Mississippi Supreme Court Hands Down Several Decisions
The Mississippi Supreme Court, led by Justices Mayes and Calhoun, issued multiple rulings. It affirmed judgments in several cases including Hazim v Y and M V Railroad and Barona v Mississippi Home Insurance, reversed others, and remanded a few for actions such as recovering a diamond ring. A separate note covers a burn at a lumber mill in Epps and locality issues with bonds and a milk ordinance veto by Gulfport mayor Glennan.
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Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mayes
Calhoun
Henry Thomas
State of
Mississippi
Thomas
Percy Hazim
Adams County
The
Y. and M. V. Railroad
Mississippi Home Insurance Company
Bettie Barona
Rankin County
Walter Shaw
Laurel Oil and Fertilizer Company
Jones County
George B. Kittle
Emily Smith
Bolivar County
W. FE. Spears
Sushan Bros
Pike County
Laurel Sash and Box Factory
W. T. Griffith
Bank of Duncan
E.R. Britian
L. C. Brittian
F. M. Lee
Cena Patterson
J. B. Moore
Tate County
State of Mississippi
Glennan
Gulfport
Burglars Try to Blow Safe at Crystal Springs Drugstore
Burglars entered the city drugstore at Crystal Springs last night and tried to blow the safe. They gained entry through the rear door by picking the lock but fled before completing the theft. No injuries reported. Local police investigate the incident.
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Crystal Springs
Minister Resigns From Lorman Charge
Rev. T. C. King resigns from the Lorman Methodist charge and returns to Purvis to re enter the evangelist field. Rev W. G. Forsythe of the Harrison charge will fill the unexpired term.
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T. C. King
Lorman
Purvis
King
W. G. Forsythe
Harrison
Jessie T. Jones Acquitted In Magnolia Circuit Court
In Magnolia circuit court Jessie T. Jones was tried on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Jessie T. Jones
Magnolia
Jesse T. Jones
Bond sale signals brighter outlook for Columbia
The town council clerk reported the sale of Mississippi improvement bonds for 50 000 with a twenty five year term and 6 percent interest. John Nouveau & C Chicago purchased the issue at a premium of 500, indicating strong demand and optimism for better days ahead.
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Columbia
Mississippi
Perers
John Nuveau
Chicago
Avide and Sterling Referee in Ford Furniture Bankruptcy
Bile' Set Avide and J B Sterling of Hazlehurst act as referee in bankruptcy for Ford Furniture Company. Stock valued at 25 000 in accounts and goods was sold for 7 200. Liabilities total 18 000 and stock will be re advertised for sale.
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Bile’ Set ‘Avide
J. B. Sterling
Hazlehurst
Ford Furniture Company
Mayflower Yacht Arrives at Vicksburg Under Orders
The government yacht Mayflower arrives in Vicksburg with Commander Thomas Snowden in charge. Mrs. Roosevelt and her sons are due from Washington later this week and will sail for New Orleans. Snowden refused to comment, stating he is acting under orders.
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Thomas Snowden
Vicksburg
Mrs
Merchant Kills Carpenter in Carson. Brinson Flees
Sam Brinson, brother of Carson merchant C. E. Brinson, shot and killed carpenter Pittman in Carson. Brinson escaped as the sheriff pursues him. Pittman was a son of A. Pittman of Bassfield.
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Sam Brinson
C. E. Brinson
Carson
Pittman
Brinson
A. Pittman
Bassfield
Prison Board to Replace Guards at Rankin Convict Farm
Col. W. A. Montgomery of the Prison Board of Trustees stated in Jackson that arrangements are being made to replace trusty guards at Rankin convict farm with hired guards to prevent further escapes.
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W. A. Montgomery
The
Prison Board of Trustees
Jackson
Rankin Convict Farm
Kemper County To Hang Tom Simpson April 24
The Kemper County circuit court adjourned the spring term and Judge Cochran sentenced Tom Simpson to be hanged on April 24. It marks Kemper County's first hanging in over thirty years, tied to the Wahalak race troubles.
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Kemper County
Secoba
Cochran
Tom Simpson
Runaway buggy injures Brookhaven couple at street crossing
Mr and Mrs Jesse Smith of Brookhaven were seriously injured when their horse ran away and overturned their buggy at the Chickasaw street crossing of the Illinois Central Railroad. Mr Smith suffered a broken breast bone and a head gash while Mrs Smith had a broken rib.
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Jesse Smith
Brookhaven
Chickasaw Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Gloomy Farming Outlook Spells School Closures
Persistent wet weather haunts Adamville area with a very gloomy farming outlook. Free county schools will close next week as the school board contemplates a two month rural summer term and four months in winter.
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Adamville
Insanity Trial Sends Gazzo to Meridian Asylum
Tony Gazzo of Pass Christian was brought to Gulfport by Deputy Sheriff Patuette and tried for insanity before a lunacy commission. He was declared insane and sent to the Meridian asylum.
