Riot Turmoil in Darien Ends With Deputy’s Death
Rioting in Darien Georgia escalates as Deputy Sheriff Joseph Townsend is killed during an attempt to arrest suspects. Soldiers patrol streets while rioters retreat toward Savannah. Governor Candler authorizes a $400 reward for John Delegal and orders mobilization of troops to quell the unrest.
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Darien
Mr. Townsend
Mr. Hopkins
John Delage
Aids
Mr. Hopkin
Awano
Bavannah
Tris
Savannah
Darien and Western
Seabrook
Kenan
Lawton
Governor Candler
T. B. Bucont
Southern Express
Henry Delegal
Delegal
Bertillon Creates Merriment as Witness in Dreyfus Case
At the Dreyfus court martial session M. Bertillon the handwriting expert and head of the Paris police anthropometric department testified His intense demonstration drew ridicule from Dreyfusards who call him a quack and compare him to Cagliostro of the era It highlights the heated turmoil surrounding the case and Bertillon's controversial role as a witness
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Dreyfus
M. Bertillon
Prefecture of Police
Paris
Bertillon
Dreymsards
Georgia and Alabama Iron Company Formed in New York
A southern iron combination is forming in New York by consolidating the Cherokee Iron Company of Cherokee County Alabama and the Western Mining Company of Cedartown Georgia. The new entity will be named the Georgia and Alabama Iron Company and will be capitalized at 1 300 000 dollars.
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Southern Iron Consolidation
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Dispatch Rays
Southern Iron Combination
Cherokee Iron Company
Western Mining Company
Cherokee County
Alabama
Cedartown
Georgia and Alabama Tron Company
Cotton Firms Combine In Major Southern Consolidation
Fourteen cotton mills have been acquired by the Continental Trust Company of Baltimore, forming a major southern industrial consolidation. The transfer will soon move to the Mt. Vernon Woodbury Cotton Duck Company, a Delaware corporation, which will become the permanent owner once organized.
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Continental Trust Company of
Baltimore
South
Mt. Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck Company
Delaware
Admiral Watson III Stricken With Serious Heart Trouble
Letters from Manila to the navy department report Admiral Watson III suffering serious heart trouble. Officers fear for his condition as he remains extremely ill. only his physician may visit and fleet business is halted as of the 17th.
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Manila
Navy Department
Admiral Watson
Carter Verdict Forecast Reports Captain to Be Freed
Washington dispatch claims an agreement will allow Captain Oberlin Carter to avoid punishment. He would be dismissed from the army with a nominal fine not exceeding 10000 dollars, while a prior verdict had condemned him for conspiring to defraud the government of at least 1500000 dollars.
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Washington
Oberlin Carter
Carter
Hoe
Green
Gaynor
Service of
United States
Negroes For Philippines Regiment To Be Raised
Following a conference between the president and Secretary Root orders were issued to establish an additional volunteer regiment composed of colored recruits. White officers will command the unit with headquarters at McPherson barracks in Atlanta Georgia and recruitment starts immediately for service in the Philippines.
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Root
McPherson Barracks
Atlanta
Philippines
Californians Welcome Returning Soldiers Parade in San Francisco
One hundred thousand visitors greet soldiers as the California regiment lands from the transport Sherman and marches to the Presidio. The home regiment draws unprecedented enthusiasm with crowds from across the state, 100,000 strangers filling the city.
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Calfornia
San Francisco
Sherman
Presido
Court Martial Drama in Rennes Tests Dreyfus Defense
At Rennes the Dreyfus trial featured a heated exchange as M Labori pressed General Mercier and Colonel Jouaust, amid dramatic appearances by Generals Gong Roger de Boisdeffre and Maj Lauth. The clash over secret documents and cross examination stirred the court and public.
