Fatal quake in Cartago leaves 1500 dead or homeless
A Costa Rican earthquake lasting four seconds devastates Cartago and paralyzes San Jose. At least 1500 killed with many wounded, families rendered homeless, and American citizens among the missing. Destruction spreads to Paraiso with estimates of 10000 homeless and wide ruin.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cartago
Andrew Arnerie
Rafael Angel Troyo
New York
Juan J. Ulloa
Paraiso
Surprising Freak of Nature at Norwegian Hospital
The seven month old son of Martha Petzinger died after an operation thought to remove a tumor. The procedure revealed a second child in the abdominal cavity, with six doctors witnessing the surgery. The inner child was found to be perfectly formed, drawing comparisons to extraordinary Siamese twin cases.
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Speems
Martha Petzinger
Farmers' Union rally linked high living costs to education
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson blamed the farms of the United States for underproduction at a Farmers' Union rally in St. Louis Missouri. He argued that the core issue is the lack of practical education among farmers, tying it to rising costs of living.
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St. Louis
United States
James Wilson
Farmers’ Union
Special State Panel Links Cost of Living to Waste
A Boston Special-A commission after eight weeks' inquiry cites a marked rise in global gold supply and widespread extravagance in both public and private sectors as the main causes of the high cost of living.
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Boston
Mass
Peary Receives Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal
Commander Robert Peary was presented with the Royal Geographical Society special gold medal at Royal Albert Hall in London. The society welcomed the American explorer as the first person to lead a party to the earth's pole, a historic achievement celebrated before a vast audience.
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London
Cable
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Geographical Society
Robert *. Peary
Carnegie Hero Fund awards at spring meeting in Pittsburg
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission granted thirty two medals for heroism, including seven silver and twenty five bronze, plus pensions totaling 196 dollars monthly and death benefits of 4880 dollars, with special awards of 13100 dollars. Payments aimed to liquidate debts and support education. Among honorees were Comlinson of Norwood, and Forrest Norwood, N C, who died.
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Garnesie
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Onehaler
Comlinson
Norwood
N. C
Forrest
Halley's comet to pass Earth on May 18
Special Astronomical history notes Halley’s comet will move between Earth and the sun on May 18. The 15,000,000 mile tail and 12,000,000 mile head shape will be visible after sunset for days, with safe findings from astronomers about the harmless nature of the tail.
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New York
Crath
Cemer
Halley
Edmund Halley
Mas Wolk Heidelbers
E. E. Barnard
Yerkes
News Minutely Told: varied items from crime to aviation
A sweep of brief items covers a desertion case in Wilmington. a San Francisco church protest over the Jeffries Johnson fight. the Odd Fellows growth since 1819. the Trans Andes railway tunnel between Chile and Argentina. a gold ticket for the Jeffries Johnson fight. revenue assessments and rail rate moves. thefts in Towaco New Jersey. a Census arrest in Wilkesbarre. Johnson in quarters preparing for the fight. convicts at Atlanta hear Geraldine Farrar sing. Ivy Bridge calls dammit obscene. Louis Paulhan prizes announced in Paris. antitrust age frailty and Wickersham. Ward, the sculptor, dies in New York. Oakland protest against the July 4 fight. ships added to merchant fleet. anti spitting ordinances and police neglect. Alabama prize in Vanderbilt oratorical contest.
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Johan T. Sebeck
Wilmington
Qel
Presbyterian Ministerial Union of
San Francisco
Jeffries-Johnson
General Assembly
New York
Odd Fellows Order
Baltimore
Chile
Argentina
Valpariso
Buenos Ayres
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johson
Theodore Roosevelt
Internal Revenue Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Lines
Towaco
N. J
Haw Mountain
Halley
Heebner
Wilkesbarre
Elizabeth Dugan
Jack Johnson
Seal Rock House
California Beach
James J. Jeffries
Emeryville
Atlanta
United States
Geraldine Farrar
Miss Farrar
Ivy Bridge
Devonshire
Paris
Louis Paulhan
London
Manchester
Alabama
Wickersham
John Quincy Adams Ward
America
Greater Oakland
Marin
Department of Commerce and Labor
Giant golden comet alarms 1456 and papal pleas
A 1456 comet appeared large and brilliantly golden three years after the Turks seized Constantinople. Papal authority under Pope Calixtus urged faithful to recite the Angelus three times daily to seek protection from both the Turks and the celestial visitor. The State Firemen's Convention is set for Richmond August 24 to 26.
