South Carolina Dispensary Receivers Upheld in High Court
The United States court of appeals sustains Circuit Judge Pritchard approving the appointment of receivers to wind up South Carolina liquor affairs. The ruling argues the suit is not against the state, rejects state sovereignty claims in the liquor business, and frames the dispensary funds as held in trust for debts owed.
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Richmond
South Carolina
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pritchard
Palmetto Commonwealth
Supreme Court of
Dispensary Commission
Car of Powder Explosion Kills Seven in Windsor
A car loaded with black powder exploded at the Missouri Kansas and Texas station in Windsor, killing seven people and injuring about thirty. A. O. Hershberger, a freight conductor, sparked the blast by lighting a match and throwing it into spilled powder after curious onlookers, many of whom were Black, gathered near the car. The blast knocked the depot apart, shattered windows, and halted clocks for miles.
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Windsor
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
A. O. Hershberger
Hershberger
Night Riders Organize in Arkansas to Cut Cotton Acreage
Night riders are organizing in northeastern Arkansas to reduce next year’s cotton acreage and press holding this year’s crop for the minimum price set by the International Farmers union convention at Fort Worth. Three Craighead county farmers and one in Poinsett county have been threatened, causing anxiety among cotton buyers and ginners.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas
International Farmers’ Union Convention
Fort Worth
Craighead County
Poinsett County
Remarkable Sun Spot Captures Aurora Borealis Link
In Pittsburgh Dr John A Brashear noted a giant sun spot about 2 25 000 square miles on the sun with an estimated 60000 degree temperature. He cites a probable connection between aurora borealis and sun spots and predicts magnetic disturbances may follow.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Fires destroy Philadelphia Cricket Club buildings at Chestnut Hill
A late news note reports a fatal fire that burned the men's and women’s buildings of the Philadelphia Cricket Club at Chestnut Hill, killing one man and badly injuring two women while several others suffered burns. The incident follows other international and national items, including debates on women suffrage and military actions.
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Philadelphia Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Campbell Morgan
New York
Europe
Great Britain
England
Bedenib
Paris
France
Congressional Currency Commission
Congress
Lisbon
Maria
Portugal
Italy
Portland
Ore
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Russia
Neva
Train wrecks kill and injure across three states
Across Mississippi Alabama and Indiana a string of wrecks leaves four dead and eighty six injured. In Clarksdale Mississippi two passenger cars plunged off an embankment after rails expanded, killing four including Mrs. Virgie Graham and Miss Amber Russell. A log train wreck near Samson left three dead and twenty injured, as convicts aided in rescue. In Chesterton Indiana a rear end collision between a theater train and an excursion coach injured many and left a Chicago woman dead amid smoke from nearby forest fires.
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Clarkedale
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Here
Virgie Graham
Glendora
Amber Russell
Anding
Hubert M. Gay
Clarksdale
Samson
Henderson-Boyd Lumber Company
J. ©. Stephenson
Joe Wise
Albert England
Richford
Chicago
Chesterton
Ind
Indianapolis
Cement Contract Adds Supply for Panama Canal Locks
The Atlas Portland Cement Company of Northampton, Pa., awarded 80,000 extra barrels to the Isthmian Canal Commission, on top of 4,500,000 barrels already contracted. Delays push lock foundations at Gatun Miraflores and Paco Miguel to July 1909 as deeper excavations require adjustments to work plans.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal Commission
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Northampton
Gatun Miraflores
Paco Miguel
Funds for Vicksburg park memorials rise with state requests
The Vicksburg National Military Park commission reports total state appropriations of 797000 for monuments markers and memorials. Illinois leads with 260000 Iowa 150000 Wisconsin 130000 and others down to 5000. The park honors Union and Confederate memorials and notes Lt General Stephen L Lee died May 28. A navy services memorial is proposed with an estimated 200000 appropriation.
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Washington, D. C
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
Llinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Stephen L. Lee
Vicksburg
Army Under Charges In Havana Meat Trade Probe
An Havana Cuba story claims the United States army smuggled meat into Cuba to dodge duties. Governor Magoon orders an official investigation and threatens action if the paper cannot back its charges.
