Mississippi Battle Ship Plan Aims Natchez Silver Service
Congress and Mississippi lawmakers push to move the battleship Mississippi up the Mississippi River to Natchez to present a state silver service. Dickson leads the effort with support from southern representatives. Navy officials worry about river navigation and visibility versus offshore docking at Horn Island.
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Mississippi
Natchez
Washington
Loulalans
Texas
Arkansas
Tennesse
Natches
Mixa
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
Mississipp
Mississippi River
Natchex
Horn Island
Missiasippi
Dickson
Proponion
Man Attempts Suicide by Multiple Methods in Chicago
Indalecio Alarcon a 27 year old son of a Mexican plantation owner from Parral reportedly tried to kill himself in Chicago today by stabbing twelve times, slashing his throat, swallowing carbolic acid with port wine, and leaping from a third story window. He survived initial injuries and is in hospital where doctors fear he may die as friends note several days of quiet behavior. He worked in a downtown department store.
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Chicago
Indalecio Alarcon
Parral
Mexico
Fin
Alarcon
Boll Weevil Arrives in Alabama Within Three Years
Montgomery April 4. Commissioner Wilkinson outlines plans to prepare Alabama for the boll weevil expected to reach the state in about three years. He consults Auburn chemical department and uses existing Texas invasion data to guide a warm reception and research efforts to eliminate the pest.
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Montgomery
Aia
Alabama
Wilkinson Ia
Chemical Department
Auburn
Texas
Busines
Widow Learns Coffee Change Restored Health and Insurance
A widow recounts years of heart pain headaches and neuralgia hindered by coffee. She credits stopping coffee and drinking Postum with improved health, restored appetite and heart strength, enabling life insurance approval after prior rejection. She endorses The Road to Wellville and a hopeful, enduring recovery.
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Ife
Thare
Wellville
Amd
Ministers Talk of Tuberculosis Tonight Program
A series of meetings is planned across Atlanta venues with the M C A, Morris Brown College, Southern Shorthand and Business University, Bagwell’a Business College, Clover Club, Spellman Seminary, Atlanta Baptist Theological Seminary, and local photographers invited to assist. Daily talks highlight public health, with dedications by leaders and the statement that consumption is chiefly caused by the filthy habit of spitting.
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Morrie Brown College
Southern Shorthand and Business University
Bagwella Business College
Clover Club
Julia E. Burner
Spellman Seminary
Atlanta Baptists Theological Seminary
Reverend Purser backs tuberculosis drive in Atlanta
ARA Rev. John F. Purser, chairman of the executive committee of the tuberculosis campaign in Atlanta, urges education and civic duty. He cites humanitarian duty, long-standing community ties, and Christian duty to promote health, cleanliness, and disease prevention.
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ARA
John F. Purser
Atlanta
Christ Ie
Aged Man Fights Flames Like Boy in Tinmuah Falls Fire
Talmuah Falls Ga April 4 Special The home of A E Parker near here burned to the ground. Parker 20 and his wife barely escaped with severe injuries. Neighbors say Parker made several ladder trips to fight the blaze before exhaustion forced him off.
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Talmuah Falls
A. E. Parker
Atlanta printers endorse exhibit and labor commissioner plan
At a meeting of Atlanta Typographical Union No 48 resolutions were passed endorsing the National Anti Tuberculosis Association exhibit in Atlanta April 12 to 24 at Central Congregational church and urging unions to back a labor representative as Georgia’s commissioner of labor. The committee includes John E Ragsdale chair and W G Gredig.
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Atlanta
Jeal Union
Central Congregational Church
John E. Ragsdale
B. Griggs
Joseph 3
Hobby
Je B. Lively
Wil
Athingon
Amg
General Assembly of Georgia
Geor_gia
Will Have Oil Mill in Ashburn Georgia Soon
A new oil mill, planned for Ashburn, Georgia, aims to start by the next season. Promoters met recently and all stock for the cotton seed mill project has been subscribed.