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Tony Gazzo
Pass Christian
Gulfport
Patuette
Meridian
Drug Co placed in receivers hands in chancery
The Jackson Drug Company has been placed in the hands of receivers named by the chancellor. A. C. Jones and W. A. Montgomery were appointed to take charge of the property. Assets are listed at 47000 dollars, liabilities 64000 dollars and capital stock 31700 dollars.
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Jackson Drug’ Company
A. C. Jones
W. A. Montgomery
Sheriff Probes Tragedy Near Rolling Fork
News from the northeastern part of the county reports the killing of Geo. Dewes by Luther Walker. The sheriff hurried to the scene and has not yet returned. Dewes was formerly from Madison County.
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Rolling Fork
Geo. Dewes
Luther Walker
Mr. Dewes
Madison County
Governor Pardons Negro In Mississippi Case
Governor Noel granted a full pardon to Geo Williams of Noxubee county who had been sentenced in 1904 to life imprisonment for murder. The case was vigorously argued and the executive gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt.
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Noel
Geo. Williams
Noxubee County
Man Crushed as Train Wheel Grinds Body at Summerland
A Black worker with Eastman Gardner and Co. attempting to board an eastbound freight at Summerland was dragged under the wheels and had a leg crushed. He was carried on a litter to the local hospital for treatment.
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Eastman, Gardner and Co
Summerland
Bank Officer Resigns at Farmers and Merchants Bank
E O Wilson cashier at Farmers and Merchants Bank Weathersby resigns and R A Whitfield is temporarily installed in his place until a permanent cashier is employed.
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E. O. Wilson
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Weathersby
R. A. Whitfield
Lumber Mill Destroyed By Fire At Epps Mississippi
The big lumber mill of C. F. Wilder at Epps on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was completely destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 100000 dollars. The amount of insurance is unknown.
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C. F. Wilder
Epps
Miss
Gulf and Ship Island
Mississippi Farmers Union Letter on Cotton System Reform
President Hightower urges Mississippi farmers to unite in reforming cotton marketing to end exploitation by buyers and mills. He argues for cooperative finance to expand bank deposits, boost regional commerce, and resist eight-cent prices, warning continued underpayment harms the South's wealth and pine forest future.
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Hightower
Farmers Union, Mississippi
South Mississippi
Mississippi
Oxford, Miss
United States
South
Dissecting Class Preps as Student Examines Body
A medical college class at Jefferson Medical College studied a dissecting table scene where a professor supervises as a student handles a body. The event centers on a body reportedly tied to the ground discussed in relation to a presidential funeral context in Buffalo on September 6.
Earthquake destroys Chilapa in Guerrero Mexico
An earthquake leveled the town of Chilapa in Guerrero, leaving ruins to burn after the shock. The terrorized populace cannot estimate the dead. Chilapa, once 15,000 people, lies about 115 miles south of Mexico City. it housed a bishop and several factories.
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Mexico City
Chilapa
Guerero
Crippled 14 year old shines at Chicago recital
Minnie Cultra known as Little Sunshine, a crippled 14 year old with no formal musical training, emerged as the star attraction at a recital in the Fine Arts building despite several renowned musicians appearing on the same program.
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Chicago
Minnie Cultra
Fine Arts
Fire hits elevator dynamo room of Majestic Theater
Fire discovered in the elevator dynamo room on the twentieth floor of the Majestic theater building in Chicago. Assistant Chief Schuet tler and 150 policemen followed the alarm. Firemen warned not to ring their gongs within 100 feet of the place. Eight hundred people were in the theater and unaware of the blaze. The fire was soon extinguished.
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Chicago
Majestic Theater
Schuettler
Aeroplane Accident In Paris Injures Henry Farman
Paris reports English aeronaut Henry Farman in a crash while maneuvering an aero plane at sixty miles an hour. The left wing struck the ground causing a swerve and Farman to be pitched thirty five feet. He sustained facial cuts but no serious injuries.
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Paris
Henry Farman
Jaly
Farman
Cash Register to Resume at Dayton Plant
Dayton Ohio National Cash Register Company has rehired about 1,700 workers and unofficial reports say the large plant will resume operations next week with around 3,000 employees.
Five Hundred Cars for Lehigh and New England Railroad
The Lehigh and New England Railroad plans to order 500000 dollars of equipment in the next days to meet rising demand with New England markets. The order includes 250 coal cars, 250 freight cars, and three locomotives, the largest in the line’s history surpassing prior totals under 300 cars.
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Philadelphia
New England
Lehigh and New England Railroad Company
Signora Toselli Watched Over Fear King Molestation
Genoa reports police closely watch Signora Toselli once Countess Montignego now married to another man. Authorities fear she may molest King Frederick Augustus of Saxony, her former husband, who is present. Despite denials, Toselli and her new husband reportedly disagree.
