Mob Attacks Mormon Elders Near Covington Georgia
A mob of about thirty masked men attacked three Mormon elders and their hosts near Newton factory in Georgia. Pistols and a shotgun were used. Mrs. Cunnard was severely injured, believed shot in the face during the confrontation as the missionaries were abducted. Locals have long opposed proselyting by the group and have ejected them from nearby towns.
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Covington
Newton Factory
William Cunnard
Cunnard
Cunnards
Mr. Cunnard
Winder
Monticello
Georgia
Ingersoll's Body Cremated at Dobbs Ferry Home
The remains of Robert G. Ingersoll were cremated at Fresh Pond L I after a private ceremony. The body lay in a plain black coffin at the Dobbs Ferry home where he died as hundreds of letters arrived from across the country. The cremation occurred quietly with no public services or organ music, and the ashes were kept for the funeral party to transport.
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Fresh Pond
L. I
Great Theatrical Fund Plan For Dewey Home Purchase
The Dewey testimonial fund executive committee met at the Astor House in New York to raise money for a Dewey home. They narrowed plans to stage The White Squadron at the Metropolitan Opera House with endorsements from President McKinley the Cabinet and Governor Roosevelt.
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New York
Dewey
Astor House
Admiral Dewey
Metropolitan Opera House
McKinley
Roosevelt
Tax Collector Davis of Walker County Faces Shortage
State Examiner Perry reported to Governor Johnston that Walker County tax collector Davis owes the state and county 14765 dollars with only 1000 dollars in bank. After a Birmingham spree he vanished to evade authorities, with Governor Johnston sending the examiner to Jasper to audit his accounts.
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Davis
Walker County
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Perry
Johnston
Birmingham
Jasper
Reorganization of Sloss Tron Into Sloss Sheffield Steel
A Birmingham dispatch reports Sloss Tron and Steel company restructured as Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. The firm will be incorporated in New Jersey with 20 million dollars in capital stock, half 7 percent preferred and half common. Central Trust Company of New York to act as depository.
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New Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham
Sloss Tron and Steel Company
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
New Jersey
Central Trust Company
New York
Luetgert Dies in Joliet Cell After Murder Conviction
Adolph L. Luetgert, the Chicago sausage maker serving a life term for his wife’s murder, was found dead in his Joliet cell. Post mortem cites fatty degeneration of the heart. A bar member claims Luetgert confessed in 1898 to killing his wife, saying he was not fully responsible and that his wife died during a vat incident at his factory.
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Adolph L. Luetgert
Chicago
Joliet
Ill
Luetgert
Hall Captures Calamba After Fierce Filipino Fight
A Manila dispatch dated July 27 reports Brigadier General R A Hall with 1000 troops capturing Calamba on Laguna de Bay. US losses were four killed and twelve wounded. Heavy fighting killed many insurgents as large armies clashed near Calamba, a city about 30 miles southeast of Manila.
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Calamba
Manila
R. A. Hall
Laguna de Bay
United States
la Guna de Bay
Agree Upon New Scale in Coal Creek District
Operators and miners in the Coal Creek and Jellico mining district Tennessee reached an amicable settlement after a conference. Operators agreed to a 10 percent wage-scale increase for miners, removing any possibility of labor trouble in the mines.
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Coal Creek District
Coal Creek and
Jellico Mining District
Tennessee
Judge Chambers Returns from Samoa Leave
Chief Justice W. 1. Chambers arrives in San Francisco aboard the Moana with family for a four month leave. He doubts a return to Apia, cites Samoa’s quiet now but unknown future, critiques the tripartite arrangement, notes Mataafa and Malietoa positions, and says the commission may appoint an interim chief justice before a permanent selection.
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W. 1. Chambers
Samoa
San Francisco
Moana
United States
Apia
Matafa
Maliotoa
Malieton
Mataafa
Chambers
Quartet Swung Up Four Die On Gallows At Baltimore
In Baltimore jail yard four African Americans died on one scaffold for crimes tied to a 13 year old girl and a man’s killing. Gardner Myers James Bryan died from the falls while Rodgers’s death sentence was commuted to life.
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Baltimore
Cornelius Gardner
John Myers
Charles James
Annie Bailey
Joseph Bryan
Mary Pack
Daniel Rodgers
Charles Lewis
Lowndes
James
Myers
Bryan
Gardner
Dr Kerfoot Accepts Post as Secretary of SB Home Mission Board
Dr F H Kerfoot of Louisville Kentucky has announced his acceptance of the secretary position with the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board. He will move to Atlanta Georgia near the end of September to assume duties. He has taught Systematic Theology for ten years at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is praised for his service. Dr I T Tichenor will retire as emeritus secretary after approving of his successor.
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Southern Baptisnt Home Missionary Board
F. H. Kerfoot
Loniaville
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Atlanta
Kerfoot
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
I. T. Tichenor
Dr. Tichenor
Missing Mormon Elders Covered by Threats and Flight
Two men from near Flovila Ga John Thomas and J J Singley delivered a note from Mormons to Mr Cunnard requesting hats and baggage. They claimed whitecaps did not harm them but escorted them to Newton county and warned they would be killed if they returned. The incident followed the shooting of Mrs Cunnard which apparently deterred further whipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flovila
John Thomas
J. J. Singley
Judge halts North Carolina tax fix on Western Union
Judge Simon ton enjoins the North Carolina corporation commission from valuing Western Union Telegraph Company property at 1 million dollars and orders assessment at 600 thousand. The restraining order is returnable in Asheville on September 13.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Simonton
The
Corporation Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
Asheville
Offer for Atlanta Street Railways Would Put City at Ownership
A letter to the Atlanta electric railways committee from Joel Hart proposes the city receive a percentage of earnings from the Atlanta Railway and Power Company and the Atlanta Railway Company. The plan envisions city ownership via a staged dividend split and bond-backed extensions, with a commission to resolve disputes. The proposal argues city ownership could benefit streets and schools and protect against foreign control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Dispatch
Joel Hart
Atlanta
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Electric Railway Committee
Arnasta
Old
Atlanta Street Railroad Company
Tam
Jory Hur
Rumor of Evans Replacement in Pension Bureau
A Washington dispatch reports a presidential change in pension bureau administration and suggests H. Clay Evans may be appointed governor general of Cuba. Evans has drawn GA Ta to oppose his pension policy, while veterans warn of a hostile reaction at the Philadelphia encampment.
