bitter attack on Roosevelt made in house
Representative Willett of New York denounced President Roosevelt as a bogus hero and spoke for about twenty minutes in a vitriolic attack. He accused Roosevelt of preposterous acts, questioned his ancestry, and criticized his handling of Dewey Schley and Miles, while lawmakers reacted with scorn.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Willets
New York
Willett
Secretary Long
Cuba
San Juan
Robert Toombs
Jefferson Davis
Minor Morris
Dewey
Schley
Miles
House
Roosevelt-Vardeman
Mississippi
Messina Sees Ongoing Slight Earthquake Shocks
Slight earthquake shocks continue at Messina with brief intervals, indicating ongoing ground movement. Observatories nearby report no registrations, suggesting the tremors are local rather than regional.
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Messina
Non-Union Men Discharged by The Standard Oil Plant
Chicago January 18 The Standard Oil company discharged all its non union men in the corn produce plant at Argo and will employ only union labor in the plant.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Argo
Sunday Law Violations Reported at Colonial Theatre
Valeska Sur ratt and Billy Gould were arraigned in police court on charges of violating the Sunday theatrical law at the Colonial theatre. They allegedly wore costumes during the performance.
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New York
Valeska Surratt
Billy Gould
Colonial Theatre
Georgia College Dedicated in Athens With Governor Hoke Smith Address
A dedicatory address by Gov. Hoke Smith marked the opening of a new college in Athens Georgia. Chancellor Barrow of the University of Georgia presided as educators state officials and agricultural authorities spoke. Farmers from across the state attended the exercises and will join the agricultural conference planned for the rest of the week.
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Athens
Hoke Smith
Georgia State of Agriculture
Barrow
University of Georgia
Texas Senator Bailey Opposes 10 An Increase In Salaries
Washington Jan 18 Senator Bailey of Texas spoke against the bill to raise salaries of the president vice president and speaker of the house saying there is no reason for lavish entertainments He questioned the need arguing that the vice president is mere bric a brac and the speaker’s salary is fixed at 875000
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Washington, D.C
Bailey
Texas
Tariff Shifts Expected On Lumber And Essentials
Washington reports the ways and means committee will likely report a bill to remove or greatly reduce duties on lumber wood pulp steel coal paper and works of art while higher tariffs on most life essentials are anticipated under a maximum and minimum scheme centered on Dingley rates. Letters from manufacturers and merchants show mixed views with protests and support shaping the debate as the committee weighs protection versus consumer impact.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Health Board Resolution Aims Water Safety in Georgia
The Georgia state board of health passed a resolution to fund expert inspection of watersheds and drinking water sources. It requests $5,000 from the governor and legislature to support scientific sanitation efforts and ensure pure water for public health.
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State Board of Health
Georgia
Board of Health
Legislatre
Pendleton Satisfaction Stranded Near Cape Henry
The schooner Pendleton's Satisfaction sailing from Brunswick Georgia to Perth Amboy New Jersey with lumber ran aground near Little Island Life Saving Station eighteen miles south of Cape Henry. Life savers cannot reach due to rough weather. The ship was recently loaded with lumber and was docked at Coast Line wharf prior to departure.
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Norfolk
Pendleton
Brunswick
Perth Amboy
N. J
Little Island
Cape Henry
Pendleton Satisfaction
Coast Line
Oldest Methodist Preacher Rev Ashry Wilkinson Dies
Rev. Ashry Wilkinson, reputed to be the oldest Methodist minister in years and service, died in Lake Charles Louisiana at age 91. He passed away yesterday after a long ministry. His death marks the end of a storied career in the church.
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Ashry Wilkinson
Lake Charles
Roosevelt defends colonialism in African Jubilee speech
President Roosevelt, speaking at the African Diamond Jubilee in Washington, defended colonialism as helping inferior races. He credited Britain with saving Sudan, claimed Russia aided the Turks, and said the United States improved the Philippines in recent years. He concluded that pseudo philanthropists forget history.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Mngland
Russia
United States
Philippines
Arrangements for St Marys Trip by Brunswick Committee
The St Marys excursion for Governor-elect Crown is organized with the steamer Atlantic chartered to depart Brunswick Friday morning and return at 4 pm. A barbecue will follow the governor's arrival, tickets cost 1.06 for round trip, and 175 passengers can be accommodated. Levi's store sells tickets. First Regiment band and Brunswick Riflemen will escort the governor elect.
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St. Marys
Crown
Atlantic
Brunswick
Camden County
Camden
Levi's
First Regiment
Brunswick Riflemen
Elec
Famous College in Mobile Burns as Fire Rages
The famous Spring Hill college in Mobile, the largest Jesuit institution in the south, was struck by a fire that destroyed most of its main building. Inventories suggest the blaze began from crossed wires in the chapel during morning service. Several hundred students escaped and all affiliated persons were reported safe.
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Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
Esa
S B Russ Passes Away
S B Russ once editor of the Old Brunswick Times and a well known Florida newspaper man was found dead in a West Bay street lodging house in Jacksonville. The Times Union reported his identity after a reporter noted the body at an undertaker. He was remembered as a bright clever writer with many friends.
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S. B. Russ
Old Brunswick Times
Florida
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Times-Union
Samuel B. Russ
West Bay Street
Times-Union
Marcus Conant
Sam Rus
May Strike Over Mustache Growth At Liysee Palace
Parts January 18 reports a novel labor dispute as Li see palace men servants threaten to strike over not being allowed to grow mustaches. President Fallieres faces a tricky decision as talks of a strike circulate. The article recalls cafe workers previously winning a mustache ban battle that still left many eateries mustache free.
