Dispute Over Police Reserve Split Board Vote
At a police board meeting Commissioners Johnson and Brotherton opposed reestablishing the reserve, while Jones Patterson and English supported it. Chairman English complained of political claptrap, insisting the board was previously unanimous and that he had been treated unfairly. The roll showed four in favor and two against, with plans to address the council committee.
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Patterson
Polices Board
English
Duncombe
Jones
Foz
Brotherton
Johnson
Buncombe
Council
Doe
Brothertton
Preuce
Choate Suggests Prize Boy Exchange Between Nations
London on July 3 Choate presided at a Long University school prize distribution. He recalled the abandonment of flogging in America years ago and proposed Britain and the United States exchange prize boys to foster unidad between the two nations amid editorials debating the practice.
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England
America
London
German Squadron to Visit Brest in August
Paris reports the German squadron now at Cadiz will visit Brest, meeting Count von Waldersee on his return from China. Letters to the squadron have reached Brest where it is expected before August 7. This would be the first German naval entry into Brest since 1870, as three French warships remain and the northern squadron sails in the Mediterranean.
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Kaiser
Paris
Cadiz
Count von Waldersee
China
Brest
Mediterranean
Philadelphia
Prince of Wales
King Iward
United States
Independence Hall
Department of State
Washington
Prince Stone
Russians Killed by Tibetians in St. Petersburg Dispatch
London reports a Daily Mail dispatch from St. Petersburg stating that 2000 Tibetians attacked Major Kostoff's expedition on July 26. Twenty men faced the assault, half were shot down and others wounded. The Russian government will demand satisfaction.
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London
Mei
St. Petersburg
Kostoff
Diamonds for sale entice buyers with many stones
The stock offers hundreds of diamonds set in dainty jewelry or unset, inviting buyers to choose their stone and setting.
Counties Show Tax Digest Increases Across Georgia
Tax digests from thirty six Georgia counties show a total increase of 95 million dollars over last year with thirty two counties up and four counties down. Catoosa Dade Jones and Towns report declines while counties like Forsyth Hall and Decatur post notable gains. Returns must reach the comptroller by August 1 with possible small rate changes anticipated from Governor Candler based on final figures.
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Wright
Catoosa
Dade
Jones
Towns
Campbell
Clinch
Dougherty
Fannin
Gordon
Henry
Columbia
Decatur
Haniks
Fayette
Glascock
Hancock
Pierce
Upson
Washington
Screven
Ebert
Webster
Chariton
Quitman
Candler
Man Arrested in Carbolic Acid Attack on Mary Torrence
Muncie Indiana July 29 police arrested Peter Tilberry for throwing carbolic acid in the face of Mary Torrence last night. He faces mayhem charges carrying two to fourteen years. the victim will lose an eye. Tilberry, forty eight, sought to marry her after she refused. He claims intoxication at the time.
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Peter Tilberry
Muncie
Ind
Mary Torrence
Tiberry
Titberry
Brunk
Taxing Street Railways in Big Cities
The piece compares several cities and how they tax street railway companies. It notes Baltimore charges 9 percent of gross receipts plus vehicle and switch fees. Cincinnati takes 4 percent and $4 per car. Detroit imposes 2 percent with few other taxes. Detroit and others show franchise terms from 30 to 50 years. New York’s failed attempt and court battles over franchise taxation are highlighted along with Philadelphia's modest gains and the broader trend toward taxing rights in city streets.
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New York
Board of Equalization
Cleveland
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Gianapolla Sola
Detroit
Iesa
Philadelphia
Smallpox Case Trumps Typhoid Claim at Local Crematory
Health officials found Eugene Everett of 22 Haynes street had smallpox not typhoid fever as first reported. A guard was placed at Everett’s home for quarantine while authorities decided against removal, amid dispute over his illness and crematory exposure. Also notes a life-saving ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
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Sil
Eugene Everett
Haynes Street
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Kennedy
Everett
Emailpot Hospital
Hill
Terrell
Board of Health
Parks
Chief Hope
Health Office
Occupation tax debate looms in city council session
Joint committee meeting at 3 20 pm to take up Alderman Pierce resolution proposing charter amendment to allow levying an occupation tax on public utility franchises. Police reserve ordinance and watchman police powers also on docket along with several other ordinances. outcome uncertain.
