Atlanta set to host elation in February and other city news
Atlanta gears to host a national educational gathering in February as officials confirm details. city commerce raises funds to build a model pavilion for the St Louis exposition. Inspector Pittman notes unsafe Alabama street structures while Fire Chief Tel l directs safety measures. and more local items on court, railroads, and public notices.
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Wes
Department of Superf
National Educational
Atlanta
Pata
Pittman
Alabama Street
Tell Directa
Ftea
Sire My
John Quincy Adama
Ake Waltn
Georgina
Gion
Gaesterday
Japan Replies to Russia Amid Tense Far East Talks
Tokyo hands baron de Rosen a reply seeking reconsideration of key points while denying a ultimatum. Sixty engineers dispatched to Korea. officials warn Japan may deploy troops only with Russian assent. Reports from Paris and Berlin stress negotiations continue and fear of war remains.
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Tokio
Paris
Tokyo
Japan
Rusa
Russia
Korea
St Petersburg
Toklo
Arrest of Em'l Totterman clears East River murder case
New York police arrest Em'l Totterman, a Swedish janitor, at the sailors' union headquarters. A shoe and a sweater bought with a Bridgeport purchase check tied to Sarah Martin's murder at Kelly's hotel, an East River waterfront sailors' resort, to the crime. Detectives followed the clue from Bridgeport, Conn. to the scene.
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New York
Em‘l Totterman
Sarah Martin
Kelly's Hotel
Pickets Try to Halt Funerals Across Chicago Streets
Chicago reports picketing around funeral processions by striking drivers, with Chief ONeill ordering police to prevent disturbances. Officials warn that no picketing near funeral homes will be tolerated, and ambulances may require protection during sick and dead transports. A settlement talks plan, led by the Chicago board of arbitration, seeks a peaceful end to the dispute.
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Chicago
Mvery
O'Neil
J. R. Wadsworth
Charles Stevens
Liverymen's Union
O'Neill
Police Department
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Everymen’s and Undertakers
Drivers’ Union
John Curran
St. Patrick Church
Antonio Loesaco
Church of the Assumption
Gally
Nelms Denies Wentz Abduction Link in Kentucky Murder
Ashville North Carolina December 21 Charles A Nelms is charged with complicity in the murder of Alice Lamb at Pluette Ky and as one of the principal abductors of the Philadelphia millionaire Wentz Still in jail. Nelms was found on a cot smoking and admitted knowledge of his brother and Haynes but denied any involvement with Wentz abduction as officers hold him as a fugitive from justice.
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Ashville
N.C
Charles A. Nelms
Alice Lamb
Pluevetle
Philadelphia
Wentz
Thin City
Nelms
Haynes
Lamb
Nelmg
Dreyfus Wins His Long Fight At Commission Meeting
A Dreyfus commission report by M Mercier is expected to urge revision of the Dreyfus case. If approved by a majority, the court of cassation may reconsider the verdict, potentially restoring Dreyfus to the army though not active service. The report questions prior testimony by Gribiin and points to Colonel Henry as the treason figure.
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Associated Frees
Dreyfus Commission
Victor Mercier
Ministry of Justice
Dreyfus
Mercier
Court of Cassation
M Mercier
M. Mercier
M. Gribblin
War Office
Rennes
M. Gribbils
Drayfus
Henry
Ministry of War
Bryan Attends Audience with Czar Nicholas in St Petersburg
William Jennings Bryan met Czar Nicholas II in St Petersburg for a fifteen minute audience arranged by Ambassador McCormick. The two discussed friendship between Russia and the United States and the Russian education system. Bryan was later entertained at dinner and will depart for Berlin the next day.
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Berlin
Twilfeht
Rishineff
Russie
Baron de Rosen
Russia
Busrsai
Dreyfus
Menelikered
Ae Moat
Inners
St Petersburg
William Jennings Bryan
Czar Nicholas
McCormick
Mr Bryan
United States
Bryan
Russian Empire
Ambassador McCormick
Funeral of Mother Beasley Buried in Sacred Heart Church
Funeral services for Mother Matilda Beasley, the aged French Indian woman who died yesterday with her arms about a Virgin Mary statue, were held at Sacred Heart church at 9 30 this morning. Father Gregory officiated, and Father Aloyang spoke of her charitable life. Pallbearers from Mutual Aldociety of St Heneald church included W E Bullock and others. Interment followed at Cathedral Cemetery.
