Imperial Seal For The Treaty Expected In Two Days
Washington reports from January 1 describe confidence that the Chinese emperor will affix his mandarin seal to the commercial treaty with the United States within two days. Officials note potential Russian interference and urge prompt ratification to protect American interests in Manchuria and against internal taxes that favor Russian goods.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Pekin
Lmderlal
United States
State Department
Conger
Prder
Loomis
Ragsdale
Tientsin
Loomin
White House
War Root
Rockhill
Bureau
Roosevelt
Hay
Root
Ching
Russia
Russja
Pekmn
Callea
Maxden
An-Trong
China
Manchuria
Mavereign
Rugola
Japan
Store Ad Promises Low Prices With Best Service
The ad touts success not from cutting prices but by serving customers and offering the lowest total cost. It lists numerous items with prices such as Bromo Seltzer 8c two for 18c, large sizes 18c 38c and 65c, plus many remedies and tonics from various brands with single and bundle prices. Includes items like Scott’s Emulsion 68c, Munyon’s remedies 18c and 38c, Hunyadi Janos Water 27c, and several candies and extracts.
Tribute to Prof J T Derry by Georgia agriculture staff
The Georgia agricultural department honored Professor Joseph T. Derry with a handsome chair and an ebony engraving of General Lee. Colleagues praised his Confederate history work and long teaching career, noting his service in the war and at Wesleyan College. The celebration included speeches by Captain Wright, Dr. Bryant, and Secretary of State Cook.
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Siste Agricultural Department
Joseph T. Derry
General Lee
Derry
Georgia
O. B. Steven
Stevens
Captain Wright
Agricultural Department
Department
Dr. Bryant
Hal
Homer
Confederacy
Southland
Loys
Commonwealth
Robert E. Lee
Department of Agriculture of
George
Harrison
Cook
Milledgeville
Georgi Battalon
Wesleyan College
Passing Throng Features Young Shoe Shiner on Gamble
A lively Atlanta item profiles Willam H. Clark an 18 year old New York stage lad turned shoe shiner to win a $1000 bet. He pledges to visit every U S city over 30,000 population and return for Christmas in 1904 while earning tips from passers by.
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Willam H. Clark
Atlanta
Clark
New York
White Wing
Loao
White Wing Dramatic Club
Morton House
Italy
United States
Jersey City
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Canada
Seaboard Offices Move to Pepper Street Piedmont Annex
Seaboard Air Line shifts its offices from Equitable building to 116 Peachtree Street joining the city passenger and ticket agent offices. The assistant general passenger agent will head the new suites with the city passenger and teliet agent quarters at the front. Offices in the Equitable will be moved and installed during the day. A holiday kept many railroad offices closed and workers rested. In Huntsville Ala Nelson O Shaughnessy and wife sold 1840 acres near Madison to Thompson Land Company for division into small farms for northern and western farmers.
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Seaboard Air Line
Equitable
Peachtree Street
City
Piedmont Anne
Hunteville
Ala
Nelson O'Shaugnessy
New York
Thompson Land Company
Clemens and Clay
Madison
Negro Society Observes Day in Atlanta
The Negro Literary and Historical Society of Atlanta held a program at Friendship Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The event featured a parade, church choir music, and readings including the Proclamation and an address by H M Porter of Augusta.
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Abraham Lincoln
Atlanta
Negro Literary and Historical Society of
Friendship Baptist Church
Haynes and
Mitchell Streets
Hunter Street
Central Avenue
L Miller
D.D
Macon
Jesus
J W. Marilson
Tia of
Thea
Choira Pasay—Mrea
J. W E Bowsa
South Atlanta
Apaneleg Pawer
Choira
Orattion
H M Porter
Augusta
Phi Kappa Sigma Chapter Elects Officers at Banquet
Richmond January 1 The grand chancellor of Phi Kappa Sigma presided over a banquet with attendees from across the country. Elected officers include Grand Alpha J Hartley Herrick Philadelphia Grand Beta John B Baer Baltimore Grand lett T B McAdams Richmond Grand Thesas Alfred Tennyson Levina Mashville Tenn Gould Anthony Maine Grand Slama Boyd Lee Sparks Philadelphia Grand Upsilon H Charles Griffenbach Pittsburg Grand Tau James Starr Philadelphia The chapter plans to adjourn tomorrow night.
