Tobacco Growers Beat Trust in Burley Pool Deal
Kentucky growers formed the Burley Tobacco Society to pool 1906 and part of 1907 crops totaling about 80 million pounds. The deal with the American Tobacco Company transfers ownership at a cost near 14 million dollars, raising per pound prices and ending night riders' arson and violence in the state. The pool tightened production, yielding an average price near nine tenths of a dollar per pound.
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Louisville
Tobacco Trust
Burley Tobacco Society
American Tobacco Company
Kentucky
Burley Tobaccco Society
Burley
Mayor Johnson declares bankruptcy and loses fortune
Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson says he has lost his fortune and will move from his Euclid Avenue home and surrender luxuries. He attributes the wreck to devotion to his brother Albert's estate and traction interests in the East. Reports say he recently lost about 400000 related to Lorain ventures.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Euclid Avenue
Albert
Johnson
Tts
Conneque
Lorain
Dr Royce on Football in Harvard Magazine
Professor Josiah Royce of Harvard argues in the Harvard Illustrated Magazine football harms youth moral education. He says the sport does not train loyalty and that watching bone breaking undermines loyalty and the proper spirit of public displays.
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Boston
Masa
Josiah Royce
Department of Philosophy
Harvard
Harvard Illustrated Magazine
Royca
Fatal gas explosion triggers mass Brooklyn sewer collapse
In Gold Street Brooklyn a burst forty-eight foot trench from a twenty four inch gas main caused a landslide. Twenty two people are believed dead as water and gas flooded the trench. Fire officials halted recovery until morning. Names of several identified victims are listed along with unknowns. Authorities suspect a gas buildup in the sewer trench caused the catastrophe.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Gold Street
York
Front Streets
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Sally
Fire Department
Frederick Scheffmeier
Brooklyn Sewer Bureau
Samuel Abrams
Gustave Anderson
Charles Nelson
Elty Sene
Gustave Vallo
Dominick Labonto
Archie Gunochio
Mothers Room Closes at Christian Science Tabernacle
In Boston the mothers room of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Back Bay is shut to the public by order of the board. The space had long been a shrine for devout visitors since the church dedication, first open constantly, then limited to three days a week.
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Boston
Mass
Board of
Modern China seen entering a new era after Empress Dowager and Emperor deaths
New York scholar Friedrich Hirth, Columbia University, predicts China will rapidly adopt European ideals and become equal to other great powers within twenty to thirty years. He cautions no foul play in the deaths, notes liberal and conservative forces, and expects a constitutional, parliamentarian path modeled on Japan with peaceful progress ahead.
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New York City
Friedrich Hirth
Columbia University
China
Japan
Hirth
Dofiger
Prince Chun
Germany
Europe
Tsi-An
Party of Reform and Progress
Dowidger
Lberal
Shortage of Christmas Trees Threatens Nationwide Supply
A prominent claim warns of a severe Christmas tree shortage due to recent forest fires in northern Maine destroying thousands of young trees. Dealers are already harvesting in Maine as a real estate dealer notes $100,000 worth of trees lost. Prices are expected to rise across the country. Chestnut crops in New Jersey are superb this season, with plentiful ground coverage and fewer worm-related losses, though nuts are smaller than usual.
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Maine
North Woods
New Jersey
Two Marine Canoeists Drown Near Bradley Maine
Misa Maud Boliff of Monroe a public school teacher and Edwin M Gray of Bradley aged 22 and 21 respectively drowned in the Great Works stream about two miles from Bradley Maine while en route to a hunting camp in a canoe.
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Misa Maud Boliff
Monroe
Bradley
Edwin M. Gray
Great Works
Lookout Inn Burns On Lookout Mountain Tennessee
A famous old Lookout Inn atop Lookout Mountain in Tennessee was burned to the ground with all contents. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation by local authorities.
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Lookout Inn
British India shows improving conditions amid mixed indicators
Reports indicate state relief rolls shrink to 639 000 from 1 375 000 while British Columbia posts mineral output worth 25 882 560 in 1907 up 902 000 from 1906. Egypt sugar cane drops to 400 000 tons this year from 500 000 in 1907 and 700 000 in 1906.
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Japan
Egypt
Amogy
China
A. WT. L. Fraser
Bengal
India
Calcutta
British India
British Columbia
Taotal Yun
Pekin
Pinchot Offered Agriculture Post in Taft Cabinet
In Washington D C the post of Secretary of Agriculture in President Taft s Cabinet has been offered to Gifford Pinchot and it appears almost certain he will accept.
Various 19th Century Figures in Politics Science and Exploration
Elihu Root signals openness to New York Senate seat while Senator Elkins denies engagement rumors. A campaign to oust Tammany Hall leader Charles Murphy forms. Dr Waldemar Jachelson departs New York for a two year ethnological expedition among the Aenty. Rear Admiral Pillsbury urges restoring vice admiral rank. Yon Jaime, son of the pretender, named captain general in Spain. AU Christian leads polar expedition fundraising at $5000. Stockholm’s Marconi to receive Nobel Prize in Physics. Mrs Janet Townsend wills $50,000 to Yale for a history chair in memory of her late son.
