Crash kills Southern railway chief in Virginia collision
A rear-end crash near Lawyer Virginia on the Southern Railway killed Samuel Spencer president of the Souther railway. General Philip Schuyler and several others also died as the private car carrying Spencer and guests burned. Eight died and two of the injured were expected to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Spencer
Souther Railway
Lawyer
Philip Schuyler
New York
Spencer
Charles D. Whisher
Francis T. Redwood
Baltimore
D. W. Davis
Alexandria
Perdy
Richmond
JW. Shaw
E. A. Merrill
Washington
Samuel Cox
Negro Cook
William Pollard
Tucretia Allen
Danville
Southern Railway
New York and Jacksonville Limited
General Schuyler
Washer
Redwood
Nooin
Virginia Line
North Carolina
Sawyer
Gary Ehe
Southern’ Railway
Disdater
Robber shoots self after failed Bendena bank robbery
A would be bank thief at the State bank in Bendena Kansas shot himself to death rather than face capture after ordering cashier W A Gillen and clerk Theodore Sells to raise hands and pull blinds. A back exit escapee fled as the robber fired at a man behind the counter but missed. Officials of Logan Valley Electric Railway in Altoona Pennsylvania announced a 16 percent wage increase starting December 1 benefiting 300 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendena
Kas
J. W
Harris
W. A. Gillen
Theodore Sells
Salts
Bella
Gillen
Logan Valleylectric Railway Company
Altoona
Agrarian Riot in Veteroff Leaves Peasants Dead and Wounded
In Veteroff, Kalzan district, Russia, peasants rioted and looted the communal granary. Police guard fired a volley after they were summoned, killing and wounding many demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteroff
Kalzan
Russia
Italian Trader Lanzani Sentenced for Treason to 30 Months
An Imperial law court convicted Italian Lanzani of high treason for selling military secrets to France. He received 30 months penal servitude and six years loss of civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Law Court
Lanzani
France
Two Pittsburg Crooks Identified in McMillan Murder
Two men identified by Streat Gar Séndusters James Milligan and James O'Dell, both known as Pittsburg crooks serving terms in Allegheny county workhouse at Claremont, were named as the teen killers of Mr. James A. McMillan near Burchfield and Murray avenues on Friday morning November 2. Conductor Charles H. Gill and another carman Charles O Harris identified two suspects who inquired about how to reach Burchfield and Murray avenues and the running time of the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streat Gar Séndusters
James Milligan
James” Th O'Dell
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Claremont
James A. McMillan
Burchfield
Murray Archues
Charles H. Gill
Mr. McMillan
Cuban Congressmen Out Governor Magoon Orders Vacancies
Governor Magoon, by Roosevelt authority and Taft guidance, declared all seats of Senators and Representatives elected with Palma in 1905 vacant. He notified Congress at a palace meeting attended by 26 members, saying the vacancies have existed since intervention began October 12. Elections will be held soon to fill them. Public opinion splits with Moderates opposing and Liberals secretly approving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magoon
Roosevelt
Taft
Bacon
Palma
Beaty
Republican Plurality 21 213 Official Returns of Late West Virginia
Official returns from West Virginia county clerks show Republican majorities in five congressional districts: Hubbard 4047 Sturgiss 3666 Gaines 4411 Woodyard 2675 Hughes 6416. State totals: Republican 98075 Democratic 77162. Plurality 21213 compares to prior years 1765 12289 21022 11487.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
W. O. Hubbard
George C. Sturgiss
Joseph H. Gaines
H.C. Woodyard
Internal Revenue Receipts Report Shows Higher Yearly Totals
Commissioner John W. Yerkes reports total receipts of 249,102,758 for the past fiscal year, an excess of 14,914,762 over the prior year, with the current year's first three months up 4,661,181 from the same period last year. He projects total revenues near 260,000,000 for the year, noting substantial collections from alcohol and tobacco taxes: 136,965,911 on distilled spirits, 54,651,636 on fermented liquors, and 48,422,997 on tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
John W. Yerkes
Yerkes
Heves
Think They Found Gicero's Grave Discovery in Ancient Tomb
Report of a major archaeological find on a hill overlooking the Appian and Herculanum ways. The plains are believed to be the tomb of a famous orator from nearly twenty centuries ago, a discovery regarded as highly significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gicero
Ele
Attorneys General Suit Against Railroads Over Safety Gear
Acting on Interstate Commerce Commission reports, Attorney General Moody directed that suits be brought against a large number of railroad companies to recover penalties for violation of the safety appliance law. Railroads failed to keep equipment in proper condition, prompting enforcement action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moody: Hag
Death of Sir Edward Reed Ends Naval Era
Telegraphic notices report the death of Sir Edward J Reed, once chief constructor of the British Navy. Born in 1838, his long career shaped naval design. Other brief items note Emerson and a team of horses killed, a wagon crushed by a Panhandle train near Newcomerstown, and mutiny sentences for 683 Russian sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J Reed
