Harriman Plans Transfer of Illinois Central via Georgia Railways
The sale of the Georgia Railway to Harriman consolidates control of two Savannah steamship routes and links the Central of Georgia with the Illinois Central system. The 1900 mile network connects Birmingham and Savannah with connections to New York and Boston, forming a continental sea road system under Harriman.
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Ork City
Georgia Railway
al Railroad
Y Central of Illinois
The
Georgia
William Nelson Cromwell
John W. Castles
Harriman
E. H
Illinois Central
Gus
Johnn. Hanser
Atlanta
Central of Georgia
Mr. Harriman
Central of Georgia Railway
Richmond and West Point Terminal Railroad and Warehouse Company
Birmingham
Ala
Southern
Oakleigh Thorne
Illinois Central Railroad
Central
Restore Liquor By Revolution Prediction At Convention
G F Deiterle of Cincinnati, president of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association, urged unity against prohibition at Atlantic City. He warned liquor interests to counteract the anti prohibition wave while noting divisions among trade members over what constitutes whisky. A J Sunstein of Pittsburg predicted open vending foes would revolt and that reformers’ gains could be wiped out, urging organization to unite against prohibition forces accused of using ring politics to win state and district victories.
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Atlantic City
N. J
G. F. Deiterle
Gincinnati
National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Asociation
9- Sociation
A.J. Sunstein
Pittsburg
Smuggling Ring Exposed on Seattle Steamer Minnesota
Immigration inspectors uncover a stash aboard the Great Northern liner Minnesota on Puget Sound. Nine nude Chinese men claimed as stowaways, nine more in a search, plus alkaloids and cigars. Inspector Gy Keagey fell twenty feet during the probe, landing atop the seized Chinese. Leather mail pouches and yaw silk bags with Manila cigars are under investigation.
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Seattle
Wash
Great Northern
Minnesota
Gy. Keagey
Appointment of Dr R L Cave as chaplain general
General Evans in Atlanta announces the appointment of Dr R L Cave as chaplain general of the United Confederate Veterans to succeed the late Dr William Jones a Nashville Baptist pastor formerly at Kristian Church West Ilan Nashville Tennessee Cave is described as a preacher of distinction and ex confederate soldier.
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R. L. Cave
Evans
Atlanta
Clement A. Vans
BR. Lin Cave
United Confederate Veterans
William Jones
Nashville
Tenn
Kristian
West Ilan
Decline in exports shows U S dip in 1909 figures
Washington reports the United States exported $200,000,000 less merchandise in the fiscal year ending this month than in 1908. The drop spans cotton, corn, wheat, meats, and copper goods, with declines across Europe and Canada as imports also fall. Cotton exports rose in eleven months to May 1909, but overall export totals declined from 1908.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Statistics
United Kinsdom
Canada
Wright Brothers Given Medals in Dayton Tribute
General James Allen presents the Wright brothers with the gold medals authorized by Congress at their modest Dayton factory site. He also awards a diamond studded Ohio state seal medal and another Dayton honor, honoring Wilbur and Orville Wright for their aerial navigation breakthroughs.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Aearplane
James Allen
Army
Wright Brothers
Congress
Man Demands Admission At Executive Mansion In Taft Visit
A tall western man approached the White House front door and demanded admission. Police detained him after his arrest at the station where a revolver and a belt of 44 caliber bullets were found. He identified as Colonel James Strickling of Roseberry Arkansas and insisted he would wait for President Taft to return.
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Washington, D. C
Executive Mansion
James Strickling
Roseberry
Ark
White House
Station House
Mr. Taft
Lamb Bone Graft Attempted in Docearl Townsend Case
Chicago physicians report a pioneering operation at Frances Willard Hospital using a graft from a lamb bone to repair Townsend's compound leg fracture. They claim it is the first such procedure attempted in America.
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Chicago
Docearl Townsend
Frances Willard Hospital
America
Chicago and nationwide news wrap up in a mixed parade of events
The report covers a cargo shift from South Carolina to tomatoes in season and a closing window on truck shipments north. It notes a Chicago subway census showing 136 861 riders per day and 45 to 50 million yearly without seats. A sister and brother reunion in Chicago marks a red letter day for Charles Fisher who traveled from Alaska. Jane Addams becomes the first woman head of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. Two miners entombed in Mitchell county survive as Woody dies and English succumbs. A sensational Commons moment hints at an assassination appeal as a Moscow czar issue. A Portersville accident leaves Mrs. Marshall severely scalped by a washing machine shaft.
