Georgia Forecase Highlights and Local Notices
Georgia forecast shows colder southeast and a Thursday with partly cloudy skies and NW winds. Grand jury to widen Fulton county industrial farm scope. Ponce de Leon commission continues despite a conviction. Mrs. General Longstreet thanks comrades at funeral. Atlanta poultry show opens with 1000 birds. Several political and legal items across Georgia and the South, including indictments, railway meetings, and weather shifts. Local incidents include fires, arrests, and a big rail and mining sector update.
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Fulton County
W. C Lilvington
Nashville
Tenn
Ponce de Leon
Charles Jones
James Longstreet
State Book Commission
Alanta
Atlanta
Inias
Council
City Hall
Council of Jewish Women
Temple
Whitehall St
Atlanta Poultry Association
Whitehall Street
Bryan rallies followers around Kansas City platform
New York January 26 William Jennings Bryan opened in Madison Square Garden with a policy speech on Moral Issues praising a party defined by rights and public conscience. He criticised money influence in government and urged redefinition of the Democratic platform and leaders to stand for the people.
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New York
Madison Square Concert Hall
William Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Theemocratic Party
Indiana
Stalin
Democratic Party
Bryan Attacks Corruption and Moral Crisis in Speech
The speaker condemns corruption in high places and calls clergy to warn congregations against moral degradation. He criticizes vote buying, corporate favors, and political graft, urging strong action rather than half measures and suggesting branding corrupt officials as a deterrent.
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Bryan
Delaware
Auto Wrecked by Mad Waves at Ormond Beach
Four men endured a brutal hour in a stinging gale near Daytona as waves swamped a car four miles from Ormond hotel. A F R Pardington and Alfred R Reeves, officials from the automobile groups, fled the car in darkness but two men walked back to Daytona while the others finished their run. The machine may be lost to the sea as the storm raged and lights failed.
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Hotel Ormond
Ormond
Fla
Ormond Hotel
A. F R. Pardington
American Automobile Association Racing Board
Alfred R. Reeves
Empire City Track
Orendorf
Himball
Daytona
Reeves
Pardington
Soe
Fort Worth express wreck reported near Diaz Arkansas
Fort Worth express southbound from St Louis on the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad wrecked near Diaz six miles north of Newport Arkansas. Many passengers injured or killed, relief train ordered from Little Rock. Diaz communications are impossible. The wreck was due in Little Rock at 1 10 this morning. Diaz is 125 miles north of Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Fort Worth
St. Louis
St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
Diaz
Newport
Burleson Treks 3000 Miles to Pay Poll Tax
Austin reported January 26 that Congressman W Burleson of Texas 10th district traveled 3000 miles from Washington to pay 1.75 poll tax in person to retain voting and officeholding rights before January 31. The trip was required after he left for Washington without paying. In Santo Domingo, Isurges destroy American property prompting the Columbia to proceed to San Pedro Macorís to safeguard U S interests.
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Mr. Boutell
Ilinois
Mr Williams
Miessesippi
Williams
Hr. Houtell
Carter Hartson
Chicago
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Francis
Missouri
Independence
Victor
Colp
Burleson
Texas
Cheswick
Austin
Tex
W. Burleson
Tenth Congressional District
Washington
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
Columbia
San Pedro Macoria
Points of Difference in Russo Jap Trouble
A semi official statement outlines main sticking points in Russo Japanese negotiations. Russia refuses unrestricted Japanese settlement in Manchuria and denies Japanese fortification rights around Korea while Japan seeks coast fortification and settlements in Manchuria. The mood alternates hopeful and doubtful as talks continue without a Russian reply.
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Japan
Manchuria
Russa
Korea
Rusala
Sea of Japan
Russia
Paris
Senate debates Panama question amid other matters
Washington January 24 The senate divided time between the Panama issue and other subjects. Mr Stone spoke for a resolution directing a Foreign Relations Committee inquiry into the Panama revolt, criticizing U S complicity and the president's conduct. He urged full disclosure of all facts for the nation's good name and defended voting for the treaty in pursuit of a canal. The session saw debate on Army appointments and a memorial bridge bill, with adjournment to tomorrow.
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Senate
Panama
Canal
Stone
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Colombia
Hay-Herran
John Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
Roosevelt
Bunan- Varilla
Bunau-Varilla
Amador
Duque
Stewart
Tillman
Secretary of War
Wood
Potomac River
Mills Seeking Cotton Fields
Hunteville Alabama January 26 Special The Merrimac Manufacturing Company of Lowell Massachusetts has decided to begin construction of a third large cotton mill at Merrimac near the city and has awarded the Flynt Construction Company the contract. The new mill will have a spindle capacity from 76000 to 80000. The Merrimac plans to duplicate its Lowell plant at Merrimac as it expands to offset cotton price pressures.
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Southern
Caley
Asheville
Republican State Central Committee
Louisiana
New Orleans
Alabama
Southern Steel Companies
New York
Southern Iron Pool
Louisville
Galt House
Bremen
Charleston
Merrimac Manufacturing Company
Lowell
Maas
Mermac
Mississippi
Vardaman
Hunteville
Ala
Mass
Merrimac
Flynt Construction Company
New England
Wil
Merriizac, le
Mayor Harrison Put Under Bond In Iroquois Inquiry
Chicago dispatch reports coroner and detectives arrest Mayor Carter Harrison and six city officials in the Iroquois theater disaster investigation. Bonds set at 5000 for Harrison and officers Musham Williams Loughlin plus stage manager Cumming and footman McMullen were cited. others held awaiting grand jury action.
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Chicago
Muttinl
Traeger
Carter H Harrison
Davis
Cily
William McMullen
James E. Cumming
Harrison
Wi J. Davie
Grand Boulevard
Oats
Davia
Carter Harrison
Hempstead Washburn
Walker
Marshel Musham
Mutimun
Williams
Loughin
Mesars
Musham
Loughlin
Criminal Court
Bond
Grand Jury
Wallers
Rep Baker Seeks Probe of B and O Railroad Pass
Representative Baker of New York introduced a resolution authorizing the judiciary committee to investigate how the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offered an annual pass to him on July 21, 1903. The panel is asked to advise on actions to instruct the attorney general to prosecute the railroad or any involved parties, including George E Hamilton, division counsel.
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Washington
Baker
New York
Judiciary Committee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
George E. Hamilton
House
Hamilton
Situation in Far East Moves Toward War Phase
The article notes rising tensions in the Far East with moves by key powers suggesting a phase shift toward conflict. Military mobilizations and diplomatic standoffs intensify, signaling a potential broader confrontation beyond regional disputes.
Japan Presses Russia for Immediate War Reply
Tokyo reports show Japan pressing Russia for a swift response to the latest note, with public sentiment shifting toward an ultimatum and possible war. Russia worries about Chinese neutrality and Korea’s position as Seoul seeks to safeguard its borders against Japanese actions.
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Russia
Japan
Tokio
Jjmpanese
Baron de Rosen
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