Armerly
Emerson
Newcomerstown
Sherwood's Election Contested in Ohio Ninth District
General I RA Sherwood, Independent Democratic candidate for Congress, has been notified by the Secretary of State that his election is protested and the State Election Board will hold a hearing. Judge Bigger has held valid the indictments against the Columbus ice trust and the ice men as individuals. the case will go to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood
General I, RA. Sherwood
Congress
Ohio
Secretary of State
State Election Board
Bigger
Columbus
Ice Trust
Ice Men
Milazzo Earthquake Devastates City in Messina Province
Advices from Rome report a tremendous earthquake that devastated Milazzo, destroying nearly every large building. No death toll is confirmed. fires broke out amid the ruins as inhabitants fled. Milazzo, a fortified seaport of about 17,000, lies 21 miles west of Messina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Milazzo
Messina
Mylae
Garabaldi
Tillman Speech in Chicago Protected by 40 Detectives
Senator Benjamin R Tillman faced threats and possible injunctions in Chicago as he delivered an Orchestra Hall address under heavy protection. He denounced Northern attitudes toward race, asserted white dominance in the South, criticized Booker T. Washington, and contrasted racial capabilities while defending his stance against alleged pressures to cancel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bollen
United States
Benjamin R. Tilman
Orchestra Hall
South Carolina
Tillman
Senator Tillman
Senator Tilman
North
South
Ligetory
Mor Hag
Booker Washington
Nine Die in Rutland Railroad Wreck Near Burlington
Nine killed and 80 injured when a Rutland Railroad passenger train on a siding was struck by a gravel train near Burlington Vermont. Cars ditched and caught fire. three bodies recovered burned beyond recognition, six more believed dead. Missing include Mrs W A Lawrence Miss Stowe and Mrs Nellie Barnard of Bristol Vermont. Rose Faulk, a member of a colored opera troupe, died en route to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Burlington
W. A. Lawrence
Stowe
Nellie Barnard
Bristol
Rose Faulk
Mob Burns Princeton Tobacco Stemmeries in Kentucky
Fires destroyed the John Steger and John G. Orr tobacco stemmeries at Princeton Kentucky. About 300 masked men set and guarded the blaze, causing an estimated loss of around 170000 dollars. Authorities believe the act escalates agrarian tension against the tobacco trust. no confirmed members of the Dark Tobacco Growers Protective Association were identified in the mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Kentucky
John Steger
John G. Orr
Imperial Tobacco Co
New York
Tobacco Trust
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Protective Association
Locomotive Crashes Into Station Train at Mauch Chunk
Sixteen injured as a backward running locomotive collided with a standing passenger train at the Lehigh Valley station in Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania. Among the seriously hurt were Yather Wastle Weatherly Mary Rets Hazelton James Bonner Drifton and Charles O'Donnell Free land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mauch Chunk
Yather Wastle
Weatherly
Mary Rets
Hazelton
James Bonner
Drifton
Charles O'Donnell
Freeland
Indictments Seek Oil Rebates under Federal Act
Federal grand jury in St. Louis has returned two indictments charging Waters-Pierce Oil Company with accepting rebates on oil shipments in violation of the Elkins Act. The 72 counts across the two indictments could lead to a maximum fine of 1.52 million dollars if convicted on all charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Three Burned to Death in Maryland Lamp Blast
Mrs Emma fynde wife of Charles Munde and her two daughters Grace 19 and Gladys 6 died after a lamp exploded at their Hagerstown Maryland home. Gladys upset the lamp accidentally triggering the disaster. The mother and Grace sustained fatal burns while aiding the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Fynde
Charles Munde
Grace
Gladys
Hagerstown
Gir
Dempster’s Last Day for Execution in Canonsburg Slaying
Governor Pennypacker issued a warrant for the execution of Elmer Dempster, set for January 17, for the murder of Mrs. Mary Pearce and her three children near Canonsburg on July 29 of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Pennypacker
Elmer Dempster
Dempster
Mary IE. Pearce
Canonsburg
Drug Trust Must Stand Trial in Federal Case
At Indianapolis Judge A B Anderson overruled all demurrers in the United States versus the National Association of Retail Druggists and others. Defendants were ordered to answer on the first Monday in February. The suit proceeds under the Sherman act of July 2, 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drug Trust
Indianapolis
A. B. Anderson
United States
National Association of Retail Drugglars
Waterspout Drowns Six Near Murphy N C
A waterspout struck Fain mountain four miles from Murphy causing a turbulent flood that swept into a small home owned by R. Cornwell. Cornwell’s wife and three children plus two visiting girls drowned as the house collapsed. Cornwell survived, pulled to safety after the deadly surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fain Mountain
