Belgium Strikes Spread as Authorities Tighten Control
Brussels reports show a widening general strike with large factory closures in Motenbeek and Charlerei district. Police crackdowns, funeral restrictions, and an armed parliament area tension. Estimates indicate fifty thousand strikers in Charlerei and twenty five thousand in La Louviere as Ghent Liege dispatches note spread.
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Brussels
Motenbeek
Charlerei
la Louviere
Department Remmains
Houdeng-Armeries
Ghent
Liege
Horstal
International Socilist Bureau
Belgium
Leopold
Chamber of Deputies
M. Neujean
M le Smte de Neyer
M Woest
Assassination of Russian Interior Minister Shocks St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg on April 15 the interior minister M Siplaguene was shot in the lobby of the ministerial offices by a student in a camp uniform. He died at 2 pm after five shots were fired. The assailant, Bulsahanstt, was arrested and claimed to act after rioting guilt in Kiev.
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T. Petersburg
M. Siplaguene
M. Sipiaguene
Imperial Council
Peace talks strained as Boers resist amnesty terms
London reports a setback in South Africa peace negotiations. The cabinet rejects Boer traders’ plea for an armistice and demands linked to Cape rebels, gravespy, and banishment proclamation. Boers demand restitution of farms, legal claims, and a faster path to representative government.
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London
Daily Mail
South Africa
Veterm
Cape
Lord Milner
Pretoria
Great Britain
Benfroe Jackson Promoted in Waycross Georgia
Waycross Ga April 16 Special Benfroe Jackson left tonight for Macon to accept a post as chief clerk to the traffic manager of the Macon Dublin and Savannah railroad He leaves his longtime post as chief clerk in the freight department of the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad and is succeeded here by Owen Phelan formerly with the Seaboard Air Line in Savannah.
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Benfroe Jackson
Waycross
Macon
Dublin
Savannah
Jackson
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad
Elty
Owen Phelan
Seaboard Air Line
Bluchers dominate shoe styles this year says retailer
Anor Hats Puein notes Bluchers top both high and low cut lines and warns only the best should be chosen as poorly swung lasts ruin shape. The pictured Blucher is made for them by Boyden in Newark, a bold claim by the dealer. A visitor recalls seeing a similar leather suitcase elsewhere before leather goods were stocked.
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Boyden
Newark
Britain Moves to Loan 32 Million in Tariff Debate
London reports Commons adopted a resolution for a loan of £32,000,000 by 229 to 103 as tariffs on grain imports loom. Chancellor notes potential revenue sources from Transvaal and Orange River colonies, with later allocations toward war costs. Millers in Liverpool trigger flour price rise and tax changes affect cereals and derived products nationwide.
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London
House of Commons
South Africa
Transvaal
Orange River
Joseph Chamberlain
Northwestern Association of Millers
Liverpost
Park remains open as country wagons use Macon wide place
In Macon Georgia at a mayor and council meeting the mayor vetoed a resolution to close Poplar Street park to country wagons. Eight votes could overrule but only five supported overruling. the veto stands and the park stays open for country teams. Alderman Hill's resolution for a state military shoot here this year was passed.
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Macon
Apr
Poplar Street Park
Hill
Another Bank Opens in Fairburn Ga
Fairburn Banking Company, a new enterprise, formally opened its doors today in Fairburn Georgia. Colonel J H Longino is president W McCurry vice president and R U Proctor cashier. It has a paid up capital of 25000 dollars and starts with good prospects. This makes two banks in Fairburn.
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Fairburn
Fairburn Banking Company
J. H. Longino
W. @. McCurry
R UL. Proctor
WeGro Thief Is Twice Shot In Corn Theft
Quitman Georgia April 15 Special S Hot Shearer shot a negro thief twice with bird shot at daybreak while guarding his corn crib. The fleeing man was shot in the back and then the second shot in the head. The captured suspect named Smith an ex convict recently released after a year sentence. he is seriously hurt.
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Quitman
S. Hot Shearer
Bird
Smith
Livingston Found in Swamp Be Is Wanted in Ozark Murder
In Bufauta Alabama April 15 a special report says Sheriff J Caraway aided by Dale county sheriff and a small posse captured Jam Livingston in Snipe s creek swamp beat eleven He was wanted in Ozark for alleged murder He was armed with a winchester but did not get a chance to use it Livingston fled Ozark three years ago and remained at large until this capture.
