News in Brief Covers Wide Range of 1900s Topics
Numerous short items report on a 20 000 blaze in Washington North Carolina gains coalitions on cement plant and city bonds in Hampton Virginia. Political shifts include governors elected in Georgia Massachusetts and a salary increase for North Carolina’s governor. Other notes cover Italy earthquake relief funds Bloddy Angle memorial plans and a Tennessee murder case tied to a boy’s death.
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Washington
N. C
United States
Wm. Tillman
Chatham County
Tennessee
Rankin
van Pelt
Pensacola
Virginia Portland Cement Co
Hampton
Spottsylvania
Bloody Angle
R. E. Lee
U. S. Grant
John
Henderson
Whitney N. C
Suez Canal
Seicily
Bert M. Fernald
Georgia
Oben S. Draper
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Claus Speckles
Rosebargh
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Coo
South Carolina
Italy
Cotton Manufacturing Association
Richmond
Canegie
California
Virginian Railroad
Norfolk
Roanoke
James Treanor
Central Hotel
Covington
Tenn
Senor Castro
Venezuela
Berlin
Congress
Greensboro
Red Springs
Virginia Mountain
C. F. King
Boston
Virginia and Carolina Hotel Association
Jefferson
Taft Busy In Augusta With Visitors And Officials
President-Elect Taft greeted callers and met with Republican notables in Augusta Georgia listening to A J McKelway on child labor in the South. He spoke with Frank Hitchcock John Hays Hammond Chauncey Dewey and others as photographers mobbed his cottage. No action on child labor is planned.
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Augusta
National Child Labor Committee
South
A. J. McKelway
Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Hitchcock
Chauncey Dewey
Chicago
Illinois State Militia
Dewey
William H. Jackson
New York
Henry Jackson
Georgia
Building the Sea Wall at Sumter on Sullivan's Island
Rapid progress on Sullivan's Island sea wall with no material receipt issues. A large force works under Capt. BE Adams of the U S Engineers in Charleston, with J H DuPre as engineer in charge and William Dehon assisting on site.
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Sumter
Sullivan’s Island
United States
Charleston
BE. M. Adams
Corps of Engineers
Venezuelan Settlement Talks Underway In Caracas
Washington reports William S. Buchanan, American special commissioner, is in Caracas negotiating with the Gomez government to establish a settlement basis for outstanding US Venezuela questions. Dispatches remain hopeful but no definite conclusion yet. instructions are broad for ongoing talks.
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Washington
State Department
William S. Buchanan
Caracas
Gomez
United States
Venezuela
Buchanan
British steamer Anglo-African grounded off Cape Charles in fog
The British steamer Anglo-African laden with a Tocopila Mexico cargo bound for Baltimore ran aground on Smith's Island near Cape Charles in dense fog. With little wind and moderate seas the crew reports the vessel in good condition and plans to lighten cargo before refloating.
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Cape Charles
Norfolk
Tocopila
Mex
Baltimore
Smith’s Island
Meteor Falls in Alabama Shocks Marion County Residents
A large meteor reportedly fell in western Percy county at 10 o'clock Friday night. The object descended from the southwest and was visible across the county. A distinct shock followed, rattling windows and doors over a wide area.
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Alabama
Marion
Ala
Percy County
Stamp Clerk Short in His Accounts in Anniston
Post office inspectors report Ed M. Smith a stamp clerk in Anniston Alabama left Saturday night and is short between 1800 and 2000 dollars in his accounts Friends may make good the shortage No word from Smith since a Monday letter saying he left due to trouble He was last seen in Birmingham Sunday night.
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Anniston
Ala
Postoffice
Smith
Birmingham
Montana on endurance run to Hampton Roads then Panama
The cruiser Montana left Monday for a multiday endurance voyage aiming to return to Hampton Roads to join the North Carolina after repairs. The two cruisers will proceed to Charleston, from which President-elect Taft will depart for Panama.
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Norfolk
Montana
Hampton Roads
North Carolina
Charleston
Taft
Panama
Pittsburg Councilmen and Bankers Indicted on Bribery Charges
Seven Pittsburg council members and two former bankers were indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges after grand jury action following arrests two weeks earlier. True bills named T. C. Atkinson, William Brand, John F. Klein, Jospeh C. Wasson, Jacob Soffel, Hugh Ferguson, W. W. Ramsey, and A. A. Vilsack for offering, giving, or accepting bribes. Bond was set and hearings are expected soon.
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Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Grand Ee
T. C. Atkinson
William Brand
Common Council
John F. Klein
Jospeh C. Wasson
Jacob Soffel
Hugh Ferguson
W. W. Ramsey
German National Bank
A. A. Vilsack
Same Bank
Acc
Taft to Attend Atlanta Banquet with Possum and Taters
President elect Taft will be guest of honor at a January 15 banquet in Atlanta hosted by the chamber of commerce. A delegation sought his advice on menu and he replied he longs to taste possum and taters, saying the visit would be incomplete without it.
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Atlanta
Relief for Earthquake Sufferers From New York Aid
New York ships twenty five tons of clothing and over thirteen tons of provisions to clothe and feed Cala bria and Sicily quake survivors. Hamburg America liner Hamburg sails Tuesday for Genoa and Naples carrying homeward more than 300 Italians. Provisions donated largely by Nathan Straus from a local firm stock.
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New York
Calabria
Sicily
Hamburg
Genoa
Naples
Nathan Straus
No Trouble With Honduras Is Anticipated
Ernesto Fotes Honduras consul in Mobile said reports of a Central American conflict are not credible. He asserted peace in the region is assured and Honduras remains neutral, with a normal number of regular soldiers under Washington treaties.
