Trio 10 Hanged for Murder of Florence County Man
Five Negroes were charged in the killing of Elihu Moye in his home near Florence. Willie Burroughs Ellie Weldon and Clarence Ham were found guilty and sentenced to hang on Friday December 16. Clarence Ham confessed and was convicted after testimony.
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Elihu Moye
Willie Burroughs
Ellie Weldon
Larance Ham
Florence
Gras
Elisa Boye
Henry Jones
Askins
Clarence Ham
Jong
Wr. Moye
Elio Weldon
W. Clayton
E. S. Oliver
Ces Gasque
Iie
Mr. Oye
Weldon
Burroughs
Friady
Clayton
Wells
Brown
Safe found intact. $16,000 stolen at Wells Fargo substation
An iron safe stolen from the Wells Fargo Express substation in Bruskogee Oklahoma last Saturday night was found Tuesday night under the ruins of an abandoned house. The safe remained closed and the full $16,000 was recovered. Several suspects are in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Bruskogee
Okla
Owas
Supreme Court holds telegraph firm liable for damages
The Western Union Telegraph Co. must pay $300 damages after failing to transmit a Detroit to Kansas City message. The company accepted the message and charged 40 cents, but the delay caused losses, according to the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Co
Detroit
Mich
Kansas City
United States Supreme Court
Telegraph Company
Thirteen Die in Jumbo Mine Explosion at Durant
An explosion at the Jumbo asphalt mine near Durant Oklahoma on Monday killed thirteen miners. One of fourteen workers survived unconscious, five were blown from the shaft mouth, nine remained entombed.
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Durant
Okla
Ten Miners Found Entombed at Providence Mine No 5
The bodies of ten miners entombed in Providence Mining Company Mine No 5 at Providence Kentucky were recovered Saturday by the government mine corps stationed at Linton Indiana after being trapped since Friday afternoon.
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Providence Mining Company
Providence
Government Mine Corps
Linton
Ind
New York Welcomes Southern Railways Magnificent New Station
The United States Fast Mail from New Orleans and Birmingham via Atlanta was the first through train into the new Pennsylvania Railroad terminal in New York. Five southern trains followed, including the New York Atlanta and Orleans Limited and the Memphis Special, as the vast twenty eight acre station opened with a modern tunnel system and dedicated fire protection. Passengers from the Southeast can reach lower Broadway via Hudson Tubes and attend the finance district, hotels, theaters, and shopping districts from this central hub. Thousands of sightseers also toured the new terminal on opening day.
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New York City
Southern Railway
United States Fast Mail
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hudson River
United States
Southern
South
Orleans
Southeastern
Jacksonville
Aiken
Augusta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Bristol
Lynecabbg
7Th
8Th Avenues
Rich Found Guilty In Circus Train Assault Case
The trial of Roy Rich of the Hagenbeck Wallace circus ended in a guilty verdict for assault and battery with intent to kill and robbery. Witnesses described the night Barrie Hightower faced a pistol on the train near Lexington, with Rich denying the charges and testifying about his health and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rich
Paul Williams
Columbia
General Sessions Court
Lexington
Rich
Barrie Hightower
Knoxville
Tenn
George Bell Timmerman
N. H. Bullock
Southern Railway
Washington
E. F. Asbill
Hightower
Trix Baker
Sherif Corley
Owensboro
Ric
Clarence Lamberson
Birney
Southern
Miller
Marlie Hightower
Frank Anderson
Elijah Clarke
Clark
J. S. Rowell
Southerns
Ehney
Lynching Record Bares South Carolina Mob Violence
The article notes the Little Mountain lynching as the only mob violence in South Carolina that year and the second lynching in four years. It also mentions several Black individuals convicted and hanged for the same crime in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mountain
South Carolina
Five of Gibson Family In Mobile Poisoned From Oyster Supper
Five members of F. W. Gibson's Mobile Alabama household including the family's cook fell ill after eating oysters on Saturday night. They had turkey stuffed with oysters left from Thanksgiving and suffered severe pain for hours but all survived.
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F. W. Gibson
Mobile
Ala
Governor appoints Hichards railroad commissioner
Governor Ansel Friday names John G. Hichards Jr. of Kershaw County to Carolinas railroad commission to fill the late J M Sullivan’s seat for a 26 month term. Capt Richards also sought the governorship and served 12 years in the General Assembly.
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Ansel Friday
John G. Hichards, J Jr
Kershaw County
J. M. Sullivan
Capt. Richards
Last Sa.arier
General Assembly
Senator Tillman Improves and Plans Winter Sessions
Dr. J. W. Babcock reported Senator Tillman in much better health and ready to attend the sessions this winter after returning from Trenton where he spent Thanksgiving with Senator Tillman Jr. The update came Friday in Columbia. A separate item notes J Bruce Vaughn of Eureka Mills Virginia cut off his hand after a corn shredder accident and awaited a surgeon.