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Dreyfus
Rennes
France
Maurel
M. Labori
Jourist
Manuel
Freyetatter
Labori
Mercier
Roget
Gonzani
de Boisdeffre
Jouaust
Jouansz
Gong
Roger
Lauth
Col. Jouaust
M. de Grandmaison
Burns devastate orphan asylum at Sparkill killing and injuring many
A blaze at the Sisters of Mercy run orphan asylum between Sparkill and Orangeburg in Orange County destroyed a three story frame building. About 800 children on the upper floor slept in kerosene lit dormitories when the fire started and spread rapidly. Many children were burned or suffocated, with some leaping from windows to escape. Sisters and staff also suffered injuries and some lost their lives rescuing the youngsters. Firefighters arrived too late to save most.
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New York World
Nyack
Bt Anne's Convent
Sparkill
Orange County
George Martin
Mazeppa Engine Company
Piedmont
Empire Engine Company
Sisters of Mercy
New Jersey Northern Railroad
Orangeburg
Central of Georgia to pay 2 percent dividend
Central of Georgia Railway directors met in Savannah to review the year ending June 30 and announced a 2 percent dividend on the first preferred income bonds outstanding at 4 million dollars, totaling 80 thousand dollars.
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Central of Georgia Railway Company
Savannah
H. M. Comer
Longino Nominated by Mississippi Democrats at State Convention
Judge Longino was nominated for governor by Mississippi Democrats at the state convention in Jackson. Greenville judge Wynn spoke in support, the delegates acclaimed Longino amid a thunderstorm, with others pledging support. The platform endorsed Chicago 1896 principles and Bryan as leading reformist, plus calls to curb concentrated capital and uphold primary elections.
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Jackson
Miss
Saya
Longino
Wynn
Greenville
Judge Longino
Seventh Chancery
Mississippi
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Tribune
Business League
Leroy Percy
McLaurin
Industrial Institute and College
J. L. Powers
Hinds
H. L. Whitfield
Rankin
Southern District
A. Q. May
Simpson
Supreme Court
E. W. Brown
Copiah
Conference on State Boundary Lines at Bristol
Tennessee and Virginia governors and attorneys general met in Bristol to discuss the boundary line. It was agreed that Tennessee Attorney General Pickle will petition the U S Supreme Court in October to appoint commissioners to review and remark the lines. The conference was satisfactory.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Omeble
Bristo
Bristol
Tyler
Montagne
McMillin
Pickle
United States Supreme Court
Kendrick Commissioned Captain in Fortieth Volunteer Regiment
Major William J. Kendrick of Atlanta Georgia has received his commission as a captain in the Fortieth volunteer regiment and will resign from the city police board at the next council meeting. He was commissioned Tuesday and awaits orders for duties as the regiment rendezvouses at Fort Riley Kansas.
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Oicer
William J. Kendrick
Atlanta
Fortieth Volunteer Regiment
Kendrick
Fort Riley
Kas
Guerin's Friends Faithful in Underground Aid
Paris dispatch reports anti Semites say they are delivering food to Jules Guerin and his beleaguered companions at the anti Semite league HQ in Rue de Chabrol via an underground passage. Troops on the cordons are increased with no other changes in the situation.
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Paris
Jules Guerin
Rue de Chabrol
Four Twenty Third Regiment Men Ambushed at Cebu
A Manila special reports four soldiers from the Twenty third regiment stationed at Cebu were ambushed by local natives in the hills. Three were killed and the remaining man escaped.
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Insurgenta
Manila
Twenty-third Regiment
Cebu
Pension Payments Completed by Wilder in the South
The U S pension office in Knoxville Tennessee finished last quarter pension payments. General John T Wilder southern pension agent disbursed 2 000 000 for the quarter. Southern annual pensions total about eight million dollars. Wilder distributes pensions to Tennessee Oklahoma Territory Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Florida and Indian Territory.
