Black man Holds Up Officers With Public Safety Item
A Black man armed with a large public safety item confronted two officers on Greensferry Avenue early Saturday. He challenged them in a semi dark area, forcing officers to draw their weapons and retreat as the struggle began. Officer Jamison wrestled the man’s arm, while Williams seized the item. The suspect resisted, and a blackjerk was brought in to subdue him. He was handcuffed and identified as Claud Hinton at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hota
Greensferry ‘Avenue
Folitemen Williams
Jamison
Waa
Police -Heavayarters
Claud Hinton
Mrs Fiske Cancels Engagements for Throat Operation
Augusta Ga January 23 Mrs Fiske star of Salvation Nell closed all engagements after last night’s performance and leaves for New York today Her manager says she has not been well for days and a throat operation is necessary but expected to be brief with a return to work in about ten days
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Augusta
Mis. Fiske
Manhattan Company
Jett
New York
Irs
Fiske
Ezra Kendall Comedian Quits Stage
Ezra Kendall died of apoplexy today in a sanitarium at Martinsville Indiana. The 49 year old comedian ended his twenty ninth season after closing The Vinegar Buyer in Seattle three weeks ago due to ill health. Born in Allegheny County Pennsylvania Kendall toured on a barn farm then found success in We Us and Company at the Fifth Avenue Theater New York. He spent eleven seasons with Vinegar Buyer his vehicle and is survived by a wife and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ezra Ken‘dall
Martinsville
Ind
Kendall
Seattle
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
We, Us & Company
Avenua Theater
New York
Renoon
Georgia
Httle
West
Gay
Fatal Streetcar Tragedy Over Failed Pistol Attempt
New Orleans on January 21 reports John Labatut attempted to seize a pistol and was struck by an approaching street car on Canal Street. He died instantly. The weapon was not from the municipal repair plant.
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New Orleans
Labatut
John Labatut
Canal
Bravery of Edgartown Skipper Saves 18 at Sea
Skipper Levi Jackson and four crew aboard the Edgartown smack Priscila rescued fifteen people from the wrecked American schooner Mertie B Crowley off Martha’s Vineyard after a prolonged storm. Mrs Haskell clung to rigging for hours. all were eventually saved as Jackson's dories retrieved the survivors. The Crowley broke in two around 10 a.m. and the Priscila finally reached the wreck later in the day.
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Edgartown
Mass
Levi Jackson
Haskell
Haskill
Mertie B Crowley
Martha's Vineyard Island
Jackson
Block Island
Crowley Mra
Nerve
Pinchot Elected Conservation Head
Washington January 23 The election of Gifford Pinchot to succeed Dr Charles W Eliot as president of the National Conservation Association was announced tonight Pinchot takes active charge of the organization tomorrow with headquarters to be in Washington Dr Eliot favored Pinchot as active leader and suggested he accept the presidency for the movement in a personal letter to Mr Pinchot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Charles W. ‘Elot
National Conservation Association
Bilot
Mr.Pinchot
Wdevicy
Mrr. Pinchot
Eliot
Cano‘dation
Pinchot
Conservation
Associaton
Pinichot
Eilot
Association
Pinobs + ahaa
French Floods Break Records Across Paris Region
Widespread flooding in Paris and surrounding departments forces evacuations as water inundates low areas. Homes, streets, the Louvre basement, and the Invalides railway area are submerged. Officials seek funds to shelter the homeless while many communities report disrupted communications and collapsing infrastructure.
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Tottering
Chamber of Deputita
Foreign Office
la Partialy
Palate d'Orsay
Louvre Museum
Paris
Seine Department
de Balnt Denis
Ivry
Vitry
Matsona-Laffite
Argenteuil
Poissy
Juviuy
Alfortville
Loire
Rhone
Maine
Yonce
Seine
Aube
Tie Boone
Doubs
Champagne
Vitry-Le-Francois
Marne
Arrigny
Larzicourt
Ander
Marna
Troyes
Chalond
Children Sought By Mrs Tillman in Custody Dispute
A Edgefield court custody case centers on Mrs. Tillman alleging neglect by her husband Senator Tillman. affidavits from Edgefield residents argue she is a fit mother with a plantation income over 1000 dollars yearly, while the deed gives grandparents custody until the children reach age. The dispute involves Wallace Sheppard and family ties to the Tillman and Pickens clans.
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Wallace Sheppard
Ben Tillman
Ben Tillman, Jr
Washington
Tolman
Mra. Tillman
Mra. Tilman
Tillman
South Carving
Edgefield
Tilman
Tillmnan
Lucy Holcombe Pickens
Hevie
Virginia
South
Holcomba Legion
Douschka
South Carolina
Sheppard
General Buler
Senator Tillman
United States Senate
Multiple Obituaries and Funerals in Local Section
Several deaths are reported with infant Thomas F Goodwyn Jr and Alwyn Merritt among those noted. Services set at private residences or local chapels with interments planned at Westview Hollywood and Casey cemeteries. Additional notices list Mrs Sarah Veal and Mrs Fanny Fuller with burial arrangements and survivors.
