Made Them Slaves' East Coast Rail Case in Court
In New York a federal trial over alleged peonage and enforced servitude targets the Florida East Coast Railway company. Prosector asserts 3000 men were lured south in 1905, fed stale bread, forced onto a steamer, kept in a barren Florida wilderness, and paid with store scrip. defense seeks dismissal of peonage charges. Judge Hough to rule. Also: London report on penny postage urged to end cable monopoly with a one penny per word rate and global government takeover.
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Florida
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Florida East Coast Railway Company
Francisco Sabbia
Edward J. Triay
David A. Harley
Frank A. Hough
Glenn Asted
Forida East Coast Company
Mr. Asted
Asted
John B. Stanchfield
Florida East Coast Company
Henry M.flagter
London
John Hinnaker Heaton
Royal Colonial Institute
Europe
America
Heator
Nebraska Notes Highlights Local Happenings
The Schuyler city hall nears completion and a new cream station opens at St. Edwards. Beatrice hosts the November federal court term while Allen Barnes visits Illinois. Smith reports high popcorn yields near Lyons and town upgrades in Columbus. Local deaths, births, and civic notes punctuate a wide roundup of Nebraska happenings.
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Schuyler
St. Edwards
Federal Court
Beatrice
Frank Hajek
Howells
United States
Fremont
F. L. Sinclair
Gus Brocker
Scribner
Excelsior Springs
Boyd
Hallowe'en
E. C. Byerly
Hot Springs
S.D
Playter & Lambert
Chadron
A. R. Dodson
M. C. McAllister
Douglas County
Valley
David Sutherland
Boise City
Idaho
Postmaster General Removes Seattle Official Amid Probe
The president decided to dismiss George M. Stewart, Seattle postmaster, following an investigation into charges of soliciting campaign contributions. Records also indicate the Seattle postal service was unsatisfactory.
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Washington
George M. Stewart
Seattle
Taft to Meet National Figures Over Senate Crisis
Hot Springs Virginia reports William L. Ward a New York national committeeman and Representative Burton of Ohio, along with Vice President-elect Sherman, expected to visit President-elect Taft to discuss the sensational Senate crisis in their states.
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Derstood
Mr. Taft
U. S
Sherman
Electrification to Slash NYC Philadelphia Run Time
Officials announce the system from Manhattan and Jersey City to Philadelphia will be electrified and the New York to Philadelphia run time cut to one hour, down from the current two hours. The move follows the Harrison Newark suburb to Long Island City extension.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrison
Newark
Long Islan City
Manhattan
Jersey City
New York
Phila
Germany Mine Disaster at Radbedclaims Many Lost
A massive explosion at the Radbed mine near Hamm Germany fatally entombed 302 workers after 35 were badly hurt and 37 died brought to the surface. Rescue efforts failed as flames and a collapsed air shaft blocked entry and plans to flood the mine were issued.
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Hamm
Westphalia
Germany
Courrieres
France
Wekerle says Austria-Hungary won’t assume Turkish debt
In the Hungarian lower house Premier Wekerle states the Austria-Hungarian government will not bear any Turkish national debt from Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation. He notes the occupation eased Turkey’s finances but cost Austria-Hungary, and warns Servia’s bellicose posture could trigger war if not halted. Separately in New Orleans the Texas and Pacific Railroad faces a five count federal indictment for alleged interstate commerce violations over car service to grain dealers.
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Budapest
Wekerle
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Turkey
Servia
Austria-Hungary
New Orleans
tThe
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
Fire Sweeps Taft Railroad Camp Ruins Town
A disastrous fire swept the Taft railroad construction camp in Montana for the third time in two years. The blaze started early in the Arcade theater and spread to adjacent buildings, burning fiercely for two hours before being controlled, leaving roughly one third of the town in ruins.
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Missoula
Mont
Taft, Mont
Here
Arcade Theater
Desperado Tony Innes Shot by Constable in Lima
A Butte Montana dispatch reports Tony Innes, an identified desperado, was shot and killed by Constable W H Boyle at Lima during an arrest attempt. Innes refused to leave town and placed the gun to his mouth provoking the fatal discharge. Boyle was arrested.