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Richmond
Phi Karna Blems
Wvan
Cheeterman
Swangon
Robert Strange
Grand
J Hartley Herrick
Philadelphia
John B Baer
Baltimore
T B McAdams
Grand Thesas
Alfred Tennyson Levina
Mashville
Tenn
Gould Anthony
University of Maine
Grand Slama
Boyd Lee Sparks
Grand Upsilon
H. Charles Griffenbach
Pittsburg
Grand Tau
James Starr
Freedom Day Celebrated by Raleigh Negroes in Emancipation Fest
In Raleigh on January 1 a large gathering marked Emancipation Day with speeches urging race improvement, endorsing Governor Aycock's Baltimore remarks, praising North Carolina education policies, and expressing support for equal civil and political rights for all citizens as advocated by President Roosevelt.
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Raleigh
Aycock
Baltimore
North Carolina
Roosevelt
General Wevler to Publish Cuba Campaign Book
London reports General Wevler will soon publish a book titled Military and Political Campaigns in Cuba. A Madrid dispatch notes two chapters named My Project for Land-ine in United States Territory and Reasons Why I Was Obliged to Abandon the Project.
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London
Wevler
Cuba
Madrid
United States
Troops Sail for Manila From San Francisco
The Army transport Thomas sailed today for Manila with two troops of the Second Cavalry under Captain J H Gardner. Eighteen hospital men and four signal corps men accompanied the voyage, along with numerous cabin passengers including several Army and Navy officers.
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Manila
San Francisco
United States Army
Thomas
Second Cavalry
Captan J.H Gardner
Signal Corps
Army
Navy
Young man released after checks cashed dispute in Columbus
Columbus Georgia January 1 Special 1 9 Green the young man arrested yesterday on a charge of forgery was released today as the parties who had cashed the checks refused to prosecute him. The matter was settled before court and police had no other course than to release him as no warrant was issued.
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Columbus
Green
Empire Mills Company Reorganizes Officers in Columbus
The Empire Mills Company reorganized its leadership today in Columbus with R. M. Norman as president and W. L. Tillman as vice president. Directors named include A. J Ages, George A Pearcy, and R. W. Needham. The firm plans extensive plant improvements at the Empire mill.
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Columbus
Empire Mills Company
Empire Mill
R. M. Norman
WL. Tilman
R. M .Norman
W. L. Tillman
A. J Ages
George A Pearcy
R. W. Needham
Kind Old Man Christmas Gift From Your Uncle
A humorous exchange evokes a rich uncle giving a practical present a coal-saving heater device. The line hints at a desk useful item labeled as DEL Ale and references Philadelphia Press style.
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Philadelphia Press
Rods in pickle for San Domingo
President Roosevelt plans to turn his attention to restoring order in San Domingo after the Panama affair. With three revolutions ongoing and no stable government, foreign capital is at risk and lives are unsafe. Diplomats note the republic exists in theory only, and U S intervention could follow if chaos persists. The business community and some Domingans favor a protectorate or strong U S control to stabilize affairs.
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Jon
Obi
Washington
Pangme
Hoonevelt
San Domingo
Panama
Morales
Loatera
Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Santo Domingo
Spain
Cubs
Central and
South America
Rooseva
Domingana
Auch
Mgm
Self Defense Claim After Fatal Shooting in Kumulga
In Tanladega Alabama on January 1 Hobbs shot and killed Brooks Mitchell Hobbs. He surrendered to the sheriff, showing a knife wound on his face and asserting Mitchell attacked him with a knife, with Hobbs firing in self defense. Both men were prominent farmers, and an old grudge is cited as a possible cause.
