Dr Palmer Dies From Streetcar Injuries In New Orleans
Dr B M Palmer longtime Southern Presbyterian leader dies after being run down by a Carrollton Avenue streetcar on May 5 draggged a block his injuries include loss of a toe gashes on the forehead and multiple leg fractures. Palmer helped shape southern church policy during the Civil War era.
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Presbyterians
New Orleans
B. M. Palmer
Carollton Avenue
Charleston
D. C
Edward Palmer
Uniersity of
Georgia
Theological Seminary
Columbia
First Presbyterian Church
Savannah
Mary Augusta McConnelly
Southern Presbyterian Review
Princeton University
Alexander
New York
Dr. Palmer
South
Presbyterian Assembly
Philadelphia
Augusta
Palmer
Southern Presbyterian Church
Polk
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
Fight at primaries in Savannah injures several
At Savannah white county primaries for state representatives and county offices a fight broke out between Clabes supporters and administration forces. Seven were involved and several injured though no deaths were reported. Citizens club members had allegedly arranged a fighter to assault John Gesrity. when he arrived he was beaten. The brawl was widespread at the courthouse for a period.
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Savannah
White County
Union
Citizens Club
Court House
John Gesrity
Paris directory lists 5534 names with growth over three years
The Paris Texas city directory issued May 29 lists 5534 names, up 235 from three years ago. Publishers estimate population using a multiplier of three, suggesting Paris may reach about 17,502 including women and children not in the canvas.
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Paris
Tex
Famine Districts Report Sample Conditions
A IL sample notes that in Pia 2723 cases last month reflect ongoing conditions. The report mentions famine districts showing similar conditions across regions.
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Pia
Unknown Man Found Dead Near Sugar Refinery
Remains of an unidentified white man were found near the Sugar refinery in Lake Charles Louisiana. His pockets were turned inside out and a cat pin lay beside the body. He had been dead for several weeks and only a skeleton remained as officers investigate the case.
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Lake Charles
Man Guilty of Grand Larceny in Mother-in-Law Theft
In Chicago on May 29 the jury in Judge Brentane's court found George D'Essauer guilty of grand larceny for stealing $40,000 from Mrs. Harvey, his mother-in-law.
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Chicago
Brentane
George D’essauer
Harvey
Coal strike in Pottsville portends Monday clashes
Pottsville Pennsylvania reports coal companies mobilizing special policemen to protect property for a possible Monday confrontation as pump men engineers and firemen threaten a strike. In New York City retail coal dealers announce a real anthracite famine with no cargoes available and depleted stock across yards.
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Pottsville
New York
Bank Cashier Asked to Produce Books for State Money Inquiry
The Texas legislature's investigating committee sent a letter to A. Vandervoort cashier of the First National Bank of Austin asking him to bring the bank books for review. Vandervoort had not received the letter yet and would decide after its arrival.
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Austin
Vandervoort
First National Bank of
Two Men Wounded in 50 Second Ave Apartment Crime
Police at 50 Sec Avenue discovered J. S. Keldain a cigarette dealer with a crushed skull and N. Caraman a tobacco merchant shot through the head. Investigators believe Caraman tried to kill Keldain and then shot himself. Both men are expected to die.
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New York
Second Avenue
J. S. Keldain
N. Caraman
Keldain
Famine in Russia Deepens as Scourge of Scurvy Spreads
In St. Petersburg on May 29 reports say famine among peasants worsens with 6815 scurvy cases in 241 villages in the Minhelinsk district within the government area. The crisis grows as scarcity and poverty press the population.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Minhelinsk
Adirondacks Snow Quietly Falls Across North Region
In Malone New York on May 29 the Adirondacks report snow from Wednesday night across the northern area. The local thermometer fell to 33 degrees as cold air lingered over the high country.
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Son
Joseph Chambelin
Adirondacks
Malone
N. Y
Mercury
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Collett
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