Confederate Reunion Opens With Welcome in Birmingham
The fourth annual Confederate Veterans reunion opened in Birmingham with Gen. Ferguson presiding. Governor Jones and Birmingham Mayor Fox extended welcomes. Sen. Gordon responded, praising Confederate leaders and honoring veterans as thousands fill the arena and plan Decoration Day ceremonies at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Birminningham
Ala
Red S. Ferguson
Alabama
Winnie Davis Wiawam
T.G. Jones
David J. Fox
Birmingham
John L. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Camp Clayton Sons of Veterans
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. Wilson Jones
Eleavenly
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Jackson
Johnson
Lee
Ferguson
Thomas G. Jones
Shiloh
Birmingtan
General Ferguson
Jahn B Gordon
Tamam
Southland
Kirby Smith
Roman
Vanes
Colquitt
State men gather for Confederate monument drive
A large gathering in this state featured over 500 camps at a roll call and a quick $1,600 subscription toward the Chicago Confederate monument. The event included a routine program and an exhibition battalion drill by local military in the afternoon, seen by thousands.
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Chicago
Weekly Weather Report from the State Department
The Weather Bureau summarizes a favorable week turning warmer with generally good growing weather across the state. Rain fell on Thursday and Friday aiding crops, though southeastern areas saw light or no rain, worsening cotton stands and delaying gardens. Cotton planting nears completion. corn planting continues. wheat shows improvement. melons germination varied. rice sorghum and foods planted in larger quantities. overall farm work ahead of needs.
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Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Cheraw
Society Hill
National encampment to be held in Spartanburg in July
Spartanburg prepares for a national encampment from July 2 to July 12 hosted by the Hampton Guards. Veterans from across the nation will attend as ex Confederate generals are invited, with battles of baseball and tennis, operas, dancing, two military balls, brass bands, mountain excursions, and cash prizes from 600 to 1000 for prize drills. Gold medals will be awarded for best drilled member and best shot, with three US Army officers judging for fairness.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Hampton Guards
Main
Texas
Wade Hampton
James Longstreet
Fitz-Hugh Lee
John B. Gordon
M. C. Butler
Bearden
United States Army
Mystery bodies found in Savannah near Brier Creek
A Sylvania report states three corpses washed into Savannah River near Brier Creek. One white man, found lodged near bushes, identified by Pey ton Vickery, and an inquest held by the coroner. He was well dressed, no papers, in water over a week. Two weeks earlier a negro corpse was found near a creek mouth. Unclear origin, questions if any victims hail from Augusta.
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Avgusta
Sylvania
Brier Creek
Savannah River
Ngea
Ife
Peyton Vickery
Tomerday
Augusta
Penitentiary Hosiery Mill Fire Ravages Columbia Prison
A flagship hosiery mill inside the State Penitentiary was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Foreman Baldwin, Captain Allen, and a white life term convict named Short aided firefighters, but the three story brick building burned quickly. no insurance existed. Losses include $12,500 from machinery and stock, with no salvage possible. The blaze likely started in a second story toilet room. investigators suspect arson. Several convict workers helped firefighting efforts while most inmates remained in the main prison.
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Columbia
State Penitentiary
Tinpalla
Baldwin
Roe
Short
Burris
Captain Allen
Columbia Company
Locke
Iastern
J. M. Graham
Graham
Train taken by Coxey mob from St Paul to Montana
At Butte 600 Coxey mob members seized an engine and five coal cars and a box car, forming a train that moved toward Logan and Bozeman. The raid followed a four day standoff with local authorities. Attorneys seek arrest for larceny. militia urged to prevent Coxeyites from entering Minnesota. The train eventually damaged after a cave in near Timberline.
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St. Paul, Minn
Butte
Coxey
Northern Pacific Railroad
Rocky Mountains
Logan
Bozeman
Timberline
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Nelson
Minnesota
Fourth annual national reunion of Confederate Veterans in Birnswinamam
Birnswinamam Ala April 22 preparations for the fourth annual national reunion of the United Confederate Veterans are complete. About 26 veterans expected with the Texas delegation already here aiming to bring the next reunion to Houston. Governors of nearly all Southern states and surviving Confederate generals plan to attend as rail rate wars boost turnout.
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Birnswinamam
Ala
United Confederate Veterans
Texas
Iouston
Queen and Crescent
New Orleans
Louisvilles
Nashville
Himming
Young People on the Farm and Rural Education Reform
A column argues that urban migration slows only if farm life becomes more attractive and rewarding. Rev E P Powell advocates reformed country schooling with geology, chemistry, zoology labs, and practical manual training to deepen soil ties and boost farm viability for youth.
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E. P. Powell
Powell
Lis
Teachers Set July Move for State Association Meet
It is virtually settled that the South Carolina Teachers Association will advance its meeting to July 1 at Spartanburg, ahead of the National Association dates. The National Education Association plans its 1894 gathering at Asbury Park New Jersey from July 6 to 13 with half-rate hotel pricing for members and rail allowances, aiding travel from across the country.
