Jerome and Thaw Face Off In Open Court Encounter
In White Plains Thaw and District Attorney Jerome meet in a public case as Thaw testifies for liberty from Matteawan. Jerome presses hard with questions while Thaw remains calm, drawing a large crowd and depleting the DA’s perceived control in a dramatic daylong session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Thaw
William Jerome
Pittsburg
Matteawan
White Plains
Thaw
Isaac N. Mills
Jerome
Taw
Quesiio
Delmas
Finishing Touches On Glynn's New Jail
Sheriff Berrie will move into Glynn County's new jail within weeks as finishing work progresses. Contractors report the building is complete aside from plumbing connections and interior work, with turnover pending and occupancy planned before September.
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Glynn
Sheriff Berrie
Soldiers at St Simon Endorse Encampment Site
The Second Georgia regiment praises St Simon as a top encampment site. Colonel Harris and officers call it one of the best in the state and expect annual state encampments here, with Chickamauga military visits alternating every other year.
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Second Georgia
St. Simon
Harris
Chickamaugaa
Georgia State Troops
Strike Nears End in Pittsburg Puddler Strike
Pittsburg on July 28 reports the long running strike of union puddler workers is nearing resolution as talks progress and labor actions wind down. Local officials and union leaders are optimistic about an end to the stoppage.
Opinions of Physicians on Women Riding Astride in Georgia
The Georgia bill to ban women riding astride draws medical comment. One doctor cites medical risk for strong women but notes reduced danger for vigorous ones, while another compares horseback riding to bicycles and questions causation. Few Brunswick ladies ride astride locally, though some in the mountains do.
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Georgia
General Assembly
Brunswick
City
North Carolina
Greeks May Go To Take Up Arms
Atlanta faces possible loss of 400 of its 600 Greek citizens who may return to Greece to fight if Crete sparks another war with Turkey. Some Brunswick Greeks discuss departure, but none have yet left. several from Atlanta are believed ready to respond if called.
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Atlanta
Crete
Greece
Turkey
Brunswick
Mrs Armour Urges A Day Of Prayer In Georgia
Mary Taris Armour, president of the Georgia W C T U, calls for a statewide day of prayer and fasting to oppose liquor law changes being debated in the legislature. She distributes circulars urging members and supporters to rally to block any revision, recalling previous prayers that accompanied the 1907 prohibition.
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Giorgia
Mary Tartis Armour
Cotton seed may fuel internal combustion engines
Washington July 28 reports that cotton seed could become a new fuel source for internal combustion engines. Promising experiments conducted in British possessions in Africa by the British Cotton Growing association have been communicated to the State Department by American Consul Frederick I. Bright of Huddersfield, England for American commercial interests.
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Washington
Africa
British Cotton Growing Association
Frederick I. Bright
Huddersfield
England
Stair Department
Elizabethton Mayor R. A. Long Dead at 53
Elizabethton Tennessee, July 28, R A Long aged 53 and mayor for 53 years of the city died here yesterday. He was a prominent and wealthy citizen and held mayoral office in Elizabethton for many years.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
R. A. Long
Tennessee
Beeline plan to unite wholesalers through Brunswick port
South Georgia wholesalers plan a port based association to save ten percent on inland shipments by routing through Brunswick. A Bee Line service irregularities hinder regular weekly steamers and push for a headquarters in Brunswick as contracts grow.
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Bee Line
Dover
South Georgia
Brunswick
New York
Tifton
Cordele
Thomasville
Waycross
South
Middle Georgia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Charleston
Association
Servce
Wind Delays Official Wright Flight Test
A high wind blocked Orville Wright from making the official flight with a passenger from Fort Meyer to Alexandria and back. The wind eased as darkness fell, and the test was postponed. The Wrights received a three day extension for the official test.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Alexandria
Wrights
Plot to overthrow Gomez exposed in Maracaibo arrest
German Otto Theodore Hauer and Caracas lawyer Raymond Porpacenhis were seized in Maracaibo and Caracas respectively, revealing a Castro revolutionary plan aimed at overthrowing President Gomez. The arrests highlight an alleged coordinated coup attempt tied to revolutionary groups.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Theodore Hauer
Europe
Raymond Porpacenhis
Gomez
Train Attacked at Frontier. Soldiers Fire on Mob
A train arriving at the frontier escorted by soldiers was stoned at Figueras. Troops opened fire, wounding several attackers as the rattpeads were cut between Spain and Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerbere
France
Figueras
Record Trip Sets Auto Route Pathfinding From Jacksonville to Savannah
The Jacksonville Metropolis pathfinding car led by F. L. Miller and Earle Moore broke the Jacksonville to Brunswick leg in record time then pressed on toward Savannah to complete the first one day auto trip between Jacksonville and Savannah. Miller praised Glynn county roads and noted high streams near the start but smoother routes ahead as the team sought a better path for future trips. The 6 AM start from Jacksonville reached Brunswick at 11 AM, beating the old time by several hours.
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Jacksonville
Brunswick
F. L. Miller
Earle Moore
Savannah
Miller
Glynn County
Mexican Railways Reports Six Month Surplus
Mexico City officials released an official statement showing a net surplus of 1,976,240 for the past six months. Total receipts were 16,996,628 with fixed charges at 15,020,887, including six months of interest on bonds and notes and a 2 percent guaranteed dividend on first preferred shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
the Railways of
Mexico
Despatchers’ Strike Moves to Talks in Mexico City
A Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers committee will meet General Manager Clark of the National Railway of Mexico in Mexico City to press reopens talks on despatchers grievances. If agreed, a new schedule will be proposed. despite days of strike, traffic remains uninterrupted.
