Mississippi Good Roads Push Gaining Momentum Across Counties
The letter notes Mississippi counties seeking time to develop a pro road program while predicting hopeful outcomes. It cites one third of counties already using contract work, mentions costs up to 5000 dollars per bad mile, and urges investigation and neighborly talk to spur action. A Missouri-style suit involves E W Francisco vs Home Insurance over a storm policy for a Flora hotel.
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Mississippi
Ncessary
Misissippi
E. W. Francisco
Flora
Home Insurance Company
New York
Francico
A. P. Rice
Francisco
G. C. Falconer
Shubata
Southern Farm Gazette
H. E. Blakeslee
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi cotton outlook and anti trust efforts urged
Estimators place present crop around twelve million bales with prices likely fourteen to fifteen cents per pound. Mississippi should push farmer education, warehouse campaigns, and avoid dumping supply to curb speculation. Judge George T. Mitchell sues Standard Oil for about 1.48 million dollars, backed by Attorney General Fletcher, as calls grow for action against powerful corporations. The piece favors retaining youth in state, promoting agriculture, alfalfa hay as future money crop, and optimistic boosters to attract talent and investment to Mississippi.
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Mississippi
Standard Oil
George T. Mitchell
Tupelo
Fletcher
Mississippi Post Offices Face Poor Service This Year
A general complaint notes overloaded mails in Mississippi with campaign literature causing hardships for employers. The critique cites overall poor service and urges the government to examine and improve postal operations in the state.
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Mississippi
Sam
Southern Ousted from Alabama
Secretary of State Frank H. Julian canceled the Southern Railway license to do business in Alabama for violating Senate Bill No. 86, effective July 1. The action follows a case removed from state to federal court, with the statute automatically cancelling the license. The dispute does not involve current federal tribal or court orders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Railway
Alabama
Frank H. Julian
United States Court of the Fifth Circuit
Thomas G. Jones
Middle Alabama
Circuit Court
Talladega County
J. D. McNeal
Julian
Secretary of State
Wrecked with dynamite hits Cotter law office
A dynamite blast shattered W C Brown’s law and real estate office in Cotter Arkansas at about 9 30 pm. The frame building covered with steel was leveled with floor ceiling torn to splinters. A mass meeting raised 1450 in rewards for the arrest of the guilty. It is believed the act was connected to prosecutions by Attorney Brown.
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Cotter
Ark
W. C. Brown
Law
Brown
Salecian Fathers in Varazzo Clash with Carbiners
Anti clerical protests in Varazzo erupted into a violent clash as a crowd confronted the Salecian fathers. Fathers and Carbiners fought with stones and gunfire, leaving four Carbiners wounded, one demonstrator dead, and two others injured.
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Spezzia
Italy
Varazzo
American Boat Dixie Wins International Motor Cup
Southampton reports the American motor boat Dixie owned by Commodore Schroeder of the Auto Boat Club of America won the international marque motor cup race. Dixie beat the British rival Diameter II by three quarters of a mile on a 35 mile course in Southampton waters.
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Southampton
Dixie
Commodore Schroeder
Auto Boat Club of America
France Battleship Disaster at Toulon Gunnery School
A hundred millimetre gun lock blew off aboard the French gunnery school ship Confrenne in Salins Roadstead during target practice. Three men were killed and five wounded. The blast was terrific and the dead appeared almost unrecognizable. Three wounded are in serious condition.
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Toulon
Conrenne
Salins Roadstead
MATTING GRASSES
New Orleans reports from Chico California indicate southern states may soon grow matting grass for a profitable industry once dominated by Oriental countries. Experiments by Chico station show the grass can be cultivated in the south. Not yet complete, but promising enough to suggest matting grass will become important in southern regions and reduce reliance on imports, with New England factories currently supplying most matting.
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New Orleans
Chico
Cal
Galloway
South
New England
Salvador Seeks Major Loan For War Effort
Salvador seeks a $5,000,000 gold loan to run twenty five years with a $1,000,000 gold bonus to the leader. Miguel Guido, sent by President Figueroa, reports the move in Mexico City as Central American tensions rise toward a crisis. Salvadoran Minister Delgado acknowledged a war footing but did not confirm military aims behind the loan.
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Mexico City
Miguel Gudioe
Figueroa
Salvador
Central America
Delzado
Chinatown Gun Battle Between Tongs Ends in Bloodshed
In Boston a feuding group of New York Chinamen from the Hip Sing Tong attacked rival On Long Tong members in a Chinatown alley. Revolvers fired, killing three and wounding seven as victims fled into their quarters. The assailants then retreated, many escaping police as chaos erupted.
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Boston
On Long Tong Society
New York
Hip Line Tong
Chinatown
Hip Sing Tong
Belfast Constabulary Petition on Strike Grievances
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Sir Earl of Aberdeen received a Belfast constabulary petition about grievances from the strike in the city. He replied that the government cannot entertain a petition presented under such circumstances of disorder and insubordination.
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Dunblin
Ireland
Earl of Aberdeen
Belfast
Lightning claims Crockett farmer in thunderstorm
In Crockett Texas during a thunderstorm, Jim Ware a well known local farmer was struck and killed instantly while on his wagon returning home five miles west of town. His horses collapsed and a second team hitched to a nearby fence was knocked over but survived.
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Crockett
Tex
Jim Ware
Negro Charged with Theft in Pittsburg Bank
Thomas Jordan a 27 year old black janitor at the First National Bank of Turtle Creek near Pittsburg was jailed on charges of stealing 8500 from the bank. He denies the robbery. Cashier Thomas Carroll testified he forgot to place the money in the vault Wednesday after the event.
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Pittsburg
Thomas Jordan
First National Bank of
Turtle Creek
Jordan
Thomas Carroll
Forty Coreans Killed in Corean Army Disarmament Fight
A State Department dispatch from Consul General Thomas Sammons in Seoul reports forty Coreans killed or wounded when a fight broke out after the disarmament of the Corean army. Japanese casualties were slight according to the dispatch.
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Washington
State Department
Thomas Sammons
Seoul
Corea
Governor Comer Signs Bills Funding Rail Rate Fight
Governor Comer of Alabama signs measures to allow Alabama Polytechnic Institute to use 930,000 from building funds as an investment and to appropriate 50,000 to defray expenses in the fight against railroad rate and regulation laws. The action targets railroad rate controls and related legal battles.
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Comer
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
John Sharp Williams Nominated for Senate
The Following: Returns From The Election For Governor Have Been Received From The Various Democratic County Executive Committees.
Williams to take Senate seat in 1911 after long term gap
Interest in Jackson as election after the primary creates stagnation in many state offices. John Sharp Williams appears nominated for Senator and will not seat in the Senate until March 4, 1911, four years hence, prompting curiosity about his plan to seek reelection to the House to bridge the interim.
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