Murphy
Cornwell
Woman Threatens Rockefeller for Million Dollar Ransom
Mrs Rose Delina Beauvais 40 was arrested outside Guardian Trust Co on lower Broadway New York after threatening to kill John D Rockefeller unless paid 1 000 000 dollars Her husband Herman Handfield a trunk factory foreman noted her odd conduct She was hospitalized at Bellevue for mental observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Rose Delina Beauvais
Guardian ‘Trust. Co
Lower Broadway
New York
Herman Hanifield
Handfield
Bellevue Hospital
Outlaw Chief Killed in Samar Clash With Troops
Governor Carry reports a desperate fight near Albalate on November 26 between Pulajanes and volunteers. Pedro de La Cruz, an outlaw chief, was killed and 20 followers wounded. The remainder of his band was dispersed. La Cruz had led Samar bandits since 1896 and refused to surrender to Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samar
Carry
Albalate
Pedro de la Cruz
la Cruz
Explosion Kills 50 At German Factory Near Witten
A powerful explosion at a German factory near Witten, Westphalia, destroyed the building and caused many deaths with unconfirmed counts likely above ten. Around 100 people were wounded as residents fled fearing another blast in the vaults. The explosive identified as roburst or saltpetre, ammonium, sulphur mixture is difficult to trigger by a blow and burns safely in the open, its power rivaling dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witten
Westphalia
Bank Wrecker Sentenced in Coshocton Case
Judge Campbell overruled a new trial motion and sentenced Mrs. Mary J. Lingefelter to three years’ penitentiary for forgery related to the wrecking of the Newarl bank in Coshocton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Coshocton
Mary J. Lingefelter
Chinese Grow Threatening in Lienchow Mission Property Plague
Advices from Canton report a resurgence of anti missionary sentiment at Lienchow where some property has been plundered. The American Consul has asked the Viceroy to enforce protection of missionaries and their property. The Wabash railroad grants raises for staff effective December 1 boosting conductors to 120 dollars a month brakemen to 61 dollars a month and yardmen four cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Lienchow
Wabash Railroad
Weasel Wreck Sinks Coasting Steamer J H H Jones
A Wiarton dispatch reports the coasting steamer J H H Jones foundered off Cape Cocker with all hands lost. Twelve crew from Wiarton and an estimated sixteen passengers were aboard. The vessel, once a stout Georgian Bay carrier under Captain Crawford, vanished after leaving Owen Sound for Tobermory and Manitoulin. Survivors yet to be found. wreckage and bodies recovered by local Indians. Names of many passengers and crew listed among unknowns and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiarton
Ont
J. HH. Jones
Crawford Tug Company
Cape Cocker
Jones
Owen Sound
Manitoulin
Georgian Bay
Crawford
Christian Islands
T. J. Donaldson
Alexander Lyons
Lyons
Fox
Frank Falon
George Falon
M. W
James Tilley
George Smith
Cook
Frank Jackson
M, Clary
Sugar Trust Fined by Judge for Rebates in NYC Court
Judge Hough in the United States circuit court at New York fined the American Sugar Refining Company eighteen thousand dollars for accepting rebates from the New York Central Railroad. The rebates totaled twenty six thousand dollars and the company has sixty days to appeal. Anticipated moves may pursue trial on other rebate indictments against transportation firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Circuit Court
New York
New York Central Railroad Company
United States
Stimson
Chinese in Distress Calls for Help in Kiang-Su Flood Crisis
A Shanghai appeal from an international committee of consuls, merchants, missionaries, and Chinese officials urges Europe and America to aid the Kiang-Su province where floods have destroyed crops over more than 40,000 square miles, leaving about 10 million people at starvation risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Europe
America
Kiang-Su
China
Indictment of Real Estate Trust Officials in Philadelphia Collapse
William F. North treasurer and M. B. Collingwood cashier of the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia were indicted by the grand jury for complicity in the institution's collapse. Collingwood is charged with accepting deposits under the same circumstances and with embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. North
Collingwood
Real Estate Trust Company
Philadelphia
Grand
District Attorney Dismissed Over Malfeasance Claim
President Roosevelt directed the dismissal of Noah B. K. Pettingill as United States district attorney for Porto Rico. While serving privately, he sued another official for gross misconduct in office, an act deemed malfeasance by the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt A
Noah B. K. Pettingill
United States
Porto Rico
Gold and Silver Production Changes in 1908
A joint report by the Bureau of the Mint and the Geological Survey notes gold production worldwide in 1908 reached 376,289,200 dollars while silver output fell to 157,330,962 dollars. Gains came from the United States, Africa, and Mexico, while major silver producers declined compared with the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Mint
The
Geological Survey
Mint
United States
Africa
