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Ratify the Canal Treaty Before March 4
Atlanta dispatch warns that if the Colombian canal treaty is not ratified by March 4 the option may lapse. It claims a European syndicate led by the German emperor may push to control the isthmian waterway, urging swift action to avert foreign takeover. The piece targets Senate delay and notes railroads oppose canal legislation, praising Senator Morgan's longstanding fight.
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Roosevelt
United States Senate
United States
Venezuela
William
Panama Canal
Congress
Morgan
Judge Day’s Antitrust Case Cited in Supreme Court Appointment
The article notes that Judge William R. Day’s decision in a Sherman Act case involving the Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company influenced President Roosevelt to nominate him for the Supreme Court seat vacated by Mr. Justice Shiras. The case centered on a coal selling monopoly binding fourteen coal firms to sell exclusively to the Fuel Company for five years with defined output and price terms.
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Justice Day
William R. Day
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge Day
Roosevelt
Justice Shiras
Tai
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Association
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Association
Judge Day’s ruling on interstate coal restraints in Kanawha
Judge Day delivers a lucid circuit court opinion upholding the antitrust view that fourteen coal operators’ pact to fix output and prices restrains interstate commerce. The Kanawha coal combination is broken, and Day’s reasoning is praised as a strong standard against similar restraints.
State Sanitarium Board Formed With Noted Trustees
The Georgia sanitarium at Milledgeville gains a new board of trustees whose members bring valuable professional and practical experience. Judge Joel Branham of Rome becomes president, succeeding the late Dr. Eugene Foster, and is regarded as an excellent choice to lead the board and maintain the institution’s high standard. The board’s selection is praised as highly representative and capable in addressing the needs of helpless inmates.
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State Sanitarium Board
Georgia Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Milledgeville
Joel Branham
Rome
Eugene Foster
Another Race Outrage in New York Theater
The New York Tribune reports discrimination against Negroes at a theater performance by a real minstrel company titled In Da Homey. Negro proprietors set an iron clad arrangement to bar whites from the lower floor, keeping the audience segregated as the act plays on.
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New York
Boston
Washington
New York Tribune
The
Real Things
Dahomey
Washington Administration
Racial seating in theater sparks protest and debate
An excerpt from a debate on theater segregation reveals exclusive white sections and restricted access for negro patrons, prompting possible action toward a federal response. The piece also discusses the Army reorganization bill, its aims, and the progress of American rule in the Philippines under Taft and Chaffee.
Race Against Time and Gentle Verses From The Billville Banner
A collage of poetic snippets from The Billville Banner notes life’s tempo and hope. It contrasts grim world weariness with optimistic lines about innocence, love, and joyous days. The piece touches on spring's first butterfly, song, and lullaby imagery, ending with a comforting bedtime verse.
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Will Ward Mitchell
Large Rewards Offered For Murderers By Governor
Governor Terrell announced rewards of 250 dollars for each defendant in two separate white mob killings. In Coffee county two dancers were slain and others wounded when unknown white assailants fired on a negro gathering near McDonald’s mill. In Spalding county Wil Fambro was murdered after a prior intoxicated offense. a mob later fired on his home, killing him and scaring his family. Rewards await arrest with proof to convict in both cases.
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Terrell
John W. Bennett
Brunswick
McDonald's Mill
Coffee County
Alex Mervin
Sambo Bell
Wil Fambro
Spalding County
Fambro
Fambio
H. G. Thurmans Place
King Fambio
Cotton merger movement reshapes southern mills
A New York correspondence describes a southern cotton mill consolidation built on 6 million in bonds 7 million in preferred and 7.6 million in common stock. About seventy mills already join with elastic plans to add more, with 2 million cash in treasury and aims to cut production costs and improve marketing. It promises fresh southern capital moves control to southern hands and may boost grower benefits through lower charges on cotton and products as the industry modernizes and access to world markets expands. A strong underwriting syndicate backs the cash needs while properties stay in original owners' possession.
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New York
South
Cottom
Manufacturers’ Record
Milla
Mrs J P Morgan in City With Private Railcar Visit
Mrs J Pierpont Morgan wife of the financier passed through the city last evening in a Lake Shore and Michigan private car with three friends. The car remained in railroad yards with limited details and no information on plans beyond arrival from Washington aboard the Southern and departure toward Crescent City via West Point route.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Lake Shore and
Michigan Road
Morgan
Seatch
New Orleans
Washington
Cresrent
West Point
Protests Fail. New Commissions Issued for Jackson and Elberton
Gov and adjutant general uphold the election results for the Jackson Rifles and Elberton Light Infantry. New commissions are issued for Ebbert on officers Captain H P Hunter and First Lieutenant A M Tate, with reelected Captain R A Frankin and two new lieutenants. Navy staff appointed include Lieutenant C L Elliott and Lieutenant F M Brown. Medical staff for the First Regiment names Major J G Jarrell and Lieutenants A A Morrigton and J C Haskell. Negro battalion staff appointed include Adjutant Sol C Johnson and Inspect of rifle practice Lt J H Bugg and Quartermaster Lt Abram Bowen.