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Mexico City
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Clark
National Railway of Mexico
Jeffries and Johnson to Fight Card in Battle Creek
Reported by Jack Johnson and Jeffries quoted in New York. Jeffries says he has posted 5600 with a sporting editor to verify a match, while Johnson asserts he has $5000 ready. The exchange outlines the purse and challenge for a title bout.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Jeffries
New York
Jack Johnson
Jeff
Johnson
Jim Jeffries
National Negro Fair postpones Mobile show to fall 1910
The National Negro Fair Association, in Mobile on July 28, deferred the fair's opening until fall 1910. They issued 166000 dollars of preferred stock at 8 percent to fund property improvements and develop the fair project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
National Negro Fair Association
Near-beer dealer J A Smith convicted in Vienna court
In Vienna Georgia on July 28 J A Smith a near beer dealer was convicted in city court of violating the prohibition law and sentenced to jail time and a fines totaling 1000 dollars.
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Vienna Ga
J. A. Smith
Taft Conferees Fail To Agree On Report
Washington reporters say J A McNulty president and H Van Vieet secretary of the American civil service institute are charged with using the mails to defraud. The Delaware incorporated body claimed to aid applicants for federal civil service jobs and sought stock from applicants. $150000 of its capital was said invested in bonds in a Washington vault.
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Washington
J. A. McNulty
H. van Vieet
American Civil Service Institute, Incorporated
McNulty
van Vleet
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Detroit
Delaware
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Nashville Man Sentenced to Hang for Lavergne Murder
William Mitchell, convicted of murdering William Hindman at Lavergne Tennessee, was sentenced by the state supreme court to be hanged at the state penitentiary on September 2.
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Nashville
Tenn
William Mitchell
William Hindman
Lavergne
Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Past Due Taxes May be Collected
Senator Perry's bill to amend the act on collecting past due taxes from state counties and municipalities passed the senate. It stems from the state suit against Central and Georgia railroads over back taxes on Western Railway of Alabama stock. The measure grants corporations the right to a hearing on assessment reasonableness in state proceedings.
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Perry
Senate
Central and Georgia
Western Railway
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Woman on steamer leaps into the sea
New York reports the disappearance of Mrs. Augustus Neandross a second cabin passenger aboard the steamer Helig Clay from Copenhagen to New York. Passengers say she jumped overboard after leaving a shared stateroom at 4 30 a m July 20 while the vessel neared New York.
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New York
Augustus Neandross
Helig Clay
Copenhagen
Shoe Factories Yield to Demands of Strikers
Lynn Mass July 25 The shoe factory of James Phelan and Sons resumed operations after agreeing to the strikers demand for higher pay. The packing room workers had sought a minimum wage of 10 a week, up from 9. Only two firms still oppose the strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
James Phelan and Sons
American Woman Released From Quarantine
Mrs. Whinfield, an American woman, released from quarantine in Koenigsberg Prussia after her child Wugzand died here from ecléra illness.
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Koenigsberg
Prussia
Whinfield
Ecléra
Tariff Bill Turmoil Behind Lumber Duty Standoff
President Taft wins on free hides and leather goods as tariff conferees clash over lumber duties. A $1.40 rate on lumber and gloves reductions are in dispute, with a floor fight possible if compromise fails. Aldrich and Payne named to push the plan.
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Washington
White House
Taft
House
Senate
Aldrich
Payne
Lengthy Tennessee centenarian dead near Nashville
Cilla Killebrew, a 116 year old Black woman reportedly the oldest person in Tennessee, died at her Needmore area home. She had recently become largely immobile and is survived by two children, one aged 80. Born into slavery, she lived through emancipation and into modern decades.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Cilla Killebrew
Needmore
Dilla
Engineers seek Erdman act relief in Tennessee Central dispute
Nashville July 28 F A Burgess assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met Governor Patterson to urge settlement of differences between Tennessee Central engineers and their employers before any strike. Burgess said the Erdman act would be enforced if necessary.
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Nashville
Tenn
F. A. Burgess
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Patterson
Tennessee Central Railroad
Burgers
Senator Stone Arrested in Baltimore After Buffet Car Incident
United States Senator William J. Stone of Missouri was briefly arrested at Baltimore central police station on a charge of assaulting Lawrence J. Brown a buffet car porter. He was released on his own recognizance for a hearing the next afternoon. The senator said he struck Brown after Brown insulted him during a lunch request. In Camden South Carolina Clara Rush died of pellagra at age unknown, with several other pellagra cases reported in Kershaw county.
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Baltimore
United States
William J. Stone
Missouri
Central
Lawrence J. Brown
Cole
Grannan
Senator Stone
Brown
Camden
S. C
Clara Rush
Kershaw
Policeman McCann Bribery Trial Postponed
Chicago July 28 The trial of Police Inspector McCann charged with accepting bribes for police protection from keepers of illegal establishments was postponed until September.
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Chicago
McCann
Miss Morgan Leads Nancy Dirigible Flight
Nancy France July 288 Miss Mor gan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan of New York made a trip today on board a dirigible balloon.
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Nancy
France
Miss Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
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