Mexico
Five Men Die In Dynamite Blast Near Moccasin Gap
A dynamite explosion in a rail road excavation near Moccasin Gap Virginia killed five men instantly. Four workers and a foreman were among the deceased. names were not released in the report. The blast occurred during construction for the South and Western railroad project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South & Western Railroad
Moccasin Gap
Inherit Large Fortuna From Austrias Gold Fields
Thomas McCarthy, a Hotel Lincoln bar clerk in New Castle, Pa., and his brother Michael of Wampum inherit a fortune said to rise their status from wage earners to millionaires. They are the only heirs known to receive $3,000,000 from their father’s brother Timothy McCarthy, who died in Australia after making a fortune in the gold fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCarthy
Lincoln
New Castle
Michael McCarthy
Wampum
Helys
Timothy McCarthy
Australia
New Steel Plant Consolidation Proposed in Midwest and West
Cleveland promoters announce a plan to consolidate steel roof and iron pipe plants across Ohio and several Western states. Negotiations cover about a hundred plants in Ohio and twenty five in Indiana Minnesota Iowa and other states. They deny any backing by United States Steel Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gancerha
Plana
Cleveland
Ohio
H. H. Bishop
Indiana
Minols
Iowa
United States Steel Corporation
Bon Needs the Money Advertises Wares for Livelihood
Count Bont de Castellane reportedly pursues devious means to fund living. He allegedly works as a wine agent and tailors helper to advertise wares and acts as an agent for a large wine dealer on commission. Jewelers seek his display of jewelry previously worn during lavish spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bont de Castellane
Aiveliood
Oh Commission
Gould Millones
Moody to Lead Fight on Employers Liability Act Case
Attorney General Moody will take charge in Memphis as the United States prosecutes a constitutional challenge to the employers liability act. The suit, brought by Damielle Howard for $20,000 against Illinois Central Railroad, tests the act's validity in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Memphis
Tenn
William H. Moody
United States
Damielle Howard
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Cholera Virus Fatal in Manila Prison Experiments
Ten prisoners died after inoculation with a cholera virus at Bilidio prison in Manila. Dr. R. P. Strong of the Bureau of Science led the experiments. Investigators say fatalities resulted from contamination of the cholera virus with bubonic plague virus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bilidio
P. L
R. P. Strong
Bureau of Science
Railroad Wage Increase Settled for Philadelphia & Reading
The Philadelphia and Reading Railway company and its employees reached an agreement on call freight and yard service. Train men receive a 10 percent wage rise along with adjustments of unequal rates. Additional concessions aim to improve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Desertion Rate Rises in United States Army
The annual report by Military Secretary Major General Ainsworth shows 6,258 desertions in the year ended June 30, or 7.4 per 100 soldiers. The 1905 desertion rate was 6.8. Of 2905 desertions, 818 were apprehended and 240 surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ainsworth
Knox named Yale law commencement speaker
United States Senator P C Knox of Pennsylvania accepts invitation to be the commencement day orator at Yale law school next June. The report notes other high level appointments and events, including Paget succeeding Grenfell as commander in Ireland and shifts in railway wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
P. C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Yale Law School
Arthur Henry Paget
Francis Wallace Grenfell
Ireland
Roosevelt
Brownaylile
Texas
Atkinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
el Paso
Boston Wool Market Strong With Rising Prices
The wool market shows a strong, firm trend with rising demand as world wool clips are needed for expanding dyeing and clothing industries. Prices span fine to quarter blood, with top ranges from 70 to 720 dollars for fine staples and 63 to 7 dollars for lower grades, while domestic quotes in Ohio and Pennsylvania stay steady across multiple lots and qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Traction Combine Plans Merge Eight Indiana Tractions
Traction merger aims to form a holding company uniting eight interurban lines including Indiana Union Traction Indianapolis & Western Indianapolis & Northwestern Indianapolis & Eastern Indianapolis & Martinsville Indianapolis Coal Traction Wayne & Valley Richmond Street & Interurban. The combined system would be among the world’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Union Traction
Indianapolis & Western
Indianapolis & Northwestern
Indianapolis & Eastern
Indianapolis & Martinsville
Indianapolis Coal Traction
Wayne & Wabash Valey
Richmond Street & Interurban
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Titus Blessing
Jen
Kellman
Medimont Lake
Tdahg
Internal Revenue Receipts
Youngstown
Tony Pitts
Melazzo
Sicily
Rutland Railroad
Vermont
J. D. Rockefeller
Weasel
Sugar Trust
Alton, Burlington
Glasgow
Claude Rumsey
Rock Island
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