Byrd Wife Files Divorce Suit With Dramatic Allegations
Mrs Carrie Louise Montgomery Byrd, wife of Colonel Phil G Byrd, files for total divorce in DeKalb superior court alleging cruel treatment cursing habitual intoxication from drugs and unfaithfulness. She recounts a bridal trip episode and other alleged abuses dating from 1902 as she seeks restoration of her maiden name and division of assets. Colonel Byrd is currently hospitalized at Grady with nervous prostration.
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Carmen Byrd
Phil G Byrd
DeKalb County
Byrd
Castle Louise Montgomery
Colonel Byrd
Cox
Marriace
Petitioner
Byrd Sarsaparilla Planting Company
Grady Hospital
Phil G. Byrd
W.A. Montgomery
Decatur
Phil Glenn Byrd
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BNE Rocker
Leonesy
Crown Princess and Archduke Seek Homes in United States
Vienna report says Archduke Ferdinand and the crown princess of Saxony with companions plan to sail for the United States as Europe offers few congenial homes. In Mississippi, Vicksburg suffered a devastating morning fire destroying Glenn Allen village, with two blocks saved, and heavy financial losses expected.
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Archduke
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Miss
Glenn Allen
Washington County
Denmark
London
Roosevelt
Crown Princess of
Saxony
Archduke Ferdinand
America
Europe
Ashabad
Russian Turkestan
Chamberlain Promotes Conciliation in South Africa Visit
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain arrived in Durban on the armored cruiser Good Hope. He delivered speeches favoring conciliation, argued for equal rights for new fellow-subjects, expressed hope Lord Milner would grow in conciliation, and noted Boer offers to fight in Somaliland.
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Durban
Natal
Chamberlain
Champtain
Portsmouth
Eng
Nover
Goodoupe
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Milner
South Africa
Mr Chamberlain
Somiland
Merchants Thank Atlanta Police Chief For Christmas Eve Order
A flood of letters from Wake Hall Street merchants praises Chief John W. Ball and the Atlanta police for orderly Christmas Eve crowds. They credit the calm, uninterrupted business before the holiday, noting increased sales and community support for continued orderly celebrations.
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Wakehall Street
Folle
John W. Ball
Olice Department
Whitehall Street
Rief Ball
Calef Ball
Chice
G. W. Ball
Atlanta
Maier
M. RB. Emmons
Charlies
W. Crankshaw
Hirsch Brothers
Ball
Hirsch Bros
Granny Keith Reaches 116 On Christmas in Montgomery
Montgomery Alabama December 26 Granny Keith aged 116 celebrated Christmas peacefully despite frailty. Friends gathered to brighten her day as the elderly woman continues to feel life is worth living and enjoys the world around her.
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Montgomery
Ala
Granny Keith
Castro Is Sent to Hague by Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt will not act as arbitrator in the Venezuelan dispute. The case will be referred to The Hague tribunal for adjudication after cabinet approval. Castro of Venezuela agreed to submit differences with European powers to arbitration, with Britain pressuring minimal conditions while a blockade is to be removed under a forthcoming protocol.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bague Tribunal
Root
London
Berlin
Rome
Caracas
Hay
Castro
Venezuela
Hague
United States
Great Britain
Five Killed in Grand Trunk Express Wreck at Strathroy
London Ontario December 26 reports say the Chicago express on the Grand Trunk railway near Strathroy collided with an eastbound fast freight. Five were killed and fifteen injured. A relief train with doctors departed for the wreck site. Officials refused to comment on details.
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London
Ontario
Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway
Sarnia
Strathroy
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Road
Etratroy
W&ck
Carnegie To Visit Tuskegee Inspect New Library Building
Andrew Carnegie plans a visit to Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in late February or early March to inspect the new library building funded by his gift. Photographs show the structure, designed by a school instructor and largely built by students, drawing his interest.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Andrew Carnegie
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Gama
Carnegie
Bride Elect Dies Before Wedding In Troy Home
Miss Vinnie Smart of Montgomery died in a Troy home decorated for her wedding to Herbert W. Ballard after a planned ceremony was postponed due to Rev. C L MacArthur's abstinence. Illness struck Saturday, but plans resumed Tuesday before her death Wednesday morning.
