Supreme Court Rules Knoxville Water Rights Favor City
The U S Supreme Court upheld Knoxville Tennessee citys ability to operate its own water works, reversing a water company claim of exclusive rights. The decision, delivered by Justice Woerner, affirms the citys power to proceed with a municipal water system despite the companies objections and prior legislative actions.
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Contron
Citty
Knoxville
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Queren Court
United States
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Jus Woerien
Perfort
Water Company
Ali Fleet Sails From Charleston After Christmas Harbor Visit
Admiral Rod coast guard expresses moves as the Texas battleship heads to sea. The fleet's vessels including Arkansas and torpedo boats Porter Rog and DuPont depart for Florida, Jacksonville, and Port Royal while crews participate in holiday social events.
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Weston Harbor
Rod Coast
Texas
Charleston
Savannah
Florida
Jacksonville
Arkansas
Coorze
Boate Porter
Sslekely
DuPont and Nicholo Port Royal
Brooklyn
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Secretary acts on proceedings in San Diego explosion case
The secretary has acted on court proceedings in the case of Lucien Yours of the Renn S regarding a fatal San Diego explosion last summer. Commander Young was found guilty of negligence of duty and received a letter of reprimand. Wade, associated with Young, has not yet been disposed of.
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Renn S
San Diego
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Pasion Wade
Bowden Claims Beaten by Prisoners in Bibb County
J W Bowden claims he was badly hurt by prisoners in Bibb County. He sought action in federal court for failure to sign a petition. Deputy clerk Erwin was involved and the matter was referred to Solicitor William Prinson for prosecution against his assailants.
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M. Ga
J. W. Bowden
Bibb County
Clerom
Erwin
William Prinson
Bowden Us Mg
Boy Dies From Lockjaw After Toy Pistol Wound
Obbie McCon Mons, 12, of South Macon living with his aunt, lies dying from lockjaw caused by powder burns from a toy pistol. A cap explosion worsened a minor hand burn during the holidays and antitetanic serum is being used to try to save him.
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Obbie McCon Mons
South
Women Gambling House Raided in Constantinople
A modernized gambling den for Mahoton women was raided by police in Constantinople. A Syrian owner, recently converted to Islam, used a cellar under a school and transformed it with draperies and divans into a luxurious casino where wives and daughters of wear were said to spend long daily sessions playing roulette.
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Constantinople
Cable lines restored to St 8 towns with some outages
Telegraphs report lines to St 8 functioning with towns linked except Odessa Saratoff and Sa. Caucasus and Siberia still cut off.
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Excent
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Saratoff and
Caucasus
Siberia
The Annual Stunt In Duncan Smita’s Humor Piece
A satirical poem critiques so called reformers who mock earnest effort to improve. The speaker mocks critics who try to shame others while vowing to show youth a better example, ending with a provocative line about feigned death and curious tests.
What Else Could It Be Do Younk Man Is Capable of Loving
A fragment quotes a man pondering love and cites a man who married a widow with ten children, implying complex family dynamics and questions of affection. The dialogue hints at social expectations about marriage and care within blended families.
Barbers Struggle to Earn a Living in Tight Market
Phrases from a 19th century page mix humor and social commentary. A character laments Ile’s westward move on irrigation, while another recalls a promise to quit drinking. Customers face reality as barbers struggle to make ends meet in a crowded field.
It Deserved a Plot in the Burying Ground
A terse exchange hints at a lack of plot in a play while suggesting a burial ground as a fitting setting. The dialog implies a critique of the work and a possible macabre wit about its fate.
The Other Kind Fatality Cited as Gas Blowout
In a brief death note the report states the fatality arose from a blowout blamed on gas. The wording questions whether dissipation played a role, suggesting a gas leak rather than an impact.
Irritating Palliatives and a Cold Deepened
A speaker laments weak remedies for a cold and mocks quack cures. They express distrust of sneering promises to try mysterious “stuff” and the pressure to accept dubious treatment. The verse conveys frustration with ineffective pills and presumptuous advice.
Fragmentary PERT PARAGRAPHS Voice and Markets Note
Disconnected prose analyzes social masks and secret allure. The text hints at market guesses and speculation with scattered references to English and Yankee figures and whimsical phrases. The passage remains fragmented and unclear about a concrete event or outcome.
Rodriguez Attacks City of Puerto Plata in a Day of Fighting
Reports from Puerto Plata describe severe fighting with many killed or wounded as forces of General Demetrio Rodriguez attacked the city. Rodriguez claimed he would declare himself candidate for president of Santo Domingo if his assault succeeded, amid shifting loyalties and street fighting between Morales and Caceres factions.
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Haytl
Mulaies
Eis Rodriguez
Waloh
Genera Rodrigues
Puerto Plata
Morales
Moralis
Caceres
Monte Christi
Demetrio Rodriguez
Puero Piata
Santo Carmingo
Frightened Witness Prevents Testimony in Horner Murder
Northport L J January 4 Witness Frank Wisnisti, a stable boy for Bartley J Horner, cannot testify in the Dr J W Simpson murder case due to a fright induced stupor. Physicians say the boy’s distress stems from fear, not poison, after 15 hours of examination.
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Northport
L. J
Pright
Frank Wisnisti
J. W. Simpson
Bartley J. Horner
Horner
Hicks Marries Katherine Adams of San Francisco
San Francisco dispatch reports Owen Wister’s Vir ginian original George Henry Hicks, manager of the T O ranch in New Mexico, wed Katherine Adams daughter of Edward F Adams. The couple met in Temple Arizona and will reside on the T O ranch south of the Rio Grande, about 150 miles from El Paso.
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Chicago
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Tribune
San Francisco
Owen Wisters
Virginian
George Henry Hicks
New Mexico
Katherine Adams
Edward F. Adame
Hicks
T. O
Rio Grande
el Paso
Pope Receives Bishops in Private Farewell Audience
In Rome on January 4 Pope Pius XII granted private farewell audiences to Rt. Rev. Henry J. Hicater bishop of Grand Rapids and Monsignor Charles H. Gauthier archbishop of Kingston. The pope also welcomed Marquis de Toyar Spanish ambassador to the Vatican.
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Pius
Henry Joseph Hicater
Grand Rapide
Mich
Charles H. Gauthier
Kingston
Marquis de Toyar
Vatican
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