Alabama Dispatches From Our State News Weakened Courts Bargain
Alabama news items report a court case overvaluation taxes in Jefferson County totaling about 4.78 million dollars raising the county valuation to roughly 41 million. Other items note a patent infringement suit involving Montgomery Cotton Compress and storage firms, a deadly accidental shooting by a 12 year old son, army recruiting results in Birmingham and Montgomery, a new state labor federation in Birmingham, and multiple industrial shipments including pig iron, a 140 cottage contract for Huntsville, and English capital interest in Alabama lands.
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Jefferson County Board of Revenue
Board of Revenue
Jafferson
Alabama
Montgomery Cotton Compress and Storage Company
Memphis
Webb Compress Compeany
Savannah
David D. Shelb
Huntaville
Bayannah
Speer
Macon
Montgomery Company
Ind
Memphin
Webb Company
Nufriogen
Reading
Alabama Guards leave Camp Lawton after encampment
The Second Regiment Alabama National Guard folded tents at Camp Lawton near East Lake and departed home. Lieut Col A A Wiley publicly commended officers and men for manly conduct and improved discipline during the encampment. New Agriculture Commissioner Poole bonds and staff appointments outlined. aims include boosting state stations and organizing the Cotton Growers Protective Association and a non political State Agricultural Society. Dwight Inn at Alabama City burned, guest A O Baer killed. property loss estimated at 4,000 with 3,000 insurance.
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Alabama National Guards
Camp Lawton
East Lake
A. A. Wiley
B. R. Poole
Poole
Cotton Growers’ Protective Association of Alabama
State Agricultural Society
Commissioner of Agriculture
Dwight Ins
Alabama City
Gadedee
A. O. Baer
Dwight Inn
Cotton Crop Prospects Vary Across Southern States
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports August brought mixed conditions for the cotton crop. Texas and nearby areas show strongest prospects with rising yields, while Georgia, the Carolinas and parts of Mississippi face deterioration and potential disaster. Frost dates loom, suggesting a national yield under nine million bales, well below 1890.
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Origans Tmes-Democrat
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Texas
Territories
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Atlantic
Miners and Operators Fail to Agree. Conference Adjourned
The wage scale dispute in Coal Creek Tennessee led to no contract signing on September 1. Miners adjourned until September 10. most mines in Coal Creek Tellico Middlesboro and nearby areas shut down except for a few. About 8 060 miners are affected as operators hope for agreement by September 10.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Tellico
Middlesboro
Fall River
Maas
Confederate Dead Urged Transfer to Hollywood Cemetery
Mrs Win J Behan president of the Confederate Southern Memorial association issues a circular urging removal of 260 Confederate remains from the national cemetery in Washington to Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia. North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee are represented among the fallen.
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Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Mra
Wr. J. Behan
Confederation
Numerius Campa
United Confederate Veteran of the Confederacy
National Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Congress
Arlington
Confederate Veterans’ Association of
District of Columbia
U. CG. V
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tenners
Behan
Confederate Southern Memorial Elation
United Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hollywood
Richmond
Win. J. Behan
Godcheaux
New Orleans
Negotiations on Chinese question stall awaiting power replies
Officials say no final replies have been received beyond preliminary notes. The Russo American plan to withdraw from Pekin toward Tien Tain is viewed as likely, with most powers expected to concur. If troops leave Pekin only a small force remains, risking inability to defend the capital.
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Pekin
Tien Tain
Garridon
Convicts killed near Whiteside after pursuit from Coal City
Two escaped convicts Wes Austin and Bob Armstrong were killed near Whiteside Tennessee fifteen miles from Chattanooga when pursued by Warren Brock and others. Jim Weetbrook also escaped as the group opened fire after the convicts fled from a camp near Whiteside.
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Wes Austin
Bob Armstrong
Whiteside
Chattanooga
Tenn
Austin
Armstrong
Jim Weetbrook
Coal City
Warren Brock
Westbrook
Deaths of Otto A Burton and Easter Coleman
Otto A. Burton of Atlanta a former Daily Constitution writer committed suicide in Dallas by cutting his throat with a razor after long illness. He was 80, an Alabama native. Easter Coleman, 100, died at her South Dallas home after moving to Texas about fifty-three years ago. born in Alabama.
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Martin van Buren Moore
Auburn
West Point
North Carolina
Betsy Hamilton
Moore
Robert Mclendon
Ward Thompson
Springsville
Rother
Ward
Robert
Parmer Eilis Fimeeit
Houston Reavy
Anniston
Lim
Otto A. Burton
Atlanta
Daily Constitution
Dallas
Tex
Burton
Dica
Texas
Easter Coleman
Tez
Alabama
Kruger and Steyn Go To Barbaton Amid Flight Fears
Pretoria dispatch reports Mr. Kruger and Mr. Steyn have travelled to Barbaton and are believed preparing to flee. The war outlook is described as already decided, yet potential Bosra strongholds in the bush and raids could force Britain to mount further large surprise operations.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Steyn
Barbaton
Bosra
Voldt
President Myers Deed Edward Washburn Dies at Rye Beach
Edward 8. Washburn, president of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis and Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham lines, died Friday at Rye Beach Maine while seeking health. The Grand Army encampment closed at Chicago and Denver was chosen as the next site.
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Myers Deed
Edward 8
Washburn
Kansas City
Fort Scott Snd
Memphis
Birmingham
Rye Beach
Maine
Denver
Grand Army
Chicago
Nxt
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Thv Ecumenical Council
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Pratt City
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Atlante Trust Company
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