Distinguished Briton on railroad rates in the United States
Washington May 20. W M Acworth the distinguished British railway expert spoke before the senate committee on interstate commerce on freight rates. He noted secret rebates are fading yet calls for national rate control rise, argued rates fix themselves through complex factors, and praised railroad impartiality while warning regulation tends to raise or distort prices. He urged considering existing conditions and cautioned against overreach while praising the U S railway system.
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Washington
W. M. Acworth
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Mr. Acworth
University of London
United States
Acworth
Herbert Spencer
Elkina
Railroad Commission
Hadley
England
America
Young man attempts suicide at Bainbridge hotel
Cuyler Doddridge, a Tyrone Ky native and Bainbridge resident employed at a local cooperage, attempted to end his life at the Fordham hotel. He is described as religious and a Sunday school superintendent, with revival meetings cited as a possible influence amid family troubles. Doctors treated him after he swallowed a drug.
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Bainbridge
Cuyler Doddridge
Tyrone
Fordham
Doddridge
Young Man Survives Morphine Overdose
Report states the individual took an estimated two to three grains of morphine. He remains conscious and appears to be recovering, with medical staff noting his current condition as one of practical consciousness.
Athens Factory to Start Operation in June
The Athens Factory is expected to begin operation on June 1, with completion tasks nearly finished. The Check Factory won’t operate initially but could resume if yarn production exceeds sales, enabling weaving of cloth. The item references Fine Printing The Banner Leada.
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Athens
Torture in China Revealed by Courtroom Visit
A correspondent describes a Chinese palace of justice where prisoners endure brutal torture, while judges, richly dressed, review cases. The piece recounts a trial in which a prisoner endured bamboo on his wrist, the crowd watching, and notes the grim fate awaiting many who confess or are condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Palace of Justice
Jane
England
France 10 Fight the Japanese Indo-China Defence Report
Paris May 19 M Deloncle, deputy for Indo China, submits to the naval affairs committee a report urging strong reinforcement of Indo China to deter a Japanese invasion. He outlines sea control, base blocks, anchorages at Kamranh Bay and Port Dayot, and calls for up to 55 000 troops, expanded bases, torpedo and submarine stations, with total cost around 42 million dollars. The plan emphasizes self-defense until French fleets arrive.
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Paris
Francois Delon
Fia
Indo-China
Japan
China
Indo China
Saigon
Port Arthur
Kamranh Bay
Port Dayot
Far East
Allong Bay
Pulo Condor
Cape St. James
Turan
Tonguin
M. Deloncle
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and NY Gambling Note
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Walding Kinnan Martin. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price 75c, plus a note on Hall's Family Pills. Also a brief line reports women gamblers are more plentiful in New York after a police raid.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Martin
New York
Miss Nellie Michael to represent normal school at university commencement
Miss Nelle Colquitt Michael of Monroe, senior at the State Normal School, will represent the institution at the University Commencement with an essay. She has been elected to a position in the Athens city schools, a distinction praised by Monroe and the Walton Tribune as a crowning honor for a gifted young lady and a proud moment for her family.
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Nelle Michael
Monroe
State Normal School
Athens
Walton Tribune
Nelle Colquitt Michael
John M. Michael
Michael
Merchants Trust Company Closes Under State Supervision
New York May 23 The Merchants Trust Company of New York City was closed today by Fr D Kilburn state superintendent of banks with a posted notice on its doors The closure stems from an inability to meet large loans secured by Hudson Valley Railroad Company securities The development sent ripples through Wall Street with late trading reflecting the impact on the stock market.
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New York
Merchants Trust Company
Fr. D. Kilburn
Hudson Valley Railroad Company
Wall Streets
Serenade attack at Jeter Female Institute shocks Roanoke
In Roanoke Virginia on May 23 a serenading party of thirteen Randolph Macon Academy male students was fired on near the Jeter Female Institute. Five boys were shot with shotguns. One boy had many pellets in the face. The assailants warned the visitors earlier and fired as they approached the campus. The boys returned fire with no reported damage. Authorities say jurisdiction lies outside town limits and no arrests have been made. Names of the wounded are not released. Jeter teachers decline to identify who fired.
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Roanoke
Randolph-Macon Academy
Bedford City
Jeter
New York City Home to Dozens of Foreign Language Newspapers
A survey of Manhattan shows about 100 newspapers and magazines published in languages other than English. German dominates, with Italian, Hebrew, Spanish, and Polish among many others represented by dailies and weeklies. Various immigrant communities, from Syrians and Arabs to Finns and Swedes, sustain thriving presses with minimal news services, often translating from major American papers.
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New York City
Jas
Manhattan Island
New York
New York Herald
Boston
Park Row
Fleet Street
Grenwich Street
Washington Street
West Street
Sixth Street
William Treet
Stone Street
Eleventh Avenue
East Seventy-second Street
Winking Eye Confusion Ends in Umbrella Blow
In Vinton Iowa on May 23 Miss Alice Ingram struck A L Manwell, a respected local merchant with an umbrella after misreading a wink as impropriety. Justice Hartley fined her three dollars and costs.
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Vinton
Iowa
A. L. Manwell
Alice Ingram
Miss Ingram
Preacher Accused of Slander Near Urbana Ohio
In Urbana area May 23 Rev. W. Wiant pastor of Christiansburg Methodist church was held to the grand jury on a charge of slander. An affidavit by Dr. Hyde alleged he said all women who dance are unchaste. The minister denied the remark though witnesses testified they heard it.
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Urbana
Ohio
W. Wiant
Christiansburg
Hyde
Wlant
Hat Pin Exposes Girl Disguised as Boy at Union Depot
Pittsburg May 23 Special Officer Copper at the Union Depot arrested Maggie Lockhart of Grove City after a hat pin triggered suspicion in a girl dressed in boys clothes at the ticket window. The daughter of a coal merchant, she had run away a month ago and hid in Allegheny. She was taken to Central Police Station to strip the disguise.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Copper
Union Depot
Jalim l
Maggie Lockhart
Grove City
Fenny
California
Ras
Central Police Station
Will Sims to be hanged at Rockdale county jail
Conyers Ga May 23 Will Sims a colored man is to be hanged here on the 2nd of next month He shot his wife dead in the yard as she wished to visit her brother with their baby in her arms the child escaped unharmed This will be the first public hanging in Rockdale since it became a county fifty four years ago Outside Bilis Island immigration and journalist note Pall Mall Gazette quotes editor John Temple Graves offered the presidency of the Jamestown Exposition.
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Conyers
Will Sims
Rockdale
New York
Bilis Island
Immigration Department
Pall Mall Gazette
Farmer Killed by Lighting Near Blackshear Georgia
Blackshear Ga May 23 T B Crawford a white farmer about twenty years old son of R J Crawford was instantly killed by lightning about 11 miles east of Blackshear Saturday evening. He and friends had gone fishing when a thunderstorm forced them under separate trees. One companion was knocked senseless and Crawford lay dead when help arrived. Crawford came from a prominent family. The governor of Montana is to wed a stenographer, leading the Atlanta Journal to note changes after the weddings.
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Blackshear
T. B. Crawford
R. J. Crawford
Crawford
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Ying Pan
Tama
Manchuria
Liao
France
London
Nellie Michael
Rust Company
BABEL
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World
Journal
Sun
Times
John Temple Graves
Jamesstown Exposition
Montana
Atanta Journal
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