Officers Working On Clews In Atlanta Safe-Drilling Case
Atlanta police press on as arrests at the Cannon house sharpen the hunt for a “dangerous” gang believed to crack safes. Marshal J. M. McMichael identifies a pistol recovered from the hotel loot as his own taken during a Forsyth burglary, while associates endure questions on a tense chain of events and related investigations across Georgia.
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Atlanta
Cannon House
J. M. McMichael
Forsyth
Fire destroys offices at Portarourn and Norton plans
A blaze gutted the General Headquarters building at Portarourn, damaging offices and records worth about 000. Officials say the walls remained intact and the fire control was aided by local crews. plans hint at relocating general offices to Norton depending on recovery.
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Lwoste Racores
Portarourn
Porteneuths
Murei
Pirhine
Barr
A. F P
Cuba
Althoug
Gener
Havie
Norton
Major Livingston Mims Dies at Atlanta Home
Major Livingston Mims longtime Atlanta figure and former mayor dies at 3 AM at his Peachtree Street home from diabetes after a period of critical illness. He led city affairs, headed New York Life’s Atlanta office, and served as Capital City Club president. Survived by wife daughter and son in law Joseph and Livingston Mims Thompson.
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Livingston Mims
Atlanta
New York Life Insurance Company
Capital City Club
Gallant Confederate Veterans
South
Peachtree Street
Ponce de Leo Avenue
Mims
Major Mims
Joseph Thompson
Livingston Mims Thompson
Fort Gaines Overdue Six Days From Central America
The steamer Fort Gaines sailing from Bocas de Toro to Mobile is six days overdue. No word has been received by vessels traveling between Central American ports and Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Fort Gaines
Bocas de l ‘Toro
Motiic
Morgan to Be Received by King Emanuel at Home
March 6 reports Pierpont Morgan arriving in the capital in fragile health. He is scheduled to be received by King Emanuel shortly. A quip about a “combat generalh” health note prompts discussion with a light exchange about smoking as the alleged cause.
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King Emanuel Wiil
Morcan
Pierpont Morgan
Emanuel
Syndicate Forms Gulf Connecting Rail Line
A Baltimore led syndicate including Middendorf Williams & Co and John L Wilhames of Richmond has bought several southern railroad lines. They plan a new line from Augusta Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico spanning about 450 miles with about 200 miles traced between Augusta and Valdosta. Fewer than 100 miles of new track needed.
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Wisi
Gulf
Baltimore
Middendorf, Williama & Co
John L. Wil Hames
Richmond
Augusta Ga
Gulf of Mexico
Augusta
Ert Valdosta
Insurance firm withdraws from Missouri 1905 filing
State Superintendent Vandiver reports Mutual Reserve Insurance will not file a business statement for 1905 and will withdraw from the Missouri insurance office. The note says the action relieves pending suits and reduces conflict as Eldridge confirms withdrawal from state supervision.
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Win
Missouri
Jefferson City
Vandiver
Eldridge
The
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company
Tied and stabbed man on public road near Griffin Georgia
A man was tied and stabbed by two assailants on a public road between Bronka and Deby near Griffin. One assailant wore white clothing and bound the victim’s hands behind him before fleeing. The attackers bound and threatened the victim and inflicted a wound to the neck. The motive and identities remain unclear.
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Griffin
Pibllec
Bronka
Deby
Vali
Aiken Plot Trial Reported In Washington Georgia
Mrs Aiken describes a plot involving Adi bin and other defendants at a trial in Washington Georgia. She says threats were made to her husband and that the case centers on levying property and bond actions, with details about the bond and potential consequences discussed in court.
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Washington
Minjamin
Nike
Aly Sud
Anita
Siapertk
Iria
Coeh
Bond
Union College Freshman Falls From Dormitory Window
A Union College freshman, Dave Sehenec Loy le Med of Petersburg Virginia, was locked in his third floor dorm room during a class scrap and tried to escape by a clothes line. The rope broke and he fell three stories, suffering a broken arm and spinal injuries, but is expected to recover. In Washington March 6, the House ordered printed in the congressional record the memorial address of George W Perkins at David B Henderson's funeral.
