Chinese Minister Pays Tribute At Grant Memorial Day
New York May 30 important Memorial Day events included a Madison Square parade reviewed by Governor Odell and Mayor Van Wyck and ceremonies at Grant’s tomb where Wu Ting Fang placed flowers per Li Hung Chang instruction. He praised Grant’s world renown and recalled Chinese admiration for his rise from humble beginnings.
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New York
Madison Square
Odell
van Wyck
Urant’s Tomb
Wu Tingeng
Old Guard
United States
United States Marines
G, Ahr
Iine
Farragut
Grant
Wu Ting Fang
Li Hung Chang
Citisen
Gia
Ithe Ola
China
Grant Ia
1 &N
Hig
North and South Unite Urged by Hobson at Lake Orion
Detroit May 2 Captain Richtona P Hobson famed for sinking the sulfice giertimac in Santiago harbor spoke to about 2000 at the Lake Orion Assembly an interdenominational resort near Detroit. He urged adoption of a unified Memorial and Decoration Day for Confederate and Union dead and called for a permanent memorial association noting the Civil War as a sociological necessity to cement the union and address slavery in its time.
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Merrimac
Detroit
Richtona P. Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Lake Orion Assembly
Hobson
North
South
Memorial Day Observances at Arlington and Cemeteries
Memorial Day was observed in Washington with the usual ceremonies as Grand Army posts held exercises at Arlington and other cemeteries. The day featured draped monuments, half mast flags, and visits by Grand Army members to Fredericksburg and Gettysburg fields, with Colonel Carroll D. Wright delivering the Arlington oration.
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Arlington
Washington
Grand Army
Carroll D. Wright
Fredericksburg
Gulpepper
Chattanooga
Tenn
Deademion Sddlers
National
Grand Army of the Republic Committee
Butterfield
Richmond
Daniel Butterfield
New York
National Cemetery
Fifth Corps
Army of the Potomac
National Battle Fields Park Association
Texas
Houston
Tex
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles B. Peck
Waco
San Antonio
Galveston
C. F. James
Danville
Holywood
Edgar Alien
Federal Cemetery
Dubois Claims Court Ruling in Memorial Day Address
United States Senator Dubois spoke at Decoration Day exercises in Blackfont Idaho. He quoted a Supreme Court decision by 5 to 4 holding that possessions gained in the Spanish American War are dependencies and that Congress has power to govern them.
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Blackfont
Idaho
United States
Dubois
Supreme Court of the United States
Spain
Court of Inst. Resect
Congresa
Litigation Nears End in Southern Mutual Building and Loan Case
Judge Lumpkin prepares an opinion on exceptions to the master report in the Southern Mutual Building and Loan Assocation receivership. With assets to be sold and distributions planned, the case may terminate soon unless appealed to the supreme court. Receivers include Judge James A. Anderson and M A O Byrne in Georgia, with ancillary receiver E D Palmer in Nashville, and operations in Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama nearly wound up. About $109000 in Georgia bank before final distribution.
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Southern Mutual Building
Atlanta
Lumpkin
Supreme Court Elvens
Georgia
James A. Anderson
M A.o’byrne
Savannah
Junze Lumpkin
E. D. Palmer
Nashville
Texas
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
State
Tennessee
Head of man found near Ridgemont park in East St. Louis
Coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by own action after an inquest into a head found wrapped in an old coat near Ridgemont park East St. Louis. Empty envelopes addressed to Ft Willarts New York city were found in the coat. An old rusty razor was recovered near the site. A headless body found about 100 yards away last April remains unidentified.
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Ridgemont Park
East St. Louis
Ft. Willarts
New York City
Bogus Coin and a Jackpot Not illegal to use coin
A United States court jury failed to reach a verdict on whether using counterfeit money to open a Jackpot in poker was illegal. Jesse Page of Elnora broke the pot for a dollar and put the counterfeit coin on the table before players and chips. A government witness collected the pot.
