Flood Ravages Weakened South Carolina Bridges
Heavy rains across multiple counties cause widespread damage. The Wateree bridge at Camden collapsed, likely costing two lives as rafts jammed the structure. Spartanburg and Anderson counties report extreme flood damage to bridges, dams, and mills, with extensive washouts and power losses. Augusta and Athens region suffer rail washouts and water supply cuts. Athens sees bridges washed away and a fatal derailment on a trestle. Charlotte and Asheville report record rainfall causing streetcar shutdowns, high water, and a fatal derailment near Saluda. Total regional damages reach into the hundreds of thousands.
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Camden
8. C
Wateree
George Rabon
Hinson
Columbia
Spartanburg
Anderson
Piedmont
South Carolina
Lawson's Fork
Whitney Mill
Charleston and Western Carolina
Augusta
Savannah River Valley
Charleston
Western Carolina
Here
Columa
Athens
Oconee
Charlotte
N. C
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Southern Railway
Saluda
Plat Rock
London
Phillips
Lunatics in America Admired by British Commission
London reports the royal commission on feeble-minded care visited the United States and lauded American methods and institutions as more advanced and better designed and managed than those in Great Britain. The commission found U S asylums superior in construction and administration.
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British Commission
London
England
Royal Commission
United States
Great Britain
America
Marvelous Invention: New Weather Register at Mount Rose
Reno report on Professor Alexander Meade directing the Pacific coast weather bureau assisting Professor Church of the University of Nevada in installing the Ferguson meteorograph. The device records automatically for forty days the temperature pressure humidity and other key data to forecast weather from Mount Rose, a summit of 10,800 feet. It is among the world's few such instruments.
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Reno
Nev
Alexander Meadie
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Church
University of Nevada
Ferguson
Mount Rose
Political campaign updates and party tensions noted
The piece reports on Governor Johnson’s renomination for a third term and Republican shifts with Speaker Cannon’s national tour plans. It covers Bryan and Watson campaigning in Mississippi, Foraker’s snub, campaign button sales in Brooklyn, and incidents involving a Bryan mascot mule. Also noted are Taft’s Virginia rally speech and party fund conduct.
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Minnesota
John A. Johnson
Bryam
Chicago
Joseph G. Cannon
Hughes
Albany
State of New York
Executive Chamber
N. Y
Thomas Watson
Mississippi
New York Stock Exchange Probes Matched Block Trades
A five member NYSE committee will investigate a day when over 1,000,000 shares changed hands in massive blocks. Suspicion centers on matched orders creating an artificial burst of activity. If a prime mover is found, severe discipline could follow, including possible expulsion.
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New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
R. H. Thomas
Train Wreckers' Work Derailed Southern Train Near Buford
A miscreant placed an iron bolt on the Southern Railway track a mile south of Buford Georgia derailing northbound train No. 38 from Atlanta to Washington. Engineer B F Dewberry and fireman Mayson Wadkins were killed. several passengers injured. The engine capsized on its side, three coaches damaged beyond movement.
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Southern Railroad
Buford
Georgia
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Washington
B. F. Dewberry
Washington Street
Mayson Wa
Dewberry
Two Cadets Dismissed Six Lads Suspended At West Point
Secretary of War Wright announced Roosevelt approved punishment for eight West Point cadets involved in hazing. Two first class cadets will be dismissed, William T. Rossell Jr. and Harry G. Weaver. Six third class cadets face one year suspension without pay and allowances. Names include George Washington Chase, James A. Gillespie, Byron Quimby Jones, William Nalle, William Wellington Prude, and Isaac Spalding.
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West Point
Washington,d. C
War Wright
Military Academy
Roosevelt
Wright
William T. Rossell, Jr
William T. Rossell
Engineer Corps
Army
Harry G. Weaver
Illinois
George Washington Chase
New York
James A. Gillespie
Pennsylvania
Byron Quimby Jones
William Nalle
Virginia
William Wellington Prude
Alabama
Isaac Spalding
Oklahoma
Bees' Sting Proves Fatal To Dublin Farmer
John Stansberry, a farmer living near Dublin, Columbus, Ohio, died within twenty minutes after excessive bumblebee stings. He was stung six times, grew unconscious within three minutes, and efforts by physicians to save him were futile.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Stansberry
Dublin
Booth Calls for Women Equality in Salvation Army
On the eve of his departure for a tour abroad General William Booth issues a manifesto urging equality of women with men and calling Salvation Army members to adopt this view and raise their children accordingly.
