Taft says education, wealth key to southern race problem
Washington February 18 President Taft joined educators and philanthropists at Miss Mabel T Boardman’s residence to discuss solutions to the race question in the South. He highlighted two factors: improved black education and increased Southern wealth. James H Dillard Hampton Institute leaders and others urged industrial education and a practical, humane approach to uplift both black and poor white communities.
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Washington
South
Taft
Mabel T. Boardman
Nelsoh Post
James H. Dillard
New Orleans
Jdanes Fond
W. W. Finney
H. B. Frissell
Hampton Institute
James FH. Dillard
Sailors Saved After Norwood Run Ashore at Cape Charles
The British ship Norwood bound from Buenga Ayrea for Boston blew ashore on Ship Shoal near Cape Charles Virginia in a fierce night gale. Captain John Bo Andrew and the Cobb Island life saving crew saved eleven crewmen after a perilous approach through heavy seas. Lifesavers observed distress signals and reached the vessel by daylight despite a whole-scale wind. The Norwood has a history of prior incidents near Barbadoes and the Caribbean in late 1850s.
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Cape Charles City
Norwood
Buengs Ayrea
Bost
John Bo Andrew
Tfe
Cobb Island
Lfe
Iere
Ufésavers
Barbadoes
Sitlon
Fatal Mine Fire Aftermath and Attempted Assassination in Cherry Mine
During the Cherry mine disaster recovery, an ex-employee fired at James Steele’s successor Atherton at the mouth of the shaft after workers yanked 11 bodies from the debris of the November 13 fire. Atherton was wounded. the gunman Melas Manditch, once Peter Brown, was captured in Princeton, IL, and claimed motives rooted in a job refusal. Sheriff Skegmund led miners in pursuit as the community waited for updates on the death toll and rescue progress.
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Cherry
Paul Coat ‘Company
W. ‘Taylor
Chicago
Peter Brown
Melas Manditch
James Steele
Ming
Granville
Princeton
Su'evy
Atherton
Lasalle
Yas
Camm en Fight For Exchanges
Washington February 18 A House Agriculture hearing heard grain mart representatives oppose bills to abolish futures trading on exchanges and boards of trade Former President Fitch of the Chicago board of trade argued producers are the fixed point in grain transactions and that removing futures would cause chaos across farming to export sectors The exchange leader warned Congress that removing modern hedging would force wider margins and disrupt the entire grain system
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Boards of Trade
Fitch
Chicago Board of Trade
Scott
Scott Dil
Congress
Whiel Idsbe & Hedge
Jos Cepradanted
Conspiracy Charge In Restraint Of Trade In New Jersey
New Jersey grand jury instructions indict National Packing Company directors for alleged conspiracy to restrain trade. Prosecutor Garven cites retained cold storage of food products and suspected links with railroads, with evidence from chemists, the state health board, and US government chemist Dr Harvey Wiley. Directors named include J Ogden, Edwin Morris, EB Switt, A Meeker, Edward Tilden, Q J Connors, A Catton, T J Wilson, C H Switt, L H Heyman, Samuel L M Roberts, A Fowier, A W Drmeur, L P Swift, and Kenneth K Mellmren though Mellmren listed as New Jersey resident.
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New York
Garven
New
Ingides
Garden
Hudson County Grand Jury
Jersey City
Gatvem
Bert
Jay
National Packing Company
New Jersey
State Board of Health
Harvey W. Wiley
United States
Whitman
Jmeny
J. Ogden Attour
Edwin, Morris
EB. F. Switt
M. Morris
Arthur . Meeker
Edward Tilden
Q. J. Connors
Miss Agnes Elkins Died by Her Own Hand in Kansas City
Miss Agnes Elkins, daughter of United States Senator Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia, died in a Kansas City hotel from a self-inflicted bullet wound. Friends cite despondency over being denied consent to become an actress as the motive, noting she had recently hosted a farewell party and left a note to newspapers before her death.
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Kansas City
Agnes Leslie Elkins
Olece
United States
Stephen B. Elking
West Virginie
Weanerday
Benator Elgins
Biking
New York Insurance Inquiry Shapes State Politics
In 1905-06 a major insurance investigation stirred New York politics as Senator Conger accused Senator Auld of taking money to push legislation. Governor Hughes spoke in New York defending disclosures and urging the Republican Party to purge itself of corruption while resisting alliance with evil.
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New York State
Conger
Ailds
Hughes
New York
Armstrong
Republican State Committee
Exploding Alcohol Fire Burns Atlanta Worker
C. C. Hay aged 34 of 139 East Hunter street suffered severe facial and arm burns at 92 Edgewood avenue in the Atlanta Store Light Company fire when alcohol sprayed into a lamp generator sparked by a vacuum. He is in Grady hospital with weeks of recovery ahead, and faces possible complications though not believed to be fatal.
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C. C. Hayaged
Hunter Street
Atlanta Store Light Company
Grady Hospital
Edgewood Avenue
Iray
Hay
Svax
Hey
Roosevelt Without Guile and His Love of Country
Los Angeles on February 16 reports Andrew Carnegie passing through with wife and daughter Margaret on his way to Santa Barbara. He praised Roosevelt as a great man, saying he is without guile and his policies reflect love of country. Discussion covered trusts, tariffs, and calls for regulated commerce and a separate tribunal to review lower court findings.
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Los Angeles
Andrew, Carnegie
Santa Barbara
Margaret
Cheries R. Taylor
Pittaburg
Carnegie
Roosevelt
London
Athiea
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Three Companies Guard the Jail as City Sees Quiet Return
Cairo NL February 18 three militia companies guard the courthouse and jail under Adjutant General Dickson to restore order after a violent 24 hours. Threats against Ellis for killing Alexander Hijitiay and wounding four others are thwarted by the heavy security. A special train brought prisoners to the jail and authorities anticipate calmer conditions as the mob threat subsides.
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Cairo
Frank 8. Dickson
Springfield
Ellis
Alexander Hijitiay
Sherla Cilosatierhbon
Com ‘Pany Bt
Chidinpaign
Hite Pine
Trein
Chester
Prisod
Near beer zone fixed by Atlanta police committee
The Atlanta police committee fixed a near beer zone after months of effort. The zone covers two sections and three spurs reaching from Marietta Street to North Avenue and Decatur Street to Cornelia Street, with two boundary sections from Fort and Magnolia to Elliot and Central avenues. Most existing saloons stay, many new licenses will be kept out, and petitions outside the limits are denied.
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Atlanta
Council Committee On Police
Mcenses
Ierg
Jon Marietta Street
North Avenue
Decatur Street
Business Center
Cornelia Street
Peters
Marietta
Magnolia Streets
Magnolia Street
Mangum
Hunter
Elliot
Eliot
Mitchell
Central Avenue
Fort
Decatur
Fort Streets
Fort Street
Edgewood Avenue
Pryor Street
Ellis
Carnegie Way
Forsyth Street
Marietta Street
Magnolia
Weather Forecast Prophecy: Generally Fair Weekend
Georgia outlook calls for generally fair skies Saturday and Sunday. Moderate north and northeast winds expected. mild temperatures with no major storms anticipated.
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Aca
Georgia
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Ohio
Marion
Zanesville
Dawson
Electric Light
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