City Council Approves Largest Paving Ordinance
The Brunswick city council, in a recessed session, unanimously passed a major paving ordinance covering eleven city blocks. The measure, aided by a public works report favoring vitrified brick, omits earlier controversial sections and includes Gloucester Street from Newcastle to Union, among other projects.
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Major C. Downing
Gloucester Street
Newcastle
Bay
Director of Public Works
Alderman Lee
Public Works Committee
Lambright
Newcastle Street
Howe
Brunswick
Oglethorpe
Mansfield
Grant
Gloucester
Monk
Union
Union Depot
Twelve Schooners Coming to Load at This Port
A fleet of twelve schooners bound for Brunswick or due to arrive soon will load here with cargoes of crossties lumber and timber. The first ships are expected within days as sailing vessels remain rare compared with steamers. Local lumber firms supply the cargo for these vessels.
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Brunswick
Nanber
Fire Claims Three Lives In Hanover Street Tenement
Three people died in a Hanover Street tenement fire today with nearly seventy residents escaping unharmed. Fire officials reported the blaze caused major damage before being brought under control.
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Bostor
Hanover Street
Chicago Seventy Fifth Birthday Observed Quietly
Chicago marks its seventy fifth birthday with little fanfare as residents go about daily business in the city on March 4. The anniversary passes without notable ceremonies or official celebrations.
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Chicago
BrunsWick Leaders Buy Kaiser Stock in Brunswick
J S Bailey Jr and H G Yargan purchase George Wadley's Kaiser Company holdings, signaling deeper ties to Brunswick. The Kaiser Company owns key city real estate and major assets once controlled by A and K Kaiser, reshaping local influence and possibly altering future residency of the buyers.
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Southeastern
Yargan Naval Stores Company
BrunsWick
Kaiser Company
J. S. Brailey, Jr
H. G Yargan
George Dole Wadley
K. Kaiser
Wadley
Messrs
Bailey and
Yaryan
Naval
Branswick
Men and Boys Move to Organize In Brunswick
Formal organization of the Men and Religion Forward Movement was effected at a large Brunswick meeting at city hall. Officers elected include President Ralph Newton and Vice President A. M. Way, with L. M. Orr as secretary treasurer and W. co. Little as reporter. About 100 names enrolled, with a goal of 300. the effort aims to energize men and boys without supplanting church work.
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Men and Religion
City Hall
Ralph Newton
A. M. Way
L. M. Orr
W. Co. Little
F. D. Thomas
L. E. Roberts
Atlanta
Brunswick
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Death in Pensacola
In Pensacola on Sunday Zeno Pickett of Phoenix City Alabama fatally shot John Pate and then killed himself. He lingered a chance shot at Mamie Collins during the quarrel but missed. Pickett's relatives are reported to be very wealthy.
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Pensacola
Zeno Pickett
Phoenix City
Ala
John Pate
Pickett
Mamie Collins
Death from meningitis hits Oil City area
Oil City Louisiana reports the death of Dr Cantril a white teamster from meningitis the seventh local victim in the area a nine year old boy has contracted the disease and is reported ill.
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Oil City
Cantril
Jury finds claimant not Kimmel in St Louis case
The St Louis jury ruled the claimant is not George A. Kimmel but did not decide if Kimmel was dead in 1910 when the suit was filed.
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St. Louis
Kimmel
George A. Kimmel
Pekin Sees Quiet Day Amid Mutiny Threats
Remote observers report Pekin quiet after martial tensions as southern soldiers may join riots. In Tien Tsin looting subsides with patrols by foreign troops while rail lines reopen and trade remains at a standstill across the city. pawn shops suffer most.
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Pekin
Tien Tsin
International
Marines Sail to Reinforce in Tien Tsin
A detachment of 200 United States marines is ordered to sail from Shanghai tomorrow to reinforce American troops at Tien Tsin. The cruiser Cincinnati will depart for Tien Tsin at the same time.
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Shanghai
United States
Tien Tsin
Cincinnati
French Troops to Pekin Reinforce Legation Guards
Paris reports the French government orders 200 soldiers from Tien Tsin to Pekin to bolster the guards at the legation amid tensions in the capital.
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Pekin
Paris
Tien Tsin
Legation Guards
German Forces Strengthen Guard in Peking Amid China Alarm
Berlin reports a heavy stock market decline after China developments and notes 100 soldiers have been sent to Pekin to reinforce the German legation guard. It adds Dr. Schreyer, slain in Tien Tsin, was Austrian, not German.
