Driggs Guilty in Bribery Case Nets Mercy Recommendation
In New York on January 7, former Congressman Edmund H. Driggs was found guilty of taking payments to aid a government contract for the Brandt-Dent Company while in Congress. The jury urged mercy, and Judge Thomas said a light sentence would be given though imprisonment is possible. Driggs admitted paying $12,600 to the company and wiring $2,800 to Beavers. the defense challenged a key charge on his actions. Separately, Missouri officials indicted nine in a federal bribery probe into postoffice site purchases, and Perry Heath received a government summons in Salt Lake City as he prepares to testify in Washington.
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Congress
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Thomas
Driggs
Thomas Iaid Fie
Brandt-Dent Company
Brookyn
Perry Heath
Salt Lake
Machen
Perry
Heath
United States
Har Wood
Denver
Ueath
Washington
Trial of Senator Dietrich in Hastings bribery case
In Omaha on January 7 the federal circuit court heard the bribery indictment against United States Senator Dietrich tied to postmaster appointments at Hastings Nebraska. General Cow, Dietrich’s chief counsel, raised a demurrer claiming Dietrich was not yet a U.S. senator when the alleged bribery occurred, a novel issue with both sides prepared to argue. The court will issue an opinion tomorrow morning clarifying whether a member of Congress is subject to federal action between election and qualification.
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Neb
United States
Dietrich
Federal Circuit Court
Hastings
Cow
Captain Sealy Reelected Mayor in Cuthbert Georgia
Cuthbert Ga January 7 Captain J W Sealy was reelected major with a single ticket. Salle DP M Jacobs A Jones Ed McDonald J Ht Sealy and J S Zuber elected councimen. Jacobs Jones and Sealy have served previously. Meyers McDonald and Zuber are new.
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Cuthbert
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Salle DP
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A. Jones
Ed McDonald
Ht Sealy
J. S. Zuber
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Jones
Chy
Meyers
McDonald
Zuber
Colima Spouts Liquid Flames In Active Eruption
Mexico City reports Colima volcano in active eruption with a towering pillar of flame alternating with dense smoke and ash. Earthquakes occur in several areas as residents flee their homes amid strong tremors and widespread alarm.
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Mexico City
Colima
Railroad Men Meeting Here in Atlanta Conference
A Southeastern Accounting Conference session met yesterday at the Transportation Club in Atlanta. Officers elected include T. W. Roby as chairman and W. D. Beymer as secretary treasurer. the body discussed claim drafts, settlements among function agents, interline way bills, land grant deductions, and undercharges. Attendees included auditors from Alabama Great Southern, Atlanta and West Point, Central of Georgia, Southern, Seaboard Air Line, and others. The gathering adjourned for a 9 am meeting today.
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Atlanta
Transportation Club
Transportation Lines
Southeastern
United States
T. W. Roby
Seaboard Air Line
W. D. Beymer
Central of Georgia
Roby
A. H. Plant
Southern Railway
Beymer
Plant
National Association of Accounting Officers
M. F. Malloy
Alabama Great Southern
W. J.swain
Atlantic
Birmingham
F. A. Healy
West Point
M. T. Lannigan
Brunswick
S. Li- Grande
Atlantic Coast
J. F. Fleetwood
EB. F. Rich
Carabelle
Northwestern
Central
Co. D. Martin
E. J. O'Connor
Georgia
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Ship Island
Guilt
George Becker
Louisville
Nashville
L. K. Wenning
Chattanooga
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T. W. ‘Reby
J. H. Burroughs
Ww. B. Starke
Southern
C. B. Hayes
H. Fr. Laughton
D. R. Thomas
Wrightsville
Tennitle
Mr. Pickett
Frisco
Prophet Dowie in Texas visit spurs land survey
A Portland telegram reports Dr. Dowie and his party arrived in Corpus Christi Texas in a special car this morning and spent the day inspecting land in San Patricio county and nearby areas with no decision on location yet reported.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Portland
Dr. Dowie
San Patricio County
Strikes Stand Against State as Troops Hold Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colo January 7 The Western Federation of Miners posts a notice urging members to refuse eviction and keep their homes. Charles H Moyers and William Haywood pledge support for striking families. Denver says strike not broken and condemns actions by Gov Peabody. Troops to be withdrawn, and Telluride force to be reduced.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
Crippie Creek
Charles H Moyers
William Haywood
Teller County
Co. FH. Reimer
Peabody
Telluride
Summer School for This Year at University of Georgia
Athens readers learn the University of Georgia summer school will be run again this year. Funding is tight with the General Education Board offering no funds, but a Peabody grant of 1500 dollars may be secured if Athens citizens raise sufficient local money. University trustees provide 1000 dollars and last year’s funds total 1600. Committees will canvass for support, select faculty, and plan courses, aiming for a more thorough program than last summer. Randolph Court Opens Monday in Cuthbert.