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Signora Toselli
Genoa
Two Trainmen Acquitted in 1907 Auburn Collision
Raleigh jury finds engineer W. W. Rippey and conductor C. M. Oakley not guilty of manslaughter in the Southern Railway head on collision near Auburn on August 6 1907 that killed three men.
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Raleigh
N. C
W. W. Rippey
C. M. Oakley
Southern Railway
Auburn
Banker C E Niles Drops Dead on Train in Florida
In Jacksonville Florida C E Niles a prominent banker from Findlay Ohio collapsed and died aboard a Seaboard Air Line train shortly before arriving in the city He was traveling with his wife and family returning home after a pleasant stay at Florida resorts.
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Jacksonville
Fla
C. E. Niles
Findlay
Seaboard Air Line
Mr. Niles
Florida
Suit for Receiver for Paducah Glass Co
A suit was filed in Paducah Kentucky seeking appointment of a receiver for the Paducah Glass Co The firm is capitalized at 75000 dollars and part of its plant was moved from Litchfield Illinois Local businessmen provided a 15000 dollar bonus to the company
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Paducah, Ky
The
Paducah Glass Co
Litchfield
Ill
Western Coal Merges Rival in Pittsburg Assembly
The Western Coal and Mining Company has absorbed all major holdings of the Western Coal Company in the district. Office operations will merge in Pittsburg on April 1.
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Coal Company
Pittsburg
Kan
Western Coal and Mining Company
Western Coal Company
Mother Mary Powers Dies in Omaha Convent Life
Mary Lucile Powers, Mother Mary of Mount Carmel and mother superior of Good Shepherd Convent, died in Omaha after suffering consumption. Born in Memphis in 1866, she devoted her life to her religious community.
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Mary
Omaha
Mother Mary
Mount Carmel
Good Shepherd Convent
Mary Lucile Powers
Memphis
Hugo Krause Resigns to Lead Louisville Juvenile Court
Hugo Krause, head of the Anti-cruelty Society, resigns to become Chief Probation Officer of the Louisville Juvenile Court in Kentucky. The resignation takes effect May 1.
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Hugo Krause
Louisville
Chicago
Anti-cruelty Society
Juvenile Court
Hoppe Defeats Sutton for World Balk Line Title
Willie Hoppe of New York won the world balk line billiards championship at Madison Square Garden defeating George Sutton of Chicago by 500 to 272. Hoppe claimed the world title with an 18.12 balk line victory.
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Hoppe
New York
Willie Hoppe
George Sutton
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Pope Pius X Near Death In Rome
Rome reports Pope Pius X dangerously ill as physicians Macchiavava and Petacci attend him. His strict Lenten observance is cited as a factor in his deteriorating condition.
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Pope Pius III
Rome
Pope Pius X
Maccihiafava
Petacci
Troops Ordered to Keep Order at Douglass Island Mines
Seattle dispatch reports troops from Fort Seward Alaska tasked to restore order at Treadville mines on Douglass Island where 800 miners have struck.
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Seattle
Wash
Fort Seward
Haines
Alaska
Treadville Mines
Douglass Island
Mock Duck's Man Killed in Tong War Era Standoff
In New York three Chinese men corner Ung Yip in front of the Transfiguration Church on Mott Street and shoot him dead. Police hold three suspects and aim to identify the shooter. Ung Yip died en route to the hospital after the ambulance arrived.
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New York
Ung Yip
Church of the Transfiguration
Mott Street
Sweet Mass and Muddle of 1906 Advertisements
A fragmented 1900s page mixes fiction and ads. It includes a flirtatious line about hearts, a spoiled glove warning, then a string of patent medicine pitches for nerve restorers catarrh cures and laxatives. It narrates a snakebite anecdote and ends with a prompt to question learning.
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Edwin
Apollo
Doctor prescribed Cuticura for baby eczema saga
Mrs. M. L. Harris of Alton Kan recounts a three month facial eczema on her baby boy starting at one month old. After three months of medical treatment nothing improved until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent were used. The child recovered and remained well. The testimonial ends with a cautionary note on unreliable men.
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M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsement
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It claims it cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility, notes its pleasant natural action, and asserts physician approval and safety. The copy urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup product.
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California
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Sumrall
W. B. Meser
Lamar County
Kirk Telephone Company
Railroad Commission
Cumberland Telephone Company
Louisville Company
England
Lee
Merchant
Carpenter
Blakeslee
Jackson, Miss
Jural
Southland
Staefferson Medical
James B. Parker
Presit Buffalo
Mexico
Issy
Duck
St. Vitus
Kline
H.R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
E. W. Grove
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
F. J. Cheasy & Co
Ted
Woolford
K. M. Fisher
Box 40
Dillsburg
Sloan
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