Curious Philippine flag shown to Adjutant General Corbin
Adjutant General Corbin received a Philippine mystery flag from Major Oswell of the Twenty-Third Infantry. The oblong banner, 4 to 5 feet, carries a red ground border with white raffles, a black field with five white stars and Moro symbols, Arabic letters, and religious and provincial meanings linked to the sultanate of Sulu. It was displayed in Corbin's office and drew notable attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin
Sulu
Mecca
Basilan
Jolo
Borneo
Palawan
Paraguay
Policemen Exonerated by Atlanta Police Board
Atlanta January 15. The board of police commissioners exonerated all officers on duty at the racecourse during the jockey club meet. Rev. L G Broughton had charged gambling and drinking but could not supply names, leading to full exoneration from the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Broughton
Atlanta
Board of Police Commissioners
Police Department
Rev
L. G. Broughton
Position Grounds
Jockey Club
English
Tarheel Lawmakers Debate Charter Bill in North State
In Rauzion Jan 15 a North Carolina senate debate focused on a blanket charter for Whitney, Reduction Co with power to raise capital to 10 million dollars and land condemnation across towns for railways. A committee substitute passed 35 to 8. House largely debated raising the governor’s salary from 3000 to 4000, passing 59 to 15. the governor was inaugurated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old North State
Rauzion
State Senate
Whitney
Augusta Police Chief Resigns After Fractured Board Rift
Avavera Ga Jan 15 Asbury Hall quits as chairman and member of the Augusta police commission citing wide differences with the board and nonalignment with ongoing charges. He says his views differ and his continued presence would be an embarrassment to the board and himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Avavera
Police Commission
Asbury Hall
Seven ill fated family tragedy in Georgia
Cleve land Pitts died yesterday after a brother accidentally shot him two weeks earlier. His mother died from a related wound months ago, and the father was shot dead by Peterson who mistook him for a rival. The item cites violent deaths in Williamsport area and notes election in Ecuador and a bank robbery in Livingston Overton county. President recovering in Washington reports steady improvement. O. H. McWilliams elected sixteenth consecutive mayor of East Rome.
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Williamsox
Cleveland Pitts
Fred
Pitt
Peterson
Boers Angry Over Botha Book Moves in South Africa
Lord Kitchener reports ten thousand fresh British troops en route to South Africa amid Boer activity in the Orange River Colony. Governor De Wet reportedly swears to shoot the author of the Boer to Boer book as refugee camps grow to two thousand and supply shortages worsen. Concurrently London notes plans to deploy about six thousand more yeomen to reinforce imperial forces, with mounts being shipped at eight thousand per month.
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Lord Kitchener
British War Office
Kroosstaat
Orange River Colony
Buarghér Peace Commission
Paul Botha
de Wet
Rhenoster
Lindley
South Africa
London
the Tribune
Jen. Powell
War Office
Cape
Imperial Yeomanry
Hawaiian Territory Not an Open Dock Delayed U.S. Customs Status
Solicitor General Richards argued before the Supreme Court that Hawaii would not be treated as part of the United States for customs purposes until Congress acts. He cited the annexation resolution and the 1900 act as milestones, noting Hawaii’s reluctance to grant immediate U.S. customs enforcement and warning of potential open ports if misapplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solicitor General
Islands
United States
Congress
Wasamatox
Richards Jeday
Mr. Smith
United States Supreme Court
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii
United Tes
Richards
Bronchitis relief with cod liver oil emulsion
An old bronchitis is obstinate and damages the airways, but Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil offers soothing relief for both cold and chronic lung conditions. The ad promises a sample from Scott & Gowne at Pearl Street in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Fat Scott & Gowne
Pearl Street
New York
Collision on Southern trains injures engineer near Ellerslie
A night collision on the Southern railroad near Ellerslie, 16 miles from Columbus, involved passenger train No 22 from Atlanta and freight extra No 443. Engineer Keene was badly injured. Conductor Ward and other crew aboard No 22 escaped harm, orders misread led to the crash.
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Pasenger
Attanrs
Creek
Southern Railroad
Ellerslie
Columbus
Atlanta
Ward
Keene
Calloway
Livupo
Elleralie
Keone
Ficer Keene
Baal
Neer Keene
Birdsong murder case yields no trace of suspects
Macon January 16 grand jury opened Birdsong murder case with many witnesses. Reported there is absolutely no trace of John Dixon alias Jackson and Battle, alleged linked to the crime, while the investigation nears completion despite extensive questioning.
