Veterans Celebrate Ninth Confederate Reunion in Charleston
The eleventh day of the ninth annual gathering drew vast crowds as General Gordon delivered a stirring address and embraced Mrs Davis. The opening Confederate reunion in Charleston featured a grand parade, glowing speeches, and a Raleigh reception with naval officers, fireworks, and city hospitality.
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General Gordon
Mrs. Davis
Charleston
Jeston
Om Corps
Auditium
Mooreman
Gordon
C.T. Walker
South Carolina
Walker
J. William Jones
F. B. Gary
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Eller
M. B. McSweeny
J. Adger Smyth
Carolina
Syell
Eral
John B. Gordon
United Confederates
Noman
Siana
Ealer Butler
Nergy
Fenunt
Avery Anaiesti
Ener
Jefferson Davis
K. C. Curry
Gh Saeee
Kirby Smith
General Moorman
Association
Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Louisville
Norfolk
Baltimore
St. Louis
Raleigh
Coghlan
Dewey
Manila
Colfax
Wistaria
Fort Sumter
Carolina Yacht Club
Confederate Graves Care Debate at Charleston Reunion
Resolutions before United Confederate Veterans discuss federal care for Confederate graves, referencing President McKinley's call and northern cooperation. After a heated vote, a compromise resolution emerges, allowing federal care for northern graves while the South remains responsible for southern cemeteries.
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Charleston
United Confederate Veterans
Walker
Stephen D. Lee
Atlanta Ga
United States of America
United States
McKinley
North
J. William Jones
Committee On
Dr. Jones
Book Committee Report on War Claim Against U S Church
Nashville special reports the Methodist Episcopal Church South book committee defends its acts in pursuing a government claim for war damage. It rejects power to return funds or resignations, defends a $100000+ fee to Major Stahlman, and urges an end to agitation until the next general conference reviews the matter.
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Nashville
Tenn
Book Committee
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
United States
E. B. Stahlman
Navy to Let Dewey Choose Homeward Route
Secretary Long says the navy department will not influence Admiral Dewey in selecting his return path from a foreign posting. By tradition an admiral may sail home in his own flagship, via Suez or direct Pacific passage, with Dewey expected to reach the United States early in July.
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Department
Dewey
Long
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
United States
Suez
Pacific
Memorial to Winnie Davis and Wheeler hailed at Charleston reunion
Thursday veterans gathering at Charleston General Gordon praised General Joe Wheeler as a confederate hero amid a Winnie Davis memorial tribute. Speakers cited southern military lineage from Washington to Jackson and urged the Daughters of the Confederacy to complete Jefferson Davis monument funding.
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Charleston
Gordon
Joe Wheeler
Santiago
General Gordon
Wheeler
Joe
Washington
Winfield Scott
Andrew Jackson
Mexico
Winnie Davis
Bishop Capers
H. Bennett
Louisville
North
Jefferson Davis Monument Committee
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Whitsitt Resigns as President of Southern Baptist Seminary
Dr. William A. Whitsitt who became president in 1895 was dropped from the presidency and as a history chair at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Trustees accepted his resignation formally presented last July to Joshua Levering, president of the board.
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Louisville
William A. Whitsitt
John A. Broadus
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Whitsitt
Joshua Levering
Board of Trustees
Victory for Gov. Johnston as Anti-Repealists Lose
Alabama politics report that the senate passed the repeal bill 19 to 12 after a long session. Gov. Johnston celebrated a decisive win as anti repeal forces failed to stop the measure while opponents argued party unity and potential Senate candidacy.
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Alabama
House
Senate
Democratic State Executive Committee
Lowe
Johnston
State Committee
United States Senate
Panic in Louisville Revival Predicts Sudden Deaths
Rev Sam Jones warned Louisville residents of deaths within thirty days during a revival in Louisville Kentucky. A woman near the stage fainted after his dire prediction, causing alarm as onlookers feared a fatal outcome though she was removed by ambulance.
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Jones
Sam Jones
Lonisville
Louisville
Pasic
Protest From Chinese Legation Over Cuba Immigration Law
The Chinese legation in Washington protests to the State Department against extending the Chinese exclusion act to Cuba as a result of a recent executive order applying U S immigration laws to Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Legation
Washington
Cuba
State Department
United States
Porto Rico
American Library Association Opens Session in Atlanta
The first business meeting of the American Library Association in session in Atlanta occurred Tuesday morning in the Kimball house ballroom. President William Lane of Harvard College delivered an opening address marked by wit. Andrew Carnegie was elected an honorary member of the association.
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American Library Association
Atlanta
Kimball House
William ©. Lane
Association
Harvard College
Andrew Carnegie
Tragic Fire Claims Dr Bagwell and Family in Spring Place
A fatal house fire in Spring Place Georgia killed Dr H C Bagwell three of his children and governess Mrs Williams. Two servants escaped with burns after carrying a child from the burning room and witnesses saw the doctor struggle toward the window with his baby before perishing.
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H. ©. Bagwell
Murray County
Spring Place
Bagwell
H. C. Bagwell
Williams
Sam Gilbert
Frank Williams
Dr. Bagwell
Albany Negro Leader dies after illness Bright's disease
Frank W. McCarthy prominent negro of southwest Georgia dies at his Albany home after two months with Bright's disease. His funeral at the African Methodist Episcopal church drew a large mixed crowd, and for the first time in Albany every store and office closed during the service. McCarthy avoided politics but was highly influential in the county, mourned by white and colored alike.
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Albany
Frank W. McCarthy
Georgia
Bright
African Methodist Episcopal Church
McCarthy
Atlantic Coast Line Sets North Carolina Strawberry Record
The ACL reports a new peak in shipments from Wilmington to Goldsboro, North Carolina. On Tuesday ninety carloads across three trains carried 82 500 crates of berries.
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North Carolina
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Wilmington
Goldsboro
N. C
Ministers Protest Mormon Meeting in Chattanooga Auditorium
The first public Mormon meeting in Chattanooga was held Sunday night in the city auditorium with invited public attendance. Two apostles addressed the gathering during the Southern Mission conference. Some ministers objected to city authorities for permitting the use of the auditorium.
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Chattanooga
Southern Mission
Beig
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Presidency of Theological Seminary
Gov. Johnston
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