Georgia and national news brief highlights
A mixed weekly digest reports near term weather warming Monday with rain Tuesday, court and political activity in Georgia, including a county senator race in Sumter, coroner inquest in Chatham, depot developments at Moultrie and Pine, and prohibition debates in Mississippi. International items note Colombia troubles, Korea mob actions, Norway fire, and panama treaty discussions.
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Cadets At World’s Fair Eye Accommodations
Military academies across the United States request conventions during the world’s fair. Louisiana Military Academy seeks two weeks in exile with $8,000 approved for travel and rations. Jefferson Barracks will host cadets with ample dormitory space and nearby accommodations arranged. Dates will permit about two thousand cadets to attend together.
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Koreans Attack American Car in Seoul Riot
Washington reports a mob of native Koreans attacked and damaged an electric car owned by Americans after a Korean was killed on the line through Seoul. The incident involved 100 American Marines guarding the American legation as reinforcements were considered. Conditions in Korea remain critical with no new instructions issued.
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Trade in the Philipines Shows Sharp Import Export Rise
Philipine trade statistics for eight months ended August 1903 report imports totaling 22,266,561 and exports 20,867,313. Figures exclude cash and government supplies. Total trade up nearly 6,000,000 with most growth from hemp and copra shipments.
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German Officer Fights Eight Duels in Saxony
Berlin January 24 A German army lieutenant named Brohn stationed at Pirna Saxony has reportedly fought eight duels and plans a ninth to defend his family honor. Reports say two opponents were severely wounded three slightly wounded and three escaped unhurt with Krohn losing an ear in the eighth duel.
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Bank in Good Shape Despite Embezzlement Charge
Dallas report says Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Cleburne remains in superb financial condition after President S. B. Allen was arrested in Dallas on embezzlement charges of 28000. Allen returned to Cleburne and said no losses will be sustained by the bank's customers or creditors.
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Marines of the Czar Land at Vladivostock in Misleading Action
Russian Marines land at Vladivostock amid tensions as reports claim mis treatment of Mikada's subjects. Officials deny wrongdoing while observers urge restraint and independent inquiry.
Japanese Land Large Force in Korea and Yalu
Tokyo reports from Vladivostock describe Russian marines landing January 9, wrecking houses and harming residents as rioting lasted twenty hours. Further dispatches claim Japanese troops landed at Me Sam Po in Korea and hundreds of Russians crossed the Yalu, with mixed official and foreign reactions in St Petersburg and Washington.
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Blizzard breaks records in extreme Midwest cold snap
North and west endure severe cold with readings from 38 below to 20 below expected tonight. St Paul posted a record 34 below with 36 below anticipated, while Milwaukee and Duluth reported brutal lows. Blizzards disrupted trains in Houghton and traffic nationwide as shelters filled and fatalities rose to one fisherman.
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Wife and pigs put on block in Irkutsk inquiry
Petersburg January 24 The holy synod is asked by the Irkutsk governor to rule if a man may sell his wife The case notes a peasant offering his wife for sale in a local paper and including two young pigs The governor seeks church sanction on such a proposition Globe Trotter Monte Carlo January 24 George W Schilling who left Pittsboro in 1897 on a bet to walk world in seven years arrived Desdau sau ny ur muna Germany January 24 Duke Friedrich of Anhalt died of an apoplectic stroke born 1839
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Colombia’s Struggle Under a Tyrant Casts Shadow
A stark report depicts Colombia grappling with strict, oppressive governance amid unrest. Separatist tensions in Panama worsen the climate, signaling broad challenges to national stability and regional policy.
Panama Crisis Sparks War Talk in Colombia
In Bogota on December 25, Colombians from Cauca Antioquia and Bolivar voice support for Panama's independence and urge constitutional change. President Marroquin faces suspicion amid a secession mood and plans for a national convention while war whispers rise over U.S. involvement. A Bogotá club presses for expeditions to the isthmus with volunteers forming guerrilla bands and marching routes planned from Cartagena and Barranquilla.
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Morgan Seeks Panama Annexation Despite Skepticism
Washington January 24 The Morgan Panama annexation bill draws attention in senate debates though few expect serious action. The proposal envisions annexing Panama to the United States, with funds and complex terms for compensation, debts, and property transfer involving Panama and Colombia, tied to the New Panama Canal Company.
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