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Indianapolis, Inc
United States
Jesse Page
Elnora
Oil to Compete With Coal in Pittsburg Markets
Pittsburg May 10 reports J M Guffey Petroleum negotiating in Cleveland to buy two whaleback ships to haul oil to all five Great Lakes points. Tankers could load at Port Arthur, voyage via gulf and Atlantic to deliver oil within thirty days, aiming to rival Pittsburg coal where prices exceed 280 a ton.
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Pittsburg
Pittsboro
Texas
J M. Guffey Petroleum Company
Cleveland
Port Arthur
Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Welland Canal
Chain of Great Lakes
Passion for gambling grips London society
London society faces growing gambling fever as hostesses invite guests to private rooms to play roulette and bridge for large stakes. Reports show women of means run up huge losses, with one case claimed at £3,000 in a single sitting, signaling a widening social scandal and risk of financial ruin.
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London
Smart Sey
Bly Friend
Monte Carlo
Four Years for Forgery Plea in Georgia Court
Homer C. Ligon, a young man, pleaded guilty to forgery in Columbus Superior Court and was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary. Three additional forgery cases against him were not pressed. Ligon forged signatures on Southern Express Company money order blanks after moving from Dawson to Columbus. He had previously worked for the company in Alabama and had married shortly before his arrest.
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Columbus
Homer C. Ligon
Southern Express Company
Ligon
Dawson
Alabama
McKinley Says He Is No Longer an Ultra Protectionist
President McKinley, addressing a luncheon for French statesman Jules Siegfried in Montreal on May 30, said in a recent interview that the United States has reached a stage where it must seek markets abroad and that the necessity for heavy protection has hardly appeared.
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Montreal
M. Jules Siegfried
Ian
McKinley
United States
Watters Dead at Fifty Two In Rome Georgia
Obituary notices detail the death of Joseph B. Watters a leading local clothing merchant in Rome Floyd County and his survivors widow and three children. Born Franklin County he had lived thirty five years in Floyd and twenty in Rome. Funeral arrangements follow. In another notice Dr Levi Parsons aged seventy two father of Dr S C Parsons of Columbus died at Mount Morris New York after forty years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Memorial Day services were held in Huoxville Tennessee with 48000 veterans buried in the national cemetery and naval dead remembered on the river banks. Hoyt Saye Jr fourteen died after meningitis. funeral at Gconce Street Church with interment in Gco-
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Joseph B. Watters
Rome
Fourth Ward
Bright
Mr. Watters
Franklin County
Floyd County
Messra Allie and
Crampton
Lucille Watters
Levi Parsons
Mt. Morris
Columbus
S.C. Parsons
Mount Morris
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Place
Huoxville
Knoxville
Tenn
National Cemetery
Eadward
Sanford
Tennessee River
Grand Army of the Republic
Tennessee
Hoyt Saye, Jr
Athens
Yester
Gconce Street
Chuten
Gco
Henry Grady Club Challenges Saturday Night Club to Debate
The Henry Grady Debating Club issues a challenge to the Saturday Night Club for a debate. Attorney Joseph M. Nealon may reply soon as the matter is referred to him. Both clubs have strong reputations and a heated contest is anticipated. Election of Henry Grady Club officers occurs tonight with George W. Payna as president and others listed.
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Henry Grady Club
Saturday Night Club
Henry Grady Debating Club
Joseph M. Nealon
George W. Payna
W. M. Gleer
A. Warner
O H. Puckett
Miler Newton
Death of Mars Beveridge Tender Story of a Bride
Mrs Belle Beveridge aged seventeen, wife of six months, died yesterday evening at 7 at her mother Mrs L Te Nunn's home on Cooper Street. The death caused sorrow in the neighborhood where she was well regarded.
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Mars. Beveridge
Belle Beveridge
L. Te. Nunn
Cooper Street
Tieveridge
Neichborhood
Final Argument in Camp Creek Case Concludes
Colonel P H Brewster closes for defense after Chariton Battle and Hokesmith present lengthy arguments to a crowded courtroom. The jury of twelve will decide one of Georgia's notable damage cases as Judge Newman prepares the final charge, with a verdict possibly tonight.
