Steamer W. F. Scovell Explodes Killing and Injuring Many
A Mississippi steamboat disaster near Gold Dust landing 17 miles south of Vicksburg claims many lives and leaves numerous missing. The W. F. Scovell blew apart in an explosion as it took on freight, with most casualties among African American passengers and crew. The exact death toll is still undetermined, with efforts ongoing to account for missing and injured as white and black victims are treated.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
W. F. Scovell
Davis Ben
Here
Scovell
Vopgherty
Beery
Eager Cordil
Senator Cordill
Gauss Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Permanent Remedy
Fraudulent advertisement touts Gauss Catarrh Cure as a swift permanent fix for catarrh and related ailments. The text claims radical relief and offers free samples by mail, urging readers to respond.
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Mats Stending
Mi Mall
White killed and injured in explosion on steamer Scovell
The wreck of the steamer Scovell at Vicksburg, Mississippi, is reported with deaths including Captain John Quackenboss and clerk Wade Quackenboss, and several others from Vicksburg, Jackson, Yazoo City, and surrounding areas. Injuries range from internal peril to dislocated shoulder and head injuries among crew and passengers.
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Vicksburg
Miss
W. T. ScoveLl
John Quackenboss
Wade Quackenboss
Lavell Yerger
Jackson
Joseph Smith
Yazoo City
Tennie Roberts
Perlous
John Dougherty
Charles McKenna
Peemnaes
Butterfield
Territory divided among Trust Co leaders in Missouri case
Missouri Attorney General Hadley praised testimony from James A. Moffatt of Indiana Standard Oil as key evidence in the state’s anti trust suit against Standard Oil affiliates and partners. Walter C Teagle recalled transfers to the Republic Oil Co but could not recall exact terms or prices for Schofeld Schurman and Teagle business transfers.
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New York
Missouri
Watete-Pierce Oil | Company
St. Louis
Republic Oi
Ohio
Standard Oil |Company
Indiana
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Ila Sa
Standard
Wittees
Waters-Merce Company
Herbert 8
Hadley
Robert A. Anthony
Waldorf-Astoria
James A. Moffatt
Standard Oil Company of
Walter C. Teagle
Schofeld
Schurman and Teagle
Republic of Company
Deadly boiler blast on Cordidl tears at cotton cargo
Lavell Verger's body recovered after the Cordidl explosion sent the vessel listing heavily. Engineer J T ce recounts water seepage in the boiler and a faulty plate as the cause while Wade Quackenboss cried for help before steam killed his signals and Captain Quack enboss disappeared. 1000 sacks of cotton seed and 85 bales of cotton were lost with the ship.
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Lavell Verger
Wade Quackenboss
Captain Quackenboss
Enginee
J. T. Ce
Shonts Claims Negro Workers Unfit For Isthmus Labor
The report of Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission for the year ending September 1, 1906, outlines progress toward actual construction, sanitation gains, and a shift to white labor for canal work. He notes no deaths among about 6,000 Americans and details housing, food, and recreational plans, plus an experiment with Spanish laborers showing higher efficiency and health.
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Washington
Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Young Men's Christian Association
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission and
Panama Railroad Company
Shoats
Spain
Clemson students publish new magazine amid athletics push
Special to The reeene reports Clemson College students will leave December 21 for holidays aboard a special train from Calhoun. Car exercises are slated for the morning of the return, and after the holidays Clemson plans bi monthly athletic events and a renewed sports program.
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Clemson College
Calhoun
Clemson
Golden Age 1907 previews promise bold weekly內容
G Campbell Morgan will publish exclusive serials in America in The Golden Age, including his Track Through the Bible. Notables like William J. Bryan Governor Er. B. Glenn Mark Boling and Arthur Ramsaur contribute columns and editorials. Upshaw leads youth pages. ad rates and trial offers highlighted. Readers praise the paper as a home and citizenship weekly.
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G. Campbell Morgan
America
London
William J. Bryan
The
Christian Statesman
Arthur E. Ramsaur
DE. L.'G. Broughton
William D. Upshaw
Southern
South
Alex W. Bealer
Jerusalem Journal
Gaza
Fuel Shortages Trigger Rail Commission Appeal
Topeka Kansas December 20 The state railroad commission reports Langdon county says southwestern towns lack fuel They urge Rock Island line to ship coal immediately Amid fuel famine Phoenix Arizona December 20 reports no coal gas and electric shut down residents rely on wood kerosene and candles Newspapers are powered by streetcar lines which have limited oil The Santa Fe cuts some trains
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Kans
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Langdon
Reno County
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas
Phoenix
Ariz
The
Santa Fe
Doctor Hopkins Dies While Driving Near Fork Shoals
Special to The Georgian Greenville D C Dec 20 Dr B D Hopkins a prominent Fork Shoals physician was found dead on a road two miles from home Tuesday night The cause is not definite but heart disease is suspected He was 65 a large farmer in prosperous condition and his horse and buggy reached home minus him before sundown with his son setting out to find him
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Greenville
D. C
B. D. Hopkins
Fork Shoals
Dr. Hopkins
Georgia Industrial Home Endowment Drive Launched
Special to The Georgian Macon Georgia December 20 a statewide campaign to raise funds for the Georgia Industrial Home aims to reach over 100000 people with a one dollar contribution per person led by manager J R Gunn. Holiday events will be held and campus cards distributed to solicit gifts while the institution plans a festive Christmas for its inmates.
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Macon
Georgia
Anager J. R. Gunn
Peron
Spalding County Fights Move of Georgia Experiment Station
In Grifin Georgia December 20 local citizens rally to keep the Georgia experiment station in Spalding County after the Sixth district agricultural school won by Barnesville. A January meeting of station directors will discuss adding 100 acres of land to the facility amid concerns over relocation. Captain Elias S Harris Dies at 78 in New York. veteran steamboat commander and pilot of the John Jay died in Glens Falls New York. Chairman William J Conners of the Democratic state committee, ill at the Waldorf Astoria, is said to be improving.
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Grifin
Barnesville
Spalding County
Georgia Experiment Station
Athens
New York
Elias S. Harris
Lake Ite
John Jay
Glens Falls
Conners
New_York
Wiliam J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Waldorf-Astoria
Arguments Completed in Big Railroad Suit
In Montgomery Alabama on December 20 the appeal arguments in the quo warranto case to oust Louisville and Nashville from operating the South and North road concluded with L Smith of Mobile speaking for the railroad. A decision is not expected soon. Masons Elect Officers in Griffin Georgia also report Meridian Sun Lodge No 26 F&AM electing officers Te Taylor W M L Cleveland S W Paterson J W Lower treasurer J T Waldrup secretary John S Jenkins chaplain B S Halsfield junior deacon.
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Ala
Henry B. Gray
Louisville and Nashville
North Road
L. Smith
Mobile
Masons
Griffin
Meridian Sun Lodge
A. M
Te Taylor
W. M
L. Cleveland
T. Paterson
J. W
A. Lower
J. T. Waldrup
John
Jenkins
Halsfield
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