Russia and Britain weigh war before czar’s decision
Berlin reports authoritative claims that Husaig has sought Turkish permission to send the Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles and that Russia may press Turkey for consent Japan’s diplomacy impresses Berlin, while Britain is linked with Tokyo’s stance. The czars advisers alone decide. The London-Berlin-Pacific diplomacy frames a cautious, potentially peaceful outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Husaig
Turkey
Bea
Darda
Russia
Germany
Straits
Eptember
Great Britain
Japan
Anid
United States
China
St .Petersburg
Foreign Office
London
Restorative Nervine and Heart Cure Praised by Patient
A testimonial from Mrs. H R formerly of Birmingham describes long battle with heart palpitations and nervous prostration. After using Restorative Nervine and Heart Cure from Dr Mites of Elkhart Indiana, she reports improved sleep, reduced nervousness, and a revived heart function. She credits the remedies for her recovery and endorses them to others.
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H R
Birmingh Aetes
Mites O
Elkhart
Ind
War tensions and diplomacy blur as Japan and Russia near crisis
Reports from Washington describe heightened activity in Japan and Russia with no clear move to yield. State Department notes that diplomacy may stretch days or weeks while fears of naval clashes near the Red Sea and Korean regions grow. A conference between Secretary Hay and Russian Ambassador Cassini reassures U S interests in Manchuria remain commercial.
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London
Europe
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Dardanelles
Paris
Lord Salisbury
Hayashi
Baron Hayashi
Russia
Associated Press
Japan
Manchuria
Sald
State Department
Hay
United States
Aussie
Toan
St Patersburg
Janary
M. Kurino
Red Sea
Buet Canal
Count Cassini
Hdvard
Mukden
Antung
Stae de Parment
Bia
Ambbassador
Far East
Mexican Slain by Howell Cobb in El Paso
Howell Cobb of Georgia, serving as policeman in El Paso for a year, shot and killed Roberto Emma a Mexican during an arrest attempt. Emma resisted, knocked Cobb down, and slashed him with a weapon before Cobb fired a fatal shot to the heart. Cobb was exonerated.
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el Paso
Tex
Howell Cobb
Georgia
Roberto Emma
Cobb
Seasor Cobb
Japanese Cruisers Kasuga and Malsin Arrive at Suez
Reports from London and St Petersburg describe Japanese naval movements at Suez with Kasuga proceeding on Ita voyage and Malsin arriving to coal. Optimism in Britain and Japanese circles contrasts with cautious public mood about a peaceful outcome. Russia pledges to protect Korea amid tensions over Java and foreign incursions.
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Foreign Office
Suez
Kasuga
Ita
Malsin
London
Reutera Telegram Agency
St .Petersburg
Angelan
Legation
Tokio
Pacific
Novexste
Balfour
Manchester
Nippon Line
Japan
Senators Debate Panama Canal Theory In Senate
Washington January 18 The senate opened with calendar bills and adjourned after a lively session. Mr Teller attacked the presidents Panama policy as contrary to precedent and international law, while Mr Spooner and Mr Tillman sparred over treaty rights and international eminent domain. The dialogue sparked laughter and a broad outburst before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Panama Canal
Panama
Tillman
United States
Colombia
Telfer
Spooner
Wisconsin
Tilman
Mr Spooner
Russia
Japan
Masked Men Rob Goshen Home For Cash And Clothes
Three masked men entered the home of Christian Herr near Wauksusa Indiana and, brandishing revolvers, forced Jonathan Herr to open the safe. They escaped with 200 dollars in cash and the Herrs’ clothing to hinder alarm.
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Goshen
Ind
Christian Herr
Wauksusa
Jonathan Herr
Herr
Buice Is Reported Still Alive In Macon Hospital
George Buice remains alive in a Macon hospital as doctors say surgeons have abandoned hope of recovery. The Buice family is well known in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee with the case drawing regional attention.
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George Buice
Macon
Buice
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Eight Reasons Scott's Emulsion Suits the Ill and Well
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as ideal medicine noting quick blood absorption, no stomach strain, no fermentation, mild action, uniform quality, bone and tissue nourishment, strong flesh production, palatable taste, and easy intake. Samples offered by Scott & Bowne at 806 Pearl Street.
