Prison terms imposed in peonage case in Missouri
In Cape Girardeau Missouri on September 4 Charles M Smith and his son were convicted in federal court of peonage along with five tenants from New Madrid county. The elder Smith received three and a half years in prison and a $5000 fine while the son drew two years and a similar fine. Tenants awarded one to two year terms with fines from $150 to $300. Testimony described men and women brought from Memphis Cairo and other points to convert swamp land into tillable soil with armed overseers and brutal conditions resembling slavery.
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Cape Girardeau
Charles M. Smith
Kiason
Smith
New Madrid County
Pollock
Carnelly
Smiths
Memphis
Cairo
New Madrid
Public Gifts by Aaron T Bliss
The will of former Governor Aaron Bliss, just made public, allocates sixty five thousand dollars to education and other institutions. Albion College receives thirty thousand, Alma College ten thousand, Old Ladies Home of Oneida New York five thousand, and the city of Saginaw twenty thousand for Bliss Park beautification. Widow Mrs Bliss is named principal legatee with one hundred thousand dollars while Dr J W Bliss, a brother, receives forty thousand. Attorneys say estate obligations may exceed assets and reinsurance is listed as the main asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
Aaron Bliss
Albion College
Alma College
Old Ladies’ Home
Oneida
N. Y
Bliss Park
Bliss
Closed Shop to Win at Ideal Manufacturing Plant
Detroit September 24 After twenty months of warfare between strikers and employers the Ideal Manufacturing plant ends its strike. Under a peace treaty the union gains the closed shop with employment limited to union workers at union hours and wages. The dispute began over non union polisher dismissals and included riots and intense bitterness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Ideal Manufacturing Company
Althoug
Sawmill Accident Lands Worker In Serious Condition
Robert Bennett was badly injured at the Mercer Lauber Company sawmill when the big log saw dragged his clothing. Five holes one and a half inches deep appeared in his left side and four in his back before the machine was stopped. He is expected to recover. Also reported is the Schafer murder case in which Nellie Rainey Tankley’s mistress is accused of forgery connected to a letter about an engagement to meet Miss Schafer the night of the schoolteacher’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfsten
Tad
Robert Bennett
Mercer Lauber Company
Peiford
Ind
Grand Jery
Schafer
Tanksley
Nellie Rainey
Fey
Tankley
Bin
Evansville
Tanksey
Miss Schafer
Pope's physician Lapponi illness prompts surgery debate
A Sept 24 report says Dr. Lapponi, physician to the pope, is ill with stomach cancer. Doctors favor an operation, but Dr. Mazzoni and others oppose, deeming the patient too weak though his heart remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Lapponi
Mazzoni
Sophomores Win Beloit Cane Rush
Beloit College hosted the annual cane rush in the city park. The sophomore team defeated the freshmen as a large crowd watched the close competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Lightning Fire Destroys Canadian Oil Plant in Toronto
A lightning strike hit the Canadian Oil Company premises on Etrachan Avenue in Toronto Ont causing a fire with losses estimated at 100000 dollars. Firefighters battled the blaze but the facility suffered severe damage and possible closure implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Bring Home Seekers The Good Roads Push in Oregon
A speaker at the Oregon good roads convention argues attracting home seekers hinges on strong roads sidewalks and streets. Real estate men report that better transport spurs settlement, while improvements raise land value and buyer confidence for cities towns and countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratironda
Oregon
Illinois Farmers League Plan to Drag Roads for Cost
The Illinois highway commission seeks to organize farmers into local leagues to drag mud from earth roads and improve highways at minimal cost. Officials say annual road and bridge maintenance costs approach five million dollars, and organized leagues will prompt timely repairs and prevent neglect.
Why Roads Should Be Improved
The Good Roads Magazine cites Jackson Tennessee as an example where better roads boosted land values and population. Since 1900 bond funded improvements attracted families from neighboring counties, raising property values by 20 to 100 percent and expanding the city’s population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Magazine
Jackson, Tenn
Road improvements urged to curb national losses
A speech by Congressman Lee of Virginia argues road quality is vital for farmers and national economy. He cites the secretary of agriculture estimating at least 600 million dollars yearly wasted by bad roads and calls for a formal government highway system with skilled officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Secretary of Agriculture
Lee
Virginia
Kentucky Roads Hindering Prosperity Stressed by Mayo
J C C Mayo of Kentucky says the greatest handicap to eastern Kentucky's development is the poor state of country roads. In wet weather they are nearly impassable, preventing farmers from moving produce, and he argues rural road construction is a top national issue for lasting prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
J. C. C. Mayo
Odd Fellows History Highlights Global Growth and Local Charity
The article notes the order of Odd Fellows has aided 2.5 million members in need and supported over 200,000 widowed families while spending more than 105 million dollars. It reports Vermont lodge gains, Washington Rebekahs growth, Illinois encampment progress, and a Louisiana effort to secure a home site. The piece ends with a moral about friendship and the chain of Odd Fellowship.
