Pension Order Under Fire Sparks Pension Bill Debate
Washington February 1 the house passed the pensions appropriation bill carrying 18 250 100. Underwood led a minority bid to strike funds for pensions under Order No 78 arguing it lacked legal authority. Grovener defended the order while critics pressed for pensions strictly under law with a service pension plan rejected. Adjournment set to honor Senator Quay with memorial services tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Underwood
Quay
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Groavenor
Ohio
Grosvenor
Parker
Camp Aten
Farker
Benton
Missouri
Robinson
Indiana
Grosvennor
Buncombe
Douglas County Organizes Cotton Growers Meet
Douglasville Ga February 8 The Douglas County Cotton Growers convention met to perfect permanent organization electing Parker N Brown president J T Lee vice president W J Davis secretary RM Johnson treasurer The national constitution was adopted Delegates Henry Denell J W Brown and W W Selman were elected to the state convention meeting in Atlanta February 21 Douglas county supports New Orleans convention tenets annual.
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Douglas County
Douglesvile
Speeiay
Parker N Brown
J. T Lee
W J Devis
RM Johnson
Henry Denlell
J. W Brown
W WN Selman
Atlanta
New Orleans
Newspapers at Lodz Struck by Local Press Tie Up
Lodz remains quiet as printers strike on Friday evening halting newspaper production. The town reports no change in the snake situation. An announcement of the death of Grand Duke Sergus circulated via band Dirks.
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Lodz
Grand Duke
Sergus
Dirks
Divine Seeks A New Trial In Bigamy Case
Jefferson Ga February 18 Rev J D B Woodward Baptist minister convicted of bigamy at the Jackson superior court seeks a new trial. He claims evidence shows his first wife Lula Dickey is dead before his marriage to Miss Patton of Commerce Ga. He says he learned the NC wife was alive, and explains a hard life, religious work, and a four year penitentiary sentence. He petitioned for a new hearing awaiting appeal.
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Jefferson
J. DB. Woodward
Jackson
Runsel
Miss Patton
Commerce
All Wood
Wand
Lula Dickey
Kings Mountain
N.C
North
Arona
Jackson County
Constitution
Woodward
Waa Tern
Wilkes County
Georgia
Thornton
Methodist Church
Lincoln County
Carrie Keith
Baptist Church
W . Patton
North Carolina
Ander
Bank of Fayetteville Faces 2000 Dollar Shortage
State Bank Examiner JO Pilington took charge of the Bank of Fayetteville in Fayetteville NW oC, posting a notice about a 2000 dollar shortage in cashier and teller accounts. Cashier John Haigh and Teller George Morover were arrested and released on 10000 dollar bonds. January deposits were 318000, assets 520000, capital stock 160000. corporation commission says depositors will be paid, stockholder losses undetermined. The bank was organized in 1870.
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Charlotte
JO Pilington
Bank of Fayetteville
Fayetteville
John Haigh
George Morover
State Corporation Commission
J B Smith Denies Candidacy for Police Commissioner
J R Smith, amid election talk, declares in a letter to The Constitution that he is not a candidate for police commissioner. He cites city improvements he supports, outlines views on department leadership, and states he would not seek political office, urging responsible governance and merit-based promotions.
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J R Smith
Nisecard
Atlanta
United States pushes for enforceable arbitration scheme
President Roosevelt maintains the drive for broad international arbitration. He plans to push representatives at the upcoming Hague conference to secure a binding agreement among signatories. The specifics remain unsettled, but aims include defining the subjects eligible for arbitration under a proposed new convention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
Scott Names Committeemen
Rosedale Miss February Hon Charles Scott president of the Interstate Mississippi River Improvement and Level Association has appointed the following executive committee list includes Parker Mc Clelan McKhenny Gay Rog ers etc across states Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Missouri Illinois Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Iowa New York Alabama and more names following a long comma separated roster.
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Rosedale
Miss
Charles Scott
Interstate
Aississiant River Improvement and Level Association
New Orleans
Jose M Parker
J T. McClelan
John A. McKhenny
Arkansas
Patrick Henry
F. M Rogers
Greenfield
Mississippi
M F Smith
W. S Barr
J. T Atterbury
LeRoy Perry
Tennessee
HH Stovall
John W. Bailey
A . Caldwell Jerome
Missouri
Green Clay
FE Marshall
Marcus Bernheimer
C F Huff
Ilinois
M Inakinson
William Willame
E H. Froviman
George Parsons
Kentucky
J. S. Brannin
R. W Knott
L Robinson
Ohio
M. B Kel
Indiana
Alien Gray
Hodell
W. J. Daly
Jowa
Parley Finch
New York
Stuyvasant Fish
Charles G. Fairchild
Alabama
E L “Russell
Walker Percy
Funeral of Mrs J R King Interred in Local Oakland Lot
The body of Mrs J R King arrived at 240 oclock yesterday afternoon from Marietta and was met by a large contingent of citizens. Pallbearers included A C Briswe George Westmoreland Charles CD Montgomery W L Moor J J Akers and A P Stewart. Ministers Debbs Patten and White officiated at the grave in the family lot at Oakland. Mrs King was a devoted member of Second Baptist Church and her kindness left a broad impression on all who knew her.
