Rail road intrigue reshapes Mississippi port and Gulf plans
A statewide roundup notes secret orders for railroad charter copies as lawyers and east coast financiers push for charters. It details a year of Central and Southern Railway maneuvering in Mississippi to control Gulf Coast terminals, Delta cotton trade, and coal routes, with lines eyeing Gulfport Pascagoula and Natchez corridors.
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Secretary of State
Mississippi
Harriman
President Fish
Illinois Central
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Delta
Birmingham and
Kentucky
Southern Railway
Central
Bogue
Falaya Bottom
Yazoo
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Sunflower River
Goodyear
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Goodyears
Gulfport
McComb City
Poplarville
Natchez
Mobile
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Pasca
Free Passes and Franks in New Code Provisions
A new code section 3727 bans free passes on railroads and franks via telephone telegraph or express lines for candidates or supporters. It extends to friends political committees or any person from aiding or opposing a candidate or obtaining reduced rates. Confederate groups plan a unified Gen. Lee birthday celebration January 19 with readings, tributes, and coordinated activities at noon.
Fire destroys National Lumber plant in Jackson blaze
A fire at the National Lumber Company plant in Jackson destroyed the facility and bundled lumber plus several Illinois Central box cars. Total losses reach about 135000 dollars with 75000 dollars covered by insurance and an additional six thousand dollars for cars and lumber within the racks.
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National Lumber Company
Jackson
Illinois Central Railroad
Lincoln county farm nets $994 from convict labor
The Board of Control report shows total value of agricultural products and equipment at $9,742.50 and a farm worth $20,000. Expenses for 1906 totaled $8,748.14, yielding a net profit of $994.36. Next year, all roads in Beat One east of the Illinois Central Railroad will be worked with convict labor.
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Board of Control
Lincoln County
Beat One
Illinois Central Railroad
The Superannuated List at Conference
The conference plans to place a dozen Methodist clergymen on the superannuated list as aging pastors retire after decades of service. These veterans have served for very small pay, and their departure will be deeply felt by their charges, yet the church must uphold its standards. New, vigorous ministers are advancing to take their places as the first to fourth year classes exceed prior sizes.
The Illinois Suspect
Gov Vardaman is in touch with Claiborne county authorities over a telegram from Litchfield Illinois sheriff about a man held there matching J E Reagan the escaped murderer under sentence for killing Jason Moody. Reagan reportedly escaped Port Gibson jail before execution. Claiborne sheriff may send an officer to Litchfield to identify the suspect, but strong reason suggests the man in custody is not Reagan.
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Gov. Vardaman
Claiborne County
Litchfield Ill
J. E. Reagan
Jason Moody
Port Gibson
Claiborne
Litchfield
Reagan
Coal Vein Found During Artesian Well Drilling
A coal vein eighteen feet thick was struck eighty five feet below the surface while boring an artesian well for a cotton oil mill one and a half miles north of Natchez. Quick sand surrounds the vein above and below. Coal is a soft fuel, but the extent is unknown without further boring planned by mill directors.
Serious Skate Rink Accident In Vicksburg
At the Vicksburg skating rink Miss Nettie Gusdorfer, a beginner, fell and sustained a compound fracture of the leg just above the right ankle, a physician later confirming the injury.
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Vicksburg Skating Rink
Nettie Gusdorfer
Memphis siege ends as Holman captured after deadly shootout
In Greenville Mississippi a mixed crowd faced Dennis Holman a suspected Negro murderer who killed an Englishman mortally wounded two others and wounded two black women. After firing through a hallway Holman wounded officers Cofer and Abercrombie and exchanged shots with a pursuing mob before surrendering to jailers.
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Dennis Holman
Arkanasas
Abercrombie
Holman
Will Cofer
George Rigley
Cofer
Rigley
Enoch Tompson
Thompson
Quinn
Make Contribution for Twenty-fifth Infantry Aid
Several hundred dollars were given to aid the men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry recently dismissed by presidential order. The gift was raised at a large meeting of colored people at St Mark's Methodist Episcopal church. Prominent speakers included negro clergy and ex Congressman George W. Hitt who urged action over words.
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New York
Twenty-fifth Infantry
St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Church
George W. Hitt
Finley Elected President of Southern Railway
W W Finley was elected president of the Southern railroad to succeed the late Samuel Spencer. He has served as second vice president since 1896 and has railroading experience since 1873. Previously he was second and third vice president of the Southern and Great Northern, and has chaired traffic associations.
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New York
The
Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Samuel Spencer
Finley
Road
Spencer
Southern
Great Northern Railway
Tex Attorney General Replies to Bailey Statement
Attorney General Davidson answered Senator Bailey’s recent remarks. The Southern Truck Growers League opened its annual convention in Laurel Mississippi. State Chairman Woodruff is organizing a machine to contest Senator Platt’s seat.
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Tex
Bailey
Southern Truck Growers’ League
Laurel, Miss
Woodruff
Senator Platt
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