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Senator Tillman
J. W. Babcock
Columbia
Trenton
Senator Tillman , Jr
Babcock
J. Bruce Vaughn
Eureka Mills
Charlotte County
Virginia
Man Weds in Savannah Aboard Boat from Beaufort
While traveling from Beaufort South Carolina to Savannah on Monday Mr I Kerserling of Dale South Carolina proposed to Miss Cecilia Levitt of New York. They found a rabbi upon arrival and were married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Beaufort
I. Kerserling
Dale
Cecilia Levitt
New York
Destructive Bank Explosion Rocks Busy New York Block
An early Tuesday bombing shattered a popular New York block. The blast damaged nearby buildings and caused panic in the Bella Trintaria saloon doorway. Police examined the scene for clues as residents evacuated in fear.
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New York
Saloon Keeper Augustus Wa At Well Di Boid Kills Bandit
In San Francisco California Augustus Wa At Well Di Boid a saloon keeper shoots and kills one bandit and drives another to flee from his establishment to save himself.
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San Francisco
Cal
Augustus Wa Atwell
Four men on trial for Columbia murder on Hagenbeck Williams train
William Williams case centered on a October 2 robbery and murder aboard a Hagenbeck Wallace circus train en route from Columbia to Augusta. George Nichols Elijah Clark Garland Brown and John Wilson face murder and concealed weapons charges amid riotous gangs. Witnesses describe red lighting and shootings with confessions from several defendants.
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Ansel
General Sessions Court
Lexington County
Paul Williams
Columbia
Southern Railway
Augusta
George W. Gage
Chester
Felton Gilbert
Dave Woods
Ed. White
George Nicols
Elijah Clark
Garland Brown
John Wilson
George Bell Timmerman
George Nichols
Paul A. Willams
London
England
Springfield
Messrs
J. B. Wingard
Lexington
Tirrett Jones
Batesbury
Timmerman
Elijah Clarke
Nichols
Cabe
J. C. Cabe
EF. Clark
Clark
Frank Clark
Garland
Carland
Cotton crop estimate 1910 11 tops eleven million bales
United States Senator E D Smith bases his forecast on telegrams from conservative correspondents in cotton states. He puts the 1910 11 crop at up to 11 million bales, with Texas around 3 million, Mississippi about 1 million, Georgia 1.65 million, Arkansas 0.65 million, Louisiana as low as 0.235 million, and other states totals adding to 10.685 million. he notes cooler October temperatures, hopes for higher prices, and stronger farmer bargaining power.
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E. D. Smith
Texas
Missippi
Mississippi
North Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Florida
Virginia
South Carolina
Man Commits Suicide on Thanksgiving Day in Central Park
In New York, 26 year old Michael McGee walked through Central Park on Thanksgiving Day and announced he had nothing to be thankful for before shooting himself in the head with a revolver. He died instantly.
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New York
Michael McGee
Central Park
Mle
Panama Canal work on schedule to finish by 1913
Chief Engineer Col Goethals told President Taft that the Panama Canal should be completed by December 1913 and opened January 1 1915. He cited the original cost of 375 million dollars and recommended retaining walls for the Culebra cut plus large dry docks and depots to support naval and commercial needs. Officials say these measures are key to canal profitability if tolls rise and supplies are secured. The President will discuss the plan in Congress messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Taft
Panama
Culebra
United States Navy
Congress
Persian Dock Workers Swept From Caspian Sea
A Caspian storm swept a landing sledge carrying 300 Persian dock workers from its moorings. Rescue fails and hopes for saving anyone are abandoned as ships sink at Caspian coast towns. Seven towns flood and hundreds flee inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrakahn
Russia
Caspian Sea
Caspian Coast
Dream Fears Close Frederick Coal Mine Output
A dream prompted a sudden drop in production at the Frederick coal mine of Colorado Fuel and Iron in Trinidad Colorado. Mexican miner Juan Mesias told coworkers he dreamed the mine blew up and within hours 150 men quit. Some returned, but many workers remain wary.
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Frederick
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Trinidad
Col
Juan Mesias
Fire Rips Second Story of Rose Hotel in St Stephens
A Friday blaze starting in the Rose hotel second story devastates St Stephens, burning ten stores and homes and wiping out most stock. Total losses around 60,000 dollars with about 10,000 dollars in insured value.
