Twenty-Second United Confederate Veterans Reunion Planned for Macon
The twenty second annual United Confederate Veterans reunion will be held in Macon Georgia May 7 8 and 9 1912. Lieutenant general commanding C Irvine Walker fixed the dates and invites survivors and descendants to attend. Georgia hosts promise generous hospitality and pride in Confederate history with notable figures named among the veterans. The Confederate Memorial Association will hold its meeting simultaneously at the host city.
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United Confedente Veterans
Macon
C. Irvine Walker
New Orleans
Little Rock
Ark
United Confederate Veterans
Georgia
Union
Gordon and
Evans
Stephens
Cobb
McLaws
Young
Wright
Bartow
Tooms
Longstreet
Kell
Walker
Lamar
Bulloch
Twiggs
Tatnall
Southron
Sherman
South
W. J. Baden
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Missing Girl Violet Beuhler Faces Multiple Romances
Chicago authorities reveal Violet Beuhler missing since November 25 had several romances. Police claim she may have been given a diamond ring by a police lieutenant and that she could be in Chicago, with search plans continuing despite uncertain leads.
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Chicago
Violet Beuhler
Hunt
Violet
Many Offenders in Police Court
A crowded police court session before Mayor Butts featured a mix of drunks and petty offenders arrested since the last hearing. Most faced drunk and disorderly, discharge of fireworks, fighting, and profane language charges. the mayor imposed small fines and granted leniency.
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Mayor Butts
Chauncey Depew
The South Georgian Train Named and Described
The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic announces the application of the name The South Georgian to its nightly train leaving Atlanta at 10.15 p m and Waycross at 8.25 p m. The train features Pullman drawing room sleeping cars on routes to Waycross and Thomnsville, electric lighting, and berths with individual lights for reading and dressing. The service emphasizes modern equipment and courteous staff as part of Georgia’s emerging South Georgia travel.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
A‘ Lanta
South Georgia
Premier Yuan Proposes Special National Assembly for China's Future
Premier Yuan Shi Kai has submitted to the Manchus a plan from Shanghai to convene a national assembly to decide China's future form of government. If the Manchus assent, the decision will be issued as an edict likely within the day. Dr Sun Yat Sen is mentioned as a helm in the broader context.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Shanghai
China
Expedition mission reports restored order in towns of Chuan Chow Eng Choon
Commander reports quiet in Chuan Chow and Eng Choon on the northern coast. In country districts conditions are serious with resistance. Troops burned two villages for harboring robbers. A temporary halt to clan fighting at Hui An during troop presence.
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Amoy
China
Chuan Chow
Eng Choon
Hui An
Kentucky Young Woman Becomes Chippewa Squaw
Miss Katherine Green of Henderson Kentucky has been adopted into the Chippewa tribe in Washington and named a squaw. Her sponsor Leondas Merritt of Duluth, a Chippewa by adoption and recent steel inquiry witness, conferred the honor as Nikannis band chiefs are deceased.
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Duluth, Minn
Katherine Green
Henderson
Kentucky
Washington
Leonidas Merritt
Duluth
Congressional Steel
Merritt
Miss Green
Born Same Day Died Four Hours Apart in Wichita
Wichita couple George Bailey and his wife, both born on the same day 76 years ago, died within four hours of each other. They were buried in one grave. Bailey, a Civil War veteran, died at home, while his wife died in an Osawatomie asylum, never knowing the other was ill.
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Wichita
Kan
George Bailey
Bailey
Ossawatomie
General Hodges Dead After a Long Illness
Major General Charles L. Hodges United States Army retired died at his home after months of illness. Hodges born March 13 1847 Rhode Island joined as a volunteer at 14 during the Civil War and served until his 1869 permanent appointment. He is survived by El Hodges first lieutenant Twenty-ninth Infantry stationed at Fort Jay Governors Island New York.
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Washington
Charles L. Hodges
United States Army
Hodges
Rhode Island
el. Hodges
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Jay
Governor’s Island
New York
Rebels Push for Immediate Republic in China Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports that Tang Shao Yi and Yuan Shi Kai sides favor a republic with Nanking as capital. Revolutionary leaders urge immediate election of a president and a formal people’s decision via a national convention. Troops near Pu Kow mobilize as imperial forces march north under Chang Haan.
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Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Pekin
Sun Yat Sen
Wu Tin Fang
Chang Haan
Shao Yi
People of China
Government to Present 300 Witnesses in Chicago Meat Pact Case
Chicago December 26 government opens its case in the Sherman act trial of ten Chicago meat packers. Albert H. Veeder Swift & Co attorney testifies about Swift Armour and Morris ownership in National Packing Co and his roles since 1885. Prosecution aims to prove price fixing and anti competitive practices spanning to 1903.
