Union Pacific Short Line to California Offers Special Rates
The Union Pacific connects Chicago Omaha St Louis Kansas City with sleeping cars to California and western states. Colonist rates on sale from the 15th to October 31st. Special round trips to California and the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland Oregon available until September 72nd. Inquiries and literature available from J Van Rensselaer General Agent 53 Peachtree St Atlanta Ga.
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Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
UNION
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Utah
Portland
van Rensselaer
Peachtree St
Atlanta
Japanese Quarantine Grows as Yellow Scourge Spreads
Reports from Yokohama describe a raging disease affecting ships and crews. Japanese authorities and physicians implement strict controls to halt contagion, with many fatalities feared and possible city quarantine to stamp out the outbreak. William M. Lopp notes few vessels may depart while containment measures intensify.
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Seattle
Wash
Dee
Yokohama
Dakota
William M. Lopp
Dr Lopp
White House conference on New York county chairmanship
A long White House meeting involved President Roosevelt and J Van Vechten Olcott of New York City with Secretary Root present at times. Olcott, a candidate for the New York county committee chair, declined to discuss details but acknowledged NY politics were the topic. Senator Platt supports Olcott, while Herbert Parsons also has strong backing for the chair.
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Washington
White House
New York
New York County
Herbert Parsons
Senator Platt
Representative Olcott
Tragedy in Monroe Georgia ends in fatal store shooting
In Monroe Georgia on December 1 J Tom Long a bicycle wagon dealer shot and killed his 25 year old clerk Joe Toole in Longs store. The men had been drinking and the sequence is disputed. A bystander disarmed Toole and Long fled before being jailed.
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Georgia
Monroe
J. Tom Long
Joe Toole
Long
Toole
Clarke County
Leng
Alabama Cotton Convention Seeks Market Stabilization
Montgomery hosts the Alabama division of the Southern Cotton Association with Harvie Jordan of Georgia as president. The pledge to hold 25 000 bales at 15 cents a pound and a drive to remove stored cotton from markets was announced. Congressman Henry D Clayton spoke against futures speculation to about 200 growers statewide.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Southern Coton Association
Harvie Jordar
Georgia
Henry D. Clayton
Mutineers Defeated at Sevastopol After Naval Battle
Allied troops capture the mutinous fleet after a pitched battle at Sevastopol. The Otchakoff and several ships were sunk or burned. Admiralty reports indicate the town and forts suffered limited damage. Lieutenant Schmidt was wounded and surrendered the mutineers with Brest and Hielewok regiments taking charge. Casualty figures and full damage details remain scarce.
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Petersburg
Bebustopa
Lntminols Bauers
Lowps
Wwe
Admiralty Point
Troupes
Neplex
Naval General Staff
Otchakoff
Otebkoff
Schmidt
Naval Staff
Sevastopol
Admiralty
Fort Alexander
Daleper
Equalion
Brest
Hielewok
Panteeimon
Kalaz Potemkine
Practical Side Portrait of a Shifting Courtship
Dialogue reveals a wary tone as one person asks about the new girl while another dismisses the praise and worries about her reception of the group. The exchange hints at social tensions and interpersonal dynamics in a shared setting.
SAVED GOVERNMENT MONEY Captain Carter Testifies
Cherlin M. Cattir, former army officer now defending fraud charges, says he saved the government thousands by contract choices at Savinia. He claims a Green and Gaynor contract saved $275,000 and accuses an army officer of pushing a harmful new construction scheme in Philadelphia.
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Cherlin M. Cattir
Burgoyne
Savinia
Carter
Green and Gaynor
Philadelphia
Stop Building of Railroad in LaGrange Ga
Judge grants temporary injunction restraining the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad from building the line through property in LaGrange. The case, filed by Thomas A. Whitaker administrator of Hamet North Carolina, will be heard December 2 in Atlanta. Other LaGrange property owners sought relief in state courts but failed. the Georgia Supreme Court recently ruled the railroad could condemn property near the Atlanta and West Point depot.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Whitaker
Hamlet
N. C
Newman
United States Court
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway
Law Grange
Newman Dee
Allapta
Lau Grange
Atlanta, Birminghamy and Alantia
Atlanta and
Weet Point
LaGrange
Atlanta and Weat Point
Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Stabbed Comrade in Fun Ends in Wound
In Savannah Georgia on November 20 Pred er and Malcolm Hutton stood together when Slater behind Hutton, suddenly stabbed him in the back with a knife. Slater claimed he wanted to see his aim and now faces potential severe punishment as Hutton’s condition is uncertain. Slater has not been arrested.
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Siva Inaa
Pred
Malcolm Hutton
Slater
Hutton
Hit
Savannah
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