Revival of Southern traffic meeting pledges labor service aims
W O Finley president of the Southern Railway convened a conference of twenty chief traffic officers from the Southern and affiliates to discuss restoring traffic flow and improving services. The meeting, chaired by Finley, addressed rate pressures, crop season impacts, and rail policy amid flirtations of lower rates by Southern and Mobile and Ohio, praised Mississippi legislature for resisting antirailroad pressure and for its cautious stance on rate reductions.
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In Memoriam Notice for Ethel Atlee Departed
Loving remembrance for Ethel who departed this life. Dat loving memory remains in the family and friends.
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Death notice for Eats Day Bane and family details
Obituary fragment notes the death of Eon Wile Tam Davis aged 18 with a sister Mrs 5 Tafeama Mel and other relatives mentioned. Interment is planned at nah Crmoce with service at 8 a.m. and relatives invited to attend. appears to reference Sibley and945 addresses and a Mond tri TR date.
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Bryan and Hearst Move Toward Campaign Role in Chicago
On July 26 in Chicago William J. Bryan spent most of the day in the Auditorium Annex meeting with party leaders while William R. Hearst arrived but avoided contact. Bryan planned to announce upcoming speaking dates next week and attend a banquet at Acasarbon Hill. The Democratic National Committee reshuffle planned a New York headquarters and a Chicago advisory body as Norman Mack and Henry Watterson chaired reforms. Burton and Abbott named to campaign roles with plans for Democratic headquarters in the Annex.
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ALE TEXAS MAY GO "DRY" IN PROHIBITION PROSPECTS
In Drtas Wex July 28 report on the Democratic primary shows Gov Campbell leading Williams by a wide margin but party returns are incomplete. Attorney General Travitson ahead of Wrenne by about 7,500 with full results pending. Prohibition’s fate remains unclear as Williams trails in three counties Hopkins Raines and Didius amid scattered statewide contests for lieutenant governor comptroller and other state offices.
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Mexican Oil Fire Fierce near San Geramin River
Special to The Washington P1 Tampico Mexico July 2 The airfield fire near the San Geramin River 73 miles southwest of here has intensified with subterranean gas explosions in the last three days. Flames reach 100 to 1300 feet and oil destruction is estimated at numerous barrels per day according to a government engineer sent to the scene.
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Hughes Still Hears No Word On renomination
Gov. Hughes has not received communication from President Roosevelt or Chairman Woodruff about his plan to seek a party renomination. Reportedly, William Taft will visit a private camp on August 17 for a few days.
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May Name Dark Horse Miners Strenuously Demand
Special to The Washington Post from Charleston West Virginia reports a volatile political scene as two Republican tickets and a looming Democratic convention stir emotion. Miners from Kanawha are urged to flood the city to back Adam B Littlepage for governor, while other candidates like Louis Hennett Thomas F Hodges and David Johnson are named. Observers note newspaper influence and rival conventions, with a likely summer long fight and possible state primary proposals.
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Dewitt Clinton Smith Dead Witnessed Presidents and Washington’s Burial
Dewitt Clinton Smith died at his daughter Mrs Annie Browne’s home in Wheeling West Virginia He was born and raised in Maryland and Washington and More notably he saw almost all US Presidents except two He witnessed the exhumation and re interment of George Washington at Mount Vernon His wife died fourteen years ago and he was survived by four children Mrs William Towls Mrs Robert M Browne Mrs Andrew K Browne and Miss Elizabeth Smith.
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Rev Dr Samuel M Johnson to lead Chevy Chase church
The Washington Post reports Dr Samuel M Johnson of Charlotte has accepted a call to lead the recently organized Chevy Chase Presbyterian church and will assume duties within weeks. He has pastored in Denver Chicago and Corning where he organized the Corning Academy and served as president for two years. He is 48 with a wife and three children. The Chevy Chase Congregation has purchased a site for a new church building to be erected soon.
