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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
2
A tall yellow rider and a crowd discuss the boll weevil seen as the great enemy of agriculture. The Old Negro Sam laments the fuss over a bug that eats cotton fruit, not the plant, threatening yields across fields. The article notes the weevil’s Mexican origin and its impact on 100 acres may yield no bale.
A reflective editorial argues against wasting energy on petty office disputes and calls for a national health reform. It contrasts fragile temperaments with robust minds and critiques societal factors that hinder educated workers from achieving their potential. It envisions health standards rising if disease is tackled as a national priority.
A damaged OCR excerpt references a numeric figure, a name and a location fragment. It shows garbled text about a value near twenty five or twenty five pounds, with unclear attribution. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
Boston reports a sweeping curtailment trend in cotton textiles driven by rising raw material costs and weak dry bond markets. Lancashire mills cut hours while New England Arkwright Club seeks signatures from mills to limit production, targeting seven million spindles.
Glenn Curtiss thrilled rain soaked spectators in St. Louis with a 1 minute 49 second flight reaching nearly a mile high and nine furlongs across, navigating gusty winds and tree obstacles with a daring, skillful landing. The stunt capped Centennial Week activities.
A fire destroyed the men’s convalescent ward of the Cleveland State Hospital for the Insane at Newburg on Saturday night. Fifty patients, awakened by flames, fled to the street or hid in corners. All escaped after a roll call. the blaze started beneath the roof and quickly engulfed the upper area, leaving the building a total wreck.
A passenger train on a curve near Troy collided head on with a fast freight late Sunday afternoon. Three crew members on the passenger train were injured, while passengers escaped unhurt. Telegraph operator error in delivering a wrong order is blamed for the crash.
A broad, rough collage of incidents: Dr. Cook and Peary exam debates in America. naval casualties from the Hudson Fulton era. Taft moved to tears by schoolchildren in Portland. a Pittsburg streetcar accident. Arthur Wright detained near Taft with a revolver but spared. Tragic deaths of Albert Pulitzer in Vienna and a Spanish Moorish crisis. a life sentence in Georgia for Charles Gordon. marvels of a two pound baby in Duncannon. a mercy killing verdict in France. St Louis jubilee celebrations. a farmer finds gold coins near Lake Champlain. a Long Island heir to 500000. controversial views on Cook records. Captain Borchgrevink calls for Genoa as unbiased judge. Taft’s Yosemite ride seals a standout day.
President Taft completed a long Oregon to California journey arriving in Sacramento after a 25 hour traverse. He urged Congress to enact conservation laws, spoke at the State Capitol grounds, and bade farewell to troops aboard the revenue cutter Golden Gate. He toured San Francisco Bay, Berkeley and Yosemite with naturalist John Muir, enjoying mountain scenery and sequoias including the Grizzly Giant. He preached in Fresno and met Japanese residents, while preparing for San Antonio duties.
The article outlines ongoing and upcoming government work under Cabinet heads including Meyer and Wilson with other officials in place. It notes crop forecasts from the Bureau of Statistics, a retirement from the Treasury, and visits and actions involving the Navy, Mexican flood relief, and naval court-martial findings. It also mentions the Wright aeroplane move, Panama Canal funding, Taft’s Panama trip, and a Wilmington parade plan.
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