Wreck on the Brunswick and Birmingham Line Delays Jacksonville Excursion
A canal trestle failure on the B and B during a Sunday excursion to Jacksonville caused the engine tender and several coaches to leave rails but no injuries occurred. Officials managed passengers, rerouted trains via Union Depot, and repair crews moved to restore service by nightfall.
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Pasperson
Jacksonville
Brunswick
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Union Depot
Torrential Rain Floods City Yes terday
Heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city yesterday with up to a foot of water in low areas and blocked passages. Docks operations halted and county reports note extensive damage, including washed bridges and poor road conditions from a week of rain.
Police Enforce Union Street Bicycle Riding Ban
City enforces ordinance prohibiting riding bicycles on Union Street sidewalks. A patrol is assigned to monitor the street and any violators will be tried in police court. Officers note most violations occur by women and warn enforcement will continue to curb sidewalk accidents.
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Union Street
Union
Cassava Food Study Led by Former Mississippi Ag Agent
Professor S M Tracey, formerly director of the Mississippi agricultural experiment station, is commissioned by the U S Department of Agriculture to study cassava food properties. He will spend about three months researching in the south and publish a report. Cassava, a Cuban West Indian starchy plant, may eventually supplement corn for livestock. It has seen modest cultivation in Mississippi and thrives best in Florida and southern coastal areas.
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Jackson
Miss
S. M. Tracey
Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station
Government
Department of Agriculture
South
Cuba
West Indies
Tracy
Mississippi
Florida
Six Dollars for Left Eye in Wreck Claims
Columbus Mississippi reports after the September 8 wreck near Worry Alabama that about twenty five colored residents were killed and many wounded. Attorneys and claim agents swarm the town settling claims against the railroad with Birmingham firms active and wounded individuals pressured into compromises including a black man paid six dollars for his lost left eye.
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Worry
Ala
Birmingham
Firs N G, Then Circus in Goldsboro Triple Wedding
In Goldsboro North Carolina Mayor Peterson tied the knot for three couples in a jail wedding after they came to town to see a circus. Two grooms were beeth ers and brides were sisters all from the same township. The event drew a large crowd as word spread of the spontaneous ceremony performed at the city jail.
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Raleigh
N. C
Goldsboro
Peterson
Buck Sylph commander from Port Gibson Mississippi
Lieutenant W H Buck in command of the President Roosevelt's yacht the Slyph is a Port Gibson native. He is the youngest man ever placed in command of a U S Navy vessel and served actively in the Spanish American War.
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Jackson, Miss
W. H. Buck
President Roosevelt
Port Gibson
Claiborne County
United States Navy
May Establish Mail Service Along B and B Line
M Russell superintendent of the railway mail service will inspect the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad today with Postmaster Brown and B and B officials. The aim is to establish mail service and post offices at stations along the line as regular passenger and freight service expands.
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M. Russell
Brunswick
Brunswick and
Birmingham
Brunswick Search of Trade
Russell
Prown
Sit Los
Regeular
Terrell
Mapimi Water Supply Poisoning Traces Arsenic to Springs
Reports from San Antonio indicate Mapimi Mexico faced a deadly arsenic contamination of its drinking water. Thirty deaths and more than four hundred illnesses followed arsenic from mountain springs mixing with city supplies, leading to widespread illness before the source was found.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mapimi
Mexico
Ecay
Large saw mill burned near Tifton Georgia
Fire destroyed Phillips and Hollingsworth saw mill in Irwin county five miles from Tifton on the Georgia Southern road at about 3 am. Loss valued around 800 to 1000 dollars for lumber on the ground and total owner losses near 8000 dollars with 2900 dollars insured. Insurance inspectors due soon and rebuilding planned after claim adjustments.
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Tifton
O. Phillips & Hollingsworth
Irwin County
Georgia Southern
Burglary Spree Prompts Police Alert In Local Homes
Two recent burglary attempts targetted homes of Rev J J Perry and Mrs Thomas OConnor. The would‑be intruder frightened away and climbed roofs to gain entry, but families overheard him. Officials doubt servant involvement and urge police to seize the thief soon.
