Maritime War Laws and Contraband Rules Adopted
The Maritime Conference in London approved a code for naval warfare including contraband classifications absolute conditional and not contraband. It lists raw materials and many goods as noncontraband while defining exports and free goods affecting $1.3 billion trade. The declaration also covers prisoner of war rules for enemy armed forces aboard neutral vessels and cites the Trent incident as precedent.
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Ehington
D. G
London
State Department
International Prize Court
Hague
India
United States
Trent
Confessed killer implicates Kennedy in Ussery murder
Quitman Johnson, recently convicted of shooting Perry Ussery last November, says Kennedy hired him and Ferdinand Grubbs to kill a man named Holland. Johnson admits he killed Ussery by mistake, claiming the trio planned to kill Holland for $200. Police arrested Chester Kennedy at his father's home amid the startling confession.
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Harnwell
8. C
Johnson
Perry Ussery
Chester Kennedy
Here
Ussery
Kennedy
Ferdinand Grubbs
Nam‘i Holland
Holland
Navy of Germany Strength in 1912 Statement
The navy department states that in autumn 1912 Germany will have thirteen battleships with big guns, countering British claims of seventeen. The notice addresses assertions raised in the House of Commons about Germany’s fleet size and capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlin
Germany
House of Commons
He Navy Department
Tuberculosis Threat to Indians Highlights Federal Plan
Washington reports a new federal push to curb tuberculosis among Indians. Officials outline removal of disease sources, public education, prevention measures, and care for patients at designated facilities as part of a coordinated Indian Service effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Western
Bureau of Indian
Res
New Gown Styles Debut At Dressmakers' Convention
Fashion notes from New York City report two standout innovations at the Dressmakers' Prolective Association session. The "style clerical" features 500 buttons. the "Moyen age" gown declares a waist six inches above the knee and longer corsets. Tea green tops street wear, khaki joins pastels, and raw silks with diagonal silk crepe become favored fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Pro‘lective Association
Association
French Post Office Strike Ends in Settlement
Paris reports the great strife by post office employees has collapsed as the strike committee calls off workers and seeks peace. The government accepts the move and workers across the provinces will follow Paris in ending the walkout.
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Paris
France
Post Office Department
Mafia threats target American Consul in Palermo
Palermo reports that American Consul Haly-W. H. Bishop received life threatening letters from a blackmailing group. The letters warn of harsher punishment than they gave Petrosino if he prosecutes Sicilian criminals seeking refuge in the United States or presses Italian police to arrest suspects in Petrosino’s plot. Bishop has increased consulate and personal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Haly
W. H. Bishop
Petrosino
United States
Bishop
Boll Weevil Benevolent Association Chartered in Baton Rouge
A charter is filed for record naming the Boll Weevil Benevolent Association with officers listed as past grand boll weevil grand boll weevil financial caterpillar master cotton worm master creeping worm and master cotton bug. The society aims to aid rural districts afflicted by boll weevil ravages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Boll Weevil Benevolent Association
Kidnappers Demand 10000 Dollar Ransom for Whitla Boy
An unknown man abducted William Whitla eight year old son of Attorney James P. Whitla from a Sharon school. A ransom of ten thousand dollars is demanded with a threat to kill the boy if not delivered. Detectives nationwide are asked to solve the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
William Whitla
James P. Whitla
Roosevelt to shave himself in Africa expedition
Ex president Roosevelt will lead the Roosevelt Smithsonian expedition in Africa and plans to shave himself. He will not grow a full beard despite reports and has bought shaving soap and practiced with a razor since leaving Washington.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Africa
Washington
Jenkins Awarded Thirty Cents in Telephone Suit
Atlanta resident W M Jenkins of West End sued Southern Bell for 1999 dollars after his telephone was removed on the wrong day causing one day of utility loss. The jury awarded him 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
W. M. Jenkins
West End
Jenkins
Louisville Union Depot Fire Sparks Station Plans
A massive blaze in Louisville Kentucky destroyed the citys union depot, the hub for five major railroads, causing an estimated loss of 400000. The Commercial Club, half an hour after the fire, decided Louisville will likely gain a new union station to replace the burned facility.
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Louisville
Union Depot
Commercial Club
Speaker Cannon Salutes Heroine With Medal Kiss
Washington D C Speaker Cannon pins a silver medal on Miss Mary McCann for saving nine lives in the General Slocum disaster and impulsively kisses her saying May your tribe increase Merchants Sign Compact Not To Sell Cigarettes Decatur Ala Town Creek merchants vow to halt cigarette sales citywide
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Cannon
Washington,d. C
Mary McCann
Congress
Decatur
Ala
Town Creek
River Improvements Debate Over Water Power Development
Washington debate among Senators Bacon Bankhead Smith and Frye focused on government dam building and water power. Georgia projects listed include Saple bar Oconee Ocmulgee Altamaha rivers with locks and dams between Macon and Hawkinsville. Bacon opposed government power sales and aims to reintroduce a canal survey bill for the Coosa Ocmulgee Altamaha rivers.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
South
Bacon
Georgia
Bankhead
Alabama
Smith
Michigan
Frye
Maine
Saple Bar and Harbor
Oconee
Ocmulgee
Altamaha
Macon
Hawkinsville
Big Satilla
Burnt Fort
Savannah River
Augusta
Ogeechee
Ohoopee
Cannouchee
Etowah
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Alabama River
Florida
St. Marys River
Senate
Atlantic and Great Western Canal
House
Prizes Set For Georgia Cotton Seed Composition Contest
State officials urge Georgia school children to enter a contest initiated by the Cotton Seed Crushers Association. Prizes total 100 dollars in gold, awarded to four top compositions on Cotton Seed Products as human, animal and plant food. Submissions limited to 750 words.
