Alabama News Summary of Quarantine and Local Growth
Governor Johnston issues a Tampa yellow fever quarantine affecting persons baggage and household effects. Iron ore found near Eufaula with farmer William Bush claiming 100 acres of rich ore. Anniston repeals anti commissary ordinance amid tax dispute with Southern Car and Foundry. University trustee case Little v. Little decision upholds vacancy and governor’s right to fill it. possible appeal. Encampment of Third Alabama regiment likely to Huntsville with August 22 start. Birmingham and Huntsville compete. July Birmingham building permits rise to 124,298 with total 150,000 expected. State pension fund 241,167.20 distributed to 11,253 veterans in October. gunnolet prorating to begin Sept 1.
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William Bush
Bush
North Alabama
Birmingham
State Auditor's
Lamar
Morgan
St. Clair
Ad Sumpter
Diptheria Epidemic Spurs Montgom ery Council Meeting Action
Diptheria spreads through Montgomery with many families relocating to protect children. The disease is described as epidemic and not confined to one area. The city council has summoned a meeting to address the issue and will likely push for a thorough town cleanup.
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Montgomery
WHI tour Cattle Show and county progress notes
The Cham bers County Farmers and Breeders Association met at Lafayette courthouse and arranged a cattle show for October 31 and November 1. A committee will canvass the town for prizes while another arranges a premium list. Deaths include Miss Minnie Langford at Greenville after a buggy accident. Miners in Birmingham district face a 24 cent per ton wage cut based on July pig iron sales. Prominent Alabama figure Luke Pryor of Athens dies after a long illness. A toddler dies from accidental carbolic acid exposure in Selma. Cotton mill relocation talks surface as Capt. P. Sid Jones reports interest from two northern mills and new colonies. State news notes Alabama Florida railroad progress and camp arrangements for a regiment.
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Court House
Lafayette
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
P. Sid Jones
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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Pennsylvania
New York
Jones
Louisville and Nashville
Bewel s Forces Surround Pretoria Area in War Dispatch
A Pretoria dispatch dated Saturday reports General Deweb surrounded near Reitzburg with no escape through British lines. Bosra plan stand at Mavadadorp, short on ammunition and food. General Hamilton’s rapid movement blocks reinforcements to Botha. Train derailed at Honigspruit. US Consul Stewce tied to incident. fires killed party. Pretoria residents exiled for harsh treatment of British subjects, exile terms up to twenty five years.
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Christian Deweb
Reitzburg
Bosra
Mavadadorp
Hamiton
Jmiyementa
Botha
United States
Btowc Od
Stars and Stripes
Honigspruit
Kroonstad
Tarty
Assassination Attempt Targets Lon McFarland in Tennessee
An unidentified gunman fired twice at Legislative candidate Lon McFarland near Lebanon Tennessee as he rode a horse to visit a farmer. A shot struck above his heart but was blocked by his watch. The assailant wore a cloth mask and fled, scene described amid a string of violent reports from New Orleans and other locations.
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Lon McFart
Lebanon
Lon McFarland
Wilgon County
Tennessee
McFarland
Mclarland
John Willis
Sergi
Porteous
Gorporal Lalyly
Clio
Saratoga
New Orleans
Robert Charles
Bia
Willis
Li Hung Chang Death Rumor Denied by Authorities
A rumor claimed Li Hung Chang died by self harm, but officials state the report is unfounded and Li is only in a distraught state. The Shanghai consulate says Pekin informed that General Tung Ful Sing halted all provisions from going south. In Tennessee, 31 year old William J. Ballentine Jr. was killed when a bridge collapsed beneath a traction engine he rode.
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Li Hung Chang
Wm. J. Ballentine, Jr
Giles County
Tennessee
Southern Railway Restores Locomotive Engineers Pay
F. Gannon of the Southern Railway Company secured an order restoring locomotive engineers’ pay to the pre 10 percent cut level, following a seven year wage reduction. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers had appealed for restoration to the 1893 rate.
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Gannon
Southern Railway Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Eee
Chicago Riot Leaves Twenty Five Hurt In Anarchist Clash
A Sunday crowd in Chicago erupted in an anarchist riot as police confronted Mrs. Juttey Parsons and four others. Forty five officers fought a bruising melee, bricks and clubs flew, and twenty five bystanders were injured before order was restored. Police later found small verse cards urging workers to fight for liberty.
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Albert R. Paraous
Haymarket
Paul Vandre
Herman Goodman
Abraham Edelstadt
Clement Plantaner
West Side
Turner Hall
Fiaty
Cluba
Parson
Tile
Trade pact with Germany publicized after July proclamation
Provisions of a commercial agreement with Germany reduce tariffs on American imports such as argols crude tartar wine oils landsen and paintings while Germany guarantees U S products entry at rates set by recent European treaties. It also cancels inspection rules for evaporated fruits entering Germany to avoid San Jose scale concerns. In a separate report, an altercation with moonshiners near Johnson, Oklahoma left Deputy Marshal wounded and a man named Shrimsher missing, suspected killed by the bandits.
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Germany
United States
San Jose
Johnson
I. T
Shrimsher
Paule Valley
Unclear Train Sleeper Service Details Across Cities
Fragmented OCR notes describe Pullman sleeper segments between Washington and New York with references to Atlanta Birmingham and Philadelphia style dining. Mentions include Wakefield aunts and various station names, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates.
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Atlanta
Ptaehup
New York
Allan
Pullman
Birmingham
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