REL CASE DISMISSED DEMAND FOR CONVICTS GUILTLESS
The New York World reports a court finding none of the defendants guilty of slandering the government as the rel case is dismissed.
04 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
1
The New York World reports a court finding none of the defendants guilty of slandering the government as the rel case is dismissed.
The indictment against the Press Publishing Company owners of the New York World and Indianapolis News for criminal libel against President Roosevelt was quashed in federal court. Judge Hough ruled the statute lacked jurisdiction. The case linked to Roosevelt and his relatives over a Panama stock story. Many see the government’s case as over.
Secretary Goodloe Yancey of the prison commission has sent notices to Georgia counties requesting whether they will take state convicts in 1910. Replies show demand for convicts will exceed last year, with many counties seeking more than they now have. Some counties not using convicts may request them, while four counties say they do not want them this year. There are 100 counties using state convicts, and seven using their own misdemeanors but none from the state.
Governor Malcolm R Patterson of Tennessee visits New York and argues the south can cut food costs by moving millions from crowded eastern cities to agricultural lands. He praises land abundance, warns against rail subsidies, and envisions an organized migration to the soil to spur development and independent living.
Army engineers estimate the canal cost at 350000 dollars for a 70 foot wide waterway with six feet draft. Georgia's Adamson and Alabama's Clayton push for congressional appropriation.
President Taft released a public statement denying plans for a crusade against corporations. He said no official message or record indicates prosecutions under the anti trust law would depart from the January 7, 1910 message. He rejected sensational claims of a new, indiscriminate drive against major industries.
During the Farmers and Farmers Wives Conference in Athens Georgia the Georgia Breeder's Association was formed. It aims to improve corn and cotton varieties and livestock through seed selection and modern breeding and farming methods.
Georgia state agriculture department reports strict enforcement of the pure food law. Of 860 flour samples, only two were bleached, leading to seizure and removal of two lots from eighteen towns. Violations are reported to federal authorities.
One hundred convicts form Sumter's entire road crew, concentrated between Americus and Hitaville in Schley county. The 14 mile project will have both forces meet at the county line in a month. A branch road will reach Andersonville three miles away. Highways radiate from Americus as work accelerates this year.
Governor Brown moves to clear the 1909 school fund in Georgia. He plans to immediately pay about 200000 dollars of last year’s school money and make about 180000 dollars available to counties on demand. The 10000 dollars shown reflects cumulative county balances awaiting state payment.
Commissioner of Agriculture T G Hudson State Entomologist KE L Wor sham J J Lee president of Farmers Union of Georgia and others will restart a state tour around February 10 to promote the black oat campaign begun before Christmas with 80 auspicious beginnings.
President Diaz, at Chapultepec Castle, says he would rather shake a laborer’s hand than a millionaire’s. He recalls his carpenter days and notes work ennobles man while wealth often degrades. He tells a labor committee of an upcoming Velada in honor of Jesus Garcia, the Nacozari engineer hero.
Properties listed include numerous lots across the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Fifteenth districts with multiple lot numbers. Taxes for 1909 due to state and Lumpkin County are cited. Sale at court house door on the first Tuesday in May, 1910, to highest bidder for cash. Sheriff J F Sargent signed the notice on January 15, 1910.
Minneapolis readers see a testimonial from Mrs Joan Moldan praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female ailments. The letter claims complete recovery after three months and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice for confidential help.
The Rev W W Wingfield of Gulval marks his ninety six birthday this week and has served as vicar for seventy one years. He still preaches and writes though vigor is diminished. Cornwall holds many long living clergy with the notable Rev W Cole of Landewednack said to be over 120 at his death in 1683 per parish records.
A New York poet recalls Richard Watson Gilder who opposed light literature for poets claiming it corrupts style. He cites Gilder comparing a poet to Brown's parrot that stuttered after being bought for $20, illustrating rhetoric about taste and restraint in poetry.
Dr Grenfell envisions Labrador becoming an export hub with venison from a managed reindeer herd, barley and oats crops, vast lumber, and potential mineral riches. Labrador would lie under Newfoundland’s jurisdiction, a region with rich natural resources and prospects for settlement if minerals are found.
A regional store pledges every item to be as represented and priced no higher than same article elsewhere. If a customer finds a lower price, the guarantee will adjust the price. The ad notes exclusive articles carried by the store.
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