Moody Announces Elkins Suit Against Car Line Links Pabst to Railroads
Attorney General Moody states a petition will be filed in the eastern district of Wisconsin to challenge private car transit arrangements linked to the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company and several railroads. The suit targets commissions of about twelve percent paid on freight, reducing railroad revenues while the Pabst Brewing Company ships via private cars. Also noted, Dr. A C Wightman of Randolph-Macon College died in Ashland from paralysis due to acute indigestion.
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Moody
Pabst Brewing Co
Washington, Special
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Wisconsin
Elkins
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Pabst Brewing Company
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Butterfield
Chicago
Washington
Purdy
Pegin
Charles Quarles
Milwaukee Bar
Milwaukee
Richmond
A. OC. Wightman
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Dispensary Surplus Distribution Faces County Limits
Attorney General offices state counties voting out a dispensary receive no surplus share while those with dispensaries, and Greenwood and Marlboro counties with no dispensaries, argue for pro rata relief. Two profit payments since January total 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
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Union
Newberry
Marion
Oconee
Pickens
Darlington
Horry
Lancaster
Yorkawiil
Marlboro
Greenwood
Comprollé Gerebil
Thei
Bute
Lai
Yoninatis
Attorney General
Prohibition
Cone
D.augil Pickensie
Chicago Synagogues Crowded as Funds Grow
Mourners packed Chicago synagogues as donations increased the fund from 13,000 dollars by more than 3,000 dollars, boosting the total to over 16,000 dollars for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indictment Returned Against U S Senator Burton
A federal grand jury in St Louis returned an indictment against United States Senator Burton of Kansas. The new indictment amends the former one by remedying features. In New York money on call rose to 15 percent, the highest in years, with banks depleted and funds moving to interior. Secretary Shaw in New York reportedly planned to deposit several million dollars of government funds to ease the strain, but confirmation was lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Special
Federal
United States
Senitor Burton
Kansas
Burton
New York
Shaw
Fire devastates Athens cotton warehouse and flax reserves
In Athens special report a large Deadwiler Company cotton warehouse burned Sunday morning destroying over fifteen hundred bales of cotton and $20 000 worth of flax belonging to Aberdeen Linen Mills. The fire cause is not known. Also in New Bern a serious railroad yard accident injured Henry Jenkins a water boy for Blades Lumber Company as a shifting engine crushed his left side between cars.
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Athens
Deadwiler Company
Aberdeen Linen Mills
New Berne
Special
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Henry Jenkins
Blades Lumber Company
Henry
Suffolk
Whaleyville
Nansemond County
Joe
Matthews
Evangelical Synod Convention Attendees Convene in South Carolina
The Evangelical An-Synod of South Carolina met in Poniatia New county on Wednesday at 10. Attendance was high and productive with Rev. Jas. D. Kinard leading the Synod as secretary. A synodical sermon by Rev. M. C. J. Kreps addressed practical applications and work for the year. Officers were elected including President M. C. J. Kreps Prosperity and Vice President W. L. Seabrook New County.
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Pene
M.C
Mission Board
The
Synod
J. P. Stirewall
Japan
W. L
H. Li
Lybrand
Essee
L. Lybran
Gee Synod
Bills Against Dispensers In Spartanburg Court
Grand jury returns true bills against five dispensers including J P Thackston J J Bishop L Riedling H T Ferguson and J W Husemann for violating the dispensary law Four operate beer dispensaries and Ferguson runs liquor dispensary No 1 Other cases pending include Chas Smith H Sanford J W Harmon and W No Avant on the county board of control. Also reports a death by self harm of William Logingood and an arm amputation of Ralph Baer after a farm machinery accident plus a stockholders meeting for Anderson Traction to raise capital and extend lines to Belton Greenville and crossstate routes with an interurban line planned. A pardon request is filed for John Martin convicted of murder in 1895 and Irene Manning shot accidentally in Gaffney with a rifle incident near Victor Colton Oil Co.