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oMoontromery
Ala
Gnedal J
Troy
Vinnie Smart
Herbert W. Ballard
Rev. C. L. MacArthur
Miss Smart
Ice King Grips Steamer With Toledo in Ice Grasp
A Detroit bound steamer left last Tuesday morning and is now trapped in thick ice near Toledo Maumee bay. Tug attempts fail as crew of twelve subsist on bread and a potato. mates, three men and the captain face a perilous rescue with the American Yacht due to reach them.
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Toledo
Ohio
A. L. Hopkins
Detroit
Maumee Bay
Fce
John Baker
Buffalo
Albert Walters
Lorain
William Yates
Toate
Bay
Bryan Talks About Silver in Mexico Visit
Mexico City December 26. W. J. Bryan arrives with wife and children for leisure. He discusses the silver question noting India uses silver as money despite suspending coinage and that a Mexico gold standard could lower silver prices. He warns a global gold demand surge could raise money value and lower prices. He plans side trips to the Hot country and Toluca, Gov. Villada a close ally.
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Mexico City
W. J. Bryan
India
England
Mexico
China
Bryan
Toluca
State of
Villada
Severe storm devastates Denmark over Christmas period
Copenhagen reports the worst gale in years with extensive property and shipping damage. Telegraph and rail service halted, streets unsafe, many unroofed houses and industrial destruction. Several deaths and numerous injuries tallied in the city. ships wrecked off Elsinore and Norwegain bark G. S. Penry foundered with most crew lost. A south Sweden gale adds to the damaging weather.
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Denmark
Banish Islands
Sweden
Provine
Elsinore
Tobiason
G. S. Penry
Sean
Penry
Earl Sanders Shot to Death in drunken Hartwell incident
In Hartwell Georgia Marion Massey shot Earl Sanders at the latter's home during a drunken quarrel. Massey emptied a shotgun into Sanders's face neck and shoulders and fled. Sheriff Kidd pursued with a bloodhound, Massey shot the dog and swam the Savannah river to South Carolina shore. An official rector from Rome appointed a coadjutor to Archbishop Bider in Cincinnati.
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Hartwell
Marion Massey
Earl Sanders
Hart County
Massey
Sanders
Kidd
Savannah
South Carolina
Cincinnati
Rome
Bider
Mascagni Arrested on Embezzlement Charge in Chicago
Italian composer Mascagni was arrested on an embezzlement charge brought by former manager Richard Heard after Mascagni abandoned an American tour in Chicago. Heard claims a $5,000 contract, which Mascagni refused to pay. Mascagni remained at the Auditorium hotel under house detention until court.
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Chicago
Fietro Mascagni
Richard Heard
Mascagni
Italy
Heard
Auditorium Hotel
Stranger with bat reputation commits death by morphine
S W Bwanegan, a stranger in Greenville, D C, took an overdose of morphine last night. His despondency likely caused the act. He was known for a bad reputation in Greenville.
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Greenville
D. C
S. W. Bwanegan
Grandmother Accused of Attempted Homicide in Decatur Street
Mrs Mary L Rogers allegedly tried to hang her granddaughter Miss Alice Herrington at their 532 Decatur Street home. Officers found a rope, the granddaughter fled, and the grandmother was locked in the bar racks as a writ of lunacy was sworn out.
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Mary L Rogers
Alice Herrington
Decatur Street
Coker
Spradlin
Wrong man lynching suspected in Kansas mob killing
Investigation indicates Joe Godley, brother of Montgomery Godley murdered by a mob, may have been the intended victim. The released suspect escaped. authority believes Joe fired the fatal shot that killed Policeman Minkle and that the lynched man was innocent. The missing revolver remains unfound.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Joe Godley
Montgomery Godley
Minkle
Godley
Joa
Dramatic News From Georgia and National Events
Fair, cold Saturday with freezing coastal temperatures and a warmer Sunday in northwest areas. Georgia reports include divorce suit by Phil G Byrd, police chief pay raise proposal, state appointments, Christmas tree fire stampede, deadly pistol duel in Vaiaosta, and a multi-crime report from Jefferson county. National items note Roosevelts Venezuela stance, lynching misidentification, U.S. Grant will probate, Langtry arrival, and foreign storms and earthquakes.
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Phil G. Byrd
Mau@ Barker Cobb
Ibraman
Tabernacle
Luckie Street
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