Fury of the waters floods Texas refuge crisis
Despatch from Richmond reports the river inches higher with more than six hundred negroes rescued and housed at camps. Twenty one small boats bring in refugees as eleven drownings are recorded in Fort Bend county. Tug Galveston aids rescue near Duke where about a thousand await help on mounds.
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Galveston
Duke
Wyrick
Missouri
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Wien
Sealy
Sunnyside
San Felipe
Beaufort County Divorces Sought Through Governor Reprieve
In Beaufort County two men petition the governor for divorces from their wives. One man cites his wife’s six separations, the last on June 6, 1399, while the other notes his wife left nine years ago and has not returned. Both sign the plea as very respectfully yours in Christ.
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News & Observer
The Vance Statue Design Selected for Seven Thousand
The committee chose Henry J. Ellicott's bronze statue of 8 feet 6 inches for a pink granite pedestal 7 feet 6 inches high. It shows Vance with left hand on a pedestal draped by the state flag, an eye glass in his right hand, and a Prince Albert coat. Inscriptions to be decided may read Vance Citizen Soldier Statesman. Mrs. Vance favors adding He Never Had an Enemy Who Was Not the State's Enemy. Cost set at $7,000.
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Raleigh
Vance
Henry J. Ellicott
Washington
North Carolina
State Bar Association Meeting Ends In Praise
The meeting at Morehead City drew lawyers from all sections of the state. Attendance was excellent and topics showed the profession’s broad culture and leadership. The closing banquet featured speeches and toasts in a formal sendoff. A territorial tobacco and health remedy advertisement appears within the text.
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Morehead City
Trial of His Slayers Ended Aguinaldo's Hold Stronger
Manila reports the Luna slayers were acquitted on self defense grounds after a trial at Cabanatuan. The case reveals a Luna assassination plot against Aguinaldo and suggests Luna’s death redirected loyalty to Aguinaldo. In Washington Wheeler prepares for the Philippines voyage, hoping to sail on the second weekly boat.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Cabanatuan
Luna
Metropolitan Club Accounts Show Discrepancy
An examination of the Metropolitan Club accounts kept by cashier Eyse man Jr who vanished two weeks ago reveals a shortage likely around twenty thousand dollars. Club officers have not issued an official statement.
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Washington
Metropolitan Club
Eyseman, Jr
Wind Up Of Sprece-Wife And Children At Newton
Thomas E. Wright of Chester South Carolina killed himself in Newton North Carolina by a pistol shot last night. He was drunk for several days and told friends he would soon be dead. He leaves a wife and children. The blast occurred near the Scale Company of Elkhart Indiana.
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Thomas E. Wright
Chester
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Ea Suresse Fauraret Sobaaa
Ctiakari Otimpson Scale Company
Elkhart Ind
Newton
Hood's Sarsaparilla Health Ad
An old health notice urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to prevent scrofula taints in the blood and stay well.
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Hood
Fighting At Present Soldiers Sleep As Water Rises
Reports from Manila describe two days of storms cutting the country and forcing American troops to sleep on bunk boxes with three feet of water beneath. Bridges erased and units separated by six foot streams hinder supply and communication. A prominent general and a member of Aguinaldo's cabinet were said to be near switching sides but avoided detection. Washington announced new volunteer officer appointments as Otis notes two veteran regiments will enlist. Corbin says Philippine regiments will be renamed to avoid confusion.
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Aguinaldo
Luna
Washington
Major Bell
Corbin
Otis
Railway Civil Service Exam for Baggage Men
Central Railway introduces a civil service examination for baggage men on passenger trains. All men in this branch must take the exam to test knowledge of baggage routes between stations on the same line or across divisions.
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Plainfield
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Central Railway of New
Deaths in Cuban camps report by General Brooke
Washington dispatch lists deaths from yellow fever and related illness among U S soldiers in Cuban camps. Names include Andrew Sterling and John Leonard of the 5th Infantry, Harlem Griffin Griffin A 8th Cavalry, Manning, Fiatt, and Joseph Lawrence, with dates from the 5th to the 8th.
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Brooke
Santiago
Andrew Sterling
Puerto Principe
Harlem
Co. G
5Th Infantry
Robert Griffin
Co. A
8Th Cavalry
John Leonard
Co. M
Manning
Guantanamo
Fiatt
Puerto Princ
Joseph Lawrence
Quartermaster’s Department
Cervera Acquitted By Court Martial In Santiago
Madrid reports Admiral Cervera and the other Spanish fleet commanders, who were judged by a special court martial for their conduct at the battle of Santiago, have been acquitted and formally liberated.
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Cervera
Santiago
Cadets Visit West Point From Naval Academy
Cadets from the Naval Academy will visit the Military Academy at West Point for the first time in over thirty years. The delegation will travel by school ship and stay with the corps of cadets from July 16 for several days.
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West Point
Navi Academy
Military Academy
Corps of Cadets
Monaco Prince Declines In Dreyfus Case Dispute
Paris reports the Monaco prince refuses to engage with Count Castellane over the Dreyfus affair. He states Castellane misrepresented himself while he was not officially in Monaco, calling the challenge impertinent and unwelcome, with no further notice.
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Monaco
Count de Castellans
Dreyfus
Castel Vanes
Prince of
Carolina Labs and Labor Commissioner Speak on North Carolina Industry
The report quotes Labor Commissioner Ber Lacy stating that North Carolina suffers little ill treatment of labor and that mill owners in the state maintain high standards. He notes minimal industrial obstruction and praises local conditions as among the best.
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North Carolin
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