Belle BellDeclared Insane in Habeas Corpus Hearing
George H Bell former Georgia state senator from Emanuel County was declared insane after a habeas corpus hearing at Milledgeville sanitaria court session extended to night. Blanche Burton testified she is a longtime friend, others testified Bell’s illness documented by doctors as chronic delusions, and attorney McNeil plans to appeal to higher court seeking release.
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Milledgeville
Lali
Georgia
George H Bell
Emanuel County
Iker
Tong
Mre
Blanche Burton
Iasanapole
Ind
Bells
Bwainsdoro
Bell
Miledgeville
Sanitarium
McNeil
Hunger Crazes Horses In New Orleans Case
A remarkable case reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals describes horses driven mad by hunger. Two horses were locked in a stable by a neglectful caretaker for days without food or water and were found dying after gnawing at each other.
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New Orleans
Society For the Prevention of
Princess Alice of Bourbon Thrown From Auto in Rome
An automobile carrying Princess Alice of Bourbon, eldest daughter of Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, and several companions crashed near Via Reggia in Rome. The princess and her companions were thrown from the vehicle but were not injured.
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Rome
Alice of Bourbon
Don Carlos
Via Reggia
Fire at Thomson Ga destroys Pierce Institute building
A major blaze in Thomson Georgia on Thursday morning gutted Pierce Institute. Firefighters battled the flames but the school home could not be saved. Nearby houses were rescued by swift department action as Thomson had recently sold bonds for a new school building.
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Thomason
Frea Thomson
Pierce Institute
al New School
Yeminy
Break in wire saves a Black person in Jacksonville
January 2 A black man described as one who brutally attempted a crime near here was captured by angry neighbors and strung up to a tree with a telephone wire. The wire broke and a second mob attack was halted by a sharp gunshot scattering the crowd.
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Jacksonvill
Jexie Holland
Shang
Ballot for Women Demanded by Miners in Indiana
In Indianapolis on January 28 James Mooney of Missouri urged miners to support public ownership of utilities and warned against tariff repeal on coal. A suffrage resolution was adopted while a vote count favored Lew, with estimates of a 16 000 to 20 000 lead over John Walker. The Walker camp plans a possible contest over irregularities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
James Mooney
Missouri
Congress
United States
Lew Friends
Lewin Mojority
John Walker
Walker
Properloy
Thompson Dies in Garnett Street Home Inquest Set
Coroner Donehoo to hold an inquest after C W Thompson 27 was found dead in his Garnett street bathroom yesterday morning. Officials note apoplexy likely. three sisters Mrs A B Williams Mrs EB A V Yeungnen and Mrs Mabel Carter of Birmingham survive. Body taken to Green berg Bond & Broomfield undertakers awaiting inquest. Funeral at 2 30 at Stock Chapel with Rev H J Edmondson officiating. Interment West View Cemetery.
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W Thompson
Garnett Street
Boxlock
Donehoo
Thompson
A B Williams
Yeugnen
Mabel Carter
Birmingham
Greenberg, Bond & Broomfield
Sto Welock
H. J. Edmondson
St. Paul's Methodial Church
Weatview Cemetery
Ballots for Associate Justice Continue in South Carolina Assembly
In Columbia on January 26 the joint assembly held three ballots for a South Carolina associate justice without resolving the race. Cothran led the tally with 37 votes, Hedrick 38, Shappard 39, Watts 24, Gage 18, and Wharton 3. The assembly adjourned with balloting to resume tomorrow amid talk of Governor Ansel and J. P. Gary being nominated.
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Supreme Justice
Carolina
Columbia
Assembly
Cothran
Watts
Hedricch
Gage
Bhappard
General Assembly
M F Ansel
J P Gary
Heavy fines for rioters in Beach Beach Ga riot case
Five young night riders indicted for rioting and assault with intent to murder in Beach Ga plead guilty. Judges imposed fines from 28 to 100 dollars after Lee Smith case sent to the jury. Maggie Taylor wounded during December 18 shooting spree that rattled Wraycross area.