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Sehenec Loy le
Wilam F. Collins
Petersburg
Union College
Collins
Washington
Uant- Mos
House
Congressional Record
George W. Perkins
David B. Henderso
Miss Anthony Reported Improved In Illness
Rochester March 8 Miss Susan B Anthony who is ill of pneumonia was reported as improved this morning in a brief bulletin from her bedside.
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Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
Matrimonial Talk Stirs Comment on Second Marriage
Three German men at lunch were overheard discussing a mutual friend's second marriage. One remarks that a man who marries a second time deserves to have lost his first wife, a provocative comment amid the social chatter.
Negro awaiting hangings escape sparks lynch fears
Towson Md March. Isaac Winder a negro under sentence to be hanged March 30 for the December 21 1905 murder of Frederick T Rinehart tollgate keeper near Towson. He escaped from jail and a posse pursues him through nearby woods. If caught the man may be lynched.
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Towson
Isaac Winder
Frederick T. Rinehart
Texas swindler case tied to silkworm scheme
San Antonio reports Mrs. Margaret Sauer and a partner charged after a Texas scam involving silkworms and a claimed investment of $29,400. Authorities allege false promises and missing funds as papers move toward state and California officials for further action.
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San Antonio
Tex
Margaret Sauer
Los Angeles
Marsavet Iehem
Fortine
Covenor Lantiam
Pardee
Caltifornia
Tehin
NEW WORKESS PROFOSE TOWN GA WARM SPRINGS NEWS
In New York and Georgia the Warm Springs area faces property bids and development plans. A Cohimiaia real estab luler seeks an option to secure Anacles from Davis and others. Rumors speak of a new hotel and thorough rehabilitation, plus road plans to Birmingham and a second line from Warm Springs to Atlanta.
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Entiraty Cranstorings
Warny Spriies
Mare
Gollina Miiniog
Bai & Depet
Elie New
Anacles
Davis
Asn
Soul
Aincy
Caimmer
Ruanas
Birmingham
Wali Springs
Atlanta
Dense smoke settles over St. Louis on Wednesday
A dense pall of smoke hovered over St. Louis on Wednesday morning and deepened through the day. By 11:30 a clock the air was dark enough to require lighted interiors and electric street lamps, with streetcars operating under brighter illumination.
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St. Louis
Five-Year-Old Burglar Caught Burglary Attempt in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Allegheny a five year old boy from a laborer family climbed to a building roof and descended by rope to the first floor. He filled a bag with goods from Bonner Co. before being detected and locked up on burglary charges.
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Pittsburo
March
Bartler Rndge
Bonner” & Co
Allegheny
John Sullivan Fined for Slot Machines and Sunday Opening
John Sullivan, who runs a saloon in Scioto township near Chillicothe, Ohio, was fined $190 and costs by Mayor Yaple for permitting slot machines and keeping the saloon open on Sunday. The mayor invoked state law and confiscated four large slot machines as the city closed its others.
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John Sullivan
Chillicothe, O
Mareh
Yaple
Sullivan
Scioto Township
Charles Schwab’s Condition Worsens On Late Train
El Paso March 8. The train carrying Charles M Schwab to the east arrived 26 hours late. Schwab is very low and may die at any time. A later telegram from Corona New Mexico says his condition improved.
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Charles Swab
el Paso
Tex
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Corona
N. M
King Edward Hosts Dinners for Loubet and Delcasse
In Paris on March 6 King Edward hosted a dinner at the British embassy for former President Loubet and M Delcasse. Delcasse’s presence is seen as thanks for his role in the Anglo French agreement. In Chicago trial proceedings began for Richard Evins charged with the murder of Mrs. Bessie Hollister. His lawyer moved to quash the indictment on grounds of insufficiency, but the motion was overruled.
