Georgia Weather Forecast and Local Updates
Forecast for Georgia outlines unsettled conditions with fresh west winds and varying temperatures. Local items note Secretary Root’s stance on national parks, Georgia Railway and Electric permits to install conduits, and bids for police commisisoner candidacy. Financials cover Seaboard Air Line bonds, theatre house condition checks, and regional crime and weather impacts.
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Root
Ch Creek
Georgia
Railway and Electric Company
Phettehhoochee
W. T. Gentry
Southern Bell Tele Phone and Telegraph Company
Decome
Seaboard Air Line
New York
Train Strikes Loaded Scow in Cumberland Fatalities Reported
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train No. 4 collided with a loaded steel coal scow shifting at Evitts Creek near Cumberland on January 8. Killed were engineer R. E. Roberts and firemen H. P. Kirby and B. F. Keefauver. Injured were G. B. Humphrey and J. K. Conrad. No passengers were harmed. Conductor reportedly disobeyed orders to stay off the main track.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Evitts Creek
R. E. Roberts
Baltimore
H. P. Kirby
B. F. Keefauver
Eagles ‘Wills
G. B. Humphrey
J. K. Conrad
Will Jacobs trial verdict in Ocala reaches first degree guilty
Ocala Florida January 8 The second trial of Wall Jacobs ended today with a verdict of guilty in the first degree and a mercy recommendation to the court guidance the judge may grant.
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Marcy
Will Jacobs
Ocala
Fla
Wall Jacobs
No Decided Change for the Worse in Gordon's Condition
General John B. Gordon remains unstable with intermittent pulse and low kidney secretions. Physicians report restlessness and abdominal pain. temperature rising to 102.8 and pulse around 66 to 96, with occasional delirium but moments of alertness as Drs Gramling and Jackson monitor his status and seek comfort. Mrs Gordon endures little rest while attending doctors alternate shifts to oversee care. The general, arrived home for Christmas, has enjoyed spring weather and tomato farming but remains seriously ill.
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Miami
Pla
General Gordon
Gramling
Jackson
Fla
Gordon
Prs
John B. Gordon
General Stephen D Lee Visits Jackson to Support Gordon
In Jackson today General Stephen D Lee attended a Mississippi Historical Society meeting and voiced hope that General Gordon will be spared to Confederate veterans who cherish him. He said he would visit Gordon if his duties with the Vicksburg National Military Park Commission allow, noting their longtime friendship.
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Stephen D. Lee
Gordon
Jackson
Miss
Missisaipp! Historical Society
General Gordon
Generala Lee
General Lee
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
Lee
Pope Bans Low Cut Gowns at Vatican Receptions
Rome January 8 members of the Black Society report the pope has written to Martina d Ninaes Portuguese embassy and dean of the diplomatic corps at the Vatican urging women to avoid low cut gowns at receptions attended by cardinals and prelates. The move has sparked excitement among diplomatic corps women.
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Rome
Black Society
Holy See
Martina d’Nantes
Diplomatic Corpa
Vatican
Escape Barred Ends in Death at New Jersey Prison
Charles Brooks, inmate at the New Jersey state prison in Trenton, is dead after an attempted escape. Keeper John Fitzgerald was wounded in the hip, deputy keeper William J. Barney suffered scalp wounds, and Brooks was overpowered then found hanging in the dungeon as the prison staff moved him to the hospital. Fitzgerald is expected to recover. Harney’s injuries are not serious. Brooks struck Fitzgerald and many guards during the bid for freedom.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles Brooks
New Jersey
John Fitzgerald
William J. Barney
Brooks
Eitzgerald
Harney
Ex-Gov Foster Stricken At Home In Ohio
Ex Governor Charles Foster of Ohio and former Secretary of the Treasury, visiting General J Warren Kelfer in Springfield, was seized by cerebral paralysis tonight. His condition is described as very dangerous. In Texas, a man named Mullen was found dead near the Guffey gusher at Batson and several sleep near the well were overcome and rescued. One unnamed victim died later as officers sealed the well as a public menace.
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Treasury
Springfield
Ohio
Charles Foster
Fostoria
J. Warren Kelfer
Beaumont
Tex
The
Journal
Mullen
New Guffey Gusher
Batsons
General James Longstreet Ex Confed Dies at Camp Benning Hope for Gordon Recovery
Columbus Ga January 6 Special Camp Benning No 61 United Confederate Veterans adopted resolutions mourning General James Longstreet death and expressing hope General Gordon will be spared to the South for many years. The illness news was telegraphed to the Gordon family tonight.