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Brand
Rie
Insault
Lee Smith
Beach
Ems
Tha
Mies
Maggie Taylor
Mayor Taken to Johns Hopkins for Treatment
Waynesboro Georgia on January 28 reports Mayor Floyd L Geales was moved to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore by Pullman car for medical care with his wife accompanying him. The mayor had been ill for some time and his condition was described as serious.
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Waynesboro
Floyd L. Geales
Johns Hopkins Institute
Baltimore
Beales
Mary Garden Dances in Role of Salome at Manhattan Opera
New York January 28 The highly anticipated Richard Strauss Salome was given at the Manhattan Opera House before a brilliant audience who paid premium prices. Miss Mary Garden interpreted the Dance of the Seven Veils herself, delivering a restrained performance that disappointed some expecting sensational bravura after Fremstad’s precedent but impressed critics with restraint.
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New York
Richard Strauss
Salome
Manhattan Opera Hove
Oscar Wilde
Poem
Metropolitan Opera House
Mareuss
Metropolitan
Mme Fremstad
Sajiome
Mary Garden
Manhattan
Ralome
Fifty thousand for a tuberculosis cure proposed in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on January 28 a bill in the lower house would pay the state 80 000 to any person who finds a tuberculosis cure as effective as diphtheria antitoxin The state board of health would judge remedies and an additional 3 000 is set aside for expenses The item notes a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed with a federal court clerk by J H Hicks of Atlanta showing assets but no debts
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Harrisburg
State Board of Health
Taste Is Sure Stomach Guide
An old health ad explains how taste buds link to stomach health and digestion. It touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as restoring appetite, digestion, and vitality, claiming doctors endorse them and offering a free trial by mail from O F Stuart Co. Marshal Mich.
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Stuart
Physiciana USA
A. Stuart
Marshal
Mich
Wind Storm Ravages Northern Oklahoma Towns
A severe wind and sand storm swept northern Oklahoma with 60 mph gusts, devastating Alfalfa County towns Carmen and Goltry. Buildings damaged, telephone lines and telegraph services disrupted as the storm's core moved south, Guthrie reports losses from shattered windows and small homes.
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Gulhteewikia
Tanai
Oklahoma
Alfalfa Loundy
Carmen
Goltry
Guthrie
Social Club Formed in Jonesboro with Moral code
The Commercial Club of Jonesboro was launched at a Wednesday night meeting attended by leading citizens. It aims at social and professional intercourse and community upbuilding. By laws ban intoxicants profanity and gambling under expulsion and blacklist. J W Mundy led as chairman, J M Birchmore as secretary. Royston Gilbert Berry Mundy Gentry Morrow named as governing committee. Possible future president and secretary named among local leaders. MRH Henry Porter requests a central committee meeting tomorrow morning in room 899 Equitable building.
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Commercial Club
Jonnsboro
Ciizens
J W Muniy
J M Birchmore
Folo
J B Royston
L. Z Gilbert
R I. Berry
J. W Mundy
E Gentry
J A Morrow
Licely
CG Blalock
Meade
J J Hartsfield
Henry Porter
Associated Charittee
Central Committee
Welch
Equitable Bulidina
President to Congress Faces Steel and Tobacco Probes
A presidential message notes the anti trust issue in the Steel Corporation and Tennessee Coal situation. The attorney general confirms only data approved by the president may be released and urges the commissioner of corporations to transfer documents for subcommittee review. The exchange cites past probes of the beef trust and tobacco cases as precedent for access control and disclosure.
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Crperations
Genera
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal, Etc. Company
Commissioner of Corporations
Beef Trust
Senate
Funeral notices fill Cuthbert area obituaries
In Cuthbert and Atlanta, multiple obituaries highlight the deaths of Dr. Westmoreland Woodward Nora Ledley and Beulah Rosethall. Services noted by Presbyterian and other pastors, with survivors including spouses, children, and siblings. A separate U.S. court hearing set February 8 on timber claims, potentially delaying winding up of the case.
