Louisville Ex-Treasurer Charged With 40 000 Shortage
Former City Treasurer Stuart R Youngs shortage put at 40 5201 by expert accountants who say money was taken via checks on Union National and Southern National banks. Report to Mayor Grainger details method of writing large checks to himself or null payments, with several entries misrepresented.
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Louisville
Stuart R Youngs
Grainger
Young
Union National and Southern National Banks of
Youngs
Baltimore Concern
Auns
Reached an Understanding with Norfolk and Western
Roanoke Va January 17 The general committee of the Norfolk and Western branch of the Order of Telegraphers met two weeks to arrange a new agreement with railway management. A substantial pay increase for operators and an overtime scale along the lines of trainmen was granted affecting more than 600 men. A new working rules set was adopted. the arrangement will take effect in February.
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Roanoke Va
Norfolk and Western Branch
Order of Halfway Telegraphers
Norfolk and Western Railway
Masons in North Carolina Plan Temple Project
In Raleigh on January 17 a special session of the Thousand lodge of Masons appointed a committee to draft plans for a Masonic temple, estimate construction costs and find the best erection method. The grand lodge also votes to present its grand secretary John C Drewr a superb silver service as a wedding gift as he will wed near Tuesday.
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Raleigh
Thousand Lodge of Masons
Grand Lodge
John C Drewr
Cuba
Schooner Karolyn Kaye Wrecked Near Anna Maria Key
The revenue cutter McLean arrived in Fampa Florida with salvaged rigging from the schooner Karolyn Kaye aground on Anna Maria Key. The vessel is reported totally wrecked and unfit for service. The crew is said to have been saved with no clear indication of its prior port or intended voyage.
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Florida Key
Fampa
Fla
McLean
Karolyn Kaye
Anna Mare Key
Karolyn Kage
Suddith Alleges 18 Conspiracy to Have Him Committed
Richmond report ends a sensational day at the anti saloon league state convention with Rev James Suddith of Longdale Va charging a conspiracy to commit him to Staunton asylum without examination. He says he was jailed on forged commitment papers after opposing the whisky traffic and being watched on furlough while forbidden to visit parts of the state.
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Richmond
James Suddith
Longdale
Suddith
Staunton
Mrs Mallory Kennedy Dead Leading Physician’s Wife Succumbs
Mrs Mallory Kennedy wife of Dr T S Kennedy died today in New Orleans. She was daughter of Senator S R Mallory of Florida who served as secretary of the navy in Jefferson Davis’s cabinet during the war. Her brother R Wallery is a U S senator from Florida.
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R. Mallory
Florida
New Orleans
Mallory Kennedy
T S Kenney
S R A Mallory
United States
Navy
Jefferson Davis
3 R Wallery
Trial opens against Resolution mill over mosquito breeding dam
In Greensboro a sensational case begins as private citizens sue the Resolution cotton mill for maintaining a dam that allegedly breeds mosquitoes including anopheles carrying malaria. Judge and expert Dr Richard H Lewis, secretary to the state board of health, testify.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Resolution
Richard H Lewis
State Board of Health
Death by own action of Finlay Gray in Miami
Finlay Gray a prominent tourist spending the winter in Miami shot himself with a revolver in his room. He died instantly and left no note. The body was prepared for burial and shipped to Quincy, Indiana, accompanied by James R Standt, a friend.
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Miami
Fla
Finlay Gray
Arrests in Chattanooga for Ohio fugitives Griner and Johnson
Chattanooga Tennessee January 1 19XX A man Charles A Griner and a woman named Lete Johnson were arrested on information from Mrs Griner. They fled Washington Court House Ohio in December and have been staying in Chattanooga since. Griner deserted his wife and two children and is said to have married the Johnson woman in Kentucky.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles A Griner
Lete Johnson
Griner
Washington Court House
Ohio
Johnson
Kentucky
Huntsville to gain large factory with new plant addition
January 17, Huntsville report that Minchener and Henderson prominent Troy capitalists have bought the heap and stave plant here. The acquisition will join the equipment of a major spoke factory to be built locally with a projected cost exceeding 100,000.
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Huntsville
Ala
Minchener & Henderson
Capitallots
Troy
Heap and Stave Company
Vaccination Advice From Old Four Facility Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to vaccinate themselves using a two-finger dose of Old 4 Fabher Regents pure, promoted by E H Carroll & Co as sole agents.
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E. H. Carroll & Co
Respite for condemned man halts hanging in Savannah
Henry Brooks facing execution after a clear denial of guilt received a 30 day reprieve following a dramatic governor’s telegram. Reporter Agron Lucas and attorney F M Oliver influenced the outcome as ministers prayed with Brooks in the death cell and locals debated his guilt amid a tense jail scene.
