Two Inspections Annually for Militia Armament and Duty
Lieutenant Colonel Weaver reports two annual militia inspections will occur. One in spring to check armament and equipment sufficiency, and another during encampment to assess field duty efficiency. He notes January 21 conformity needed for federal funds and cites 118,926 officers and enlisted in the organized militia last spring.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Weaver
Division of Militia Affairs
Secretary of War
Pennsylvania
Delaware
United States
Massachusetts
Government Dead Letter Sale Showed Higher Returns
The post office annual dead letter sale drew $10,378 in receipts averaging $1.35 per parcel from 7,789 derelict items. Bidders crowded a government run sale amid a passive riot as contents remained largely unknown. prizes and worthless packages were sold.
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Washington, D
Post Office Department
Supreme Court Grants Tennessee Contempt Prisoners Time Off
US Supreme Court allows five days a month good behavior commutation for Tennessee inmates in DC jail. Two month prisoners cut by ten days may gain freedom by January 4. Three month inmates lose 15 days, freed by February 1. First released are Jeremiah Gibson, Henry Padgett, and Richard Mayse. Sheriff Shipp Luther Williams and Nick Nolan listed as nine day men.
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Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United
Jeremiah Gibson
Henry Padgett
Richard Mayse
Sheriff Shipp
Luther Williams
Nick Nolan
Peaches Not Hurt by Cold Spell Says Georgia Growers
Peach growers in Marshallville Georgia report no damage from a recent cold spell and expect better next year as very low temperatures occurred nearby. They note risk to trees at this season is minimal and freezing may kill pests, promising one of the best crops in years.
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Georgia
Marshallsville
Ray Lamphere Dies in Prison for Gunness Murders
LaPorte Indiana Ray Lamphere thirty eight died of tuberculosis in the Michigan City penitentiary where he served an indeterminate term for arson. He set fire to the Gunness home on April twenty eight, 1908 incinerating the family and later authorities unearthed the graves of victims linked to Mrs Belle Gunness.
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Gunness
LaPorte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Michigan City
Lamphere
Government seeks 68000 census enumerators nationwide
Washington announces 68000 census enumerator positions are open. Applicants must be US citizens aged 18 to 70, have ordinary education, write clearly, and reside in the supervisor's district. Tests February 6. applications due January 25 with district supervisor.
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Washington, D. C
United States Census
Durand
Census Bureau
Iburean
Census
United States
Dixie Tops Yankee Doodle as Nation's Favorite Song
Washington reports Otto Sonneck ranks Dixie first in patriotic popularity with Yankee Doodle second. The Library of Congress chief notes Yankee Doodle remains a national air but traces four key anthems and their manuscript variants. He faced threats and calls for suppression amid debates over national song supremacy.
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Washington, D. C
O. G. T. Sonneck
Division of Music
Library of Congress
Columbia
America
Otto G. T. Sonneck
Sonneck
Congressional Library
Kellner family seeks help to find missing Alma
In Louisville Kentucky the Kellner family asks every grand lodge of Masons in the United States and Canada to aid in locating Alma Kellner who vanished from home three weeks ago. In Charlotte New York the Dukes plan construction of twenty or more cotton mills along the Catawba river.
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Louisville
Kellner
Alma
Grand Lodge of Masons
United States
Canada
Charlotte
N. Y
Spencer Trask Killed in Wreck in New York City
Spencer Trask head of a banking firm and fiscal agent for Queen Victoria died when his private car wrecked returning to New York from Yedo. The incident adds to a wreck that killed three and injured forty five on Rock Island’s California special two miles south of here. The cause remains unclear, with spreading rails suspected.
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Spencer Trask
New York City
Queen Victoria
New York
Rock Island
Here
Trenton
Distilleries in Tennessee Shutdown Under New Liquor Law
Tennessee’s prohibition law took effect at midnight closing 41 whiskey distilleries and five large breweries. Firms suspended operations with stock to supply outside the state, some planning to test the statute. A Chattanooga firm is seen as a likely test case, with others backing the move. Moore County distillery reported large whiskey stock and price raises to deter layoffs while keeping payroll.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Moore County
Franklin
Lincoln
Bedford
Treasury Completes Fast Exact Count of Its Funds
A four member committee oversaw a thirty to forty counting team for about two months to tally the United States Treasury vault contents. Upon Charles H Treat’s retirement and Lee McClung’s accession, McClung received $1,259,001,756,872 as the exact total. Not a cent was missing, and the count was deemed the quickest ever conducted.
