The Brandon News Highlights 1909 State Topics
The Brandon News notes Congress idle on opening day amid national events. It mentions the Black Hand activity in Chicago and Cleveland, a Brookhaven federation of women clubs session, and the Hains trial at Flushing. Yazoo City unveils a $5,000 Confederate monument on July Sth. Meridian hosts a spelling match, and Senator Money will speak at Vicksburg. Taft lunches with Sherman at the season’s ball opening. The Italian queen’s 400 year old lace handkerchief is valued at 20000, attracting millionaire bids. Five Japanese lawmakers are arrested for graft, signaling a shift to American graft practices.
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Italy
Senator Tillman Visits White House After Seven Years
Senator Tillman called Tuesday at the White House after an absence of seven years, saying there was no reason he should not call as the present occupant was a gentleman.
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Tillman
White House
Drunken Man Attacks Snake Bite Incident in New Orleans
A drunken man in New Orleans attempted to bite a snake's head off and was severely bitten in the mouth, with he being taken to a hospital. The News states it takes no sides as the event unfolds and the man may try again.
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New Orleans
Sioke
Roosevelt in Africa Bound for Interior Hunt and Letters
Mr Roosevelt arrived in Mombasa, British East Africa, on schedule yesterday and will immediately proceed inland to hunt dangerous wildlife and compose lurid letters at a dollar per word.
Crop outlook around Wesson sparks doubling acreage
Ten thousand dollars is estimated as the value the truck crop around Wesson will bring this season. Prices are satisfactory, prompting many farmers to say that acreage next year will be twice as large.
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Wesson
Governor Lilly Dies After Brief Connecticut Rule
Governor Lilly of Connecticut, who rose to national prominence last year amid graft charges against congressmen over the submarine bill and faced legislative opposition, died yesterday after a short tenure as governor.
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Lilly
Conneticut
Rats Devour Crops as Parish Requests Help in Louisiana
In St. John the Baptist Parish Louisiana rats are destroying crops and grass in several areas. Residents have appealed to authorities seeking assistance to control the rodent infestation and protect farmland.
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St. John, the Baptist Parish
Louisiana
Missionary Mary Webb Feared Dead in Adana Uprising
Miss Mary Elizabeth Webb once taught at a girls school in Adana Asiatic Turkey and is believed to have been killed during the recent Moslem uprising in which more than 1 000 Christians were slain. Her father the late Rev Thos F Webb of Lafayette Louisiana is named.
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Mary Elizabeth Webb
Thos. F. Webb
Lafayette
Adana
Turkey
Erlanger Syndicate Reclaims Control of Queen and Crescent Line
Since the death of former President C. Harvey the Erlanger Syndicate, original foreign owners after it passed from American control, has again taken charge but is unlikely to restore the A W tracks via Brandon, despite flirtations about it thirty years ago.
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C. Harvey
Queen & Crescent
Erlanger Syndicate
Brandon
Four Texas cattlemen hanged after deputy murder near Ada
Four wealthy Texas cattlemen charged with the murder of deputy A.S. Marshall and A. L. Bobbitt near Ada Oklahoma were taken from the Ada jail early Monday and hanged. The incident underscores that wealth cannot shield one from vigilant justice.
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Texas
A.S. Marshall
A. L. Bobbitt
Ada
Oklahoma
Spiva nullifies teachers license exam at Ackerman
Supt Spiva found exam questions had leaked during last week’s teachers license test at Ackerman. He threw out the papers of 75 applicants and ordered a retake, urging a stronger penalty for those who leaked the exam.
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Ackerman
Spiva
Leense
Judge Boarman grants jury duty trust over press reports
Judge Boarman ruled that reading news about a case does not disqualify jurors and warned against barring talesmen who have seen press mentions. He said preliminary reports are hearsay and cannot replace facts to be established at trial, calling attempts to exclude informed citizens a disservice to jury duty.
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United States
Boarman
Adler
Talesmen
Bearmann
Picayune
Income tax debate moves as nation considers reform
The article reviews the Supreme Court’s split ruling on income tax and argues for a duly drawn tax to raise revenue. It notes Taft’s alleged support, Democratic backing, and growing Republican doubt, while urging inheritance taxes on large fortunes to curb wealth built through questionable means.
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United States Supreme Court
Englis
Taft
Impersonator of Christ Dies in Mexican Passion Play
Tiburcio Zambrano, a Tuxpan Indian, died from lockjaw after being nailed to a cross during Holy Week in the Passion Play. He demanded crucifixion rather than lashings, authorities intervened, but rusty nails caused fatal infection as he endured hours of agony.
