President Taft cited in row over MacVeagh tensions
A letter from Andrew to President Taft alleging friction between Secretary MacVeagh and Assistant Secretary A Platt Andrew sparked calls for a congressional investigation. Representative Cox of Ohio presented a resolution after Andrew read his resignation letter to the president, causing a stir in Washington.
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Washington
United States Treasury Department
MacVeagh
A. Platt Andrew
Andrew
Cox
Ohio
Taft
Ile
Treasury Turmoil Under Secretary MacVeagh Criticized
Andrew told President Taft that Secretary MacVeagh’s idiosyncrasies and procrastination hampered the treasury. He asserted comptroller Lawrence O. Murray treasurer Lee McClung and other officials could not transact office business due to MacVeagh’s moods and suspicions.
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Treasury Department
MacVeagh
Andrew
Taft
Lawrence O. Murray
Lee McClung
United States
Treasury
Andrews
BILL MINER IN TOILS AGAIN IN GEORGIA SWAMP
Old bandit and train robber known as Bill Miner was captured in the swamps of the Oconee River near Toomsboro Georgia after escaping from the state penitentiary. His partner W M Wiggins was also arrested. Miner said they planned to reach Brunswick to board a ship as deck hands and flee the country. They escaped Milledgeville by using bed sheets as ropes and leaping from a second story window. W J Widecarho, who escaped with Miner and Wiggins, was nearby and is believed drowned during the attempted retreat.
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Toomsboro
Old Bill" Miner
Georgia
Oconee River
W. M. Wipegins
Miner
Brunswick
Oconee
Milledgeville
W. J. Widecarho
Wiggins
Lila
Maneuver of Army Washington Senate Approves Encampment Funds
The senate agreed to the joint resolution appropriating 1,250,000 for the encampments and related military needs. The measure moves to final passage and reflects the administration's defense priorities.
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Washington
Senate
Joint army militia maneuvers promise unprecedented drills
General Wood orders regular army officers to coordinate with state militia to mobilize troops for encampments and rendezvous. The planned joint exercises would mark the most extensive series of drills ever undertaken in the country. Meanwhile Perth Amboy reports four girls drowned after shoes and stockings were found near a water-filled clay pit as searchers failed to locate them despite a berry-picking outing.
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Organized Militia
States
Wood
Regular Army
Perth Amboy
N. J—P
Mall
Ellen
Martha Paneon
Susan Paten
Frances Stanley
Two Men Die by Lightning on Georgia Peach Shed
A thunderbolt struck a peach shed on the Veech and Turner plantation between Calhoun and Acaliaville, killing James Mayfeld and Patton Jackson and seriously injuring K. J. Kilgore. About ten men sheltered there, all prominent locals, as the storm raged.
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Calhoun
James Mayfeld
Patton Jackson
K. J. Kilgore
Veech and Turner
Acaliaville
Roosevelt Convention Call For United States Delegates
Senator Joseph M Nixon of Montana announces a national convention to be held in Chicago in August to support the Nations Progressive Movement. The call, signed by Chicago committee members and Roosevelt followers in forty states, rejects Tory votes in the convention.
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Roosevelt
New York City
United States
Chicago
Joseph M. Nixon
Montana
Theodore Toosevelt
Noosevelt
Toryioyles
Dixon
Civic clubs unite for city cleanup effort in Carrollton
Last Wednesday the U D C met to plan a citywide cleanup with committees from local streets and clubs. A cleanup day was set for July 18 with a prize for the cleanest grocery store, and committees were formed to organize residents and merchants townwide.
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E. B. Meadows
Meadows
Georgia
Carrollton
C. A. Styles
Mape Street
C. L. Walker
L. C. Mandeville
C. K. Henderson
A. A. Simonton
Westminster Society Names Fly War Committee Members
The Westminster Society under Miss Eugenia Mandeville as chair plans a dedicated effort to wage war against the fly. Members Croft Street to Mrs Haile and Mrs McRae urged to act faithfully on the committee. Publicity team led by Mrs T B Slade and Mrs Warren Meadows covers Cuba related coverage.
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Westminster Society
Eugenia Mandeville
T. B. Slade
Warren Meadows
Rebels Lose in Battle Near Bachimba Chihuahua
Rebels evacuated Chihuahua after five months as Huerta’s cavalry vanguard closed in. Heavy losses on both sides. Orozco says troops spread to Mapula Saiz and Montezuma while Juarez becomes rebel capital. Rebels plan guerrilla action near the American border due to ammunition and artillery shortages.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Huerta
Bachimba
Here
Orozco
Mapula
Chihahua
Saiz
Montezuma
Juarez
el Paso
Sonora
Wreck Kills 42 in Corning Collision Near New York
A westbound Lackawanna passenger train from New York collided with a stationary train near Gibson, east of Corning, killing 42 and injuring 50 to 60. Engineer Schroeder blamed fog and failed signals as the No. 11 express struck No. 9, the worst wreck in Lackawanna history.
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Corning
New York
N. Y
Lackawanna
Gibson
Niagara Falls
Ensineer
Schroeder
The
Express
New Flag Flies With Forty-Eight Stars Across U S
The United States adopts a forty eight star national flag representing all states including Arizona and New Mexico. Thirteen stars will appear in the blue field on smaller flags to prevent crowding. The president’s flag red field is changed to blue while the regular flag waves above the White House.
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United States
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
White House
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Nebraska reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending five years of female health troubles. After seven bottles her strength returned and she could work again, even caring for eighteen boarders. She offers her testimony to aid others.
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Hooper
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Toften
Lydia
Pinkham
Susiy Tru-Tleton
Mooper
Lydia E. Tinkham
Tragic Wilpen Wreck Claims Twenty-One
A coal train collision on the Smmer Valley line at Wilpen, Latrobe, kills twenty-one and injures thirty. An overloaded passenger coach is crushed by a doubleheader, with crewmen killed or seriously hurt and a nurse among the wounded. Rescue teams arrive an hour and a half after the crash.
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Latrobe
Sdomer Valley
Wilpen
McConnaughey
George Byers
Smith P. Beatty
John Ankney
Dunlap
Esther M. Matthews
Bat Tle
Carrollton Electric and Lamp Sale and Loan Terms
The Carrollton Electric Company offers lamp loans on a 30 day trial and lists 100 watt 80 c p Mazda 40 inch lamps and multiple sizes for sale. Carbon lamps priced at two for .29 are discouraged in favor of Ge lamps for better light and lower operating cost. Located on the first floor of the Telephone building.
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Carrollton Electric Company
C. P
Mazda
Neig
Telephone
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Minnie Tanner
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C. B. Lassetter
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S. J. Brown
Dan Hearn
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A. K. Snead
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J. T. Moore
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Hence Merrell
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Mildred Gaston
Reese Street
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Leon Hood
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