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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
1
Railroads in the Southeast face official inquiries after complaints forcing rate hikes. Officials review charges and navigate public concern as carriers justify increases and evaluate compliance with regulators. Local officials urge transparency and timely reporting of any adjustments or remedies.
Washington reports that southeastern railroads filed a response to ICC complaints about grain rule changes from Ohio River crossings. They moved to strike seats of the Southeastern Freight Association from the charges, arguing ICC lacks Sherman Act jurisdiction and that associations are necessary to prevent commerce demoralization. They cite reduced traffic since 1907, higher wages, and rising costs, insisting rate increases are needed to sustain efficient service and continued employment.
New York City officials announce safety apparatus tests by the Public Service Commission to be held at Schnectady and Pittsburgh. Three life-size figures of a man, a woman, and a child will be used on tracks to test devices submitted by inventors. Cars will run at varied speeds to evaluate each invention.
A trust deed for 15,000,000 is recorded from the Carolina and Ohio Railroad Company to the Farmers Loan & Trust Company. The deed, filed in Blountville, secures a 35 year note with interest, funding completion of a coal line from the Southwest to the Carolinas and coast.
The article surveys campaign actions from Bryan, Cannon, Foraker, and Taft. It notes Bryan’s praise, Cannon’s Chicago speech plan, and Roosevelt policy critiques. It mentions Prohibition and Socialist efforts, Democratic fund appeals, and Taft’s Virginia address asserting people rule.
Southern Railway train No 88 from Atlanta to Washington derailed one mile south of Buford when a heavy iron bolt was placed on the track. Engineer B F Dewberry of Atlanta and fireman Mayson Wadkins of Atlanta were killed. Several passengers were shaken, three coaches damaged, track torn for about 200 feet. Passengers aided at the scene as authorities launch an investigation into the act of foul play.
New York City professor Melvin E. Haggerty of Harvard, studying in the Bronx Zoo, demonstrated that some monkeys show initiative. In a test with a platform outside cages and fruit bait, Mickey and Minnie used a hooked stick to pull fruit to themselves, while Baldy the chimpanzee reached fruit directly when possible. The experiment aims to prove that apes can plan actions rather than merely imitate humans.
In a blacksmith shop in Keota Oklahoma a four handed fight left Sam Shores Sr and Sidney Stockton with wounds likely to cause death while Sam Shores Jr and Boss Laflore were badly hurt. The clash used heavy sledges and hammers after a civil suit trial upstairs. For ten minutes the four battled, blows knocked men to the floor and arms were broken as spectators watched.
Certie Lewis, 18, of Salisbury, enraged by a mother’s chastisement for attending a party without permission, attempted suicide by leaping into a well. She fell about forty feet, surfaced, and clung to the wall until neighbors rescued her.
Columbus Ohio reports farmer John Stansberry of Dublin died within twenty minutes after six stings from bumblebees. He collapsed three minutes after the attack and died before doctors could revive him.
In Wigan England an explosion at the Mayhole coal mine entombed about sixty to seventy miners. Rescue teams found eighteen corpses near the shaft bottom, all severely mutilated as ventilating fans were damaged. Women and children waited at the pit head for news of the dead.
Sixteen American battleships arrived in Sydney Harbor to a vast reception. An estimated half a million people lined the waters and port approaches to greet the visitors as hundreds of craft filled the harbor with flags and bunting. A hundred thousand gathered on the south heads for a premier view of the assembly and the grand scene as the ships passed into Port Jackson.
Colonel Goethals, engineer in charge, told Secretary Wright that the Panama Canal could be completed in five years at a cost far less than generally supposed. He came to discuss next year’s estimates with Secretary Wright and will tour Oyster Bay to brief the president on canal zone matters.
A Parisian priest Father Gretcham writes to attorney Val Mason asking to secure a pardon for Al phonse Gregorius, convicted in 1906 of burglary in Missouri. The letter claims Gregorius is a Bourbon duke and seeks his release so he can visit his invalid mother in France before she dies. References are cited to prove royal connections.
London readers show interest in the U S stance on the Holland Venezuela dispute. The Daily Graphic editors caution against admitting Monroe doctrine limits and urge drastic action by Holland within limited American restrictions.
Reports from Paris indicate the large brimmed Merry Widow hat will disappear next season. Boston milliners Miss Isabelle Holland and Miss Mary E Moore, passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm, describe the trend as the new hat being drastically smaller, likening it to a pin head compared to an umbrella.
Milwaukee story reports the schooner Juanita in a midlake storm where Philip Thompson died at the tiller without a struggle. The craft sank near the Milwaukee harbor while being towed by the steamer Helena with David Beebe aboard. Thompson's death on the Juanita ends with one survivor and a drowning mystery.
Governor Hoke Smith vetoed the firemen and policemen free transit bill along with several other measures. He argued that towns must grant free city privileges in exchange for transportation, not individuals. The veto also killed a Barnesville city court abolition bill and vetoed $5,000 appropriations for Griffin and Waycross experiment stations, while endorsing the money shark bill and a new Atlanta Northeastern railroad charter listing rail options and a $50,000 capitalization.
Rev T Walker of Augusta, known as the Black Spurgeon, received a $100 contribution from John D Rockefeller for the twenty fifth anniversary of his charge of Thanksful Baptist Church in Augusta. Rome school board repealed rule barring married women from teaching. Mrs M Reid elected to fill vacancy in sixth grade A. Two Macon firefighters dismissed for insubordination. Confederate veterans held reunion in Statesboro with thousands in attendance. Central Bank and Trust of Atlanta, as Neal Bank receiver, plans a $272,000 cash dividend with $25,000 more anticipated and court action pending.
Beech Island planters Carey Lamar and Major Henry Hammond, with Gov Ansel, aim to build a private agricultural station and host visiting government experts to study results. Expenses fall on the farmers. no state or federal station funding expected.
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