Wreck on Macon Line Kills 35 Passengers in Night Crash
A Southern Railway train on the Macon branch struck a washout near McDonough Georgia Saturday night. The wreck and ensuing fire killed 35 people, all but those in the Pullman sleeper perishing. Crew members and many travelers perished. emergency crews recovered bodies downstream.
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Macon
Southern Railway
Swackout
McDonough
Wm. A. Barclay
Atlanta
J. E. Wood
J. H. Bunnicut
J. T. Sullivan
W. Bennett
T. F. Maddox
W. J. Pate
H. R. Cressman
George W. Flournoy
D. GC. Hightowers
Stockbridge
W. W. Sparks
Elder Hengon
Florida
J. R. Florida
Nashville
Tenn
W. ©. Ellis
Bridgeman
D. ¥. Grifith
Super Vigor
J. H. Rhodes
John Brantley
White
Will Green
W. L. Moriasett
W. R. Lawrence
Ed Byrd
Robert Spencer
LYNCHING OF FRANK GILMORE NEAR NEW ORLEANS
A mob hanged and shot Frank Gilmore on a New Orleans area road after his confessed murder of Mrs. Joseph Coates. He was executed at a beech tree when the branch broke. the body was buried in a dug grave as the mob dispersed.
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Frank Gilmore
New Orleans
Joseph Coates
Hoe
Gilmore
Note to Turkey presses for instant indemnity settlement
The United States envoy at Constantinople, Lloyd C Griscom, demanded an immediate reply to a claim for indemnity over American losses tied to the Armenian massacre. The note, not an ultimatum, urged swift action and reflected firm U S intent.
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Turkey
Lloyd C. Griscom
United Statese D'Affaires
Constantinople
Ottoma
United States
Alabama Democrats Move Toward Nation Convention
Alabama Democrats in Kansas City movement with delegates and visitors gathering in Birmingham before traveling via Kansas City Louisville and Nashville routes. Selma division freight agency of Southern railway to be abolished July first. J W Hunter named commercial agent. Corpe Moody killed near Taguyan in Manila. Chambers county coroner Texas Mitchell drowns. Cyclone at Eutaw damages churches and homes. Campain opens June 29 in Shelby area. Fourth district committee meeting postponed to July 8. David B Hill favored as vice president by Kentucky delegates.
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Alabama
Kansas City
Birmingham
Loulaville
Nashville
Aceme
David Bennett Hill
Hill
Katina City
Selma
Southern Railway
Mobile Sud Birmingham
Frank G. Bowder
J. W. Hunter
George Browder
Shelby Springs
General Chaffee to lead troops in China now
The government orders Brigadier General A. R. Chaffee to assume command of forces in China and proceed to Pekin via San Francisco and Taku. The move signals a strong U S military push to protect Pekin and back foreign interests amid Li Hung Chang and ministerial uncertainties.
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China
A. R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Meiklejohn
Pekin
San Francisco
Taku
Chee Foo
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Conger
Shanghai
Giraffee
Vien Tela
Tein Tsin
Prohibitionists Plan Push at Democratic Convention
A Chicago dispatch reports prohibitionists aim to address the Democratic Committee in Kansas City on July 4 with a pledge list of 1,000,000 voters backing W. J. Bryan if a prohibition platform is adopted. They expect the plank to trigger a split, driving the rise of a new party from the ruins of the two major parties.
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Chicago
United States
The
Nations Democratic Committee
Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Prospectors flock to Wichita mountains for silver and copper
A Fort Worth dispatch reports hundreds of prospectors, about five hundred, converging on the Wichita mountains in Kiowa and Comanche reservations in search of minerals. Indian police may face trouble as they attempt to eject trespassers under interior department orders. Rich deposits of silver, copper and zinc have been found amid high excitement. Separately a freight train collision near River Falls, Alabama, killed a flagman and injured several others with few details available.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Wichita Mountains
Interior Department
Cloudburst Hits Mobile Locking Streets Deep Water
A Tuesday morning cloudburst drenched Mobile from 4 to 12 noon. Streets were submerged in many areas with depths reaching several feet, and the city reported 12.7 inches of air in the gauge, an extraordinary record for the time.
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Mobile
Republican Platform document through McKinley era
The platform proclaims a gold standard, protective tariffs, and opposition to silver coinage. It endorses war victory, national defense, cheaper labor restrictions, reciprocity, and imperial policy while urging home rule for territories, expansion of roads, and a Department of Commerce.
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Philadelphia
Repubicans
United States
Peoce
Publican
William McKinley
Mel Kinley
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Dingley
Republican Party
China
Department of Commerce and Industries
Congress
United States Consular Service
McKinley
Hague
Africa
Paris
Senate
Spain
West Indies
Philippine Islands
State Supreme Court Rules Dept Store Law Unconstitutional
In Mixsourd the State Supreme Court freed William Thayer from paying a fine after a Kansas City conviction for violating the Department Store License law. The court ruled the license law unconstitutional.
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State Supreme Court of Mixsourd
William &. Thayer
Kansas City
France to Buy Wheat Abroad After Short Harvest
France faces a smaller wheat crop this year and plans to purchase roughly thirty to forty million bushels from abroad to cover domestic needs. The government signals tighter supply and higher imports to steady bread prices and ensure sufficiency.
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France
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McDonough Camp
Paullman
Late State News
Movement of
Alsdams Democrate
Kanes City
Bibb County
W. W. Shortridge
Woodstock
T. 5. Dark
W. H. Logan
Blocton
J. T. Fuller
W. W. Lavender
Cato DP. Glover
J. F. Thompson
Centerville
Philippinea
Jesse Moody
Fortieth Volunteer Infantry
Manila
Taguyan
Moody
Scottsboro
WV. J. Jackson
Chambara
Tesas Mitchell
Chambers County
LaFayette
Weat Point
West Point
Tenovsane
Sam Clemons
Tennessee Tiver
Mr. Clemons
Eutaw
Baptist
Presbyterian Church
New York
W. A. McLelland
American Express Company
Yazoo City
New York City
David B. Hill
Kentucky
Empire
Perim
Wmngee
Democrate
Alabama and
River Falls
Plano
Chickering, Kronich & Mach
Kingstory
EE. BE. Forbes
Second Ave
Ala
D. Tt
Holgombe
Barry M. Garsmell
Jefferson Guysle & Electrical Go
Jefferson Cycle & Electrical
Fourth Street
Third Avenue
Pratt City, Ala
Daniel
First Avenue
T. CG. J
R. R. Co
T. J. Lagroix
Ensley-Pratt
Davaoni
James F. Ballard
R. F
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Pratt City
W.B. Shedd
Cony's Premium Milk
Mie
W. Cody
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