National Farm Congress Opens In Chicago Landmark Event Unites Agricultural Interests
At the La Salle hotel in Chicago delegates from all states and territories gather for the first National Farm Land Congress. Attendees include Willet Mays Newell Gifford Pinchot Beverly Galloway and Daniel Keefe. The aim is to form a national organization to collect and share data on farming opportunities and to promote reclamation development and profitable land use for rural independence.
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Chicago
la Salle
First
National Farm Land Congress
Willett M. Hays
Department of Agriculture
Flhh. Newell
United State Reclamation Service
Gifford A. Pinchot
Bureau of Forest
To Design New Map of World
London November 16 regional topographers met to design a world map to be officially accepted by all represented nations. The conference grows from the Geneva geographic congress. United States delegates include Stephen J. Kugel and Bailey Willis of the U S Geological Survey.
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London
Geneva
United States
Stephen J. Kugel
Bailey Willis
United States Geological Survey
Iowa Dairymen in Session at State Convention
Cedar Rapids November 16. The Iowa State Dairymen's association opens its annual convention tonight in Cedar Rapids. President W. B. Barney of Hampton and officials lead a four day session with members from across the state to discuss issues vital to dairymen and dairy product handling.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Dairymen’s Association
W. B. Barney
Hampton
Slayer of Four Dies on Gallows in Aberdeen
Emil Victor, a young man employed by Joint Morrow, hanged for a quadruple murder at the Christie farm ten miles south of Aberdeen. He killed grain elevator operator IL Wo Christie, his wife, daughter, and a visiting boy, after planning a robbery and being surprised during the crime. The execution occurred in a courthouse yard stockade with limited official witnesses.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Eimil Viewtor
Christie
Court House
Joint Morrow
IL Wo Christie
van Dusen Elevator Company
Rudolph
Milwaukee
Michael Ronayes
Victor
Ronnye
Christies
Vietor
Chr
Colorado authorities seek 25 summer railroad tourist rate
Denver crowd gathers under Gov. Shafroth to map a plan for a 25 dollar summer railroad tourist rate from Chicago to Colorado and back. In New York, Miss Nathalie Clews wed George Russell Peabody at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with a Plaza Hotel reception following the ceremony.
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Denver
Colo
Shafroth
Colorado
Chicago
Peabody—Clews
New York
St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Nathalie Clews
John Henry Clews
George Russell Peabody
Arthur J. Peabody
George Peabody
London
Plaza Hotel
Commerce Pleased by New Pastor
Commerce Georgia reports a large congregation heard the newly elected Presbyterian pastor Rev Geo McAllister Telford preach his first sermon. Telford, only two years in ministry, reminded worshippers of former pastor Rev Henry F Hoyt and led with a simple, clear delivery on the old story of Jesus and His glory. The Synod of Georgia will meet in Commerce in 1910, a point welcomed as the invitation was unanimously accepted by the church session.
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Presbyterian Synod
Commerce
Presbyterian Church of Commerce
Telford
Henry F. Hoyt
Commerce Presbyterian Church
Presbyterians of Commerce
Geo. McAllister Telford
Geo
McAlister Telford
Presbyterian Church
This Place
Synod of the Presbyterian
Cedartown
Press Church
Ourecity
Presbyterian Church In Commerce
Prestian Church
City
Synod of Georgia
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Georgia
Empire
Commeres
Georgis
Church Conference Backs Football Reform
The Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Newport News condemned football in its brutal form and urged a legislative ban. Speakers cited 28 football fatalities and 115 baseball deaths over five years, while debate continued on the accuracy of these figures and other safety concerns.
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Norfolk
Virginian Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Newport News
Morrison
Birmingham
E. H. Rowe
Morrigan
B. F. Lipscomb
Recent treaties not monopolies says Knox on Manchurian coal
Secretary Knox states that treaties between China and Japan on coal mines along the South Manchurian railway and the Antung Mukden line do not create monopolies or violate open door or equal opportunity principles. The State Department’s long investigation supports this conclusion, deemed fair and statesmanlike amid explosive regional possibilities.
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Sec. Knox
Japan
Celestial Empire
Washington, Navy
China
South Manchurian
Antung-Mukiden
State Department
Commerce Triumphs In Big City Football Battle
A long trip story notes a red devil auto passing through Commerce proclaiming From the North Pole to Atlanta Ga. Commerce defeats Maysville 6 to 0 in a football clash. School leaders Prof Walker and Prof Elrod fostered the team, while Coach Emory Bolton treated players to an oyster supper after the win. A new passenger coach arrives for Lula and Athens, and Southern Railway touts upgraded schedules and courteous staff.
