New York Citizens Gift Peary $10000 for Antarctic Quest
Commander Peary received a $10,000 check from New York citizens at the Metropolitan Opera house, to be donated toward an American Antarctic expedition led by the National Geographic Society. Governor Hughes presented the gift, with Taft’s telegram and a Civic Forum resolution urging congressional recognition. Captain Bartlett may head the Roosevelt’s Antarctic mission, using the same team and gear as last year.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
South Pole
National Geographic Society
Hughes
Peary
Civic Forum
Taft
Congress
Fernald
Maine
Seth Low
Congress of the
United States
Pole
Bartlett
Washington
America
Commander Peary
National Geographical Society
Board of Managers
The
Geographic Society
Roosevelt
Pasry Waod
Antarctic
Ash Wednesday Services at Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church holds Ash Wednesday services with masses at 6, 6:30, 7, 8 and 2, ashes distributed after each. A special 10 service begins at p m with Father Gunn delivering two Lent sermons. Lenten regulations include daily morning services at 6 and evening services on Friday and Sunday at 8. Dominican Fathers will preach during the Lenten mission. William Ty Respess, a resident of Culloden, died at home. funeral set for 9:30 a m in Barnesville. survived by two sons and six daughters.
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Sacred Heart Church
P. m
Father Gunn
Wll
Gevlock
T. Respess
Culloden
William
Ty ‘Respeas
Mra
F. WH. Chaterterday
Barnesville
Pesa
Montroe
Piks Upson
A.ong
James Gayley Divorce Suit Aims To End Marriage
James Gayley filed for divorce in Reno Nevada from Julia Gardiner Gayley. A prominent steel executive, he served as first vice president of United States Steel Corporation, close to Gary and Corey, and led inventions for blast furnace cooling plates and Bessemer plant casting stands. He is president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Their daughter Mary married Count Giulio Senni in 1907.
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James Gayley
Reno
Nev
Julia Gardiner Gayley
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Big Concern
Corey
Gayley
St. Louis
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Bessemer Steel
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Mary
Giulio Senni
Rome
Three Police Officers Retired and Seven Kept on Force
The Board of police commissions in a monthly session retired three patrolmen on pension at 45 dollars monthly under the Carrdler ordinance. A physician committee had recommended ten retirements but seven officers were deemed fit for active service. Retired: ex Sergeant M M White W C Dukes and Jd Green. Remaining seven named: George Cornett J C Garlisie Frank Christophine J E Harris J C Steerman T J Thompson and W M Cason. The chief urged a garage for a new patrol wagon and insurance for the gate. storage room for stolen goods was authorized. licenses for private detective agencies were postponed. Six commissioners attended the meeting: Kilpatrick Johnson Holland Van Dyte Patitto and Fain.
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Board of Police Commissions
Carrdler
M. ML. White
W. C. Dukes
J.d. Green
George Cornett
J. C. Garlisie
Frank Christophine
J. E. Harris
J.C. Steerman
T. J. Thompson
W. M. Cason
Jennings
Aso
Goldmissionera
Kilpatrick
Johnson, Holland
van Dyte
Patitto
Fain
Xitlantan
Teat
Hia Iizen
Allan
Startling testimony offered by the nurse
In Kansas City February a nurse Mrs Pearl Keller testified in Independence about the death of Colonel Thomas Swope. Her account described the last moments, a capsule given under instruction from Dr. Hyde, a convulsion, and the subsequent discovery of trace amounts of strychnine in liver and stomach. Dr Hektoen suggested post mortem possibility of injection after death. The testimony pressed on implications in the Swope household as the coroner and observers listened.
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Kansas City
Pearl Keller
Ludwig Hektoen
Loman i H. Swope
Frank Hall
Colonel Swope
Independence
Colonel Swospe
H. Gentry
Swope
Hyde
B. H. Sewart
Col. Swope
Edo
Hektoon
Vaughan
Dre. Walter
Helnes
Victor Diffusion
Nicaragua in Peril as Insurgents Close on Managua
Renewed fighting in Nicaragua drives insurgent forces toward Managua. General Harrada leads efforts against President Madriz, amid U S and British naval presence at Greytown San Juan del Norte where guns and diplomacy collide over a no combat order.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Madriz
Shipley
Des Moines
Greytown
Washington
Republic
San Juan de Nicarasgua
San Juan del Norte
Express companies rates under fire in Senate probe
Special report by John Corrigan Jr from Washington notes Senator Clay pursuing a federal inquiry into express company charges amid GOP resistance. Allegations claim railroads own express firms, with disputes over rates and a claim that express firms pay 53 percent of gross earnings to railroads.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Senator Clay
Senate
Clay
Hottom
Senetor Penrose
Senate Committee On
Pontone
Aldrich
Ttiamow
House Committee On Interstale
Henry C. Barlow
Chicago Association of Commerce
Mine Nols
Federal Penitentiary Denies Being Business Clearing House
Warden Moyer said the federal penitentiary is not a clearing house for business by inmates. Reports that Morse in Atlanta coordinated the Norfolk ice trust and other ventures from prison were denied. Morse’s wife and son visited, but prison rules kept all discussions strictly controlled without special favors.
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Federal Penitentiary
Ita
Moyer
Morse
King
Atlanta
East
Federal
Ice Trust
Southern Ice Trust of
Norfolk
Piedmont
Elty
Mre
Orse
Clty
Matt
Revelry, Death, and a Darktown Wagon Lure in Courtland Street
In a Courtland Street and Chestnut Avenue scene at about 11:30, a death wagon stood at a revelry, drawing police attention. Officers Posey and Barfield nabbed four dark residents, Charles Duncan Roy Latimer and two embalmers, all charged with disorderly conduct after they entered the beer festival with a funeral wagon linked to a dead man.
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Courtland Street
Chestnut Avenue
Cal
Posey and
Barfield
Charles Duncan
Roy Latimer
David T. Howard
Howard
Prince Miguel Furniture Seized by Creditors in Vienna
Creditors of Prince Miguel of Braganza, who wed Anita Stewart, seized furniture and moved it to an auction room in Vienna. A loud crowd watched as items were loaded into a wagon. police were called to restore order. The couple are now in Paris. The affair stems from disputed claims under $59,000 while negotiations continue.
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Vienna
Prince Miguel
Braganza
Anita Stewart
New York
Dingwell
Scotland
Miguel
Paris
Teft
Tia
Lansert
Thes
Pepote Qvas
Theta
Bonds Drive Enthusiasm At Atlanta Young Men Rally
A lively bond meeting by the Young Men's Democratic League at Cable Hall drew Mayor Maddox, Walter McElreath, John Smith and Major Robert Maddox discussing municipal needs. Speakers urged united support for a city bond issue to fund water, streets, schools, police and sanitation, warning of hardship if bonds fail.
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Young Men's Democratic League
Cable Hall
Maddox
Taft Hall
Red Men
Ben Lee Crew
Walter McElreath
McElreath
Hfe
Atlanta
Bnt
Rch
McHlreath
Jonn ¥. Smith
Weather Prophecy Local Rains Forecast for Georgia
Local weather report predicts Wednesday and Thursday fair with cooler conditions and moderate south and southwest winds. Data notes include 24 hour rainfall, temperature ranges, and month-to-date deficiencies.
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Georgia
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Avanta
Corpus Christi
Dlg
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