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St. Stephens
Charleston
Burglars Lift Bible Case From Texas and Pacific Depot
Thieves raided the Texas and Pacific railroad depot at Natchitoches Louisiana Friday night stealing a case of whiskey and a box of Bibles from freight. The packages were broken open after the exterior of the building had been reached. The Bibles were found by a light watchman.
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Texas and Pacific Railroad
Natchitoches
Cotton Blaze Destroys Troy Compress and Warehouse
A large fire at Troy Alabama destroyed the Atlantic Compress company cotton compress and warehouse on Friday morning. Several railroad cars burned. Loss estimated around 200000 dollars with partial insurance. Origin of theft unknown. Between 1500 and 2000 bales of cotton burned.
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Troy
Ala
Atlantic Compress Company
Abbeville Youth Drowned in Local Pool
Vit Pierre Faulk a well known young man of Abbeville was drowned in fifteen inches of water Friday night near the sid hon pool where his body was found Officials suggest he may have suffered a seizure or epilepsy at the time of the accident.
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Pierre Faulk
Abbeville
Seine
Sid Hon Pool
Bank Robbery Suspect Trutz Arrested in Nassau County
Florida man FL Rutz wanted for a June bank robbery at Eagle Pies in Texas was arrested Sunday in Nassau County Florida while masked as a farm worker. Detective Cheatham says Trutz has been heard from in Mexico and South America since the crime.
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FL Rutz
Eagle Pies
Texas
Nassau County
Flo
Cheatham
Trutz
Mexico
South America
Twenty Firemen Rescued After Store Fire
Twenty Chicago firemen were rescued by colleagues after becoming unconscious from smoke in a blaze that destroyed the Larre Merchandise Store, with losses pegged at fifty thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Conflicted Accounts After WagonAttack Involving Brown
Witnesses describe a wagon firing incident with Clark Brown and George Nichols among others. Pistols were present and Brown suffered bloodied injuries while a claim of throwing him off was heard. No clear shooter identified.
Former Rockport Banker Turts Dies by Suicide
In Rockport Massachusetts George W Turts formerly cashier of the Rockport National Bank who was recently indicted for alleged theft of about eight thousand dollars from the bank killed himself by shooting through the heart authorities report the death was self inflicted and occurred soon after the indictment was announced
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Rockport
Mass
George W. Turts
Rockport National Bank
Accident Ends in Tragedy in Spar Town
A man named Junbing Virgil Uisedus BEES 14 was accidentally shot and killed by a companion on Thursday when a gun discharged. The incident occurred at Spar, leaving unclear details and authorities investigating.
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Virgil Uisedus Bees
Spar
World's fattest woman aboard liner stirs Charleston talk
Mrs. Ouellette known as Big Annie weighs 690 pounds and traveled on the Clyde Line steamer Comanche from Jacksonville to New York. Stewards faced a berth dilemma as stairways proved too narrow for the 690 pound passenger. Annie and her daughter Flossie, 18, toured Charleston with a reporter, sharing that Annie has six children and that her family hails from French Canada. The pair headed next to Billerica Massachusetts.
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Big Annie
Steward Dixon
Clyde Line
Falr
Miss Flossie
Lassie
Big Annole
Charleston
Rat Attack Harms New Orleans Girl Lillian Williams
A ten year old girl in New Orleans awakened to a rat gnawing at her face. She fought off the rodent and suffered facial wounds requiring hospital treatment. Authorities treated injuries as serious as the animal attack continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lillian Williams
Spartanburg Fireman Ordered to Reach 150 Pounds
A Spartanburg fire department member must gain at least two pounds within two weeks or resign, per city council ruling. The man currently weighs 148 pounds, below the department’s 150 pound minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Death from Rattle Snake Bite in Ocala Hunt
Mr. Samuel Kineh of Cutler Pennsylvania died at Ocala Florida hospital Saturday from a rattlesnake bite. He was bitten three times while attempting to capture a rabbit chased into a hole during hunting.
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Samuel Kineh
Cutler
Ocala
Pla
Kinch
Mob Fatally Harmed Man Near Mayo Florida
A Black man named Richard Lowe was fatally harmed by a mob seven miles outside Mayo Florida on Saturday after entering the bedroom of a resident's daughter late Friday night. The victim was seized by the mob following the reported intrusion and died from injuries.
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Mayo
Fla
Richard Lowe
Three Drown in Jamaica Bay Pleasure Boat Accident
Three Brooklyn men died when their launch capsized off Rockaway Point during a pleasure sail in Jamaica Bay. A fourth man was rescued in serious condition. The victims were residents of Brooklyn.
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Jamica Bay
Brooklyn
Rockaway Point
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