American Flag Not Respected Amid Dominican Crisis
Cape Hatten Haiti reports that Puerto Plata governor blocked the Clyde liner Cherokee from leaving for Samana, while its commander vows to depart later. Dominican revolutionists threaten Ceecy and Santo Domingo, with Sosua battle and U S Fruit Co. agent taking refuge on rocks. Local governor augments Sosua garrison.
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Cape Hatten
Haiti
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Samana
Ceecy
Cibao
Fuertolata
Dominican Republic
Sosua
United Fruit Company
American Concern, Was Abng
Flme
Burghers Vote on Peace in Transvaal Conference
Pretoria delegates tour field burghers after meeting at the conference. General Botha and other leaders press for rapid district talks with the aim of a final decision at a May 25 gathering in Vareegning Transvaal. London officials see no definite peace news for about two weeks and note amnesty for Cape rebels as a possible hurdle.
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Pretoria
Botha
Transvaal
Schalk- Burger
Delarey
Lucas Meyer
Orange Free State
Reitz
Steyn
London
Foreign Office
Cape
Diplomatic Effort Over U S Sailors Held in Venice
United States Secretary Hay seeks the release of Chicago officers jailed in Venice after they were arrested on charges of resisting police. Italian law bars pardons for assaults on police, and a royal clemency decision may come on the constitution day Jure 1. Captain Dayton reports Wynne Ledbetter Kress and others on leave faced sentences of four months ten days or three months, with appeals filed to Rome. The State Department, via Ambassador Meyer, is pursuing good offices to secure their release.
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United States
Chicago
Venice
Associated Press
General Meyer
Rome
State Department
Work
Washington
Long Jias
Dayton
Doddridge
Wynne
Ledbetter
Kress
Ons Marine
Hay
Meyer
Morgans Close the Trade in White Star Shipping Combine
London April 26 Morgan Company exercised option to proceed with provisional agreement joining White Star Line Atlantic Transport Dominion Leybird Red Star and White Star Lines into a shipping trust. Shareholders must ratify. Morgan to receive 2.5 million dollars in stock for organizing and financing the venture.
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White Star Line
In Shipping Trust
London
Morgans
White Ste Line
Atlantic Shipping Combine
Morgan Company
Atlantic Transport
Dominion Leybird
Associated Press
J. Pierpont Morgan
Shipping Combine
Princess Radziwill Sentenced for Forgery in Rhodes Notes Case
Capetown reports Princess Radziwill, on trial for forgery linked to alleged Cecil Rhodes notes, was found guilty on all counts. She receives two years in the house of correction with no hard labor due to delicate health, while the attorney general criticized sensational telegrams and blackmail documents. The defense argued no one suffered from the frauds.
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Capetown
Radzivill
Supreme Court
Cecil Rhodes
House of Correction
William T. Stead
Europe
Muse marks epoch month with new store milestones
April proved a milestone for Muse business as the first mileposts at the new stores were reached and overall success set a record. The contractor praised the store as the finest of its kind in the south with handsome interior finishing, while Muse promises improved service for men and boys in May.
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Muse
Muse’s
South
Valentine Sent Back for Trial
Valentine, a Georgia Railway and Electric Company bookkeeper, was sent back to Minnesota to face trial on a felony charge for deserting and failing to support his wife and two children. Governor Candler affirmed the requisition, and R. L. Penny escorted Valentine to Minneapolis via Chicago. He earns about $1,000 yearly and has been in Atlanta several months.
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Candler
Minnesota
Fred D. Valentine
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
R. L. Penny
Samuel R. van Sant
Valentine
Payne & Tye
Minneapolis
Valenting
Street Yailway Company
Penny
Chicago
Mayor Mims Pledges Cab Service Crusade
Mayor Mims vows a personal inspection of Atlanta cabs to root out substandard vehicles. He criticizes the city’s taxi fleet as among the worst and says many cabs fail to meet existing ordinances requiring good condition before operating on streets. The push signals a broad crackdown on cab quality.
