Mississippi Railroad Commission votes to keep three cent fare
At a night session the Mississippi railroad commission unanimously kept passenger rates at three cents per mile. Protests and petitions totaling about fifty thousand signatures urged against adopting a two cent per mile flat rate citing harm to service and railroad expansion. Representatives from carriers and boards of trade joined the meeting to oppose the cut while noting current three cent per mile rate and mileage books sold at two cents per mile.
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Bady
Jackson
Missimippi Railroad Commission
Mississipp BL
Boards of Trade and Commercial Organizations
Eut
Ecitizena
England Mourns Meredith in a Nation of Grief
London reports a wide public and press outpouring of tributes for George Meredith, the leading English novelist, whose death is seen as a deeply personal loss surpassing even Swinburne’s. The nation mourns the author for his substantial literary impact and intimate voice.
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England
Meredith
London
Swinburne
George Meredith
Girl Sokes Self in Oil and Applies a Match
Cedar Rapids May 18 a victim of ill health for years Mina Mary Sadler near Toledo chose a self destructive method of death. She left home telling she would visit her brother and went to a ravine where she piled leaves, saturated them and herself with kerosene and struck a match. The body was found burned to a crisp.
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Cedar Rapids
Jaws
Mina Mary Sadler
Toledo
Mise Sadler
Spirits Link Czabonya to Mental Inquiry in Tallapoosa
Nicholas Czabonya of Tallapoosa Georgia faced Recorder Bra3Tea after arrest on suspicion of unsound mind. He claimed persecution for communicating with spirits and said wood and evil spirits urge him to act while he argues rationally on other topics. Bank quarrel sparked detention.
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Bra3Tea
Nicholas Czabonya
Tallapoosa
Czabonya
Broyles
Tila
Senate to probe wholesale and retail prices
Washington May 18 Senator Gore urges a finance committee inquiry into wholesale and retail prices of common commodities. The resolution seeks a select four member panel to investigate extortionate pricing by retailers and cotton manufacturers, with tariff bill hold ups cited as costing the economy $10,000,000 daily. The measure passed 29 to 4 and was referred to the finance committee.
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Gores
Committee On
Senate
Gore
Owen
Gallinger
Butley
Bailey No An
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Committee On Finance
Brintow, Crawford and la Follette
If You Get Thirsty Today for the Soda Fountain
A fragmentary note mentions paying for Porcu at a soda fountain. No clear names, dates, or locations are provided. the text reads as a stray, nonsensical snippet with terms like Containa and Simutant lacking coherent context or actions.
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Porcu
Young Hugo Knocks Out in Six Round Go at Armory Hall
In a six round match at the Armory Hall Young Yiugee was counted out by Reverse Clapp in the second round to the crowd’s startlement. Hugo landed a solid right to the jaw and Christen st fell earlier in the preliminary as Slim knocked out Spider Keily in the third round.
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Clapp
Hig Mattch
al Chriiensen
Armory Hall
Vingo
Christenst
Bhi5 Slim
Spider Keily
Blame for Crime Put on Young Wife in Mississippi Killing
In Cleveland Mississippi on May 18 a confession from Jesse Scott a young farmer claims he killed WoL Embrey a planter after being urged by Embrey s wife whom he was infatuated with Scott says he shot Embrey four times in the back robbed the body and led police to the Sunflower area where the crime occurred Embrey and Scott were taken into custody and scouted to the scene
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Cleveland
Miss
Clara
Jesse Scott
Wol. Embrey
Scott
Embrey
Sunflower
Kelly in Charge of Georgia Railroad Strike
Long conference in Atlanta between F. Burgess and AP Kelly of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen regarding the Georgia railroad walkout. Kelly defends the union, its rules, and its insurance fund, arguing white firemen resist Negro advancement and condemning a policy of Negro superiority over white workers.
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Burgess
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
AP Kelly
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Georgia
Kelly
Atlanta
Ron
KE. A. Ball
Kimball
Gall
Scott
Georgia Railroad
Canada
Sssge
Brotherhood of Locomotiva Firenu Enginemen
United States
Mexico
England
Meeting of Carnival Committees Chairs at Trence de Leon
A meeting of the chairmen of carnival committees at Trence de Leon produced announcements. Samuel Inman presided. Harry L. Schiesinger and Brooks Moran said they will grant their employees a holiday on Saturday and other businessmen may follow. It was decided that all ladies on concession committees wear white linen gowns with red trim. Mrs Robert J Lowry was named chairman to urge retail merchants to close at Declock Saturday. Mrs Von Arndale and others at Fort McCherson will run the "Fair Japan" concession. Marion Hutt chairs the Mine knife rack committee and Constance Knowles chairs the road water pavilion committee. Miss Knowles will hold a meeting at her home Thursday at 4 PM.
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Trence de Leon
Samuel Inman
Harry L. Schiesinger
Brooks Moran
Park
Belting Mra
Robert J Lowry Wan
von Arndale
Fort McCherson
Japan
Mes
Marion Hutt
Ues Knowles
Roa Water Pavillion
Perham Elected Head of Telegraphers at 1909 Convention
The 1909 convention of the Order of Railway Telegraphers concluded with officers chosen for two years and plans for the 1931 meeting. Grand president HB Perham of St Louis. grand secretary and treasurer I W Quick of St Louis. first vice president J A Newman of Centralia, TL. second vice president TM Pierson of Indianapolis. third vice president D Campbell of Toronto. fourth vice president J Dermody of Mounds, TI, Toronto was selected as next meeting site by an enthusiastic vote.
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The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
HB Perham
Southern white resistance and race rhetoric described
A fragmentary speech excerpt depicts white supremacy arguments amid tensions between white Georgians and black labor, framing the North and Canada as opposing white workers. The speaker urges Georgians to choose between backing white firemen and opposing Negro supremacy, invoking railroad interests and regional loyalties.
Taft Selects Whitelaw as Treasury Secretary Nominee
President Taft has chosen Oscar White Law as the next treasurer of the United States, to succeed a recently appointed postmaster at St. Louis. The move follows White Law’s confirmation by Taft’s circle and signals a staffing shift in the administration.
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Taft
Whitelaw
Washington
Oscar 1
St. Louie
Eliot Leaves Harvard in Cambridge at 75
Charles Witttans Lilvt leaves Harvard after forty years of service as 25 president of the Ithward universe. He dies at 75 and today many note his long honor. Lawrence Lowell will assume the office.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles Witttans
Tata Ald
Ithward
Une
Ute
Toe Weran
Sbbert Lawrence Lowell
Cures Dyspepsia Trial Is Free
A Cleveland era style ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a free trial remedy for dyspepsia. It claims workers and women suffer, cites long testimonials, and urges readers to request the doctor’s sample and buy the product at drug stores. Includes address in Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama.
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Capt Clark
Duttato
Dvenensia
Caldwells
Joel Adan
Montgomery
Ala
Max Rome
Newanager
Monticella
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