Editors Enlist for Good Roads from Washington to Jacksonville
The Columbia State reports editors from several states plan a October meeting in Columbia S C to launch a highway project from Washington to Jacksonville. A bridge over the Altamaha River is needed with Glynn and McIntosh counties ready to build it as part of the road plan.
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Washington
Jacksonville
Columbia
S. C
Altamaha River
Glynn
McIntosh
Columbia State
Raleigh
Richmond
Savannah
Brunswick
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Washington Post
Ira E. Bennett
The
Post
Allen Potts
New York Herald
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta
New York
Bennett
Potts
Times-Dispatch
Baltimore
Philadelphia
How the Racers Stand at Bruce's Drug Store Contests
The contest for the pretty little automobile at Bruce's drug store enters its final weeks with Dillon Raffo leading at 14,688 votes, Harry Haym close behind at 13,415, and Frank Wilburn third with 10,548 votes.
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Bruce
Dillon Raffo
Harry Haym
Frank Wilburn
Last Week to Snag City Tax Discount
The city offers a 5 percent tax discount for payments made on or before July 10. Treasurer Fain reports increased activity as property owners settle up, with a final busy period anticipated this week before the Saturday deadline.
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Fain
California Felt Short Earthquake Last Night
A brief, shallow earthquake was felt in Santa Barbara and Monticito on July 2 with no damage reported by late afternoon officials.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Monticito
All Chinamen Now Warned As Laundries Display Placards
New York July 3 Chinese laundry workers facing a citywide warning to avoid interactions with white women. Posters, tied to the Sigel murder case, urge strict business talk only and threaten punishment by fellow Chinese. Inspector McCaffery says investigators have widened to New Jersey towns chasing Leung Lim, believed alive and unlikely to escape.
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New York
Acutching
Sigel
McCaffery
Detective Bureau
Leung Lim
Elsie Sigel
New Jersey
Leung
Hackensack
Newark
Passaic
McCafferty
Leung 144
All Fire Boxes To Be Changed Citywide
The city electrician will begin changing all fire alarm boxes this week under a council resolution. Boxes under 20 move to the first ward, 20 to 30 to the second, 30 to 40 to the third, and 40 to 50 to the fourth ward. Mapping by ward aids quick location of sounded boxes. The work will take only a short time.
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City Electrician
Astew
Bankrupt Merchant B F D Boatright Petitioned in Appling
Referee Isaac yesterday received the petition in bankruptcy of B F D Boatright a merchant of New Lacy Appling county The bankrupt lists both liabilities and assets at 1500 and requests a homestead The case is set for hearing in this city on July 17 An order restraining the Appling county sheriff from marshals sale of the bankrupts property was issued for next Tuesday
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Appling County
Isaac Yesteray
B. F. D. Boatright
New Lacy
Isaac
Marshal Sales
Mad dog scare ends with owner and dog unharmed
The Jacksonville Metropolis reports a rabies scare in East Springfield where a dog with no dangerous behavior was shot after rumors spread. The owner carried the dog home, and the incident was described as a nuisance caused by mischievous youths, with many harmless dogs killed annually in cities.
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Owmrer
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Springfield
White rhinoceros shot near Koha in Sotik district
Capt. Richard Dawson of the Coldstream Guards recently killed a large white rhinoceros near Koha in Sotik district Naivasha British East Africa July 2 The Roosevelt expedition is also hunting this rare animal in the region.
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Naivasha
British East Africa
Richard Dawson
Cold Stream Guards
Koha
Sotik
Roosevelt
Earhart Captured After Fierce Oregon Pursuit
Zone Oregon July 3 escaped ex convict T C Earhart engaged pursuers in a pitched battle. Six pursuers were shot by Earhart before he was finally shot in the back and captured. W H Escoe was accidentally wounded by a posse member. Named pursuers include Joe Bosley Ed Perkins John Johnson Charles Ritchie and Deputy Sheriff Cason.
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Earhart
Joe Bosley
Ed Perkins
John Johnson
Charles Ritchie
Cason
Senate approves tariff plan giving president power to raise duties
In Washington on July 3, the Senate, by a 20 to 1 vote, adopted the tariff bill provisions. The measure allows the president to add 2y per cent ad valorem to goods from any country that imposes a discriminatory duty on American products. A separate vote set for Monday at 1 o clock to consider proposing an income tax constitutional amendment. Coffee and tea were removed from tariff fees.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Congress
Pope Pius X Praises Anti-Profanity League Gift
In Rome on July 3 the pope received Arthur S. Colborne founder of the Anti-Profanity League and accepted a silk American flag for the cause He expressed support for the league including its Chicago church extension congress and urged expansion to Italy and Latin Europe He recalled a priest beating a swearing man as a curb and blessed Colborne and league leaders. Colborne plans a Rome branch with Cardinal Martini and other clerics.
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Rome
Arthur S. Colborne
League
America
Chicago
Colborne
Italy
Europe
Pope
Mr. Colborne
Cardinal Martinelli
Attorney Heney Had Close Call
Assistant District Attorney Frances Heney of San Francisco escaped a fatal crash near Portland when the automobile he was riding in turned turtle. Detective McCarthy and Senator Mulkey were buried under the car and badly hurt in the same incident.
