New Cotton Arrives in Canton as State Farm Institute Closes
Canton reports the first new bale weighing 500 pounds brought in by Frank Meek eight miles southeast of Canton sold for 8 18 cents marking rapid cotton opening with more bales expected this week. Also notes Holly Springs levy contract slated for August 25 and whiskey prohibition vote passing by 46 in Magnolia first bale sold for 8 12 cents with flour premium. a fatal shooting near Paxton. British vessel Lillie celebrated crown rites. and the McLaurin Fruit and Truck Growers Association organized with plans for extensive plantings of vegetables strawberries and peaches.
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Canton
Frank Meek
Magnolia
J. E. Warren
McComb City
Lampton
Holly Springs primary polls nominate city officers
In Holly Springs the mayoral race had no opposition for Harry L. Dix. E J Mathews beat Thomas Sigman by twelve votes for city marshal. The aldermen were renominated except for William Ford. Water Valley couple wed at the bride’s parents home. Arthur W Moss, Minnie Neal unite in marriage as Moss works in the Illinois Central Railroad clerical office. Moss native of Evansville Indiana.
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Holly Springs
Harry L. Dix
E. J. Matthews
Thomas Sigman
William Ford
Water Valley
Arthur W. Moss
Minnie Neal
W. T. Neal
Moss
Ilinois Central Railroad
Evansville
Ind
Jones County Teachers Institute Closes in Sandersville
The Jones County Teachers Institute, active since the 4th, concluded with President J O Hardy of the Agricultural and Mechanical College delivering a closing address on industrial college advantages and the value of skill. A crowd of about 2000 heard W H Hardy and E J Bowers discuss the congressional race with engaging, instructive talks.
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Sandersville
Jones County
Teachers’ Institute
J. O. Hardy
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mississippi
Industrial College
W. H. Hardy
E. J. Bowers
Last of Harry Tracy Identified at Oregon Prison
The body of Harry Tracy was received at the Oregon State penitentiary on Monday and identified by prison officials and convicts. After identification the box was moved to the chapel and convicts were allowed to view the body. Vitriol was applied to the face to destroy features to prevent exhibition.
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Salem
Ore
Harry Tracy
TWO RUNAWAY MARRIAGES IN SARDIS AND MINDEN NEWS
Runaway marriages headline Sardis and Minden notes. L T Guy formerly Grenada now Belen wed Miss Bessie Estes of Grenada county in Sardis then plan a North tour before returning to bride’s home near Grenada. Earl White of Minden and Miss Lyda Henderson of this city wed in Memphis and set for Minden, parents objecting due to kin. the union is described as a runaway marriage.
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Sardis
L. T. Guy
Grenada
Belen
Bessie Estes
Grenada County
Earl White
Minden
Lyda Henderson
Memphis
J. J. Henderson
Southern industrial growth outpaces prior reports
The Industrial Commissioner Powers report to Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley shows 887 new industries in the year ended June 30 1902 along the lines in the South. It notes 218 new works south of the Ohio river and 169 north, with Memphis accounting for 27 new industries and a bright future for the city.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Ohio River
Memphis
Bogus Harry Tracy Reported Probed by Farmers Near Medical Lake
Spokane reports say a man armed with a rifle and two revolvers rode to M. B. Gilliam's farm near Medical Lake claiming to be Harry Tracy and demanding food. After lunch another stranger rode up and they left together. The impostor allegedly later held up Hathaway near Cheney and took a saddle horse.
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Spokane
Wash
Harry
Tracy
M. B. Gilliam
Medical Lake
Hathaway
Cheney
Booker T. Washington Speaks at Negro Young People's Congress
In Atlanta Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee institute delivered the feature address on The Contribution of the South to the Education of the Race during Saturday's session of the Negro Young People's Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Negro Young People’s Congress
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tratt Shot Dead at Mary Lee Station
Birmingham businessman Joseph 8 Tratt, head of Globe Iron Bed Manufacturing Co. in Avondale, was killed by streetcar conductor William N. Prowell at Mary Lee station. The dispute over fare collection, with Tratt reportedly intoxicated, led to three shots, two of which were fatal.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joseph 8.Tratt
Globe Iron Bed Manufacturing Co
Avondale
William N. Prowell
Mary Lee Station
Tratt
Exposition Coins and Military Promotions in Review
Secretary Shaw approves 200000 gold dollars for Louisiana Purchase Fair souvenirs bearing Jefferson and McKinley busts. Military academy graduates create about 130 vacancies in second lieutenants, filled by enlisted promotions or civil appointments. US Navy squadron visits Korea, while Siamese unrest expands and Marines plan evacuations. Cuba reciprocity treaty faces possible Senate session.
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War Department
Army
Military Academy
St. Louis
Shaw
The
Treasury
Jefferson
McKinley
St Louis Fair
Cuba
United States
Roosevelt
Palma
Senate
Would-Be Train Wreckers Arrested In Raymond
Raymond Mississippi Wiley Grifin and John Dawson, two Black youths, were arrested and charged with placing obstructions on the Y. and MV railroad near McRavyen. They appeared before the magistrate and were bound over to the circuit court.