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Nora A. Ledley
Nora A Ledley
Nor
Cooper Strest
Oolock
Henry Roserhall
Tampa
Fis
Atlanta
Smyrna
Macon
Pees Dal
United States
Speer
Pebrusky
Monopoly in Diamonds in German Southwest Africa
Berlin January 28 The Reichsanzeiger prints a decree by the emperor creating a government monopoly on all diamonds found in German Southwest Africa All stones must be handed to the government agent who will sell them and remit the proceeds to the owner after deducting expenses and a tax totaling about one third of the value.
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Reichsanzeiger
German
Africae
Canada to appoint next governor general in 1904
Report says John Sinclair, recently named to the peerage and secretary for Scotland, will be Canada’s next governor general. He wed Lady Marjorie Gordon in 1904, daughter of the seventh Earl of Aberdeen who served as governor general 1893 to 1898, with Mr Blair as secretary during that era.
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Canada
Twndon
John Sinclair
Scotland
Marjorie Gordon
Earl of Aberdeen
Binlair
France to Honor Binns For Marconi Operator Hero
Paris January 268 The maritime committee of the chamber of deputies decided to ask the government to recognize John R Binns the Marconi operator aboard the Republic for aiding in bringing other steamers to the aid of Republic passengers after the ship ran aground off Nantucket near Florida.
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Binns
Paris
Maritime Committee
The
Chamber of Deputies
Lay
John R Binns
Marconi Opnator
Republic
Florida
Nantucket
Electric Railway Deal Connects Greensboro to Triad Route
Greensporo and North Carolina Public Service Company acquire Greensburg Electric Company with interurban rights of way. Capitalized at 4.5 million dollars, the deal places Coler and Go of New York in leadership as construction plans target a line linking Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem.
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Vandaryeo oTne
North Carolina Public Servic Company
Coler & Go
New York
Greensburg Electric Company
Will Bulla
Greensboro
High Point
Winston-Saleam
Rabid Dog Attack Injures Woman in Garden
Mrs Mabieton Haggerd, wife of Dr Charles Haggerd, was bitten on her left arm when a pet dog allegedly became mad and lunged at her while she tried to keep the animal from driving chickens from the garden. The dog showed hydrophobia signs. Dr Heggard took the head to the state chemist for examination to confirm rabies treatment.
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Mabieton
P— Haggerd
Charles Haggerd
Mra Haggard
Heggard
Unggard
Findlay's New Song in Macon Beguiles Local Audiences
A new piece by George W. Findlay, longtime Macon resident, debuts with the title Why Did You Leave Me. The love song features both words and music by the author and showcases a striking six line chorus and rich melodic passages that enhance the production.
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Findlay
Macon
Bang George Windlay
Freedom Sought by Mrs Harrell and the Missing Child
A coroner's inquest convicts possible homicide in the death of a baby linked to Mrs Harrell also known as Miss Harrell. Nurses A H Dawes and B Yeargan testified to neglect and indifference. a husband named by some "Jackwen" could not be located. a warrant charges murder and the grand jury will convene.
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Harrail
J L Hooten
Weidward
Herrel
Miss Harrel
Jackwen
Gilister
Atlanta
Harrel
Harre
Yeorgan
Harrell
Sheaid
Inka
Misa Harrell
Maroner Dawehoo
Mra Haerral
Grant
Eternoon
Arrest of Polander for Murder in Berwyn Barnyard Case
Josefh Chogwaskie was arrested in Thester Fa on charges of murdering Henry James and his wife the elderly couple found mutilated in their Berwyn farm barn. Chogwaskie denies knowledge of the crime and any connection to the Jameson farm, while another man named George Sheaf was also employed on the property and identified as having worked there.
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Thester
Josefh
Chogwaskie
Henry James
Berwyn
August Belmont Improves After Appendicitis Operation
August Belmont, financier, showed marked improvement after yesterday’s appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital. His physician said he would likely be out within a week or ten days. The report comes from New York on January 28.
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August Belmont
New York
Yeeterday
Memorial Hospital
Roosevelt to Break Custom in 1909 Inaugural Return
Washington January 8 8 President Roosevelt will not follow custom and ride to the White House with the new president elect to the union station for the presidential train to New York after Taft takes the oath. He told a New York congressman today he would go direct from the Capitol to the union station for the train to his home in New York.