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Macon
Jan
Birdsong
John Dixon
Jackson and
Battle
Sonny
Billed
Shot and Hanged Himself in Saint Sauveur Case
At Saint Sauveur in Troyes France an army officer and a police commissary entered Coquard’s house at 7 o clock this morning after he had barricaded himself with arms. They found him dead, hanging in a yard adjacent, the result of a threatened suicide after his confrontation with police. The event follows a prior report that he had attempted to kill those approaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troyes
France
Saint Sauiie
Coquard
Ward
Extradition Granted for Maxson in New York Case
Georgia jailer Warren L. Maxson faces extradition to Otsego county New York for larceny after a warrant was granted by the Georgia governor as his first official act. Also noted are social items about notable visitors and a local shooting suspect surrender in Bullock county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta
Warren L. Maxson
Imbella
Worth County
Otsego County
N. Y
B. Bodell
New York State
Pan American Paragraphs on canal talks and trade
A New York dispatch from London says Britain may endorse amended canal treaties with China and the United States likely to decide this week. A Davis amendment hurdle may vanish, easing four years of tension and closing the dispute. A separate Panama dispatch notes Guatemala’s Gua temala ship service launching to California, amid coast trade competition. A Bogota report recalls General Martelano Veloon’s appointment to war ministry. In Valparaiso Santiago, Pan American Medical Congress closes with speeches on regional cooperation and a banquet for delegates chaired by the agriculture secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
New York
Tribune
London
China
Prince Ching
Earl Li
Foreign Office
England
Cairo
Suez Canal
India
Foreigh
Camara
Jo Nest
Mimbalhi
Philippine Islands
Lord Cromer
Panama
Colombia
Pacific Navigation
Guatemala
Harris
San Francisco
Sanday
Valparaiso
California
4 Railroad
Sou American Stearsburp Company
Kosmos
Jamburg
Pacific Mail
Cartagena
Martelano Veloon
Bolivar
Bogota
Ministry of War
Pan-American Medical Congress
Santiago
Ford
A Night Of Terror and a Widow's Hope for a Cure
Mrs H Lincoln recounts a fearful night with General Bargham of Machias Me. The widow, told she could not live till morning, begs Dr Kings New Discovery claiming it saved her life and cured consumption. After three doses she slept and was cured. Medicine promises to cure throat chest and lung diseases. Available in 50 cent and 1.00 sizes at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bargham
Machias
H. BR. Palmer & Sona
Warren J. Smith & Bros
Troops to Change Posts From Fort McPherson Unit
Battery B First artillery based at Fort McPherson is ordered to New London Connecticut. Some men on detached duty at Key West Florida have returned to Atlanta. Ten recruits joined in Atlanta. Battery departs for the north to join companies K and T of the Eleventh infantry, arriving from San Juan Porto Rico and to be stationed at Fort LePherson through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McPherson
New London
Fort lePherson
Admiral Dewey in Poor Health at Home Visit
Admiral Dewey remains in frail health while staying at his Washington home after contracting a condition that has kept him indoors and under medical care since the illness emerged. Doctors say his general strength is reduced but no immediate danger is reported.
Boss Quay Will Get There No Doubt Entertained of Mrs Re Election to the Senate
Harrisburg Jan 15 Colonel M S Quay appears set to be elected United States senator by the Pennsylvania Legislature with House and Senate voting at 3 pm and a majority likely in each chamber. Joint session at noon will canvass the vote. Quay expected to carry votes from anti Quay Republicans and certain missing or absent members. Democratic candidate James O Guffy left for Texas to secure full Democratic support.
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Senate
Hareissure
M.S. Quay
United States
Pennsylvania
House
Ellin
Quay Ha
Arthur H. Squire
Woming
Dem
Ison A. Garvin
Adams
William J. Garvin
Schuylkill
J .G. Maloney
Venango
James O. Guffy
Pittaburg
Texas
Experts To Testify On Jennie Bosschichter Case
In Paterson New Jersey on January 15 experts are to testify about whether Jennie Bosschichter was criminally assaulted before her death. MacAlester Campbell and Death, the three men on trial for murder, showed a sleepless night after disclosures from witnesses on the first day. George Kerr may be called as a witness for the state in a separate trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Dosschieter
Debbh
Paterson
N. J
Sis Iptata
Pihat
Jennie Bosschicter
Confederate Veterans Told to Follow Endorsement Rules
Atlania Georgia January 15 Confederate veteran camps in Georgia and the south must follow the law regarding endorsing political candidates. General John B Gordon, commander, instructed Brigadier General A J West of the North Coastal command after recent violations. Camps are forbidden to endorse any political aspirant for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlania
Georgia
South
John B Gordon
A. J. West
Coa i
M Kenzie Held for Murder in Atlants Jail
John McKenzie a 34 year old white man was jailed on murder charges as part of a group tied to whitecappers who killed a negro man in Campbell county. This is the fourth arrest in the case. other inmates include John Goohean James Cochran and John Pace. Partial notes list further regional reports and local notices.
