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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
Dozen are Dead in Greensburg Wreck on Southern Rail
Greensburg North Carolina December 16 Twelve persons killed and twenty five injured when five cars of a Southern railway train plunged from a trestle into Reedy Fork creek. A broken rail caused the derailment injuring George J Gould and his son Jay who escaped through a window while R H Russell editor of Metropolitan magazine was badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
N. C
Southern Railroad
Reedy Fork Creek
George J. Gould
Jay
George Gould
St. Leo's Hospital
R. H. Russell
Metropolitan Magazine
Goulds
Keown
Bagby
Richmond
Broadfield
C. T
Americus
Brodnax
John G
Cone A. P
Richmond and
Danville
Southern Railway
Dammall
Isaac
Porter
Eames
Richard
Salisbury
Mount Airy
N.C
Kilby
Frank W
Birmingham
Ala
Nolan
C. B
Pullman
Greensboro
Sexton
Denton
White
H. C
Washington
D. C
Norfolk
Undertakers
Baseball Presidents Deadlock Over League Ward Bid
National baseball club presidents fail to settle the league presidency with Ward and Heydler each backed by factions. Brush suggests a compromise while Ebbetts and Murphy resist, New York and Chicago back Ward, St. Louis and Cincinnati favor Heydler, conference ends with no decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Baseball Clubs
John T. Brush
Ward
Heydler
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brush
Ebbetty
Murphy
John A.heydler
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgs
Stanley
Ban John
American League
National League
Ebbets
C. H. Ebberts
National Iergee
Secretary of War to Argue for Road in Illinois Case
Secretary Dickinson traveled from Washington to Springfield Illinois to argue before the state supreme court in a case involving the Illinois Central as a party. The case dates back long before his wartime appointment, and he informed the president it would be necessary to finish it. He expects to return to Washington next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dickinson
Springfield
Supreme Court of
Ilinois Central
Willard Tenders Presidency of Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore December 16 Daniel Willard general manager of the Burlington has been tendered the presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio This report states Willard may accept after consideration and could assume leadership of the railroad to steer its policy and expansion plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Daniel Willard
Burlington
Baltimore & Ohio
Woman's Head Blown Off in Wisconsin Murder Probe
In Chippewa Falls on December 16, the body of Mrs Shelley was found by her children returning home from school. Her head was blown off and a murder is suspected. The body lay in her residence near a lumber camp south of Hannibal, Wisconsin. Investigators pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Shelley
Hannibal
Robert Comtesse Elected President of Swiss Confederation
In Berne on December 16 1910 Parliament elected Robert Comtesse president of the Swiss Confederation for 1910. Marc E Ruchet was chosen vice president of the federal council succeeding Comtesse who has held the office this year. Ruchet previously served as president of the confederation in 1905 and the retiring president is Adolphe Deucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Comtesse
Berne
Switzerland
Marc E. Ruchet
Federal Council
Comtesse
Ruchet
Swiss Confederation
Adolphe Deucher
DOCTORS SAY KING LEOPOLD MAY RECOVER
Brussels reports King Leopold's condition improved with fears of a relapse fading. Physicians expect convalescence within five to six days as the king, though extremely weak, shows stronger features and clear mind despite his seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Brussels
Resignation wave in Nicaragua prompts regional tension
Reports from San Juan Del Sur Managua and New Orleans describe pressure for President Zelaya to resign, with talk of Madriz succeeding him. Telegraphs note no battle near Mapa, while U.S. forces and marines prepare moves in the region. Costa Rica protests insurgent actions along the frontier and gunboat movements are noted toward Guantanamo and possibly Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Rama
Managua
Zelaya
Mapa
Aiattene
Costa Rica
Mexico
Washington
Dubuque
Paducah
Portsmouth
Guantanamo
Cuba
Foreigners Quickly Made Over Into Distinctly American Type
Washington reports the immigration commission’s preliminary findings show descendants of foreigners adapting in body and mind to American life. The study notes a distinct American physical type emerging among European descendants and a trend toward smaller family sizes after arrival in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Immigration Commission
Congress
United States
Snead Murder Case Brings Arrests in New York
Mrs. Caroline B. Martin mother of Ocey Snead the East Orange bathtub victim was arrested in New York on a murder charge after a warrant issued in East Orange. Her daughter in law and sister Maryoe were also detained and Fletcher Snead was reported located in St Catherine's Ontario. The case centers on willful murder of Ocey Snead with further investigations and extradition proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caroline B. Martin
Ocey Snead
East Orange
New Jersey
Sinter
Martin
Mary Oe
Caroline W. Martin
Cost of living rises under high protection, 11 percent
Special correspondence notes an 11 percent rise in the cost of living over the past year across 96 commodities. Bradstreet's figures show higher prices, with wage pressures rising while wages lag. The piece links increases to the gold money supply and tariff protection, contrasting U S prices with Britain’s free trade era gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAV
the Argus
Washington
Taft
Congress
Bradstreet
Bradstreet’s
Aumed
England
United States
Great Britain
Refiners May Pay $700,000 More in Duty
New York dispatch reports the president of the National Refining Company began today efforts that may yield the government more than $760,000 in additional duties. Investigations are nearing completion and a settlement could be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
J. P. Morgan
Bell Company
Morgan
Central West
Bell Companies
Henry P. Davison
Morgan & Co
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Financial
Remor
Toledo
Clarence Brown
United States Telephone Company
Cuyahoga Telephone Company
Cleveland
James §. Brasley, Sr
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
United States Long Distance and
National Refining Company
Congress Adjourns 21st for Holidays in DC Session
Washington, D. C. December 16. The District of Columbia appropriation bid was considered as the house convened today. The senate agreed to the house resolution for adjournment for holidays, at the session’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Congress News Summary From Washington Dec 16
The two houses reported progress on major measures. The interstate commerce bill aims to grant rail regulation powers and set uniform rates. A canal bill, reported by the Foreign Commerce Committee, sparked wide debate over centralizing canal governance and its future authority. General discussion touched on abolishing the Isthmian canal commission and assigning construction oversight to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Rroure
2 von Newrae
Thority Tn
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