Quetzaltenango Destroyed in April Earthquake Report
A Hamburg dispatch claimed the Guatemalan town of Quezaltenango was wholly destroyed by an April earthquake. Guatemala City reported general shocks on April 18 19 and 20 that leveled Quezaltenango and damaged Amatiland Soloa Nashula Santa Lucia and San Juan, with thousands killed and property losses around 50 million dollars.
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Quezaltenan- 80
Guatemala
Mexico City
Quezaltenango
Guatemala City
Amatiland
Soloa
Nashula
Santa Lucia
San Juan
Washington
Hamburg ‘Dispatch
San Marcos
Ufe
Gauls Dine President at Annapolis Luncheon
A Friday luncheon aboard the French battleship Gaulois in Annapolis honored President Roosevelt with Governor John Walter Smith of Maryland as guest of honor. Ambassador Cambon delivered a toast on behalf of President Loubet praising Roosevelt and the American example of liberty.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
Rochambeau
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Cambon
Loubet
France
Fits Simmons Jeffries Bout Sets San Francisco July 25
James J Jeffries and Robert Fitsimmons have agreed on final terms for their title bout in San Francisco scheduled July 25. The amended articles of agreement were signed Friday.
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Fitssimmons
Justice Andrews Passes Away in New York
Supreme Justice George P. Andrews died Friday morning in New York in his sixty sixth year after suffering a stroke of apoplexy a week earlier.
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Justice Andrews
New York
George P. Andrews
Judge Andrews
Chinese Minister Wu Ting-fang Addresses Georgia Military College
Chinese Minister Wu Ting-fang spoke to Georgia Military College students in Milledgeville Ga on Wednesday. The visit included a commencement address praised for its scholarship wisdom and humor and a tour of the state sanitarium where his eager questions and brisk pace impressed observers.
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Georgia Military College
Wu Ting-fang
Milledgeville
Ben Hill Slay Case Brings Millard Lee to Atlanta Jail
Millard Lee, accused of killing Miss Suttles in Ben Hill Church, was chased all Sunday and captured Monday at 5 am in Mableton by officers. He surrendered without resistance at Madelon station, telling deputies to hang him quickly as he was in love with the girl. Local anger ran high among Ben Hill residents awaiting justice.
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Millard Lee
Miss ‘Suttles
Ben Hill
Mableton
Atlanta
Les
Lee
Madelton
Alabama
John Oliver
Jones
Protest Against Deaconess Order Shocks Dallas Conference
At the final day of the Methodist general conference in Dallas Dr Anson West of Alabama presented a strong protest against the institution of deaconesses attacking its biblical justification. He warned departure from divine order leads to infidelity anarchy and ruin. Delegates debated recording the protest but agreed to include it citing Wests long and honorable service in the church.
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Methodist General Conference
Dallas
Anson West
Alabama
Order of Deaconesses
West
Dr. West
Gift to Georgia Tech for new electrical laboratory
The General Education Board will provide $10,000 to the Georgia School of Technology for equipment and maintenance of an experimental electrical laboratory in Atlanta. This brings the Board’s state gifts to $29,000 in thirty days, following efforts by President Lyman Hall. William H. Baldwin’s northern report supported a provisional $6,000 donation with a $15,000 local raise condition.
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Atlanta
State of Georgia
General Educational Board
Wallace Butterick
Georgia School of Technology
General Education Board
Lyman Hall
Ogden
South
Hall
William H. Baldwin
The
Tech
Baldwin
North
Signs Op Peace Dim as Boers Conference Prolongs
Advices from Pretoria say optimism over peace talks is unfounded and the Vereeniging conference prolongation signals uncertain results. Delegates clash with the government while a stubborn minority favors resuming hostilities as the likely outcome.
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Pretoria
Vereeniging
Georgia Crises and Local News from Adel to Atlanta
The Adel marshal Bill Hires was fatally shot by Botsy Bryant during an arrest near Pinehurst. Bryant was captured and handed to the sheriff, with six other men and two women implicated. Savannah faces a meat famine as packing houses struggle to meet demand amid rising beef prices. Philadelphia financier Frank Duffy visits Atlanta to prep for the September carpenters convention, highlighting a growing union. Georgia fruit prospects show a small but fine crop, while Macon’s mayor fights county tax refusals over Mulberry Street property. A large Atlanta fair is planned with new features at Piedmont Park in fall, and seventeen year locusts threaten Georgia’s trees, notably in Baltimore. Plant system tax talks end with agreed assessment for the Jesup to Folkston line. Georgia crops are reported in fine condition statewide, with a banner year anticipated if rains continue. Fulton County Sheriff Nelms praises Governor Candler and Atlanta police for handling rioting and the capture of suspects.
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Bill Hires
Adel
Botsy Bryant
Pinehurst
Bryant
Atlanta
Exposition Park
Southern Interstate Fair Association
Piedmont Park
W. B. Denham
Wright
Jesup
Folkston
Jacksonville
Savannah
C. B. Stevens
Georgia
Mr. Stevens
South Georgia
North Georgia
Stevens
John W. Nelms
Fulton County
Candler
Richardson
Nelms
Triple murderers doom in Philadelphia execution
William Harmon Lane, a colored man, was hanged in Philadelphia for a ruthless triple murder carried out on April 1. He shot Ella Jarden and her two daughters, Madeline and Eloise, after stealing money. He fled to Camden but was captured, confessed, and died on the gallows less than two months after the crime.
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Philadelphia
William Harmon Lane
Lane
Ella Jarden
Madeline
Eloise
Camden
N. J
All Dead Within Range Threatens Martinique Site
All life within the range around St. Pierre, Martinique has perished or fled, leaving scientists to observe a devastated landscape. Mont Petce remains active, but the surrounding zone shows no surviving wildlife or inhabitants.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
Mont Petce
Disaster in Fernie mines leaves many dead and missing
Advices from Vancouver report a major explosion at the Crows Nest Company mines in Fernie British Columbia. Over 100 workers are dead or imprisoned with little hope for rescue. No. 2 shaft and No. 8 shaft were affected, many miners were foreigners, and causes range from naked lamps to gas ignition. Rescue efforts proceed amid dangerous coal damp and language challenges. Fernie, a coal hub with 6000 residents, lies along the Crows Nest Pass line.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Crows Nest Company
Fernie
No. 2
Neure
No. 8
Seattle
Wash
Crows Nest Pass
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Toronto
J. J. Hill
Congressman Ores proposes bill blocking foreign statue gifts
Texas Representative Stephens introduces a house resolution aimed at preventing the acceptance or erection of statues of foreign kings or potentates in U S public places. The measure targets Frederick the Great and similar figures, arguing such gifts conflict with the nation’s principles.
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Texas
Ores Ea
Stephens
House
Frederick the Great
United States
Cholera Takes Capt Russell First American Officer to Die
Captain Charles E. Russell of the Eighth Infantry dies in Manila from cholera becoming the first American officer killed by the scourge. Manila reports 25 cholera cases and 20 deaths among Americans, 13 cases and 10 deaths among Europeans. Totals to date show Manila with 1,166 cases and 935 deaths, provinces with 5,001 cases and 2,873 deaths.
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Manila
Charles E. Russell
Eighth Infantry
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