Flowing Wake Through Cold Weather Closes
The WAKE area traffic resumes as quarantines lift and freight trains run. New Orleans health board reports 1 new case and 2 deaths from yellow fever. city and infected points show ongoing containment as a cold spell nears. Memphis opens. Cotton Belt adjusts quarantine rules for through passengers with health certificates.
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Memphis
St. Louis
Arkansas
Clarendon
Texas
Texarkana
Delbridge Claims Brother’s Death Was Insurance Plot
Charles Delbridge, brother of Thomas Delbridge who died at Lakewood, returns to Atlanta from New York and accuses DC W Motes and Mary Delbridge of aiding Thomas to secure a large life policy. He asserts prearranged suicide for insurance and says he is owed one fourth share per a prior agreement. He promises strong evidence and demands settlement.
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Charles Delbridge
Thomas Delbridge
Atlanta
Lakewood
New York
Delbridge Insurance
Delbridge
DC. W. Motes
Mary Delbridge
Mr. Motes
Tom
British Bark Cor dillera Wreck Reported Off Caleta Buena
Advices from Valparaiso describe the British bark Cor dillera of Newcastle under Captain Everett wrecking after leaving Caleta Buena. Only two mates and the ship’s carpenter survived. the crew perished. The vessel’s registered tonnage was 2,224 and it carried a valuable cargo.
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Newcastle
Valparaiso
Cordillera
Everett
Caleta Buena
Noted Forger At Large From Memphis Jail
J A Thomas the noted forger escaped from Memphis Tennessee jail early Monday morning by sawing bars of his cell and the window in the rear. He had previous escapes from Memphis and Chicago and a marriage to Miss Fannie Rutherford of Minneapolis. Three other prisoners with minor offenses also escaped after Thomas cleared the way.
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J. A. Thomas
Memhis
Tenn
Thomas
Memphis
Chicago
Fannie Rutherford
Minneapolis
Starvation in Cuba Report Torments Havana
New York World's Havana correspondent describes Cuban civilians, especially women and children, starving under Weyler's concentration policy. He reports daily noncombatants dying, compares suffering to India, and cites alarming mortality while urging policy change to prevent extermination of rural populations.
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New York World
Cuba
Havana
India
Central Victory Shifts Interstate Commerce Power
Washington dispatch reports a Supreme Court decision favoring Georgia Central and Alabama Midland railroads. Justice Shiras holds that ICC cannot treat competing waterways as factors in haul determinations and that carriers must set rates, weakening ICC authority. Justice Harlan dissents, warning it harms small towns and consumer interests.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Georgia Central
Alabama Midland
Shiras
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harlan
Congress
Commission
Dispensary Board Reports Fall in October Sales
A Columbia dispatch notes the dispensary board of control reporting a $43,166.15 drop in October sales versus the prior year, lowering receipts from $135,000 to $91,000. Commissioner Vance cites competition from original package shops and the general financial downturn, but states the state dispen sery met all obligations and $20,000 is ready for the free school fund. Colonel Jones proposes scheduled payments totaling $70,000 over November to January, while Mr. Williams questions binding promises without guaranteed funds.
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Columbia
8. C
Dispensary Board of Control
Vance
Blind Tigers
Jones
Williams
Kentuckian W Godfrey Hunter Named Ambassador to Guatemala
The president appointed W Godfrey Hunter of Kentucky envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Guatemala and Honduras. A Republican leader, he previously served in Congress and had planned a House race this term.
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Kentuckian
Guatemala
W. Godfrey Hunter
Kentucky
Honduras
Hunter
Republican Party
Congress
Deboe
Policeman J I Ponder Shot Dead In Atlanta Store Attack
In Atlanta on Monday night Policeman J I Ponder was killed by a thief during a confrontation at Louis Steinau’s wholesale liquor house on Wall Street near the union depot. Eight people were arrested that evening as investigators pursued the killers and possible conspirators in the center city crime.
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Atlanta
Ponder
Union Depot
Louis Steinau
Wall Street
L. Steinan
Julius Simon
Walter O’quinn
Steinau
Union
Thorn on Trial for Murder of William Gulden Suppe
The barber Martin Thorn stands trial in Queens County Court at Long Island City for the murder of William Gulden Suppe. A jury of twelve was sworn after a full day of voir dire before Judge Wilmot M. Smith.
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Nack
Guldensuppe
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
New York
Queen’s County
Long Island City
Wilmot M. Smith
Hampton makes his report on railroads
General Wade Hampton submits the interior department his report for the past fiscal year noting a low water mark in railroad construction. Thirty four companies with 5541 miles of road entered court receivership and fifty eight previously in receivership were sold at foreclosure. Earnings showed steady improvement in the first six months of the current year.
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Wade Hampton
Longstreet
Interior Department
Southern progress: new industries across the South in a week
A flouring mill rises in Lebanon Tennessee and a sixty thousand dollar gas works project starts in Newport News Virginia. New ventures include the Tisdale Mining and Manufacturing Company in Butler Georgia and the Arctic Circle Mining Company with one million in capital. Charleston West Virginia hosts Grand Encampment Mining and Milling with five hundred thousand, while Morgan County Cannel Coal Company in Frankfort Kentucky shows twenty five thousand. Other firms form or expand in Pulaski Virginia Rome Georgia Frost Texas Burlington North Carolina Griffin Georgia Lit tle Rock Arkansas Mineola Georgia Vinton Louisiana Brandford Holley Belair Cordele El kin North Carolina.