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Saaumlay
J. J. Perry
Thomas O’connor
Burglary Reported at Tabbott Home on Union Street
Early this morning a break in occurred at Mr. M I W Tabbott’s residence at the Union Street corner of Brref Avenue. Guy Tabbott, returning home, confronted a intruder on the piazza and, after a brief struggle, fled into the woods. Police searched the area but found no trace of the man.
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M1. W. Tabbott
Union Street
Brref Avenue
Guy Tabbott
Guy
Burney
Bernie
Little William Hardy Dead at Four in Hills Street
William Thomas Hardy, four, son of Mr and Mrs William Hardy, died after acute indigestion yesterday morning. He awoke well then fell ill and convulsed, despite medical help. Funeral held yesterday afternoon at 3 in Hills Street residence as friends offered condolences to grieving parents.
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Wiliam Thomas
William Hardy
Jone
William
Hills Street
Maud and Patuca Ships Reported Filibuster to Colombia
The Maud and Patuca departed Baltimore with every crew member armed and belts loaded. Officials claim a Honduras jetty project, but dockside talk says the steamer carries dynamite rifles and ammunition to insurgents in Colombia. John Toole leads the outfit, previously on the Three Friends, Maid of Patuca tied to Cleveland. Dist hoeter identified as W M Dithoeter arranged voyage from Carrollton.
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Baltimore
Maude Patuca
Pauca
Honduras
Columbia
John Toole
U S Attorney General Knox Arrives in Paris
September 7 Paris P C Knox attorney general of the United States reached Paris to secure a clear title to Panama Canal property and to study the treaty with Colombia linked to the transfer to the United States. Mr Russell of the Department of Justice has spent six weeks in Paris investigating the matters.
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Mr. Russell
Department of Justice
Paris
Mr. Knox
Ships and Steamers News Aboard the River Fleet
Sailings and arrivals include the Rio Grande Johnston from New York and the Gerd. The Vigilant undergoes boiler work at Urves nick's marine railway after year of hard service. Dublin Steamboat Company adds the Relief for Dublin Brunswick service to boost river hardwood shipments to the seaboard.
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Darrah
New York
Vigilant
Urvesnick's Marine Railway
Altamaha River
Dublin Steamboat Company
Dublin
Brunswick Sitaer
Seaboard
Man Arrested for Approaching Shah in Paris
In Paris on September 8 as the Shah of Persia rode home a man claiming Armenian nationality was arrested for attempting to approach the royal carriage. The prisoner said his sole aim was to ask for charity.
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Paris
Persia
Monsignor Guidi to be Consecrated September 29
Monsignor Guidi, recently named apostolic delegate to the Philippine Islands, will be consecrated on September 29 in Rome with Cardinal Rampolla officiating.
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Rome
Monsignor Guidi
Philippine Islands
Cardinal Rampolla
Strike Settled At Denison Machine Shops
Denison Texas September 8 The strike of helpers in the machine shops of the Missouri Kansas and Texas at this point involving about 250 has been settled and the men will return to work Monday A portion of their demands was complied with.
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Denison
Tex
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Street Car Conductor Shot In Charlotte Riot
James Pennington a street car conductor was mortally wounded in a race riot near a merry go round. Off duty he and companions argued with a negro and began shooting. A fellow street railway employee fired the fatal shot, whose name Pennington refused to reveal.
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Pennington
Coal Strike Nears Settlement As Operators Plan Return
Operators held a large meeting and plan to end the eighteen week coal strike. Many miners offer to settle now. officials expect strikers back at work within two weeks. Money was raised for strikers, though no settlement at Chesapeake and Ohio mines.
Cotton pickers scarce as Mississippi crop progresses
Field laborers are scarce in Mississippi as cotton picking advances. Forecasters expect a total yield near 1,300,000 bales with some regions unusually short, offset by other areas showing excellent conditions. Farmers lament the low price of cotton seed, with mills paying about $10 per ton.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
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Gerd
Schladt
East London
Barbados
Idah
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W. Va
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Norfolk and Western Railway
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United Mine Workers
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