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Tanladega
Ala
Kumulga
Hobbs
Brooks Mitchell Hobbs
Mitchell
Well Known Huntsville Banker Dies At Sea
Huntsville residents recall Granville W Garth a New York banker noted for Mephere National Bank influence in the South. He is reported to have fallen or leaped overboard from the steamship City of Denver en route from New York to Galveston.
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Huntsville
Ala
Granville W Garth
New York
Denver
Galveston
W. F Garth
Huntsvile
Garth
National
South
Suit for Damages Filed in Columbus Against Dr Baird
Columbus resident GW Trader filed a $500 damage suit against Dr J M Baird alleging the doctor in an automobile struck him on Broad Street while he rode a bicycle, wrecking the bike and injuring the rider.
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Columbus
Trader Today
J M Baird
Batra
Broad Street
Baird
Country Produce Price List from Atlanta Market
Prices for bacon hams butter poultry and vegetables across Georgia and Tennessee markets. Fresh beans onions cabbage sweet potatoes and peas listed with per bushel or per pound quotes. dried fruit apples oranges nuts and coconuts priced by item and weight.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Tennessee
Atocy
Atlanta Price List Covers Flour to Cucumbers
Atlanta market notes dated December 31 show prices for flour diamonds fancy patent corn and oats, various lards and meats, coffee sugars and canned goods. Numerous per hundred and per thousand rates listed for staples like beef ribs, hams, saloon items, dairy sacks, canned vegetables, fruits, and vegetables with quantities and brands named. Demand and price shifts noted for tomatoes peppers and lettuce as Irish potatoes and cucumbers are listed by crate and sack.
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Atlanta
Victor
Grace
L. W
Trade Situation In New York Review Of 1903 Week
The Trade Situation notes violent fluctuations in cotton and uncertainty in the Far East, with confidence in the future, especially in the west and south. Textiles face raw material price gaps, machinery consolidation, and resumption of work. iron and steel demand remains quiet while minor metals rise on London speculations. Footwear records in Boston declined, while woolen over coatings stay in moderate demand. Dry goods jobbing remains seasonal. pallures noted, with 232 units in the United States versus 296 last year and 17 in Canada.
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New York
R G Dun & Co
Far East
Tandsinger
Ile
London
Boston
Elem
Chicago
Fides
Wee
United
Canada
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Scott’s
Benson's
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Stuart
Pain
Munyon
Munnyon
Huyter
J. T. Derry
State Agricultural Department
Yeaterday
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Americus
The
Piedmont
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W. A. Byrom
Byramville
T. Mobley
W. H
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J HH Massey
Monroe
Kimball Harvey P Watts
Jasper, Ala
L. T McKinnon
Brunswick
Ath H Farlow
Mason
Kimal
Charles F Martin
Nashville
Esterday
Kimball
M. M Parks
Gs R Cobb
Richmond, Va
Rc Carrington
Richmond, la
Ben Tillman
Piedmont iFee
Columbus, la
L. E McElhannon
Jefferson
A H Andrews
Fruithurst, Ala
J W Wilson
West
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Rome
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Athens
Clem Phillips
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Montgomery
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Warrenton
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Omaha
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Negro Society
PHI Kappa Sigwa
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Banquet
Simon Pure
White Cloud
Hugh MacRae & Co
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Chas. H. Highley & Co
Foblic Accountants & Auditors
Empire Building
Atlanta, Ga
Bell
Flora
Robinson-Humphrey Co
Thomas B. Paine & CO
Equitable Building
Hubbard Bros. & CO
New York Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Liverpool Cotton Association
Martin
Mar
Cothran & CO
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Chicago Board of Trade
Empire
A. B. Baxter & Co., Inc
Broadway
Gutedge Investment
State of Georgia
City of Augusta
Auguste
City of Savannah
John W. Dickey
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Daniel J. Sully & CO. Hankers and Brokers
Wall Street Exchange
New Orleans
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Iron Exchanges
Southern Exchange
Bruce, Jones & Co
W. H. Patterson & CO
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William E. Bush
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