Southern Railway to Inaugurate Flat 12 Cent Fare in South Carolina
Key rail plan announced after a Columbia conference led by President W W Finley proposes a 12 cent per mile flat rate with 2 1 4 and 2 cent mile books for families and firms. The Southern Railway seeks a twelve month trial starting April 1 and possible legislative changes, including a 15 cent excess fare and lower minimums for short hauls, to ease ticketless boardings and cash handling.
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South Carolina
Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Ansel
Columbia
B. L. Caughman
John H. Harle
J. M. Sullivan
State Railroad Commission
Frazer Lyon
Washington
The
J. M. Culp
Southern
4. W. Thom
B. J. Abney
Finley
Carolina
hae _ Pope
Lie
Verde Nation Forest Proclaimed by President in Arizona
A Washington Special reports the President signed a proclamation creating the Verde National Forest in Arizona Territory. The 1780 acre reserve lies in Maricopa and Avapal counties, marking a new federal conservation unit.
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Arizona
Washington
Thesident
Atong
Verde National Forest
Iona Territory
Maricopa
aVapal Counties
Sheriff Seizes Depot and Freight House Over Taxes
In Fisk County a sheriff levied on the Louis and Nashville railway property in Atlanta to cover a tax bill totaling 6,240 dollars. The action targets depot and freight house assets held by the railway company in the city, with the seizure linked to state taxation disputes and the railroad's land holdings.
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Atlanta
Salsty
Louis and Nashville Railway
Fisk County
Nashville
Atta
Tobacco raids prompt new Kentucky tensions from Louisville
A Louisville dispatch reports continued unease amid Kentucky Tennessee tobacco strife. Russellville was raided by night riders, prompting patrols and a potential court session. Fire Marshal Ayres will investigate the Thursday raid that left three men shot and warehouses burnt.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
American Tobacco Company
Russellville
Matt Ayres
Wilson
Burley Tobacco Society
Society
Winchester
Burley
Burley Society
Burley Association
Frankfort
Countess of Yarmouth seeks divorce in weary alliance
A London dispatch reports Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh sister of Harry K. Thaw applied for an annulment of her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth, marking another failed union between English nobility and an American woman of wealth.
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Countess of
Yarmouth
Harry Thaw
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
Flat rate coming for railroad travel in Georgia
The state railroad commission will issue soon an order establishing a mat rate of two and a half cents per mile for passenger travel on Georgia railroads. The new rate takes effect April 1.
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Georgia
State Railroad Commission
Dogs Trail Robber in Spectacular Alabama Chase
Carol McDougall, a Black man, was captured in the Escambia county swamps after a dramatic pursuit aided by a trained dog pack. He had robbed a storekeeper of $2, holding a pistol on him and locking the door from the outside, trapping those inside until the suspect fled.
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Alabama
Carol McDougall
Escambia County
Seaboard Bankers Appointed to Reorganize Major Line
Judge Pritchard named R. Lancaster Williams and R. Davies Warfield of Baltimore as receivers for the Seaboard Air Line, after the railroad failed to secure funds to cover January fixed charges amid southern legislative opposition. The court endowed the receivers with powers to borrow for rents and operations while preserving primary jurisdiction. The 2382 mile system runs from Portsmouth Virginia to Tampa Florida with links to Atlanta Montgomery and Birmingham, and Baltimore holds a significant portion of the related bonds.
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Seaboard Air Line
Richmond
Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
R. Lancaster,Williams
R. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
Williams
Middendorf, Williams & Co
Warfield
Continental Trust Company
Wiliams
John L. Williams & Sons
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Washington
Ryan
Waddill
United States Circuit Court
Danville
Seaboard
Judge Pritchard
New York
Cause of Tobacco War In Kentucky And Tennesse
A Louisville special traces the tobacco wars from the Russellville raid by Night Riders to farm boycotts and court actions against the American Tobacco Company. It outlines the rise of farmer cooperatives, acts of arson and violence against independents, warehouse losses estimated at 125000 to 250000, and the crackdown promised by Governor Wilson, with conflicts across Princeton Hopkinsville and Russellville.