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Scott
Bids Opened for War Ships Idaho and Mississippi
Washington January 15 bids for 13,000 ton battleships Idaho and Mississippi were opened at the navy department. Cramp & Son offered one vessel for 3 200 000 or two vessels at 2 999 600 each. Newport News Shipbuilding, Maryland Steel, Fore River, and New York Shipbuilding also bid with varying timetables and prices. It is practically decided to award both contracts to Cramp & Son.
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Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
Navy Department
Cramp & Son
Philadelphia
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Maryland Steel Company
Baltimore
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Warns Against Counterfeit
An old advertisement urges customers to avoid fake versions of Laxative Bromo Quinine and to request the genuine product by its full name, priced at 25 cents.
Western Union Bucks Tax Law Challenge in North Carolina
Western Union Telegraph Company wins a temporary restraining order from Judge Simonton preventing State Treasurer Lacy and the railroad and warehouse commission from collecting a 26 cent per mile license tax on its 17 508 miles of wire in North Carolina. The tax would total 4377. The case moves to Judge Parnell for hearing January 29 in Charleston. The company argues the tax violates interstate commerce and conflicts with valuing taxes paid on interstate activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh NC
Western Union Telegraph Company
Simonton
United States Circuit Court
Lacy
Corporation Commissioners
North Carolina
Gilmer
Parnell
Charleston
Placing Blame for Fire In Valdosta Council Review
Valdosta Georgia January 15 Special City council investigated charges against the Water Works and Fire Department after a December 27 fire that burned three Hill Avenue residences. Twelve to fifteen witnesses testified from 7 to 12, with blame split on water pressure versus adequate supply. The council will decide at the February first Wednesday meeting.
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Valdosta
Two Men Killed by Train Near Lafayette Alabama
Lafayette Alabama January 16 Tom Turnham and Jesse Edge were killed by a southbound Central of Georgia train from Roanoke at a crossing a half mile north of Lafayette at 3 PM. They had been shopping and were returning home ten miles northwest. The wagon and supplies were destroyed and the mules torn. Edge was killed instantly. Turnham lived about thirty minutes. Their heads and bodies were terribly mangled.
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Tom Turnham
Jesse Edge
Lafayette
Ala
Central of Georgia
Roanoke
Edge
Turnham
Commerce Man Killed Near Rail Line
Special agent Marvin Heith, a 27 year old white man, was found by the railroad tracks three miles west of Commerce, Ga, early this morning critically injured with a crushed skull and a broken arm. He was taken to a nearby home. cries were heard overnight but no one suspected foul play until discovery around 10 am.
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Commerce
Marvin Heith
Siag
Piedmont College Molds Memorial
Demorest Ga January 15 Piedmont college adjourned yesterday in honor to General Gordon. Professors J H Ford and J Co loge to exoh deliver an’ achieverse oust a in vat wat in peace of le Ww and of the lamented thing everybody toved. Professor and the head read a touching poem by a northern author.
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Piedmont College Molds Memorial
Demorest
Piedmont College
Gordon
J. JH. Ford
J. Co
Panama Invasion Fears Rise as Marines Prepare
In New York reports from Panama a Panama Canal defense surge is described. Colombian forces are feared to advance, with 12000 conscripts ready and Indians aligned to join. Marines report fever among scouts while remoter tribes stand unclear. Canal treaty amendments grant partial harbor jurisdiction to the United States to protect shipping.
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New York
Herald
Panama
Barette
Wea
San Blas
Republic of Panama
New Republic
Crook's Bait Caught Many Swindlers in Magazine Scam
New York January 16 Inspector McCluske asks post office to aid detective bureau in stopping a petty scam that has drawn over 680000 from middle and western states. Three men run the operation selling 135 subscriptions for a barred magazine by mail, using circular letters claiming a friend ordered it and a prize watch. Victims pay but do not reveal themselves to testify. Police say the amanaum involved hinders action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McCluske
Detective Bureau
Post Office
Middle
Aman Aum
Postage Stamp Thief Arrested for Yearlong Theft
Chicago January 18 Oscar C Brucker a special clerk is jailed on charges of stealing high denomination postage stamps from letters addressed to foreign countries. Postal authorities report he confessed to taking stamps for over a year claiming he desired them for his collection.