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King Edward Dines Loubet
Paris
Edward
Loubet
M. Delcasse
Chicago
Richard Evins
Bessie Hollister
USA
Editor of El Dimeto jailed in Spain for insult to King
In Barcelona on March 6 the editor of El Dimeto received an eight year prison sentence for publishing an insulting dispatch about King Alfonso. The case underscores press freedom limits in Spain and follows publication of a critical report in the local daily.
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Barcelona
Spain
el Dimeto
Alfonso
Speyer Resigns From Mutual Life Trustees Board
James Speyer of Speyer & Co resigns from the board of trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. The notice notes his departure and mentions related speculation about a possible move by an entity named May walk out on Southern.
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James Speyer
New York
Speyer & Co
dfDankers
Smnouherd
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Southern
Strike Threatened by Telegraphers Unit
Washington March 8 President Perham of the Order of Railway Telegraphers United States and Canada announced a plan to call out 900 telegraph operators and 25 agents employed by the railroads if demands are not met. The warning follows negotiations over wage scales and working conditions amid potential nationwide action.
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Wasaington
Perham
Order of Railway Totarawhers
United States
Conwvia
Frivay
Operg
Ant & Mantis
Miamont
Heetel
Sarders
Pesan
Rail differences with Southern Railway being amicably adjusted
Washington officials report that differences with the Southern Railway are being amicably adjusted and there will be no write on Friday. In Rochester New York Busan B Anthony’s condition worsened with pneumonia after a trip to Washington amid a cold, with Dr M H Rucker at her bedside. earlier reports of no dangerous complications are contradicted by the current serious condition and concern among friends.
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Washington
Maveb
Lo Ap Auifor
BL Terham
Logis
Reali Way Twosgranders
Southern Railway Company
New York
Marth J
Mevard
Rochester
N.Y
Busan B. Anthony
M. H. Rucker
Altimore
Schwab Leaves Los Angeles for the East in Poor Health
Chas M Schwab former president of United States Steel Corp arrived in Los Angeles Sunday night and left for the east Monday night in fragile health. He was unable to leave bed and needed great will power to reach his private car from Jonathan club rooms where he stayed since arrival. Gapon denounces Petroff in an open letter accusing him of traitor and of aiding Social Democrats proposing a full investigation of his organization by party representatives.
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Chas. M. Swab Is III
Los Angeles
Calif
Chas. M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
East
Will Power
Jonathan Club
Gapon
Peter
St. Petersburg
Father Gapon
Father Gregori Petroff
Social Democrats
Committee Appointed to Settle Indian Affairs Bill
Washington March 7 Mc Cumber Clapp and Dubois named on a committee to confer with a House counterpart on the bill settling affairs of the civilized tribes of Indians.
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Washington
Messrs. McCumber
Clapp
Dubois
House
YORE OF CHINA Revolution Rooted in Deep Sectarian Tensions
A terse analysis asserts a deep seated hostility toward certain rulers as the trigger for upheaval. The piece cites longstanding resentment and perceived oppression as the major factors behind the coming change, framing it as an undercurrent shaping events.
Peabody Refuses to Take New York March 1
Reported remarks quote Mr Astor and President of Mutual Life Ins urance about William Waldorf Astor’s displeasure in the Illinois Central dispute. Peabody declined to comment saying the story is interesting but untrue. British reaction calls the tale untrue as well.
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Peabody
New York
Mch
Astor
Trath
William Waldorf
Tondon
Spain
Alfonso
American Squadron to Visit Beirut After Constantinople Stop
A U S squadron under Admiral Sigsbee is expected to reach Constantinople and then Beirut in Syria on Thursday. The fleet will remain about three days before continuing from the region after the warships finish their stay.
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Constantinopleé
Admiral Sigsbee
Beirut
Syria
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