Green wood farmer meeting hears Tolbert talk sparks race unrest
A farmers' institute in Greenwood features speaker Ben Tillman denouncing recappers and urging action against alleged disturbances. The gathering includes A. J. Latimer and others. tensions rise as promises to uphold law mix with threats amid ongoing race turmoil and violence.
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Calls for ten regiments to reinforce Otis in the Philippines
The War Department orders ten additional infantry regiments to be organized for service in the Philippines. Regiments thirty-eight through forty-seven will form at Fort Snelling Fort Crook Fort Riley Camp Meade Fort Niagara Fort Leavenworth Jefferson Barracks and South Framingham. Secretary Root asserts the aim is to wind up the insurrection quickly and ensures rapid enlistment equipage and transport to the theater.
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Five Negroes Charged With Arson In Newnan Ga
In Coweta county officers jailed three men in Newnan on the arson charge against Mr. R L Hardy near Senoia. Earlier two suspects were taken, and one, Andrew Herndon, confessed detailing a plan to burn the barn, kill Hardy, and rob his home.
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Five Incidents in One Day Reported in Lita Ark
A sequence of five assaults against white women in Lita Ark amid a belief all connected crimes were by one Black suspect. Four suspects were arrested and questioned as authorities identify a leading suspect. Victims include Ed Wright Joe Gardner Will Morgan and James Randle with Wright named by Mr Kennedy as the assailant.
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Wheat Growers Meet Elect Latimer President in South Carolina
The first South Carolina wheat growers convention opened in Greenwood with about six hundred farmers in attendance. Congressman Latimer was elected president and N A Craig secretary as a permanent organization formed. Attendees heard that wheat can be grown at similar cost to cotton with solid profits and yields of about twenty five bushels per acre with limited fertilizer.
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Secretary Root Announces New Volunteer Regiments For Philippines War
Secretary Root said five new volunteer regiments will be formed and orders issued soon. Governors will name officers and commissions will go to those with military training, not political influence. The move aims to finish the war in the Philippines quickly and avoid scandals in staffing.
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Whitecaps Terror in Greenwood County Ireluding Phoenix Area
A Greenwood County report describes nightly white cap attacks on Black residents between Greenwood and Phoenix. Houses are raided, residents abducted and beaten, forcing many to flee to woods swamps or white landlords. Sheriff seeks state aid as fear and silence spread.
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Woodward Elected Lieutenant Colonel of Georgia Militia
The First Battalion of the Fifth Georgia Regiment held a drill in Atlanta Tuesday night and elected Park Woodward to the lieutenant colonelcy of the regiment.
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Dewey Arrives in New York for Celebration
At a New York committee meeting General Butterfield read a cable from Admiral Dewey stating he will reach the lower bay on Friday September 29 and be ready for parade Saturday morning. The message ends with the signoff Dewar.
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Seaboard May Build New Route Athens to Augusta
Surveying party from the Seaboard Air Line is in Augusta Georgia to locate a route to Athens. Rumor says the line will extend from Athens to Augusta to shorten the distance between Augusta and Atlanta.
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Cigar Makers Plan Key West Tampa Havana Alliance
Reports say leading cigar manufacturers in Key West Tampa and Havana are organizing a combined enterprise. Trade circles in New York note the move aims to coordinate production and distribution across major tobacco centers.
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New York
Southern cotton convention called for New Orleans
The southern commissioners of agriculture agreed to hold a first of its kind interstate cotton convention in New Orleans on September 20. Georgia’s Commissioner O B Stevens led the effort, with Louisiana’s Leon Jastremski to serve as temporary chair and Georgia’s Candler invited to speak. The gathering aims to discuss uniform cotton classification and broader measures to aid southern farmers and ensure nationwide adoption.
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Guerin Declared Outlaw In Paris After Warrant
A Paris warrant for M. Guerin head of the Anti Semite League has put him in a state of rebellion. Forty guards keep the league offices under strict orders to arrest anyone entering or leaving. The prefect waits for government orders on action. European Jewish leaders plan a Switzerland meeting to form a defense group after the Dreyfus case.
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Hobson Heard From on Spanish Ships Repairs in Asia
Naval constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson was heard from by the navy department on Monday for the first time since being assigned to oversee the raised Spanish ships from Manila harbor now under repair in Hong Kong. He discusses general questions including the need for a large dockyard in the orient, the growing Manila shipping, and Manila’s prospects to surpass Hong Kong as the eastern emporium.
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Morgan predicts Democratic victory on silver platform
In Aniston Alabama a Washington Times interview with Senator Morgan quotes him backing the Chicago Democratic platform and a nominee who accepts it. He says silver will dominate the next campaign if the currency bill passes and urges unity behind the platform. He also comments on the Philippine war and expects Mr Root to become secretary of war.
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Printers Increase Dues At International Union
Delegates at the International Typographical Union convention in Detroit approve a constitutional amendment raising monthly dues by 10 cents per member. The increase funds the defense fund and awaits ratification by the general membership.
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Van Wyck Declines Presidential Candidacy
New Yorker Augustus Van Wyck will not seek the Democratic nomination for president. He and supporters have been gathering in Sarco to depart for New York City’s Hoffman House for a conference later this week. A friend says he will not permit his name to be used in any U S region as a presidential candidate.
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