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Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Atlanta
Pound
State Department of Education
Commssioners of Georgia
Georgia
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of Georgia
Georgia Musicians At Great Southern Festival In Atlanta
Georgians show music enthusiasm with seats sold for the Great Southern Musical Festival in Atlanta on May 4 6 and 6. The 8000 seat auditorium is largely filled thanks to low season-ticket prices and famed performers.
Census for Pensioners Appeals by State Official
State Pension Commissioner J. W. Lindsay urges a careful census of Confederate veterans and widows in each county. He mailed circulars to the new legislature county officers newspapers and Confederate veteran camps to prevent pension fraud and guide future pension provisions.
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J. W. Lindsay
Atlanta
Georgia
Lindsay
Seaond
Harmony 15 Restored In A B A Railroad Circles
Receiver Preston S. Arkwright resigns and Samuel I. Parrott of Atlanta named to run the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad with H. M. Atkinson. Bondholders fund completion of unfinished lines. foreclosure bills consolidated. harmony restored among bondholders and officials in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Preston S. Arkwright
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Don M. Pardee
United States Circuit Court
Samuel I. Parrott
Atlanta
H. M. Atkinson
Old Colony Trust Company
Birmingham and
Atlantic
Arkwright
Lumber Rate Cases Settled for 67 Percent Payout
Interstate Commerce Commission reparation cases involving about 3,000,000 in lumber shipped from the southern yellow pine region east of the Mississippi were settled. Railroads and shippers agreed Georgia Florida and eastern Alabama claimants would receive 67 percent of provable claims for 16 cents per hundred pounds.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Peabody Fund Grants Major Southern College Support
The Peabody education fund trustees voted to distribute its $2,500,000 on hand rather than continue small annual gifts. One million goes to Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville affiliated with the University of Tennessee, while about $2,000,000 more will be allocated in roughly $50,000 sums to other Southern colleges.
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Atlanta
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Georgia
A. O. Murphy
Barnesville
Alberta
Bernesville
Hoke Smith
New Orleans
Louisville
Folds Mill
Newbern
Prison Commission
R, FE. Park
J. 8. Turner
Prison Commission of
Smith
Wimberly
Twiggs County
Albany, Southwestern and Gulf Railway
Alba
Southwestern
Gulf
Abeer
St. Andrews
Peabody Fund
University Tennessee
New York City
Peabody Education Fund
Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Universty of Tennessee
South
Tax on Liquors Proposed by Apalachicola Board of Trade
At a Apalachicola Florida Board of Trade meeting the group adopted a resolution calling for a national tax to cover the US treasury deficit. The plan proposes 20 cents per gallon on whiskey and 1 dollar per barrel on beer until revenue suffices.
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Apalachicola, Fla
Board of Trade of Apalachicola
Treasury
United States
Women Wage Earners Plan September Chicago Conference
Chicago hosts a world wide conference of women wage earners in September to discuss economic status and suggest remedial legislation. The executive board of the National Woman's Trade Union League laid the plans, with women delegates from several European countries expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
National Woman’s Trade Union League
Commission to Liberia Names Ogden Scott and Shuster
Washington announces a three member American commission to Liberia to review conditions and advise on improving governance. Members are Robert Ogden of New York City Emmett J Scott secretary to Booker T Washington and W Morgan Shuster. Booker T Washington was initially named but will not serve in Liberia.
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Ogden
Shuster
B. Washington
Washington, D. C
Liberia
Robert ©. Ogden
New York City
Emmett J. Scott
W. Morgan
Huster Ir
Booker Washington
Deafness Cure Claims and Epilepticide Promotion
An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure for deafness tied to Eustachian tube inflammation and offers a $100 reward for uncured catarrh deafness. It also promotes “epilepticide” with free trials and literature from the Dr May Laboratory at 648 Pearl Street New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.caeney & Co
Toledo
Dr. May
Pearl Street
New York City
Dreadful Hives Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A six year old girl plagued by hives for two months was treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after other medicines failed. Daily hot baths relieved itching and soon the sores disappeared. Mrs. G. L. Fridhoff of Warren Michigan reports the cure with dates June 30 and July 13, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. promotes Cuticura remedies.
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Cutiura
G. L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Mass
Economy Versus Pay Raises In State Governance
A satirical note mocks officials who preach frugality while seeking increases for themselves and dismiss mistletoe as a New Year symbol. The Washington Star quote frames budget hawks, and Lady's Pictorial argues mistletoe belongs after New Year for proper ceremony.
Less Meat Advice of Family Physician
A letter from a New York reader argues meat is unnecessary for strength and cites personal health gains after using Grape-Nuts cereal. The writer claims two years of use improved digestion and nervousness, noting family health as well and praising Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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N. Y
Tom
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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