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Ashburn
Abuca Wn
St Regis Hotel Promises Refined Rest in New York
The St Regis Hotel on Fifth Avenue offers quiet refinement and homelike service for travelers visiting New York. Guests are drawn by courteous, thoughtful staff, top quality dining, and rates from 3 to 40 dollars daily for single rooms, with private bath options and suites available at higher prices.
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New York
St. Regis
Fifth Avenue
Fifty Sith Street
Morg an to Bly Ceorgia Plants Moran to Bly Ceorgia
Representatives of the Morgen Syndicate and the Independent Factories Center in Atlanta at Piedmont announced an expected soon public action. An official New York statement from Morgan & Company would detail acquisitions of independent fertilizer plants by the Independent Fertilizer Corporation backed by a large syndicate. A Friday Atlanta meeting between plant owners and eastern syndicate representatives discussed purchases, with no named participants, and a New York announcement was anticipated. The fertilizer trade has seen price warfare benefiting planters, with recent discussions aiming at a settlement and possible price stabilization.
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Morgen Syndicate
Independent Factories
Atlanta
Piedmont
New York
3. Vierpont Morgan & Company
Independent
Fertilizer Corporation
New York City
Piedmont Hotel
General Booth Sends Message to America
New York April 4 General William Booth on his eightieth birthday releases a message from Salvation Army headquarters. He urges Americans to seek God honor righteousness aid the poor and pursue lasting riches with the same zeal as world wealth. He says such effort can yield true life satisfaction and strengthen the nation.
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New York
William Booth
Rncan
the Salvatomiy
Court to Decide on Negro Preacher in Plymouth Rock Baptist
New Orleans April 4 After a factional row in which several hundred blacks contested the Plymouth Rock Baptist church pastorate Judge W B Somerville will officially fill the post. Rev Tom Henry and Rev Jim Reese were rivals. Henry initially took charge but an injunction by Reese supporters blocked him. An election yielded a bare majority for Henry. A policy detail guarded the church while ballots were counted.
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New Orleans
Plymouth Rock Baptist Church
W. B. Somerville
Civil District Court
South
Dave Young
Tom Henry
Jim Reese
Henry
Reese
Rev
Noted actor Adolf Von Sonnenthal dies in Prague
Adolf Von Sonnenthal a renowned actor dies in Prague at age 69 from apoplexy. Born December 21 1834 in Pesth Hungary he first appeared at Temesvar in 1882 then had long engagements in Vienna Paris and Berlin. He visited the United States in 1884 1889 and 1902 appearing in New York and touring Chicago Milwaukee and St Louis. His principal roles included Hamlet King Lear Nathan Der Weise Wallenstein Don Manuel and Mortimer in Mary Stuart.
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Adolf von Sonnenthal
Prague
Adolf Rittes von Ifiennenthal
Herr von Sonnenthal
Pesth
Hungary
Temesvar
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
Herr von’ Gennenthal
United States
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Hamlet
King Lear
Nathan der Weise
Wallenstein
Don Manuel
Mortimer
Mary Stuart
Police Records Show Big Gain in Drunks
The station sergeant’s March report to Chief Jénnkiga details state and city cases, arrests by age and sex, fines, and stockade days. White males led arrests, with 1,028 fines by recorder. drunks rose across the open bar and prohibition periods, showing higher totals in recent months.
