Secret agents rush to aid president in Brownsville controversy
Washington officials from three departments search for sworn testimony and affidavits on the Brownsville affair to bolster the presidents stance against Senator Foraker. Milton D. Purdy Major Blocksom and treasury agents gather evidence while secret service plans face scrutiny.
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Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Texas
Milton D. Purdy
Major Blocksom
Inspector General's Office
Purdy
War Department
The
Treasury
Senate
Secret Service
Treaury
Messrs
Blacksom
Foraker
Re-enlistment petitions await Purdy's report
Washington war department says no action will be taken on re enlistment applicants of the Twenty-fifth Infantry colored recently discharged without honor until Assistant Attorney General Purdy returns to Washington with a report. Purdy is expected to Brownsville Texas accompanied by Major of the inspector general's department and Wendell Michier to assist in evidence preparation.
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Root
Taft
Foraker
Browneville
War Department
France
Priva ‘Wenty-Ffth Infantry
Aoine
Washington
Pury
Brownsville
Tex
Wendell Michier
Red Cross Urges Aid To Starving Chinese
The Altnois branch of its American National Red Cross Society has sent circular letters urging friends and patrons to respond to President Roosevelt's appeal for aid to the starving Chinese.
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Chicago
Dec
Altnois
American National Red Cross Society
Roosevelt
Man Kills Farmer Then Attacks Neighbor in Colorado
In San Animas, Colorado, December 27, Lawrence Seberg murdered farmer Henry Levenmeyer, set fire to a hay mow, and attacked him as he sought shelter. Levenmeyer pursued to the jail with Seberg riding behind. Seberg struck with a hammer, severing Levenmeyer’s throat and attempting to scalp him before neighbors found the body. A mob then attacked the jail doors seeking justice.
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San Animas
Colo
Menry Lavenmeyer
Nhight
Lawrence Seberg
Seberg
Robinson
Purvis
Levenmeyer
Death by own action pact kept by couple in prison
Elmira December 27 A prisoner Hesse Wells and Frank Delaney a railroad man engaged in a death pact in the Elmira county jail as a guard stood nearby They drank carbolic acid Delaney brought to the jail after visiting the woman who faced a sentence for abducting a girl The guard tried to intervene but both died Delaney before a doctor arrived and the woman died minutes later
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Elmira, N
Hesse Wells
Frank Delaney
Elmira County
Delaney
Attourney
Wells
Southern educators meet in Montgomery annual convention
Montgomery hosts the seventeenth annual Southern Educational Association gathering with many educators arriving for parallel events by the Southern Association of College Women. The program includes sessions on technical training, rural school problems, libraries, and school improvement discussions led by university presidents and state superintendents, with addresses by Martha Berry and others as departments hold afternoon sessions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Educational Association
Southern Association of College Women
John Weable
theUniversity of
Alabama
Der
Jelks
Hil
Bayre
G. R. Glenn
Dahlonega
Southern Estates
Craighead
Tulane University
Martha Berry
Georgia
Stephens
Louisiana
Jordan
Arkansas
Stewart
Baskette
Tennessee
Patterson
Ore Carolan
South
Kentucky
Asmoriath
U S Troops After Cubans In Disordered Havana Province
Washington reports unsettled conditions in Cuba with lawless bands pillaging in Santa Clara. General Bell orders strong reinforcement of American troops to suppress disorders, marking the first post occupation effort by US forces instead of Cuban rurales. Governor Magoon may be moved to the Philippines. He dismisses Japanese intrigue rumors as absurd.
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Cuba
Santa Clara
Bell
Magoon
Havana
Taft
Philippines
Suba
Democrats Use Ragged Tactics in Berlin Reichstag Race
Berlin December reports claim Democrats plan to seize Berlin's imperial Reichstag seat by mobilizing rough Runters to secure a majority, after narrowly losing by zero votes in the metropolis. The note alleges resort to Tammany-style methods to influence the constituency around the Kaiser’s palace.
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Berlin
Fine Appointment for Carl W in Insurance Post
Mr Carl W Fort a well known young Atlantan has been appointed Southern Inspector for Prudential Life Insurance Company The Georgian Chattanooga Tenn reports Fort 40 years old a glassblower by trade was run over while intoxicated by a street led in hospital yesterday He was single with relatives in Atlanta and Winchester Tenn
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Prudential Life Insurance Company
Fort
Chattanooga
Tenn
Winchester
Tena
Compilation of Officers and Associations Listed
Administration Edward P. Burns of Atlanta Georgia Superintendence Superintendent Gibson of Georgia Normal Instruction President Branson of Georgia Child Study Professor Buchner of Alabama Southern Association of College Women President Grace W Landrum for Georgia
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Atlanta
Gibson
George Manual
Johnson
Mississippi
Branson
Georgia
Buchner
Alabama
Southern Association of College Women
Grace W. Landrum
Threaten To Dynamite Northern Pacific Train Over Ransom
Helena Mont Dec 27 Unknowns tried to blackmail the Northern Pacific for 25000 and threaten to dynamite the St Louis Burlington Express between Livingston and Billings. Detectives rode the train to thwart the plot. an apparent accomplice in the baggage car fled after attempting to contact the conspirators. No train was harmed and little loot existed.
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Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific Railroad
Isaac Gravelle
Court House
Governor Toole
St. Louis
West Virginia explosion kills three Singleton children
A gas leak at Heater station in Weston on December 27 caused a home fire that fatally burned Stanley Singleton's three youngest children aged 13, 11, and 8. The parents escaped with two other children as the room and house were consumed, with nearby structures damaged.
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Weston
W. Va
Stanley Singleton
Former Official Fined for Bribery in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 27. Former Supervisor August Puls was fined $700 in municipal court for taking bribes connected to county contracts. The case centers on alleged kickbacks and misuse of office.
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Milwaukee
Wis
August Puls
Sedh Gry Ys Soaneton
Dna Wan
Georgian Route Carriers Remember Edwin Myers
The Georgian city circulation manager Edwin Myers received a Christmas surprise from about 110 delivery boys who marched to his home with a gold watch and tokens. They expressed love and respect, showing appreciation for his leadership and effort.
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Edwin Myers
Mr. Myers
Pound Interest Paid in Savings Depart Capital
A financial notice records interest paid totaling five hundred thousand dollars in the Savings Department Capital. The entry notes a lump sum payment of $500,000.00, reflecting a capital cash flow or interest accrued for the period. No further details on date or account context are provided.
Lecture on Stonewall Jackson at Baptist Tabernacle Fri
Colonel George M. Edgar leads a Friday December 26 lecture at 6 15 p m on Stonewall Jackson tracing the great captain's career from a Southern soldier trained in military theory by Jackson himself. It analyzes his genius and ranking among historys foremost commanders and pays tribute to his character. Admission 50 cents. Tickets available at Brown Allen and Elkin Watson Drug Co.
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Stonewall Jackson
Baptist Tabernacle
George M. Edgar
Jackson
Brown & Allen's and Elkin-Watson Drug Co
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