Tariff Schedules Debate Halts With Rates To Be Settled
Washington on June 26 Senate failed to conclude tariff schedules after eight hours of debate. Key topics included agricultural implements wood pulp cash registers lithograph plates jaces and jute yarn. Senator Stone argued the International Harvester Company formed a trust while Senator Davis condemned the bill as a biased tax favoring protected industries and accused leaders of being drunk on power.
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Washington
Senate
Stone
Missouri
International Harvester Company
Davis
Arkansas
Monument to Paul Laurence Dunbar Dedication in Dayton
In Woodland Cemetery Dayton the Dunbar Memorial Association unveiled a granite boulder memorial to Paul Laurence Dunbar who died February 9 1906. The bronze plate bears a verse from Dunbars Death Song as part of a solemn dedication ceremony.
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Dayton
Ohio
Woodland Cemetery
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dunbar Memorial Association
Dunbar
Hyland Knocks Out Leach Cross in Final Round
In San Francisco Dick Hyland fights Leach Cross of New York at Colma Athletic Club, delivering a knockout in the forty fifth and final round of the scheduled bout.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dick Hyland
Leach Cross
New York
Colma Athletic Club
Joseph M. Brown Becomes Georgia Governor
Joseph M. Brown took the oath of office at noon in Atlanta to defend Georgia’s constitution. The inauguration in the house of representatives united both branches, the state supreme court, and hundreds of prominent Georgians in a simple ceremony followed by a public reception.
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Atlanta
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Supreme Court of the State
Brown
Capitol
Hoke Smith
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss Wins U S Women's Lawn Tennis Title
Hazel Hotchkiss of California defeated Mrs Karger Wallace of New York to win the United States women’s lawn tennis championship in Philadelphia on June 26.
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Philadelphia
Hazel Hotchkiss
California
United States
Karger-Wallace
New York
City officials to issue licenses on June 28 and 29
Land, City Treasurer and J T Akers, City Auditor will be at the auditor's office on Monday and Tuesday June 28 and 29 to issue licenses. Those doing a license business are asked to apply on these dates as the treasurer's accounts must be settled on the 1st. Ss N Worley Commissioner of Finance.
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A. Hi. Land
J. T Akers
Tragic Eastman Case Divides Burials and Alleged Murder
Reports from St Michaels Maryland detail the murder of Edith May Woodill with Robert Hastman denying involvement and a woman named Eastman being accused. Jewels found in a Baltimore pawn shop link a man matching Eastman’s description to the theft of Woodill’s belongings. Local officials refuse custody of Eastman’s body as payments and forgeries surface. News from Idaho and Mississippi notes related family stories and Anti Cigarette Day observances in schools.
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St. Michaels
Beard Creek
Robert Hastman
Edith May Woodill
Baltimore
Eastman
Woodill
Hbastman
Wooodil
A. S. Rosenthal
New York
Ida S. Ecktein
Lewiston
Idaho
Albert Knight
Ashoka
Here
Charles H. Thompson
Minneapolis
Grayson
Washington
Miss Mabel Hollins Weds William Le Barren In Yonkers
Miss Mabel Hollins a stage figure from Frohman companies marries William Le Barren composer of musical comedies. The ceremony was at Julian Edwards home in Yonkers. In Atlanta the arbitration board for the Georgia Railroad strike weighs testimony and arguments before ruling.
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New York
Mabel Hollins
Charles Frohman
William le Barren
The
Echo
Charles Dillingham
Julian Edwards
Yonkers
Atlanta
Board of Arbitration
Georgia Railroad
Investigations Set Before Appointments For West Virginia Mines
John Laing chief of the mines department asks Gov. Glasscock to probe charges raised by deputies Bratt and Springer. A three member commission will hear evidence and report to the governor, with a hearing set for July 7. Deputies will serve until successors are appointed and no new appointments will be made until after the investigation.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Laing
Department of Mines
Glasscock
Bratt
Springer
Robert Burns statue unveiled in Milwaukee ceremony
A bronze twelve foot statue of Robert Burns unveiled at the triangle of Knapp street Prospect avenue and Franklin place Milwaukee presented by James A Dryden The event featured Scotch societies from Milwaukee Chicago and elsewhere with speakers Gen Arthur MacArthur Judge J W Quarles and David S Rose Miss Juneau Pheiline McGee unveiled the memorial on a pink Nova Scotia granite pedestal.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert Burns
James A. Dryden
Knapp Street
Prospect Avenue
Franklin Place
Chicago
Arthur MacArthur
J. W. Quarles
David 8. Rose
Juneau Pheiline McGee
Standard SAUER'S flavoring ad at J D Bir's Cash Store
An advertisement urges using SAUER'S flavorings as the standard for 25 years and promotes fresh vegetables and groceries daily at J. D. Bir's Cash Store located at 912 South Bland Street with phone 4418.
