Confederate veterans hold ninth reunion and reelect leaders
At Charleston the United Confederate Veterans closed its ninth annual meeting with General John B. Gordon and officers reelected. Louisville chosen for next gathering. A substitute resolution limits federal care to graves in the north while southern women tend graves in seceding states and Maryland. Debate followed as the plan drew strong support and opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Confederate Veterans
Charleston
John B. Gordon
Louisville
South
Maryland
Stephen D. Lee
United States
Atlanta
J. L. M. Curry
Confederate Congress
Committee On
Spain
McKinley
Wheeler
Fitzhugh Lee
Butler
Hobson
Victor Blue
Worth Bagley
Navy
North
Mercedes On The Way Captured Spanish Cruiser Sails North
The navy department was notified Saturday that the former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes had left Santiago and is en route to the Norfolk navy yard. Interest centers on her as likely the only captured Spanish ship of size able to be brought to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Department
Reina Mercedes
Wreck at Exeter Claims Two Dozen Lives in Reading Line
Twenty eight people are reported dead and fifty injured after a Friday night collision on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Exeter. Investigations seek the cause as officials note a freight car block may have forced an express stop. Notable passengers included Senator Boles Penrose and Col Henry D Paxon. many Hartranft era veterans and National Guard members were aboard the second train. Norristown mourns as its residents account for the heaviest losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Philadelphia and Reading
Exeter
Swiger
Reading Railway
Birdsboro
Williamsport
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Boles Penrose
Henry D. Paxon
Wheeler Snubbed at Confederate Veterans Parade
In Charleston General Joseph Wheeler was excluded from the Confederate Veterans parade lists by General C L Walker amid claims of bitterness. Wheeler, the United States Army officer, drew fanfare from thousands as the procession passed without him, prompting public condemnation of Walker for the omission and poor handling of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. O
Joseph Wheeler
United States Army
United Confederate Veterans
Wheeler
Loro
C. 1. Walker
Col
Henry L. Turner
Chicago
General Wheeler
Walker
Brody of Miss Taggart Identified at Chandeleur Island
Ex-Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis identified the body found buried on Chandeleur Island as his daughter Brody Taggart lost in the Paul Jones wreck. The body was exhumed and brought to New Orleans on Monday for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandeleur Island
New Orleans
Taggart
Indianapolis
Paul Jones
A Home for Dewey Gift Approved by Navy Secretary
Secretary Long announced support for a public gift of a home to Admiral Dewey funded by subscriptions. He said the gift honors him and reflects the people's gratitude, with the widow's mite matching large donations, highlighting the generosity behind the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Admiral Dewey
Reading wreck toll climbs with Harrisburg excursionists
A Reading Pennsylvania special reports a Philadelphia and Reading line collision at Exeter six miles south of Reading. An express from Pottsville to Philadelphia failed to clear for an extra train from Harrisburg crowded with excursionists. From twenty to thirty killed, fifty injured, twelve identified. Many Norristown travelers among the dead and injured. A relief train carried twenty more bodies to Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Philadelphia and Reading
Exeter
Pottsville
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Reading Wood
Norristown
Olympia to return home after Manila duty
Navy department notices Dewey may sail for the United States immediately aboard the flagship Olympia. Secretary Long granted permission to leave Manila ahead of the Philippine commission shut down. Olympia expected in New York about fifty five days after leaving Manila for a Fourth of July display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
B. F. Stevens
Trafalgar Square
London
England
Navy Department
Long
Admiral Dewey
United States
Manila
Philippine Commission
Stevens
Suez Canal
Dewey
New York
Prayed Against Bugs Demonstration Near Montreal
A remarkable demonstration occurred near Montreal at St Hilmere Quebec on Thursday. Bugs ravaged apple orchards last year and appear more numerous this season. A religious crusade opened in the parish church with mass. A procession led by the priest and choir boys followed, more than 150 parishioners marching through infected areas praying for divine aid in the fight against the plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
St. Hilmere
Five Die In Fire At Spring Place Home In Murray County
A 2 a.m. blaze at Dr H C Bagwell’s Spring Place residence killed the physician his three children and the governess Mrs Williams. Two others escaped including Dr Sam Gilbert and Frank Williams. The tragedy left a charred scene with a theory that Bagwell perished shielding a baby as flames overtook him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bagwell
Murray County
Spring Place
H. ©. Bagwell
Williams
Sam Gilbert
Frank Williams
Dr. Bagwell
Color Line Knocked Out Negro Funeral Shuts Albany
Frank W. McCarthy a leading colored resident of southwest Georgia died at his Albany home after two months with Bright's disease. His funeral at the African Methodist Episcopal church drew a vast crowd of whites and blacks. For the first time in Albany all stores and offices closed during the service. McCarthy, though not active in politics, was a highly influential figure in the county and his loss is lamented by both races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Frank W. McCarthy
Georgia
Bright
African Methodist Episcopal Church
McCarthy
Atlantic Coast Line Sets Strawberry Shipment Record
Three trains carried ninety carloads of strawberries from Wilmington to Goldsboro North Carolina, totaling 32 500 crates, marking a record Tuesday according to the Atlantic Coast Line railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Wilmington
Goldsboro
N. C