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Portland
Ore
Frances Heney
San Francisco
Heney
McCarthy
Senator Mulkey
More Improvements On His Aeroplane
Orville Wright travels to Dayton for aeroplane materials. He claims gliding 100 feet after engine failure is not a feat and that he can stop the motor 500 feet above ground. The craft now can coast without flight or landing powered by the motor.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
All Aboard for St Simons Festivities and Schedules
Arrangements are set for St Simons celebrations Monday with a military band vaudeville show and fireworks. The St Simons Transit Co runs extensive transport to handle a larger than ever crowd with a dense schedule of steamers from city Brunswick and return trips from Ocean Pier and St Simons throughout today and Monday.
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St. Simons
Ocean Pier
Queer Chicago Case Involving Hotel Room Scheme
Chicago July 3 Ella Gingles described mistreatment in a Wellington hotel room by Miss A Barrett who aimed to place her with an unnamed man. State's Attorney Short denounces the claim as fake. A call to Attorney O'Donnell reports a $5 payment to enter the room to press a larceny charge against her.
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Chicago
Ella Gingles
Wellington Hotel
Jesup Officer Faces Assault Charge in Wayne County
A Jesup peace officer is jailed in Wayne County on charges of assaulting Miss Harper a member of a prominent local family. Authorities say he lured her to her home with a false statement and committed the act. he denies the charge though strong evidence is noted and the case has stirred community unrest.
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Jesup
Wayne County
Harper
Brunswick trolley line work trims Saturday payrolls
The start of work on Brunswick's trolley line was felt last night as many workers were paid off, impacting local merchants. About 100 men worked on the line during the week and a larger payroll is expected as the project continues.
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Brunswick
Enormous Loss Shown From Dry Wave Effects
Milwaukee report shows brewers and distillers suffered a $322,000 drop in revenue for the year ending June 30. Beer receipts totaled $3,852,848, down from $4,174,103 the prior year, reflecting the impact of the dry wave.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Internal Revenue Officer
Zelmenovitz Fourth of July Special Sale Announcement
Zelmenovitz announces a special Fourth sale with big reductions across all lines. The store opens early Monday for pre island shoppers and observes holiday hours, with continued sale on Tuesday.
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Zelmenovitz
Snake Captured in Evansville House by Passerby
A large eight foot long water moccasin invaded James Bartrim's Spencer county home in Indiana. Mrs Bartrim and several visiting women fled the house as the snake hid behind a door. Rockport salesman George Weigel killed the reptile with a club after entering the house to confront it.
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Evansville
Ind
James Bartrim
Spencer County
Indiana
Three Foundlings Found in Terre Haute Neighborhood
A newborn baby in a basket was found in the yard of W. J. Eaton on Main Street. Two days earlier a three weeks old infant was left on a Fifth Street porch and a week before another baby was abandoned on a porch in South Find. The guardians will investigate the case.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. JD. Eaton
Main Street
Fifth Street
President Taft Moves Family to Beverly Summer Home
President Taft takes his family to a new summer residence in Beverly Massachusetts and plans to return to Washington on July 9. He will remain at the White House bachelor quarters until Congress adjourns and will attend Norwich Connecticut’s 250th anniversary celebration on Monday.
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Washington
Taft
Beverly
Mass
White House
Congress
Norwich
Conn
Panic at Detroit Ten-Cent Store Follows Fire Alert
In Detroit on July 3 a panic at the Kresque 5 and 10 cent store injured six women and one child fatally after a false alarm of fire. Shoving over a single article sparked a crush, with stairs and floors packed with terrified shoppers. Authorities cleared the crowd and treated the injured at a hospital.
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Detroit
Mich
Kresque
Woman Pleads to Cut Rope as Negro Hanged for Murder
In Senatobia Mississippi on July 2 Steve Veasey a Black man was hanged for the murder of A T Veasey a young white man. Four sisters of the victim witnessed the execution showing satisfaction. One sister asked to cut the rope but the sheriff refused.
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Senatobia
Miss
Steve Veasey
A. T. Veasey
Three Die as Tornado Ravages Gainesboro Area
Winnipeg dispatch reports a destructive tornado passing Gainesboro yesterday afternoon left three dead and more than thirty injured. Residents assessed damage across nearby streets as responders searched for victims and secured the area.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Gainesboro
Harriman Jokes About Selling Bonds in Austria
Semmering Austria July 3 Before E H Harriman took an electric bath he quipped If it is going to kill me you had better let me sell my bonds first Tell my secretary Miller to write my biography It is fashionable now for millionaires to write their confessions.
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Semmering
Austria
E. H. Harriman
Miller
Survival of Fittest in Plancheville Shootout
Alba Guillory and Manuel Papillon disagreed on a crossties earnings split and settled it with shotguns. Papillon was hit in the face by buckshot and in a critical condition, while Guillory escaped unharmed.
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Plancheville
Alba Guillory
Manuel Papillon
Papiton
Hullary
Use of State Convicts in Glynn County Proves Successful
After three months of county use, Glynn County reports a positive result with eighteen total convicts assigned for road work. Officials say no trouble, good health, steady labor, and careful state inspection accompany the program, while other counties seek convicts.
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Glynn
Georgia
Brunswick
Higginbotham
Sugar scandal graft trials yield varied sentences
In Tokio three Japanese politicians linked to a sugar graft scheme receive prison terms after a recent expose. Sentences range from five to ten months, with several figures spared longer terms as the Diet members face concurrent legal actions.
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Tokio
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