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Constantople
Europe
Calixtus
Richmond
South Carolina Affairs Annual Confederate Veterans Reunion
A joint meeting of Camp Joe Walker Confederate Veterans Spartanburg council and the Chamber of Commerce set August 17 and 18 for the annual Confederate Veterans reunion in Spartanburg. The three bodies will coordinate arrangements and programs. Officials anticipate the largest reunion yet in the state with Spartanburg preparing a royal welcome.
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Joe Walker
Confederate Veterans
Spartanburg
Chamber of Commerce
Court of Inquiry Formed In Rovd Brock Dispute
Governor Ansel named the first state court of inquiry in memory of the younger generation. General Willie Jones Col William W Lewis and Col Edward R Cox will serve with Julius Carswell as recorder. An official act of Governor Ansel as commander in chief of the state national guard. A Richland court awarded Mrs Minnie Landy 3200 in her suit against the 8 phone Company after a trolley wire arced to a pole. The suit sought 5000 and the case was hard fought.
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Ansel
Wilie Jones
William W. Lewis
Edward R. Cox
Julius Carswell
National Guard
Richland Court of Comme
Minnie Landy
8 Phone Company
Columbia State Sued Over Local Election
The State Company files a 90000 suit against John B. Black in a copyright local electoral dispute. Expected similar suits by E. O. Black and Fin Black, brothers of the unit, follow in Saturday’s action.
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John B. Black
E. O. Black
Black
Brothers of the Unti
Greenwood council approves eleven acre tract conversion
Greenwood council has consented to the purchase of an eleven acre tract near the town to be developed into a wagon terminal area. Baker notes the property will be prepared and put in proper shape at once for immediate use by local farmers and suppliers.
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Greenwood Council
Baker
Brother Kills Brother Over Land Dispute
Peter Kennedy, a prominent young farmer from Fair Forset creek on the line between Union and Spartanburg counties, was shot and killed by his brother David Kennedy on Friday. The fatal shooting stemmed from a dispute over a land line.
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Peter Kennedy
Fair Forset Creek
Union
Spartanburg
David Kennedy Friday
Son of Noble Sire Reappointed
Dr Julius Taylor of Columbia has been reappointed by Governor Ar to the state hospital board. The unexpired term of Dr B W Taylor in 1904 was filled by his son Dr Julius Taylor, with the term expiring March 12.
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Julius Taylor
Columbia
Reen
B. W. Taylor
Juliu Taylor
Protecting the People in State Investment Company Orders
Insurance Commissioner Mc Master has refused admission to several investment companies that operated in North and South Carolina. The move aims to protect bond purchasers by keeping out classes of firms deemed harmful.
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North
South Carolina
Mc.Master
Lightning claims Greenville woman as storm kills infant
During a severe electric storm on Saturday in Greenville, Mrs. Allie Parker was struck dead on her porch. A six month old infant in her arms was hurled to the ground and burned about the face and body but is expected to survive. One baby shoe was torn from the child in the freak bolt.
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Greenville
Allie Parker
Greenville Auto and Ironworks Seeks State Charter
The Palmetto Auto and Ironworks of Greenville plans to obtain a state charter. Capital is set at $20,000. The firm will manufacture automobile supplies including shafts gears and wheels.
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Greenville Automobile Concern
Palmetto Auto and Ironworks
Greenville
Peculiar Death of Child in Cheraw Porch Incident
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stogner of Cheraw died hours after falling on the porch and biting its tongue, causing a hemorrhage.