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Davis
Ambrose P. Stewart
Simon Buckner
Gordon
Columbus
Camp Benning
United Confederate Veterans
Longstreet
Disturbance At Cuban Primaries In Cienfuegos Shocks Polls
In Cienfuegos during Cuba's first primaries, radicals armed with machetes clashed with police as shots were fired. Camacho, a rebel in bond for wounding a policeman, led the attack. he was said wounded but uncaptured. Cane fields nearby were set ablaze to draw voters, while the government ordered strict protection of all voters.
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Havana
Congress
Cienfuegos
Uberals
Clenfuegoes
Camacho
Clonfue
Cuba
Louis sues for large sums in post office probe
Washington January 8 Michael W Louis former division head of supplies is suing Joseph Bristow Henry C Payne and The Washington Post for 50000 damages over an extract from Bristow report on division contracts alleging excessive prices Louis removal followed postal investigation Similar suits target Bristow with The Evening Star and The Washington Times as listed parties.
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Washington
Michael W. Louis
Post Office Department
Dam Rees
Joseph Bristow
Henry C. Payne
Washington Post
General Bristow
Louis
Postmaster General
Bristow
Evening Star
Mr. Bristow
Washington Times
Quay Adviser to Roosevelt Dominates Political Scene
Pennsylvania senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna faces questions as Matt Quay becomes Roosevelt confidant and potential chairman of the Republican National Committee. Quay, in daily talks with the president, opposes Hanna and allies with Roosevelt, while Hanna denies a bid for the presidency. The piece notes Quay’s Indian heritage, past political feuds, and ongoing influence at the White House alongside Speaker Lodge and other leaders. Also reports Mayor McTeer’s funeral plans in Knoxville after his New York death.
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Engate
Roosevelt
Rncan
Big Bay
Philippine Islands
Rusia
Japan
House
Philaddelphia Democracy
Jackson
Cleveland
Hill
Tili
United States
Dietrich
Nebraska
John& McDonald
Alabama
National Bank
George DeSaussure
Atlanta
Roosevvelt
Aenate
Chaffee
Latimer
South Carolina
Quay
May
Hanna
National Committee
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Matt Quay
Pennsylvania
Republican National Committee
Theodore
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Ohio
Anka
New Quay
Tom Platt
Platt
Senate
Styne
Elections Committee
Host
White House
Lodge
Knoxville
Tenn
Joseph T. McTeer
Hoffman House
New York
Briata
No Chewing Gum Policy Anchorage in Boston Schools
Boston officials launch a gum chewing crackdown in schools after a canvass shows many instructors chew gum. Inquiry reveals most gum chewers originated from Maine or New Hampshire, states known for spruce gum production.
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Boston
Corea
Maine
New Hampshire
Asiatic Fleet Ordered to Move Toward Subig Bay Philippines
Roosevelt fears rising Far East tensions may pull the United States into war. Evans’ squadron will move from Guam toward Subig Bay to project neutrality while keeping ships ready for action. The cabinet, wary of Russian-Japanese developments, directs dispersed placement of the fleet, with Nagasaki as a potential final station.
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Roosevelt
United States
Evans
Easy Beach
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Robley D. Evans
Guam
Far Heathad
Moody
Honolulu
Colombia
Hawaiian
Pacific
Exans
Asiatic
Nagasaki
Japan
Tokyo
Russia
Great Britain
Bubig
Philippines
Manila
China Nea
Bay of Manila
Far East
Ewang
Raleigh
Monterey
Monadnock
Canton
Shanghai
Wilmington
Helena
Vicksburg
el Cano
Callao
Villalobos
Rainbow
Albany
Annapolis
Frolic
Isle de Cuba
Piscataqua
Quiros
Samar
Manchuria
Korea
Bugila
Mikado Hopes for Peace Through Short Negotiations
Tokyo reports the Japanese government will pursue a limited negotiation period to modify terms with Russia. Emphasis is on avoiding a break in talks, while public calls for decisive action grow. emperor reviews guards with about 26 600 troops, signaling possible war contingency.
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Japan
Los Laureles
Mexteco
Tokio
Japinese
Rusela
Russia
Imperial Guards
Aoyama
Aoyama Field
London
Kobe
Expresa
Taushima
Itorea
Foreign Office
Ministr Hayashi
Hayashi
Associated Press
Legasion
Argentina
Far East
Suez Canal
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