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Night Riders
Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Louisville
Russellville
Winchester
To‘bacco
American Tobacco Company
Wilson
Tennessee
Frankfort
New York
Tennesse
American Society of Equity
Burley
Trust
Princeton
Hopkinsville
Medical Students Gain Access to Grady Charity Wards
Atlanta college medical students will be allowed to visit Grady Hospital charity wards for bedside teaching. The hospital board adopted the resolution after three hours of debate and required patient consent in every case.
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Atlanta Hospital
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
Board of Trustees
Reward of Only Twelve Cents for Honest Find at Boardwalk
Douglas Gibson a chair pusher found a pocketbook on the Atlantic City boardwalk containing 400 in cash and jewelry worth thousands. He gave the property to the owner a woman who praised his honesty and then rewarded him with two nickels and two pennies.
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Douglas Gibson
Atlantic City
N. J
Gibson
Japanese Influx At Vancouver Alarms City Officials
A Vancouver dispatch shared with Portland reports 300 Japanese arriving in Vancouver from logging camps and more than 1,000 expected from Hawaii in three weeks. Charters arranged for steamers, with limited steerage space, raising police concerns over potential unrest and weapon inventories among the Japanese community.
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Vancouver
Honolulu
Boundary Line
Asiatic Exclusion League
Hawaii
British Columbia
Great Britain
Japan
Martial law placed in Muncie by Indiana governor
Governor Hanly issued martial law placing Major General McKee in control at Muncie. McKee commands 12 infantry companies, one battery and Indiana National Guard details. The action follows a street railway strike after Indiana Union Traction refused to renew with the Amalgamated Association. Street cars ran all day Sunday despite disturbances and strikebreakers aboard.
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Hanly
Indiana
McKee
Muncie
Signal and Hospital Corps
Indiana National Guard
General McKee
Indiana Union Traction Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Munele
Walker Anxious to Help Recover Stolen Securities
William H. Walker, arrested in Ensenada Mexico for robbing the Savings Bank of New Britain Conn., is willing to aid in any way to recover the stolen securities, according to telegrams received by the bank.
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William H. Walker
Ensenada
Mexico
Savings Bank of
New Britain, Conn
New Year’s at White House as Roosevelt Meets Era Throngs
President Roosevelt hosted his seventh New Year’s reception at the White House on Wednesday. The throng of well wishers moved past him for about three hours with Mrs. Roosevelt and cabinet members assisting. the guest count reached 5,645, though fewer than last year.
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Roosevelt
White House
Mistrial in Powers case after deadlocked jury
The Georgetown Kentucky jury failed to reach a verdict on Caleb Powers in the Goebel murder case after seven weeks trial. Ten jurors favored acquittal while two urged conviction. A fifth trial is set for July 6 with Powers promising to pursue the case despite the deadlock.
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Caleb Powers
Georgetown
William Goebel
Morris
Powers
Frankfort
Kentucky
J. W. Renaker
Harrison County
Renaker
Price
C. J. Marshall
Jordan Calls Meeting of Cotton Association Executive Committee
Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association, issues a call for the national executive committee meeting to be held in Dallas Texas on February 19. The association’s annual convention will also take place in Dallas February 19 and 20, with regular state division meetings at state capitols across the bottom belt on February 5.
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Dallas
Tex
Harvie Jordan
The
Southern Cotton Association
Dalas
Texas
Damages Awarded Over 456 Thousand in Los Angeles Suit
Judge Olin Wellborn in the United States district court at Los Angeles awarded New Liverpool Salt company 456 744 dollars against California Development company. The verdict concerns destruction of property from an overflow of the Colorado river caused by canal intake construction by the development company.
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New Liverpool Salt Company
Olin Wellborn
United States District Court
Los Angeles
California Development Company
Acc
Colorado River
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Derry J
Dullt
Georgia Railroad Commission
Portland
Oregon
B. C
Yond
Walker
Jordan
Judge Wellborn
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