Local Dispatches Sketch Fire Escape and Death
Fire near Mitchell and Whitehall streets narrowly spared Foreman Coley of the chemical Mo. Stp department, while Henry Larsh ends his life Saturday afternoon. Mortality and despondency follow money loss. city records and pardon sessions on the move as Georgia and national news mix with factory and transportation notes.
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Chemical Mo
Stp
Mitchell
Whitehall Streets
Henry Larsh
W. H. McGlaniin
Universalist Church
Campbell
City Hall
State Prison Commission
Atlanta
Gordon Memorial Fund
Piedmont Hotel
Dollar Gas for Chattanooga Gas Light Cuts City Rate
After a six month long night of talks among Chattanooga business groups, the Chattanooga Gas Light Company announced a dollar gas rate for the city. The price reduction takes effect February 1.
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Dollar Gas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Niight
Chalooge Gas Light Company
Japanese Military Mobilization and Pacific Transport Buildup
London reports from Che Foo indicate Japanese naval reserves mobilized last week with secret troop movements. Over 100 transports and 28 warships stationed near Nagasaki, Kumanto and Tsushima, with Take shiki harbor preparing invasion ships for Chung Yu and Korea. Alleged Argun incident cited amid Russian and British port activity and looming coal shortages at Port Arthur.
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London
Daily Mail
Che Foo
Saho
Nagasaki
Kumanto
Takeshiki
Tsushima
Chung-Yu
Korea
Mrs Maybrick Release Conditions Reported in London
Reports from London and Liverpool state Mrs Florence Maybrick, serving a life term for poisoning her husband, is released from prison with conditions: she must avoid the stage, not publish her experiences, and avoid public attention. Officials vary on her location and status, with theories of transfer to a less rigid institution and no confirmed pardon. Washington cites no new government communication, last indicating a possible late summer release.
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Mail
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United States
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Home Office
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Maybrick
Baroness de Roques
Alyestury
Apwear
Washington
England
State Department
London Stock Exchange Week Restricted to American Securities
Business on the London Stock Exchange last week was restricted overall with gains only in American securities. German operators dominated dealings while prices rose late in the week but remained irregular by Wall Street influence and Far East reports. The foreign market department stayed cautious amid war fears as fortnightly settlement dominated activity.
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Stock Exchange
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Far East
Foreign Market Department
Skinner Talks About Abyssinia and King Menelik
Marseilles reports detail the U S government mission to Abyssinia led by Consul Robert Skinner. The party toured Addis Ababa, praised King Menelik, and noted modernizing projects as well as trade potential for Americans including cotton goods, gold, coal, petroleum, and asphalt. The king may not attend the St Louis exposition due to internal politics and a succession dispute.
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Rome
Foreign Office
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Vienna Meat Import Plan Faces Farmer Opposition
Austrian farmers and unions protest Vienna officials plan to import trans Atlantic meat. They warn that allowing Atlantic meat would inflict irreparable damage on agriculture. Telegrams of protest have been sent to the Interior Minister and city council.
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Vienna
Austria
Optimistic Bluff May Mask Hime Preparations
Parla January 1. Another delay in framing Russia's reply to Japan's latest note pushes crisis resolution to mid or late week. Count Lamsdorff aimed to have final draft ready for czar approval but submission is postponed to Tuesday or Wednesday. Officials view the delay as signaling Russia's effort to craft terms acceptable to Japan. Washington January 31. State Department reports Russia's reply to Japan's Far Eastern note will arrive early this week, but its tenor is not yet known. London January 1. Baron Hayashi says Japan has no knowledge of Russia's answer and cannot judge war probability. Russian denial notes no summit besides the Grand Duke Alexis meeting.
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Osar
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Ainal
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State Department
London
Baron Hayashi
Great Britain
Associated Press
Grand Duke
Alexis
Suicide by pistol in Dijon shocks Swiss president’s son
Dijon France January 31 Arnold Comtesz son of the president of Switzerland killed himself by shooting in his carriage after visiting a woman of ill repute. He reentered the carriage and shot himself in the mouth with a revolver, the bullet entering his brain. He had been suffering from cerebral derangement tied to malaria fever.