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Chicago
Oscar C. Brucker
Brucker
Stig
Memorial services honor General John B Gordon at North Georgia College
A memorial meeting was held in the North Georgia Agricultural College chapel in Dahlonega on January 18. I H Cochran of Sigma and J D Gortowsky of Phi Mu delivered addresses. A faculty committee prepared revolutions. The community revered John B Gordon and admired the man who bore the name.
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Agricultural College
Dahlonege
North Georgia Agricultural College
John B. Gordon
I. H. Cochran
Sigma
J. D. Gortowsky
Phi Mu
John B. Gordonsen
Mrs Hobson in Serious Condition at Boulder Home
In Boulder Colorado on January 15 Captain FHchmond P. is at the bedside of his mother in law Mrs Hobson whose condition remains very serious though she is reported to be resting easily.
City fire official defends duties amid theater safety inquiry
Chicago January 18 Chief Musham of the fire department testifies he never wrote to superiors that he could not enforce theater ordinances. He cites lamp issues and careless handling as causes of trouble, says he lacks authority to order sprinklers, and admits inadequate Iroquois fire escapes. Commissioner Williams vows strict enforcement of building laws despite force limits as seventeen halls close. Mayor Harrison aware of stance, council warned.
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Chicago
Iroquois Theater
Musham
Dre Department
Iroquoia
Williams
Harrison
Public schools get more money in Mississippi
The Mississippi lower house refused to cut the common school appropriation and voted 1,600,000 for two years. The fund will grow via a constitutional amendment allowing poll taxes to stay in counties where collected, yielding over 300,000 annually. Inauguration of Governor elect Vardaman will be simple with oath by Chief Justice Whitfield and a nighttime reception. The Georgia Saw Mill Association will meet February 1 in Valdosta and has donated 600 to the St Louis building fund.
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Jackson
Miss
Vardzman
State House
Whitfield
Valdosta
Tifton
Georgia Saw Mill Association
Georgia
St Louis
Nan in the Caboose Missouri Pacific Conductor Tells How He Prevents the Wreck
A Missouri Pacific conductor from Council Grove Kansas describes using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to ease nerves and aid sleep. He credits the pills with calming his nervous system, improving sleep, and enabling him to handle train delays and hazards. The pills claim to act on blood and nerves and are sold by dealers or by post from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Jack Hrumeey
Counci Grove
Kans
Osawitomie Kuna
Dr Williams
Willame
Williams Medicine Company
Scheneway
Tutt's Liver Pills Offer Cure For Various Ailments
A historical advertisement touts Tutt's Pills as a remedy to fortify the body against disease. It claims relief from sick headache dyspepsia malaria and constipation and calls the product the fly wheel of life praised by a user in Platte Cannon Col.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutt
Dr. Tutt
J. Fairleigh
Platte Cannon
Col. Tutt
Smuggled Furs Seized For Duty In New York City
Special Treasury agents traced furs from Canada bought in Montreal last summer by well known citizens who believed duties paid. About 24 fur pieces, valued from 150 to 1000 dollars, were seized. A petition circulates seeking restoration of the garments upon payment of government duties.
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New York
Treasury
Canada
Tie
Montreal
Shaw
Lewman Bid Rejected for Savannah City Hall
A Savannah council committee rejected the bid of W T Lewman & Co of Atlanta for the new city hall construction. Seven other bids were also rejected at today’s meeting, and the committee will invite another round of bids.
Turpentine Distillery Burns in Colquitt County
Berbers in Colquitt county suffered a fire at Norman & Cap turpentine distillery early this week. The plant was destroyed as turpentine was being drawn from the still. Loss estimated around $500 with no insurance.
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Tiftonia
Norman & Cap
Berbers
Colquitt County
Roelh
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De.Miles
Doves Wines
Ebow Grove
Korea
The
Daily
Tilman, Teller
Scott & Bowne
Qop
Peart Street
Hood
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Crook
Chicago Postoffice
Chicago Fire
Nan
Jack Rumseys
Hathaway
I. Newton Hathaway
Itmah Bmg
Broad Street
Atlanta
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