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Thomas F. Goodwyn, Jr
EF. Goodwyn
Suuthland Avenue
West Wlew Cemetery
Eberhardt Confederate veteran dies at home near Carlton
J B Eberhardt aged 90 died at his home near Carlton Georgia this morning He was a Confederate veteran and survived by his wife two daughters and four sons Also noted are relatives in Witherton Taylorsville Barnesville and other towns Funeral arrangements to be announced later with burial planned Monday afternoon The obituary mentions church membership and local connections
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Alwyn Merritt
GW. Merritt
Wells Street
Hollywood Cemetery
Sarah Veal
Marlette Street
JW. Veal
C. F. Veal
Marta” Wynne
Ww. H. Hopkins
Nathan Rugsell
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfeld
Fanny Fuller
Fannie Fuller
Able “Street
Harry G. Poole
Roswell
Lula Rickets
Lula
Antioch
J.B. Eberhardt
Carlton
Jero
Ep Mattie
Liszlo
Hamilton
Harry Eberhardt
Pope Hmberhardt
Witherton
Robert, Eberswardt
Taylorsville
EB. B. Williams
Barnesville
Mine Beasle B
Williams
Alstera
Mea; Bush
Thin City
J. E. Toole
Albany
Typpuiat Church
Georgia Can Be Free From High Priced Meat
W H White of White Proviso Company advocates turning Georgia into a meat self supplier. He outlines building a modern packing plant, enriching local farming with cattle and hogs, and exporting. He predicts five years to establish ranges, reduce beef costs, and lessen reliance on the West.
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Georgia
W. H. ‘White
Mr. White
Georg
Union
Meat Boycott Showdown Prompts Sermon Plea
Dr Len G Broughton preached on the meat boycott at the Baptist Tabernacle urging action at the root cause. He blamed high meat prices on protective tariffs and called for Congress to remove duties from packing house products to drop prices. He criticized wage earners and urged political action to protect workers.
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The
Baptist Tabernacle
Len G. Broughton
Butt
Unla
Congress
Teast
Taft Battles over Legislative Push in Congress
The article details White House pressure on committees as Taft broadens administration measures. It notes likely passage of railroad legislation, federal incorporation, and land and conservation bills, with House and Senate schedules shaping key bills including Ballinger-Pinchot probes and statehood measures for Arizona and New Mexico.
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White House
House
Senate
White Home
Tatt
Newon
Titman
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Ballinger-Pinehot Gany Traversy
Hag
Representative Graham
Illinois
Earthquake Shocks Hit Kingstown Island Panic Reaches Streets
Two sharp quakes rattled Kingstown at about 2:60 pm causing panic but no damage reported. Similar tremors were felt at Fort de Krewe in Martinique moments earlier, described as undulatory and lasting about one minute with no damage known.
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Kingstown
Meat Boycott Spreads Across Industries In 1900s
Pittsburg reports a meat boycott spreading from streetcar workers to iron works and mills along river valleys with diners in Braddock hotels choosing vegetables. some towns see meat prices blamed on trusts and high costs. Ministers in Baltimore applaud the movement urging congregations to support it.
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Pittsburg
Aiong
Braddock
Civer
Boycett
Montgomery
Als
James Screws
Baltimore
Menta
Henry M. Wharton
Brantley
United States
Ameet
Lords and Irish Dominate Next Parliament Predictions
The article forecasts a hung parliament with Unionists and Liberal Labourites nearly tied. It notes total votes and seats, urging reforms to the Lords, and highlights Home Rule and budget battles. John Redmond and Asquith loom large amid shifts to protectionists and free traders.
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Asquith
House of Lords
Lords
United States
John Redmond
Asguith
Mineral Party
Strugede
Chivatrans
Michaeges
Vberais
Dankhuret
Ift
A Triumph Over Deafness The Acousticom Device Reclaims Hearing
A 19th century style claim describes a device named Acousticom that allegedly restores hearing by magnifying sound. The article likens its effect to glasses restoring sight and suggests the invention could render deafness curable much as blindness was aided by lenses. It emphasizes individual tuning to the wearer and minimal annoyance.
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Bae
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Ezra Kendall
Morrow
Kennesaw. Biscuit
Mortuary
William R. Gunn
Patterson's Chapel
Dev. W. L. Lingle
Eika Wll
Fred Hancock
J. H. Hancock
Hoho ‘Street
Casey's Cemetery
O. Ht
Hite
Broughton
Nation Congress
Taft
Ublican
Sconia
Tsim
Wes
Morrison
Titts
Morgantown
W. Va
Glass
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Milwaukee Car Shops
Santa’ Barbara
B. P. Ripley
Atchisor, Toneka and Santa Fe Railroad
Mr. Ripley
St. Louis
Ceare, Trades and Labor Council
Rewi] Butchers Association
Agricultre
Wilson
William A. Moody
Hast St. Loui
National Association of Stock Exchanges
Poughtceepsie
Glass Blowers’ Union
Bain
Lase of Commons
Laborites
United
Lberal
Laborite
House of
Ed the Great
Acoustic Company
Atlanta
FOA
General Acoustic Company
BM. Turner
Candies Bldg
Assata
Wee Gere Fanesvedway
Row
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