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May 8, 1909

Thousands of people in Asiatic Turkey are massacred due to the stage of siege, and warships now on their coasts as well.

May 1, 1909

Skeletons of “colonial residents” continue to be found in Princeton, where a private burial ground used to stand.

May 1, 1909

Pastor collapses in the midst of baptizing a child, and is realized to be dead upon inspection.

May 1, 1909

President Taft frivolously purchases another Virginian horse for his personal collection.

May 1, 1909

Virginian judge restricts liquor licenses drastically spurring the shutdown of over 40 local saloons.

February 27, 1909

A $108,000 fine is placed upon the New York Central Railroad Company on the charge of "granting rebates to the American Sugar Company".

February 27, 1909

G. E. Loupp, a forger on the run, attempts to commit suicide but loses his nerve and decided to turn himself in and "bear the law’s punishment".

February 27, 1909

The Protestant Episcopal Church elects two new bishops, Benjamin Brewster and Nathaniel Seymour, to officiate in churches across Colorado and Wyoming.

February 27, 1909

Mrs. Matilda Erb "provides a bequest of $10,000" to leave for the care of her favorite horse after she passes away.

February 20, 1909

An "amendment to the naval bill" is passed allowing for half of the Navy to be placed in the Pacific Coast.
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