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London
England
William Booth
Salvation Army
Railroads in Southeast file answer to complaints
Railroads operating in the southeast file before the Interstate Commerce Commission an answer to complaints about grain rate increases from Ohio River crossings. They move to strike allegations about the Southeastern Freight Association as restraints of trade and argue ICC lacks Sherman Act jurisdiction. They claim lower Georgia rates under Judge Speer’s order disrupted trade but prove such associations help commerce, deny that higher rates reduce traffic, and cite higher wages and costs. They assert increased efficiency is needed for public service and regional development.
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Southeast
Washington, D. C
Southeastern Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Southeastern Freight Association
Emory Speer
Georgia
South
Intelligence of Monkeys Demonstrated by Professor Haggerty
New York City report on Harvard professor Melvin E. Haggerty proving some Bronx Zoo monkeys exhibit initiative. In tests he set fruit on a platform outside cages and used a hooked stick to retrieve it, with mice-like cooperation shown by Mickey and Minnie the orangutans and Baldy the chimpanzee later matching the idea.
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Haggerty
New York City
Melvin E. Haggerty
Harvard University
Bronx Zoological Park
Mickey
Minnie
Professor Haggerty
Baldy
Bryan and Kern Open Campaign in Indianapolis Speech
William J. Bryan delivered the keynote on trust issues as he announced John W. Kern as his running mate for vice president. Kern gave his opening campaign remarks while Bryan criticized Taft and Republican leaders for blocking anti trust enforcement and the party platform on monopolies.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Brylan
John W. Kern
Kern
Bryan
Taft
TELLER UNDER Ab Held for $173000 Sanian Found 18 Months
Chicago police report George W. Fitzgerald, former teller under Assistant United States Treasurer William Boldenweck, arrested for stealing $178,000 in U S funds from the sub-treasury on Feb 20, 1907. The long mystery of the $173,000 loss, once blamed on a colored man, appears resolved as authorities link the crime to his alleged negligence and later financial speculation.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgeral
United State
United States
William Boldenweck
Sub-Treasury
Fitzgerald
Washington
Congress
Boldenneck
Herbert F. Young
Secret Service
Boldenweck
Young
Noted Diplomat Dead Baron von Sternburg Dies in Heidelberg
German Ambassador to the United States Baron Speck von Sternburg died at the Hotel Victoria in Heidelberg from inflammation of the lungs. His wife, Miss Lillian May Langham of Louisville, stood by him as doctors had hoped a lupus from a prior India injury might be cured. Officials in Washington called his death a personal loss to state and diplomatic circles.
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Baron Speck von Sternburg
U. S
Heidelberg
Germany
United States
Victoria
Lillian
May Langham
Louisville
Hamburg
Vincenz Czerny
Baron von Sternberg
Grerny
Baron Speck von Sternberg
India
Washington, D. C
Ambassador von Sternberg
Washington
State Department
Mother and Son Charged With Murder in Belmar Case
Baltimore residents Alexander Rosen bloom and his mother are arrested on suspicion of murdering BE Rosenbloom, father of the young man. His body was found in a trunk near Belmar New Jersey, a case that drew wide attention when discovered.
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Baltimore
Alexander Rosenbloom
BE. J. Rosenbloom
Belmar
N. J
Fish Hawk Attacks Swimmer At Asbury Park Beach
Immense fish hawks attacked a swimmer near Asbury Park New Jersey pecking at his head until nearly exhausted. Life guards rescued the swimmer after his head was badly lacerated by the birds while they pursued weak fish.
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Asbury Park
N. J
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Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
A damaged newspaper fragment hints at a local public sale action with readable elements naming the sale and officials involved.
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George T. Angell
Massachusetts
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Mr. Angell
Charles R. Jones
South Dakota
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Watkins
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Republican National Headquarters
George R. Sheldon
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Socialist Party
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