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Liysee Palace
The
Republic
M. Fallieres
Smoke and fog trigger two railroad wrecks in Chicago
Two men are dying from injuries after two railroad wrecks on the Pennsylvania line today. Dense smoke and fog disrupted all traffic as the incidents occurred in Chicago.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roosevelt Ride Declared Not a Record by Gen Miles
New York January 17 General Miles dismissed Roosevelt's ride to Warrenton as not a record. He stated he had previously covered ninety miles in nine hours including a lunch break and could repeat it.
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Roosevelt
Gen
Miles
New York
Warrenton
Patrick Kieran Surrenders in Fidelity Funding Case
Patrick Kieran, identified as the long-sought president of Fidelity Funding, surrendered in Pittsburg and gave bail for his appearance. He started for New York after the surrender, ending the pursuit that had embarrassed Catholic institutions.
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Pittsburg
Patrick Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
Kieran
New York
Mrs Yerkes Seeks Removal of Executor in Chicago Case
Maria Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles Yerkes asked for the removal of executor Louis S. Owsly, alleging mismanagement of assets. She cited the deposition of 34,000,000 traction bonds for the reorganization of the Chicago company as part of the grounds.
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Chicago
Maria Adelaide Yerkes
Charles Yerkes
Louis S. Owsly
Opening Dates for National and American Leagues
Magnates from both leagues met in Cleveland and announced the National starting on April 14 and the American on April 12. The dates set mark the opening of the baseball seasons for in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Cleveland
Chili and Peru at Outs Again
Lima reports a Chilean minister recalled after a farewell to President la Leguia as tensions rise over Tacna and Arica terms. Chile proposed a bronze memorial tablet in Peru’s mausoleum honoring officers of the 1879 war, a plan former President Pardo accepted but la Leguia refused, citing unmet Ancon treaty obligations.
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Lima
Peru
Chili
la Leguia
Pardo
Tacna
Arica
Veterans Honored With Evening Program At Riflemen Armory
The Daughters of the Confederacy will entertain Glynn county veterans tonight at the Riflemen's Armory in honor of Lee's birthday. The program features music recitations and brief addresses by veterans and others. Afterward the old soldiers will share wartime reminiscences in a yearly event popular with veterans and townspeople alike.
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Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Glynn County
Riflemen
Lincoln Birthday Holiday Proposal by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asks Congress to make the hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday in a special message to lawmakers. The proposal aims to recognize Lincoln's legacy with a national observance.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Tragic Double Murder Then Suicide in Fairmount
In Fairmount West Virginia on January 18 Henry Pyles killed his wife by striking her with a Pick then shot his son to death and killed himself with a shotgun in aapparent domestic tragedy.
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Fairmount
W. Va
Henry Pyles
Queen Honors Booth Message From Queen Alexandra
London January 18 General Booth head of the Salvation Army progresses favorably and has received a kind message from Queen Alexandra wishing him a successful operation and a speedy recovery and restoration of sight.
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Salvation Army
Sovereign
London
General Booth
The
Queen Alexandra
President May Now Owe Up African Trip
Roosevelt signals he will push the Panama Canal scandal to a conclusion even if it means cancelling his Africa hunting trip. He intends libel suits against Joseph Pulitzer and other editors, with Charles Taft and Douglas Robinson arriving to possibly testify before a grand jury.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Africa
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
New York Sun
Indianapolis News
Charles P. Taft
Ohio
Douglas Robinson
Grand
Subpoenas Questioned in Canal Purchase Probe
In New York on January 18 the court heard arguments over subpoenas issued to the New York World and the Indianapolis News amid criticism of the Panama canal purchase. The defense claimed the subpoenas were unlawful for lacking inquiry scope and accusatory targets, while the district attorney defended the long-used form.
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New York
New York World
Indianapolis News
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Congress
Charles P. Taft
J. Douglas Robinson
United States
Ward
John M. Bowers
Counsel For the World
Women clubs push for pure food law enforcement
Chicago January 18 Women s clubs across the nation plan a Washington protest to urge enforcement of the pure food law and object to the rumored retirement of Dr H W Wiley head of the bureau of chemistry
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Chicago
Washington
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
England's first skyscraper nears completion in Liverpool
London reports England’s first skyscraper is nearly finished in Liverpool. The 300 foot high structure rises on a site overlooking the Mersey, funded by the Royal Liverpool Friendly Society and under construction in the city.
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London
England
Liverpool
Royal Liverpool Friendly Society
Mersey
Aerial Navigation Co. to Form in New York
Announcement of the proposed Aerial Navigation Co. of America with its principal office in New York and capital of 50 million dollars to build airships.
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New York
The
Aerial Navigation Co. of America
Man Told His History After Hypnotic Interrogation
New Haven Conn Jan 18 Aften found wandering unable to tell his name or address Charles Osten was placed under hypnotic influence and divulged his full history before being taken home.
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New Haven
Conn
Aften
Charles
Osten
Anson Faces Bankruptcy and Possible NL Superintendent Post
Chicago January 18 Captain Anson once led the Chicago National League team but is now bankrupt and expected to seek the position of superintendent within the National League.
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Chicago
Anson
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