Temporary Canal Banks Collapse In Augusta Flood
Spartanburg reports a canal bank collapse 400 yards above the pumping station as floods wipe out crops and homes in the Augusta area. D S Whitt of Macon, a traveler for Southern Granite and Marble, is missing since August 22 after writing from Aiken. officials fear he may have drowned in the Augusta flood.
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Augusta
A. H. Hwuguet
United States Army
Savannah
J. O. Patterson
Huguet
Robins
William J. Oliver
Spartanburg
S. C
D. 8. Whitt
Macon
Southern Granite and Marble Company
Aiken
Dodgen
Mr. Whitt
Railroads Do Not Connect in Helena Prompting Citizen Appeals
Citizens of Fitzgerald Abbeville Rochelle and Ocilla appeal to the Georgia Railroad Commission over missed connections between the Southern and Seaboard at Helena. The Southern leaves Atlanta midnight arrives 5 45 am. the Seaboard from Savannah to Americus passes Helena at 5 10 am, about 35 minutes before the Southern. The lapse disrupts mail delivery and causes delays west of Helena. Chairman McLendon says a ruling requires a full hearing and offers to convene one if desired.
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Citizthe
Fitzgerald
Commission
Avant
McLendon
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Abbeville
Rochelle
Ocilla
Southern
Seaboard
Helena
Atlanta
Savannah
Americus
Railroad Commission
Atlanta Confederate NCO Runs For Pension Commissioner
W. W. Wilson of Buford Georgia, a former non commissioned officer of the Confederate army, long editor of The Plow Boy and recent member of the Georgia House, seeks pension commissioner and is considered a strong candidate for the October election.
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Pension Commissioner
Georgia
Atlanta
W. W. Wilson
Buford
Wilson
Plow Boy
House of Representatives
Demorest Chosen for Next North Georgia Congregational Meeting
At the annual North Georgia Association of Congregational Churches session held near Cardis in rural Jackson County the 1909 meeting approved Jem day as the pen meeting date. Rev W. Phillis of Demorest and Rev G C King of Hoschton with Rev J C Forrester were named to the new business committee.
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North Georgia Association of Congregational Churches
Oxford
Cardis
Jem
W. 2. Phillis
Congregationa
Demorest
G. C. King
J. C. Forrester
Hoschton
Georgia and Alabama plan industrial growth and local notices
Read like a state wire: Dry lake near Pidcock in Elbert County may dry in a week revealing large fish. Georgia plans to rebuild bridges with steel in Elbert County after floods. Columbus shipments set a monthly record this August as Georgia wood working industries gain prominence. A Georgia firm seeks a $40,000 peach culture charter in Dorougherty County. Atlanta wood mill machinery plant backed by Lynn Mass. capitalists to cost about $75,000. Various postmasters appointed in Georgia and a wave of local bond sales, taxes, and road projects shape the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Dry Lake
Pidcock
Elbert County
Georgia
Alabama
Columbus
Heart of Dixie
Dorougherty County
Wrights figure eight flights set new aeroplane speed record
Orville Wright in a one hour ten minute flight in Washington and two Fort Myer tests showed his heavier-than-air craft could sustain controlled figure eight maneuvers. Official speed cited at 39.56 miles per hour with 57 circuits over the course during seventy minutes twenty six seconds aloft. He plans minor changes to gain greater speed before the next ascent.
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Washington, D. C
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
Millionaire's Wife in Lake Found With Jewels at Private Estate
Mrs Ashton Harvey, wife of millionaire corporation lawyer Ashton Harvey, was found dead in the Hartshorn estate lake at Short Hills New Jersey. Bloodhounds from New York located her body, reportedly adorned with a $25,000 pearl necklace, a diamond tiara, sunbursts and many jeweled rings. Her husband suspects suicide though she had suffered headaches for nine years and mourned the death of her oldest son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Harold
Wreck on Erie train injures thirty four at Geneva Pa
Thirty four persons are injured when New York Express No 4 derails near Geneva Pennsylvania eight miles west of Meadville. Officials say a switch was opened intentionally by enemies of the company causing the collision. Thirty one passengers and three railroad workers are hurt. Two cars are demolished and tracks torn up over 100 feet. Most injured rode in the combination smoker and baggage car where foreign laborers traveled second class. Officials believe the act was deliberate rather than robbery.
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New York
C. Campbell Morgan
Europe
Great Britain
Wise
England
Bedenth
Paris
France
Congressional Currency Commission
Congress
Worl
Lisbon
Maria of
Portugal
Italy
Portland
Ore
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Russia
Neva
Attempt to Assassinate Governor Fort Thwarted in New Jersey
Postal workers discover in the governor’s mail an infernal machine addressed to Fort in New Jersey. The device combined powder bullets and matches and, if opened normally, could have killed him. Authorities intensified mail screening after the governor’s Atlantic City law enforcement crusade.
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Atlantic City
Fires Destroy Philadelphia Cricket Club Buildings
A deadly blaze at the Chestnut Hill Philadelphia Cricket Club destroyed the men's and women's buildings. One man died in the flames, two women were seriously burned, and several others suffered various injuries.