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Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowship
Vermont
Rebekah
Virginia Odd
Grand Lodge of
British Columbia
Ilinois
Sal the Rebekahs
State of Washington
Crowley
Odd Fellows and
Odd Fellows
Louisiana
Red Men Raise White Doves For Funeral Ceremonies
The Ousamequin tribe of Springfield Massachusetts appointed a committee to buy and train white carrier doves for funeral ceremonies. Doves are trained to return to the dove cot with flights from Oak Grove cemetery showing improving homeward returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Oak Grove Cemetery
Great Council of Pennsylvania
Sacramento
Cal
Great Reservation
Vienna Women Turn Town Clean in Sudden Crusade
Vienna society women of the Vienna Woman's club led a city cleanup drive to end a dirty image. About twenty leaders armed with hoes, brooms and rakes worked all day carting away sweepings. Wives of Representative Chapman, W. H. Gillian editor of the Times, county officials, and prominent merchants joined the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Vienna Society
Vienna Woman's Club
Chapman
W. H. Gillian
the Times
Kagetsu Maru Sunk with Eleven Japanese Bodies Found
Tokio reports the Kagetsu Maru, missing since July 1, found burned at the Kaicha river mouth with eleven Japanese bodies exposed. Bloodstained garments bayonets and swords unearthed. Locals say Russian soldiers attacked during the night and the ship was set afire. The incident is linked to fishing guile or poaching activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Kietee
Whattehatka
Jniv
Kaicha
Tisin
Kagetsu
Maru
Typhoon Hits Philippines South of Manila
A typhoon struck areas south of Manila with wires down and Cavite Arsenal and shipping damaged. The gunboat Arayat went ashore and several lighters were sunken but no lives were lost. Manila remained largely untouched and authorities expect the storm to affect the departure of retiring Governor General Ide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Cavite
Arayat
Ide
Sheridan Tugboat Rescue Wins Navy Relief At Honolulu
Washington dispatch reports Captain Lluimphrey stating the army transport Sheridan will be saved after sinking near Barbers Point. Divers find the ship resting on a smooth rock, easing salvage plans. Chicago dispatch notes 250 to 300 firemen walk out at Standard Oil Whiting plant demanding 25 cents hourly wage and an eight hour day, sparking fears of a general sympathy strike.
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Washington
Quartermaster Generals Department
Lluimphrey
Honolulu
Sheridan
Barbers Point
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Modern Woodmen Rules on Suspended Members
The article explains that suspended social or beneficent members cannot attend camp meetings or take part in proceedings. If seen at the camp hall during a meeting they may enter only by restoring good standing and paying all arrearages including the current quarter. It notes a net 63,040 member gain in the first eight months of the year and 34,000 social members, emphasizing membership quality over quantity and eligibility restrictions based on race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of America
Order
Maccabee Order Centers in Omaha and Minnesota Growth
Nebraska’s largest Maccabee tent is Omaha No. 75 with 600 members. In six months of 1906 the order paid $168,000 to Ohio members and families and disbursed $25,000,000 to living and deceased members’ families plus $10,000,000 to local charities through 5,000 branches. Media tent in Minneapolis is the largest Minnesota unit with over 600 members.
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Order
Nebraska
Omaha
The
Ohio
Media Tent
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Indians Cause Whites Trouble in Wyoming
The interior department faces a dilemma with about 400 Ute Indians who left the Uinta reservation in Utah to visit the Sioux in the Dakotas and have remained in central Wyoming. They claim citizenship and the right to reside anywhere in the country due to land in severalty, while whites report friction and petty lawlessness. The department intends to press for their return to the reservation.
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Washington
Interior Department
Wyoming
Uinta Reservation
Utah
Dakotas
Severalty
United States
Department
Woman Leaves Home with Nine Cents in Pocket
A Sturgis Michigan woman left her home with only a few cents and walked toward Nebraska. She reached Elkhart Indiana where she was jailed. Her son plans to bring her back. Her husband had deserted her after draining their bank funds.
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Sturgis
Mich
Nebraska
Elkhart
Ind
Tragedy in Sault Ste. Marie: 22-year-old son killed in hunting accident
In Sault Ste. Marie on September 24, the 22-year-old son of W. A. Leach was accidentally shot while hunting partridges. His gun discharged as he climbed over an ash pile, striking him in the breast. He was found dead by his father.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
W. A. Leach
Tie
Whipped by Masked Men in Brown County
Hugh Wamper of Smithville Brown county was seized from his home by about a dozen masked men and whipped with switches. Neighbors say the assault follows claims he failed to support his family.
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Bloomington
Tod
Hugh Wamper
Smithville
Brown County
Wee
Beamer Visits West Liberty on Business
W. KR. Beamer traveled to West Liberty this morning on business. George Buckley arrived from Chicago yesterday afternoon and departed last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. KR. Beamer
West Liberty
George Buckley
Chicago
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cold Relief
A promotional blurb urges stopping a neglected cold to avoid bronchial or lung trouble and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as protection. Product is available at druggists.
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Foley
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Aaron T. Bliss
Michigan
Dr. Lapponi
Highway Leagues
Illinoisa
Stepa
Ilinois Highway Commission
Motor News
Iinois Highway Commission
General Assembly
Illinois
A. N. Johnson
Commission
Town
Missouri
Lok
Tecumseh
St. Louis
Louisville
Lean City Crusade
Kamtchatka
Standard Oil
D. A. Ghalmers
Buyzone
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
California
Portland
Rock Island
Golden State
Pacific
H. W. Russel
Hue Nei System
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