Diverse 1909 headlines mix waterway politics and crime
Forester Pinchot denies statements on water power monopolies while bombs explode in Chicago and football deaths raise safety concerns. News covers Taft, Tafton Georgia, Taft’s journey, New Orleans waterways convention, politics across states, a Paris trial, and a broad array of national events with frequent named entities, dates, places, and figures.
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Forester Pinchot
Atlantic
New York
Chicago
West Point
Buffalo
Taft Arrives In New Orleans To Enthusiastic Welcome
Taft arrives by the Oleander amid cannon salute and cheering crowds along the Mississippi banks. He greets observers and delegates as New Orleans rolls out a rousing welcome before a lakes to gulf waterway convention. Six thousand delegates pledge to back a highway style channel project and press for immediate construction.
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Mississippi
Taft
New Orleans
St. Louis
Atze
Missiasippi
Marakall
Canal Street
Pradident
Wertetn
Naval
Behrman
William K. Kavanaugh
The
Waterways Association
F. W. Saunders
Greek revolt ends as British ships arrive at Piraeus
The Greek revolt concludes with four British warships at Phalerum near Piraeus. The mutineers face ordinary court trials while leader Tibaldos remains at large. Newspapers call for punishment. some urge a military league cabinet under the king to resolve the crisis.
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Phalerum
Piraeus
Greece
Valoz
Tibaldos
Miliary League
Prairie Fire Ravages South Dakota Farmland
A three mile long prairie fire in Tripp County threatens Lamro and McNeeley. Hundreds fight the blaze as farm buildings and crops burn. Two people, Mr and Mrs McGrieve, were badly burned and rushed to Lamro for treatment.
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Tripp
South Dakota
Lamro
McNeeley
Mre. McGrievie
Roads kill 2791 in year 1909 rail safety report
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a Washington report showing 2701 deaths and 63920 injuries on railroads for the year ended June 30 1909, down from 3764 killed and 68969 injured the prior year. Employer fatalities in coupling duties dropped 32 percent from 1908. For the three months to June 30 total casualties were 16895, with 588 killed and 16807 injured, down slightly in deaths but up in injuries.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iast
Peary Awarded National Geographic Gold Medal
On Wednesday the National Geographic Society voted Commander Robert H. Peary a gold medal for reaching the north pole. The society's managers, after a unanimous subcommittee review, found his records corroborative and called for expert examination of any prior pole claims, signaling a forthcoming review of Dr. Cook's records.
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Taft
Carnegie
Knox
National Geographical Society
Peary
Cook
Robert HB. Peary
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Society
Pole
North Pol
Prix Gladiateur Won by Senatek IL Bello at Bois du Bologne
W. K. Vanderbilt’s Sen atek IL Bello captured the Prix Gladiateur at Bois du Bologne Paris for a purse of 34,000 and a $2,000 trophy, defeating Harbor Hill winner by a length. The day also saw Wisconsin beat Tokyo University 8 0 in baseball and Jim Flynn defeat Ralph Galloway in Boston. Billy Evans, famed trainer of trotters and pacers, died at Lexington at 40. Cornell mourns the loss of Lee J. Talbot, intercollegiate hammer champion, who could not re-enter the college.
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Bois du Bologne
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Boston
W. W. Evans
Billy” Evans
Lexington
Lee J. Talbot
Cornell
Talbot
Demand for Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterway Policy
A formal call for immediate federal action to open a Great Lakes to sea waterway via a Lakes to Gulf route. Advocates endorse a definite national policy, reject partial studies, back a bond issue, and pledge support for candidates backing full waterway development.
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Lakes-To The-Gulf
Pubiic
Typhoon Winds Challenge Philippine Anemometers
The Philippines logged extreme winds with reports of 135 mph, while air gauges failed under higher strain. The record U S storm at Galveston in 1900 saw anemometer destruction after 185 mph, prompting Prof Willis Al Moore to pursue a sturdier instrument design for future storms.
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Philippines
Philippine Weather Bureau
United States
Galveston
Willis AL. Moore
Weather Bureau
Explosion Kills Fireman and Injures Engineer Near Geneva
Fireman Crawford of Collinwood Ohio was killed instantly and Engineer Kramer of Erie Pennsylvania was badly injured when a cylinder head blew out of an eastbound freight at Geneva Ohio. Both men were blown from the cab as the train, traveling at high speed, ran its length before stopping. A brakeman on the tender was also injured.
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Hurt
Crawford
Collinwood
Kramer
Erie
Geneva
Five of family perish in fire near Pittsburg
Mrs. William Marlow and four children died when an oil lamp toppled and set their home ablaze on the outskirts of Pittsburg. A fifth child was saved by the mother before she perished. Mr. Marlow and two boys were working in a nearby coal mine at the time of the accident.
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William Marlow
Marlow
Pittsburg
Mr. Marlow
Ming
Bank Shortage Growings at Mineral Point Bank
Bank examiner R W Goodhart reports the First National Bank of Mineral Point Wisconsin hid deposits of 800000 instead of 579000. He cites defalcations by Phil Allen, says directors failed to act, and the bank was closed. Indictment expected after Goodhart’s La Crosse grand jury appearance.
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First National Bank of Mineral
Allen
Goodhart
Mable
Examiner Goodhart
Mr. Goodhart
Ha Saya
Bombs No. 33 and 34 Strike Chicago Gambling Rings
Two bombs exploded within twenty minutes in Chicago’s Loop Sunday night, wrecking two buildings and causing nearly 10 000 dollars in damage. The blasts, amid a gamblers war, targeted gambling dens and sent hundreds fleeing, challenging police claims that crime had ceased.
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Chicago
Loop
Railways Report Strong Earnings And Safety Milestone
The Kansas City Southern Railway posts net earnings rising from 2,714,000 to 3,008,000. Judge Pritchard handles the Seaboard Air Line receivership decree. Pennsylvania Railroad buys a 50 acre farm near Bacon Delaware for an experimental station. Four major U.S. railroads report a year without a passenger death, citing strict discipline and safety devices as key factors.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bacon
Del
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Burlington
Northwestera
Santa Fe
Eczema Covered Him
A 77 year old man describes a years long battle with a severe eczema itch. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for a day he slept solidly for the first time in months and within a month was cured. Notes on memory in bees follow unrelatedly.
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Medlou-Neifevce
W. Harrison Smith
Mt Kisco
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Boston
Steadily Grew Worsening Kidney Trouble Tale
Mrs L C G Fridley recalls years of kidney trouble, bedbound and fatigued, then relief after using Dean’s Kidney Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co. Compton quarreling with his wife over money sparks a humorous domestic exchange about saving and budgeting.
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L. CG. Fridley
N. Main
Delphos
Ohio
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Gummidge Rivalry Hints At Quixotic Campaign
In a Baltimore based report the question arises if Gummidge will run for office and whether he can overtake the contest. The exchange notes scant odds and hints at a long shot bid amid political chatter.
Woman Freed From Coffee Heart Troubles by Postum
A reader letter describes a woman with severe heart weakness cured after giving up coffee and switching to Postum. She credits Postum with relief from headaches and heart spells, notes weight gain to 158 pounds, and cites a physician's remark on her improvement. The ad offers directions for preparation and promotes reading The Road to Wellville with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Corea
Postum
Wellville
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