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Dijon
France
Arnold Comtesz
Switzerland
Comitesz
Weights Diven For Great Races on the Turf
Official weights for major races in New York list many horses and weights for the Brooklyn handicap to be run May 26 1904 and the Suburban on June 16 1904. Notable entries include McChesney Hermis African der Irish Lad and many others with weights ranging from 129 down to 8.
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Hermis
Africander
Irish Lad
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Golden Maxim
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Short Hose
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Lord of the Vale
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Careless
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Catlows Waterboy
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Injunction
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John IF
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Monterson
Ormonde's
Gold Saint
Ocean Tide
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Robinhood
RACING AT INGLESIDE OPENS FOR FEBRUARY MEET
Ingleside race season opens in San Francisco with events planned through February. The Burna handicap valued at 10000, 1914 miles for 3-year-olds and up, will be run next Saturday and weights announced Tuesday. Contenders include Proper Claude Oorsman Shotgun Fossil Dainty Rockaway Kenilworth and Falconbridge and Ben MacHal.
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Fossil
Dainty
Rockaway
Kenilworth
Falconbridge
Ben MacHal
Springfield
Masa
Danist Mahaney
Washingtons
Cincinnatia
Texas Citizens Lose Franchise poll tax tightens voting in Texas
Austin Texas January 31 The registration for Texas voters for next November's election closed at midnight. It is estimated that about 550000 of roughly 700000 Texas voters have saved their voting privileges by paying the 1 poll tax per year. The constitutional amendment enacted two years ago requires payment of the 81 76 poll tax to exercise the franchise.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Thirty Tramps Die in Desert Tragedy Near Las Vegas
Salt Lake, Utah reports that thirty men perished crossing the desert between Moapa and Las Vegas. Advices say the victims, mostly tramps, traveled on foot with little food or water. Many bodies were found unclothed, with some believed to have wandered nude in thirst driven madness. Water from Dead Man's Well is said to offer only temporary relief and possible death.
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Moapa
Las Vegas
New
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Thrat
Roanoke Troops Sleep On Arms After Assault
Roanoke Virginia January 31 Mrs George J Shields and her 3 year old daughter Mered were assaulted in their home by an unknown Negro and left for dead. They are alive but need a miracle for recovery. No arrests or identity of the assailant. Local militia patrol remains on alert. The city council will offer a $500 reward, matched by the state, for the capture of the attacker.
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Mlered
Roanoke Light Infantry
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Actress Sues Peter Duryea Over Alleged Marriage Promise
New York January 31 The actress Sarah Madden sues Peter Duryea a prominent trotting horse breeder and Lexington Kentucky farm partner seeking 50000 pounds claiming he promised to marry her eight years ago in New York and Lexington She says she met him through Mrs Ward McAllister widow of a former New York society leader Duryea disputes the claim through counsel Benjamin Steinherdt of Howe Hummel noting no promise was made Madden has worked with several theatrical companies and Duryea is said to have inherited wealth with estates in Kentucky and England
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Peter Duryea
D Stakes
Lexington
Sarah Madden
Saga the Herald
Duryea
Benjamin Steinherdt
Howe & Hummel
Duryes
Mies Madden
Dowie Colony Established in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee a mission of the Christian Catholic church led by Joan Alexander Dowie overseer was established today. It begins with forty members and William D Gay has been placed in charge to conduct regular services.
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Tenn
Christian Catholic Church
Joan Alexander Dowie
William D. Gay
Ten Thousand Soldiers March To Retake Isthmus Delayed Departure Of Reyes
General Rafael Reyes, Colombian envoy, says he has no knowledge of a renewed war plan and notes negotiations with the US state department ended with his January 13 note. In Bogota rumors persist of 10,000 troops heading for the isthmus within a month, while Reyes postpones departure from New York.
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Panama
Iir
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Hay
Apéililon Agiinet Pansnis
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Valencia
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de Lucas Catelleno
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Bogota
Panama Talk Will Continue In Senate Sessions
Washington January 31 The senate will continue debate on the Panama question with speeches planned by Senators Fairbanks Clark and Clay in support of the treaty. Democratic senators show a disposition to postpone further discussion until the executive replies to inquiries, though the party remains divided.
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Senate
Panama
Fairbanks
Clark
Arkansas
Clay
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