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South
Lebanon, Tenn
Newport News
Tisdale Mining and Manufacturing Co
Capital
Butler, Ga
Huguenot Mining and Milling Co
Arctic Circle Mining Co
Grand Encampment Mining and Milling Co
Charleston
W. Va
Morgan County Cannel Coal Co
Frankfort
Carter Coal and Iron Co
Pulaski
Jackson- Meshier Mining Co
Rome
Peerless Clay Co
New York Petroleum Co
Parkersburg
Frost Cotton Oil Co
Frost, Tex
Burlington
N. C
Griffin
Little Rock
Ark
Hamilton
Mineola
Vinton
Brandford and Holley
Fla
Belair and Cordele
Elkin
Chattanooga, Tenn
Crank Sought M Kinley at White House Amid Cabinet Notes
A crank demanded to see President McKinley at the White House on Tuesday claiming mistreatment. He gave the name Henry Rocket of 1241 Fourth Street Southwest, which does not exist in city directories. Spain's reply to Woodford's note was read and deemed pacific, calming fears of a warlike outbreak as the Bering Sea whaling fleet plans moved forward. Buck in Tokyo reported the Japanese foreign minister resigned, with Baron Nishi named his successor.
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Spain
Buck
Washington
White House
McKinley
Henry Rocket
Fourth Street
Bering Sea
Seattle
San Francisco
United States
Tokio
Department of State
Baron Nishi
Knights of Labor Meet in Louisville General Assembly
The Knights of Labor opened their general assembly in Hibernian hall Louisville Kentucky with Grand Master Sovereign presiding. Delegates including prominent leaders gathered as credentials press and finance committees were named, but no decisions were made and the session adjourned until afternoon.
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General Assembly of Knights
Louisville
General Assembly of the Knights of Labor
Hibernian Hall
J. BR. Sovereign
Committee On Credentials
Committee On Finance
Negro Asylum Fire Destroys Milledgeville Building
A fire gutted the Georgia state lunatic asylum’s negro building in Milledgeville on Tuesday afternoon. All 700 patients were saved by attendants and brought to safety in the walled yard after initial panic. The two acre structure, built in 1884, housed nearly a thousand when intact.
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Milledgeville
Georgia State Lunatic Asylum
Lord Mayor's Day in London Amid Thick Fog and Drizzle
Londoners honor the installation of Horatio David Davies as Lord Mayor with the traditional procession. Despite heavy fog and rain, crowds lined the route and decorations appeared more ambitious than usual, underscoring strong public support for the annual pageant.
Murder charges filed against three saloon men in Ponder case
Detectives say strong evidence points to Louis Steinau Walter O Quinn and Julius Simon in the patrolman Ponder murder warrants were issued Wednesday morning before Justice Foote after a long investigative push The coroner's inquest was postponed and officers disclosed a witness placing O Quinn at the scene The police chief declares belief that O Quinn killed Ponder with Steinau and Simon as accessories while other suspects Shropshire Strickland and Crockett remain under suspicion and an alibi defector Jule Wyly remains in jail awaiting hearings
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Atlanta
Louis Steinau
Walter O’quinn
Julius Simon
J. T. Ponder
Steinau
Justice Foote
Looney
Steinan
O’quinn
Simon
O'Quinn
Charles Shropshire
Charles Strickland
Dave Crockett
Jule Wyly
Nobles Case Heard by Supreme Court in Insanity Trial Issue
The Elizabeth Nobles case was heard before the Washington supreme court Wednesday morning. Attorney General Terrell and Marion Harris presented lengthy arguments on the right to demand a jury trial after a judgment of insanity. The full court heard the proceedings except Justice Field, now too feeble to sit.
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Uncle Sam
High Court
Elizabeth Nobles
Supreme Court
Washington
Marion Harris
Terrell
Harris
Justice Field
Yellow Fever Lightens in New Orleans and Nearby Towns
Reports from New Orleans show a drop in new cases and fatalities with many recoveries at the board of health. Mobile notes fewer cases and no deaths, Montgomery reports no new cases or deaths, and Pass Christian tightens quarantine while admitting certificated visitors.
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New Orleans
Montgomery
Board of Health
Mobile
Board of Health of
Atlanta
Pass Christian
Sealing Treaty Signed by United States Russia and Japan
A conference of the United States, Russia and Japan to jointly protect seals was signed at the state department. The treaty awaits senate ratification and final disclosure after exchanges. Delegates signed protocols and BritishAmerican expert discussions are planned for next week.
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United States
Russia
Japan
Washington
State Department
Senate
Thompson
Officials Under Arrest in Philadelphia Conspiracy Case
Prominent city and federal employees in Philadelphia were arrested on Saturday on charges of conspiracy and issuing fraudulent naturalization papers. Eugene Lindsey, a clerk in the city prothonotary office, John Merrick, an assistant clerk for the US circuit court, and Richard Merrick, the latter's father and also a circuit court clerk, are named. Authorities indicate more arrests are forthcoming and that naturalization papers were sold for 17 dollars each to signers.
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Philadelphia
United States
Eugene Lindsey
John Merrick
United States Circuit Court
Richard Merrick
A Staunch Craft New Lighthouse Vessel Rides Great Storm
The lighthouse board in Washington reports the new vessel No 60 placed on Diamond Shoal off Hatteras rode out the recent storm successfully. Coast stations say the gale was the worst in years and the vessel’s performance disproves claims that a ship cannot hold that position in heavy weather.
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Lighthouse Board
Washington
Diamond Shoal
Hatteras
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Montgomery Board
Walta Bend
Selma
Central
South Carolina
THORN
Hampton
Southern Progress
Crank
Kinley
Knights OF Labor
Negro Asylum
Wales
Prince of Wales
Steinau, O’quinn and
Steinan, O'Quinn
Fulton County
Lumpkin
Superior Court
Yellow Jack
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