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Savannan
Matilda Beasley
Sacred Heart Church
Father Gregory
St. Benedict Church
Father Aloyang
Suffocated Self and Child Tragedy in Chicago Basement
Chicago, December 2. Mrs Annie Be lboldt and her 4 year old daughter were found dead in their basement with a gas stove on. Police believe the mother intended to kill the child and herself in a double tragedy.
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Chicago
Annie Belboldt
Ranaeoates
Holloway's Sentence Commuted in North Carolina
Governor Aycock commutes Henry Holloway's death sentence to life imprisonment for burglary. The case shifts to Greene County where the sentence would have been carried out on December 29.
Colombians Land On Panama Shores Warned by Navy Moves
In a series of reports from Colon and Panama City dated December 21, Colombian troops were said to have landed on the Island of Pines near Cape Tiburon, with U S naval observers confirming patrols along the Darien coast. American officials reported no orders for Americans to leave the Darien district, while U S ships maintained outposts at Yaviza and Real Santa Maria as Marines scouted the area.
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Island of
Pines
Cape Tiburon
Wich
Gulf of Darien
Plnog
Panama
Mayflower
Pies
Bancroft 5
Nombre de Dios
U 8
Nashville
Boces del Toro
Amiral Coghlan
U. S
Prairie
Bay-Obispo
Emperador
Canal Company
Bas Obispo
Washington
Los Pinos
Lley
Darien
Cana
Yaviza
Titumatl
United
Concord
San Miguel
Real Santa Maria
Wyoming
Glass
Thesthmus
Atrato River
Lucian Wise
Yaviga
Tapaha
Buena Ventura
Paya
Colombia
Atrato
United States
Department
San Francisco
Paul Jones
Preble
Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Sap Independence
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Man's broken neck operation performed in Sioux City
In St. Joseph's hospital Dr. William Jepson operated on John Norstrom after a hayload fall broke his neck. A portion of the third cervical vertebra was removed, diseased tissue cleared, bone replaced, and the patient is recovering well with strong prospects. It is claimed to be a unique procedure near the medulla oblongata.
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Sioux City
Towa
St. Joseph's Hospital
William Jepeon
John Norstrom
Danbury
Gaynor Pays Over $40,000 in Bond Reimbursement
In Syracuse, Colonel John F. Gaynor who fled to Quebec to avoid trial in the Savannah harbor contract scandal has bondsmen repaid about $40,000 to William B. Kirk. Gaynor family members joined a conference in Canada after reports of reimbursement. In Washington, the treasury secretary announced that refunding of certain US bonds would be discontinued after December 31, requiring refunds to be sent to the treasury by that date.
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Omestio
Rafael Reyes
United States of Colombia
Gaynor
Savannah Harbor
Fort Scott
Hag Oderers
Hay
Georgia
Ayracuse
N. Y
John F. Gaynor
Quebec
William B. Kirk
Syracuse
Canada
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury Department
Hay Is Coming to Georgia
Washington reports Secretary of State Hay may travel to Georgia for a brief rest after the New Year. He plans to visit Thomasville at Colonel Oliver Payne's residence on the outskirts, with Whitneys expected to join. A diplomatic breakfast on New Year’s Day and a cabinet dinner are on his near-term schedule.
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Washington
Hay
Georgia
Thomasville
Oliver Payne
Payne
Daugh"ter
Payne Whitney
Mrn Whitney
War Seems Inevitable, Colombia Envoy Warns
General Rafael Reyes, Colombia’s envoy and likely president elect, warns war with the United States appears inevitable. He reports strong Colombian national sentiment and delays presenting a note on treaty 1846 issues until after holidays, hoping to avert conflict.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Rafael Reyes
Colombia
Reyes
Bogota
General Reyes
United States
Secretary Hay
Hay
Wayne MacVeagh
Moody
Army
Navy
Panama
Europe
Rafse, Reyes
Amy
Rome
Marroquin
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