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Elihu Root
New York
Elkins
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Waldemar Jachelson
New York City
Pillsbury
Yon Jaime
Yale University
Townsend
Voodoo Test Triggers Murder Suspect's Suicide
In Monticello Arkansas Louis Hursh a farmer suspected of murder reportedly used a voodoo test to decide his fate. The coroner and jury loaded his pistol to test for a blood stain and Hursh killed himself when the stain appeared red not blood.
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Monticello
Ark
Louis Hursh
Samuel Haywood
Hursh
Coro
Iherty
Lewis
President's Promise to Appoint Van Zandt to Government Service
General H C Corbin, retired, secured a promise from President Roosevelt to appoint Gilbert Van Zandt, a drummer boy in the Seventy-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, to a government position. Van Zandt hails from Wilmington Ohio and entered service at age ten.
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Washington, D. C
H.C. Corbin
Presi- Mnt
Roosevelt
Giibert van Zandt
Seventy-ninth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Corbin
van Zandt
Wilmington
Ohio
Seventy-ninth Ohio
Queer Dr. Gabrini Dies in Swiss Chateau Mystery
Swiss magnate Dr. Gabrini dies at Lingano near Geneva leaving an estate of 900000 much of it earned in the United States. He reputedly wore simple clothes and rose in society while guiding visitors at his Chin Pacee chateau drawing curious tourists and rumors of his wealth.
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Switzerland
Ga-brink
Lingano
America
Gabrini
Chiteau
Chin
Sep Yloos
Tle
War clouds over Europe and U S politics in turmoil
Berlin fears of war with Germany grow as dispatches from Washington hint at a new cabinet appointment. In the United States talks of rail and electrical matters mix with labor unrest as New York shirtwaist workers debate a strike. Executive Jews push for a stronger union amid political and economic tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
Washington Dispatches
Tate
Charles P. Murphy
Tamming Hall
W. J. Ryan
United States
New York City
Belghun
Chile
Philos Pie Treutaly Trae
Powers Elected President of Mistern Baseball League
Thomas G. Jefferson, famed Kentucky trotting and saddle horse owner, dies at 57 in Lexington. A ten mile marathon tied to Brouldys Postollee events on Saturday draws interest. GU Tesphy race and Keene ownership lead the forthcoming season. Sullivan marks 50th birthday in Hot Springs after long boxing career. Congress may pause motorboat regulation.
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Mistern
Thomas G. Jefferson
Kentucky
Lesington
GU Tesphy
RO Keene
Wiftning
Jarmaten
Joe L. Sulivan
Pryerlist
Congress
Shaw
Eland
Keene
Belant
Whithes
Diesen
Pelteh
Cook
Tornado Ravages Northeast Arkansas Killing and Destruction
A vast tornado carved a two mile wide, seventy mile long path through northeast Arkansas, killing at least twenty five people and injuring many more. Cravens and nearby towns suffered fatal losses including the Rosin family, while Knoxville Barr and Berryville reported collapsed homes, demolished churches, and numerous injuries. Doctors were sent to aid stricken areas as the storm moved toward Russellville with additional casualties reported.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Tha v
Ozark
Cravens
John Rosin
Hil
Croker
Lewall
Knoxville
Piney Creek
Barr
Berryville
Knorville
Russellville
Roberts Warns of German Invasion Risk to Britain
In a House of Lords speech Field Marshal Lord Roberts argued that Britain lacks a naval force capable of preventing a German invasion. He warned Britain would endure humiliating demands if defenses are not strengthened and urged an army large and capable enough to deter any landing on English shores.
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House of Lords
London
Great Britain
Germany
England
Viceroy Hard of Minto Cuts Tour to India
London reports show rising violence and seditious acts in India with calls for sterner suppression. The Viceroy, Lord Hardinge of Minto, returns to Calcutta ten days early, signaling heightened concern over unrest and a possible revival of race hatred unseen since the Mutiny.
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London
Acta
India
Hard
Minto
Calcutta
Sicilian priest sentenced in Rutland murder case
The Rev. Francis Crociata was found guilty of assault in connection with the July murder of Accarito Santoro. He received a sentence from the Superior Court to not less than three nor more than five years in the House of Correction in Rutland.
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Rutland
Francis Crociata
Accarito Santoro
House of Correction
Notdly
Gilbert Collins
Court of Errors and Appeals
Trenton
John Bellstab
Mercer County Court
David
John H. Brand
Collings
Brands
Hirher
Bellatab
Engineers Begin Fortifying Hawaii With Mapping and Dredging
United States engineers under Major Winslow start fortification work in Hawaii. They will first prepare military maps as dredging of a large Pearl Harbor drydock and deepening of the harbor channel begin soon.