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Camp Creek
Georgia
Chariton Battle
Coloel P. H Brewster
Hokesmith
Newman
Washington Wins Georgia Third Regiment Encampment
The Third Regiment Georgia State Troops will encamp at Washington this July. Washington offers $800 in cash and to set up water and electric wires, making the ground ready. Regimental costs per company expected between 75 and 100 dollars, with tents supplied by the state but expenses borne by companies.
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Georgia
Washington
Athens
Asher Thomason
Thomason
Griffin
Fulton Guards Review by Governor Candler in Washington Street
The Fulton Guards, a colored unit, were reviewed by Governor Candler as they traveled to Marietta for national exercises. Captain Andrew Hill led the company, and the governor praised their appearance before a Washington Street audience, including Sam Steele the governor's porter.
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Hill
Fulton Guards
Camtel
Marietta
National Couii
Andrew Hill
Candler
Washington Street
Sam Steele
Green Team Wins Railroad YMCA Membership Contest
The Railroad Young Men's Christian Association contest ends with the Green team securing 205 members to the Orange team's 103, total entrants 298. Led by O. F Elington, the greens win by a clear margin as a July 26 deadline decides final honors with a gold medal for the captain. A large audience enjoyed a musical program and refreshments as the event closes.
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Railroad ¥. M. C. A
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Greens
O. F Elington
Walter J Bell
W. P. Hunter
Jack Calhoun
Ase Comunist
Will
City council mulls street railway site at Grant Park
The council debated which street railway would occupy the east side of Grant park and must decide next Monday. The Welch resolution seeks equidistant tracks on Cherokee Avenue between Georgia Avenue and Orwell Street with the power company on the east side, referred to committees for action by mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Rawson, Welch, Grady and Kuntz, with adjournment after proceeding.
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Grant Park
Street Railway
Streets Committee
Alderman Welch
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Cherokee Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Oremond Street
Power Company
Rawson
Street Railway Committee
Johnson
Kilpatrick
Day
Welch
Pierce
LaHatte
Barrett
Fincher
Terry
Adame
Glass
Grady
Kents
Longino
Hill
Countcil
Counel
Kuntz
John C. Reed
Reed
Welchten
Ccaounell
Taxes for Southern Agricultural Works ordered paid
Judge Newman of the United States court issued an order directing payment of taxes and insurance for Southern Agricultural Works. The funds from the sale will cover state county and city taxes for 1900 and 1901, with distribution by Superior Court decree. A hearing before Judge Lumpkin began to fix trustee and auditor fees for the works.
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Southern Agricultural Works
Newman
United States Court
United States
George W. Parrott
Superior Court
Lumpkin
Death of Moses Sheuer Cartersville merchant
Moses Sheuer a Cartersville merchant died in Baltimore while seeking treatment. Remains arrive in Atlanta early Friday and interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. David Marx. He leaves a wife two brothers Albert and Isadore Shearr, a former Cartersville resident now in New York.
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Cartersville
Baltimore
Oakland Cemetery
Moses Sheuer
Atlanta
Booth Railway
Oak Cemetery
David Marx
Shaver
Albert
Isadore Shearr
This i
New York
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Bubois
Oun
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OIL
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Hoke Smith
P. H. Brewster
Gotes
Council
Hell
Somerset
Adapta
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall
Borney
Brewster
Albert Howell, Jr
Dorsey
Brewster & Howell
Law Building
Pryor and
Hunter Streets
Eiseman Bros
Woshington, D. C
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, Md
Dohme & Corrigan Grocery Co
Whitehall Street
J. N. King
W. E H. Corrigan
Piedmont Grocery CO
Best Values
Whitehaies
Joh Phow
May
Eisenman Bros., Outfitters
Men and Boys
Whitehall St
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