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Wilder
United States Pension Office
Knoxville
Tenn
John T. Wilder
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Territory
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Tudian Territory
Old Frigate Constitution Barred From Parade
Acting Secretary Allen advised the Dewey committee that the Navy will not allow the old frigate Constitution to join the parade. The ship is considered a valuable relic and too risky to travel from Boston to New York.
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Allen
Dewey Committee
New York
Constitution
Boston
Chacornac Wins Futurity at Sheepshead Bay
Chacornac owned by James R. Keene captured the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay racing Saturday in 1 10 2 5. Brigadier ridden by J J Hyland finished second with Windmere third. The event carried nearly 42000 dollars and was the richest stake in the country. Twenty horses started this 12th running, marking Keene colors first in front.
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Chacornac
James R. Keene
Sheepshead Bay
J. J. Hyland
Brigadier
Bromley & Company
Windmere
Keene
Tennessee Officers Named by War Secretary for New Regiments
The secretary of war has appointed Tennessee officers from the governor’s nominations. Captain Charles W. Wadsworth, formerly captain of the Sixth United States Volunteer Infantry, will lead as captain. Benjamin L. Towser, late captain of the same unit, becomes second lieutenant.
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Secretary of War
Tennessee
Charles W. Wadsworth
United States Volunteer Infantry
Benjamin L. Towser
Dewey at Nice Receives Warm Welcome in France
Admiral Dewey and Olympia crew received measured honors in Nice and Villefranche. He denied reports of snub at Trieste, noting courteous reception and ministerial greetings, with citizens giving him an ovation as he toured the prefecture and port facilities.
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Nice
France
Admiral Dewey
T. M. Brumby
United States
M. Granet
Alpes-Maritimes
Piedmont
O'Farrell
Dewey
Villefranche
Olympia
Duval
M. Duval
Toulon
Nive Gava
Trieste
Marine
Vienna
Thore
Georgia's War Department appoints officers for Philippine regiments
Georgia receives a full quota of officers for new regiments to serve in the Philippine campaign. On Thursday the War Department named Capt J B Powell and lieutenants J H Boston, H C McCool, H J Stewart, T W Whitehead, and P W Harrison plus two additional appointments for Capt J W Kendrick and 2nd Lt W C Thornton, completing the state’s list.
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War Department
Georgia
J. W. Kendrick
W. C. Thornton
J. 8. Powell
John H. Boston
Marietta
Harry C. McCool
United States Volunteer Infantry
H. J. Stewart
Rome
Troup W. Whitehead
Paul W. Harrison
Storm reports recount heavy losses along Virginia coast
A Norfolk dispatch notes conflicting accounts from Albemarle and Pamlico sound regions and coasts from Hatteras to Hog Island. The great storm of August 1 to 18 likely drowned near 100 people and wrecked or damaged sixty to seventy houses, four or five churches, and many stores and barns on nearby islands leaving many homeless and destitute.
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Norfolk
Albemarle
Pamlico Sound
Hatteras
Hodgs Island
Portamouth
Quaker Republicans Nominate Slate At Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Republican state convention at Harrisburg nominated a ticket with J. H. Brown for supreme court judge, J. R. Adama for superior court judge, and Lieutenant Colonel James BE Barnett for state treasurer. Senator William Flynn opposed the platform plank endorsing Quay’s appointment by Governor Stone. The platform was adopted by a large majority after a roll call.
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Quay
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Supreme Court
New Cotton Press at Work in Georgia State
Last Thursday Wilkins and Jones of Waynesboro operated their gunnery equipped with American Cotton Company's round-lap presses. A large crowd witnessed the first bale production and praised the press for its workings.
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State of Georgia
Messrs. Wilkins & Jones
Waynesboro
American Cotton Company
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Merriment
Combine OF Georgia Mines
Admiral Watson III
Negrves
Souaust
General Mercier
Labort
Vince
N.Y
Longing
Democrats
Wall Ticket
Nainord
Guerin
Sheepshead
Hero of
Georgiais
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