Night Riders Under Arrest In Tennessee Lake District
Maj J Bright Horton leads a detachment that captured Frank Long and three others at Camp Nemo near Walnutleg. A total of 62 prisoners, including Dr Doran and local residents, are held as authorities pursue night rider forays and secure witnesses for the grand jury while guarding a heavy guard at Union City if moved.
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Nemo
Samburg
Tenn
J. Bright Horton
Memphis
Frank Long
Long
Walnutleg
Quentin Rankin
Spout Springs
Maj
Horton
Col
Tatum
Rankin
Col. Taylor
Camp Nemo
Dr. Doran
Capt. Rankin
C. D. Eldridge
Tom Wallace
Webbs’ Store and Hornbeak
J. LL Thorpe
Frank Dyer
Ike Johnson
Sam Ragsdale
D. M. Tucker
R. B. Williams
J. E. Bagcock
Frank Rady
Col Tatom
Union City
Lake District
Obion County
Cotton houses burned by night riders in Scott County
Night riders burned three negroes cotton houses near Steele in Scott County causing the loss of about four bales of cotton in the seed plus seeds tools and farming gear. This marks the first reported night rider incident in the county. George arrest reported in Union City Tenn in connection with prior whipping of J W Rook and an Obion circuit court indictment for night riding.
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Forrest
Miss
Night Riders
Steele
Scott County
Jerry Green
John Hawkins
Abe Patrick
George
Union City
Tenn
Caldwell
Blytheville
Ark
Robert George
Gen
J. W. Rook
Obion
Patterson Orders Posse on Obion Night Rider Alarm
A massed alarm from Union City Tennessee said a masked armed man and a dozen followers raided Richard Beard’s house. Gov. Patterson authorized Deputy Sheriff Dyer to form a twenty man posse to pursue. later reports found no substantiation of the threat. T. O. Morris sped to Obion with a record drive to relay status.
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Union City
Tenn
Obion
Richard Beard
Gov. Patterson
Dyer
Camp Nemo
T. O. Morris
Hundred gather to travel for Union City murder court
Trenton Tennessee sent more than one hundred men including the Trenton bar officials leading citizens and noted lawyers to Union City to attend the court for suspects in the murder of Captain Rankin. Honorable Hill and James R Deason headed the train line while Col Taylor rests at home after a traumatic Walnutog tragedy.
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Trenton
Tenn
Union City
Rankin
Sp'l Hill
Jas. R. Deason
Col
Taylor
South Trenton
Walnutog
Portentous Warning by Night Riders Shocks Trenton Tenn
A letter left on Dr. T. J. Happel’s porch delivers a menacing warning to all residents of Trenton Tennessee and surrounding Union City amid investigations into the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin and an attack on Colonel R. Taylor. State troops and armed posses are stationed at Camp Nemo and in Trenton to deter any further violence.
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Tenn
Trenton
Quentin Rankin
Col. R. Taylor
Camp Nemo
T. J. Happel
Col. Taylor
Capt
Hankin
Willson Blames Farmers Union for Night Riders
Governor Augustus E. Willson, speaking to about 30 people in Fultes Kentucky, defends his crackdown on night riding and accuses the Farmers' Union of responsibility. He vows to pardon any convicted night rider who is unmasked, and threatens to hunt down those who threaten him. He cites a Hickman county killing and criticizes local officers for not pursuing perpetrators. Bloodhounds are on the riders' trail after a barn fire at John Curtin in Humphries County, Curtin a Farmers' Union member.
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Fultes. Ky
Augustus FE. Willson
Willson
Farmers’ Union
Humphries
Nashville
Tenn
John Curtin
Humphries County
Curtis
James Speaks to Large Paducah Crowd in Cue-Night Address
Congressman Ollie James addressed about 3,000 people in Paducah Kentucky on Monday night criticizing Gov. Wilson for law and order stance and accusing the weather party of causing rider troubles by backing the tobacco trust. In Henning Tennessee Deputy Sheriff Thos B Paschall reports readiness to recruit five to ten men to go to Reelfoot if authorities request help. Lau derdale County authorities express willingness to assist in suppressing night riding.
