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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
4
Chicago readers recall J P Morgan recounts his father’s warning that any man who bets against America's future will go broke. He cites lessons from their journey to America and urges hard work and faith in national growth amid dark times and overproduction worries.
Coriano Gastro president of Venezuela was allowed to land at Pauillac near Bordeaux after a government aide reported Castro wished to settle tensions. He traveled to Bordeaux by special car where officials anticipated an apology, but a later message suggested a peaceful settlement was favored.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon opposing the issuance of government bonds to finance national waterway improvements. He would not vote for a ten year bond program of 1 billion dollars, signaling a rift with other leaders and shaping the rivers and harbors debate. Acheson of Pennsylvania proposes 63 million in bonds for 54 Ohio River locks and dams to secure nine foot navigation from Pittsburgh to Cairo. A freight train derailment on the Snowshoe branch results in engineer A T Baughman’s death at Rhodes station.
The North Coast Limited, carrying over 200 passengers, derailed at McKenzie, North Carolina after striking a broken rail. The train rolled 10 feet into a deep snow drift but with no fatalities, though several were injured. The engine survived and the tender and cars tumbled down the embankment as darkness complicated rescuers.
A fragment describes a crane incident involving passengers at a site. The associated property value is estimated at $2,500. No further details are readable.
Altoona Pa Dec 11 The state grange convention debates local option policy as a special committee reports a plan. The preview suggests a compromise resolution aligning with the anti saloon league abstaining while allowing its influence to guide propaganda.
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