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EB. C. Kontz Hag
Ordinance
Pierce
General Council
Police Commission
N Rt
Grady
Barrett
Garrett
Retreat of Europe from China
London Spectator notes that German admissions and French speeches signal a European retreat from the Far East. It argues Europe will act solo in future China dealings, China learns a new defense by retreat, and that European unity and use of Indian troops become problematic for future combined actions. It warns of rising anti-foreigner sentiment and the impracticality of employing colored troops beside white soldiers if conflicts spread.
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Europe
China
London Spectator
M. Delcasse
Far East
Gordon
Legations
Ain
Far‘ag
Russia
Germany
Branca
South Africa
India
Prevention by Tutt's Liver Pills Promises Cure and Prevention
Advertisement touts Tutt's Liver Pills as remedies that will not only cure but also prevent sick headache dyspepsia biliousness malaria constipation jaundice and torpid liver when taken in time luring readers with strong claims of absolute cure and prevention.
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Tutt
Lawson May Send Famous Horses to Atlanta Show
Southern Interstate fair officials pursue Boston horse fancier Thomas W. Lawson for October Atlanta show. Lawson’s fine north Stock respected, with Edward G. Lowry coordinating. Atlanta aims to secure Lawson’s renowned stock and establish a premier southern exhibit.
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Lawson
Atlanta
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Alice
Edward G. Lowry
Fall Association
Chief Joyner Talks of the Buffalo Exposition
Chief W. B. Joyner returns from a family vacation at the Buffalo exposition. He notes attendance figures lag behind expectations and blames railroads for high travel costs. Joyner cites personal ticket experiences showing better value in an excursion ticket via Philadelphia and New York. He recalls a midway incident where performers shouted to him in the Old Plantation act causing a brief disruption.
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W. BR. Joyner
Buffalo Exposition
Joyner
Chief Joyner
Fair Management
Washington
Buffalo
Philadelphia
New York
Niagara Falla
Hudson
Falls
Chinese Method of Tooth Extraction Attracts Attention
A dentist praises a hand method learned from a Chinese practitioner, claiming gradual, painless tooth removal with no shock. The piece contrasts this with modern forceps and notes patient sympathy enhances care. Discovery tale about the Liberty Bell and King Edward’s Independence Hall visit is recounted with a reflective tone.
George Trot's Friend in Coventry Adventure
A Baltimore Sun report quotes a American women’s clubs delegate recounting a comic chase for Mrs. Charles Bray in Coventry. The journey to locate the intimate friend of George Eliot ends with a warm yet revealing meeting at Bray’s home and exchanges of George Eliot memorabilia.
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George Trot
Baltimore Sun
England
International Council of Women
London
Charles Bray
Rosehill
Coventry
George Eliot
Mra. Bray
Hnasty
Bray
the Ady
George Billot
4A New Title for the King
Harper's Weekly notes a rumored move to coin a new royal title for Edward VII at his coronation. The piece argues such titles reflect power more than favor, warning that dynastic rulers gain legitimacy through power and inherited prestige rather than new epithets.
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Harper's Weekly
British Empire
Edward VII
Nis
Plain titles by the rulers of vast domains and their echoes
The text contrasts grand imperial epithets with modest, workaday titles. It notes Timur Lang and Tamburlane as subjects of dramatic fame, and critiques inflated honorifics used by rulers from China to India, urging King Edward to favor simple designations. It references forgotten kings and space-rate stone masons.
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Aral Sea
Persian Gulf
Delhi
Damascus
Timur
China
Edward
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Mr Whistler and the Tariff Exhibition Refused
E. 8. Martin reports in Harper's Weekly that the Copley Society of Beaton planned an exhibition of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's works but Whistler declined due to dissatisfaction with the United States tariff.
Whistler and the Copley Society Tariff Critique
The piece notes Whistler’s strong disapproval of the tariff on art and his refusal to cooperate with the Copley Society, arguing the tax harms artistic access. It also mentions a Boston show with Whistler and Sargent works, and reflects on Dobson’s British civil service retirement and future literary pursuits.
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Whistler
Copley Society
Boston
Copley Boviery
Whisper
Paneerican
Sargent
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Ahna
Sing Lee
Kun
Indianapoli
Mabel
George
Charles D. Coughan
Indianapolis
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Chicoti
South
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Hirsch Bros
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Southern Railway
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