Zelaya regime clamps on Nicaragua as executions shock abroad
Reports from Managua describe torture before the executions of Cannon and Grace after capture at the frontier. Zelaya’s troops flood prisons, enforce martial law, and censor mail and telegraph, while Nicaragua’s capital remains sealed off and foreign press barred. A Bluefields dispatch says American interests are reportedly protected amid the upheaval.
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Panama
Cannon
Grace
United States
Ami
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Annon
el Castillo
Bluefields
Managua
Corinto
Mamagua
Mapagua
Goa
Nicaregia
Washington, D. C
Mr. Caldera
Caldera
Revolutionary Army
Hou
Boll Weevil Kills Cattle in Breaux Bridge Area
A mysterious malady has killed significant cattle in the Breaux Bridge area. Investigators traced the deaths to the Mexican boll weevil, noting cattle in fields with heavy infestation died while those in less infested areas escaped. The theory suggests cattle fed on weevils rather than forage as the cause.
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Breaux Bridge
Chile to boycott United States over Alsop claim
Chilean merchants press boycott against American goods as Iquique reports public sentiment and Santiago notes U S pressure on the Alsop claim. A public meeting favored halting American imports until the United States desists from pursuing the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
United States
Alsop
Santiago
Iquique
United Pia
Women killed defending men in West Virginia feud
In Mingo County near Devon, West Virginia, mother Mrs. Charles Daniels and her 16-year-old daughter were shot to death as a Pike County sheriff's posse moved to arrest Daniels. The killings grew from a long standing Christians Daniels feud tied to a murder on the Kentucky border. The daughter fired from the doorway, dying after shielding her father and brothers, while the posse retreated.
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West Virginia
Williamson
W. Va
Charles Daniels
Devon
Mingo County
Kentucky
George Christian
Jim Daniels
Christian
Daniels
Charles
Pike County
Two Religious Men Declares Wealth, One Dead One On Bowery
In New York City the Rev Dr Haywood of Collegiate Baptist Church declares that rich men should help the hungry. He cites two religious rich men, one dead and the other living as a day laborer on the Bowery, praising J Hadlow the Millionaire Hobo who has given millions to the poor.
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Bowery
New York City
Baptist Church of the Covenant
Haywood
New York
Heaven
J. Hadsow
Millionaire Hobo
Yellow journalism censured as divorce cases shown
Justice David Brewer denounces yellow journals for publishing testimony in divorce cases. He told the Progress Club at Far Rockaway that airing such material harms families, feeds morbid curiosity, and corrupts public morality, urging respect for privacy to keep people from ruin.
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Justice Brewer
New York City
David Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Progress Club
Far Rock Oakway
New Postal Cards Introduced For Government Use
Designs for the new postal cards approved by Postmaster General Hitchcock show the ordinary card featuring a likeness of the late President McKinley, while the new small card will display four Lincoln portraits for index use. The 2-cent international card will bear General Grant, and one half of the double reply card will show George Washington with Martha Washington on the other half. The paper will accept ink more readily than the current stock.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
McKinley
Lincoln
General Grant
George Washington
Martha Washington
New Trial Granted for Morse in Banking Law Case
New York City Charles W Morse, a federal prisoner in the Tombs, won a preliminary victory in his bid for a new trial on charges of violating national banking laws. He awaits the final outcome of the legal fight to void his fifteen year sentence.
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New York City
Charles W. Morse
Supposed Dead Child Lives In Alabama
The 10 year old daughter of J S Duncan of Leesure Gadsden Alabama was declared dead and preparations for her funeral completed before she revived. Doctors say she is suffering from intestinal condition.
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Gadsden
Ala
Dughter
J. S. Duncan
Leesure
Atlanta Gets Meeting for 1910 Pure Food Law Enactment
Georgia officials T G Hudson and R B Stallings returned from Jackson Mississippi where Southern States agriculture commissioners voted to hold the 1910 meeting in Atlanta. Hudson hosts the gathering and touted Georgia’s Pure Food Law as ending adulterated feeds and foods in the South, noting increased cotton seed meal use and improved stock and dairy outcomes.