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Tiburcio Zambrano
Tuxpan
Zambrano
Christ
Mexico
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Several Property Moves
Lucy A and John G Wirtz transfer 40 acres in section 20 township 6 range 3 East to J A Cathey for 120 dollars Harvey Howard and wife sell 30 acres in section 32 township 6 range 2 West to Zeb McLaurin and wife for 300 dollars C H Bethune corrects land numbers to C A Bethune for 1 dollar Ida B Risher transfers 40 acres in section 20 township 5 range 2 West to Reel Lumber Co for 100 dollars R E Greenwood and wife convey 240 acres in sections 33 and 34 township 5 range 3 to M W Greenwood for 1 dollar G Barnes conveys water tank lot to Brandon Water Co for 1 dollar Annie Dorsett transfers interest in certain lands to J C Ratliff for 500 dollars J C Kelly and Ola M Kelly transfer one acre in section 33 township 6 range 5 East to J L Lyle and wife for 800 dollars
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Lucy A
John G. Wirtz
J. A. Cathey
Harvey Howard
Zeb McLaurin
C. H. Bethune
C. A. Bethune
Ida B. Risher
Reel
R. E. Greenwood
M. W. Greenwood
G. Barnes
Brandon Water Co
Annie Dorsett
J.C. Ratliff
J. C. Kelly
Ola M. Kelly
J. L. Lyle
Growing Watermelons on 20 Acres in Sandy Land
Questions about planting time cultivation method and fertilizer rates for watermelons on 20 acres of sandy soil in Clarke County Mississippi. The note mentions planting cotton earlier and protecting from frost, but provides no complete guidance on mulch, fertilizer rates, or split applications.
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A. J., Clarke Co
Miss
A. B. McKay
Mississippi
M. Cole
Eisher A
Ah Ieee
Fertilizing and thinning melons for higher yields
The author outlines fertilizer rates using 500 to 800 pounds per acre of cottonseed meal and acid phosphate, mixed equally, with half applied in hills and half broadcast. After planting, cultivate shallowly and frequently without disturbing vines, then select the best 2–3 melons per hill. With ten foot hills about 440 per acre, expect 880 melons. 60 pound melons fetch 40–50 cents while 20 pound melons rent 10 cents.
KEEP IMPROVING YOUR PASTURE
A Baltimore area farm note praises pastures in the Northern section of the state. It describes rough hill land converted to grazing, fed by regular bone-meal dressing, yielding high cattle per acre. Grazers buy cattle, rely on grass, and require little labor beyond salting, fencing, and occasional mowing.
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Baltimore
Talk of the Day on Wealth and Woes of the Rich
A discourse condemns both riches and poverty, arguing that wealth brings envy and social censure while poverty brings its own burdens. It cites Andrew Carnegie, Rockefeller, Hettie Green, J Pierpont Morgan, and W. J. Bryan in reflecting on money, philanthropy, and the fate of fortunes. The piece notes dangers of hoarding, spending, or status while lampooning misfortune and moral judgments about the rich.
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Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
W. J. Bryan
Hettie Green
J. Pierpoint Morgan
50Ciety
Omaha
A Dinner in Mexico Excerpted From Travel Diaries
A dinner begins with soup and spicy courses in Mexico. Erijolos signal the end, bread is poor but characteristic, and coffee is strong and muddy. Ramos gives a town tour showing two thousand inhabitants, Spanish architecture, cobblestone streets, a tiny railroad, and local vendors.
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Mexico
Ramos
Living Out of a Tin Can And Food Prices Rise
A 1900s era editorial rails at rising Wheat and flour costs and urges Southern farmers to grow corn hogs cows and chickens. It contrasts corn bread and rice nutrition with meat and warns of dependence on tin can foods. It cites Prof Starr criticizing imperial policy and Rockefeller connections.
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Iowa
Starr
Jequiter
Philippines
Prof
Rockefeller
Chicago
Cotton stalks to power paper industry shift
Statements by industry experts contend tariff removal on wood pulp could move papermaking to Canada. An Atlanta company claims to produce commercial paper from cotton stalks, potentially allowing Southern states to meet and exceed domestic paper demand. Experiments over years explore using cotton fiber, which makes up about one third of stalk weight, for pulp.
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United States
Canada
Atlanta
Cotton stalk paper era could cut wood pulp need
The cotton stalks produced in the South offer a potential large and steady paper supply. By using the chemical liquor byproduct as a fertilizer, costs may fall and a 4,000,000 ton pulp output could exceed current U S paper demand. This shift could boost southern farming and establish much of the paper industry locally.
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South
United States
Washington Post
Machinery makes housework easier in Chicago home
In Chicago a breadwinner earns 18 dollars weekly for a large electrical firm. His wife runs the household with modern electric aids. She launders with a washing machine, uses a wringer, and irons with electric flatirons while tending a baby. The piece notes the electric labor-saving shift and mentions political shakeups in the era.
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Chicago
Labor Party
Congress
Itinburg
Largest Basket in World Goes to Brooklyn Museum
Indian made giant basket shipped from Ukiah to Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences for display. Officials debate its classification for rail rates as it may be regarded as a horn crib or grain elevator, with a minimum 5000 pound tariff despite weighing 200 pounds.
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Northwestern Pacific
Ukiah
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. W. Hudson
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Atlantic
Geary
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