The Deadly Records Highlight Local Political Scandals
Special to the State Chronicle from Suenby North Carolina August 25. R A Cobb third party candidate for Lieutenant Governor is locally known for oppression during the war era and hog theft allegations. Dr L N Durham for Secretary of State is exposed for alleged heartlessness and frugality. The Democratic committee convened to nominate a county ticket as primaries set for September 10.
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State Chronicle
Suenby
N. C
R. A. Cobb
Micajah Durham
Pinto Durham
Shelby
Cobb
Cleveland County
L. N. Durham
Democratic Executive Committee
Four Young Men Murdered by Robbers on Caney Creek Bank
Telegraphed news from Denison Texas reports a hunting party of four young men found murdered along Caney creek in Indian Territory. One victim identified as Cherrie, traveling for Willimantic Thread Co of Connecticut. Robbery appears the motive as valuables were missing.
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State Chronicle
Denison
Texas
Conductor Beans
Caney Creek
Indian Territory
Cherrie
Willimantic Thread Company
Connecticut
Cole City in Danger as Georgia Mobilizes Militia
A Whiteside messenger reports rumors of Tennessee miners attacking Cole City in Georgia. Georgia adjutant general orders troops to be ready to move frontward. Georgia claims capacity to muster 4,000 men quickly, amid calls for aid from Cole City supervisor Supt. Cannon.
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Georgia
State Chronicle
Cuartanooga
Tenn
Whiteside
Cole City
Tennessee
Cannon
Rioters Squelched as Captain Anderson Passes Knoxville
Telegraph report from Knoxville dated August 24 notes Captain Anderson passing through to Memphis. Crowds mobbed him, fights erupted as passion ran high. He cites Coal Creek trouble. nearly a thousand miners arrested with many willing to testify against others. General Carnes declared the rioters forever squelched.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Anderson
Memphis
Coal Creek
General Carnes
Canada Won't Retaliate Over Toll Dispute
Ortawa Ont August 24 Canadian cabinet meets to pledge reimbursement to shippers for losses from tolls on freight to Canadian ports via St Marys canal. No retaliation against American vessels via Welland canal is planned. Government to urge British abrogation of the Washington treaty.
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Harrison
State Chronicle
Ortawa
Ont
St. Mary's Canal
Welland Canal
Mystery at the Borden Home Deepens in Inquest Details
Telegraph reports from Fan River Massachusetts reveal Bridget Sullivan’s testimonies about ongoing conflict at the Borden residence. A new feature is a letter Lizzie wrote to her sister Emma before the murder describing anxiety over events Monday night and a man seen in the yard, prompting questions about a possible motive.
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State Chronicle
Fan. River
Mass
Bridgett Sullivan
Borden
Second Street
Orden
Bridget Sullivan
Lizzie
Emma
Jen
More Bad Blood Manifested At Carnegie Mills
A car loaded with steel ingots bound for Carnegie at 33rd Street works exploded on a side track at 34th Street in Pittsburg. No injuries were reported, police blocked the area, and no culprit was found. At the 29th Street mills nonunion workers panicked when the lights were cut, injuring several and prompting amputation in one case. The post-explosion melee ended with the assailant outside the yard.
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33Rd Street Works
Allegheny Valley Railway
34Th Street
Carnegie City Mills
Pittssune
Wrinkley
29Th Street Mills
Knights Pythian activities highlight parade drills
Kansas City reports the Pythians hard at work with a big display of uniformed ranks for visitors, a grand firework show, and a postponed sham battle to be held tomorrow. A Pythian Sisters banquet stood out as a major event of the meeting ahead of future ritual work. In Washington cholera fears surface as the Treasury orders imported rags disinfected and Teheran wires grim tolls from the outbreak with St Petersburg citing over 2,500 deaths daily.
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State Chronicle
Kansas City
Pythians
Order
State Chronic
Washington
Treasury Department
Teheran
St. Petersburg
Roanoke Suffered Severe Flooding on Salem Avenue
A cloud burst hit Roanoke Virginia around 11 PM causing over 100000 in damage and at least one confirmed death with reports of additional bodies. Salem avenue and Jefferson street stores flooded as a large sewer along Salem avenue overflowed washing away sidewalks and flooding the electric light plant. Barney Smith a blacksmith drowned in the flooded ditch and his body was recovered.
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Salem Avenue
State Chronicle
Roanoke
Jefferson Street
Barney Smith
Crops in the South Face Drought Across Several States
The Weather Bureau reports drought damaging crops in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and surrounding areas. Virginia endures above normal heat. corn, gardens, tobacco, peanuts, and pastures suffer for rain. North Carolina reports serious drought with damaged corn, cotton, tobacco, and gardens. South Carolina notes partial rains but cotton injury is past remedy and yields may be far below expectations. Georgia reports cool, rainy conditions with widespread cotton picking but rust and shedding reduce quality and yields.
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Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
State Chronicle
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
North Carolina
Democracy in the East prompts organizing Cleveland and Carr clubs
In Edgecombe County, chairman Don Gilliam drives Democratic club formation in every township including Conetoe where a 75 foot flag was raised to signify support. He warned of Republican policies and urged Democrats to counter threats with a strong November effort. The text also notes a Raleigh Confederate Monument fund-raising game in Asheville and local ads for patent medicines.
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Gilliam
Edgecombe
Cor
State Chronicle
Conetor
N. C
Don Gilliam
Democratic Executive Committee
Cleveland and Carr
Conetoe
Cleveland
Carr
Democratic Club
Republic
Old North
Asheville
Blanton
Raleigh
W. B. Williamson
J. S. Grant
His Bad Record Brought to Light
Asnevinle North Carolina August 22 It is understood here that Dobbs people s party candidate for Lieutenant Governor will be taken down His unsavory record as a revenue officer has made this necessary He was indicted in 1878 charged with assisting the removal of distilled spirits from the distillery of Huffman and Co Burke County being at the time store keeper at that distillery He was again indicted in 1882 charged with presenting false vouchers as Deputy United States Marshal.
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State Chronicle
Asnevinle
N. C
Dobbs
People's Party
Huffman & Co Burke Co
U. S
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