Panama Canal inspections face Panama France court action
Navy tests on oil as ship fuel near completion with danger from oil gas percolation. Knox heads to Europe for canal talks as French court proceedings may decide Panama Canal Company title to the United States. Debates over Miss Taylor’s mandamus case and Secretary Root’s civil service justification follow, amid a Washington real estate boom led by Col. Hay.
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Navy Department
Knox
Europe
France
Panama Canal Company
United States
Secretary Root
Rebecca J. Taylor
War Department
Miss Taylor
Root
Mies Taylor
Civil Service
Mandamus
Wagon Plunges to Crossing Tragedy Near Paducah
A party of ten returning from a country picnic attempted to cross the Illinois Central tracks on Tennessee street. They did not see an approaching gravel train No. 22. the wagon was struck, fatally injuring two passengers and wounding two others, with the rest unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Illinois
Greenville Elks head to Salt Lake City as cotton pickers
Greenville Elks Lodge No. 148 leaves Greenville on Saturday with about twenty members led by R. W. Tilford in their private car for Salt Lake City. They seek the first prize, echoing last year’s Milwaukee award as Mississippi cotton pickers.
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Treasury
Treasury Department
Greenville
Miss
Greenville Elks Lodge
R. W. Tilford
Balt’ Lake City
Greenville Elks
Milwaukes
Mississippi
Salt Lake City
Force To Be Used By Capt Rosehill At Marcus Island
Honolulu authorities report Marcus Island guano expedition led by Capt Rosehill with Mauser rifles aboard the schooner Julia E Whalen. The plan allegedly calls for peaceful landing first, then if blocked, raising the American flag and using armed force to salvage a scientific exploration of guano deposits.
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Honolulu
Marcus Island
Japan
Rosehill
State Department
Washington
Thomas Fitch
Marcos Island
Marcus Island Guano Company
United States
Julia E. Whalen
W. A. Bryman
T. F. Sedgwick
United States Agricultural Station
Fitch
Sailors complain of abuse aboard Aguila tramp steamer
Fourteen sailors from the Spanish tramp Aguila arrived in Tampa to file a complaint with the Spanish consul over inhuman treatment by the captain and officers. They say some endured 48 hours of work without food, and a cow aboard was killed and served for meat, causing several to fall violently ill.
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Tampa
Fla
Walker
Port Tampa
Aguila
Gage B Phillips Schooner Runs Aground Off Dixie Island
The schooner Gage B Phillips, sailing from Mobile to Cienfuegos with lumber, ran ashore on Dixie Island near Mobile and may be a total loss. News of the incident reached Mobile via the fruit steamer.
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Mobile
Phillips
Ala
Gage
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Dixie Island
Knox recounts Atlantic City dining clash with unknown men
Attorney General Knox describes a disruptive incident at a Garden Hotel restaurant in Atlantic City. He says a party at a nearby table insulted his party, preventing him from confronting them, then some sprang up and one man aimed a blow at his stomach, which missed. He and his party left, then returned to see if the assailants sought him.
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Oyster Bay
Knox
Atlantic City
Mr. Knox
Bryan not a candidate for president in 1904
In Muscatine Iowa W J Bryan dismissed rumors of a 1904 presidential bid while en route to Danville. He said he would not be a candidate in 1904 and may seek no future nomination, preferring to stay a private citizen and continue his editorial work. He declined to rely on unreliable reports from Mason City.
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Muscatine
W. J. Bryan
Danville
Col. Bryan
Mason City
Mr. Bryan
Capouse Washery Fire Raises Suspicions of Arson
Scranton Capouse washery of the Scranton Coal Company was destroyed by a blaze during the noon hour while workers were at dinner. Officials say the fire appeared set, as only one man was near the plant when flames started, and the prior Bellevue washery fire bolsters arson speculation.
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Scranton
Scranton Coal Company
Bellevue
Breton religious schools closed amid Breton protests
In Finisterre Brittany authorities shut several religious schools despite resident protests. Gem d armes prevented intervention as guards watched the sites through the night. Barricades of earth and brambles guarded the San Meen school entrance while men and women stood watch north of Brest at Lefolget and Ploudanil.
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Brest
France
Finisterre
Gem D’armes
San Moen
Lefolget
Ploudanil
San Meen
Jollification at Galveston Opens Morgan Line Service
Galveston welcomed the first Morgan Line steamer El Norte inaugurating the Southern Pacific New York Galveston service. The ship docked at 10 30 a m Saturday after leaving New York Monday at noon. Four thousand people greeted the opening of the decks and twelve thousand mined the wharves amid a grand ovation.
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Galveston
Tex
Morgan Line
Southern Pacifico
el Norte
New York
Mattress Factory Planned for West Point Mississippi
West Point Mississippi has secured all subscriptions for a 10000 dollar mattress factory to be located in the town. The projectors aim to have the plant in operation at an early date with incorporation to follow.
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West Point
Miss
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Rosa’’ Shoemaker
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M. J. Davis
New Venice
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Edward of England
McLaurin
McLauurin Fruit and Truck Growers’ Association
Neal—Moss
Jones County Teachers
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Heidelberg
Jasper County
J. ©. Hardy
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