Cubans Coming Into Their Own
Havana report notes Cuba’s 1906 political shift as Congress debates higher salaries, Palma’s dictatorship claims fade, and U S marines prepare to depart after aiding pacification. Major General Gomez, new president, promises offices for conservatives. American troops to parade in Washington March 4.
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Havana
Apain
Spain
United States
Cruleer Deiyer
Havans
Palma
Charles Magoon
Nica
Liberal Party
Cuba
Jose Miguel Gomez
Bhelp
Washington
Army of Cuban Pacification
Thomas H Barry
Gunfire Aboard Iron Mountain Train Near Fort Smith
Quinn attempts to free his brother Grant Quinn aboard a moving Iron Mountain train near Fort Smith Arkansas. Burgess of this city wounds Quinn after he fires, other passengers assist. Irwin Branfield of Mulberry Arkansas is mortally wounded. Burgess continues to Little Rock with the prisoner for military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
Arcent
Fort Smith
Ark
Here
Grant Quinn
Little Rock
Lee Quinn
Hurgess
Tiapiatol
Irwin Branfield
Mulberry, Ark
Burgess
Hils
Vets to receive Crosses of Honor in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia on January 17 a meeting of the née Bavanneh chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will award crosses of honor to several Confederate veterans and descendants. Named veterans include John H Ash F 3 Beasinger John Jeffrey A E Roach EE Smith L B Trask James Manning and descendants Mrs A EL Cunningham Mrs Lila Woodbridge Cunningham Frank M Pappy John LL Villalonga and Randolph Spaulding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Née Bavanneh
Daughters of the Confederacy
John H. Ash
Beasinger
John Jeffrey
Duplicate Cross
A E Roach
EE Smith
L. B. Trask
Jame Manning
Mra
A’ EL Cunningham
Lila Woodbridge Cunningham
Frank M Pappy
John Ll. Villalonga
Randolph Bpaulding
Three Corners Fight For Macon Mayoral Race
In Macon Georgia on January 17, three likely candidates John T Moore Jesse B Hart and Bridges Smith vie for the mayoralty in a close primary. The race reflects the prevalent policies and the close support network surrounding each candidate.
$500,000,000 Reduction in Foreign Commerce
A January report from the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor, notes a roughly 500 million dollar drop in U S foreign commerce for 1908 versus 1907. Imports via Mexican border ports fell about 40 percent, Gulf ports around 14 percent, and exports from Mexican border ports about 38 percent. New Orleans saw imports slide from 42 million to 37 million and exports from 137 million to 131 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hareae of Commerce and Labor
Washington, D. C
Atlantic Porta
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Gulf Ports
New Orleans
LICK BRANCH MINE HORROR JURY VERDICT
The coroner's jury in Bluefield West Virginia ruled the Sick Branch mine explosion caused by an overcharged amount of gunpowder in room 21. They found no fault by Pocahontas Consolidated Colliery Company in the deaths of sixty five men. Chief Mine Inspector Laing and Dr A J Mitchell led the inquiry for a state legislative committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joronmer
Bluefield
W. Va
Sick Branch
Pocahontas Consolidated Colliery Company
Dick Branch
Laing
A.J Mitchell
E Krabs
Charlee Connor
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Getting Cash For Robbers Man Is Shot To Death
In Union Iowa on January 7 L Trimball restaurant keeper was shot twice in the head during an attempted robbery. He had handed over his cash when the assailant believed he reached for a revolver and fired. A search for the murderer continues as authorities review the late night incident. Honolulu reports the Commercial Pacific Cable Company schooner Florence Ward arrived from the Midway Islands with three Plumage hunters rescued from the Japanese schooner Kicho of Shinagan Tokio.
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Wau
Union
Iowa
L Trimball
Trimball
Ms Silver
Trimbal
Honolulu
Commercial Pacific Cable
Fiaguroncea Ward
Midway Islands
Kicho
Shinagan
Tokio
Flaurence Ward
Lee Hermes Isard
Hal Reid
Reid
T 0
Dave Marton
Blue Grass
Quara
Stamford Ky
Harry Bryant
Hijon
Bryant
Fred Wyckoff
Rube
Brrant
Mr Bryant
Moncey
Billy Cook
Harry Parent
Tso
Clara Bere
Edith Bryant
Flosche Hughes
Lillian Seliger
Martha Hableman
Elizabeth Mayne
Mk Kview
SF Jotasoun
Georgeit Ave
GOA Maddie
Teerdon
Woanin Wreer
Miles
Fiius
SBS Pevre Sc
The Stronger Sex at the Grand And The Shepherd King
Miss Annie Russell stars in The Stronger Sex at the Grand with Oswald Yorke Miss Helen Tracy and a strong company in lavish costumes and scenic settings. Wright Lorimer presents The Shepherd King at the Orpheum praised for its biblical romance and grand production values.