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Nashville
Tenn
HE. W. Carmack
United States
Tennesee
Teneseean
Robin Cooper
Duncan B. Cooper
M. M. Patterson
Cooper
Carmack
Young Cooper
Coopers
Patterson
Sentor Carmack
Paul
Minn
Butte
Mont
Tony Innes
W. H. Boyle
Lima
Innes
Water System for Manila Completed After Three-Year Build
Manila unveils a new water system costing 2,000,000 dollars, completed in three years. Water flows from the Mariquina valley source to the city over twenty miles as Governor General Smith starts the dam gates. Officials claim it marks a major American improvement in the Philippines.
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Manila
Mariquina
Smith
Philippine Islands
Government to Spend Five Million on Public Buildings
Washington reports the Treasury will award contracts totaling about five million dollars in November for construction painting repairing and refurnishing public buildings nationwide. Supervising architect James Knox Taylor plans fifteen new projects including post offices custom houses quarantine stations and related facilities.
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Washington
Taft
National Treasury
United States
Treasury Department
James Knox Taylor
Will
Railroad fatalities and injuries rise in national toll
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 3,764 people were killed and 68,989 injured in U.S. railroad casualties for the year ending June 30, a decline of 1,236 deaths and 3,297 injuries from the previous year.
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Washington
United States
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
German Dirigible Crashes in Baltic Waters
Berlin reports a German army dirigible damaged in collision with a tree and forced down in the Baltic near Wollin. The envelope tore fully, steel stays broke, gas escaped, pilots uninjured and brought ashore after the airship floated two hours. The flight lasted about two hours.
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Berlin
Wollin
Baltic
Sas
Thankful Echoes on Time and Ownership by Sam Walter Foss
The poem celebrates gratitude for life and possession, asserting ownership over what one can see and the ongoing value of hope and common good. It praises the neighborly world, natural beauty, human resilience, and a steadfast thankfulness across past and future days.
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Jake
Sam Walter Foss
Success Magazine
Thanksgiving Dinner With Codfish On a Tight Budget
Mrs Pettingill frets over hard times as she plans a Thanksgiving meal with codfish and beets rather than a turkey. Deacon Pettingill consoles her, while neighbor Mary Ann Dawson worries for the family’s poverty. Tommy Tompkins arrives with cranberries from Cape Cod.
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Mrs. Pettingill
Mary Ann Dawson
Medder-Land
Sam
Deacon Pettingill
Miss Dawson
New England
Joel
Lizy Jane
Mary Ann Dawgon
Deacon
John
Westbury Market
Tilla Graham
Mrs. Pettingull
Thanksgiving Kitchen Treasures and a Christmas Secret
Mrs Pettingill hosts a generous Thanksgiving with donations from neighbors including pies doughnuts and cider. A church deacon joins, and Miss Dawson discovers a budding romance between Farmer Gibson and herself as Christmas nears.
Precaution Mother Gobbler Exchange Sparks Stir
Brutus declares toughness after overhearing a man seeking a good turkey. The exchange shows rustic humor and frontier bravado in a rural setting.
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Mother Gobbler
Brutus
Thanksgiving Hymn for Freedom and Faith Across Time
Poem celebrating America's Thanksgiving with Pilgrim Fathers, divine guidance, and a united nation. It links God’s mercy to liberty, describing Mayflower origins, survival through hardship, and a pledge to keep a free Thanksgiving Day as North and South, East and West unite as one family.
Aged humorist’s stubborn vow ends in tragedy
The editor urges reform on the aging humorist famed for bon mots. He vows to quit on New Year’s Day but cannot resist writing and crossing out, ultimately producing a gibe about dismembering Turkey. He dies next morning, marked by an insatiable habit.
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Turkey
Greece
China
Some Men Are Never Satisfied
A domestic scene shows Mr. Newbryde misjudging a turkey stuffed with oysters. Mrs. Newbryde defends the dish, noting the shells are present and mocking her husband’s blunt criticism. The exchange carries light humorous tone.
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Mr. Newbryde
Mary
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