10 May 1910
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Newspaper
Brunswick News
Location
Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1910
Page
1
A devastating explosion at an Ottawa powder magazine on May 9 killed ten men and injured over fifty. Fire followed the blast at the explosive company workshop as crowds gathered despite warnings. Parliament windows were shattered and damage estimated at about half a million dollars.
London reports Standard Oil plans a newspaper campaign in England to deter investors in the Mexican Eagle Oil Company controlled by S. Pearson & Son. The aim is to undermine British interests seeking a foothold in Mexican oil as Pearsons face recent reverses.
The Tom Welsh Fishing Club plans its yearly meeting starting next Friday as members prepare to transport gear from Mansfield street. Members and friends will camp on the Satilla river near Atkinson with the river in fine condition and a big catch expected.
In Fancy Bluff Glynn County a sunday hail storm caused extensive damage with many fences barns and outhouses blown down and animals forced to seek shelter. The hail was pigeon egg sized and winds added to destruction though local areas sustained no additional damage.
Bangor May 9 A Minneapolis telegram reports that Levi Stewart’s death last week leaves his brother D D Stewart of St Albans heir to almost the entire estate valued around 15 million dollars The brother is described as a country lawyer who has accumulated about 100000 dollars
In Atlanta on April 8 night watchman William M. Holland was shot dead at the Atlanta Ice and Coal Co plant. His widow and three railroad workers D K Phillips James H Nation and William C Black are held on suspicion. Letters between Nation and Black are cited as grounds for arrest. Investigators withhold details as the case unfolds.
Mike Graham of Everett was killed early Sunday on the Southern Railway when a through freight ran over him. Coroner's jury rules death due to Graham's own negligence while intoxicated, after the body was found near the tracks by a Atlanta bound passenger train.
A public sale case concludes with the property sold to satisfy a legal action. The notice lists the action authority and the sale date and mentions the winning bidder and final price in the period notice.
Miss Bertha J. Clark 23, delirious from fever, wandered from her Pablo Beach cottage and drowned in the Atlantic. Fisherman Williams found the body about 5 am. Dr. Greiner stated malaria fever likely caused delirium before death.
President Taft departed from Washington at 10 AM bound for New York and Passaic New Jersey on a special car hitched to the Pennsylvania railroad train. He is expected to return Tuesday morning.
Major F A Dunn and Captain C A Taylor of the Georgia state troops depart for Atlanta to attend a week long officers school of instruction. The aim is to gather all state officers to exchange military ideas for the benefit of the service and state. Capt J P Twomey had planned to attend but was delayed by illness.
Defendants W. B. Higgins and Jim Cox were tried in police court. Mayor Hopkins found them guilty and fined each one hundred dollars and sixty days on the chain gang. Cox appeals with bond set at twice the fine. Higgins remains jailed awaiting bond. Authorities plan further charges of malicious mischief against both.
Peter Eller of Roanoke Virginia shot himself during a visit to his married daughter in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on May 9. Ill health caused the act. Eller was 66 years old.
Theodore Roosevelt departed Stockholm for Berlin by a special train at 7 am. He was in good spirits though feverish overnight with a husky voice and bronchitis symptoms noted today. The report also notes in Jacksonville that primary law forces saloons to close from tonight 6 pm to Wednesday 6 am under Sheriff Showden’s enforcement.
George Tiumber, 71, renowned publisher of German newspapers, died today in Milwaukee. His career spanned decades building a powerful press network across the community. The obituary notes his influence in local media and philanthropy.
Mrs B C Hyde testified today in her husband’s trial for the alleged murder of Col Thomas Swope the city’s wealthy philanthropist. The couple’s ties to city work were cited as aggravating factors in the case.
The piece urges readers to aid Brunswick in the 1910 census by ensuring every resident is listed. It notes many already phoned or visited to enroll, stressing the paper’s effort to add names and the need for continued assistance to achieve an accurate count.
Jacksonville May 9 The United States senatorial campaign closes after Napoleon Broward's address. The contest between Senator J P Taliaferro and Capt N L Broward is described as the cleanest in Florida in years with no personalities, friends on both sides expect victory, while many voters remain noncommittal.
Georgie Th Ruge of Apalachicola Florida and his brother once ran a mercantile business there and in Brunswick several residents scout a plan to revive St Joe near Apalachicola. A syndicate owns the land, a harbor wharf is under construction, and investors like H H Dickey S B Gibbs visit to evaluate the market as the old town’s fever era fades into memory.
The piece notes towns including Macon and Brunswick facing false fire alarm activations caused by broken glass in boxes. It recalls a Macon incident that killed three and wounded three, urging cities to adopt strict penalties as Brunswick did to deter such acts.
The effort to form a local automobile association continues with plans for four meetings this week. Two earlier attempts to organize a play failed, but organizers expect a successful third try.
Chairman Ludwig of the arranging committee received a letter from an aviator aiming to attend the Knights of Pythias convention. The flyer asked one thousand dollars per day, a sum Brunswick officials deem excessive and the plan was not pursued.
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