Dynamite Bombs Target Prohibition Leaders in Girard
Dynamite blasts were set off in front of the homes of C Z Gifford, president of the Law and Order league, and two Girard ministers active in anti prohibition efforts after six arrests for violations. No injuries or property damage were reported. Officials say the blasts aim to intimidate the league amid ongoing confrontations with anti prohibitionists. Fortunes of the case split with supporters blaming mischievous youths and league members vowing protection for all who worked for enforcement.
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Law and Order League
Girard
Ala
C. Z. Gifford
League
Make Stockholders Liable Purport in Neal Bank Case
R C Bosche a Neal Bank depositor secured a temporary restraining order from Judge Ellis in Atlanta to stop B H Thornton W F Manry H C Caldwell Arthur C Kee ly and Mrs L N Pittman from selling or transferring any property. The Central Bank and Trust Corporation as receiver was enjoined from disposing of collateral for Neal Bank loans. Bosche states he deposited 1000 and seeks to join demurrers and alleges stockholders are liable for the bank's indebtedness.
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Neal Bank
R. C. Bosche
Ellis
Atlanta
B. H. Thornton
W. F. Manry
H. C. Caldwell
Arthur C. Keely
Gulf Coast Faces Severe Cold Wave Hit
Florida truck damaged as a deep cold wave sweeps the Gulf Coast. Pensacola records the lowest temperature since December 1906 at 28 degrees Friday. The frost cripples early crops and gardens along the coast, with widespread damage reported.
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Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Walker Fights Extradition From Mexico Dispatches
William F. Walker, former cashier of the New Britain Savings Bank in Connecticut, will contest extradition from Mexico and refuse to return to the United States until all Mexican defenses are exhausted.
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Mexico
William F. Walker
New Britain
Bank Refuses State Interest on 1907 Deposits in New Orleans
Governor Blanchard announced that State National Bank of New Orleans refuses to pay about $10,000 in interest on state funds deposited in 1907. The refusal follows a large withdrawal of state money totaling around $200,000 after bank directors urged liquidation of the institution.
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State National Bank
New Orleans
Louisiana
Blanchard
State National Bank of
Florida Labor Federation Meets in Gainesville Crowd Record
The Florida State Federation of Labor held one of the largest gatherings in state history in Gainesville at noon on Tuesday. Delegates from every region and all branches of organized labor filled the opera house to capacity.
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Gainesville
Florida State Federation of Labor
Opera House
Organized Labor
American Fleet Sails From Rio To Magellan Straits
The American battleship fleet, led by the Alabama, sails from Rio de Janeiro for Punta Arenas on a 14 000 mile Pacific cruise. Brazilian crowds cheer as three divisions of ships follow, with Magellan straits navigation noted as a key milestone en route to San Francisco.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Punta Arenas
Magellan Straits
San Francisco
Rio
Pacific
Straits of Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Discovery
Charles V
Spain
Evans
Cape Horn
Magellan Strait
Crooked Beach
Receiver goes to Cuba to inspect Neal Bank loaned assets
Asa Candler president of Central Bank and Trust Corporation and receiver for the Neal Bank departed Atlanta on Thursday to examine properties in Cuba tied to a loan of about 120000 dollars the bank extended in the neighborhood of that amount.
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Asa Candler
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Neal Bank
Atlanta
Cuba
Pine Level mob tragedy shocks North Carolina town
A Selma, North Carolina report details a lynching in Johnston County where a Black impersonator lured residents to a false show. The staged event ended with the stranger killed by a Black mob. his body was found along the Southern railroad tracks at daylight.
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North Carolina
Selma
N. C
Pine Level
Johnston County
Darkey
Southern
Tillman Speech at South Carolina Assembly Urges Repeal of Fifteenth Amendment
Senator Tillman spoke before the South Carolina General Assembly Thursday night calling for repeal of the fifteenth amendment and promoting immigration to offset what he described as inevitable negro domination in states where blacks predominate.
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South Carolina General Assembly
Benator Tillman
Idle Army Clubbed Would-Be Paraders in Chicago
A planned socialist march of the unemployed in downtown Chicago on Thursday led to two clashes with police. Dr. Benjamin L. Reitman and two followers were arrested after authorities warned against a street parade. Police used clubs as marchers dispersed, with several women pulled into the confusion and arrests completed for those captured later on Clark Street.
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Chicago
Benjamin L. Reitman
Reitman
Shipp
Lake Front
Michigan Avenue
Art Institute
Reltman
Adams Street
Roitman
Madison Street
State Street
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Union League Club
Wetmore Finally Lands Reelected Senator in Rhode Island
Geo Peabody Wetmore was elected to the United States Senate by the Rhode Island general assembly at Providence on the first ballot in both chambers after a lengthy deadlock. Tuesday’s session continued the balloting, with the 85th ballot in the contest occurring on that day. The result ends a protracted stalemate that had occupied much of the last session.
