Leavenworth Riot After Fare Dispute Involving Troops
City street car riot last night led to arrests of fourteen cavalrymen from the Ninth, with four ordered court martial. Whites aided the conductors while sentries guard cars between Leavenworth and the fort. A later Kansas City clash involved sixty negroes in a drunken fight with several injuries.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Ninth Cavalry
Leavenworth City
Fort
F. L. Brown
Kansas City
C. M. Larabee
R. Johnson
James Hully
Johnson
Janes
Maricel
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
John Grio
Willam Taylor
Bride Is Shot During Rutland Reception
Mrs Mary Gilmore aged 19 was shot while entertaining guests after her wedding in Rutland Vermont. Police hunt for An n Farrell a young farmer as witnesses report two shots fired from the road. The motive remains unknown and Mrs Gilmore was seriously wounded.
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Rutland
Dee
Mary Gilmore
Ann Farrell
Irs
Gilmore
French Church Closed By Mayor Order And Priest Ban
Paris reports Christmas mass skipped as church closures tied to separation act unfold. A mayor orders the cure from Indre to leave the edifice as communal trustees prepare to take over. Public caricature of Cardinal Richard prompts Henri Bruchard to strike a window, then be arrested and released after stating conscience violation.
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Paris
France
Star of Bethlehem
Indre
Grand Boulevard
Rue Richelieu
Cardinal Richard
Henri Bruchard
Bruchard
Femat
Chard
Five railroad wrecks mark the holidays in south system
A Christmas Eve and Christmas Day spate of five Southern railway wrecks disrupted service across divisions. One man killed, several injured, with crashes at Central South Carolina Cedar Mountain Oakdale and Saree Cove Florida. Twenty three trains in Atlanta tied up. sixteen late up to sixteen hours. only Brunswick line on time.
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Atlanta
Central
8. C
Inman Yard
Cedar Mountain
Charlotte
Pers
Oakdale
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Brunswick
Death by a Fierce Dog in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana Mrs. Nancy Wallace aged 90 died after a bull dog injured her when her granddaughter Leona Benson left her alone at home. The dog barked and dragged her, causing severe wounds and blood loss, and she died around midnight.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Nancy Wallace
Leona Benson
Special holiday trains between Atlanta and Albany via Central of Georgia
Special trains during holidays between Atlanta and Albany via Central of Georgia Railway. First Atlanta departure 6:48 a.m. and first Albany departure 2 p.m. December 15 daily through December 35 for holiday travel. For details consult nearest ticket or District Passenger Agent.
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Atlanta
Albany
Central OF Georgia Railway
al ‘Bany
Sailors Cause Panic at Cuban Park Concert
Sailors from the United States cruiser Cleveland sparked panic in a public park at Cienfuegos Cuba during a concert by getting into a fight and firing numerous shots. Police arrested several sailors.
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United States
Cleveland
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Sawtell Dies at Advanced Age Father of Local Businessmen
I Y Sawtell, father of T R Sawtell and L P Sawtell prominent Atlanta businessmen, died Tuesday at 5 pm after fifty years in the city. Born in Athens Tennessee 72 years ago, he built a real estate and mining career before retiring ten years ago. He married Eliza Roberts in 1869. survived by wife, three sons E M Sawtell of Columbus and four Atlanta daughters. Funeral Thursday at his Richardson street home with interment at Westview Cemetery.
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I. Y. Sawtell
T. R. Sawstell
L. P. Sawtell
Atlanta
Athens
Tenn
Eliza Roberts
G. H. Roberts
Villa Rica
T. R. Sawtell
E. M. Sawtell
Columbus
Mary
Annie
Estelle
Dora
Seismographs Register Hamburg Quakes Rivalting San Francisco
Observatories in Hamburg report earthquakes as severe as those in San Francisco. Banks order the strongest vault yet built from the Career Steel Company, 300 tons of armor plate to be installed in the old Wall Street customs house.
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Hamburg
San Francisco
National Bs» Bank of New York
Careers Steel Som Ny
United States
Customs House
Wall Street
Mrs. J P Parsons Dies In New Decatur At 71
Special to The Georgian reports Mrs. J P Parsons aged 71 died at her home on Sixth Avenue New Decatur after a brief illness believed to be heart disease. A native of Dwight Illinois she had lived in New Decatur for nineteen years and is survived by her husband a brother and a sister.
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Decatur
Ala
J. P. Parsons
Sixth Avenue
New Decatur
Millionaires Appeal to Root Over Congo Abuses
A letter signed by prominent financiers and clergymen appeals to Secretary Root to use U.S. moral influence to end alleged Congo Free State abuses under King Leopold. The missive cites labor taxes, land seizures, child labor, forced expeditions, and brutal administration, urging reforms not yet undertaken.
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New York
Root
Congo Free State
Messrs
Lyman Abbott
Henry Moffet
Wilford L. Robbins
George William Knox
Charles H. Parkhurst
John P. Peters
William R. Richards
Anson P. Hatterbury
Percy
George Haven Putnam
Everett P. Wheeler
Robert C. Ogden
J. Pierpont Morgan
D. Willis James
R. Fulton Cutting
J. Cleveland Cady
W. J. Havemeyer
Leopold
Belgium
Mr. Root
United States
Board of Commissioners
Non-Strain goggles touted by Walter Ballard Optical
An Atlanta display highlights a comprehensive range of automobile goggles, engineers gear, and motorman line. Walter Ballard Optical Company at 61 Peachtree Street promotes the best makes to please customers after prior difficulties obtaining suitable products.
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Atlanta
Bext
Walter Ballard Optical Company
Peachtree Street
Holiday excursions via non rail travel groups
Christmas holiday travel notice announces tickets sold at all points along the Ohio Potomac and Mississippi river lines including St. ae to holiday fare. Round trip price is first class plus 26 cents. Tickets available December 20 to 25 with some limits. details provided by G Jackson and 0 Mills.
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Ohio
Potomac
Mississippi River
St. Ae
G. Jaskbon
Milli of
Oats Rees
Missing Decatur Boy Found Safe After Mystery
Clark, 18, son of Wi Clark, reported missing after a mysterious disappearance in Decatur Alabama. He reappeared guarded by authorities, declared sound and well, and his family notified as investigators and officials confirm his return. A reward was mentioned in connection with the case.
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Decatur
Ala
Clark
Wi Clark
Thin City
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