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Jackson and
Elberton
Jackson Rifles
Elberton Light Infantry
Ebberton Company
H. P. Hunter
A. M. Tate
W. A. Adams
R. A. Frankin
Jacksond Company
Cable to Write New Book in New Orleans Trip
Knoxville, Tenn. February 26. George W. Cable the novelist was in town en route to New Orleans. He announced plans to go to the Creole City to gather data for a romantic Civil War period novel and expects to begin work at once.
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Cable
Sknoxville
Tenn
George W. Cable
New Orleans
Board Eyes Census To Boost State School Funds
The Atlanta board of education considered counting city pupils to determine school population and secure increased state aid. A special committee, L. Z. Rosser and L. M. Landrum, may present before council for a census funding appropriation. Also approved summer lectures, trig instruction, readers, leave, and a new classroom near Glenn and Stewart with West End Baptist aiding facilities.
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Board of Education
Atlanta
L. M. Qandrum
W. EB. Slaton
L. Z. Rosser
Landrum
State Board of Education
Wentworth
Ward
Brent Whiteside
Lillian Jennings
Vernon Williford
State Street Schoal
Walter G. Cooper
Glenn Street
Stewart Avenue
West End Baptist Church
Railroads Hold Up Pine Lumber Rate Increase
Lumbermen report southern railroads postponed a proposed 2 cent per 10 feet freight rate hike on yellow pine. A meeting at the Piedmont hotel included southern mill reps arguing the rise would cut profits and break big contracts. A subsequent conference may set a definite plan within a week.
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Southern
Piedmont Hotel
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Grant claims adversed by council on Whitehall viaduct damages
The city’s committee on claims rejected a $53 000 damages demand from John W. Grant and Mrs. Sarah Frances Grant estate executors over the Whitehall street viaduct. The city contends the viaduct has boosted property values. Other claims were reviewed and reports due next Monday. Also, Miss Alice Roosevelt and Miss Root left New Orleans for Avery’s Island aboard a special train to visit the McInhenny family before returning to Washington.
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Committee On
John W. Grant
Sarah Frances Grant
W. D. Grant
Whitehall Street
Countcil
Committee On Claims
Winn
Miss Roosevelt
Island
New Orleans
Alice Roosevelt
Miss Root
Myrtle Stauffer
Avery's Island
McInhenny
Washington
Cox College Will Continue Despite Property Sale at Cox Park
Charles C. Cox, president of the Southern Female College, states Cox College will not cease to exist due to the forthcoming sale of College Park property. The school will continue either at its present site or another location, depending on how the property is disposed of, with the May sale not interrupting operations. The college is solvent and progressing satisfactorily, with plans to finish the current session and arrange for next year.
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Cox College
College Park
Charles C. Cox
Southern Female College
Cox
No Will Found by Attorneys
Estate proceedings for Charles Healey move slowly as no will has been located and Mrs. Charles Healey is expected to pursue letters of administration. Thomas Healey's will, if any, appears sparse with three sections and unsettled heirs. Cooledge habeas case ends with release and alimony terms. A $2000 damages suit against Georgia Railway alleges injury from a car incident in College Park. Attorneys cited: Hopkins & Sons and Cooledge firm.
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Bright
Philippines
Wright
United States
Insular Constabulary
Manila
Chaffee
Philippine
Tam
Samar
Taft
Clive
Charles Healey
John R. Wilkinson
Healey
Hght
John J. Hopkins
Wilkinson
Thoma G. Healey
Thomas.Healey
Olive Healey
William Healey
Cooledge
Fred H. Couledge
J. H. Lumpkin
Cooledge, Ormond & Tichenor
Mra Cooledge, Pettigrew & Jackson
Cas
Nolan
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
College Park
O. E. & McC Horton
Miss Greenfield to Read at Benefit in Atlanta March 9
Prominent numbers on the Mrs Frank Pearson benefit programme include a recitation of The Kings Pardon by Godwin to introduce Atlanta to Miss Caroline Greenfield a newly resident entertainer and Emerson College alumna who has drawn praise in Boston New York and prior to moving here.
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Frank Pearson
Grand Opera House
Godwin
Atlanta
Caroline Greenfield
Federal Garnishment Petition Dissolved in Tannery Case
Federal court proceedings sought a garnishment against C L Allen and the Avon Miles Company by A Klipstein & Co. of New York. The Allen Miles Company posted a bond of 10226.14, prompting dissolution of the process. Earlier, Klipstein & Co. filed suit claiming 35113.37 owed for tannic acid supplies to the tannery.
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New York
Bryan & Alexander
C. L. Alien
Avon-Miles Company
Allen Miles Company
Kipstein & Co
C. L. Allen
Allen-Miles Company
Iva
Allen-Mites Company
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