Destructive fire devours Progresso business district
A blaze in Progresso Yucatan Tuesday night destroyed almost all of the city’s business area, wiping out a market house and the Consolidated Railway of Yucatan offices. Total losses around 2,000,000 with about half uninsured, impacting municipal palace, shops, and housing as fire crews struggled to control the flames.
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Progresso
Yucatan
Alameda
Fie
Acens
Consolidated ‘Railway of
Sueregate Joel
Consolidatea Railway of
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Atlanta
Bull Sluice
Forrest Adair
Formwilt Street
Amacela
Child Nearly Suffocated in Albany Home Fire
Maxine Wilcox, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Wilcox of Albany Georgia, narrowly escaped death when a burning ember ignited kindling and mantel, filling the room with smoke and leaving her unable to reach the door until her father rescued her. The fire was put out by the fire department with minor damage reported.
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Aung
J. M. Wilcox
Albany
Maxine
Ilttle
Mira J W Wilcox
Connell Elects Officers in Hawkinsville Special Meeting
Hawkinsville Ga held a special meeting for the new city council this week electing officers including Mayor pro tem J C Hendry clerk T J Folder police chief WY H Walker marshal WON Buchan city attorney Judes A C Pate health board members Dr Brown M Pate S M Calwal BD Richardson dk Murphy tax assessors J Batts J S Willis T B Ragan and school trustees Warren Grice El Good T H Grace with bond commissioner TE Lovejoy.
Salvation Army officers meet in Atlanta convention
Soldiers from Salvation Army posts across the south gather in Atlanta for their annual conference led by Colonel K R Holt Major W O Hunter and Captain J M Berriman. Reports on fundraising and new posts, public twilight services, and evening meetings at Wesleyan Tabernacle mark the opening sessions. The conference runs through the week ending with Sunday services at various churches.
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Salvation Army
South
Atlanta
KR. H Holt
W .O Hunter
Cleveland
J M Berriman
Macon
Salvation Army Hall
Peachtree Street
Wesleyan Tabernacle
Holt
Hunter
Berriman
J. M. Berriman
BR. B. Holt
W. C Hinuter
The
Captain Arnall heads the Phoenix Mutual agency
Captain Charles S Arnall general agent in Atlanta for the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hartford Conn has been notified by head officers of his company with their congratulations that he heads the first of all their agents in the United States showing an increase of business for 1903 over 1902 Captain Arnall is naturally quite proud of his record.
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Charles S. Arnalis
Atlanta
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Froct
Washington Street
Death of Whitaker Wright ends with self inflicted cyanide and loaded revolver
Coroner's jury rules death a deliberate act of Wright. Evidence shows he prepared to end his life if verdict went against him. A cyanide tabloid, a loaded revolver, and a cigarette moment precede his collapse. Witnesses note Wright's composure and claims of British justice amid the tragedy.
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London
Whitaker Wright
Wright
Wilent
Windsor
George Lewis
Lewis
Eyre
Waters
Ena Gicba Corporation
Eastman Kodak Catalogue Offer Promptly Sent
Eastman’s famous kodaks with late improvements and full line of films and developers advertised. Readers urged to request the catalogue by sending to Eastman’s Associates at 14 Winkeball Street, with the note about the paper’s address.
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Eastman
Kodaks
Une
Ime
Pet dog alerts owner to burglary and train service notice
Awakened by his dog, W R Drechman rushed out and confronted a burglar in his store, the Cass branch noted for money orders and stamps. Three trains daily run to Cincinnati and Chicago via Southern Railway. A fire in the Converse Building damaged dental offices and Fitzsimmons firms. losses around 1000 dollars. Judge Beverly Evans leaves Rome after addressing public in recent days.
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W R Drechman
Drechman
Cass
Post of Bee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Southern Railway
Queen and Crescent
Atlanta
Louisville
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
Columbus
Judge Evans
Rome
Beverly D. Evans
Judge Henry
Sangersville
City seeks county aid for street improvements in Atlanta
The Atlanta council committee on public improvements chaired by Alderman C H Girardeau plans an afternoon meeting to pursue county cooperation on street repairs and paving. Officials aim to avoid a local bill path and instead reach a mutual understanding with the county commissioners to increase work inside city limits.
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Council
Terry
Counel
Atlanta
C H Giradeau
Board of County Commissioners
Gan
Girardenry
General Assembly
Secret wedding ties Columbus couple to Madison
In Columbus Georgia Emily Casterline, now Mrs J Joyner, wed December 28 in Girard Alabama. She and her husband traveled to Madison Florida where he works as a bank stenographer. The ceremony was kept secret until January 28.
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Columbus
J. Joyner
Emily Casterline
Arthur B Casterline
Madison
Fla
Joyner
Casterline
Girard
Ala
Dawson
Bui Thompson
Phenix City
Montgomery
United States
United States Army
Thompson
GRAFT CHARGES FILED AGAINST OKLAHOMA DELEGATE
Washington January 28 charges filed at the Interior department accuse Bird 3S McGuire the Oklahoma delegate in Congress of prosecuting Indian claims and taking fees while serving as a senate delegate The delegate denies any wrongdoing and says the proper action would be local grand jury in the territory Blanton Held for Grafting St Louis January 28 Charles L Blanton and Dr James B Vernon appeared in federal court and posted 6000 bonds to answer May 23 indictments charging them with taking money to locate post office sites in Missouri There are four indictments against each suspect Alleged boodler Gives Bond Kansas City January 28 ex councilman Chris Kopp and Charles M Bowles school board member surrendered bonds of 1500 each in Kansas City Kansas where they face boodling charges with no trial date set
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Interior Department
Bird 3S McGuire
House
Oklahoma
Senate
Congress
Department of Justice
McGuire
Altough
M. McGuire
Pawnee
Interfer Department
Terrtory
Blanton
St Louis
Charles L. Blanton
Architecturaal
United States Treasury Department
James B Vernon
Fayette
Judse Adams
United States District Court
Kansas City
Chris Kopp
Chares M. Bowles
School Board of Education
Kans
Kopp
Indiana
Cold Wave Hits Macon with Zero Temperature
A January 28 Macon special reports a severe cold wave sweeping Macon Georgia. Torrential rain overnight gave way to a light snow or sleet storm as temperatures near zero chilled the city. Trees laden with bare branches contributed to the wintry scene as residents endured the frigid morning.
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Macon
Supt Brunner Quits Central Railroad Posts in Macon
Charles L Brunner resigns as Central of Georgia superintendent effective next Monday. He was trainmaster here before taking the post after B C Epperson's death. Brunner leaves for a northern trip prior to starting a new job after a reportedly lucrative offer. Also: the steam boat Oconee, formerly City of Macon, due Monday from Hawkinsville to transport Macon business men down the Ocmulgee river on a government funded inspection trip led by the chamber of commerce.
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Constitution Bureau
Second Street
Macon
Charles L Brunner
Central of Georgia
Brunner
B C Epperson
Morse
Bruoner
Georgia
Masconia
Tspecies
Oconee
Hawkinsville
Ocraulges River
Chamber of Commerce
Chair and Knife in Scrape in Athens
Tonight at a boarding house on Jackson Street two White men FaWe Stewart and Pat McNeely fought during drinking. Stewart was stabbed in the temple and McNeely struck with two chairs overhead. Both men are seriously injured but expected to recover. Stewart is a candy maker and McNeely a geddler.
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Jackson Street
FaWe Stewart
Pat McNeely
Naither
Stewart
MacNeely
McNeels
McNeely
Geddler
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Decatur
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