Taft Dismisses Gifford Pinchot and Aides in Controversy
Washington January 8 President Taft directed Secretary Wilson to dismiss Gifford Pinchot forester of the forest service along with Overton Price associate forester and Alexander Shaw assistant attorney. The cabinet action follows charges tied to Ballinger controversy as Congress moves toward an inquiry. Pinchot’s letter defending Price and Shaw and his Dolliver letter are cited in explaining the dismissal.
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Bride Shot by Husband in Sleep Burglary Error
Jefferson Taylor, a farmer from Oak Hall Virginia, shot his bride three days after their wedding, believing burglars were in their room as she walked in her sleep. The ball hit her hip. she was taken to Ballenburgh Hospital. Taylor awoke to find his wife asleep and exclaimed in shock when he realized his error.
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Latham Sets Altitude Record In Early Flight
In Mourmeton France on January 8 Hubert Latham the French aviator reached an unofficial altitude of about 3280 feet during a 45 minute flight. The height exceeds the prior record by more than 1090 feet though figures are disputed.
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Kept Body of Dead Girl a Week in Newburgh
Edwin Powell age sixty four keeps his adopted daughter’s body in his rooms for seven days without funeral services. He faces a charge of violating state health laws. Powell, founder of a self styled religion called Judaism, fled Cornwall years ago amid local ire after claiming to be father of a second messiah born of a virgin mother. The girl died of consumption. a death certificate was issued but no burial occurred until health officials intervened. Powell claimed the girl would rise again, justifying his actions in his belief.
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The $9 Hog Arrived At Chicago Stock Yards
A long anticipated price milestone arrives as hogs reach $9 per hundredweight at Chicago's Union Stock Yards. Cold weather and producer hesitation slow market. the $9 hog marks a historic peak since Civil War days. Also reports note King of Siam hires American farming adviser J Barnett of Tallulah La as agriculture secretary, salary $6000 yearly. Five die in a Rome wreck. 100-day unconscious patient at Pittsburgh hospital nearing death. thousands of sheep killed by cold in Deadwood South Dakota. multiple brief world news items.
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Little Boy Blue Horn Note in Paper
Fragmentary verse echoes in a newspaper segment urging a child named Little Boy Blue to blow his horn and reveal stock, framed as a business prompt to a reader to publish notices or payments through the paper.
Gas Deal Aims to Control West Virginia Gas Output
A $200 million plan led by New York capitalists with Kumlhzton West Virginia seeks to dominate West Virginia gas production. Backed by Standard Oil, the scheme would extend northern central control to southern fields, via United PuelGix of Pittsburgh and holdings from United States Natural Gas. Several regional companies including Columbia Gas, Interstate Gas, and Ohio Fuel Supply would join in piping gas to New York Philadelphia and other seaboard cities.
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Family in Fate: Three Die and One Burned in Camden
Relentless misfortune haunts the Seel family of Oak Lysk Camden as three children die over three years. George Seel Jr., ten, is buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Grandfather George Seel Sr. aged 87 and the seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sock are hospitalized. The three surviving children suffer typhoid fever and burns from a dress fire incident. The mother cares for the youngsters with help from her mother-in-law.
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Tragic Tree Cutting Mishap in Seaford Del
Jan 8 fatal accident as Mants and Foskey superintending tree felling in woods. Three trees lodged and fell, burying another worker. Rescue brought body home. wife prostrated. Parallel reports: Bluefield Va fire destroys heart of town causing $500000 loss. Wheeling WVa indicts Charles Bachman for bribery. shooting mystery in Ange Nord. Venus outshines sun in Rome.
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Southern Pacific Locomotives novelty in motive power
A mixed page of machine notes and public notices describes new locomotive construction and cab design, detailing fifteen locomotives with innovative features such as an enclosed end cab and accessible engineer controls. The piece shifts to public notices on missionary movements led by laymen in New York and surrounding areas, then mentions Wisconsin rifle shoots and a record canal lock project at Kaunt Ste. Marie. It ends with health ad copy for Bloodine kidney tablets and a brief Cleveland Leader exchange.
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Life Of C. W. Morse Portrait Of A Prisoner Fight For Freedom
The text portrays Charles W. Morse at an Atlanta penitentiary scene, detailing his defiant stance, isolation, and rigorous curtailment of speech. Morse vows innocence while citing unjust imprisonment and outlining planned legal steps with counsel Martin Littleton. He quotes poetry to sustain resolve amid confinement.
Fragmented Account of Prison Routine and Odd Details
The text sketches a chaotic scene with a detainee Morse permitted limited letters and restricted purchases. It describes daily meals, work periods, and permitted activities, plus a curious digression on shipboard soap shortages and the gathering of a tropical natural product described as eggs found in a yellow mass on Atlantic shores and coral reefs.
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