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Hawaii
United States
Major Winslow
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt to Speak Before Royal Geographical Society
London reports President Roosevelt has accepted an invitation from the Royal Geographical Society to address members during his London visit around April 1910. The exact topic isn’t fixed but will likely cover his impressions from the American tour.
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London
Roosevelt
Royal Geographical Society
Society
New York City residents face threats and notable events
A fragmented report recounts Miss Hiliia Johnson defying threats and scaring off two burglars in NYC. It cites Chi Howard earning a Girton College scholarship, a 67-year-old New York woman’s relationship and hoarder case, and the murder of Frances Grogsman with charity work noted. It mentions surrogacy, a pastor response, and plans for suppressing crime, with political and social figures linked to the era.
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Hiliia Johnson
Deathhreats
New York City
China Howard
Girton College
London
Louisa Balderman
John D. Waleht
Vouney Adel
Frances Grogsman
Liobias
Ly Wien
York
New York
Nation’s Probate Estate Valued At 18 Million
Executors Edward Ira and Mrs. Sarah Morris filed an inventory in probate court estimating Nelson Morris estate value at about 18 million dollars. In Cincinnati a church fair death occurred when Mrs. DL Lea collapsed at a booth and died before aid arrived. Washington reports a plan for a huge national auditorium for inaugurals and balls. A driver was killed and several others injured when a car overturned near Styattville. Dr. Thomas M. Wilson of Atwood Ontario died of glanders at a Chicago hospital. Real estate frauds by Peter Van Vilscongen may total two million. Governor elect Shallenberger breaks leg during Shriners initiation in Lincoln. The Emmanuel Movement lectures opened in New York City. Fertilizer merger talks in New York aim at 50 million stock. Panama Canal work costs run about five million dollars monthly.
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Chicago
Edward
Ira
Sarah Morris
Nelson Morris
Ejected, Demands in Edgewater Suit and Trial Commentary
Former mayor Jeremiah Casey pressed ejectment damages of 156 900 for his daughter Helen E. after Edgewater and related mortgage disputes. The case traces back to 1907 when the Cainey family were ousted from their Edgewater home amid a series of sales and legal actions.
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Jeremiah Casey
Carlton
Bdrowater
Helen E
Misa Casey
Caney
Edgewater
Casey
Sherif
Miss Casey
Verona Woman Conquers Roof on Self Built House
Mrs. Charles Rice, a Verona resident, built the four story home with her son and a hired man. She faced a roof obstacle she could not fund or lift alone but she overcame both by planning and help from others.
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Charles Rice
Verona
Rice
Kaiser, Ellerman, and wartime notes in early reports
Berlin reports the Kaiser missing his usual attendance at the Association of Planning Architects meeting as self effacement appears under way. Sir John Ellerman gains control of Bucknall fleet totaling 112 ships and 430,900 tons. Penny Post boosts UK to US mail volume by 27 percent in October. Moros near Malabang in Luzon, reconnaissance sent. Queen Wilhelmina limited from private audiences due to fatigue. Servian guards withdrawn on Austro-Hungarian frontier. Nebraska battleship shatters naval marks at target practice. Capuchin monastery reorganization probed in Lemans. Special rail fare introduced for Jews leaving Europe. Montenegro reports arms and ammunition distribution and frontier sentries. New colonial reforms prepped for St Pierre Madagascar. Annexation talk swells at public meeting.
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Vierie
Monin
Parle
Cardle
France
Dessage
Shore
Women Police Urged At New Jersey Convention
At the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association annual meeting in Bayonne delegates urged passage of women police to care for children’s morals. Mrs Julia Goldzter of Bayonne led the push. Mrs Florence Howe Hall of Plainfield was elected honorary president and Mrs Clara Laday of Orange became president.
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Corps of Women Police
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
Forty-sixth Street
M. BE
Bayonne
Julia Goldzter
Florence Howe Hall
Plainfield
Clara Laday
Orange
Noted Generals and Their War Horses Across History
The piece details how Washington, Lee, Grant, Jackson, Sheridan and others chose mounts for endurance and temperament. It recounts specific horses like Texas, Traveller, Jeff Davis, Fancy, Rienzi, Hero, Virginia, Bullet, Beauregard, and Beauregard, and notes their qualities, battles, and fates.
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Grant
Jeff Davis
Roosevelt
Texas
Harry
Washington
Lees
Virginia
Lionel Lee
Richard
Tower of London
General Lee
Lindsay
New England
District of Columbia
Henry Lee
Booki Ag
Traveller
West Virginia
Lee
Richmond
Northern Virginia
Nat
Amazon Becomes World’s Largest River by Volume
The Mississippi River stretches 4100 miles and drains 1,290,000 square miles while the Amazon runs about 3400 miles over a 2,280,000 square mile basin. As a single river, the Amazon is by all odds the greatest in the world.
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Amazon
Mississippi
Missouri
Mississippi Basin
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