Mississippi Seeks Local Manufacturing Of Cotton Goods
A Mississippi editorial advocates boosting cotton markets at home and abroad, urging farmers to improve seeds, bid for better crop quality, and push state manufacturing to keep profits from England’s cotton-driven trade. It notes $200000 for Pascagoula river improvements, port growth tied to the Panama Canal, and local efforts in Amory and Jackson to launch canning, flower, and hog industries. The piece also praises county fairs, pooling cotton sales, and cites Taft’s stance on the Philippine tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Commissioners
Jacksonville
Fla
F. M. Berryhill
Aline
Amite County
Brandon
Jersey
Rhode Island
England
South
Mississippi
Washington
Pascagoula
Horn Island
Pascagoula Harbor
Panama Canal
Jackson
Organix
Mississippi Industrial Exposition and Fair Association
Meat inspection chief returns from Western tour
Alonzo D. Melvin, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, who oversees the meat inspection law, has returned from a Western inspection tour. He notes apparent beneficial effects from packers complying with the act’s provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
President to Send Panama Canal Message to Congress
The president will address Congress about a week after it convenes on Monday. The message will cover all aspects of the canal question and present a graphic, detailed view of conditions on the isthmus. It will include recommendations for improvements during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Congress
Chas. B. Galloway
December weather in Mississippi tracked for eighteen years
Mississippi state happenings summarize December climate data from eighteen years across fifty-six observation stations. Figures cover mean temperature, record highs and lows, precipitation, snowfall ranges, cloud days, and prevailing northerly winds, noting December 1904 snow depth in Clay county. The Weather Bureau cautions the data are not a forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Belden
United States Weather Bureau
Vicksburg
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Port Gibson
Crystal Springs
Ripley
Holly Springs
Batesville
Greenville
Water Valley
Gulf Counties
Clay County
State sells 1285 bales of Sunflower convict cotton
Secretary J T Wells returns from Clarksdale with sale details to W C Craig Co of Vicksburg. Purchase price 90431 35 dollars funds to treasury Monday ensuring expenses until November tax collections. Total state sale 1802 bales for 131289 12 dollars. Belmont place crop sale to Greenwood pending, about 200 bales including long staple. Sixty three convicts processed last month with eight murder, thirteen manslaughter and fourteen assault or battery with intent to kill incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wells
Prison Board of Control
Clarksdale
Sunflower
W. C. Craig & Company
Vicksburg
Treasury
McNair
Greenwood
Belmont Place
Penitentiary
Chickasaw
Panola
Coahoma
Copiah
Smith
Adams
Rankin
Lauderdale
Madison
Kemper
Alcorn
Carroll
Oktibbeha
Tate
Leake Jackson
Bolivar
Jefferson
Franklin
Yazoo
Port Gibson Fugitive Arrested
Louis Simms, a man, wanted in Port Gibson on assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons, was arrested at Natchez. He will be taken back to Port Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Simms
Port Gibson
Natchez
Robbery at White's Store in Nola Miss Net $3000
A thief battered the front door with a sledge from a nearby smithy, blew the safe, and stole about $3000 from White's store and express office at Nola. He took a $200 horse owned by Dr. James Little, rode to Brookhaven, and is believed to have fled by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Nola
Miss
James Little
Brookhaven
Trespasser's Feet Cut Off at Gulfport Train Jump
A Black man named Sol Jackson says he boarded Louisville and Nashville Train No 97 at Scranton and, after leaping from the moving train near Gulfport, lost both hands and a foot and suffered a severe head wound. He believed the 50 mph run caused the injuries and that Gulfport was his destination, making the jump unavoidable. Capt Dennis Hossley of the Warren Light Artillery received a silver lined beer stein from Company G First Illinois, shared among soldiers during the Illinois dedication visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol. Jackson
Louisville and Nashville
Scranton
Gulfport
Fee
Dennis Hossley
Warren Light Artillery
Vicksburg
First
Illinois Regiment
Illinois
Hogsley
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A’ Amory
J. C. Johnson
Ripley Sentinel
Cuntown Hot Times
Baldwyn Hom Journal
Department
T. A. Bailey
Wesson
Mississipp
Biloxi
C. C. Smith
Taft
Mattie Plunkett
Bey
Miss Plunkett
Florida
Ginner
Willie Dunn
Jennings’ Ginnery
Scob
Dunn
T. B. Holloman
W. H. Barnes
Brandon Bank
M. E. Wainwright
W. C. Anderson
Dalton Marble Works
Vermont
Georgia
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Caldwell
Celand Mume
Geo'y
V. DO. Wees
Kersh
Socral City Marble & Cranite Works
E&. R. Hendon
Ss. M. Hunter
Mise
Bee King
Eugene Palmer
Mia
King ® Palmer
Jackson and Pelamatchie
Zoe A
New Orleans
North
Veca and
Crescent
Anderson
H. Smith
Orleans
Memphis
BT. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicaeo
Cairo
Chicago
Louis
All Pees Toath
Bask Sind West
Leveland
Talo
Ittepurg
Shas Taurus
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