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Rhode Island
United States
Geo. Peabody Wetmore
United States Senate
Rhode Island General Assembly
Providence
General Assembly
Prohibition Election Bills Introduced in North Carolina
In Raleigh both the senate and house introduced bills for a statewide August election on prohibition. If approved by the people, the measure would take effect January 1, 1909.
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North Carolina
Senate
House
Raleigh
President Roosevelt Transmits German Tariff Accord Remarks Stir Senate Debate
President Roosevelt on Wednesday sent to the senate and house copies of tariff regulations negotiated with Germany plus a proposed amendment to the customs act. The message sparked lively executive session discussion over presidential authority, treaty enactment, and constitutional origins of tariffs. Senators urged open session and questioned the president’s unilateral action, with a reference to the McKinley act and possible danger of autocratic conduct. The message was referred to the finance committee with a call for early enactment of the amendment to strengthen customs administration.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
United States
Germany
House of Representatives
Reichstag
Boards of Trade
Hepburn
McLaurin
Teller
Gallinger
Committee On Finance
Congress
Rockefeller at Augusta Winter Arrival
John D. Rockefeller and family arrived in Augusta Georgia on Wednesday afternoon to spend the winter season. Accompanied by servants they will be joined soon by Harold F. McCormick and family with Mrs. McCormick being Mr Rockefeller's daughter.
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Oll Croesus
John D. Rockefeller
Augusta
Harold F. McCormick
Mrs. McCormick
Mr. Rockefelter
Aged Banker Morris K. Jessup Dies in New York
Morris K. Jessup longtime banker and civic leader died at his home in New York from heart disease after a two year illness. He was 78.
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Morris K. Jessup
New York
Governor Noel Inaugurated In Mississippi
In Jackson at noon Tuesday Governor Edmund F. Noel was inducted into office. Bishop Charles B. Galloway delivered the opening prayer before Noel read his inaugural address. The inaugural parade was an impressive feature of the ceremony.
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Eecutive
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Edmund F. Noel
Charles B. Galloway
Methodist Church
Noel
Roosevelt Rails at Senate Over Appointments
President Roosevelt pressed cabinet to prepare a public statement denying use of executive power for political ends. He cites blocked postmasters in Georgia and Pensacola, and New Hampshire appointments as proof of Senate obstruction. Officials were summoned to compile records of recent appointments for a forthcoming reply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Senate
Cortelyou
White House
Congress
Toccoa and Conyers
Postoffice
Pensacola
Fla
New Hampshire
Georgia
Hughes
Republican Club
Government cash repaid to treasury by New York banks
New York banks paid over the first installment of the $10,000,000 public deposits urged by Secretary Cortelyou to bolster the treasury’s working balance. The city banks now hold $72,027,000 of public deposits, $41,000,000 of which came from the October disturbance.
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New York
Cortelyou
Treasury
United Mine Workers Meet in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America held its annual session in Indianapolis Tuesday. Retiring President John Mitchell delivered a notably eloquent afternoon speech, declining a $2700 personal gift from Montana and Wyoming miners as thanks for his efforts to improve their condition.
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United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
Montana
Wyoming
Virginia Society banquet in Atlanta sparks concerns over wine
At the Virginia Society banquet in Atlanta celebrating Gen Lee's birthday wine bought and paid for by the society was served. Governor Smith’s absence as a scheduled speaker was attributed to that feature, raising questions about precedent.
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Virginia Society
Atlanta
Virginia Sobiety
Gen. Lee
Smith
Monument Inscription Sparks G A R Daughters Feud
A Washington dispatch reports bitter clashes between the Georgia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Grand Army of the Republic over a Wirz monument at Andersonville. Correlates condemn the inscription as false and inflammatory while veterans press protests and challenge the site’s ownership.
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Wirz
Washington Dispatch
James Tanner
Georgia Division
Daughters of the Confederacy
Appomattox
Henry Wirz
Confederate States of America
Andersonville
Isabel Worrello Ball
G. A. R. Woman’s Relief Corps
South
Grand Army of the Republic
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mr. Tanner
Jeff Davis
Zurich
Switzerland
Llegal
Washington, D. C
United States
Davis
William V. Dawson
Union Veterans’ Alliance
Grand Army
John McElroy
Richmond
Sherman
What Constitutes Booze Test Case Under Pure Food Law
District Attorney Baker filed a bill in Washington court to define whiskey under the pure food law. He sued the James Clark Distilling Co and the United States marshal seized thirty barrels of whiskey valued at 4000 dollars and stored them pending a final ruling. The prosecution alleges misbranding in violation of the act.
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Washington
Baker
James Clark Distilling Company
United States
Reward Offered by Mayor for Bomb Throwers in Girard
Mayor Foster of Girard Alabama offers a cash reward for information leading to the apprehension of those who exploded dynamite bombs in front of homes of Law and Order League officers. No further developments reported.
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Girard
Alabama
Foster
Ala
Law and Order League
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