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J. D. Bir
South Bland Street
Moon as captured planet explains Saturn rings theory
Prof J. T. J. Lee declares in Mare Island naval observatory paper that the moon is a planet captured by the earth from space, rejects Laplace and Darwin, and presents a mechanism by which captured bodies form satellites and Saturn’s rings through nebular resistance. He cites Hill and Poincare to support his view.
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T. J. J. Lee
Naval Observatory
Mare Island
Laplace
Sir George Darwin
Hill
Poincare
Darwin
Lee
Astronomical Society of
Pacific Coast
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Professor Lee
Heavely
Mercury
New Theory Challenges Darwin on Moon's Detachment
Professor Lee argues against Darwinian ideas on the moon leaving the earth and presents a new theory supported by leading mathematics. He also discusses a persistent six second inequality in the moon's secular acceleration, a puzzle traced to Halley and Le Verrier, claiming capture explains the anomaly and promises improved astronomy.
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Darwin
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Tonight
Lee
Halley
Newton
Leplace
Trunk In Murder Case Ties to Newark Findings
New York police tied Leon Ling to the Sigel murder after autopsy results suggested an impulsive killing by asphyxiation. Ling was seen with a heavy oval topped trunk the day of the murder and attempted to abandon it at a Newark restaurant. James Halstead, a Newark cabbie, who allegedly drove Ling back to New York, remains unavailable for comment.
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New York
Sigel
Newark
N. J
Leon Ling
Li Sing
James Halstead
Leon
Eisie Sigel
Dre’ Hamlin
Seaboard Air Line reorganizes after resignations
Baltimore June 26 announcement reports changes in the Seaboard Air Line after the resignations of W A Garrett and L Sevier. The positions of chief executive officer and vice president are abolished. G H Bix named general manager and C R Capps freight traffic manager with headquarters at Portsmouth Virginia.
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Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line
W. A. Garrett
L. Sevier
G. H. Bix
C. R. Capps
Portsmouth
Opening Stock Prices Drift and Close Steady in Quiet Market
In New York on June 26 the early stock prices showed little direction as trading was light. The market ended the session steady with subdued business and no pronounced gains or losses.
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New York
Smith Sentenced for Counterfeit Molds in Newport News Case
Norfolk June 26 Federal Judge Waddill sentenced Samuel W. Smith of Newport News to five years in the federal prison at Atlanta for possessing molds and dies used to manufacture fake money.
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Norfolk
Waddill
Samuel W. Smith
Newport News
Atlanta
Negro Escapes Lynching in Georgia
In Cuthbert Georgia June 26 a Black man named Blus West was threatened with lynching but was moved to Dains Georgia for safety. Tensions between white and Black residents cooled after the removal.
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Cuthbert
Lynching of Sylvester Steunien in Wilburton Jail
In Wilburton Oklahoma on June 26 a mob of masked men abducted Sylvester Steunien a Black man from jail and lynched him. The prisoner had earlier killed a deputy constable who tried to arrest him.
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Wilburton
Oklo
Sylvester Steunien
Ferrell Mercantile offers fresh fashionable flowers
The Ferrell Mercantile Company at 6292 Architects and Builders features fresh flowers on a 50c table with prices from 1.50 to 2.50. Take notice of the bargain display and selection.
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Ferrell Mercantile Company
Notice to Bidders for City Sidewalk Contract 1909
Notice to bidders sealed bids will be received by the Board of affairs of the city of Blue field until 8 30 o clock p m day of July 1909 for plank sidewalk construction for year ending June 30 1910 in accordance with specifications available upon application The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids By order of the board of affairs J T Akers Auditor June 22
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Board of Affairs
City of
Bluefield
J. T. Akers
Bluefield Shooting Sparks Carnival Night Turmoil
A Bluefield man, A. W. Sanders, was shot in the right side by Policeman Grace Hall after a carnival clash at Graham. Sanders survived the wound, while several others suffered injuries including broken jaws and numerous bruises. Hall barricaded himself at home as crowds gathered and reinforcements arrived amid fears of further violence.
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A. W. Sanders
Bluefield
Graham
Grace Hall
Binefield
Warren
Hall
Robert Hobuck
Sanders
Rinefield
Sanderse
Georgia Railroad arbitration rules favor skilled black firemen
The arbitration board ruled against seniority of white firemen over black firemen but added a premium on intelligence. The decision is seen as gradually reducing the role of less skilled white firemen and advancing only the most capable black workers.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Strike Arbitration Board
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