Tragedy in Columbia: Green and Marshall Shot Dead
In Columbia South Carolina Saturday night B Green a suburban merchant was killed along with Marshall son of P C G Marshall. Eyewitnesses describe a confrontation near Epworth Orphanage as Green and Marshall were shot during a possible robbery. Police found two pistols fired and a mask with a slung shot. Marshall’s identity was confirmed only after his father arrived.
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Columbia
S. C
B. Green
Eagar
Marshall
P. CG. Marshall
Shandon
Green
Epworth Orphanage
Tie
Smith & Wesson
Dowie dies at Shiloh House Zion City
Rev. John Dowie died at 7 45 Saturday morning at Shiloh House Zion City. Present were Judge Dr Bartus and two attendants. Dowie had held weekly religious services in the parlor, wearing apostolic robes, with about 350 followers faithful until five weeks ago when he withdrew from public view.
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Dowie
Shiloh ‘House
Zion
Aheré
Bartus
Shiloh House
Desperate Boat Fight Leaves Three Men Dead on Kentucky River
Report from Sargent Kentucky describes a deadly boat crossing dispute on the Kentucky River twenty miles below Sargent. Elijah Bailey and brothers Thacker Rice Speed killed in a quarrel with John Ellsmore. Ellsmore, severely wounded, reached shore with companions but died shortly after.
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Sargent
Thacker
Rice
Speed
Elijah Bailey
Kentucky River
John Ellsmore
Ellsmore
Bailey Brothers
Immigrant Ships Bring Azores Labor to Island Sugar Plant
A conference at the Department of Commerce and Labor discussed immigration policy as a shipload from the Azores proves satisfactory. Officials question whether South Carolina arrivals at Charleston are legally in the United States as a new law nears July 1, with other privately paid transports potentially landing before then.
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Soci
Europe
Azores
United State Government
Department of Commerce
Labor
Bonaparte
South Carolina
Department of Comerce and Labor
Department
Charleston
America
English Aliens in Greensboro Seek Court Guidance
Attorney General Bonaparte advised Judge Boyd and Ms Milliken on disposition for English detainees held nearly four months. Aliens who wish to stay will be given that privilege under immigration officials. Twenty six English nationals remain in custody. others are employed.
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Greensboro
Bonaparte
Boyd
Shall
Milliken
Charlotte
Iit
Fulton man wins 25000 prize after two years of litigation
After two years of litigation a decision was rendered Friday by Judge McElhinnery in the Gem City Court at Clayton awarding M. Logan Guthrie of Fulton Missouri the prize of $25000 in a guessing dispute.
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St. Louis
McElhinnery
Clayton
Logan Guthrie
Fulton, Mo
Congress closes with record ship subsidy fight ending
The 59th Congress ends shortly after noon with Senator Galliger surrendering his bid for the ship subsidy amid disappointment at the galleries. A billion dollar session lauded for unprecedented appropriations includes navy ships, civil war veteran provisions, river and harbor funds, and new immigration and agricultural bank measures in the Philippines.
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Washington
Galligher
Carmack
Galliger
Army
House of Representatives
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lost
Stock Specialist and Embezzler Case in Scranton Report
A partial notice from Scranton reports a stock specialist, identified as J. T. Havi land of 20 Broadway, New York, claiming he is a stock specialist. The document notes involvement in an embezzlement case with unclear specifics and dates.
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Scranton
J. T. Haviland
Broadway
New York
Attorney General Opinion on South Carolina Immigration Act
The Attorney General ruled that state governments may not pay for passage of intending immigrants or assist immigration beyond advertisements. In SC, a private fund of 30 000 dollars financed immigrant transport through the State Immigration Commissioner. The Commerce and Labor Department had found no violation of contract labor laws, prompting further congressional debate and a Justice Department opinion to test that stance.
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Washington
Special
South Carolina
United States
E. J. Watson
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Department
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Snow storm cripples Pittsburg streetcars and more chaos
A sudden snow storm swept Pittsburg plunging the city into darkness and disrupting streetcar service for an hour as visibility vanished. Thunder and lightning felled chimneys and telegraph lines while pedestrians sought shelter from a 52 mile wind. Reports from Centralia note worsening famine conditions with women and children sold for meager sums and flour shipments delayed by officials. A famine district tour described animal depopulation and rising lawlessness with dogs captured for food. A separate item from Pottsville describes a powerful dynamite explosion and ongoing disturbances.
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Pittsburg
Foreign Relief Committee
Diverse 1900s News Snapshots Span Protests and Politics
Reports from multiple regions note NiER EST nuns fined after arrests, a heavy gale offshore Virginia, and Louisiana plans to shift immigrant labor. Virginia braces militia encampment at Jamestown Exposition while Hamburg shipowners bring in English stevedores to replace strikers. Mrs. Eddy faces magistrate scrutiny amid lawsuits.
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Virginia
Louisiana
Jamestown Exposition
Hamburg
Mrs. Eddy
Herbert Steptoe
Danville
Gladys Shelton
Grand Army of the Republic
John G. Miller
Howesville
Preston County
W. Va
Frank J. Gould
Belle Isle
James River
Richmond
New Jersey Senate
Life Insurance
Prudential
Charles G. Wagner
William Thaw
Thaw
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
Birmingham Commercial Club
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Merchant
TAWA
Judge Bay
Charlotte Mill
Smith
Sumner Argent
Cooley
Edward Allen
Atty General
Pottsville, Pare
Edward H. Harriman
Ayers
Patapsco
Georgia
Augusta
Edgefield Mercantile
Babcock
Moore
Frazier
Chase
H. H. Coskery
Broad Street
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