Lower rail rates proposed by Southern railway in South Carolina
A conference in Columbia with Governor Ansel and Southern Railway executives announced a twelve month plan starting April 1 to set flat passenger rates of 2 1 2 cents per mile with special 2 1 4 cent and 2 cent options. The plan includes mileage books for families and firms, and calls for legislative changes to allow 15 cent ticketless surcharges, a 10 cent minimum short haul, and round-number fare multiples for easier change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Ansel
Columbia
B. L. Caughman
John H. Harle
J. M. Sullivan
State Railroad Commission
Frazer Lyon
Washington
J. M. Culp
Southern
A. W. Thom
B. J. Abney
Finley
Verde National Forest Created by Presidential Proclamation
A Washington special reports the president has signed a proclamation creating Verde National Forest in Arizona Territory. The tract covers 724,780 acres in Maricopa and Yavapai counties and marks a major public lands designation.
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Arizona
Washington
Verde National Forest
Arizona Territory
Maricopa
Yavapal
Japs Forced to Decamp in Ogden Riot
A mob of about two hundred men invaded Ogden Utah’s Japanese quarter shouting Hang the Japs. Police intervention thwarted a riot as white laborers stationed in railroad yards had sparked the unrest and the Japanese fled their homes in fear of lynching.
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Ogden
Utah
Animus of Raids In Kentucky Tobacco War Escalates
A Louisville special recounts raids on Russellville and Winchester disruptions linked to the American Tobacco Company. It notes warehouse burnings and injuries amid farmer groups led by the American Society of Equity, with losses estimated at 125000 to 250000 and fourteen warehouses closed. The piece traces a six-step sequence from market control to mob violence and legal resistance, including Governor Wilson’s vow to clamp down on lawlessness.
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Louisville
Russellville
Winchester
American Tobacco Company
Wilson
Kentucky
Tennessee
Frankfort
New York
American Society of Equity
Burley
Trust
Princeton
Hopkinsville
American Tobacco, Company
Sheriff's Levy On Louisville and Nashville Railway Property
Sheriff of Fulton County levied on the Louisville and Nashville Railway property to satisfy tax judgments totaling 6240 dollars. The property, deeded to the Louisville and Nashville by Atlanta, is claimed by the company as exempt since it sits on Georgia Railroad land, the state’s first railroad, which is not taxed.
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Louisville and Nashville Railway
Fulton County
Louisville and Nashville
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Caleb Powers Nearly Freed After Fourth Hung Trial
Caleb Powers faced a seventh week in the Goebel murder case after a Georgetown jury failed to reach a verdict in his fourth trial for complicity. Ten jurors favored acquittal, two convicted him. bail was denied, next trial set for July 6. Powers vows to continue the fight.
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Caleb Powers
Georgetown
William Goebel
Morris
Powers
Frankfort
Kentucky
J. T. Price
Grant County
J.W. Renaker
Harrison County
Renaker
Price
C. J. Marshall
Meeting Called for Cotton Association in Dallas
President Harrie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association calls the national executive committee meeting to be held in Dallas Texas on February 19. The association’s annual convention will also take place in Dallas February 19 and 20. Regular state division meetings will be held at their state capitols across the cotton belt on February 5, a Wednesday.
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Cotton Association
Dallas
Texas
Harrie Jordan
The
Southern Cotton Association
Cotton Belt
Prison sentence to start for two prisoners soon
Savannah lawyers for Greene and Gaynor were informed January 7 is the government plan to move the defendants from Macon to the Atlanta Federal Prison to begin a four year term. District Attorney Erwin said no new steps will be pursued to stop the transfer and nothing more can be done.
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Gaynor
Greene
Atlanta
Savannah
Erwin
Macon
Strife in Kentucky tobacco region rattles state
In Louisville a day of unrest ends with a Russellville raid by night riders. Three men shot, warehouses and a planing mill burned, and several smaller buildings damaged. State Fire Marshal Ayres to lead Thursday raid probe as court action looms. Burley Tobacco Society and American Tobacco Company fail to agree on 1907 crop sales, raising fear of renewed conflict. FinalFrankfort talks planned after Winchester settlement collapse.
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Louisville
Sage
Kentucky
Tennessee
American Tobacco Company
Russellville
Matt Ayres
Wilson
Burley Tobacco Society
Winchester
Burley
Burley Society
Buyers
Burley Association
Frankfort
American heiress seeks annulment in Yarmouth divorce
A London dispatch reports the countess of Yarmouth Alice Thaw of Pittsburg, sister of Harry K. Thaw, applying in divorce court for an annulment of her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The failure of an English noble alliance with an American heiress becomes public knowledge Friday afternoon.
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Countess of Yarmouth
Harry Thaw
Wow
Countess of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
Flat rate plan to be issued by Georgia railroad commission
The Georgia Railroad Commission will soon issue an order establishing a flat rate of two and a half cents per mile for passenger travel on Georgia railroads. The measure, to become effective April 1, will be issued in the near future.
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Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia
State Railroad Commission
Reward for Honest Find on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Douglas Gibson a chair pusher found a pocketbook on the Atlantic City boardwalk containing 400 in cash and costly jewelry. The owner a rich woman praised his honesty and, after counting the bills, gave him two nickels and two pennies as a reward.
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Douglas Gibson
Atlantic City
N. J
Gibson
Receivers Appointed for Seaboard Air Line Railway
Federal Judge Pritchard appointed receivers for Seaboard Air Line Railway after its funds failed to cover January charges. R. Lancaster Williams of Richmond and R. Davies Warfield of Baltimore named. bonds set at 50000 each. Road spans 2382 miles from Portsmouth Virginia to Tampa Florida with branches to coast points and major western hubs.
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Seaboard Air Line
Richmond
Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
R. Lancaster Williams
R. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
Williams
Middendorf, Williams & Co
Warfield
Continental Trust Company
John L. Williams & Sons
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Portsmouth
Tatupa
Fla
Atlanta
Montgomery
Birmingham
Seaboard
Kane Obne
Ryan
Waddill
United States Circuit Court
New York
Robber Tracked by Dogs in Escambia County Chase
Carol McDougall, a Black man, was pursued through Escambia County swamps in a dramatic manhunt aided by a pack of dogs. He robbed a storekeeper of $2, held a pistol to the keeper, and locked the door from outside as he fled, with bystanders inside unable to escape until his departure.
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Alabama
Carol McDougall
Escambia County
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Palmetto State
the Verde National Forest
Freight House
Nashville
Caleb
Goebel
Jordan
Road
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