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Ollie James
Gov. Willson
Law and Order
Weedes Party
Tobacco Trust
Henning
Tenn
Thos. B. Paschall
Pennington
Mr. Paschall
Lauderdale County
Bride-Widow Recalls Tragedy Aboard Train Killing
Plaquemine Louisiana Fabain F Rouvy is jailed after shooting Prof Frederick S Vantingen on a New Orleans bound train hours after his wedding. Mrs Vantingen says Boury stalked, threatened and opened fire as the couple rode with her husband by her side.
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Mouvy
New Orleans
Himelf
Fred
Boury Quiekly
Comer to call on troops over state fair gambling
Montgomery Alabama. Comer presses to stop open gambling and liquor at the State Fair this week despite efforts by the fair management and thief to break it up. He sent a joint letter to President Forbes and Sheriff Hood promising to deploy National Guard to arrest offenders and deliver them to Montgomery at the jail.
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Ala
Comer
Theheirf
Forbes
Hood
Fair Association
Bryan Arrives at White House Rally in New Jersey
William J. Hegan greets a crowd at White House station, New Jersey, stating the visit marks the candidate’s long journey end and that he will implement the party platform in full. He emphasizes readiness to forecast his administration on entering the White House.
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William J. Hegan
Chicago to Build Giant $20 Million Station Complex
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad signs a general contract for a new depot and terminal near Chicago. The project aims to create the largest station west of the Alleghenies with a total cost around $20 million, including real estate and sidetracks. The main building alone is projected at $5 to $7 million. Construction expected to start immediately and finish in about two years.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Alleghenies
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York
Baltimore & Ohie
Washington
Hughitt
Troops Under Arms in McCrory Arkansas Militia Guards Gins
McCrory militia under arms with orders from Gov Pimball to protect life and property from night riders. A mass meeting adopted resolutions denouncing night riders and pledging support to cotton gin owners. Guards placed around each gin to operate through the season against arson risk.
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Ark
Company G
Pimball
Night Riders
Farmers Union Cotton Company to Merge Sales Offices
In Memphis the Farmers Union Cotton Company board recommends merging all cotton sales offices into a single unit and resigning directors. The plan envisions a few leaders elected to replace current directors and consolidate charters under one umbrella to ease friction and stabilize handling of the cotton crop.
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Memphis
Tenn
Farmers U Union Cotton Compeny
Farmers’ Union Central Sales Offices
Farmers’ Union Cotton Company
Farmers’ Union
South
Damaged Nicaragua Coast Cable Message Reports Limited White Population
A United Fruit Company cablegram from New Orleans says few white people lived in the hurricane area along the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast. It notes damage confined to the great river and Prinza Pulea district, with no known details on native residents at the time of sending.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Great River
Prinza Pulea
Battleship division to escort Duke of Abruzzi's marriage
Paris dispatch says three battleships including the Regina Helena form a unit to visit France Great Britain and the United States ostensibly for maneuvers. Believed in Rome the fleet's real aim is to escort the Duke of Abruzzi and his future wife from the United States to Italy.
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Rome
The
Times
France
Britain
United States
Duke of Abruzzi
Italy
Patent models to be preserved, Moore denies plans to destroy
Commissioner Edward B. Moore of the patent office says there is no intention by the interior secretary or others to destroy the government collection of 157,000 patent models accumulated before 1880 when mechanical drawings replaced models in claim filings. Publicity claimed destruction or dispersal has prompted protests.
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Washington
Edward B. Moore
Patent Office
Secretary of the Interior
Admiral Burlis Dead State of New York Navy Officer
Rear Admiral Arthur Burlis U S N retired died in Buffalo New York He was born in New York June 29 1541 and entered the navy in 1562 as assistant paymaster He rose through all grades to pay director with the rank of captain At the battle of Santiago he served with Admiral Sampson as fleet master He retired in 1903.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Arthur Burlis
New York
Navy
Santiago
Sampson
Complete Western Merger Enables Large Bond Issue
Denver, Colorado reports the merger of all Denver and Rio Grande lines by mortgage for 150 million pounds. The bond issue includes 90 million dollars for refinancing debt and 25 million dollars to aid the Western Pacific railroad construction from Salt Lake to the Pacific coast.
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Denver
Col
Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad
Pacific Coast
Ginners Call For Conference To Boost Cotton Prices
Atlanta leader J A Taylor of the National Ginners Association urges attendance at the Memphis cotton conference November 10 11 12 1908 to press for higher prices. He warns of night rider intimidation and calls for action to prevent a glut while aiming for market stability and better returns for farmers.