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Recorder
Henry Jénnkiga
W. M. Mayo
Morning Watch
Aes
Tablet to Baldwin Unveiled at Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Ala April 4 at 2 30 oclock this afternoon a memorial tablet was unveiled at Tuskegee Institute in memory of the late William H Baldwin Jr of New York He was a trustee of Tuskegee Institute Remarks were made by Booker T Washington and Robert C Ogden Oswald Garrison Villard delivered the address An executive committee formed after Baldwins death raised 180 000 for a memorial fund The monument and tablet designed by Karl Bitter feature a negro laborer with laurel branches and a drinking fountain on one side.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
William H. Baldwin, Jr
New York
Baldwin
Booker T. Washington
Robert C. Ogden
New York City
Oswald Garrison Villard
Mr. Baldwin
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Charles W. Eliot
Charles Francis Adams
Jacob H. Sohler
Alfred T. Whe
Oswald Villard
Felix Adter
Cleveland H. Dodge
V. Jeric Macy
Adolph Ochs
Henry Kirke Porter
Thomas M. Osborne
H. M. Atkinson
H. H. Banna
J. Stanley Brown
Inter
Karl Bitter
Busy Week Ahead in Montgomery Legal Moves
Special Attorney General A. M. Garber sent papers in the Western Quion Telegraph Company case to the Birmingham federal court for an injunction to stop revocation of a state order. The filing signals a possible appeal path as the telegraph company sues in federal court. Garber to file impeachment proceedings against Sheriff Cazalas of Mobile Monday as the supreme court plans to hear it. Other matters include river rate discussions and additional upcoming actions.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. M. Garber
Western Quion Telegraph Company
Birmingham
Garber
Cazalas
Mobile
Supreme Court
Three Men Convicted of Killing Physician
Raleigh April 4. A Raleigh jury found three men guilty of second degree murder in the Dr. E W Smith death from Richmond Va Evidence showed chloroform poisoning to steal his watch ring and diamond pin Hopkins the accomplice and Cotton the leading figure received long sentences Holderfield and Hopkins mercy recommended by the jury The body was found November 15 1906 at a rock quarry after Dr Smith was seen with Cotton earlier that month
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Raleigh
N.C
E. W. Smith
Richmond
Earl Cotton
Tim Halderfield
A. Hopkins
Holderfield
Cotton
Red Hopkins
Dr. Smith
Ed. Chavis
Richard Wiliams
Hopkins
A. Holder Achd
Warden Elected in Terrell County April 4
Terrell county board of commissioners elected John T. Bidendon warden and road superintendent for a twelve month term starting April. Guards named include J. M. Stevens M. D. Furner Hufus McLendan and N. B. Drew. County physicians chosen are Drs Guy Chappell and W. H. Gardner Jr. Convicts on public roads number twenty one felonies and thirty five misdemeanors as of the new road work regime.
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Dawson
Board of County Commissioners
Terrell County
John T. Bidendon
J. M. Stevens
M. D. Furner
Hufus McLendan
N. B. Drew
Guy Chappell
W. H. Gardner, Jr
Sectional tariff debate stirs southern protection fears
Washington April 4 Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee rejected northern privilege under a protectionist tariff, urging that any benefits or burdens from the tariff be shared across regions. He aligned with Texas Senator Bailey, arguing the south cannot be forced into free trade while others gain. Taylor promised a forthcoming Senate speech detailing tariff codes and regional protections.
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Jehm Corrigan, Jr
Washington
South
Robert Love Taylor
Tennesses, Ty
Genator Bakey
Texas
Taxler
Senate
Capitol
Tennessee
Alabama
West Virginia
Methodists Wrangle Over President Taft
Baltimore Md A heated discussion at the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist conference erupted over a resolution pledging loyalty to President Taft and his administration. Bishop J W Hamilton appealed for order as the session debated and eventually adopted the resolution unanimously despite objections from some speakers including Dr George Bacon of Douglass Memorial Church.
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Baltimore
Taft
J. W. Hamilton
Wiliam Howard Taft
Republic
George Bacon
Douglass Memorial Church
Washington
E. B. Geogher
Artillery Units Ordered to Fort Morgan Camp
Adjutant General Bibb Graves orders Coast Artillery companies A at Mobile and B at Selma into camp with the regulars at Fort Morgan from May 10. The move aims to build a highly important national guard force.
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Coast Artillery
Montgomery
Alm
Bibb Graves
Mobile
Selma
Fort Morgan
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Gammon Theological Seminary
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Gunjiro Aoki
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Archdeacon Emery
Ebplecopel Diocese
California
Gunjiro ‘Aoki
Japan
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W. H. Baldwin, Jr
Tim Holderfield
Ed Hopkins
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