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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
Describes early tornado season in the western plains with accounts of multiple funnels in one storm. Recounts the 1879 May 29 Kansas tornado that destroyed a school and church, noting towers and buildings twisted in opposite directions and weather phenomena suspected to involve electrical energies.
A wild mix of wartime social trends and political shifts spans prohibition’s revenue drop, rising cigarette use, and tax changes. Notable notes include a Newport man claiming 108 as a Revolutionary War descendant, Captain Downing’s 103rd birthday, and railroad disruptions from a major switchmen strike amid mergers.
The President and Cabinet reviewed the financial part of the message. Officials report a working Treasury balance of 26.5 million and a total general fund balance of 82.1 million. Disbursements exceed receipts by 44.2 million this fiscal year, while internal revenue nears 25 million. Panama bonds authorized total 200.6 million but only 84.1 million issued.
Secretary Wilson presents a glowing annual farm report calling 1909 the most prosperous year, noting farm product value at 8,760,000,000 and a 869,000,000 rise from the prior year while beef price spread shows farmer gains unevenly. hogs show better farmer returns. English Lords reject budget, refer to country for judgment in unprecedented move.
After eleven days of negotiation the Switchmen's Union of North America and a joint committee of thirteen railroad managers reached a strike that became effective at 1 o'clock Tuesday night. Switchmen, employed by West and North bound lines from St Paul and Lake Superior to the Pacific coast, demanded six cents more per hour double pay for Sunday and overtime beyond ten hours.
Court of inquiry session Tuesday revealed previously undeveloped points in the Brownsville raid. The proceedings identify a supposed negro soldier connected to the case and mention Celso Oliver, a former policeman and tailor, as associated with the events in Brownsville, Texas.
Washington specials report President Zelaya dispatching agents to influence Congress to defeat the US Nicaragua program. Knox accuses Zelaya of torturing and killing the two Americans, Grace and Cannon, with US warships reportedly guarding approaches. Diplomatic maneuvers continue as Zelaya seeks terms via agents Sánchez, Roman, and Avillo amid incineration rumors of the slain Americans.
In Union City Tennessee Special the court struggles to assemble a jury for the trial of Garret Johnson and Arthur Clear alleged leaders in the Reelfoot night riders charged with the murder of Cop Quentin Rankin. Two jurors were rejected but one was excused for ill, leaving the panel short. over 1,500 veniremen have been examined and Judge J E Jones ordered another panel for Monday.
Special-Colonel Guadamouse of the Nicaraguan government reports Zelaya’s troops desert to join the rebels. He says about 1,400 men are in the Rama area, 200 sick, subsisting on scant rations of pilot bread and native cheese.
Judge W J Newman of the United States district court ruled Friday that Costa George Najour, a Syrian by birth, is a white man eligible for United States citizenship. The immigration bureau resisted naturalization, arguing he is Mongolian in origin, a claim judged unlikely to succeed in court.
Navy Secretary Meyer resists immediate closures of southern coast naval areas. He emphasizes the present move preserves readiness while awaiting broader plan, as President Taft weighs the proposal.
Civil Service Commission orders Donnelly to appear for inquiry over John W. Rodgers case at the Government Printing Office. News items include David G. Hogarth to lecture in Canada and the United States, a presidential walk with Dickincon and Wickersham, and a surge in federal employees to 570,000 with a new monthly board requirement for banks.
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