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J. A. Taylor
National Ginners’ Association
Memphis
Lhand
Vaylor
Taylor
Tenn
Gimners
Merta
Kentucky
Tolwren
President's right tested in army discharge case
Attorneys for Oscar W. Reid seek U S Supreme Court review of a New York circuit ruling. They argue the president can order discharge without honor before enlistment ends during peacetime, without trial, for any enlisted soldier.
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Washington
Oscar W. Reid
Diehwren
Browneville
Supreme Court of the United States
Heid
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
United States
Weevil Movement Alarms Georgia Cotton Industry
A note from the State Capitol warns the boll weevil may reach Georgia cotton fields within four to five years if unchecked. A monster meeting of agricultural association leaders and entomologists in Natchez, Mississippi, November 24–27 aims to devise control methods for the pest threatening crops.
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Atlanta
Ceonche
Wersham
State Capitol
Georgia
Natches
Miss
Rev Walter Holcomb Case Upheld On Obscene Language
The State Court of Appeals sustained the lower court verdict against Rev Walter Holcomb evangelist of Cartersville Georgia and son in law of Sam P Jones for using obscene language in the presence of a female. He was fined 200 after remarks at a Tabernacle meeting advertised as men only. The appeal affirmed the conviction.
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State Court of Appeals
Walt Holcomb
Cartersville
Honest John Miller Fights Lottery Record
Duluth Minnesota reports the death of ex Governor John Miller of North Dakota known for leading the anti lottery battle. A legend recalls a lottery rep offering $200000 in a suitcase, Miller replying his price is higher and ejecting him. He earned the nickname Honest John for his staunch stand.
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Duluth
Minn
John Miller
North Dakota
John” Miller
State Court of Appeals rules locker clubs illegal under state law
In Atlanta the State Court of Appeals held that municipal ordinances conflicting with state law prohibiting locker clubs are invalid. The decision arose from a social club challenging a city ordinance banning locker clubs and the associated $500 license tax. Macon later enacted a similar ordinance banning any intoxicating liquors on club premises.
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Atlanta
State Court of Appeals
Macon
Kent Fined for Hollerin at Bryan Rally in Lincoln
Ned-John T. Kent a noted Democratic figure linked to W. J. Bryan was fined 25 dollars plus costs for hollerin and disturbing the peace during an open-air drum corps concert in Lincoln. Complainants from the G A R drum corps testified they were disrupted by his persistent cheering.
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Lincoln
Ned
John T. Kent
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Kent
Young man urged to choose side in party struggle
An older essay argues first vote shapes political life and urges the reader to pick the party closer to the people. It contrasts Democratic aims to curb private wealth and monopolies with Republican ties to tariffs and corporate power, urging scrutiny of leaders and the electorate.
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United States
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Tle
Republicans reveal Carnegie and Sage campaign gifts
An Associated Press report notes Andrew Carnegie gave 20000 dollars and Mrs. Russell Sage 1000 dollars to the Republican campaign fund. State Chairman Woodruff says no other large donors exist, with small sums from various sources. Sheldon declines to discuss and will publish a full contributor list after the election.
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Russell Sage
Associated Press
New York
Woodruff
George R. Sheldon
National Committee
Republican Committee
Carnegie
Protests Over Protection Tax Echoes Through Time
A poem lament critiques a persistent tax on necessities as leaders push for longer protection while the dinner table empties. The speaker recalls slogans of protection and laments economic burdens carried by workers as elites enjoy affluence.
Bryan claims GOP logic would win him election
W J Bryan told a Streator banquet crowd that under Republican logic his election is demanded as a cure for hard times. He cited rising business failures and hungry schoolchildren as proof of current conditions and urged businessmen to decide for themselves, not by party prophecies. He warned Republicans powerless to offer a remedy.
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Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Republican
Chicago
Cornerstone Planned For Mississippi University Dormitory Day
The November 8 ceremony will lay the cornerstone of the new University of Mississippi dormitory and dining hall with grand master of Mississippi Masonry officiating. Addresses by Gay Noel and others follow the anniversary date of the university’s 180 percent opening.
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University of Misstestori
Alsaippi
Gay
Noel
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