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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
3
The Associated Press reports an authority says Emperor Nicholas and ministers formally discussed peace at a conference in Tsarskoe-Selo. Participants were bound to secrecy, with no details released. Speculation notes possible terms discussed and a Japanese note arriving via nonstandard channels.
Governor Hoch signed a 200000 dollar bill to finance a Kansas state refinery with 2000 barrel daily capacity. The move advances the state’s battle against the Standard Oil company, with a message detailing reasons for signing the measure and a review of the fight.
Berlin reports Emperor William will accept a Doctor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania in absentia on February 22, the same day President Roosevelt receives the honor. Baron Von Speck Sternberg, the German ambassador, has been summoned to represent the emperor. this marks a rare case of a reigning sovereign receiving an American university degree.
An American doctor confirms a remarkable cancer cure achieved with static electricity and a 500 year old Scotch spirit doctor named Burns. Mary Scott Rowland recounts the method and a Brooklyn medium’s sitting that guided treatment.
A roan mare owned by Alpheus Libby of Flagg Pond road rode the cowcatcher of Freight No. 250 from North Street crossing to Bradley Street. The train halted, the mare was uninjured aside from minor leg cuts, and was led to City Marshal Dennett’s stable. Libby’s chase and the dramatic half mile ride drew town chatter with no fatalities.
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