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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
1
In Sancti Spiritus a conservative meeting sparked clashes with liberals. General Mario Menocal arrived with supporters and refused a pistol search, sparking a riot in which one conservative died and many were wounded. Rural guards and police restored order after chaotic hours.
The Navy secretary’s order banning shore leave for visitors on the Atlantic fleet ships amid Manila cholera fears is largely offset by the impossibility of cleansing the city by October. Decor preparations have continued and sentiment shifts toward a one month delay or fleet return from Japan. Some criticize Metcalf for excluding officers from landing rights while noting they face no danger with ordinary care in diet.
In Scranton Pennsylvania a dynamite blast at Cross Keys Gut along the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad killed five workers, three Americans and two others. The blast tore through a crew tamping a hole with eighteen inches of dynamite, injuring John Walsh severely as parts of bodies were found along the track and wires.
Seven men drowned when a pleasure launch struck a railroad bridge support on the Valumet river near One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street in Chicago. The owner of the Allach was ashore and the sole survivor.
Temperance groups and anti liquor organizations paraded through Chicago in a planned annual exhibit of opposition to liquor. Thousands marched with church societies Salvation Army and Volunteer groups showing strength. Elaborate floats and bands accompanied the procession amid broad civic representation.
Spencer of Leister Eng faces charges in a burglary case valued at 200000. Charles Boyle, San Francisco heir and ex Stanford athlete, linked to several crimes last spring. Seventy two injured in a trolley collision near Tinicum Pennsylvania amid dense fog. Mrs Oliver and Sylvester Oliver to be reunited after decades apart. Daniel J Sully resigns Cerro Colorado Mining president post to work as a clerk. Niagara Falls power to be distributed across Canada with bids for 10000 tons structural steel for towers. Daughters of the American Revolution seek Revolutionary War graves for marble headstones. Gustave Eberhardt sentenced to 30 years for aunt murder in Hackensack. Emperor Francis Joseph donated to St Stephen’s Church in South River. Otto Brodie’s Illinois car crash leaves multiple injuries. Santo Domingo lottery raid nets tickets and dealer lists in San Juan. US Navy negotiating with Logue for wireless controlled torpedo. Milwaukee cruiser returns to San Francisco after Caribbean cruise. Netherlands invites Atlantic fleet to Java. US declines. US forestry service to create six district quarters in national forests. Cuba’s Governor Mégoon sets November 14 as election day.
The 1906 Census Bureau report compares per capita costs for maintaining free public schools in 158 cities over 30,000 population. It lists per capita interest on school investments and total school costs, noting wide variation among cities from Charleston to Spokane and Oakland to Pueblo.
The Indiana county local option bill passed the house 56 to 45 after a tense fight. Governor Hanley signed it immediately. The drama peaked as the roll call was announced with Democrats splintering from their party to support the measure, while liquor interests opposed it.
A high wire acrobat in the Sells Floto circus was killed when a windstorm collapsed the tent in Holdenville Oklahoma. Eight others were seriously injured as performers were hurled from the rigging during the act. The deceased and injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment. The incident occurred during an afternoon performance and authorities investigated the cause of the collapse.
Andrew Carnegie decides to establish a hero fund in Great Britain following the American example. He has transferred 1,250,000 to trustees to set up the new fund in his native land.
National figures report a shift in party roles with Herman Ridder named treasurer of the Democratic National Committee replacing Governor Haskell of Oklahoma who resigns. The Prohibition Party adopts the camel as its emblem citing water carrying prowess and speed. Taft's western tour launches with a special campaign train and health staff amid political volleys from Roosevelt and Hearst.
Georgia passes a parole bill allowing inmates who show reform to serve the minimum sentence and then live under parole with oversight. After 12 months of good conduct, some may receive full pardons. life-term and long-tenured prisoners are highlighted among totals in the state penitentiary.
Washington Ga government levied on the plantation of H L Aycock to satisfy a $1500 bond forfeiture. Aycock and neighbor W G Barrett signed Evans the rural carrier on a Washington Peerman route who sub let to Beckwith who fled the country. Beckwith’s bondsman is now dead.
Atlanta Ga The republican state campaign committee Hon Walter Johnson chairman presiding met and named presidential electors for Georgia. Electors listed by district include Lowry Massee Blum Phillips Osborne Lauvor n Drake Duane Brooks Allen Talking Rock Goodyear and Smith among others.
The article reports a suicide near Alpharetta, widespread voter registration counts in Oglethorpe, and ongoing murder warrants for the Miller brothers. It notes convicts to be housed in Chatham, a child death in Pine Log, and a Spalding Farmers’ Union stance against night riders. It covers Buena Vista railroad funding, presidential electors for Georgia, and state prison site considerations.
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