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Atlanta
T. G. Hudson
R. EB. Stallings
Jackson
Miss
Commissioners of Agriculture of
Hudson
South
R. B. Stallings
Stallings
Supreme Court rules fees illegal in Georgia common schools
In Atlanta, the Georgia Supreme Court held that no charge of any kind can be legally imposed in common schools. The Montgomery County case involved fourteen children excluded from Mount Vernon and Riley districts over a $2.50 manipulation fee. Parents Shannon and others sought mandamus to admit. the court sustained the lower ruling that no tuition or enrollment fee may be required for entry.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Montgomery County
Mount Vernon
Riley
Shannon
Martin
Pardons Granted by Prison Commission in Georgia
The Prison Commission approved parole for three inmates and commutations for five others this week in Atlanta. Fifty-one petitions were denied. Governors also approved paroles for Charles Swanson of Campbell County for voluntary manslaughter and Jesse Clark and Philip Jemison of Muscogee. Commutations were granted for Robert Sheppard of Floyd County for murder, Will Trumpler of Richmond County for misdemeanor, Peter Williams of Fulton County for gaming, Clifford West of Muscogee for misdemeanor, and Charlie Hamilton of Fulton County for burglary.
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Atlanta
Prison Commission
Charles Swanson
Campbell County
Jesse Clark
Philip Jemison
Muscogee
Robert Sheppard
Floyd County
Will Trumpler
Richmond County
Peter Williams
Fulton County
Clifford West
Charlie Hamilton
Terrell County farmers prove cotton success in 12 acres
Dawson Georgia reports a corn contest showing Terrell County farmers can grow corn and C C Sunday, a leading local grower, demonstrates cotton success. From 12 acres Sunday has picked and ginned seventeen bales averaging about 500 pounds each and expects more this season.
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Dawson
Terrell County
Banner County
Georgia
Sunday
Pope Brown Not a Candidate for Governor
Georgia State Treasurer Pope Brown denies rumors of a 1906 style gubernatorial bid. He states there is absolutely nothing to the speculation and cautions against assuming guilt from past crimes influencing current prospects.
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Tlanta
Pope Brown
Weevil Threat Hits Georgia Cotton Seed Stores
Georgia reports a new seed-eating weevil from Omodha Springs and nearby. Cicero Daniels of Avera found cotton seed stored for next year consumed by the pest, which bores through hulls and eats pulp. Augusta farmers warn of wide spread damage if it spreads.
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J. B. Williams
Omodha Springs
Cicero Daniels
Avera
Augusta
W. H. Neill
Louisville
G. H. Neill
Columbus, Ga
Philoe Fullerson
Rogersville
Tenn
Butts
John B. Gordon
Georgia
Cook
Los Angeles
Cal
Montgomery County
Matthews
California
Joseph M. Brown
J. M. Griggs
Brown
Dalton
J. HK. Camp
John Wells
North Georgia
Atlanta
C. S. Dunlap
Gainesville
A. M. Kitchen
Baldwin
National Farm Lands Congress
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Don Farnsworth
United States
Dunlap
Kitchen
Organized Gossip and Dissent on Cooley’s Analysis
A New York Evening Post critical view challenges Prof. Charles H. Cooley’s claim that modern newspapers are organized gossip. It argues newspapers convey vital news while largely presenting gossip, urging readers to compare with other sources for veracity. The piece also discusses arms bearing as a civic duty and argues federal pensions should be limited to specific cases of military injury or dependency.
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Gooley
Charles H. Cooley
Cooley
Homer
Roswell
Johnson
Stevenson
New York Evening Post
Boston Post
Secret Coffee Cure Story From Memphis Woman
A Memphis wife shares her husband’s recovery after stopping coffee. A physician blamed coffee for stomach and heart trouble and prescribed Postum instead. Over a year, the husband gained 35 pounds and fully recovered. The wife notes initial taste issues, later praising Postum as better than coffee. They spread the tale to friends and recommend the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Memphis
Weallville
A Lesson in Economy by Local Merchants
A Dahlonega shop promotes nearby stock and fixed prices, offering delivery at catalogue price plus freight. It pledges fair terms, one price for all, prompt refunds, and urges home trade to keep profits local, with a late 1909 effective date.
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International Stock Food Company
Jonas Seabolt
John Butler
Wylie Lee
Dr. Rowe
Walkover Shoe Company
Stewart
M. Born & Co
G. A. Soden & Co
Atlanta Table Company
C. B. Rouss
New York
Dahlonega
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Garagua News
Zelayas
Leil
Louisiana
Morse
Agricultural Commissioners
B. R. Meaders & Sons
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