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Savannahia
Henry Brooks
Agron Lucas
Moraing
F M Ohver
Cllient
Twiges
Brooks
Hor
Selock
Schwarz
Sheriff Schwarz
Prince Black
Jackson
Twiggs & Oliver
Mr Oliver
Mr Gilver
Truck Fish and Oysters to Be Controlled by Trust
A Baltimore syndicate plans a 5 million dollar trust to own the Norfolk and Southern Company and the Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company. The move unites truck regions of North Carolina, fish and oyster industries, and Sound-area traffic under one directorate with expected transport savings and no freight rate adjusments.
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Balttimors
Norfolk and Southern Company
New Terneo
Green Upon
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Lake Drummond Canal
North Carolma
Fast Train Wreck In Louisiana Injures Several
A Southern Pacific passenger train from New Orleans derailed at Code station, twelve miles east of Lafayette, with cars thrown from the track. Three passengers suffered serious injuries: Dr H C Smisson of Slocum Alabama, Dr Becker of Detroit Michigan with leg injuries, and Mrs C H Mambert of Buffalo New York with internal injuries. Other passengers were treated and reported improving after being brought to Lafayette.
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Ir. Smisson
Slocum
Ala
Lafayette
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
H C Sminson
Becker
Detroit
C H Mambert
Dallas Hills Merchant Arrested on Tennessee Warrant
Lee Stewart, a young Dallas Hills merchant, was arrested yesterday on a requisition from Lincoln County Tennessee authorities for carrying concealed weapons. He had recently gone to Fayetteville, became involved in a fight, and allegedly pulled a pistol. He remained jailed last night and was moved to Fayetteville this morning.
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Tennessee
Huntsville
Alay
Lee Stewart
Dallas Hills
Lincoln County
Stewart
Fayettevlle
Fayetteville
Jail expansion debated as county seeks more capacity
Officials weigh enlarging the county jail to double its current capacity amid rapid crowding at the federal court special breach case noted. County commissioners study the feasibility with the goal of reducing congestion and improving custody facilities.
Georgia and Alabama counties form Chattahoochee Valley Good Roads group
The Chatto hoochee Valley Good Roads Association brings together Muscogee Harris Trousd Meriwether Talbot Taylor Chattahoochee Marion Stewart Georgia and Russell Barbour Chambers counties Alabama. Columbus mayor L H Chappell elected president L A Camp secretary E Phillips treasurer. Meetings annually in January. Notable speakers include Martin Dodge R Richardson R McCallie. County commissioners macadamized thirty miles of road. Mrs A Granger named honorary president and The Southern Woman noted as auxiliary.
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Columbus
Chattahoochhee Valley
Good Roads Association
Muscopie
Harris
Trouma Meriwether
Talbot, Taylor
Chattahoochee
Marton
Stewart
Georgia
Russell Lee
Barbour
Chambers
Alabama
LH Chappell
L. A
Chattahoochee Valley
Drink the Bottled-Up Goat Thing Ad by Old Father Rye
An advertising line from Old Father Rye by H Carroll & Co promoting a bottled product branded as the goat thing. The notice identifies H Carroll & Co as sole agents for distribution.
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H Carroll & Co
Convicts Work the Roads in Raleigh District
Raleigh NC January 17 Special over a hundred of the striped convicts are at work on public roads in the Raleigh road district seven miles from the city in all directions. The district covers 119 miles of road with 75 miles completed. Outside the district roads are poor and rural mail carriers fear route disruption may occur.
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Caroline
Raleigh
Liis County
Raleigh Road
Business Change at Rome Ga Sale of H B Parks & Co to Brannon Co
Rome Ga January 17 Special H B Parks and Co dry goods merchant sells out to J I Brannon Co wholesale grocers Mr Parke to enter some line of manufacturing in the transition of the local business scene
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Rome
H B Parks & Co
J i. Brannon & Co
Parke
Prisoners in Bermuda Camps Described by Hale Official
Rev Edward Everett Hale reports on Boer prisoners in Bermuda camps where about 6000 men and boys lack clothing after capture. Food shortages persist and the Lend a Hand Society seeks oat and corn meal condensed milk cereals tea coffee peas beans canned goods dried vegetables tobacco and money.
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Dr. Hale
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Lenda-Hand Society
Bermuda
Dr Hale
Lend-a-Hand Society
Retelvea
Shipa
Miss Gould Tours South To Aid Railroad Employees
Miss Helen Gould and party arrived in Little Rock Arkansas January 17 to inspect Iron Mountain shops and select a site for a handsome YMCA building for Iron Mountain system employees. Her trip aims to assess local needs of Missouri Pacific workers and promote YMCA departments at key employee centers as she plans to visit Texas points from the city.