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Galia
Washington
Pension Bureau
McKinley
H. Clay Evans
Cuba
Evans
G. A. Ti
Philadelphia
Roosevelt urged Alger ouster and Cuba leadership shakeup
A Washington dispatch reports Governor Roosevelt wrote to a cabinet officer urging General Alger retire. It states General Otis should be relieved in the Philippines and General Leonard Wood should succeed as military governor of Cuba.
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Rough Rider
Washington
Roosevelt
Alger
Otis
Philippines
Brooke
Cuba
Lenoard Wood
Assassination Echoes From Santo Domingo
Advices from Fort de France report General Ulysses Heureaux, president of the Dominican Republic, assassinated at Moca. Ramon Caceres named as killer and escaped. Vice President Figueroa assumes direction amid calm. Washington notes await official word. US ministers and consuls named. potential arrival of a US warship if unrest grows.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Ulysses Heureaux
Moca
Santo Domingo
Ramon Caceres
Wenceslao Figuereoa
Republic
Washington
Heureaux
William F. Powall
Hayti
Campbell L. Maxwell
John A. Read
Hay
United States
Miller Taken to Savannah After Bainbridge Lynching Threat
Two companies of state militia arrived at Bainbridge at 8 am to guard the Decatur county jail after mobs threatened John Miller alias Williams. The mob dispersed before the troops, and Miller was moved to Savannah Wednesday night under guard of Thomasville troops for safety.
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Bainbridge
Candler
Decatur County
John Miller
Williams
Savannah
Thomasville
Prominent Athens Attorney Die After Porch Fall
Alexander B. Erwin Jr 8 a member of the Georgia legislature and a noted young attorney in Athens was found unconscious in the yard behind his office at 6 30 am Wednesday after falling from the porch He died at 12 30 pm Wednesday The death is described as a great loss to the state he served He was a son of Alexander B Erwin Sr and a rising political figure in Georgia
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Erwin
Athens
Alex
Georgia
Alexander
Regrets of McKinley Transmitted to Italy Over Tallulah Lynching
An official Rome communication states the United States will use every legal measure to ensure justice in the Tallulah affair. Secretary Hay conveyed President McKinley's regret to Italy's charge d affaires in Washington.
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Rome
United States
Sheriff Rescues Prisoner From Mob Near Atlanta
Sheriff Reeves of Pike County Alabama brought Albert Wright to Atlanta to remove him from a mob. On arrival in Newnan a crowd sought the alleged assailant, but Wright was hidden aboard and the train departed. Wright remained badly frightened but unharmed.
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Pike County
Alabama
Reeves
Pikes County
Ala
Atlanta
Albert Wright
Ogletree
Newnan
Chey
Blackburn Takes Hand as Kentucky Democrats Campaign Chief
Former Senator J. B. Blackburn has been chosen by Democratic nominees and State Central Committee Chairman A. Y. Young to chair the state campaign committee. He has accepted and will lead the present campaign with a formal opening meeting in two weeks featuring Senator Geobel and Blackburn.
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Kentucky
Iron molders strike at Chattanooga Stove works
Fifty iron molders at Mountain City Stove in Chattanooga quit Wednesday morning seeking higher wages and shorter hours. The company refused to concede. The strikers aim to extend the action to all 150 molders at the Chattanooga Stove works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain City Stove Works
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Stove Works
Assassination Sparks Mourning in Santo Domingo
Panicked Dominican citywide mourning follows the assassination of President Heureaux. Funeral held in Santiago de las Caballeros with public sorrow, while authorities report unrest and a nine day national mourning. United States officials express regret and prep naval presence as a precautionary measure.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Houreaux
Santiago de Las Caballeros
San Domingo
Moca
William F. Powell
United States
Haiti
Republic of Santo Domingo
Figueroo
Heureaux
Santo Domingo
Black Republic
Oa Haytien
Cape Haytion
Henreasux
Don Juan Tsidore
Marines Ordered To Manila To Reinforce Cavite Yard
The Navy Department ordered 4 battalions of marines totaling 358 to proceed to Manila and reinforce the Cavite navy yard. They will sail from San Francisco aboard steamers on August 8 and August 15.
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Navy Department
Manila
Cavite Navy Yard
San Francisco
Order Restored in Cleveland Amid Streetcar Boom
Dispatch from Cleveland reports slowly law and order triumphing over disorder and the city regaining its old time appearance. Street cars were well patronized during morning and evening rush hours, seen as best indication that government is winning the struggle.
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Cleveland
Sayas
Southern Railway Earns Over Nine Million in Year
The Southern Railway reports June net earnings of 506,128.72, up 106,151.65 from the prior June. For the past twelve months earnings total 7,997,330.70, rising 1,025,577.65. Louisville and Nashville freight gains for the first three weeks in July exceed last year by 230,170.
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Southern Railway Company
Louisville and Nashville
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Hall
Judge Chambers
DR. Kerfoot
Atlanta Street Car Company
Miller
M’kinley
Blackburn
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Island
Hayhan
Long
Machias
San Juan
P.R
Powell
New Orleans
Newport
Marines
Ohio
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