Poll tax and education issues across North Carolina
Statewide readers report that 1,000 white voters in Mecklenburg may be barred for nonpayment of a $3.50 poll tax. Other items note county school funding for four months, calls for a youths reformatory, and educational expansion spurred by Governor Aycock amid debates on politics and local development.
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Mecklenburg
Raleigh Cor. Messenger
Madison County
Pamlico
Schoels
Hertford
Destructive Volcanic Eruption Destroys St Pierre
A May 8 volcanic blast hit St Pierre Martinique wiping out the city and harbor. Only about thirty souls survived from a population of about 25,000. eighteen vessels were burned or sunk, including four American ships. The French cruiser Suchet reports near total devastation and ongoing eruption.
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Pierre
Washington
State Department
Point-a-Pitre
Jereary
State
St. Pierre
Quebec
Roraima
United States
Guadelope
Aymey
Island
Martinque
Pari
Suchet
M. Delanessan
Fort de France
Martinique
Death of Admiral Sampson in Washington D C
Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson of the U S Navy died at his Washington residence at 5 o clock this afternoon after years of illness. He commanded the American fleet in the West Indies during the Spanish American War and had lived in the capital since 1901 after leaving the Boston Navy Yard command. The physicians cited brain degeneration and general physical decline as the main causes.
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Washmerton
D.C
William Thomas Sampson
United States Navy
West Indies
Spain
Admiral Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
Famous Novelist Paul Leicester Ford Shot by Brother
New York May 8 Paul Leicester Ford novelist was shot and killed yesterday by his brother Malcolm Webster Ford who then killed himself. The event occurred at 10 20 am in the Ford home at 37 East 57th Street. Police say Malcolm showed signs of unbalance and financial troubles led to the act. Paul Ford, 37, wrote Janice Meredith and was recently married Grace Kidder of Brooklyn. He was son of Gordon Ford who died eleven years earlier leaving an estate of about 2 000 000 divided among his children except Malcolm.
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Roger Moore
Chicago
New York Herald
University of Chicago
Jacques Loeb
The
Herald
Anne Moore
San Diego
Cal
Wilmington Messenger
Charlotte Observer
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Winston
High Point
Scotland Neck
Mutual Publishing Company
J. W. Bailey
Jnc
K S. Pearson
J. 8. Pearson
J. W. Denmark
T .N. Ivey
Southern
Paul Leicester Ford
New York
Malcolm Webster Ford
East 57Th Street
Brown
Malcolm W. Ford
Malcolm
Janice Meredith
Grace Kidder
Brooklyn
Gordon Lester Ford
Malcolm W
Rockefeller Backed German Potash Deal Aims at 50 Million
Berlin reports indicate John D Rockefeller backs the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company's bid for German potash fields. Negotiations at Hotel Bristol involve Morgan Crenshaw Soulsbury with Rockefeller agents Bradley Gibbons awaiting outcome. Deal could span months and require over 50 million in capital. lease of Prussian Treasury properties may be needed. Senator McLaurin declares opposition to primary system and will not run.
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8. F. Gibbons
Rockefeller
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Gibbons
Stassfuert
Messrs. Crenshaw
Soulsbury
Morgan
Berlin
McLaurin declines reelection under Tillman grip
The open letter from Senator McLaurin of South Carolina states he will not seek Democratic primaries for reelection. The piece argues Tillman dominance in the state will dictate McLaurin’s successor in Washington, with any opposition crushed, per the Charlotte Observer.
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Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
McLaurin
Tillman
Senate
Washington
Charlotte Observer
Deaths in Congress Claim Two Members in One Week
Congressman Peter J. Otey of Virginia died in Lynchburg after a long business career and service since 1894. Born in 1840, he fought in the Confederate Army. Congressman Salmon of New Jersey also died last week, marking the third House death in five days.
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Peter J. Otey
Virginia
Lynchburg
Otey
South
Congress
House of Representatives
Salmon
New Jersey
Bret Harte Dead in London at 63
London report confirms American author Bret Harte died last night after a throat hemorrhage. He was 63, born in New York, pursued a roving early life in California, later edited The Californian and The Overland Monthly, and produced celebrated works such as East and West and Luck of Roaring Camp.
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London
Bret Harte
New York
California
Express Messenger
Californian
Overland Monthly
New York City
Chanee
James
Roaring Camp
Far West
Cruelty in the Army at Manila Court Martial Ends
The Manila court martial of General Jacob H. Smith closed last Saturday with findings not yet public. Press reports hint he will be acquitted, arguing orders to devastate Samar and kill those over ten were retaliation for Filipino atrocities. His counsel claimed the campaign required wilderness tactics and that the ten year old age directive was misinterpreted. Findings will be sent to Washington.
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Jacob H. Smith
Manila
Smith
Samar
Balangigas
Sherman
Washington
Major Gardener
Tayabas
Chaffee
Gardener
Cass
Secretary of War
Board of Investigation
Senate Committee On the Philippines
E. Halleck
New York
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Osborne
Board of Aldermen
Col. Olds
Southern Tobacco Journal
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Durham
Chatham Democrats
Clark
Walter H. Neal
Robinson
Connor
H. C. Brown
Beddingfield
Raleigh Post
John Nichols
Squar
Bond
Maxton
B. Alexander
Alexander
Wilmington
Theodora B. Kingsbury
North Carolina
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Supreme Court
Union County
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Senate Today
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