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Mobile
Ala
Ernesto Fotes
Honduras
Washington
Alligators Raised Like Pigs On Southern Farms
Alligators are becoming scarce on Southern coasts and valued, with at least three farms in the United States seen as successful. The farms are located in Arkansas Florida and California and raise and butcher alligators similarly to pigs.
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Arkansas
Florida
California
Southern Steel Company to Resume Operations Soon
Birmingham official said the Southern Steel Company will be one of the Souths largest firms and land will reopen within six to eight weeks after the reorganization committee member announced Monday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Steel Company
South
Wrights Flight Breaks Upto Date Aero Records At Le Mans
Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist, shattered all prior records in Le Mans France with a two hour nine minute flight. Official distance 73 miles, but actual path exceeded 90 miles due to wide curves. After the record he ascended again with M Barthou as passenger amid cold conditions.
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Lemans
France
Cable
Wilbur Wright
Wright
M. Barthou
Schooner Myra W. Speers Capsizes. Four Drowned
Mystic, Conn. Special TheGil bert Transportation schooner Myra W. Speers capsized 15 miles off Cape Cod on December 30. Four crewmen drowned. Captain Elisha F. Rogers and one man were rescued by a fishing schooner after the vessel struck a submerged wreck while carrying railroad ties from New London to Boston.
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Mystic, Conn
Gilbert Transportation Company
Myra W. Speers
Cape Cod
Elisha F. Rogers
Speers
New London
Boston
Night Riders Guilty in Tennessee Court
In Union City Tennessee a jury finds Garret Johnson Tid Burton Roy Ransom Fred Pineon Arthur Clear and Sam Applewhite guilty of first degree murder with mitigating circumstances while Bud Morris and Bob Huffman are guilty of second degree murder. Six defendants face death or life imprisonment with sentencing set for the court. The case ends a violent chapter tied to the Ree Footlake night rider clan and militia intervention.
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Union City
Tenn
Garret Johnson
Tid Burton
Roy Ransom
Fred Pineon
Arthur Clear
Sam Applewhite
Bud Morris
Bob Huffman
Patterson
Elan
Kanken
Mrs. Erb and sister acquitted in Meida Court murder case
Florence M. Erb wife of Captain J Clayton Erb and her sister Catherine Beizell were found not guilty of shooting Captain Erb on October 4 1908 after a nearly eighteen hour jury deliberation in Media Pennsylvania. The verdicts were delivered after the jury requested self defense instructions. The sisters embraced in tears as verdicts were announced.
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J. Clayton Erb
Meida Court
Media
Florence M. Erb
Catherine Beizell
Captain Erb
Delaware County Court House
Ting
Durham County Board of Education Grants Record School Funds
The Durham County Board of Education distributed a historic per capita fund, allocating forty thousand dollars to public schools. The disbursement amounted to four dollars per child and places Durham ahead of other counties in the state.
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Durham
N. C
County Board of Education
Parrot Guides Rescue of Shipwrecked Girl in Messina
Naples cable queen Helena reports rescue of a six year old girl trapped in ruins at Messina. Italian sailors hearing cries of Maria aria followed a parrot repeating the name to locate the girl. They found her unconscious and both she and the parrot were brought aboard the battleship Regina Elena.
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Naples
Helena
Messina
Maria
Aria
Hill Pays Carnegie's Gift to Koch Institute
Berlin reports Ambassador David Jayne Hill paid Andrew Carnegie's gift of 125000 dollars to the Koch Institute for Tuberculosis Research. Hill also conveyed Carnegie's cordial thanks for his honorary membership and best wishes for the institute's continued success.
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Hill
Carnegie
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Seehandlung Bank
Andrew Carnegie
Koch Institute For Tuberculosis
Institute
1908 Made Big death by own action Gains Chicago
1908 Chicago crime and casualty totals show a surge in self harm and embezzlement. Self destruction rose fivefold from 1907, with revolvers favored. embezzlements totaled over 13 million dollars, largely by bank officials. Homicides rose but did not reach 1907 levels. holiday death toll and injuries reached into hundreds.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
France Declared World Banker Amid Wealth Rise
France's fortune grows with annual saving near 1 billion dollars and foreign holdings yielding 360 million. Beaulieu estimates wealth at 45 billion, about 1100 dollars per person, while gold and hidden securities may raise totals further. Trade balances favor France despite high 1909 budget from rail purchases and Morocco expenses.
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Paris
France
M. Leroy
Beaulieu
M. Leroy Beaulieu
Leroy Beaulieu
India
Bank of France
Western
Morocco
Sergeant Draws Big Sum Through Army Deposit Plan
Charles Harvey a retired soldier and former post quartermaster sergeant at Fort Rosecrans drew $13 000 from Colonel George R. Smith chief paymaster the second largest sum paid to a soldier in this department under the army deposit plan. Harvey will also receive $67 50 monthly for life.
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Army Deposit Plan
San Francisco
Cal
Charles Harvey
Fort Rosecrans
George R. Smith
Harvey
Color Rays a Cure For Crime and Inebriety
Dr J Frank lis of the Norristown State Asylum presented cases of drunkenness and juvenile depravity to the Philadelphia Medical Society arguing that light energy can curb crime. He described light starvation as a cause of crime and predicted that light energy development will reduce drunkenness and criminal behavior.
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Philadelphia
J. Franklis
Norristown State
Philadelphia Medical Society
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Geo. E. Milton
Knoxville Sentinel
Chattanooga News
Tafi’s
Mr. Taft
Nightriders
Sik
Mrs. Erb
Robert Carter
Americar
Russia
Asia
Philippines
China
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