Monument Unveiling Honors Henry Grady in Atlanta
Governor Hill spoke at the Grady monument unveiling in Atlanta on October 21 in the presence of Gov. Northen and a large southern audience. The ceremony featured a band, a procession to Capitol Street, and a speech stressing national unity and Grady's role in reconciling sections. A banquet followed at Kimball House, while Mrs. Grady faced the event with her children.
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Atlanta
New York
Mitchell
Capitol
State Capitol
Pres- Grady
Northen
Eitol
Ees
Northernill
Grady
Jefferson Davis
Gen. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Gov. Hill
Henry W. Grady
Governor Hill
Kimball House
Young Men’s Democratic League
Alps
New South
New England Society
Republic
North
Henry Grady
Greensboro Female College to Send 200 to Expo
Greensboro North Carolina October 21 Greensboro Female College will send 200 girls to attend the Exposition Friday. They will arrive on a special train about 10 30 a m.
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Greensboro Female College
Memorial Service for Hon W L Steele Planned
Memorial service to honor the late Hon W L Steele will be held at the University in Cuare Hill North Carolina. President Winston will deliver the address and the University choir will sing the Latin hymn Integer vitae scele risque pura. The service starts at 3 30 PM with other observances.
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Cuare
Hill, N. C
W. L. Steele
Winston
Secretary Foster predicts Republican landslide in Ohio
Secretary Foster, en route to Ohio, forecasts a Republican victory next month with Maj. McKinley likely to exceed the normal GOP margin. He expects about 60 of 107 in the state house and around 20 of 31 in the senate, despite Democratic efforts and chatter of a Sherman-Foraker rift. Italy lifts embargo on American pork.
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Washington
D. C
Foster
Ohio
Treasury
Maj
McKinley
Senate
Sherman
Foraker
Democratic
Exposition Day Highlights and Buncombe Display
A lively Exposition day features Col McClure’s speech and strong crowds. Observers note expanding exhibits including Buncombe County’s early display with woods, canned goods, and a large corundum wheel project while the colored department showcases quilts and a SC exhibit.
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Hargett Street
Col. McClure
Buena Vista Department of
Gus Virginia
Richmond
Virginia
Charles Jordan
Patrick
Old Dominion
North Carolina
P. A. Demens Woodworking Company
Asheville
Black Mountain
Messrs
Jenks & Jenks
Biltmore
Vanderbilt’s
Vanderbilt
Swannanoa
Vance
Holmes & Co
Asheville Shoe Company
John Y. Jordan
Swannanca
Wills Bros
Chimney Rock
Engardine Vineyard
Col. Buncombe
Buncombe Hall
Seat Contested in Dane City Farmers Alliance
The Ocala platform is endorsed by President Rogers as acceptable to true Democrats. Samuel Pasco, U S Senator and Alliance delegate, faces a contest over his eligibility to membership on grounds he is a lawyer.
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Dane City
Fla
Farmers’ Alliance
Rogers
Ocala
Samuel Pasco
U. S
Alliance
War Declared Between Two Sugar Refiners
War has been declared between the Franklin sugar refining company of Philadelphia and the American sugar refining company of New York. Philadelphia refiners cut prices last Friday and New York buyers responded yesterday with granulated sugar at 4 3 16 cents a pound, down 3 16 percent. A further decline is expected.
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United Press
New York
Franklin Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia
American Sugar Refining Company of
Open switch wreck kills five in Illinois train crash
United Press reports a Burlington road express from Chicago struck an open switch near Moonmouts Illinois. Five people died and fifty or more injured as the Omaha and Denver fast express derailed. Engineer Emerson and another longtime crew member were killed. The crash caused panic as passengers slept through the crash.
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Moonmourts
Ill
Burtington Road
Omaha
Emerson
Secretary Blaine Plans Washington Return Today
New York reports Secretary Blaine will leave Augusta on a morning train and arrive in Boston at 5 p.m. He will proceed to Washington with Mrs. Blaine. Blaine is fully recovered and eager to resume duties at the State Department.
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New York
Portland
Advertiser
Blaine
Washington
Augusta
Boston
State Department
Lynching of John Russ Stuns Columetia Community
United Press reports John Russ, a young white man, was hanged by masked men in Columepia La after being jailed for the murder of Hager Sterling, an elderly Black woman. The crime was described as brutal and unprovoked, provoking widespread indignation.
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Columepia
John Russ
Hager Sterling
Russ
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Tut Cgur H S. Herd
Clark Howell
David B. Hill
Hill
Alexander Doyle
Henry W. Grapy
The
Atlanta Constitution
Athens
Georgia
State University
Greensboro
Greensporo
N. C
Hon
Caronic le
Italy
Col. Mnclure
M. B. Barbee
Cook’s Hill
Wheeler
Kilpatrick
R. J. Hawkins
Cleveland
St. Michael’s Church
Buncombe
Mountain Counties
Illinois
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