False statements on Panama canal facts sparks Senate fight
In a Washington House session, Mr Lovering accused ex convicts and unnamed blackmailers of fueling sensational stories about the Panama Canal title. He said names, aliases, and locations are known but would not be revealed yet, prompting calls for order as debate continued about the source of the allegations.
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Jury Complete to Try Coopers in Carmack Case
Nearly 200 talesmen called before jurors agreed and both sides accepted Willam Hows a 55 year old German farmer to join the panel. Judge Hart ordered the complete jury sworn as Attorney General McCain sought a delay to challenge two members as incompetent. Trial resumes next morning at 9. Names given include El M Burk carpenter Hebert McPherson farmer A Lane farmer Caspar Schnupp farmer H Vaughn farmer Shiloh N Hyde farmer Gus Kupper frozen grower F G O Keerman real estate dealer J A Woodruft farmer Jacob Fruliger fruit grower W A Adcock farmer W M Hows farmer.
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Dowdy and Creasy Charged in Lynchburg Store Fire
C A Dowdy once a county constable and merchant J E Creasy were arrested in Lynchburg Virginia on February 12 charged with burning a store and dwelling formerly occupied by Dowdy that had not been sold under mortgage. The arrest followed action by the state insurance department.
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Creole Banquet for Judge Taft Held in New Orleans
A Creole banquet honored Judge Taft with Cardinal Gibbons delivering the invocation. The event featured a morning talk with Negross and a round of golf, highlighting a pleasant day of social and ceremonial activities.
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Taft Banquet Features Creole Gumbo Recipe
New Orleans on February 12. President-elect Taft attended a Creole banquet with music, oratory, and civic tribute. A published Creole gumbo recipe was shared, describing ham, crab, oysters, shrimp, okra, and rice simmered over a stone fire.
Arrest Made in Murder After Twelve Years Search
Tampa February 12 A white man F H Cox was arrested on a murder charge in the case of Deputy Sheriff EB Johns who was slain in Neaseau county in 1695 Cox, active in Bradford County as a federal prosecutor, later moved to Fernandina and ran a small fish business. He allegedly used two aliases and joined a search with Johns before the deputy was killed. After twelve years of investigation Pinkerton detectives located Cox.
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Augusta Judge Fines Negroes 30 Million Each
Augusta Ga February 12 Special The recorder fined Severn negroes 30,000,000 each for violating a city ordinance on trash removal. The crowd mocked the sentence and the judge resisted, claiming discretion but settling on the 30 million fines. The uproar subsided after the sentences were suspended.
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Atlanta Cases Heard in Washington On Rail Discrimination
Interstate Commerce Commission heard two Georgia cases from Atlanta yesterday. Virginia Carolina Chemical Co sued St Louis Southwestern Railway over fertilizer freight rates from Shreveport to the southeast alleging discrimination. W. S. Duncan & Co. pressed a separate complaint against Nashville favored privileges for local shipments and elevator rebates, with Atlanta lawyers Wimbish and Watkins arguing.
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Harriman Seen Could Buy Seaboard Rail Line
Bristol February 12 Edward M Harriman J T Harahan and financiers pass through on a southbound train It is reported Harriman aims to buy the Seaboard Air Line aided by the completed 350000000 Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad feeder plans to link with Seaboard A C O from the coal fields The party travels via Chattanooga and Central of Georgia on a special train
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Three Great Countries Honor Lincoln at Springfield Banquet
Nations pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln in Springfield as France England and the United States send ambassadors and dignitaries. William J Bryan and Senator Jonathan P Dotliver lay America's wreath while Robert T Lincoln stands by the monument in tearful tribute amid a large crowd.
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Iowa
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Forsyth Street Grade Agreed For Street Improvements
The Street Committee seeks a 5000 dollar increase to finance Forsyth Street grade raising and asphalt sprinkling. Piedmont hotel owners agree to modify the trunk room floor and excavate the sidewalk for bull-eye tent installation to avoid basement window interference. The total appropriation rises to 9000 dollars for the project.
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Ship Wrecked: Many Perish Near Cape Ferawhits
Wellington reports the Tafon Steamship Penguin wrecked off Cape Terawhit with about 100 aboard. Sixty-seven presumed dead as twenty six bodies wash ashore and survivors seek shelter on rafts. The iron 824 ton vessel built in 1864 sank after striking rocks during a gale. Also Brest notes a British steamer Hamme of White sank in fog after running aground near Quessant.
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Lincoln paid tribute at old home centennial events
Nationwide Lincoln centennial celebrations mark the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln with tributes from officials. Roosevelt proclaims a holiday in DC and territories. Ceremonies include cornerstone laying for a log cabin memorial in Hodgenville Kentucky and speeches by Roosevelt Wilson Wright and Bryce among others.
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Weather Prophecy Rain Forecast For Weekend
A garbled weather note predicts rain across Georgia and parts of the Carolinas for Saturday. Forecasters warn of unsettled conditions with possible showers and cooler air, as a midlatitude system approaches from the west.
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