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Marietta
Wes
J. R King
W L, Moor
J. J. Akers
A. P. Stewart
Familly
Oakland
Debbs
Patten
White
Second Baptist Church
Arrest Report: Pierce Anderson Seized for Skirt Theft
Pierce Anderson, a Black man, was arrested yesterday by Officers Maddox and Abbott on charges of stealing a skirt from a Hunter Street residence while the owner was away. He allegedly tried to sell the item at another home, where the owner identified it as hers. A woman held Anderson for payment while police were notified. He remains in custody as the skirt is secured at the station.
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Pierce Anderson
Maddox
Abbott
Anderson
Hunter Street
Tin Neuro
Jerce Andersog
Bard
Telegrapher Strike Hits Moscow Rail Lines
Moscow telegraph operators on the Moscow Riannan line have striked for a minimum wage of 20 dollars and an eight hour day replacing twelve hours. Telegraph operators on the Moscow Windag line also walked out, forcing suspension of train service. At Vroneagh operators and workshop employees joined for higher pay.
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Moscow
Represiye
Strabk
Moscow-Windag
Vroneagh
Separate Schools Plea From Whites Of Kansas City
White citizens urged Governor Hoch in Topeka to sign a bill creating two separate high schools for Negro pupils in Kansas City Kansas. They argued separation would prevent further trouble after a white boy was killed in a mixed school incident. A delegation of African Americans urged veto, while Hoch gave no indication of action.
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Ansas City
Hoch
Topeka
Kansas City
Kans
Kansas
Poison in California water aimed at Mrs Stanford
The Bulletin reports an attempted murder of Mrs Jane L. Stanford at her California Street mansion. A poison laced water bottle was ingested in three doses, later analyzed to reveal enough poison to kill a dozen people. Detectives are active, several servants watched, and Mrs Stanford has left for Japan.
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Stanford
AN Francisco
The
Bulletin Today
Jane L. Stanford
California Street
ML. Witte
Committees of Ministers
Grippenburg
Sergius
War Office
Japan
Harbin
Son of English nobleman enlists, missing before found
Arthur Reginald French eldest son and heir to Baron de Flynne, missing from home in Ireland, appears at Fort Slocum near New Rochelle in US Army private uniform. He joined the Eighth Regiment after arriving in New York to visit his uncle in New Mexico, saying he liked army life and mocked the idea of entering a distant mounties force.
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Arthur Reginald French
Baron de Flynne
County Roscommon
Ireland
Frim Hos
Fort Slocum
Davids Stand
New Rochelle
United States Army
French
Eighth Regiment
America
William French
New Mexico
Ils
New York
The
Sion
Charge Pleads Many People in Hawkinsville Ga
Special Judge Martin has drawn letters from prominent Georgians urging the Pulaski grand jury to act. The letters praise his court and note he is clearing a crowded docket. Twenty six cases were disposed in two and a half days with indictments and actions against George Bripp for assault and W W Morgan over a railway death, with claims of for the latter totaling 15000 dollars.
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Hawkinsville
Martin
Georgia
Dts
Pulaski Grand Jury
Pulaski
George Bripp
W. W. Morgan
Ashburn
Southern Railway
Wilbur Morgan
Atlanta
Child Will Recover After Burns in Columbus
Columbus Ga February 18 Leon Layfeld doctor reports the future son of Mr and Mrs Leon Layfield is recovering from severe burns. Once thought doubtful his recovery now seems assured and health officials express cautious optimism about his condition.
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Columbus
Leon Layfeld
Leon Layfield
Noted orator to speak at Emory College commencement
Emory College Oxford Ga February 8 19 Special Dr J E Dickey announced that the literary address next commencement will be delivered by Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of Jackson Mississippi. Galloway who gave the Quillan lectures at Emory in 1800 is praised as a leading orator and will speak on Thelus Q Lamar as the subject.
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Emory College
Oxford
JE Dickey
Finlay
Charles Betts Galloway
Jackson
Miss
Galloway
Quillan
Tnelus Q. ¢. Lamar
Receiver for Carnesville Company in Ga
A petition was filed yesterday afternoon by stockholders of the Carnesville Manufacturing Company asking that the firm be placed in the hands of a receiver and its affairs wound up. The company owes about 8000 dollars and assets are reported to be less than half that amount.
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Carnesville Company
Jompreny
Carnesville, Ga
Madien
Carnesvile Manufacturing Company
Death in the Air for Romanoff
Moscow reels as Grand Duke Sergius is killed by a bomb. Investigations point to a high‑class assailant amid reports of state threats and military peril in Manchuria, with mass funerals and public mourning in the capital.
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Examiner
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Otter
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Boar
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Sina
Ss&s. S
S. S
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Weber
Clinton St
Newark, N. J
H.L Meyers
Rogers S&s
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
the Hague
Scott
States
River Improvement Board
J. R. King
Leleghath
E. H. Carroll & CQ
Carroll-Reid
Reid
Thomason and Griffin
Carroll-Reid Distilling Co
Marietta St
P. S
Yankee Army
Ufe
Canada
Mounted Police
John Martin
Emory
Bishop Galloway
Romanoff
Ezabeth
Keess
Nicholas
Kremln
Kiled
Tverskaya
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Sabouroff
Kremlin
Lonttie
Muolaky Gate
Senate Square
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Butler Typewriter CG
Fourth National Bank
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