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Atlanta
Lee Roe
Justice Court Clash With Police Over Felony Case
A clash between Justice of the Peace J N Bateman and the police court over jurisdiction led to contempt proceedings. Detectives H D White E W Walton and Patrick Campbell were ordered to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt after refusing to hand a prisoner to Bailiff O Connor for trial in Bateman's court. The prisoner, Carson Hunter, was confined on a disorderly conduct charge, with a cow theft tied to larceny. Recorder Broyles defended his actions, saying he bound over the suspect in accordance with the law. The case highlights a long standing dispute over who handles felony settlements and warrants in the city justice system.
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Justice of the Peace Courts
Police Court
Justice of the Peace
J. N. Bateman
Bateman
H. D White
E. W. Walton
Patrick Campbell
Balle E. D. O'Connor
O'Connor
Watson
Justice Courts
Recorder Broyles
Broyles
Carson Hunter
Hoe
A. B. Cummings
Villee heads to military academy in College Park
Professor A G Villee resigns as physical director of the Atlanta Young Men's Christian Association after ten years with the YMCA. He accepts a responsible post at the Georgian Military Academy in College Park as physical director and instructor in manual training. He will focus on cadets spiritual welfare and education in Atlanta's fair suburb.
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A. G. Villee
College Park
A. G. Villeeo
Atlanta Young Men’s Christian Association
Georgian Military Academy
Young Men’s Christian Association
Willee
Atlanta
Fair
South
Peruna praised by Dr Hartman patients in health appeal
A San Francisco physician endorses Peruna, noting its value for women including regular painless menstruation and relief from ovarian troubles. Letters from Mrs E T Gaddis of Marion NC and others describe recoveries from female ailments, with Hartman’s clinic offering free medical guidance and claiming Peruna cures many female disorders.
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M. C. Gee
M. G. Gee
Peruna
Jones ‘Street
San Francisco
Cal
Gee
Rose de la Sen
Windsor
Ontario
French Women's Clubs of
Canada
Pernie
Mary F. Bartholomew
St. Francisville
Dirs
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohio
Officer punished for using pistol in pursuit
A police board reprimanded Officer T. E. Lockhart after a shooting during a Decatur Street pursuit. He admitted firing to frighten a fleeing prisoner but said he did not exceed his authority. The board suspended him and directed a reprimand in the presence of his watch. The panel debated billy and pistol use, citing Police School of Instruction, and noted Lockhart’s overall good record.
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Billy
Board of Commissioners
T. E. Lockhart
Lockhart
Hannah
Decatur Street
Ash
Hanagh
Nim
Teen
Bega
Police School of Instruction
Sam Jones Confined at Home by Chronic Indigestion
Well known evangelist Sam P. Jones is ill at his Cartersville home. Dr. Virgil C. Harden visited yesterday afternoon to attend him. Jones suffers from chronic indigestion now intestinal and catarrhal in form but not serious, and will be confined for several weeks.
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Cartersville
Sam P. Jones
Virgil C. Harden
Mr. Jones
Mr Jones Illness Causes Three Week Absence
Mr Jones reports illness caused by overwork and expects to be unable to work for at least three weeks. Friends in Georgia and across the south extend their regrets and wish him a speedy recovery.
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Mr. Jones
Bijou Company Delights Atlanta Audiences With A Stranger in New York
The Bijou Musical Comedy Company draws large crowds at the Grand with Hoyt's A Stranger in New York. Original music across three acts and strong cast performances by Otis Harlan and Agnes Rose Lane boost receipts and crowd enthusiasm. Next week the troupe presents Hoyt’s A Black Sheep with Harlan in the lead as Hot Stuff.
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Bijou
Atlanta
Hoyt
New York
Otis Harlan
Agnes Rose Lane
Tony Hart
Mary Marble
Miss Marbiey Littlechip
John W. Early
Gladden Hearts
Perttl
Mr. Harlan
Ria
Bijous
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