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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1915
Page
4
A November report from Pekin outlines plans to crown Yuan Shi Kai emperor, with a move toward a Wu or Wu dynasty. Provinces already back the monarchy, foreign interference feared, and preparations across China push toward a president stepping aside for the boy heir to assume the throne under a staged imperial transition.
An advertisement claims belief does not affect homeopathy and urges taking Seventy seven at first cold symptoms for best results. It describes a small vial of pleasant pellets available for 190 cents at druggists or by mail from Humphreys Medicine Co of New York.
A widow writes of full recovery from pellagra after using Baughn’s remedy and urges others to learn about the treatment. The advertisement claims complete healing, lists symptoms, and offers a free book from American Compounding Co, Jasper Alabama, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Reports claim Yuan Shi Kai’s seventh daughter will wed the throneless boy emperor to ally the presidency with the Tsing dynasty but officials deny the betrothal. It is said the emperor may marry a Manchu princess instead, preserving traditional hierarchy.
Colonel Clerget of the Russian army discusses German forces on the Russian front increasingly forming a single machine gun battery. The article notes rapid deployment of automatic rifles, use of sanitary transport for guns, and broader training for all soldiers in gun operation. The writer compares Austrian and German troops, praising improved Austrian fighting qualities and suggesting narrowing gaps with German capabilities.
Paris reports allied aircraft destroyed a German submarine off the coast near Nieupoort after diving and zigzag runs. Two bombs struck as Lieutenants Vine and de Lin cay attacked from 10,000 feet. The submarine broke in half and sank, prompting honors for Viney and de Sinosy. German denial followed by Berlin overseas agency.
Two monkeys at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore are being fitted with eyeglasses to explore links between eye strain and thyroid related diseases in humans. The plan is to observe induced thyroid reactions and subsequent disorders such as goiter nervousness heart palpitation protruding eyes and scrofula as part of a broader search for counter irritants.
Weet Palm Beach Florida December 4 Augustus Pitou actor manager and playwright died at his home near Hobe Sound Florida of acute indigestion after a brief illness He had been in Florida for the winter with his wife arriving from New York ten days ago His last venture was two years ago when he managed Chauncey Olcott His body will be sent to New York tonight for burial.
Mrs D B Ryan of New Orleans brings Cobham Dot a three pound sleeve dog from Belgium to Atlanta for a North Pryor Street show. Dot costs 500 in London and is described as the only Belgian refugee in the US. Cobham Griffon bred in Cobham Surrey, England, with lineage including Firebrand and Miss July.
Columbus Ga December 4 Special Perhaps the most power business enterprise in west Georgia has its headquarters at Thomaston It is the hunting dog business of which C F Nelson is proprietor and as a commercial proposition is said to be unique to this section of the country Nelson trains and leases bird dogs for hunters in Georgia Florida and North Carolina He carries about thirty trained dogs and his clients include northern hunters who want reliable dogs for pig and bird hunts He emphasizes dogs mature at ages three to nine and notes over ten rarely useful
Washington reports that the Democratic caucus defeated a plan to restrict debate by cloture on opening day. The party postponed action until later in the week while discussing a possible compromise. Senator Clarke Arkansas to preside pro tempore. Miles fight details not yet set.
Memphis Tennessee hosts the next annual convention of the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association on May 17 18 and 19. J Ho McLaurin of Jacksonville Florida president reports the selection to the Business News club via the board of directors.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition closes after six years and a record attendance, with 498,610 visitors by 6 p.m. surpassing the November 2 mark. President Moore vows the event fulfilled its trust and highlights benefits for visitors and the nation. By closing time, 356,735 people had entered, shattering the previous daily record as officials predicted the four hundred thousand threshold would be crossed before midnight.
Washington announced the wedding of President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt will take place December 18 at Mrs Galt's home with extreme simplicity. The ceremony in the drawing room will be an evening affair attended by family and the immediate White House circle. The Rev Herbert Scott Smith is tentatively named as officiant and the couple plan a secret honeymoon with plans kept private.
Berlin reports on December 4 and through December 11 the Reichstag budget committee debates food problems. Socialist speakers push for government action including central offices and a card system for meats and all supplies, while conservatives note rising feed costs and urge Prussia’s plan to spend 100 million marks to procure feed for swine fattening. Butter shortages in Berlin relate to feeding difficulties and critique of central buying and selling controls.
About 200000 Puerto Rican students threaten to strike as Arecibo high school suspends most pupils to back the demand to remove Maurice H Paver, Colgate graduate, from leadership. Commissioner Miller imposes automatic suspensions and bar entry to public schools until orders are issued, triggering protests across San Juan and the island.
Washington December 4 American Minister Whitlock is to return to Brussels. He will sail from the United States December 23 on the steamer Rotterdam. State department officials said dispatches last night reported the German military governor at Brussels had recommended moving the American legation to Havre. Officials have received no intimation of this.
Washington reports that the State Department will probe foreign consular officials in the United States suspected of unneutral activities after the withdrawal requests for Captain Boy Ed and Captain von Papen. The action targets German attaches linked to fighting forces, with possible cancellation of exequators and removal from office.
The article argues that the state governments could not meet requests to recall the attachés without compromising neutrality. It states that Washington must maintain neutrality as the Wilson administration claims. The Globe concludes that evidence against Captain Reed and Captain von Papen is overwhelming, and Germany can only accept the rebuff with modest grace.
The British blockade of Denmark has tightened so far that few imports pass through. A ship named Christianiafield on its first trip carried coffee and bronzes, allegedly seized to Denmark. The vessel, blocked near Kirkwall and Bergen, faced an injunction against unloading the cargo.
London December 4 Trustees of the Carnegie Trust of Dunfermline decide to sell United States Steel Corporation bonds and British government securities to meet government wishes for realizing American holdings to ease adverse exchange rates. The bonds are valued at nearly 26 million dollars.
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