Atlanta Chamber Dinner Marks Epoch In Rail Growth
The 1907 Atlanta Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Piedmont Hotel drew a cross section of citizens. Finley of the Southern, with Cotton Seed Crushers observers present, urged better rail facilities and argued Russia as a rail hub would boost headquarters and growth. Finley received enthusiastic applause and noted rail improvements as key to Atlanta's regional and national commerce.
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Piedmont Hotel
Pepe
W. W. Finley
Baliwiy
Russia
Southern Railway
Ces
Binley
Samuel!oe
Finley
Atlanta
Southeastern
Einiey
Gum plant burned in Arkansas causing major loss
Fire destroyed or heavily damaged the Gum plant and several small dwellings owned by Clay Lambert Company. Losses estimated up to 750000 dollars with entailed costs and extensive damage to the stlug and nearby yards. No further details on cause or casualties provided.
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Arkansas
Mre
Frida
Clay Lamber Company
Coal Combine Biffed in Omaha Trading Case
The president of the exchange in Omaha was fined after a court conviction related to a breach of trust in a trade dispute. The ruling notes a pattern of deceptive practices linked to the coal trading operation.
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Exchange
Omaha
Paes Sutsen
Conaptthtar
Major Penrose Acquitted By Court Martial in Texas
Major CW Penrose of the Twentieth Infantry was acquitted Saturday by a court martial in San Antonio Texas of charges of conduct unbecoming an officer for alleged misconduct related to the August Brownsville shooting by Twenty fifth Infantry troops. The four hour deliberation sent the decision to Brigadier General William McCaskey who ordered publication. Penrose will travel to Washington to testify before the Senate investigating committee.
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San Antonio
Texas
Roosevelt
Brownsville
William McCaskey
Department of Texas
Penrose
Washington
Senate Investigating Committee
Lynching After Attempted Assault Near Florence Alabama
Cleveland Warding a Negro, seized after an attempted assault on Mans Ben F. Rice near Florence, is said to have been summarily executed by Rice and roughly 200 sympathizers. He was tied to a tree, shot repeatedly, with over 1000 gunshots reported. Mrs. Rice fainted at the sight, identified the prisoner, and he was left tied to the tree.
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Alabama
Cleveland Warding
Ben F. Rice
Florence
Ala
Fragmentary note on poet shielding identity during appeal
The text shows a poet trying to shield their identity before a crowd while delivering appeals that were reportedly unsuccessful. The OCR fragment is incomplete, hindering full context and names.
Tremendous Forest Fire Sweeps Patrick County Virginia
A forest fire sweeps Patrick County Virginia causing heavy property damage and endangering lives. Patrick County, a mountainous area southwest of Roanoke known for timber and fruit growing, is the scene of the blaze with ongoing efforts to curb it.
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Patrick County
Virginia
Patrick
Dapyilie
Four People Wounded in Girard Race Clash
In Girard Alabama on a Saturday night a race clash wounded four people as a white mob and black residents clashed. Authorities reported two white men were struck and a black man was cut. later two black men were set upon in the street.
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Girard
Ala
Final Cotton Report Shows Ginned Bales and Gin Numbers
Census Bureau reports 13,290,677 bales ginned for the year with 3,200,677 counted including linters. Active gins total 25,702. Comparisons show 1906 crop 10,728? for 1905 and 13,697,310 for 1904.
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Census Bureau
Former Presidents Comment on Railroads at Princeton
ExPresident Cleveland voices skepticism on railroads in a Princeton interview. The article quotes him criticising the rail system and noting public fatigue with the era of railroad expansion. He warns against overconfidence in progress and urges caution amid perceived delirium.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Inland Waterways Commission Opens First Session in Washington
The inland waterways commission holds its initial meeting in Washington on April 29 with Chairman Burton and WJ McGee of the bureau of ethology attending. They discuss the plan for national transportation and related projects as directed by the president.
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Washington
Inland Waterways Commission
Tee
Burton
WJ. McGee
Bureau of Ethology
Govision
Railroads Move to Raise Rates on Grain Coal and Iron
The interstate commerce commission faces a challenge as railroads announce a 12 1 2 percent rate increase on grain coal and iron to take effect April. The action tests state rate law constitutionality with potential later court battles and swift commission action expected. May extend from the middle west to the south amid ongoing rate shifts.