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South Carolina Teachers Association
National Association
Spartanburg
Asberry Park
National
U.S. A
A. G. Lane
Public
Chicago
J. M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Irwin Shepard
State Normal School Winona Minon
N. A. Calkins
New York
Turatees
Asbury Park
N. J
Sea Side
Atlantic Coast
New York City
Philadelphia
Four Negroes Attempt Assault on Mrs Simmons Home
A Times-Union special reports in Jasper, Florida, that four Negroes came to Mrs. Simmons' home, tried to commit an outrage on the woman and her daughter, were repelled by a desperate fight. Both ladies were injured, the community around Asper is ajourned, and men with dogs search the woods for the fugitives.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times-Union
Jasper
Simmons
Asper
Tragic Theatre Dispute Ends in Fatal Wounding
A Saturday night theatre confrontation between Walter I Bragg and Dr Jesse Naftel escalated to violence leaving Bragg fatally shot and dying within an hour. Naftel, wounded in the nose area, is recovering at home with his wife and two children. Bragg, about 27 and unmarried, was an attorney with a growing reputation. Naftel, 30, recently moved to the city to practice medicine. Both men from respected circles faced wide sympathy and questions over the incident.
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Mcntaompty
Walter I
Bragg
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Jesse Naftel
Morgan
Naftel
Bregg
Eclock Bragg
Martel
Paul W. Smith
Paties
Woman abducted in buggy by Pelzer man under threat
In Williamston an unidentified man hired a horse and buggy, abducted Miss Emerson with the aid of Will McAdams who pursued and joined a gun threat. The captive girl resisted, two other youths failed to help, and the assailant forced a marriage under threat of shooting. McAdams is under arrest as the victim recovers. All involved are from Pelzer.
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Williamston
Will McAdams
Lie
Pelzer
McAdams
Tuskegee murder arrest confesses to double slayings
A Tuskegee special reports Eli Philpot, a young Black man, arrested and confessing to killing two little girls near Tuskegee last Friday. He details luring the children, striking them with an axe, placing bodies under a tree, and says he refused money offered to kill for hire. He also claims to burned multiple buildings with others implicated in the arson ring.
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Montsommery
Ala
Tuskegee
Eli Philpot
Philpot
George Sinclair
Continuous automatic rail train boosts steel tie production
In Chattanooga a local firm completed and patented a continuous automatic rail train that can convert steel billets into rods and hoops without rehandling. Invented by Stanley O. Haskins, it claims to cut steel handling costs by 1.50 per ton and will soon manufacture cotton ties, reducing tie production costs by about 2 dollars per ton.
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Southern
A. Chattanooga Company
Stanley O. Haskins
United States
District of Columbia to issue statement on Coxey army
The District of Columbia Commissioners will issue a proclamation or statement regarding the Coxey army march. President Cleveland suggested the action to show authorities will not permit demonstrations that could threaten peace. The move aims to deter extremist plans and prevent riot upon Coxey’s arrival in Washington.
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Gottink
WashHington
D. C
District of Columbia
Coxey
Cleveland
Conwy
Free Liquor Indeed in South Carolina
Governor Tillman's remarks in The State yesterday spurred liquor dealers statewide to abandon restraint. Saloons reopened with beer on tap and cocktails freely served, despite the dispensary act. Travelers report similar scenes in many towns as ex-dealers resume deliveries and railroads move large liquor shipments.
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Columbia
Tillman
Charleston
Murdered by Whitecap Gang near Athens Georgia
Henry Wooley, a Murray county farmer, was shot in his field by Whitecap members. Once a gang member, he had threatened to name 100 gang members to Governor Northern. Deputies headed to arrest ringleaders as the outlaw band is targeted for breakup.
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Whitecape
Athens
Henry Wooley
Murray County
Whitecaps
Wooley
Murray County Whitecap Gang
Atlanta
Northern
Plan to speed Coxey's Army exit with road funds
Washington April 21 Representative Hines Democrat of Pennsylvania has proposed a bill to spend 10000 dollars on improving DC area roads to force Coxey's Army to disperse. He predicts less than 500 dollars will be used and the rest returned to the treasury, arguing the army will leave quickly. He says his labor constituency will not be hurt since they are working people seeking jobs.
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Washington
Ilines
Pennsylvania
Coxey
Ile
District of Columbia
Hines
Industrial Armies Expand Across the West
A Chicago dispatch reports the crusade of the industrial armies spreading from the West with more than a dozen armies in the field. Major units include General Kelley with 1,000 men in Neola and General Irye’s second division of 800 near Terre Haute. Additional detachments total hundreds of men across Illinois Indiana Ohio Iowa Minnesota and Montana as recruits push toward joining larger bodies.
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New York
Chicago
West
Kelley
Neola
Lown
Irye
Terre Haute
Lod
McLeansboro
Lls
Gray
Plattsville
Col
Galvin
Loveland
Ohio
Kendall
Little Falls
Minn
Butte
Mon
Monmouth
Okumwa
Iowa
Sullivan
Anderson
Ind
Aubrey
Indianapolis
Not Dead CoLuMNIA State Dispensary Drama
State Si quad Commissioner Traxler said the dispensary knock out is temporary and that soon a development would allow reopening the big State barroom. He noted liquor stock at county dispensaries would be called in but for the Supreme Court decision, which Governor Tillman had claimed left him paralyzed.
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Columnia
Siquad
Traxler
Supreme Court
Tillman
Supernatural Force Threatens Bridge Over Lily Lake
At Lily Lake near Avora Indiana the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad reports a bottomless lake under one of its longest bridges. Chief engineer says pine logs placed beneath the structure only delay its disappearance for a few hours. The mystery has drawn thousands to the scene.
Music At Home Boost With Ludden Bates Southern Music House
A promotional note urges readers to consider adding piano or organ at home to brighten living spaces. It highlights the longevity and value of musical instruments, advertises Ludden and Bates Southern Music House of Savannah Ga established 1870, claims 60,000 instruments supplied, and invites readers to request free catalogs and correspondence.
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Heppy Homasa
Ludden & Bates Southern Music House
Savannah
Great
Music House of the
South
Southe
America
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