Two Dead and Eleven Injured in Birmingham Building Collapse
At the Dim mick Pipe Works in North Birmingham during expansion work Saturday morning a collapse killed James McWhorter of Arab and David White. Eleven others were hurt, including Will McWhorter, D.C. Patilo, Homer Brown, J T Walker, J C Beck, George Siler, WB Wynn, J A Rolph, and John Sharp, with varying injuries and some likely fatal.
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James McWhorter
David White
William — McWhorter
D.C. Patiilo
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Brown
Amkie
J. T. Walker
J.C. Beck
George Siler
WB. Wynn
J. A. Rolph
John Sharp
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State News Highlights From Alabama Topics
Current Topics of Interest gathers Alabama wide updates across governance economy and culture. The roundup mentions officials projects education and public policy, with regional notes and impact on communities statewide.
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Alabama
Lightnings, Hail Hit Alabama Towns in Tumultuous Weather
Reports detail a lightning strike injuring telegraph operator Charley Sarver near Athens and a time feared fatality. A violent hailstorm followed, with marblesized hail covering fields. The piece notes weather damage in Limestone County and mentions local officials, college appointments, strikes, and regional development plans across Alabama.
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Charley Sarver
Athens
Hayes
Miller Findley Killen Struck by Train Near Muht Stax
Miller Findley Killen was killed Monday by a Mobile Ohio work train on the railroad near Gohl station twelve miles from Taskaloosa Me. He was with his father D. M. Findley near Romulus and had walked to the rail line waiting to catch the train while employed as superintendent of the railroad work near Turakatona. He heard the train and tried to board or avoid the engine as it rounded a curve but was struck and killed instantly.
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Romulus
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Turekatona
Elks fair and midway promise Birmingham spectacle
The May 11 week Elks affair will feature a grand street fair and midway in Second avenue between Fourteenth and Eighteenth streets. Twenty shows day and night, with a popular parade, aim to be one of the era’s most novel entertainments in Birmingham.
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Three Men Die as Crane Drops on Main Street Richmond VA
Three workers died and three were injured when a hoisting engine and crane toppled from an overhead bridge shed into Main Street. Names listed: Walter S Peel of Philadelphia, George B Bower of Halifax PA, Harry Mursell of Morrisburg PA. injured were Arthur L Everett of Richmond, Miller Brubaker of Halifax PA, Joseph Simmers of Harrisburg. They were raising a ten ton girder to move it about a hundred yards for placement.
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Peel
Philadelphia
George B. Bower
Halifax
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Morrisburg
Arthur L. Everett
Miller Brubaker
Joseph Simmers
Harrisburg
Everett
Maimed Veterans Battalion Formed for Confederate Reunion
A Georgia based unit named the maimed veterans battalion, a Confederate Veterans union, forms to attend the Louisville reunion. Eligibility requires loss of an arm leg hand or eye in Confederate service. The 105 member battalion will bear old Springfield rifles and wear Confederate uniforms.
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Georgia
Louisville
Wife of General Wilson Dies From Burns Incident
The wife of Major General James H. Wilson, military governor of Matanzas, Santa Clara, Cuba, died from burns sustained when she stepped on a match while alighting from a carriage with her daughter. Despite medical efforts, she succumbed to her injuries. Miss Laura Haygood, sister of the late Bishop Haygood, has died in Shanghai, founder of the McTyier Home for Women in China. Admiral Dewey declined to issue a campaign statement before leaving Washington for Chicago, noting his candidacy and opposition to Bryan at Kansas City.
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Georgia appoints Miss Mary Boroughs sponsor for reunion
Mian Burrough as Georgia sponsor announces Miss Mary Boroughs of Brunswick will serve as sponsor for Georgia at the Louisville reunion. Governor Candler proclaims December 7 Arbor Day.
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Georgia Division of
United Confederate Veterans
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Brunswick
Louisville
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