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Army
Havana
Cuba
Union Hspanola
United States Army
Magoon
Woman Fires From Window in Cripple Creek Killing One
Miss Annie Coplen fired a rifle into a crowd disturbing her sleep in Cripple Creek. A bullet struck Robert Young above the eye, killing him. several others were wounded. Investigations continue as authorities assess motive and collect evidence.
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Cripple Creek
Cole
Annie Coplen
Robert ©. Young
Standard Oil appeals rehearing over $29 million fine
Counsel for Standard Oil of Indiana and affiliates argues to the Chicago court that Judge Landis punished the New Jersey unit while the Indiana entity bore the loss. The brief contends the verdict rests on ownership and wealth of Standard Oil of New Jersey, not Indiana, and requests reversal or adjustment of the hefty penalty.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
Grosecup, Baker and Seaman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
W. R. Stewart
Standard, Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
New Jersey Company
Indiana Company
Standard Oil
New Jersey Corporation
Instruction in Matrimony Proposed for Schools
Professor H. Blackmar of the University of Kansas urged Kansas superintendents to offer marriage preparation in public schools. He argued exams for license applicants and selective marriage could curb unhappy marriages, insanity, epilepsy, and crime.
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Topeka
Kas
H. Blackmar
University of Kansas
Kansas
Blackmar
Urge Christian Socialism Manifesto Issued by Clergymen
Clergymen from 24 denominations and 36 states and territories in the United States plus three Canadian denominations and four provinces issue a manifesto to clergy and churches. They declare belief in socialism and urge searching the Scriptures and studying socialism philosophy for those not yet in agreement. Signers align with the ministers' socialist conference, which aims to show socialism as the economic expression of religious life.
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New York City
United States
Canada
America
Ministers
Socialist Conference
Attempt to assassinate Governor Fort foiled by post office
Postal workers intercepted a mailed infernal machine bound for Governor Fort of New Jersey. The device, a powder and bullets contraption with matches, could have killed him if opened normally. Authorities intensified mail screening after the governor's crackdown on violations at Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
Wrights Figure Eight Flight Sets Record At Fort Myer
Orville Wright flies a heavier-than-air craft for 1 hour 10 minutes 26 seconds at Washington and Fort Myer. He achieves a 39.55 mph speed and completes two figure eights showing control in all directions. Landing trackers note no motor stop on touch down.
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Washington, D. C
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
Wreck of Erie Express injures thirty four near Geneva
Thirty four people were injured when Erie train No. 4 from Chicago to New York derailed at Geneva Pennsylvania eight miles west of Meadville. Officials say the switch was opened by enemies of the company to wreck the train. Most injured were passengers in the combination car, many foreign laborers. Two cars were demolished and tracks torn up over 100 feet.
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Berkman
New York
Emma Goldman
Lee Cannon
Cornell
Honduras
Heath
San Francisco
Sydney
Panama
Cannon
National League For the Protection and Promotion
Rene Quinton
Paris
Wilburn Wright
France
H. C. Kilmer
Baltimore
Boys’ Brigade of America
H. M. Stratton
New York City
Spain
Erie
Meadville
Chicago
Geneva
Here
Man Dies Not: Gas Meter Stop Fails Suicide Attempt
James Rowan, 41, prepared to kill himself with gas in New York City after writing a farewell letter to his wife. He turned on the meter and lay down, but the gas stopped when his quarter meter ran out. A policeman revived him. he was hospitalized and later confined for attempted suicide.
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New York City
James Rowan
Rowan
Finger Print Method Fails to Identify Suspect
In New York City Magistrate Corrigan rejects fingerprint identification for May Curtis alias Maud Allen Rate Allen. Detective Watson testified the prints matched prior arrest records from June, but Corrigan notes differences and grants probation rather than remanding the woman.
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New York City
Corrigan
May Curtis
Watson
Maud Allen
Rate Allen
Youngest Kentucky murderer jailed for uncle’s assassination
Chester Savage aged 13 was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary for the shooting of his uncle two years ago near Maysville Kentucky. He hid by the roadside and killed him claiming the act. He is noted as the youngest murderer known in Kentucky.
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Maysville
Chester
Savage
Kentucky
Farmer Baled Alive In Hay Press Near Hammond
Harold McKinney a local farmer was caught in a hay press and drawn in. His right leg was torn away and he was unable to free himself until others pulled him free. He remains in critical condition and is not expected to live.
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Hammond
Ind
Harold McKinney
McKinney
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