. Bates National Bank of Butler Mo closes doors for liquidation.
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Voliva
Chicago
Landis
Wilbur G.voliva
Zion
Chuxeh
Ithe
Alfred“E. Bills
Union Locomotive
Thad Tad Ta
Bates National Bank of
Butler, Mo
Ite Dtors
Four Attacks and Race Riot Fear in Atlanta
A report from Atlanta Georgia describes four assault attempts on white women by Black men igniting a citywide crisis. Gov Terrell calls out infantry and artillery as mobs beat, lash and shoot Black residents, with several killed and many wounded.
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Atlanta
Terrell
Fifth Infantry
Decatur Street
Whitehall Street
Peters Street
Terminal Railroad Station
Forsyth Street
Associated Press
Iit
Notice on 30 day rail schedule change rule
Washington Thirty Days Notice Law. Interstate Commerce Commission reurned from Chicago where it studied grain elevator issues and other factors in regulation of interstate commerce. Chairman Knapp says immediate attention will be given to modifying the 30 day notice requirement for rate changes on imports and exports other than cotton. Cotton export changes already authorized. Railways urge ruling on imports for Oriental trade. Commission also considers reducing changes when rival roads fail to notify 30 days in advance.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Knapp
Smith Inaugurated Governor General of the Philippines
James F. Smith was inaugurated governor general in Manila as a large crowd watched troops parade. In his address he aligned his policy with President McKinley and Secretary Taft, urging education and preparation for popular self government. He warned independence alone cannot guarantee good government, citing Cuba as a caution. He will leave Manila for Japan on Sunday.
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Manila
Japan
Texas Synod Resolves Against Church Consolidation
The Texas state synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dallas passed a unanimous vote repudiating the May Decatur Ill general assembly resolution. A second resolution endorsed loyal members' action and opposed consolidation.
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Texas Synod
Dallas
Fox
Texas State Synod
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the Church
Decatur
Ill
Firsterian ‘Church
America
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George Adkins
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Walter Rogers
United Cold Storage Warehouse
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E. V. Campbell
Inley Gibson
Foreman
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Corbin
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Isaac Range
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Rivers and Arbors Committee
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Go. Woodraft Morsedae
Connecticut
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P. Christiansen
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Charles M. Owens
Smoot
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Friends of Christiansen
Congress
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