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United States Treasury
Washington, D. C
Charles H.treat
Lee McClung
McClung
Treat
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Mr.Treat
Public Benefactions Reach New High In 1909
The United States saw 141,250,000 in public benefactions during 1909, a record year. Major gifts came from John S. Kennedy of New York, 26,650,000, John D. Rockefeller, 12,852,000, and Andrew Carnegie, 6,056,511. education received over a third of the total. Over seventeen years, reported benefactions total at least 1,150,000,000 dollars.
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New York City
United States
New York
John 8. Kennedy
Andrew Carnegie
Red Cross Plans $506000 Mine Disaster Relief
National Red Cross director Ernest P. Bicknell announced in Chicago a relief plan for the Cherry mine disaster. A conference of foreign consuls will be called for final disbursements as the $506000 relief fund covers 185 widows and 4538 children.
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Red Cross
Chicago
Ill
Ernest P. Bicknell
Red Cross Society
Cherry, Ill
Colleges Vote to Retain American Football with Reforms
In New York City fifty of about eighty eight Intercollegiate Athletic Association colleges vote to keep American football with mass play bans and other safety measures. Seventeen support Rugby, seven mid way between the two, and nine call for major changes or substitution.
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New York City
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
New Senator from Mississippi Named by Governor Noel
Jackson announces Colonel James Gordon of Oklahoma will serve as United States senator from Mississippi to fill the unexpired term of A. J. McLaurin. The appointment is temporary and Gordon is not a candidate for the term. Gordon, 76, Confederate veteran, is expected to serve only briefly amid possible legislative deadlock.
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Gordon
Oklahoma
McLaurin
Jackson
Miss
Noel
James Gordon
United States
Mississippi
A. J. McLaurin
State Senate
Vardaman
J. Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Virginia
Booth
Lincoln
Canada
New York Cavalry
New York
Chickasa County
Florida orange crop unscathed after statewide freeze
Florida officials report temperatures rose across the state with no major damage to the orange crop. Estimates show damage far below feared levels, with 75 percent of oranges and grapefruit grown south of a line through Tampa and 80–90 percent already marketed. Remaining fruit and early vegetables show minimal injury and will recover.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Tampa
South
Manhattan Bridge Opens and Brooklyn Link Expands NYC Reach
The new suspension Manhattan Bridge opens to ease traffic on the original Brooklyn Bridge. Publisher William H. Annis, slain at Bayside Yacht Club in 1908, left an estate valued at $300 with $150 from the catboat where he was shot. The National Power Boat Association offers a $500 trophy for a Niagara whirlpool crossing, joined by a $1,000 prize from power boat enthusiasts. Maid of the Mist is the only vessel to date.
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New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
William H. Annis
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
National Power Boat Association
Niagara Falls
Maid of the Mist
Fabulous Farm Values Rise in U S Farms Census Shows
A Chicago report cites a national census: total farm land value at 80 billion dollars, farms growing from 1 million in 1860 to nearly 7 million in 1909, with regional gains. Western states show 100 percent farm number growth in 10 years while values and outputs surge. Southern states lead in value gains, with 68 percent in the south central and 34 percent in the south Atlantic.
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Chicago
Iil
United States
New Merco
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
South Central States
North Central States
North Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
Wu Ting Fang Leaves U S Emphasizes Dollar Warning
Chinese minister to the United States Dr Wu Ting Fang bid farewell in New York as he sails for Europe. He warned Americans not to worship the almighty dollar and urged moderation in living. He said he may return in 1959, fifty years hence, and cautioned that Americans will face trouble from haste and neglect of health.
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New York City
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Europe
Dr. Wu
Mystery of Treasure Island Vanishes After Expedition
Seven Americans led by Professor Jayette A. Joss return from Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California none finding treasure or human inhabitants. They camped five weeks near Keno Bay and met Seri locals who confirmed the island holds no valuables though deer and pigeons abound.
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California Island
Nogales
Aziz
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Jayette A. Joss
Guaymas
Gulf
Keno Bay
Grindell
Taft Aims to Bar Gambling in Futures Markets
President Taft plans a White House conference to prevent gambling in futures and curb speculative trading in future deliveries of wheat corn cotton and other commodities. Federal inquiries show the government will act within its power to address the practice.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
A Local Store Offers One Price and Home Delivery
A Dahlonega advertiser urges customers to buy locally with a single cash price and home delivery. The pledge promises fair value, refunds for errors, and prompt service, noting loans from the bank to meet monthly terms and a November 1 1909 plan start date.
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International Stock Mood 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. Reuss
New York
Dahlonega
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