Five of McDonald’s clients to face court over water polo payoffs
December 2 report from Lynchburg Va notes Ats oan McDonald’s clients expected to testify in superior court about a water polo scandal. Ex Aldermen Donovan Bloowm MacLachlan and Cory P Blsaell among those waiving examination. Ex-City Att Baldsbury confined at home amid nervous strain as bribe case moves to lower court tomorrow.
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Cory P Blsaell
Alderman Johnson
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Conserta
Kienzat
Orst
Selabury
Théis
Salsbury
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Court weighs rebates case against C and O and NYCNH
The state commerce commission charges the Chesapeake and Ohio and the New York New Haven and Hartford railroads with not observing tariff rates in hauling coal from West Virginia to Newport News for shipment to NYCNH. This early injunction under the Elkins law tests prohibitions on rebates and concessions. Judge McDowell took the matter under advisement and will decide in about thirty days. the Supreme Court is expected to settle the points involved.
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New York
New Haven
Hartford
United States District Court
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West Virginia
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Damage suit filed against Huntington estate by Galveston parties
A $300,600 damage suit was filed in the district court in Galveston against the Collis P Huntington estate. Petitioners David B Henderson and Walter Gresham claim the executors refused to fulfill an agreement to purchase stock in the Galveston and Western railway, described as a valuable terminal road.
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Galveston
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Collis P Huntington
David B Henderson
Walter Gresham
Arabella D. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Galveston and Western Railway
Galveston and Western
Deadly duel over a job in Lexington Ky
In Chilesburg two men Henry Gray and Lewis Skaggs quarreled over unloading a coal car today. Gray was killed and Skaggs fatally shot. Both men left large families. In Chicago, December 2, Girl cracker packers officially ended a strike against the National Biscuit Company.
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Henry Gray
Lewis Skaggs
Chilesburg
Gray
Skaggs
Chicago
National Biscuit Company
Foes of Dreyfus Arise as Revision Moves Forward
Paris December 2 Dreyfus commission meets at the justice department to review documents. Nationalists led by former ministers Cavalgnac and Mercier oppose government action, signaling renewed bitterness and political tension across military and governmental circles.
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Department of Justice
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Dreyfus
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Cavalgnac
Mercier
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Piquart
Jos. Reinach
Chamber of Deputies
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M Brisson
M. Loew
Court of Cassation
Legion of Honor
German Interpellation Over Soldier Brutality Urged
Berlin December 2 Eugene Richter radical leader will interpellate Count von Buelow the imperial chancellor regarding maltreatment of private soldiers by officers He seeks legislative and administrative steps to curb officer abuse as shown in cases before military courts Charles G Bartlett Congressman returns home from Washington with remarks about the extra session and its lack of need Home in Macon Ga December 2 Special.
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von Buclow
Berli
Radical Party
Count von Begow
Judge Bartlett
Macon
Charles G Bartlett
Congress
Washington
Bartlett
Women Barred From The Bar In London
London court rules there is no precedent or authority to admit women to the Inn of Court. Bertha Cave’s appeal against Grey’s Inn benchers’ decision to bar her as a prospective student to be called to the bar was denied.
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Atlanta idea sparks after-dinner plan in New York humor
A dispatch from Atlanta described a chamber of commerce smoker and a lively New York joke about the “Atlanta idea.” The Sun published a spoof imagining a push to create an Atlanta Idea Society to promote after-dinner speeches and organized dinners led by press-ident guests, with reactions from SONS of Paraguay and Uruguay in New York. It mentions speakers, dinners, and social figures like J G Brannon, Rome. John T Welch, Athens. P Leach, Boston. Eugene Benton, Monticello. L B DeVaughn, Augusta. William C Levere, Evanston. and the Sigma Alpha president.
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New York
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Sons of Urupuny
Notable visitors among Atlanta hotel guests
Epsilon fraternity member and Elberton resident W Jones stays at the Piedmont. Danville Ga's Dudley M Hughes and University of Georgia Chancellor W B Hill guests at the Piedmont. Ward and Vokes principals, Kelcey Shennon business manager Lee Hugel also at Piedmont. Kimball hosts include Frank Shumate Dalton R P McTeer Knoxville L Willis Columbus A F Hill Greenville J B Daniels Gainesville E B Farmer Warrenton W R Turner Marietta D H Ricky Madison.
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Piedmont
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Birmingham
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Piedmon
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Kelcey-Shennon Company
The
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Marietta
Kimball
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Cedartown
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Madison
Perfect Title for Property Investment Proposal
Hollywood Cemetery Corporation offers guaranteed lots in Georgia with strong backing from Bradstreet Third National Bank and Dun and Co. Details on profitability and how lots rise in value are available free by mail or at 415 Empire Building Atlanta. Investment claimed as safe and profitable with option to pay over a year.
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Maine
Georgia
Hollywood
Oakland
Bradstreet
Third National Bank
Dun & Co
Hollywood Cemetery Corporation
Empire Building
Editors Of North Carolina Hold Annual Convention In Washington
The North Carolina Press Association met in Washington for a day of discussion on advertising rates, circulation of country weeklies, and related issues. About 250 delegates toured Mount Vernon as President H B Warner urged a minimum ad rate with unit increases, suggesting blacklisting nonconformists. A three member committee was approved to set rates. H B C Bryant and H A London spoke during the day.
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Washington
North Carolina Press Association
Mount Vernon
Association
H. B. Warner
A Johnson
J. A. Thomas
W. C. Hammer
H. B. C. Bryant
Charlotte
H. A. London
Pittsburg
They Will Hunt Together In Waycross Mayoral Race
Georgia Waycross mayoral candidates A. Knight and J. Jones plan to hunt together on election day. Knight, a twelve year mayor, issued a card inviting Jones to join the hunt and defer candidacy to voters. Jones, grand vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Georgia, accepted, noting he hasn’t hunted in twenty years.
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Verycross
A. M. Knight
J. A. Jones
Knight
Mr. Jones
Jones
Waycross
Knights of Pythias of
Georgia
One Negro Slays Another in Georgia
Special report from Gacon Georgia dated December 2 describes Howard Glenn fatally stabbing Elmo White in a case of violent crime. The flat report highlights the locals involved and notes the incident occurred on the Fourth.
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Gacon
Elmo White
Howard Glenn
Norfolk Banquet Honors Solons Warms Delegation Dinner
Washington dispatch notes Norfolk commercial bodies plan a dinner in their city to honor visiting congressmen including John Sharp Williams and Grossero of Ohio. The group will sail tonight and return Monday, hosted by Representative Maynard to promote the Jamestown exposition marking the 300th anniversary of English settlement in America.
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