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R. W. Stogner
Cheraw
Palmetto Happenings Military Officials Mad and Resign
Adjutant General Boyd urges Governor Ansel to appoint a court of inquiry into Col. W. T. Brock’s militia expense account. Brock refuses to resign, seeking a definitive answer from Gov. Ansel. The governor has not yet given a definite reply. Baby boy dies after swallowing muriatic acid mistaken for coca cola in Sparburg.
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Boyd
Ansel
W. T. Brock
Boy
Col. Brock
Gov
Gov. Ansel
Steel Bridge to Span Saluda in Latest County Action
Lexington county commissioners moved to construct a steel bridge over the Saluda river after a lengthy dispute. Columbia looks to receive only a site for a new post office this session as state appropriations for buildings are tweaked. A separate note mentions Israel Benjamin, once a thriving merchant, now penniless after his wife’s 1909 actions, and a court appearance in Brooklyn.
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Saluda
Saluda River
Board of
Lexington County Commissioners
Columbia
Israel Benjamin
Wistrate Hylan
New
J Avenue
Brooklyn
Fifty Million Bushels of Corn for South Carolina
The slogan fifty million bushels of corn for South Carolina in 1910 embodies the aim of South Atlantic States Corn Exposition. It will be held in Columbia to spread this spirit across the Southern states, showcasing corn production and farm progress.
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South Carolina
Columbia
South
Crops Damaged in Clarendon by Severe Storm
A severe wind and rain storm hit the lower Clarendon county area on Thursday. On the Santee river swamp the rain brought hail and caused complete destruction of all crops and vegetation.
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Clarendon
Santee
Heavy Hail Strikes Calhoun County Towns
A severe hailstorm hit the eastern Calhoun county region on Thursday, marking the severest in memory. The storm spanned about five miles long and one and a half miles wide with ground piles three to four inches deep.
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Calhoun
Calhoun County
Lexington Bank Under Investigation by Governor
The governor is urged to review the perilous condition of a Lexington county bank as described by the bank examiner. Large loans secured by the bank owner’s endorsement and significant overdrafts are cited as the central causes of concern.
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Lexington Bank
Lexington County
By-Product of Pine Valuable Firms Form $10,000 Bond
A firm bonded for 10000 under an act to make alcohol filed papers in the Secretary of State office Thursday. The company will manufacture alcohol from sawdust from the Atlantic Coast Company near Georgetown. The sawdust currently costs 60 per day to dispose of but will net 40 per day going forward.
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Secretary of State
Atlantic Coast Company
Georgetown
Coast Company
Two Regiments to Chickamauga from July Eleven to Twenty
It is probable the Second Regiment will accompany the Third Regiment to Chickamauga from July 11 to July 20. Although no definite announcement is made, it is thought funds will be available to defray the expense of both regiments traveling to Chickamauga.
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Chicamauga
Chickamauga
Camden Wins Government Post Office and New Southern Railway Station
Good for Camden as plans advance for a government post office and a new Southern Railway station. The project includes an ornate station design, signaling a milestone for the town's infrastructure and prominence.
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Southern
Methodists Oppose Demand to End Four Year Preachers Term
Asheville N C Special The sixteenth quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opened with Bishop Wilson presiding. The Episcopal Address urged keeping a four year preacher term, opposed lay representation, and supported bishops as life appointees. It noted Africa as a future front and urged unity in worship reforms.
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Asheville
N.C
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Wilson
Morrison
A. F. Watkins
Mississippi
House of Bishops
Conference
Congress
E. R. Hendrix
Kansas City
Africa
Northern Methodist Church
Addr
Colored Methodist Episcopal Conference Opens in Augusta
The 8th quadrennial Colored Methodist Episcopal Conference in America opened Wednesday at Trinity C M E Church, Augusta. Senior Bishop L H Halsey of Atlanta presided, with impressive services and fervent singing featuring delegates from across the denomination.
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Augusta
Colored Methodist Episcopal Conference In America
Trinity C. M. E
Jackson Street
L. H. Halsey
Atlanta
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Sparburg
Mr. Horn
Camden
C. M. E. General Conference
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