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Chevy Chase Baned Bregation
Carthage Man Tries Twice to End His Life in Winston-Salem
F C Adams traveling salesman attempted to suicide in his Zinzendorf Hotel room by taking hyoscyamine this morning. Whisky counteracted the drug, preventing death. It is his second such attempt in Winston-Salem.
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Rain Saves Tobacco Crop in Virginia Drought Eases
Petersburg and Richmond report relief from six weeks of drought as short heavy rains break the dry spell. Tobacco, corn, and vegetables show stress but rain boosts hopes for fall curing and stable markets. trading remains dull with desultory activity in Danville warehouses.
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Man Arrested in Alexandria After Alleged Assault in Chicken Alley
Police arrest Thomas Farrall on a warrant after Mamie Jackson reports being struck with a blackjack and Henry Hammond corroborates. Farrall to be arraigned in police court today. Also notes funeral services for Samuel H Dement at 492 South Fairfax Street and clergy activity as Rev Richard R Reidel preaches in Alexandria churches. A new cradle at Dean & Son shipyard near canal locks is nearing completion. Reverend Joseph B R Sevier and family to vacation in Ocean City Maryland for two weeks.
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Dean & Son
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Second Presbyterian Church
Not a Candidate Again Maj Anderson to Step Down
Special to The Wachington Post Richmond Va July 26 Attorney General William A Anderson says he will not seek renomination in the Democratic primaries next year after nine years in public service He cites fiduciary and professional duties needing attention and plans to return to law practice likely maintaining offices in Lexington and Richmond Judge W Williams a defeated candidate in two elections seeks the offices.
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Market Rises as Rail Bonds Lead Revival and Oil Case Shapes Courts
The Washington Post notes a third straight week of higher markets with broad participation, bonds up and stock gains. It highlights Chicago appeals court action overturning a $29.24 million Standard Oil fine, and large new rail bond issues abroad signaling credit recovery. railroad rate moves loom amid Hepburn commodity clause scrutiny as banks secure treasury cash and industrials gain pricing freedom.
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Duty is Christ's Kingdom sermon by Rev. Weston Bruper
The Rev. Weston Bruper of Fifth Baptist Church preached on Psalm ninety one sixteen, saying prayer is a duty for those who love God. He argued God may answer or deny, teaching that God's "nay" reveals love, and that true salvation comes through duty and service, not pleasure.
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Mount Airy Judge grants injunction against rate hike
In Mount Airy Georgia on July 26 Judge Speer granted a preliminary injunction restraining multiple railroads including the Atlantic Coast Line, Louisville and Nashville, Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis, Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific, and Southern Railway from increasing staple goods shipment rates from Western to Southern points. The order delays the raise set to take effect August pending a July 29 hearing. The petition claims Georgia shippers and buyers would lose from fifty thousand to one million dollars annually.
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Stocks Heavy Abroad and Buoyant American Markets
British consols fall as traders await government rate cuts while American securities rise on rail bonds demand and a strong U S market. Turkey fears, a Solingen bank failure, and European war talk weigh on Europe with Paris reacting to New York gains and the sultan's constitutional move.
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Fifty Years in the Pulpit Celebrated in Gaithersburg
The Rev. J. H. Dulaney marked his fiftieth year as a minister with Grace Church services in Gaithersburg Md. He preached a sermon recalling career highlights while Rev Henry W Burruss praised his faithful service. Dulaney, now on the superannuated list, will move near Baltimore on September 1 after serving as supply pastor locally.
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Trains Strike Kill Two, Farmed Die Young In Roanoke
Special to The Weehington Pose reports Franklin county farmer C T Brantey died after being run over by a Norfolk and Washington freight train near Rocky Mount Friday night his legs were severed and he died in hospital. Also in Salisbury Maryland William Stewart four died after being run over by a northbound train and had an arm amputated. Swift and Company reports Fresh Beer sales in Washington DC averaged 7 8 1c per lb for week ending July 25.
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Swift & Company
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