Georgia News Briefs From Fair Mond and Nearby Areas
Log notes hunt opened across the mountains with many ready to go afield. A grand jury committee meets to review investigations. A murder case in Canton and two other homicides spark heavy docket in Muscogee. A million dollar cement plant may locate in Selma, while a railway collision in Chicago suburb injures many. Foreign unrest persists with Manchuria, Vatican fire, and Bilbao strike making headlines.
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Yenterday
Chomsky
Robert Terrell
Tien
Atlanta
Prof Mommsen Breathes Last in Berlin
Berlin, November. Professor Theodor Mommsen, noted historian, died at Charlottenburg before 9 this morning after lingering ill health. He passed without regaining consciousness as doctors and family kept vigil. Ambassadors and cabinet officials visited the Mommsen home to inquire. Emperor William and German sovereigns sent condolences to the family. Born in 1817, Mommsen leaves a towering legacy in historical scholarship.
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Berlin
Theodore Mommsen
Charlottenburg
United States
Tower
Mommesen
Wiliam
Mommaen
Profesor Mommaen
Let
Agent of Kidnappers Visited Wertz's Father
A shrewd suspect claiming to be an agent for Edward L. Wentz's kidnappers visited Dr John J. Wertz in Big Stone Gap Virginia and demanded a 4100 000 ransom promising the missing Philadelphia mill owner is alive. He left for the Cumberland mountains after agreeing to produce a letter from Wentz. Detectives watch for his return as developments are expected.
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Bristol, Tenn
Robert L. Brown
Wise County
Virginia
Wentz
Edward L. Wentz
Milllionaire
Wen
Big Stone Gap
John 3
Strane
Esserville
Cumberland Mountains
Decoy Letter Caught Man In Bremen Ga
Anonymous writer sent insulting proposals to Mrs Witcher a respected widow who ran a book shop in Bremen. A decoy letter was used to trap the author E N Daniel former city marshal was identified as the offender after attempting to renew the proposition. He was fined by the mayor and council and held on bond for Bunahan.
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Min ‘Witcher
Bremen
EN. Daniel
Witcher
Tammany vs Fusion in Brooklyn Mayor Campaign Debate
Brooklyn battles over fusion politics unfold as McLaughlin shifts, Tammany’s image is attacked, and reformers warn of corrupt ties. The article sketches rival camps, blunt epithets, and cross Borough tensions shaping the New York City mayoral race with references to Boss Croker and notable figures.
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Ohl
New York
Newark
Brooklyn
Eay
McLaughlin
Croker
Tom Flatt
Albany
Fusion
Tammany
John W. Gates
Wall Street
Mississippi
Palleon
Sheva
Prohpesy
Apostle of
Vatican Fire Damages Papal Archives In Rome
A fire broke out in the Vatican complex near the papal library and inscriptions rooms causing alarm and prompting rapid Roman fire brigade action. The pope visited the scene, officials from Rome and Italy aided in firefighting, and water damage followed with extensive destruction to archives, libraries, and artworks while several valuable items were saved.
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Vatican
Suchiicer Citizena
Santiago
Cuba
Bilbao
Spain
London Stock Exchange
Theodore Mommaen
Pope
Rome
Fa- Plancoteca Art Gallery of
Frc
Leo
M. Marle
Father Ebrie
Ebria
Louis
M Marie
St Peters
Ronchetti
Father Ehrie
Car of dynamite rocks Crestline Ohio
A massive dynamite blast at Crestline Ohio caused widespread devastation. Five hundred cars burned and shattered glass filled streets as the explosion from Pennsylvania yards ripped yards, damaged downtown, and injured or potentially killed numerous workers and residents. Officials fear extensive property loss and delayed railroad operations.
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Ohio City
Crestline
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gelain
Flundreds
Iig
Confiaton
Treing
Pennsylvania Road
Turkey Will Settle Claims to Satisfy U S Demands
Constantinople in early November reports Turkey will settle American claims within ten days to satisfy United States demands. Negotiations focus on restoring relations and addressing compensation terms as daylight returns to the Ankara dossier.
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Sultan
United States
Constantinople
Turkey
Coney Island Fire Ravages Bowery Area
A seven hour blaze at Coney Island destroyed three hundred buildings and left five hundred people homeless. The fire began near the hippodrome and spread along the Bowery to the ocean, aided by scarce water and crowded sightseers. Two men, Frank Conley and Peter A. Sheiley, are suspected of starting the fire amid widespread injuries and unknown death toll.
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New York
Bowery
Coney Island
Jaid Snashes
Reccus
Tiyou
Jones Walk
Bore Avenue
F. F. Henderson
Lowa Steich
Frank Conley
Peter A. Sheiley
Receiver Smith Charges Fraud in Shipbuilding Plot
New York, November 1. Receiver James Smith Jr reports misstatement and fraud in forming the United States Shipbuilding Company. Suit is urged against promoters, vendors, and Charles M Schwab to recover value, with sale of Crescent shipyard and Harlan & Hollingsworth plants to prevent further losses.
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Purdue University
Wwe
New York
House of All Nations
We Five
Smith
al Rossin
Emma Booth
Tucker Cak Pace
Carnegie Hall
United States Shipbuilding Company
Bethlehem Steal Company
James Smith, Jr
Plante
Charles M. Schwab
Crescent
New Jersey
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
Planta
Bethlehem
Scigal Dsures
Lopal
Sayz
Shipbuilding Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ita
United State Shipbuilding Company
Charles M
Uncovering of the Ship Trust Scandal Details
The report outlines the 1902 incorporation of the United States Shipbuilding Company with 63,000 capital and dummy directors, the offer by promoter John W. Young to merge various yards, and the complex financing plan. It details stock allocations, director appointments, officers, and the proposed large bond issue secured by mortgages and trust arrangements, aiming to consolidate multiple shipyards under a single company and to fund substantial dividends via Bethlehem Steel connections. The narrative highlights the intricate intercompany dealings, preferred stock allocations, and the securing of debt against pledged assets and loans.
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United States
John W. Young
Union Ironworks
San Francisco
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Cal
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
Canada Manufacturing Company
Crescent Ship Yard Company
Samuel Moore & Sons Company
New Jersey
Bath Iron Works
Hyde WindIwas Company
Maine
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Howard K. Wood
Howard S. Gould
Kenneth McLaren
Jersey City
Frederick K Seward
Toulks B DeLeney
Knight
United States Shipbullding Company
Newman
Dalley
Seward
Wood
Gould
McLaren
Corporation Trust Company of
Combins
United States Shipbuilding Company
Louis Nixon
Mr. Young
Harlan & Hollingaworth Company
Bethlehem Company
New York Security and Trust Company
Bethlehem
Ship Landing Company
Beth
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