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M'Kenzie
Atlants
Atlasta
John McKenzie
Campbell County
Peano
John 8
Goohean
Janes A. Cochran
John. H. Pace
Governor Aycock Inaugurated Amid Prosperity Hopes
The inauguration of Governor Aycock drew thousands, with about 6,900 visitors plus military presence. He pledged to govern for all, emphasized education and literacy, and defended policy over mere rhetoric while condemning mob action and stressing law. He promised impartial enforcement of the law and public education expansion as essential national progress.
Killed His Wife and Child Then Takes Own Life
At Any, Jan 12, Louis Carrier aged 40 killed his wife by slashing her throat and struck his son Archie with a baseball bat before drinking Paris green and slitting his own throat. A letter to police hints at a motive. A sister says the wife endured years of drinking and abuse.
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Carrier
Tukits
Atany
Louis Carrier
Archie
Paris Green
Piet
North Adams
Mase
Ourrier
Bia
Steel bridge washed away in East Tennessee flood damage
In Knoxvill on January 12 a trestle and part of the steel structure of the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern rail road over Little River were washed away by high water. Rivers including Little River Tennessee French and Pigeon ran out of banks and lumber rafts drifted downstream. A boat loaded with lumber was swept away near Broad Street. no rain had fallen recently.
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East
Tennessee
Knoxvill
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad
Little River
Pigeon Rivers
Deputy Sheriff Killed in Ambush at Friar's Point
Meurnta Mississippi January 13 Deputy Sheriff James Lucas was shot and killed by Andrew Caylor who was attempting to arrest him on illicit whisky charges. Caylor captured but Lucas's posse killed the attacker before escalation. The incident occurred as Lucas went to serve the warrant and an ensuing chase followed.
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Meurnta
Friar’s Point
Misa
James Lucas
Andrew Caylor
Caylor
Railroads Protected as Exposition Opens in Charterton
Jan 13 Charterton council acts to guard railroads during the exposition. Jan 19 Kroxville notes Elk Valley Coal mining property leased for heavy mining. Jan 15 Wicurra reports Mrs Nation jailed. Carrie Nation charged with an offense. Jan 13 telegram confirms illness of George D Tillman. Jan 1 Tanortex reports John T Parker, county representative, ill at home.
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Omanteatos
Charterton
Bas
Kroxvile
The
Elk Valley Coal and
Nation
Wicurra
Kan
Quanantine
Carrie Nation
True Oitheim
Corvum, & C
George D. Tillman
Tanortex
John T. Parker
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Amar
Amon
Bint
Pam
Groner
Philippines
Tarheel
Augusta
Ecuador
the Herald
Guayaquil
Plazas
Rcof Generalia and
Geners Fonieorats Te
Politiaalisonerd
Inedara
Rey
Kousdorian
Jamestown
People’s Bank of
Livingston
Overton County
Wasmwaton
Rous
O. H. McWilliams
Rome
Dewet
Botha
Loxpox
Pretoria
Byers
Kallfontein
Orange River
Hawaiian Territory
Opreuma
Ala
O. E Bachellor
T. F. Freeman
Postoffice
Cuattlaxcopa
Shefflind
Gee
I. B. Hant
Lime Ridge
Wis
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
Pextxo
Dr. King
H.R. Palmer& Sons
Warran J. Smith & Bro
Paris
Qeoroia
Lavenporl
White Star Line
Oceanic
Queenstown
New Be
Mra Arthur
Batenan
Robert Lorrain
South Iren
New
Pla
Frohman
Sherif
Buooxomam
Als
P. F. Bodduth
Charles Austin
Morris
Robert Waldorp
Twa
Clytt
Parson Helton
Confederate
Union
Dewey
Washintow
Boss Quay
South Carolina
Coruna
Board of Regents of
Ms — Carolina
Inpinde Pabien
Leah Iocncae
Ds Aeu
Tence
New Youk
Cornelius L Alvord, Jr
Firstations Bank
Thomas
United — It Court
Alvord
Sourm Lyons
Mich
Carpenter & Jacobs’ Bank
G. D. Haymon
Om Waenee
Ana
Cad
New Yerk
American Tinplate Company
W. J. Smith & Bro
Caistoria
Aycock
Northna
Patie
Sgeiniies
Currituck
DeWitt
Palmer & Sons
Bavanyan
Sella & Gray's Circus
Aan Stee
Tarsorrox
Talbotton
Talbot County
Brunswick
Birmington
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