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Bufauta
Ala
J. Caraway
Dale County
Jam Livingston
Ozark
Livingston
Registrars Rounding Up Voters in Eufaula
In Eufaula Alabama on April 15 the county board of registrars began final rounds issuing voter certificates. Of about 1 100 certificates issued 31 went to African Americans. Uncle Wash Wood a long time resident and farmer in the eleventh beat is the county’s oldest voter at over ninety still active in politics and likely to cast ballots for several more years.
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Eufaula
Ala
County Board of Registrars
Wash Wood
Wash
Southern rails clash over L N merger amid stock shifts
President Spencer of the Southern railway denies merging with Louisville and Nashville and asserts no acquisition of the latter. Trustees of the property wield control via preferred stock with 5 percent dividends, now 21 2 percent on Southern railway preferred. Belmont interests and Illinois Central also in play as Northern Pacific merger questions loom.
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George F. Baker
Southern Railway
Morgan
Southern
Louisville and Nashville
Specer
Mr. Spencer
Thery
John W. Gates
Belmont
Ilinois
Southern Flurry Amazes Street Traders In Big Rail Shuffle
The day saw massive activity in Southern railway shares with a surge in both common and preferred stock. Morgan and Gates factions clashed in public statements as traders pushed volumes to record highs, with over 864 thousand shares traded and prices soaring from 34 1/2 to 40 1/2 intraday amid broader market movements.
Swamp Root Cure Praised By Police Officers
A letter from James Cook and Hugh E Boyle of the 65th and 58th Police Precincts lauds Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root kidney and bladder remedy. The note claims lasting health improvements after using sample and full bottles, noting rest at night, reduced back pain, and overall vitality. The advertisement promotes hospital use, doctor endorsements, trial offers, and free sample mailings.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
James Cook
Hugh E. Boyle
Greater
New York
John J. Bodkin
Kilmer
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Binghamton
Noble Soldier of Cross La rge Crowd at Funeral
Funeral services for Rev Dr T DeWitt Talmage were held at the Church of the Covenant with a packed crowd. A wreath from the White House sent by President and Mrs Roosevelt highlighted the ceremony, as ministers praised his leadership and philanthropy and plans for interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn were noted.
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Washington
Church of the Covenant
T DeWitt Talmage
Tennis Hamlin
Thomas Chalmers Faston
St. Nicols
James Demarest
Brooklyn
White House
Demarest
Hamlin
Tfore
New York
Green~wood Cemetery
Howard Suydam
Rhinebeck
Southern stock rally and rumors drive intense trading
Wild rumors surrounded Morgan & Coes arbiters and the Southern Railway common as speculative buying surged. Traders from Talbot J. Taylor to A. A. Haus traded heavily while Harris, Gates & Company handled large blocks. Closing levels showed profit taking with Southern at 37 7 8 and Louisville and Nashville down to 12 7 amid volatile activity. Spencer Mates discussed future relations of Southern and Louisville and Nashville.
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Morgan & Coes
Southern Railway Common
Morgan
Gates
Southern Common
Louisville
Nashville
Southern Andare
Talbot J. Taylor & Company
van Embure & Atterbury
A. A. Haus& Company
Frank Savin
J. Bache & Bouvier
Harris, Gates & Company
Southern Railway Company
Aire
Wall Street
Spencer
Southern
Uncle Sam's Jack Tars Save Town From Flames
Washington reports detail American sailors of the North Atlantic squadron aiding a Trinidad fire. Lieutenant J M Poyer and 21 sailors joined British forces to battle a blaze at a ble trading company yard on March 27. A powder breach cooled the flames as Navy men led with hoses.
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Washington
Navy Department
B. H. McCalla
Kaarsarge
Spain
Trinidad
Ble Trading
J. M. Poyer
Campbell
Fairfield
Carpenter Richards
Poyer
Louisville and Nashville rail deal sparks state and legal talk
Early reports and conferences at Morgan and Company hint at a Morgan Belmont stand on delaying statements about control of Louisville and Nashville. Projections suggest possible concessions to Illinois Central if Southern wins majority, amid pending Great Northern Northern Pacific merger entanglements.
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Louisville
Mr. Perkins
Belmont
Morgan-Belmont
Edwin Hawley
Louisvile
Nashville
Morgan & Company
Hawley
Louisville and Nashville
Gates
Colorado
Postoffice Business Grows in East Point
East Point Georgia April 15 Special The East Point postoffice is on the presidentialist due to a large increase in federal business in the area The office will move in about two weeks from its current buiding to a brick building under construction by D C Lyle New boxes and fixtures have been ordered and the office will look very handsome after the transfer
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East _Point
East Point
Uncle Sam
Bufidine
D. C. Lyle
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