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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
1
Virginia's favorite son Senator John Warwick Daniel dies in Lynchburg after a long illness due to paralysis and a cerebral hemorrhage. A Democrat who served in the House and Senate, his career spanned Reconstruction to early 20th century politics. He left a complex legacy in Virginia and national governance.
Ann Warwick Daniel recalls Major John Warwick Daniel born September 6 1842 in Lynchburg. He married Julia Elizabeth Murrell and was wounded at the Wilderness while serving as major on Jubal Early’s staff. He paid his father’s debts over 35 years, defending the Lost Cause and saving Gen Lee’s life in 1864. He lived in Campbell County and led the Rastburg Camp.
Washington reports a mediators settlement ending a Southeast rail strike threat. The agreement raises wages 10 to 40 percent, improves hours and conditions, and uses per diem, mileage, distance, or speed-based pay. It marks a victory for employers with concessions from workers on most of 13 disputed demands.
The Southern Textile Association elected officers before adjournment in Augusta Georgia. W P Ham of Olympia Mills was named president with Arthur T Smith Langley Manufacturing as first vice president and KE E Brown Great Falls Manufacturing as second vice president. F Melnore of Laray Mill and AL EB Stevens of Columbus Manufacturing filled additional vice president roles. M G Stone of Pacolet Manufacturing chaired the board. six more members and officers including Rhea Lynch Hardeman Newsberry S Co Escott Clarke were named. the group limited annual meetings to two per year with future gatherings set for the Saturday after Thanksgiving and the Saturday nearest Independence Day, the next meeting to be in Charlotte North Carolina.
In Pueblo New Mexico three people died during an amateur bull fight at the Hacienda San Antonio Tezoyo. Louise Duran Louis Ruiz and Louis Florez died after a bull gored them while saving a woman named Durag who faced imminent peril during the event. The Hacienda manager Ruiz and cowboy Florez were among those killed as the bull attacked.
The combined influence of President Taft Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hughes failed to save the direct nominations bill from defeat in the Assembly. The House voted 80 to 62 to endorse the judiciary committee's adverse report on the measure.
Indictments filed in 1908 against Theodore H Price and others for conspiracy tied to a cotton report leak were quashed by a judge in the United States circuit court. Holmes Maas and Beckham pleaded guilty in Washington Inetweek and fined 5000 dollars each and 96000 dollars in total.
Geone R. Putnam of Davenport Iowa is named commissioner of lighthouses at 5000 a year and Arthur V. Canover of Passaic New Jersey deputy tender at 4000, marking the first improvements in the lighthouse service reform. The General Assembly considers a bill to ban prize fights in Georgia amid boxing in Atlanta Savannah and Macon. The Navy abolishes the Bureau of Equipment and reallocates its duties per the Swift board. The Louisiana legislature opposes woman suffrage and blocks women from educational or charitable boards appointed by men. A House committee delays reinstate ment for West Point cadets involved in last summer’s hazing incident. One man is dead and several hurt after a duel on a busy Cleveland street. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reverses its Mobile meeting plan and picks Washington for the 111th convention. A West Virginia titlegrapher and an Americus Georgia woman marry after a year of correspondence. Rudolph Faas inherits 1.5 million from his grandfather in Württemberg. The absence of typewriters on Congress mails is noted as a small bright spot in an era of reform. Attorney General Wickersham cites the coming legal and economic challenges facing government. Five killed and eleven injured in a Minneapolis saloon explosion. A Derby Pennsylvania case fines Dominic Maturo for poisoning sauce with macaron heads. Senator McEnery of Louisiana arrives in New Orleans afflicted by illness. A Cuban fight near Macfarland Park ends with two men mortally wounded. Mrs. James Sherman improves at Johns Hopkins following a nervous breakdown. Former California Senator E. J. Emmons receives a gubernatorial pardon. Paris physicians discuss typhoid transmission via dozes, and a Hoboken youth, Thomas, dies at home after an era of hoop-skirt fashion.
A terse report from Washington Court details two boys brought to the police court on a Saturday. Mrs. Banily B C Raven, a physician, analyzes the case and notes the youths suffer from an ailment affecting behavior.
Col Watterson’s son faces charges after a violent incident in Kinistin New York. The event involved a confrontation with a salon keeper and subsequent arrest after bail was denied. Police allege involvement by local figures and substantial danger to public order.
Anxious voters and citizens press Washington as postal savings banks gain bill approval. Letters to Senators and Representatives seek details on where deposits will be kept and when the system will open. Many writers misunderstand the process, believing they already own the funds.
The bride wore a high white satin gown with tullered trimming and a three yard train. Her veil reached her waist and her mother Mrs Henry Alexander gave her away. Mrs Alexander wore pale yellow chiffon with a blue brocade train and a large ostrich feather hat. Roosevelt's South Tour invites his visit to New Orleans on October 15, with plans to contact other southern cities and an engagement in Atlanta October 17 for Uncle Remus Day.
The longtime Wall Street figure James KR Keene dominates the Hocking Valley affair long cited in Current Literature. Once a leading operator at 37, he remains among the most feared players, with ties to Gould Sage Havemeyer Whitney Harriman Morgan and Rogers. His career spans triumphs and collapses, with a rumored fortune near 20 million dollars as of 1909. The note adds Shakespearean trivia about 39,000 visitors to his home.
The Senate rejected a 65000 funding request for a nine year inquiry into the high cost of living. The majority report, based on 41 witnesses and consular data, says price rises stem from farm production, demand shifts, immigration, land values, and increased distribution costs, among other factors.
Local health officers and state officials condemned the importation of babies from orphan institutions in other states. They warned the arrival of these allegedly tainted infants could bring degeneration and social burdens to Louisiana communities.
Special To information shows closed totals of 027,133,446 with unclear figures. President Taft referenced in brief, with no stable context. The fragment mentions funding amounts and a presidential name, suggesting a government funding report or budget note.
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