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South Carolina
Chicago
Charles Fisher
Alaska
New York
J. P. Clyens
House of Commons
Russia
England
Portersville
John L. Marshall
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Jane Addams
A. J. Metelway
Atlanta
Woody
English
Mica
Mitchell County
North Carolina
Treaty Agreement Binds U S and Japan on Hawaii Strike
Washington reports indicate a understanding with Japan and other powers prevents interference in foreign citizen disputes until local courts decide. The state department and the Japanese embassy will refrain from action while Hawaii's strike case is under review. Ambassador Takahira is in Washington, monitoring developments.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Japan
State Department
Hawaii
Takahira
Washington
Kidnapped boy seeks parents in Columbus search
A well dressed youth calling himself William McGregor arrived in Columbus and told police he was kidnapped from Columbus at age five. He claims he later learned he was living with a Pennsylvania informed family and traveled in a covered wagon while forced to beg. He is 18 and has not found his parents. his true name may differ.
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Columbus
Ind
William McGregor
Texas
Pennsylvania
Willie Whitla
McGregor
Fashions Cripple Women Say Prominent New York Doctor
New York physicians and officials blame Paris and New York fashion for harming women health. Dr Sarah J McNutt argues male influence drives extreme styles and urges men to abandon grotesque fashions to allow women to choose moderation.
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New York City
New York
Paris
Sarah J. McNutt
United Tailors’ Association of America
Dr. McNutt
Candler Chosen as Third Arbitrator in Railroad Dispute
Bishop Warret A Candler of Atlanta selected as the third arbitrator in the dispute between the Georgia Railroad Company and its firemen. The choice followed a conference with former Secretary Hilary A Herbert and Representative Hardwick of Georgia, who had already designated the other two arbitrators.
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Georgia Road
Washington, D. C
Bishop Warret, A. Candler
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Company
Bishop Candler
Navy
Hilary A. Herbert
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
Lightning Strikes Tree Injures Sixteen Children at Sparta Picnic
A storm at Martin's Spring three miles from Sparta Georgia sent lightning into a large tree sheltering sixteen children. Most could not walk after the strike though not yet fatal. several remained in serious condition as bodies showed visible marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Georgia
Five Foot Shelf Library Adds Many Classics
Dr Charles W Eliot reveals additions to the five foot shelf library for general education. The list includes Bentham as well as Johnson and Marlowe, with works by Dryden, Goethe, Burns, Bunyan, Plutarch, Dante, Darwin, Chaucer, and Kant among others.
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Eliot
Boston
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Johnson
Volpone
Beaumont & Fletcher
Burns
Tom O'Shanter
Walton
Donne and
Herbert
St. Augustine
Plutarch
Dryden
Government Introduces New Little Watermelons
The department of agriculture in Washington introduces small seed melons size of a canteen cup with yellow and red flesh. Horace G. Knowles, former American minister to Roumania, discovered them in Roumania and the government is raising large quantities for seed propagation. The melons may be named Princess Marie to honor Roumanian crown princess.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Horace G. Knowles
Roumania
Carpathian Mountains
Department
Marie
Roumanisa
Knowles
Tuberculosis Among Hogs Hits Slaughterhouses
Washington officials report tuberculosis rising in hogs with 2 percent infected at slaughter. The Bureau of Animal Industry cites heavy losses for raisers and packers, notes higher European infection rates, and links hog exposure to feeding. Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas hogs show low TB due to alfalfa based feeds.
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Washington
D. C
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
60000 Freight Cars Wanted Signal Prosperity Return
New York City reports that prosperity is returning as railroad car makers see rising demand. Orders will soon be placed for sixty thousand freight cars with major lines like Pennsylvania Railroad seeking 35000 and Baltimore and Ohio 10000 cars. Harriman lines have 4300, Western Pacific 2500, Chicago and Great Western 1000, Northern Pacific 2000.
