Break in stocks driven by Taft fears shocks market
New York January 27 stocks tumbled 3 to 7 points in active issues amid extreme demoralization on the exchange. Pacific and Amalgamated Copper United States Steel and Consolidated Gas led losses as speculative pressure and administration anxiety weighed on prices. Banks rigidly discriminated against some stock collateral amid concerns of manipulation and pools. Wheat corn cotton oats and pork also fell while total daily volume reached 1617 831 shares.
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York
Faris
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
United States Steel and Consolidated Gas
Wall Street
Taft
White House
Rock Island
Langhorst's Brain Storm Defense At Fort McHenry Court Martial
Lieutenant Adolph Langhorst of the coast artillery faced a specially organized court martial at Fort McHenry on charges of neglect of duty breach of arrest and disobedience of orders. His counsel argued he was sane now but had a brain storm fit during the thaw that caused the deed, seeking nonresponsibility due to temporary insanity.
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Baltimore
Susie A Atkinson to Retain Newnan Postmaster Post
Washington January 25 Special The confirmation of Susie Mit hinnon widow of the late Governor Atkinson to succeed herself as postmaster at Newnan will be accomplished at the first executive session of the senate None was held today or her name would have been passed upon Senator Batch is looking after the matter
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Washington
Susie Mit Hinnon
W. Atkinson
Newnan
Senate
Bacth
Prohibition Workers Target Emory Students at Oxford
Emory College in Oxford Georgia hosts a temperance campaign led by WCTU leaders Mrs Patterson and Mrs Armor. They address students in the college auditorium despite bad weather, urging abstinence from cigarettes and liquor as part of the Christian institution’s stance. The visit precedes the state's November convention in Madison.
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Emory Colleges
Oxford
Emory
Lishing
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
T OH Patterson
Griffin
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Lella A. Dillard
Mary Harris Armor
Eastman
Will Apeak
Rome
Armer
Begging Savannah Man Arraigned Seeks Death or River
New York January 25 A Savannah Ga man Willem Filgate was arraigned before Police Magistrate Breen and pleaded to be shot or thrown in the river He said he arrived four months ago with 1160 in cash and was arrested for begging on the streets He claimed he came to make his fortune but spent his funds and asked for execution or drowning as punishment. identity verification was postponed to tomorrow.
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New Ork
Millionaire Plans to Give Away Fortunes Before Death
Chicago reports Dr D Pearsons, nearing ninety, will donate every cent he owns. After endowing 47 colleges in 24 states, he vows to live ten more years solely giving away money. He praises gift joy, cites Berea and Guilford colleges, Montpelier Seminary, and Whitman College as favorites. He aims to die penniless and inspire others to give.
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Chicago
D . Pearsons
Dt Pearsons
Tom
South
Berea College
Kentucky
Aings Mountain
Jackson
Guilford College
North
Caroline
Speaker Cannon
Oquaker Institution
Montpelier Seminary
Vermont
Mitts
Whitman College
Washington
Goof G oo Eyes author sent to Eloise poor house
Detroit January 25 Hugh Harley a ragtime songwriter of Goo Goo Eyes and Aint That a Shame was placed in Eloise poor house at age 36 after years of drink and narcotics. He recalled quitting coke morphine and booze with difficulty, noting a long life of addiction and brief moments of musical success.
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Detroit
Hugh ‘Cannon
Bil Harley
Eloise
New York
Fines for Disorderly Conduct in Jackson
Special report from Jackson dated January 25 notes first offenders fined for disorderly conduct with penalties of 15 dollars or thirty days on the streets, a departure from the prior 50 dollar standard. A negro man named Great was arrested in Douglas for refusing to pay ordered sums, brought to Jackson and jailed after Sheriff W W Wilson delivered him.
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Jackson
HM Fletcher
Oiitar Great
Douglas
Fickertson
Reagan
W W Wilson
Buits County
No Requisition Sought for Britton in Birmingham Murder Case
Reports state no requisition had been requested from Governor Brown for Frank Judson Britton now held in Birmingham on the charge of murdering his mother Mrs Lovie Britton Surge. The Burges family seeks delay, fearing possible habeas corpus action as Georgia contemplates moving Britton for trial. The 16 year old Britton denies the killing and asserts someone else fabricated the accusation.
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Brown
Frank Judson Britton
Birmingham
Lovie Britton
Nlcice
George Burge
Britton
Burges Torness
Robert & Rodgers
Clinton Thompson
Burges Cave
Frank Britton
Officer Burge
Burges
Atlanta
Atlante
Society of Banana Oath Becomes Trial Highlight in Toledo
At Toledo on January 25 the constitution of the Society of the Banana and Faithful Friends is entered as evidence in the Black Hand conspiracy trial of fourteen men. The document prescribes death, branding, and penalties for revealing secrets, with torture for offenses against members or their families. It allows extenuating factors for drunkenness but rejects leniency for most violations.
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Toledo
Ohio
Society of the Banana and Faithful Friends
Toyae
Accused Killer Claims Accident in Atlanta Case
Frank Crowley of Anniston states that Frank Judson Britton aged 16 confessed murdering his mother Lovie Burge in Atlanta last May but claims the act was accidental. Britton fled recently and is held in custody. Friends of George Burge and Mrs Burge’s second husband oppose the claim and argue motive differs. All principals are local. relatives work to save Burge from punishment.
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Anniston Ale
Frank Crowley
Frank Judson Britton
Lovie Burge
Atlanta
Vaya
George Burge
Road agencies ordered to refund overcharges in lumber case
In Macon on January 25 the Standing Master J N Tale filed a report for the court in the Tift Lumber case finding for Minnesota Lumber Co. The ruling requires the railroads to repay $1,063 in overcharges tied to the 2 cent raise.
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Macon
N ‘Tale
Tift Lumber
Minnesota Lumber Company
Senatorial Deadlock in Mississippi Remains Unbroken
Taphaon Misa reports that the withdrawal of Wo D Anderson of Tupelo from Mississippi's senatorial race produced only a minor shift after two ballots as most of Anderson's votes split between Percy and Alexander while Vardeman maintained leadership of the contest and a proposed plan to narrow the field to two lingered unmet.
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Taphaon Misa
Wo D Anderson
Tupelo
Mississippi
Ten Year Old Girl Confronted by Unknown Black Attacker
A ten year old girl in Hot Springs was accosted by an unidentified Black man as she returned home from school. Her screams drew neighbors, the assailant fled, and a posse formed amid rising concern that the suspect may be harmed if captured.
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Hot Springs
Januertts
Lena Adams
Hookworm Campaign Opens Headquarters in City
Washington January head quarters of the Rockefeller hook worm commission opened in the Union Trust building. The campaign will be directed from Washington with a commission member touring southern states. Professor Wickliffe Rose of Nashville Tenn will be one of the directors of the work.
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Washington
Rockefeller Hook Worm Commission
Union Trust
Ite Rork
Wicktiffa
Rose of
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