Political and racial tensions spark violence across the South
Reports describe federal and local concerns over Japan policy and immigration while race riots erupt in Mississippi. In Crawford and Scooba violence claims multiple deaths and injuries as troops move to quell unrest. Conductor R N Harrison wounded on a Mobile and Ohio line. Governor Vardaman declares a critical situation as investigations proceed.
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Mississippi
Crawford
Miss
Scoola
Wahalak
Scooba
Wehalak
Artesia
Vardaman
Trout
Kemper County
Assassination, accidents, and upheavals flood brief notices
Reports from Troy Tennessee to California recount the assassination of Rev. B. L. Woldey and other deaths including a boy scalded in Minneapolis, a murderer at Oregon farm, and a Mount Carmel resident slain in Chicago. An earthquake rattled Fort de France, while wage talks prompt post office pay rises. A Sturgis mine clash leaves several dead or wounded amid labor conflict.
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Chester Traechy
F Edward Traechy
Minneapolis
Fort de France
Martinique
J. ¥. Tinkler
N. ¥. Harriman
Union Pacific
Joel B. Loomis
Lincoln
Cutoff Lake
Omaha
West Kentucky Coal Company
Sturgis
Union County
Martin Quinn
Chicago
Wiliam Whittager
Mount Carmel
F. A. Keeler
Neligh
Neb
Mergovar
Read
California
Kinya Shima
Stockton
Shima
Railroads Earn Over Two Billion in 12 Months
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports preliminary data for the year ended June 30 showing railways operating 220,026 miles, about 99 percent of the final coverage. Gross earnings reach $2,319,760,030 at $10,543 per mile, with passenger $618,555,034 and freight $1,610,942,862. Net earnings total $787,597,877, up nearly $97,000,000 from the prior year.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Five coal and wood dealers indicted for unlawful combination
Five leading Danville Virginia coal and wood dealers were indicted for forming an unlawful combination. The case centers on alleged collusive pricing and restraint of trade affecting regional markets.
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Danville
Taft
American National Red Cross
Washington
Prairie Coal Shortage Strains Dakota Settlers
A Dakota coal and fuel famine leaves settlers in hardship with fuel scarce across North and South Dakota. Russians near Fargo face outbuildings burned for heat while others barter wood and hay for survival. Farmers fear land-price drops as rail and car shortages hinder coal delivery amid severe cold and hungry livestock.
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Great Western Prairie
Fargo
XN. J
Roustoff
Russia
Grantham
Walldran
Kenning
South
North Dakota
South Dakota
Flywheel to Steady a Ship
Odo Schlick the Hamburg marine engineer proposes mounting a heavy wheel on a vertical axis to prevent rolling. The device would act on the gyroscope principle to stabilize ships at sea.
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Odo Schlick
Hamburg
Ohio's Record Voyage Ships to New York
The battleship Ohio built by Union Iron Works San Francisco arrived in New York December 2 after a 50 000 mile voyage without rivet strain. The move reflects a policy to withdraw battleships from the Asiatic squadron and reinforce naval strength in the Atlantic.
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Ohio
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Far East
New York
Fire Destroys Ten Wareham Buildings in Mass
A fire in Wareham Massachusetts destroyed ten surrounding buildings in the heart of town causing an estimated loss of $100000. Firemen battled the blaze for hours with crews from nearby stations aiding efforts. No injuries were reported.
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Wareham
Mass
Plan to Drain Swamp Lands Faces Senate Push
An early session effort seeks federal drainage of swamps nationwide with Sen. lint of California leading. The Flint bill proposes government engineers manage drainage, fundable by annual appropriations of a million or two until tens of millions are on hand, with reclaimed lands sold to fund the program. Swamp land totals ~75 million acres across the U S, including large areas in Virginia New Jersey Michigan Minnesota California and Florida's Everglades.
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Congress
Senator Lint
California
United States
Union
Virginia
New Jersey
Ieboken Flats
New England
Michigan
Minnesota
Sacramento Valley
Everglades Swamp
Florida
Canal critics clash with Roosevelt and Taft in early 1900s debate
Poultney Bigelow rebukes the presidents claims about canal methods, Philadelphia Mayor Weaver testifies in a $5 million filtration suit against McNichol Mack contracts, and New Jersey forms the People’s Lobby to publicize legislative activity. State Comptroller Berry blocks capital graft bills totaling 158000 dollars while New York canvass shows Hughes with 57973 plurality and Chandler 5442. Wearst trails in NY and NYC but wins NYC by 77067.
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Weaver
Philadelphia
Israel Durham
Costello
John W. Hill
Berry
Pennsylvania
J. H. Sanderson
Joseph M. Huston
Capitol
Gov. Pennypacker
Gen. Snyder
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Cooper Union
New York
Lodge
Senate
H. Grattan-Guiness
Missionary Union
New York State
Hughes
Chandler
Wearst
New York City
Metropolis
Trains Crash in Thick Fog Near Terra Cotta
A Baltimore and Ohio rear end collision in dense fog near Terra Cotta killed thirty eight people and injured at least fifty. The Frederick local with 260 aboard was struck by a fast empty train, wrecking three coaches and scattering bodies. A relief train with nurses and surgeons was sent from Washington.
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Terra Cotta
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington, D.C
Frederick Local
Catas
Ophe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bengineer Tildebrand
Tacoma Park
United States
OW. Baker
Brookland
Washington
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Proctor
Ford Theater
District of Columbia
Chango
Progress of the Canadian West rail expansion and population growth
The article notes rapid railroad construction in Western Canada with 11 000 miles of track across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta by 1885 and 5 000 miles added this year. It links rail development to economic growth with higher wages and living costs while urging that 180 004 new settlers arrived this year including 57 796 Americans.
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Great Lakes
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Tauree Greateri
Canada
49Th Parallel
Six men die in dynamite blast at rail camp near Newport
A premature dynamite explosion at a rail way construction camp near Newport Tennessee killed six men. The incident is among several related to hazardous work in the era.
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Newport
Tenn
Los Angeles
Cal
Yellowstone Park
New York
Georgia
State Supreme Court
Boston
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Perforated Sails Prove Air Cushion Theory Flawed
A European sea captain claimed perforated sails boost wind power by eliminating an air cushion. The Leeds Mercury notes that experiments support the theory, showing wind can penetrate holes to better press the sail, enhancing propulsion.
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Leeds Mercury
Ten Year Old Caught Stealing Jam In Court
A 10 year old street urchin accused of stealing jam from a neighbor's house confessed in children's court. The judge spoke kindly asking how often he had stolen, and the boy promised to stop if the pantry door was kept locked.
Postum Cereal CoQ Guarantee on Products
Postum Cereal Co Q Ltd guarantees all Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijahs Manna sold by any jobber or retailer comply with the National Pure Food Law and are not adulterated or misbranded. Board chairman C W Post signs in Battle Creek mid December 1906 with notary public on December 15 1906. The company asserts its goods are pure and never misbranded and that ingredients are truthfully listed on every package.
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Elijah
Postul Orreat Co
Ure
C. W. Post
Battle Creek
Mid
Benjamin F. Eid
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B. L. Woldey
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National Alliance of Billpostera
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Burden, Smith & Co
Macon
Julian Salvatore
East Side
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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F. X. Straesstey
Washington Street
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Mattewan Asylum
Andrew J. White
George A. Kimmel
Arkansas City
Kan
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