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Berlin
China
Pekin
Schreyer
Tien Tsin
Looting in Pekin Reported as Peace Restored
Reports from Pekin indicate looting continues but Manchu military police have restored order in the Chinese capital by 2 PM. Artillery fire was heard south of the city as Tien Tsin dispatches describe a return to relative calm.
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Pékin
London
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Chinese Troops Fight in Manchuria Theater and Streets
Advices report fighting between Chinese regular army units and an expeditionary corps at Tsitsikhar in Manchuria. Many were killed and wounded as the outbreak began in a theater and continued in the streets.
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St. Petersburg
Tsitsikhar
Manchuria
Disturbances in Tien Tsin and mission stations safe
The dispatch circulated by the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions reports serious disturbances in Tien Tsin with much of the native city burned. Foreign concessions are quiet and believed safe, with mission stations in Pekin Chang Li and Paian Fu reported safe in the latest accounts. Mutinous soldiers are noted.
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New York
Tien Tsin
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
Pekin
Chang Li
Paian Fu
Americans Flee Mexico as Taft Warns
United States citizens abandon towns near Mata moras and Monterey amid rebel activity and a Taft warning. About seventy five Americans, mainly women and children, travel from Mexico to Laredo seeking home, while Texans reinforce Colombres with sand bags. Germany notes US withdrawal and considers a similar move.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Monterey
United States
Taft
Clash Report Triggers Troop Mission to New Mexico
El Paso reports Col. E Z Stee ver sent Lt Hill and a squad to Columbus New Mexico to probe a Saturday clash at Rancho Las Palomas thirty miles from Columbus on the Mexican side. A report says American cowboys and Mexican rebels fought. horses were killed and several Mexicans were wounded or killed. Area details uncertain about aggressor or identities.
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el Paso
E. Z. Steever
Hill
Twenty-second Infantry
Columbus
N. M
Rancho Las Palomas
Steever
Disaffection of General Orozco Reported from Chihuahua
Washington confirms Gen. Pasqual Orozco has left the Mexican federal army. The resignation was announced February 25 and takes effect March 1 as U S officials receive the telegram from Consul Summers in Chihuahua. Parallel dispatches note anti American sentiment in Pekin and a Japanese reinforcement to the Pekin legation guard.
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Washington
Pasqual Orozco
Madero
Mexico
State Department
Summers
Chihuahua
Pekin
Legation
Glynn County Sees First Political Announcements
In Glynn County the political season starts with candidates declaring. Dr. J A Butts seeks reelection to the legislature citing two term tradition and prior service on key committees while J E Dubberly and B A Fahim announce for tax receiver and J J Spears enters as candidate for county justice. Incumbents meanwhile hint at reelection with limited opposition anticipated.
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Glynn
J A. Butts
Butts
Georgia
House
Dr. Butts
Cvounty
J. E. Dubberly
B. A. Fahim
Dubberly
Captain Fahm
J. J. Spears
Brunswick
Spears
Horace Dart
Edwin W. Dart
Dart
Port’s Record Bales Highlight Mexican Sentiment Insight
Miss Matilda Motsany, returnee from Mexico, cites growing American sentiment there as Brunswick cotton shipments top 300000 bales. She warns a U S invasion plan could spark anti American outbreaks and urges thirty days notice to citizens in Mexico.
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Mexico
Matilda Motsany
Aviatrix
United States
Washington
Brantley Speaks Against Radicalism in Boston Speech
Rep Brantley of this city addressed the New England Iron and Hardware Association in Boston on government by law. He warned that Roosevelt and other radicals threaten constitutional government with unbridled democracy or a power driven bureaucracy, urging leaders to expose radicalism’s dangers.
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New England Iron and Hardware Association
Brantley
Boston
Roosevelts
Bryans
Georgia
Alexander H. Stephens
Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Brantley
Fire kills two in four story Manhattan apartment blaze
Two people died and three were fatally injured when a fire swept a four story apartment house at 207 Hast Fifty third street shortly after 2 AM. Dozens escaped as flames spread quickly leaving many residents with less serious injuries.
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New York
Hast Fifty-third Street
Port Cotton Trade Surges Past Previous Records
The port ships are set to export about 400000 bales of cotton this season, well above prior marks. Around fifty steamers have loaded so far, with Strachan & Co. expecting six more cargo ships, pushing the season toward a strong finish.
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Strachan & Co
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Army Commission
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Matamoras
Rio Grande
Colombres
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U. S&s
Foreign Office
Steever Investigates
General Orozco
New Orleans
Daily News
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Brantley Oayo
New England
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