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New York City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Harriman Lines
Western Pacific
Chicago and Great Western
Northern Pacific
Ars
Legless Man Marries Widow in Waukegan Tale
Karl Moran, a 23 year old legless man from Chicago, wed widow Mrs Julia Davis, 35, who traveled from Plaquemine, Louisiana to marry him. Moran met her during a southern engagement last winter and says she treated him well and aims to make her happy. Moran has worked in vaudeville.
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Chicago
Iil
Karl Moran
Waukegan
Julia Davis
Plaquemine
Moran
Snow Storm in June Ruffles Franklin County
A mid June snow flurry touched Malone and nearby Duane in Franklin County. The air was sharp and cool, resembling early April, and the brief snowfall melted as quickly as it arrived.
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Malone
N.Y
Duane
Franklin County
New Senate Chaplain in Washington D C Rev Ulysses Grant Pierce
Rev Ulysses Grant Pierce D D pastor of All Saints Unitarian Church in Washington was named senate chaplain by resolution, to serve until ordered otherwise. He succeeds the late Rev Edward Everett Hale, who died recently.
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Washington, D. C
Ulysses Grant Pierce
D. D
All Saints Unitarian Church
Senate
Pierce
Edward Everett Hale
Condition Of Crops In Georgia Shows Cotton Decline
May crop report from the department of agriculture notes Georgia cotton acreage 8 percent below last year with an 18 percent drop in cotton condition and prospects. Grain crops rise as farmers plant more corn wheat and oats amid April May rains. Reports include fertilization rates, labor figures, prices for corn, and adjustments in orchard activity with peach trees largely removed.
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Atlanta
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Mid- We
Judge Orders Road Sold In Oliver v S A N Railroad
In Macon Ga Judge Speer signs decree of sale in W J Oliver vs Savannah Augusta and Northern Railway authorizing sale of the line from Statesboro to Louisville on August 3 1909. Master J N Talley to conduct sale with $20000 bid as good faith deposit. Oliver awarded 28651584 plus interest and costs. if bid falls short, a deficiency decree may issue. Bowdie Phinizy named temporary receiver for the railroad.
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Oliver
8. A. and N. Railroad
Macon
Speer
W. J. Oliver
Savannah Augusta and Northern Railroad
Statesboro
J. N. Talley
Hinton Booth
Savannah, Augusta and
C. Henry Cohen
J. R. Lamar
Augusta
Emory Speer
Bowdie Phinizy
Savannah
Plan new railroad from Rome to Gainesville Georgia
A party of prominent Romans visited Gainesville to outline a Rome to Gainesville railway project. They propose organizing a company, securing a charter for the Rome and Gainesville railway, surveying the route through Hall Forsyth Dawson Cherokee Bartow and Proud into Rome, and obtaining cooperation from major trunk lines to insure construction.
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Rome
Gainesville
Rome and
Hall
Forsyth
Dawson
Cherokee
Bartow
Proud
Georgia legislature seeks to abolish railroad commission
Reliable authority says the legislature will abolish the state railroad commission and create a three member board of control appointed by the governor with terms until the next general election. The plan would shift authority over street railways gas and electric firms and other municipal utilities away from the commission.
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State Railroad Commission
Board of Control
Ocilla Southern Railroad
Allapaha
Atlantic Coast Line
Nashville
Georgia and Florida
Adel
Georgia Southern and
Florida and Southern Georgia
Berrien
Newton
Rockdale
R. F. Dunnington
Augusta
Milledgeville
Board of Investgators
Capitol
Dunnington
Joseph M. Brown
Atlanta
Governor's Horse Guard
Talion
Seventeenth Infanty
United States Army
Fort McPherson
Calvary
Fort Oglethorpe
Philippines
Brown
Chattanooga
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis
Smith
Chancery Court of Tennessee
Roland Pile
Bibb
John N. Holder
Jackson
Ashburn
Turner County
University of Georgia
United States
A. O. Bacon
Georgia
W. J. Harbour
G. A. Kellogg
J. Harrell
Eastman
J. Minor
J. W. Moon
Hiram
W. J. Pierpont, Jr
Court of Appeals
Finch
Rome
Hill
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Taft
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Legress
Judge Orders Road
Plan New Railroad
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