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Spartanburg
J. P. Thackston
J. J. Bishop
L.riedling
H. T. Ferguson
J. W. Husemann
Ferguson
Chas. Smith
County Board of Control
H. Sanford
J.W. Harmon
W. No Avant
Board of Control
Grand Jury
Iuter
Anderson, Special
Anderson Traction Company
Belton
Greenville
Williamston
Pelzer
Piedmont
Gaffney
Irene Manning
Victor Colton and Oil Company
Phy
Thomas
Witte presses reform as Zemstvo talks yield cautious gains
In St Petersburg Count Witte talks with Zemstvo leaders and Troubetskoy to pacify unrest. He signals support for a constituent assembly in January while demanding removal of provincial governors and police officials blamed for violence. Conservative wings loosen but insist on conditions before backing Witte’s new regime.
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St. Petersburg
Witte
Zemstvo Constitutionalist
Eugene Troubetskoy
Sergius Tronbetskoy
Dolgoroukoff
Milinkoff
M. Stakovich
Fromm Moscow
M. Struve
Osvobojdenie
Paris
Freedom
Calist Witte
Count Witte
National Assembly
Cotton Ginned Figures to November First
The census bulletin reports 6,493,646 bales of cotton ginned in the United States by November 1, with round bales included. State totals list Alabama 815,457 Arkansas 211,113 Florida 48,218 Georgia 1,302,390 Indiana Territory 135,782 Kentucky 305 Louisiana 231,249 Mississippi 510,077 Missouri 14,181 North Carolina 438,821 Oklahoma 144,830 South Carolina 582,140 Tennessee 100,247 Texas 1,092,248 Virginia 7,479. A previous report showed 4,940,728 bales ginned through October 18.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indiana Territory
Kentucky
Louisana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Fire devastates Moore Hanley’s building and adjacent structures
A severe blaze in Birmingham destroyed the five story Moore & Hanley Hardware Co building on Twentieth Street, with stock valued at 175000 after a 75000 construction cost. Nearby on Avenue A the Avon dale Laundry site suffered a 10000 loss, and the Philip Carey Manufacturing plant on Avenue A was entirely ruined with an estimated 12000 loss.
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Birmingham
Twentieth Street
Moore & Handley Hardware Company
Avenue A
Moore & Hanley
Avondale Laundry
Philip Carey Manufacturing Company
Georgia Court Upholds Death for Rawlins Father and Two Sons
The Georgia Supreme Court affirms lower court rulings in the Rawlins murder case near Valdosta. J G Rawlings the father and two sons Milton and Jesse face the gallows for the Carter children murders. Leonard Rawlins receives a life sentence in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rawlins
Carter
Here
J. G. Rawlings
Milton
Jesse
Leonard
Wife slain by husband then ends own life in North Wilkesboro
Report from Watauga states Joseph Sanders of near Virgil whipped his wife who fled to her brother’s. He trapped her when she appeared and shot her in the head. He then killed himself in the woods.
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North Wilkesboro
Special
Watauga
Joseph Sanders
Virgil
Himsel
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J. Willie Levy
Augusta
Johnson & Murphy & Barry
Broad Street
Augusta, Ga
Randolph Macon
Thevokee
Noth- Carleton
Jones St
W. T. Field
Field & Kelly
Jones Street
Field & Co
Babcock
Cincinnati
Chase
Magury
HH. Colkery
Tam
Isaac Donen
Oil Mill
Edgefield, S. C
W. Ramsey
G. W. Legwen
Reynolds Street
C. A. Griffin & CO
Home of
Phoenix of
Hartford
Royall Insurance Company
Liverpool
Northern Insurance Company of London
Atlanta-Birmingham Insurance Company
Hartford Insurance Company
Edgefield County
Holland Bros
S.C
Negro
Orleans
Cee -Mobile
Paameasines Sel
Jeston
Divatee
Anne Higton
Cleo Bleidy
Valhalla
William Logingood
Loyingood
Ralph Baer
J. H. Gosnell
Campton
H-R. Black
Anderson
Gov. Heyward
John Martin
Beaufort County
Mercy
Martin
M. Witte
Speth Bros
C. B. Allen
W. J. Rutherford & Co
Reynolds and
Washington Streets
Peery
G. O. P. Cobb
Arrington Bros
W. F. Sample
Saluda County
H. H. Scott, JR
Caucuman & Harng
Aughman Arling
Gents
Caucuman & Harrinc
David Slusky
Jones ,T
Studebaker Wagone
Moyer Concords
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