Federal court division moved to Albany from Southern Circuit
The House passed a bill creating the Southwestern division of the Northern Judicial Circuit with headquarters at Albany. It combines counties from the Northern and Southern districts including Clay, Barry, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell, Muller, Webster, Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell and Worth. Judge Newman will hold terms on the second Mondays of June and December each year with suitable court facilities provided. The transfer shifts Baker Calhoun Dougherty Lee Mitchell and Worth from the Southern to the Northern District.
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Washington
House
Griggs
Albany
Clay Barry
Quitman
Randolph Terrell Muller
Webster
Baker
Calhoun Dougherty Lee
Mitchell
Worth
Newman
Baker Calhoun
Dougherty Lee Mitchell
Helen W Post Court Trial In Florida Fraud Case
In Jacksonville Florida the United States charges Mrs Helen Wilmans Post and others with fraudulent use of the mails. The northern district of Florida jury selection began the weeklong trial with defenses claiming mental treatment powers and cures, experts to testify, and many jurors questioned about belief in mind based remedies.
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Fia
United States
Helen Wilmans Post
United States Court
District of Flottds
Waa
Atorney
Stripling
Oneerson
Perpetual Reminder desk card system promises time savings
An advertisement touts a vellum boxed desk card system named the Perpetual Reminder. It combines month and day guide cards with 2 by 9 inch records, storing miscellaneous office matter in a front ready box. The copy claims high value and free access via SYSTEM Inc. to improve business success.
Taft Takes Oath as Secretary of War in Washington
Governor Taft took the oath of office as secretary of war in the War Department. The ceremony occurred in the reception room with Secretary Root transferring the portfolio. Taft arrived with a small group of family and friends and was greeted by General Chaffee and staff as officials and employees looked on.
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Washington
William HL Tat
War Department
Elihu Root
Taft
Chertes B Taft
Wildy
Cincinnati
H W Taft
New York
T. R Wilfe
Philippines
J G Schmidhapp
Taey
Root
Trust Shunned By Rockefeller
New York February 1 1904 John D Rockefeller resigns as director of the United States Steel Corporation He cites inconvenience in attending meetings and hopes a successor who can attend will be chosen Henry Phipps is favored for the vacancy and may be unanimously elected, with Morgan influence noted and Rockefeller’s term to expire in April.
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New York
John D Rockefeller
States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
United States Reel Corporation
Rockefeller
Reomon
Henry Phipps
Steel
J P Morgan
The
Boar
Police Aid to Poor Brings $28 Relief to Destitute Homes
Chief Ball distributed twenty eight dollars to several destitute families through Officer Glaer, aiding calls from the city warden who oversees organized charity funds. Police report these cases reflect temporary, immediate needs and occur only a few times yearly.
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Ball
Glaer
Hell
Pension Department Established in Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond February 1 The pension department of the Atlantic Coast Line, the subject of a revolution pleas at a stockholders meeting last November, is established today with headquarters in Wilmington, NC. It will be conducted by a board of pension members Dr G Thomas J Chambers RK E Smith BT Pleasants and H C Prince.
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Pension Department
Richmond
Paasion Department
Atlantic Coast
Iake
Thin City
Wilmington
Board of Pension
Gg ‘Thomas J & Chambers
RK. E. Emith
BT. Pleasants
H C. Prince
Cure All Diseases Catarrh Cure Promoted by Eclipse Medical Co
A sweeping claim describes catarrh as the root of many diseases and promotes The Total Folps Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It markets a smoke that purportedly kills germs, heals exudating surfaces, and strengthens membranes, offering free samples and mail orders from Eclipse Medical Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Pasteur
Koch, Bramlett
Lineas
Sciencé Marchea
Sofferere
Mam
Eclipse Medicing Co
Atlanta
Iron Masters Failed Conference in Birmingham
Birmingham on February 1 the conference of presidents from Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad, Sloss Sheffield, and Republic Iron and Steel failed to convene due to illness delaying President A Thompson. No new date set. likely a week hence. Also notes a theater safety bill in Richmond and a license tax proposal on street entertainers. A collision in Hampton Roads damaged the Bay Line steamship Georgia and schooner Henry Cramp but caused limited damage. A lawsuit filed in Guntville seeks 2000 for alleged false imprisonment against U S Marshal Dan Cooper.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company
Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
New York
A . Thompson
Re Public Tron and Steel Company
Chicago
Cramp
Georgia
Norfolk Va
Bay Line
Baltimore
Norfolk
Henry
Hampton Roads
Gambis
Guyntsville
Doctor lauds Grape-Nuts as science food for brain health
A California physician with four decades of experience extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as superior digestion friendly foods. He recommends replacing coffee with Grape-Nuts and Postum, notes brain and nerve benefits, and cites daily use during heavy mental work. Strong endorsements from physicians nationwide follow.
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California
Asia
Mnea
Los Angeles
Fostum Co
Bat‘fe Creagh
Coentry
Wellville
Whitney suffers appendicitis operation at Fifth Avenue home
William C. Whitney former secretary of the navy underwent an appendicitis operation at his Fifth Avenue residence. His condition remained serious with no marked change, though no special alarm was raised. He recently fell ill after assisting firefighters at a blaze near the South Carolina estate. He is attended by surgeons with his two sons and a daughter beside him. another daughter is abroad.
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New York
Wiliam G Whitney
Fifth Avenue
Whitney
South Carolina
Whitneys Residensa
Whitneys
William C Whitney
Mire
Dorothy
Almeric Hugh Paget
Georgia Wins First Point In Interstate Copper Debacle
Special telegraph reports Georgia has won an initial point in the dispute with Tennessee over fumes from copper furnaces near Ducktown. The United States Supreme Court granted the motion to permit Georgia to proceed, with Attorney General Hart and Associate Counsel Ligon Johnson leading the case. The decision is hailed as a landmark in interstate controversy and could affect major corporate investments and territorial questions.
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Georgia
Tennisgee
Duckgown Tenn
Supreme Court of the United States
Hart of
Ligon Johnson
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Great Britain
Johnson
Georgie Hea
Ond T
Cerrgia
North Carolina
Washington
Tennesses
Uoktown
Cupress ‘Court
Jiart
Wlow Georgie
Tipunel
Supreme Court action linked to Georgia case with Johnson and Tennessee officials
The court indicates that if the brief by Judge Hurt and Associated Counsel Ligon Johnson can be sustained the court will decide in favor of Georgia. Mr Johnson was here and completed service arrangements for the governor attorney general of Tennessee and mining-company officials involved. The case is returnable April 15.
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Supreme Court
Hurt
Ligon Johnson
Georgia
Johnson
Tennessee
Reward Offered For Negro Who Attacked Family In Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia council offers a $1,000 reward for the capture of the Negro who last Saturday assaulted Mrs George J Bhields and her young daughter with a razor and hatchet in their home and left them for dead. Citizens add another $250 and state aid is expected. Two suspicious Negroes have been arrested near Bluefeld Ohio and Portsmouth Ohio, but no local evidence. The victims survive. Georgia politicians in Washington, party figures host a Columbis delegation en route to Philadelphia for the launch of the City of Columbus.
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Roanoke Va
George J Bhields
Bluefeld
Wye
Portsmouth
Ohio
Senator Hanna declines invitation to address legislature
Frankfort Kentucky February senate reads Hanna’s reply to a legislative invitation. The senator thanks the body but states he cannot accept the invitation to address the legislature.
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Banna
Frankfort
Senate
Hanna
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