Dynamite Found Near Calitan Viaduct Before Taft Train
A section foreman near Naples California reports 36 sticks of dynamite under the Calitan Viaduct, twenty miles north of Santa Barbara, minutes before President Taft's special train passed en route to Los Angeles. A night watchman battled two men on the bridge, who fled as shots were exchanged. Dynamite discovered around 2 AM and removed by Sheriff Wines and deputies. the two suspects are at large.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Mailway Company
Naples
Cal
Calitan
Santa Barbara
Taft
Los Angeles
Wines
Santa Barbara County
Prayer of Beattie Jury Debate Echoes Spiritualism
Washington debate centers on a Beattie trial in which Prof Eccles calls the jurors prayer an exhibition of spiritualism. He argues prayer before verdict taints judgment and favors the defendant, urging trials by law and evidence rather than supernatural influence. He cites the Washington Herald as the article source for his remarks.
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Washington
Beattie Jury
Eccles
Secular League
Pythian Temple
Henry Clay Beatie
Washington Herald
Prof
Reward offered for Will McIntyre in blockaded distillery crimes
Raleigh authorities seek Will McIntyre for a series of robberies and murders tied to a blockade distillery. Three men disappeared from 1906 to 1908 and bones reportedly found in the distillery furnace. McIntyre, about 22, described as pale with dark hair and eyes and crippled, is said to have carried out the crimes. A $200 reward was raised by Governor Kitchin and Solicitor A Hull Johnson.
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Raleigh
N. C
Kitchin
Will McIntyre
Ruthrd County
Dia Vic Mma
J. H. Mitton
J. D. Abbley
L. B. Hines
McIntyre
A. Hull Johnson
Maintyre Fe
Seaboard Extension Promises Rail Rivalry and Growth
Special from Sellers reports the Bennettsville and Cheraw line reaching Marlboro County with trains to Kolloch near Cheraw and a possible link to Marion Conway and Southport. The Seaboard would rival the Atlantic Coast Line, as nutrients and fertilizer delays hurt local planting. farmers hope improved service arrives next season.
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Bennettsville and
Cheraw
Brownsville
Marlboro County
Kolloch
Seaboard
Dillon County
Hennettsville
Marion and Bennettaville
Marion
Conway
Southport
N.C
Atlantic
Charleston
Mullins
Snell Crossroads
Atlantic Coast Line
North
South Carolina
Sellers
Serious cotton disease threatens belt crops
A cotton disease called anthracnose is increasing in the cotton belt. It forms ulcer like spots on bolls that turn pink, can stop boll opening, and rot contents. The disease appears on leaves and stems and spreads from diseased bolls. Seed from infected fields or gins is likely to carry the disease. growers should avoid seed from regions where it prevails.
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Cotton
Alabama
Georgia
Beason
Coming Ginning Report Eyes Census Data For Market Move
New Orleans October 15 traders await the census bureau ginning report due midweek covering the period to Tuesday. Bearish figures are expected yet public opinion hinges on the census data. Focus will be on movement and spot demand and the potential impact of a cold snap on sentiment and the crop despite limited material damage.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Bureau
Mos
Corner Stone Ceremony for Dillon County Court House Planned
The corner stone of Dillon County’s new court house will be laid Monday the 30th by the Masonic order. All county lodges invited. leaders to speak. The ceremony will close the county’s courthouse project with a history of the county’s formation and related notes. Business houses will be closed during the exercises.
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Ditlun County
Mehneon
Bsiness
Dillon
Watch
Ai [David
End of McNamara murder trial in Los Angeles
October 14 in Los Angeles reports the last week of the McNamara murder trial. Judge Bord adjourned until Monday as juror questions and potential venue shifts arise. The defense portrays the case as a broader labor struggle tied to the Times explosion. prosecutors warn of wide witness readiness as juror bias challenges persist.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara
Bordwell
Diz White Hall of Records
Treating Hookworm Disease and Local School Improvements
A state health board representative visits each Thursday to treat hookworm disease at no charge, with several patients helped. A public demonstration of the hookworm disease was held at the schoolhouse attracting a large crowd. The Marion county school trustees expand facilities with a new room and piano. Mis. Lengtr Allen and Miss Mary Belle Manning lead a long-standing school founded in 1841. fourth generation students attend as graduates from local colleges outnumber other early schools.