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Iittie Rock
Ark
Helen Gould
Iron Mountain
Miss Gould
Missouri Pacific System
YMCA
Texas Points
Ths City
Lone Star State
New Route to East Indies Opens Bagdad Railroad Pact
Constantinople January 17. A final convention for the Bagdad railroad by the German Anatolia company is signed. A guarantee of 17,000 francs per kilometer is promised. The line reaches toward the Persian Gulf and aims to place much of Asia Minor under German influence, conflicting with Russian plans for the Borisni line toward India.
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Bagdad
Constantinople
Anatolia
Patt
Koweil
India
London
Asia Minor
Texan Shot Kills Carpenter in Natchez Mississippi
Thomas Glenn, a Texan on Texas and Pacific extension work, shot and killed Allen D. Carpenter on Main Street Natchez Mississippi over a trivial dispute. After the shooting there were threats of lynching and Glenn was hurried to the county jail. Carpenter is described as a well known citizen and brother to M. Carpenter a wealthy local figure.
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Thomas Glenn
Allen D. Carpenter
Natchez
Miss
Natchez, Miss
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Concordia Parish
Carpenter
M. Carpenter
Married Son of a Saloon Keeper
In Raleigh on January 17 a society scandal unfolds as Miss Margaret Nelmg, once prominent, loses a handkerchief which James Albert, son of a barkeeper, finds and returns. The pair’s clandestine meetings lead to marriage after an incident at the couple’s home and intervention by Albert’s father.
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Raleigh
Alpert
Strikes at American Car and Foundry Show No Immediate Move
In Jacksonville Indiana the strike at American Car and Foundry continues with about 600 idle workers. Officials wait for International Woodworkers Union President Mulcahy before any adjustment talks.
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Jacksonville
Ind
American Car and Foundry Company
Mulcahay
International Woodworkers’ Union
Isaac H Hughes
National Stock Yards Bank
St. Louis
Putnam
Yellowstone National Park
Congress
Haydon Valley
Love and Trust: A Store You Can Rely On
A brief note highlights a store built on reliability and care for customers. It emphasizes dependable service, quality items, and a friendly shopping environment that earns loyalty through consistent support.
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Aux
Flashes from the Cable Polish boycott spreads to German goods
The Polish boycott of German products grows as agrarian and cooperative societies around Vilna pass a resolution to stop purchasing German items. Many firms shift from German to American manufactured machinery and implements. In Bermuda, the British transport Montrose arrives with Boer prisoners. Official trade figures compare France imports and exports between 1991 and 1990, noting large shifts in francs.
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Association of Agricultural and Cooperative Societies
Vilna
Nitherto
Hamilton
Bermuda
Montrose
Cane Town
France
Noble work of Miss Berry builds a private school in Floyd
Miss Martha Berry, wealthy promoter, established a private school on Sum merville road two miles from Rome to educate poor boys in Floyd county and north Georgia. She funded an 80 acre site, a two story dormitory for twenty five boys, and a three department program with professors from Moody Institute. Professor R T Watson will lead the industrial and business department. The facility opened Monday as Berry dedicates her resources and time to uplift the community through local Sunday schools.
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Rome
Gao
Martha Berry
Summerville Road
Moody Institute
Massachuset
Misa Berry
Floyd County
North Georgia
R T Watson
Miss Berry
Hlatwoods
Duel over a wife ends with governor wounded in Germany
Berlin reports fresh duelling material after a meeting at Springe near Hanover. Von Bennigsen, Springe governor, was probably fatally wounded by Falkenhagen, a crown lands leasee, after a gossip about the governor's wife prompted a duel. Rudolph von Benniggen, founder of the nationalWmeral party, arrived with his son to carry the wounded man away.
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Berlin
von Bennigsen-Falkenhagen
Emperor Wiliam
Springe
Hanover
von Bennigsen
Falkenhagen
Reichstag
German New Guinea
The Voice of the Prairie and Humble Toiler
A fragmented poem voice contrasts grand landscapes with a simple toiler's humility. The speaker rejects awe and privilege, claiming only to serve by toiling for bread, while referencing a Chicago record-heroic publication.
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Natore
Tia
Kiser
Chicago
Moonshiners Raid Wounded Man Captured in County
Special state constables and revenue officers destroyed a large illicit distillery in the dark corner of the county. A young white man, Waverly Barton, was arrested after a half mile pursuit. Moonshiners fired on officers in Possum Kingdom. Jasper Lollie was wounded and jailed. Several moonshiners escaped.
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Greenville
Waverly Barton
Possum Kingdom
Jasper Lollie
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