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Washington
Rooselt
Berk
White House
Fils Gurcepper
New York
Capitol
Taft
Union Station
Kew
Lumber Prices Advance In Vancouver Market
Lumber prices in Vancouver British Columbia rose by two dollars per thousand feet for common grades. The move signals broader increases and longer delivery times as log costs climb. The primary region driving the rise is identified as the principal area for the price uptick, with expectations of further jumps in January.
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Vancouver
Split on Local Option Yea Tenet A Division in House
The House of Representatives remains split over repealing the local option law passed in September. A Democratic conference in Speaker Hanana's office ended in disruption as members left amid heated argument.
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Vna
Vous
House of Representatives
Ane
Hanana
Be Careful When You Cough Admonition From Doctor Gavin
Chicago January 28 Dr F Gavin warns the public to be careful when coughing in a new admonition. He was writing in his office when a violent coughing spell seized him and he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. One rib was found broken as a result.
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Chicago
Wiukegans Health
Zommiendower
F Gavin
Gavin
Messina Tremors Again Stir City After Quake
In Messina on January 28 residents reported multiple earthquake shocks striking the city a month after the great tremors that devastated the area. Fear of a renewed violent movement unsettles the populace as reports describe ongoing convulsions and growing anxiety among inhabitants.
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Messina
Viewarth
Flour Mill Burned in Roanoke Fire
Roanoke Virginia January 28 The Holer four mill of Gamolll and Davis was destroyed by fire tonight with estimated losses between 76000 and 90000 about half covered by insurance The fire started at midnight and origin is not known continuous coverage notes fire department investigation to follow
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Roanoke
Gamolll & Davis
Woman and Girl Die From Burns in Roanoke County
In Battecore county near Roanoke Mrs Graybill and her daughter perished from burns received while the girl’s clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. Mrs Graybill died the following day.
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Roanoke
POUND OF FLESH HAS NO YELLOW
Fragmentary text discusses freedom of speech as a constitutional right and its defense, with stray phrases about natural rights and man’s duties. The passage shifts to advertise a medical cure for piles with a money-back guarantee, mentioning treatment durations and refund terms.
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Amin
Knox dry measure may pass Congress
The article discusses a proposed Knox dry measure awaiting House action. It notes support from key senators and potential changes, including amendments to 4 percent provisions and regulation of penalties. The piece mentions statehood issues and the scheduling of debate before a government body considers final passage.
Fire Victim Named Anastasia Burne at Rankin Home
A maid servant Anastasia Burne died in a fire at the home of Philip Rankin a lawyer. Nellie Burns a sitter sustained serious injuries. Mrs Rankin reports the loss of jewelry worth several thousand dollars in the blaze. The source notes a yard or home fire causing extensive damage and a personal tragedy.
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Anastasia Burne
Nellie Burns
Rankin
Taft Denies Panama Canal Purchase Threat Charge
Charles P Taft replies to a telegram from Ma Rainey denying charges of involvement in the Panama Canal purchase. He calls the statements unfounded and asserts no connection with the Milnola matter identified in the inquiry.
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Washington
Charles P Taft
Rainey
Milnola
Panama Canal
Ma Rainey
Taft
Dr Bull Sets Savannah Journey for Cancer Care
January 28 report notes William P. Bull, a well known wagoner, leaving the city for Savannah Georgia tomorrow morning. He will be accompanied by Bull and three physicians to seek further treatment for cancerous complications that had seemed hopeless.
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Savannah
New York
de Wiliam P. Bull
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Mire Bull
Nim
Code of Ethics for Lawyers Butielo New York 1907 Theft of a Gray Horse
A fragmented 1907 report from Butielo New York describes adopting a professional ethics code approved in Portland in 1907 by Francis Byrde Stetson. It then narrates a theft involving a gray bay horse, a Long Island ferry, and a missing mount pursued by police across multiple stations. The piece blends legal notes with a sensational horse theft.
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Butielo
Brate’ Dar
Portland Ma
Francis Byrde Stetson
New York
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