Resignation Accepted at Southern Baptist Seminary
A Loniasville dispatch reports Dr. William Jf. Whitsitt was dropped from the presidency and from the history chair at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary after trustees accepted his resignation. The action occurred at a trustees meeting Thursday night, formalized by the board president Hon. Joshua Levering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitsitt
Theological Seminary
Loniasville
William Jf. Whitsitt
John A. Broadus
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Whitaut
Joshua Levering
Board of Trustees
Wages Ahead 10 Percent For 3000 Iron Workers in Ohio
The Wheeling Steel and Iron Company plants at Bellmont top and Inbel mills in Wheeling and Benwood blast furnaces Martins Ferry Ohio have granted a 10 percent wage increase for 3000 employees. The raise took effect Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bellmont
Top Mill
Inbel
Wheeling
Benwood
Martins Ferry
Belaire
Ohio Valley
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Convict Cruelty Report Sparks Florida Debate
A Florida legislative committee returning to Tallahassee reports cruelty and unlawful treatment of convicts in east and south Florida convict camps. Many convict lessees are in Tallahassee hoping to blunt further inquiry, with talk of a coming sensation and wide debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee
Dreyfus Escort Leaves St Nazaire for Return by June
In Paris Petit Bleu reports ten republican guard members and four gendarmes left St Nazaire aboard the steamship Lafayette to escort Dreyfus back to France. It suggests his return may come by the end of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petit Bleu
Paris
Republican Guard
St. Nazaire
France
Lafayette
Dreyfus
Confederate Graves Care Resolutions Referred in Charleston
At the United Confederate Veterans convention in Charleston General Walker read a resolution urging United States care for Confederate graves, in the north and near former war prisons. A compromise was adopted to allow federal action if desired, while the South keeps graves at home and honors them there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Heunton
United Confederate Veterans
Charleston
Walker
Stephan D. Lee
Atlanta Ga
United States of America
United States
McKinley
North
J. William Jones
Committee On
Dr. Jones
Tegard
Book Committee Report on United States Claim Dispute
A Nashville dispatch reports the Methodist Episcopal church book committee defends its 100000 plus fee paid to Major E B Stahlman for securing the government claim following wartime damage to the publishing house. The committee says it had no power to return funds, nor to resign, and urges an end to acrimonious agitation until the next general conference reviews may occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Stablman
Dofonda
Nashville
Tenn
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ponth
United States
E. B. Stahlman
Bcal
Book Committee
General Conference
Moving Furnaces Transfered from Alabama to North Carolina
A Birmingham dispatch reports Empire State Iron and Steel company plans to rehabilitate and modernize furnace plants at Woodstock Alabama and Fort Payne Bay State furnace at Greensboro North Carolina. Engines and boilers from Woodstock have shipped. Bay State plant is being dismantled. W L Sims formerly of Birmingham named general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
North Carolina
Birmingham
Ala
Woodstock
Bay State Furnace
Fort Payne
Greenesboro
N. C
Empire State Iron and Steel Company
New York
Bay State
W. L. Sims
Rebels slay Frenchman at Filipino lines in truce
A Manila dispatch to The New York Journal and Advertiser reports Frenchman M Darmarals killed by insurgents after crossing Filipino lines under a flag of truce. He was negotiating for the release of Spanish prisoners, a development that may provoke a French demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal and Advertiser
Manila
M. Darmarals
Frence
Gomez balks at Cuban troop disbursement amid stalled appointments
Havana dispatch reports General Gomez refusing to aid in distributing a $3,000,000 U S fund for Cuban troops while appointed commissioners from the Fourth through the Sixth army corps fail to appear or resign. General Rojas arrived, met officials, then declined to serve. other generals also avoided duty. General Brooke notes the delay hampers payment plans and questions Gomez's stance as he blames his enemies for the hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Gomez
United States
Betancourt
Nodarse
Eighth Army
Rojas
Gomex
Lnter
Chaffee
Brooke
Francisco Carrillo
Fifth Army Corps
Captain Page
Gomes
Hrooke
Kennon
Gomer
Greene Succeeds Whitsitt as SBC Seminary President
In Louisville the Southern Baptist convention unanimously elects Dr. J P Greene of William Jowell College Missouri to lead the Louisville seminary. Dr Kerfoot withdrew his candidacy by letter, drawing praise from board members and signaling a Whititsit faction victory amid internal controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptist Convention
Louisville
J. P. Greene
William Jowell College
Missouri
Southern Baptist Seminary
Greene
F. H. Kerfoot
Board of Trustees
Whitaut
Whitsittites
Dr. Kerfoot
Dr. Greene
J. R. Sampo
Kerfoot
Navies to honor Dewey on Mediterranean voyage
A Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey’s home-coming via the Mediterranean expected to prompt naval honors from European powers. Ambassador Cambon in Paris notes the return and Olympia’s probable passage past French ports in Algiers, signaling broad recognition by major navies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Mediterranean
Europe
Cambon
France
Paris
Olympia
Algiers
Puddler Wage Increases Planned In May and June
A Pittsburg dispatch reports that puddlers who are Amalgamated Association members will receive a 25 cent per ton wage advance during May and June. Finishers and hoop mill workers will get a 2 percent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
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Glyes
Mercedes
Reading Road
Brody
Miss Taggart
Bugs
Vieting
Gen. Gomez
Gen. Brooke
Mediterraneom
Puddlers
Amalgamated Association
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