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Philadelphia Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Standard Oil Appeal Rehearing Answer Upheld Fine Dismissed
Standard Oil of Indiana argues in Chicago that Judge Landis erred in punishing the parent firm through the New Jersey unit. The petition claims the court relied on wealth of New Jersey, not Indiana, and seeks to reverse the $29,240,000 antirebate fine as unjust and excessive.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Landis
Grosseur, Baker and Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeal
W. R. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil
New Jersey Corporation
Indiana Company
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Danish Justice Minister Jailed for Bank Theft in Copenhagen
M. Aluber ti, former minister of justice, surrendered to police and confessed to frauds against the Bondestanden Sparkasse savings bank where he was president. The loss totals run to several millions, with the Danish Farmers' Butter Export Association alone suffering about $1.5 million, causing widespread ruin among thousands of peasants as the finance ministry weighs state aid options.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
M. Aluberti
Bondestandens Sparkasse
Aluberti
Danish Farmers' Butter Export Association
Girl Fires Into Crowd in Cripple Creek Tragedy
Miss Annie Coplen, angered by a disturbed sleep, fired a rifle into a crowd of men in Cripple Creek. A bullet struck Robert C. Young above the right eye, and he is expected to die. Several others were slightly wounded. The young woman was arrested.
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Cripple Creek
Cole
Annie Coplen
Robert C. Young
Farmer Baled Alive In Hay Press Tragedy
Harold McKinney a Hammond area farmer was pulled into a hay press and survived only briefly after being entangled. His right leg was torn away as he was drawn into the machinery. rescuers pulled him free but he remained in critical condition and not expected to live.
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Hammond
Ind
Harold McKinney
McKinney
Oldest Mason in United States Celebrates 107th Birthday
Mount Sunoke New Hampshire reports James Bellows McGregor, claimed as the oldest Mason in the country and possibly the oldest white man in the United States, recently marked his 107th birthday. He can read ordinary print with glasses and remains hale and hearty.
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Mount Sunoke
N. H
James Bellows
McGregor
United States
Heroe
Lost Victorious Relic Found in Mount Sunape Church
A historic item, presented to the Congressional church of Mount Sunape in 1767 by Lieutenant Governor Moses Fill of Princeton, was discovered in a closet of the church organ. The closet has been unused for about a century.
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Mount Sunape
N. H
James Bel
Congressional Church
Moses Fill
Princeton
Taft and Bryan duel set for Chicago banquet
News briefs cover Taft Bryan meetings in Chicago and Ohio plus Chafin and Hearst remarks. It notes the Republican campaign book release, Independence party targets Minnesota, and Taft Bryan joint debate proposals. Bryan defends wealth claims. Hearst critiques are noted. naval cruiser Roosevelt voyage begins in Chicago as campaign battles intensify.
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William H.taft
William J. Bryan
United States
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Portland
Ore
Chafin
Republican National Committee
Minnesota
Independence Party
William W. Allen
St. Paul
Roscoe B. Higbee
Foraker
Judge Taft
Sandusky
Ohio
Soldiers' Home
Opera House
Taft
Admiral Cervera
General Shafter
William Jennings Bryan
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Mr. Hearst
Theodore Roosevelt
Marquette Club
Bryan
National Committee
Lilley
Connecticut
Com Esey
Treasury Department
Philippines
Army
Alton B. Parker
New York
Judge Parker
Hitchcock
Judge Wright
Tennessee
Tillman
Olney
Joseph G. Cannon
William H. Taft
Cincinati
Cincinnati
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Northeastern Passenger Association
Lynn
Mass
Sam T. Whitaker, Jr
G. W. Trust
West Point
BE. H. Cannon
James A. Pitman
Douglas County
Douglasville
Andrew Jackson
Broxton
Lavonia
Bond Commission of
Providence Savings Bank and Trust Company
Gaddistown
Union County
John ©. Cavender
S. B. Jones
Kinlaw
Camden County
Ada Roberts
Yice
Gowen
R. W. Bishop
Hearn
Victory
Wade
Anchorage
Self
Hamilton
Warlick
Hicks
Hicks Improved
Bibb County Board of Commissioners
Athens
Commissioners of Roads
Dougherty County
Albany
NEW Air Ship
Lake
Davy Grockett Bithplace
Limestone
Tenn
Bristol
Davy Crockett
Limestone Creek
Greene County
Bush & Strong
Knoxville
Ben Brabson
Strong Springs
Crockett
Berkman
Emma Goldman
Lee Cannon
Cornell
Honduras
San Francisco
Sydney
Panama
Cannon
National League For the Protection and Promotion
Rene Quinton
Wilburn Wright
H. ©. Kilmer
Baltimore
Boys' Brigade of America
H. M. Stratton
New York City
Spain
Washington
Salvador
H. Percival Dodge
Tegucigalpa
Linard
Reynolds
Ceiba
State Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern
Southwestern Territories
St. Louis
Washington Monument
Cleland Davis
Navy
Oil Company
Aaron 8. Watkins
W. Chafin
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