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Sellers
State Board of Health
Dre
Howell
Rogers
Ben 8. Sellers
W. K. Bethea
J. PB. Easterling
Uucnbars
Mise Lengtr
Allen
Mary Belle Manning
Mise Allen
Marion County
Marion Jail Cleared as Court Ends Prisoner Count
Report notes the fall term of the court of General Sessions resulted in an emptied Marion county jail. No prisoners remain and the sole jailer roams idle, reflecting a complete purge of inmates during the recent court.
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Marion
White Man Killed in gin near Sumter
The white man Pope, living several miles from dawn, was fatally injured at a cotton gin when his hand was caught in the machinery. The accident occurred shortly after noon on H J Hardy’s place. He was moved to Sumter hospital but died from the shock and injuries.
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Sumter
Pope
H. J. Hardy
Pape
Survey on Great Pee Dee River Bridge Plan Progresses
Florence October 14 a meeting in the parlors of the Florence hotel included Prof Homes and Mr Wayland with the Dillon county highway commission and the Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association committee. They reviewed the survey and profile of the Pee Dee River project and agreed to begin swamp relief surveys near the Tatat Pee Dee River, with cost estimates and a bridge plan to be reported to the committee. The survey is to start at the earliest opportunity and be completed by mid November, under the guidance of the United States Office of Public Roads and Prof Homes and Mr Wayland.
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Florence
M. Goode Huihus
South Carolina
Tatat Pee Dee
Atlantic Coast Line
Homes
Waylindheree
United States Office of
1000 Roads
Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association
Samuel H Hyde Death Appeal Moves to Supreme Court
Governor Blease will not intervene in the Samuel Hyde case. Leon J. Rice, appointed to defend Hyde, pursues a further appeal to the Supreme Court, with a petition signed by Hyde supporters and a counter-petition from Hyde’s victims’ relatives. The death sentence remains set for October 20, though the appeal may be heard in January, delaying re sentencing if needed. Hyde and Rice plan to continue the fight despite financial hardship, and Hyde expresses readiness to die or proceed as directed.
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Samuel H Hyde
Supreme Court
Anderson
Blease
Samuel Hyde
Leon J. Rice
Hyde
W. Y. Reasley
Orr Mills
Rice
Bonham
Agan
Mr. Rice
Ileep
Campbell Price cotton picker hits market with down payment plan
Circulars promote the Campbell Price cotton picker now on the market with a 1500 down payment and 43500 due on delivery, priced at 5600. It follows demonstrations by Senator McLaurin and testing in Mississippi and Texas, touted to revolutionize large plantation harvesting when widely adopted.
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McLaurin'a
Minsibpi
Texas
How the Tobacco Trust Will Dissolve
New York October 14 the dissolution of the American Tobacco Company in compliance with the Supreme Court decision will be submitted to the United States Court for the Southern District of New York for approval Monday. The plan splits into four companies the American Tobacco Company and three reorganized entities, with distributions of assets, dividends, and stock to stockholders and divisions of production and tobacco materials among the Liggett Myers Lorillard and Reynolds firms.
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Phir Joy
Toacco Company
United States Supreme Court
United States Cbour Court
District of
Sterney
DeLanvey Nicol Eamel
American Tobacco
American ‘Tobacco Company
Tobaco
American Tobacco Company
Likgett & Rogers Tobacco Company
Loc
HR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Varius
American Tobacco Co
Liggett & Myers
P Lorilard Companies
United States
American Company
Liggett & Myers Company
PL Lorillard Company
P Lorillard Company
Roy Reynaldo Tobacco Company
Liggett & Myere Company
Loris- Alard Company
Reynulis Company
American
Uiggett & Myere Company
Lorillard Company
Mayor Hart Mullins Accident Damages Safe Load
Oct 12 Mullins mayor Hart Mullins and Mayer W. Melityre met with a severe accident while directing the loading of the town’s Mirko safe bound for the clerk’s new office. The safe fell from the dray pinning Melityre, with injuries described as mangled and grievous.
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Mullins
Mayer W. M Melityre
Melityre
Seaboard Purchases Line From Marion to Raleigh
A report from October 14 claims the Halvigh and Charleston railroad, once an independent line between Lumberton and Marion, has been purchased by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. The purchase aims to integrate the line into Seaboard’s network and continues ongoing consolidation in the region.
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Marlen
Halvigh and Charleston Railroad
Trew Lumberton
Marion
Seaboard — Ale Line Railroad Company
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