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Commerce
North Pole
Atlanta
Maysville
Commerce Public School
Walker
Elrod
Sunciron
Emory Bolton
Athens
B. G. Fallis
Atlanta Charlotte
Southern, Midway Company
Athens and Lila
Southern Railway
Night Riders Indicted in Rankin Murder Case
Grand jury returns individual indictments against Garret Johnson and Arthur Clear for the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin on October 18 1908 in Union City Tennessee. They were part of a joint indictment with four others and face hanging on conviction. supreme court reversed prior verdicts.
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Ranken
Union City
Tenn
Garret Johnson
Arthur Clear
Quentin Rankin
Supreme Court
Widow Receives Large Estate From Anderson Will
In Atlanta on November 16, the will of Harvey L. Anderson, president of Anderson Hardware, killed last Saturday night, was filed in the ordinary's court. The widow Laura Davis Anderson receives 27000 in cash insurance and property, with a home on Peachtree and a Ponce de Leon house valued at 7000, plus 9000 in insurance. After debts and the widow's share, the remainder goes to brother Andrew L. Anderson.
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Harvey Anderson
Atlanta
Harvey L. Anderson
Anderson Hardware Company
Laura Davis Anderson
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Mr. Anderson
Peachtree
Andrew L. Anderson
W P Robertson Shot and Killed in Florida
New Smyrna Florida November 16 County Commissioner S B Owens shot and killed W P Robertson of Madison Georgia after a quarrel over house rental In Oak Hill twelve miles from New Smyrna Owens says Robertson drew a knife and wounded him Owens then fired five shots Robertson died instantly Owens a prominent turpentine operator Robertson ran large sawmill The coroner's jury ruled the killing justifiable, Robertson left a widow and two children
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New Smyrna
Fla
S. B. Owens
W. P. Robertson
Madison
Oak Hill
Owens
Robertson
Supreme Court upholds constitutional Employers' Liability Act
The Supreme Court declares the 1906 Employers' Liability Act constitutional in all states and DC territories in a case arising from a death on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad in New Mexico. The ruling overturns last year’s finding that the act was unconstitutional when applied to states.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
United States
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the
Guitere
el Paso and Northeastern
New Mexico
December Contents for The Gem Collector and More
A listing of stories poems and essays in a December issue.Notable items include The Gem Collector complete novel by P. G. Wodehouse and many short stories by McCutcheon Bartlett Updegraff Guthrie Drake Beard Thurston Scollard and others.
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PLG
Wodehouse
Love
Blakeney Gray
Truxton King
George Barr McCutchean
Clington Scollard
Owen Oliver
H. F. Prevost Battersby
Arthur Loring Bruce
Frederick Orin Bartlett
Walcott Beard
Mabel Nelson Thurston
Allan Updegraff
Dosta Garrison
Jane W. Guthrie
Miraflores
Quentin M. Drake
William Armstrong
Nineveh
Whl Levington Comfort
Bald Lowery Sessions
Theo Say
Archi
Vinol Promises Strength Via Iron Rich Blood
An Athens Georgia advertisement claims disease stems from blood and promotes Vinol as a tonic that combines cod liver oil and iron to boost red blood cells. It cites H R Palmer & Sons Drugists as the provider and asserts Vinol strengthens the body faster than other methods.
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
Drugetsts
Athens
Left Her Husband After One Hour
In Columbus Ga on November 16 Maggie Thomason aged 17 left her husband John Ellison aged 19 after only an hour of marriage. Ellison filed warrants against Maggie’s mother Mrs C E Thomason and Ralph Thomason for misdemeanor but dropped charges when he learned Maggie was willing. Maggie and her mother then left for Mexico where her father works as an engineer.
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Columbus
John B. Ellson
Maggie Thomason
C. E. Thomason
Ralph Thomason
Ellison
Mexico
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Royal
National Farm Congress
Iowa
Church Conference
Knox
RED Devil Auto
Chamberlain
Telephone
Harawa Company
Seaboard Air Line
Georgia Tech
Athens City
Co. D. Wayne
J. Z. Hoke
J. C. Jester
Jimmie Jones
Otvtal Chandler
Commerce High School
Center
James W. Johnson
Southern Railway Company
W. W. Stark
Jefferson
Squire G. Cleve Glaure
Hubbard
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battie Creek, Mich
Ainslee
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