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University of Georgia Summer School
Wallace Buttaick
General Education Board
Peabody Fund
University
Walter B. Hill
E. C. Branson
F. M
Holder
Harper and Reed
Hill
Branson
Harper
Will Improve Trolley Lines in Chattanooga Tour
Major stockholders of the Rapid Transit Company are in Chattanooga on a tour of inspection. They announce plans to invest a large sum in cars and numerous improvements to the trolley system.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Rapid Transit Company
Macon Citizen Breaths Last for Crutchfield in Macon
John F. Crutchfield, a longtime Macon resident and cotton industry figure born June 4, 1642 in Crawford County, dies at his brother’s home after a paralytic stroke. A veteran of the Civil War, he helped found the Manchester Cotton Mills and Union Compress, never married, leaving two nieces and a broad Georgia circle. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. on High Street.
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Constitution Bureau
Second Street
Macon
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Ufe
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High Street
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Mr. Crutchield
Misa Jane Frances Smith
Georgia
Crutchfieldd
Georgia Military Institute
Marietta
Crutchfield
Institute
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Joseph E. Brown
Cartersville
Milledgeville
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Chattanooga
Dalton
Atlanta
Crutchford
Culp's Hill
Kennesaw
Jonesboro
Columbus
Pope Barrow
Bavannah
IBBC
J. W. Cablness
Manchester Cotton Mills
Union Compress
Joseph Thompson
Virgil Norcross
John Fitten
John A. Grant
J. H. Shorter
Frank Einstein
New York
Samuel Spencer
James W. Robertson
Joseph Bell
Richard N. Lamar
R. H. Plant
Jury Discharged by Phone Calls in Georgia Trial
In Savannah from January 7 a discharging of the trial jury in the case of Michael A. Connolly v. Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor triggered objections by Colonel Charlton to Judge Norwood. The jury, unable to agree, was dismissed by telephone the previous night. The foreman sent word that no agreement was possible, and jurors were ordered to return at 10 am for discharge.
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Norwood
Savannah
Michael A. Connolly
Benjamin D. Greene
John F. Gaynor
Walter G. Charlton
A Captain on the King of Rivers
A river steamboat captain visited, seeking a cold remedy. He tried Cheney's Expectorant, found it effective after half a bottle, and reported a full recovery on his return trip. ALONZO J. ELLIS, New Orleans, La.
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Cheney
Alonzo J. Ellis
New Orleans
General Gordon a Model Confederate Soldier and Citizen
A tribute by General A. J. West to General John B. Gordon, praise for his leadership from enlistment as a Confederate captain to his postwar life. The piece lauds Gordon as a citizen, patriot, soldier, and public official, noting his generosity and influence in Georgia and his enduring place in the hearts of his soldiers and countrymen.
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Gordon
A. J. West
John B. Gordon
Salvation Army recruit confesses to fatal hotel fire
William Wilson a 32 year old Salvation Army recruit walked into police in St Louis on January 7 and confessed to arson at the Occidental hotel in Forsyth Montana on July 5 1901. He said the fire killed one and wounded twenty, and that another man is already in prison on circumstantial evidence. Wilson claimed the admission was to ease his conscience and free the other man. He did not admit intent and says he dropped a burning match by accident. Two Salvation Army officers accompanied him to the station. Montana authorities were notified.
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Salvation Army
Wilson
Montana
Hilla
John B. Gordon
Young Sapp
Gordon
Wrightasidle
Susquehanna River
Wrightsville
Memphis Election Riots Mark City Council Vote
Memphis January 7. A chaotic election in the city pits the administration ticket against an independent Democratic slate. In the fifth ward judges and two citizens fought. arrests followed. In the ninth ward a mob attacked polling booths, fired pistols, and burned a ballot box as vote tallies remained close. The administration ticket appeared ahead by a small margin.
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Memphis
Ugh
Dark War Cloud Over Macedonia Amid Olive Branch Tension
A Constantinople order to hold the Third Army Corps in Headiness triggers active mobilization around Monastir and Seres as fears of a Christian massacre in Monastir rise if Tim Pasha departs. At Middlesboro Kentucky two miners die in cave-ins at Kropt and Ferndale. In Washington a Taft as secretary of war nomination gains Senate committee approval.
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Salonica
Constantinople
Seres
Uskup
Moneatir
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Foraker
Philippines
Gordon Illness Causes Horror
Readers recall General John B. Gordon through vivid Civil War memories from Gettysburg to Wrightsville. The narrative highlights Gordon’s leadership, bravery, and humane acts such as coordinating water buckets to extinguish a fire in Wrightsville, praising his reputation across Georgia and the South.
Cuthbert College Opens After Holidays In Georgia
Cuthbert Ga January 7 Special Cuthbert's colleges have reopened after the holidays with a larger attendance than before. The current year is expected to set attendance records so far.
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Cuthbert
Cuthbert's Colleges
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