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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
2
ESSINA EXPERIENCED two powerful earthquakes at 7:30 am Thursday, with loud, rolling sounds. The shocks caused panic among 25,000 residents and left Mesina's old walls tumbling. One mother and her infant perished, buried during a wall collapse. Soldiers rescued cries as townsfolk fled to the American quarter, later cordoned off to prevent overrun.
Washington. Orville Wright performs three successful flights at Ft Meyer in a brisk wind. The aircraft showed good behavior despite atmospheric dips and motor skips. A first five minute flight then nine rounds in under ten minutes, culminating with a near landing and a dust-raising wing scrape before a controlled descent.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against five African Methodist Episcopal Bishops in a discrimination complaint against Pullman and several rail lines. Bishops Gaines Turnor Tyree Smith and Brampton alleged inferior Jim Crow car service and denial of sleeping and meals to black passengers on Southern, Richmond Fredericksburg, Potomac, Central Railway of Georgia, and others.
A strange light struck the Johnson home four miles east of Flintstone last Wednesday as Mr and Mrs Collins and six children, plus neighbor Mrs Johnson, were in the kitchen. Mrs Collins was placing the bake oven when the incident occurred and left the household shocked by the event.
A child in Maryland escaped a severe storm aftermath in a town yard. She stood beneath a tree, unable to explain how she reached the scene. A torn shoe exposed a scraped ankle. The house roof was ripped off, one wall collapsed, the chimney and cupboards damaged.
New York report notes a body found in the Modena river matching Leon Ling’s description in height 6 feet 4 inches weight 125 pounds and naked except for a silk undershirt. Police await precise measurements and facial traits before confirming identity amid murder mystery theories.
Fragmented text from a news item describes a court or trial proceeding in Nome Alaska within the Di Yukutek District. Mentions a minti van and wilderness trek toward salts and aloes, with references to temptations and pieces in a hidden or unclear context.
An unclear report recounts a pursuit dubbed KE Dash for Freedom. The fragment mentions Wattates and a deadly action against guards, followed by a long retreat of about 2000 miles toward a place described as Best Cape.
The Senate finished tariff schedules including duty increases on refined steel and sugar while debating free list items and a tea tax. Cabinet discussions over labeling imitation whiskey continued as Taft heard distillery attorneys. The chamber split over income, corporation, and inheritance tax plans with Aldrich backing corporation taxes to counter income taxes, and Wright completed flights at Port Myer. Government receipts fell short of disbursements by 89.8 million, and naval leadership changed as Potter became chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
Representatives of the so called tobacco trust protested before a Senate finance sub committee. The Senate adopted tariff provisions by 36 to 16 with March 31, 1910, as the effect date and a 25 percent maximum ad valorem duty plus other charges. The President and Mrs Taft left Washington for Beverly Massachusetts to spend the summer as the Tafts prepared for Champlain anniversary events.
Kaas and Weashington visit Congress. Orville Wright left Saturday for Dayton to get cloth to repair the lower wing damaged when he struck a tree during a glide. Taft on Saturday was the principal speaker at the unveiling of a granite memorial in the city honoring the founder of the fund.
A jumble of 19th century items notes Grat Gay taxes in NYC, protests against a president’s tax stance, Georgia governor Hoke Smith’s successor Joseph M. Brown, census funding questions, and civic unrest from a Pittsburgh streetcar strike. It also mentions skeletons found near Cordele and a whaling brig incident in New York.
Verdun owned by Baron Marilee 4e Rothachild wins the Grand Prix at Longchamp. Coronal sells for 3750 at Newbury after a bid up. Yale series opener sees Harvard take an 11-inning win in Cambridge. J J Les dominates ten mile Cork race. Stanford crew to self-coach next season due to rowing funds. Louise Hammond leads New York in national women’s tennis by defeating Nesets. Hotchkins wins US women’s tennis title 6-0 6-1 over Wallach. Columbia athletic project progresses with new facilities. Dick Hyland defeats Leach Cross in 41st round. Cross dominates Burdie races in Intercollegiate meet. Hildreth becomes first to win Met, Brooklyn, Suburban handicaps in one year.
A collection of early 20th century items notes Queen Mary’s prolific writing, Florence Nightingale’s 90th year, Queen Alexandra’s stance against suffrage, and new patents by British women on tying machines. It covers charity gifts, Sisters of Emanuel opening a Jewish girls home in New York, Cabrini’s return from Brazil, Upham’s mission post in New York, and social notes on airship and a Oregon teaching scene.
Reports cover a surgical misfortune in Omaha, state governors, a lightning strike destroying Wheatland, a ship surgeon request for blood poison treatment, Bernard Dobbin's eight day drift, a Chicago court voiding a life‑care contract, Fort Monroe mortar practice results, Richmond railway reorganization, Typhoid Mary quarantines, a Harlem burial case, a New York pistol duel, and city death tallies in Philadelphia and Chicago.
Marines have been restored to all battleships and cruisers. Ex-Gov W M C Dawson of West Virginia named United States commercial agent. Heat deaths reach fifty babies and six adults in Washington over the past week. Thirteenth Census Civil Service law restrictions sent to the President for signature. Income tax resolution reported to Senate by Senator Aldrich. Cotton bagging and ammonia influence on Southern fertilizer tariff bill. Senate adds cotton bagging and binding twins to the free list. Payne Aldrich bill schedules completed in Senate. Atlantic team to conduct wireless telegraphy experiments during July war maneuvers off New England coast. Aldrich committees and Senate make many changes to House Tariff bill.
The thirteenth militant suffragette attempt to reach Premier Asquith via circulation raids produced dramatic scenes in Parliament Square on Wednesday night and led to the arrest of more than 100 women in London.
The State Supreme Court reversed the convictions of six inmates under death sentences for the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin near Walnut Leg on Reel Foot in late October last. The ruling cites technical grounds and remands the cases for new trials or further action.
Special Justice Henry Cruft of Memphis overturned two key rulings in the murder case of Bud Maris Bob Huffman and six others. The grand jury selection and insufficient defense challenges were cited as errors. The eight defendants remain in custody awaiting new bail and possible retrial as prosecutors reexamine plans for further proceedings.
A farmer near Aberdeen, J Christie, his wife Mildred and a visiting Romanian boy were murdered on Saturday. Christie was shot in the barnyard as he milked a cow, then the attackers shot his wife, daughter, and the boy in the house. Authorities believe the killers knew the family and that several thousand dollars were hidden at home. Farmers organize to hunt the suspects and threaten a lynching if caught. Christie was one of the Northwest’s prosperous farmers.
Messina reports Saturday and Sunday tremors keep residents in fear. A blaze in wreckage caused troops to fight flames, then another fire ignited at Milas distant from the scene.
A Mobile Alabama report recalls a woman who stood by the bridge late Thursday night and into Friday guarding and flagging trains after a fight ended with a man thrown into water before his wife and child. She remained at the bridge through Friday and succeeded in stopping a passing train Saturday. A second note reports ball weevil reaching New Orleans, with a claim of its spread cited by a weekly magazine from Pine County and Magnolia, Mississippi area.
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