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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
5
Transportation of the mails by railway and steamship lines cost the government 83,493,762 for the year ending June. The Post Office report shows 217,115 miles of railroad routes and total railway expenses. Details cover pay readjustments, car service reductions, and extortionate rates by electric railways in large cities.
President Taft names Solicitor McGabe of the Agriculture Department Solicitor Earle of the Commerce and Labor Department and Internal Commissioner Cabell of the Treasury to a special board. They oversee whiskey labeling decisions under his ruling. Senator Overton and Representative Goodwin push a 615000 measure to improve the upper Cape Fear river with two locks and dams to create an eight foot channel. Legare of South Carolina takes oath again after long absence, health cited for delay. Charleston federal sub-Agency oversight and Third Assistant distribution announces new arrangements.
Washington report shows a 96 percent rise in rural route mail for the year ending June 30, led by letters and postal cards. The Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General notes improved road conditions aided delivery and revenue, while dead letter receipts declined and 62 percent of returned mail was forwarded or opened to locate senders.
Atlanta special Superintendent D. M. Vining and Guard Peter Cornet were found guilty by a jury of inhumanly beating a negro prisoner and were sent up for contempt of court. Vining faced a 150 dollar fine or six months imprisonment, while Cornet faced a 100 dollar fine or six months. The council received the council committee report detailing substantiated cruelty assertions and sweeping charges were recommended.
President of Washington endorses the Elkins proposed Senate inquiry into high living costs. Secretary Nagel of the Commerce and Labor Department will consider creating a bureau to study conditions of workers in the United States. Big fire at Eli Park Bristol Tennessee devastates a 1200 populace town. Mitchell County North Carolina reports twenty central buildings burned with an estimated $75.00 loss and little insurance.
A New West report notes halted work on the Plot Street extension in Tampa Florida causing widespread idle laborers, many immigrants, some penniless and reliant on aid. The scene reflects local economic strain and topical concerns over unemployment among newcomers.
The House voted to dispose of about ten tons of old and worthless documents including former President messages deemed useless to retain. Authorities plan to crush and discard the papers to clear archival space.
The House has moved to approve the fortification measure with early consideration noted. Details on the bill amount and scope are forthcoming as the legislative plan advances in Washington.
In Washington special ceremony the statue of Gen Lew Wallace renowned soldier diplomat and author and Indiana favorite son was unveiled in Statuary Hall at the Capitol before a distinguished gathering.
The George Washington University board of directors began a campaign to raise 2 000 000 dollars for an endowment within three years. The plan was announced at a recent board meeting in Washington.
The article reports that trade conditions require higher shoe prices with retailers likely raising prices 10 to 12 percent before year end. President John H. Hanan spoke at the sixth annual convention of the National Association of Boot and Shoe Manufacturers.
President Taft sends a special conservation message to Congress outlining plans to reclaim arid and swamp lands, irrigate waterways, preserve forests, reclassify public domains, and curb land monopolies. He cites withdrawals of power sites, proposes $30 million in reclamation bonds, and stresses public control to prevent private monopolies while expanding water-power use.
Fragmentary text places Mrs Morsey in New York near the St Regis and a Federal prison, with references to Charles Waters and a President inquiry. The garbled lines suggest a news brief noting individuals and a legal or political angle without full details.
Lord Crème, Colonial Secretary, announced annual support of $50,000 for three years to the British Cotton Growing Association to boost production and aid cotton growers.
Special Chattanooga obituary reports the death of Daniel Glass a 101 year old Baptist minister born in Yancey County North Carolina He passed away in Chattanooga Tennessee leaving a notable legacy in his home state and church life.
Special Major J We Burts, in charge of government work on Tennessee streams, received a circular from the chief of engineers prohibiting purchases from Standard Oil or any other corporation deemed adjourned in an untoward seizure.
A historic blizzard dumps 14.5 inches in New York City with Special-Nine lives lost and six injured. Eighteen thousand workers clear streets while cleanup costs reach 800000 dollars. The event ranks behind the 1999 and 1888 blizzards in total snowfall and recalls Senator Roscoe Conklin’s death in the latter storm.
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