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Chicago
George A. Carpenter
Wilkerson
Packers
National Packing Company
John S. Miller
Garfield Investigating Commission
Carpenter
Albert H. Veeder
Swift and Company
Swift & Co
Veeder
Swift, Armour and Morris
Oil prices rise five cents a barrel in Pennsylvania market
Pittsburg reports Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency increases Pennsylvania crude by 5 cents to 1.85 per barrel with Somerset up 5 cents to 79 cents and Ragland up 3 cents to 48 cents while Mercer black Cabell New Castle and Corning stay unchanged. Officials say no shortage drives the move, predicting it signals better times and may spur development.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Seep
Standard Oil Organization
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Ragland
Mercer Black
Cabell
Newcastle
Corning
Standard Companies
Revolutionary leaders outline plan for provisional government
They claim a convention can be called within thirty days to form a provisional government. The leaders say the plan is fully prepared for a stable administration and an eventual full government.
Last Meeting of Old Brunswick City Council in 1911
Brunswick's 1911 city council holds its final business meeting tonight postponed from Monday. The new council will convene Monday at noon before inauguration. license ordinance likely to see one or two minor changes. Committees and officials prepare annual reports predicting better finances and condition than in years past.
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Brunswick
Council of 1911
Citty
John K. Nightengale Dead in Brunswick
John K. Nightengale died Monday at 1 pm in Brunswick after a long illness. He leaves a widow, four children, two sisters, and a brother. A Confederate veteran and member of Knights of Pythias and Oglethorpe lodge, his funeral was held at St. Marks Episcopal Church with large attendance and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John K. Nightengale
Laura Hine
Union Street
C. K. Lennig
Philadelphia
P. M. Nightengale
Maud
Marie Nighttengale
St. Marks Episcopal Church
Rev. R. BH. Boykin
Oak Grove Cemetery
C. S. Wylly
J. E. du Bignon
Armed white men hunt desperate young negro near Hendersonville
In Nashville on December 26armed white men scoured the countryside around Hendersonville for a young negro laborer accused of assaulting a girl of his race. The man was arrested and taken to Hendersonville in chains but escaped last night while guarded. Reports say white residents are angered by threats attributed to the accused.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hendersonville
Injured Workers Recover After Scaffold Collapse
Five men hurt when a scaffold fell into a large tank at the Yaryan Naval Stores plant are rapidly improving and back to work within days. None sustained serious injuries, including R. A. Amerson who was thought badly hurt but recovered to be out before week’s end.
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Yaryan Naval Stores Company
R. A. Amerson
Mutiny at Russian naval yards reported from St Petersburg
A dispatch from St Petersburg says a mutiny has broken out at the naval ordnance yards. Authorities have moved to quell the disorder and several mutineers have been wounded.
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London
Fhews Agency
St. Petersburg
Naval Ordnance Yards
Russians Sweep Teheran and Resht in Persian Turmoil
London reports martial law in Teheran after the Persian cabinet dismisses W Morgan Shuster amid reports of a Resht massacre with up to 500 victims. Fighting at Tabriz continues as Russian troops reinforce and reportedly patrol streets to protect banks and property.
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London
Teheran
W. Morgan Shuster
Resht
Tabriz
Persia
Washington Christmas Message From Tabriz Colony
A December 26 dispatch reports American Consul Haddock in Tabriz saying the entire American colony gathered on Christmas Day and all were well. The State Department has no further word from Persia beyond that message.
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Washington
Haddock
Tabriz
State Department
Persia
Yeggs Take Safe From Thunderbolt Saloon
In Savannah on December 26 yeggmen raided William Sawyer’s near beer saloon and grocery at Thunderbolt. They failed to blow the safe, loaded the small safe into a wheelbarrow, and fled toward a waiting vehicle. The safe held roughly $900 in Christmas receipts, and officers are pursuing.
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Savannah
William Sawyer
Thunderbolt
Sawyer
Mrs. Ben Strickland Dies in Jamaica Typhoid Cause
Mrs Ben Strickland 22, of Jamaica sixteen miles from Brunswick, died yesterday after a two week illness from typhoid fever. She is survived by her husband and other relatives. A large circle of friends grieves her loss. Funeral planned this afternoon at Coleridge.
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Ben Strickland
Jamaica
Brunswick
Christmas Tree Service At Lutheran Church Tonight
The Lutheran church hosts a Christmas tree program at 7 o'clock this evening featuring the Sunday school and a quartet. The event promises an attractive service and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Lutheran Church
Notable Sunday Services At Lutheran Church
The Lutheran church held a helpful service last Sunday with a pastor’s remarks on the Grand Central Theme of the Season. The quintet choir contributed inspiring music making the services attractive and appreciated by attendees.
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Ghink Republic
Congress
Yaryan Plant
Russia
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