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Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Mar Gee
Commission
Thaw Case Chaos Sparks Lunacy Commission Debate
Prosecutor Jerome asks whether Stanford White’s slayer, Harry Kendall Thaw, is a lunatic and unfit to aid his counsel. He urges the court to consider appointing a commission in lunacy after judges postponed verdicts, with alienists testifying to Thaw’s alleged insanity and a threatened halt to the murder trial.
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Jerome
Stanford White
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford
White
Thaw
Thas Bena
Bank cashier Jones skids cash from local bank
A bank cashier, Jones, allegedly fled with about 65 000 dollars from a North Carolina institution. Investigators say the missing funds range between 40 000 and 60 000, with a reward proposed for her capture.
Durango Roof Collapse Kills Nine Children and Teacher
A building roof collapse in Durango Mexico killed nine people including eight school children and a teacher. Many others remain trapped or injured as debris covers the collapsed rooms. Emergency crews work to reach survivors amid the wreckage.
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Durargo
Mesico Ly
Brutes Fiendish Deed Rocks Georgia Town
A brutal assault at Fairmount near Cartersville leaves Mrs Tolbert and her two month old infant murdered after a negro demanded money and threatened her life. A mob pursues a mulatto suspect described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with burnt hair, wearing a blue jacket. Four men are detained across Tennessee, Georgia, and nearby towns as investigators pursue leads.
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Cartersville
Jelbert
Telbert
Tolbert Howers
Rey
Tomert
Telmessee
Marietta
Liowah
Mairnmount
Parton County
Deadly Three Cornered Duel Claims Two Mourners
H. H. Chamberlaine, superintendent of the mines of the ae Company at Creek, Ala, is dead, with another man dying after a three cornered duel. The incident occurred during a confrontation on the creek banks.
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H. H. Chamberlaine
Ae Company
Ala
Creek
Bilao Deal
Con Creek
Disturbance at Country Store Ends in Double Tragedy
During a disturbance at a country store, Joe Creek shot Mr. Chamberlaine who died hours later in a Birmingham hospital. Chamberlaine, wounded, fired back wounding Joe Creek fatally injuring his brother Will. Local authorities investigate the fatal shooting.
Refugees Flee After Antijewish Attacks Across Frontier
Telegram from Cervovitz reports Poumanian peasants drive Jews across the border into Moldavia Rumania area. Antidewish violence escalates with mobs attacking Burduzheni Jews, hundreds forced to flee into the frontier zone. Two men women and children have crossed already.
Fragmentary oath speech on pardon linked to Ironton incident
A garbled report describes a political figure rejecting a pardon offer from the president, stating he would not accept it under any conditions. The text references Union pledges and a speech in Kansas, with unclear details about the event and location.
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Ouse
New Steamship Line Planned From Savannah to Norfolk
Announcement from the Mercharis and Transportation Company plans a new steamship service linking Savannah to Norfolk and Baltimore to Norfolk. The line aims to carry freight and passengers, using a route that follows the James River area and coastal ports, signaling expanded regional trade and transportation options.
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Norfolk
Beltimore
Mereharis and
Mia 4
Begu
Delimate
Norio
James Sowr
Aiken County Tax Notices Under Old 1906 Act
J A Gardner treasurer of Aiken County announces dates for receiving 1906 taxes at the Court House in Aiken from Oct 15 1906 to March 15 1907 excluding Sundays and Christmas. The levy includes State 50 mills County and School taxes with penalties from December 1906 rising through February 1907 and 7 percent after March 1907 with list of rates and exemptions for districts and commutation road tax for ages 18 to 21.
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J. A. Gardner
Aiken County
City Taxes Notice for Aiken Oct 1906 Fiscal Year
City of Aiken opens the tax duplicate from Oct. 15 to Mar. 1 for 1907 taxes. Residents who filed January February returns with Auditor D. H. Wise are listed and charged with 1907 city taxes. Levy totals 10 mills: 9 for current expenses and 1 for sinking fund. City Clerk and Treasurer IL McCarter signs the notice.
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Aiken
General Assembly
D. H. Wise County
Over and Over Again
Mise Eliderly-Tomorrow I expect to celebrate my twenty third birthday an niversary. Jack Dashing- And ret skeptics who deny tanthieters repeata iipedts there are.
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Jack
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