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Miss Russell
Mme Louise
Modista Smessts
Wagenhals & Kemper
Claridges Hotel
London
Mary's
Park Lane
Ville
Cowes
New York
Oswald Yorke
Helen Tracy
Alma Kruger
David ‘Imadau
Dora Davidson
Willam Wadsworth
Anni Russell
Riot at Dresden Demonstration for Electoral Reform
A socialist rally in Dresden on January 17 sparked a serious riot as police clashed with demonstrators seeking electoral reform. Twenty were seriously injured and at least one hundred slightly hurt while rioters pressed toward the palace of the king Friedrich August.
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Dresden
Friedrich Auguet
Court term opens as judges handle civil and city cases
The new superior court term in Angleton begins this morning with Judge Rita presiding and many cases set for disposition. Deputy Clerk Frank Myers returns from a Florida fishing trip. Judge Pendleton Ellis and Reid will manage civil and city matters, while voter registration continues through March. Savannah bankers travel to Washington to oppose Taliaferro’s naval stores inspection bill and seek Georgia officials' opposition.
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Criminal Algleton
Superior Court
Rita
Nuice
Pendleton
Ellis
Elvil
Superior
Reid
Elf
Taliaferro
Savannah
Snotter
Washington
Senate
Florida
Georgia
Ménnur
Germany's Great Steel Industry Reveals 1900s Surge
Special Agent Charles Pepper reports the German steel and iron industry facing natural disadvantages yet achieving rapid growth. The Bureau of Manufactures notes production rising from 7,000,000 tons in 1900 to 9,000,000 tons in 1908, highlighting striking economic features amid challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
Charles 4 Pepper
Bureau of Manufactures
Department of Commerce and Labor
Judge to Rule on Prohi Laws in Alabama Courts
In Montgomery Judge Sayre said no ruling will be issued before next week on two Prohibition cases. One seeks mandamus to compel probate judges to license saloons, the other challenges the anti shipping act restricting liquor shipments across the state. The attorney general may participate to test the act's validity. Prohibition arrests in Montgomery in early January totaled 142, with 17 for drunks and 63 for orderly conduct. One case of breaking the Prohibition Law involved a black woman who pled guilty and paid fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Military
Spe Clalj
A. D. Bayre
Am Epecoh
A. M. Garber
Jude Sayre
Louisville and Nashville
Fresh LITTLE VALDES Cigars in market now
Plenty of fresh LITTLE VALDES Cigars available everywhere in the market. Call for them. The only real clear Habana 5c Gigar of a large size.
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Valdes
Schooner Swallow Lost in Snow Storm off Long Island
In a biting snowstorm on the Long Island shore the schooner Swallow of St Johns Newfoundland and her crew were lost. Wreckage washed ashore east of Fire Island, bearing the name Swallow and St Jonas NF. A Beach Point Life Saving station crew found the wreckage at 2 a.m. A beach man reported black objects in the surf and rescuers found a stewed board with the vessel name. The schooner, a 73 ton craft, carried five or six men aboard.
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New York
Long Island
Swallow
St Johns
N. F
Ned
Fire Island
St Jonas
Blue Point
Instant relief from catarrh trial sample offer
An advertisement touts Eclipse Catarrh Cure as instant relief for catarrh with a free trial sample. It claims a vegetable preparation reaches all passages, promises rapid relief, and requests letters with testimonials from Augusta and Atlanta patients. A money order for 1.00 is included and a booklet with cures is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Wiggins
Augusta
Stroke hits Georgia Southern passenger engineer at midnight
Engineer L W Wiggin suffered a stroke while at the throttle of a southbound Georgia Southern and Florida railway passenger train near Unadilla. The train halted safely and Wiggin was carried to his Macon home for care, rest reported as he begins recovery efforts. A local ad promotes Glarke's Fuse Rye with four quarts for three dollars.
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Brown House
Macon
Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway
L W Wiggin
Second Street Home
Unadilla
Best Milk From Depots and Dairies in Atlanta Ranked
The Laboratory of Hygiene publishes scores for milk depots and dairymen in Atlanta. G B May leads depots at 82 Braster Street with 70.9 percent. FF Hunt Durand Dairy tops dairymen with 84.5 percent. The program rates cleanliness, handling, and bottle hygiene to guide consumers and improve milk quality citywide.
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Durand
Union Depot
East Alabama Street
Atlanta
Claude A. Smith
Laboratory of Hygiene
Ens
Braster Street
FF & Hunt
Com- Parkon
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Eclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Company
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