Meeting on State Farm Fight at Wakley Convict Farm
An incident at Wakley convict farm left two white sergeants seriously wounded and several others beaten after a razor attack by a prisoner named Ben Cooper. Captain Buckley and Sergeant Dodds were injured. Hezekiah Plurry disarmed Cooper and later Gerneral fight subsided. Governor Vardaman and officials intervened. Plunty to be pardoned for disarming Cooper.
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State Farm
Wakley
Here
J. M. Buckley
John Dodds
Ben Cooper
Charles Prince
Buckley
Cooper
Hezekiah Plurry
Plury
Prince
Dodds
Planey
Conductor E M Clarke Bound Over For Concealed Weapon Charge
E M Clarke, conductor on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad, bound over in 1250 for carrying concealed weapons after pleading guilty and for highway robbery of a negro near daylight, waived examination. Witnesses say Clarke held up Jim Bankhead near Washington and Veto streets. Judge Dickson noted Clarke had Bankhead’s purse with $50 extra when arrested, Clarke claimed intoxication and memory gaps. Clarke pleaded guilty to the pistol charge, fined 100 and jailed 30 days.
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E. M. Clarke
Alabama and Vicksburg
Vicksburg
Clarke
Tallalaa
Jim Bankhead
Washington
Veto Streets
Dickson
Bankhead
Location of Rifle Range Seeks Central State Site
Mississippi National Guard rifle range board to issue notices to boards of trade in towns desiring the range. At the December 10 meeting in Jackson the action to select a range was postponed to January 1907 to allow communities to submit definite proposals. Funds will be used to develop one good site most accessible by rail for the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi National Guard
R. V. Rachford
Virgil Jones
J. E. Gorman
Boards of Trade
Jackson
Deember
Are National Guard
Change of Schedule for Eastbound Local Train
George H. Smith announces a schedule change effective Sunday December 16. The eastbound sporting local between Vicksburg and Meridian now reaches Jackson at 8 25 a m, instead of 20 a m, leaving Vicksburg at 6 45 a m or one minute earlier.
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George H. Smith
The
Queen and Crescent
Vicksburg
Meridian
Jackson
New Trial Denied In Birdsong Case At Hazlehurst
Mrs. Angie Birdsong convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Dr. Thomas Butler at Monticello in 1905 faces appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court after a five year sentence. Bail set at 10000 recognizes her illness and care for her young child as she lies bedridden awaiting judgment.
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Angie Birdsong
Miller
Hazlehurst
Mississippi Supreme Court
Birdsong
Major Fox
A. Q. May
Jackson
Miler
Movement to secure 6 per cent loan tax exemption
With 1908 legislative campaigns underway in various counties, agitation resumes for a statute exempting loans of 6 per cent or less from taxation. The measure, debated in the last session, failed then but now receives renewed backing from money lenders and supporters who argue it would lower interest for borrowers. Candidates are expected to be urged to pledge votes for the exemption in the upcoming session as announcements increase.
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Variou
Reward Offered for Arrest of Wes Young in Delta Killing
The governor posted a $150 reward for the arrest of Wes Young the 35 year old 5 foot 8 inch 140 pound man accused of fatally shooting A F Middagh at Valley Park on Sunday Dec 2 in Delta. Described as having prominent cheek bones kinky hair and an Indian like appearance he speaks slowly with a fine voice walks erect and picks up his feet quickly. Private parties add to the reward making the total bounty about $1000.
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Wes Young
Valley Park
A. F Middagh
Delta
Young
Sharkey County
Boy Kills Aunt in Accident at Bay Springs
A 10-year-old boy, son of W N Basden, shot Mrs. Henry Greer at Bay Springs while handling a gun believed unloaded. The weapon had a loaded shell, and the incident left Mrs. Greer dead with severe head wounds. Basden had been careless, keeping and playing with the firearm until the shell was accidentally fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N.basdens
Henry Greer
Bay Springs
Basden
Ahdof
Four Die in Train Collision at Texas & Pacific Curve
Four were killed and two injured when a passenger cannonball express collided head on with a freight on the Texas & Pacific near Donaldsonville Louisiana. The dead were B. B. Taylor a mail carrier Woodworth Marshall ex press messenger and two unnamed negro messengers. The freight boiler exploded scattering boiling water and iron while passengers suffered bruises from the crash.
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Donaldsonville
Texas & Pacific Railroad
B. B. Taylor
Woodworth
Marshall
Tex
Count Boni de Castellane kin visit New York harbor
Count Stanislaus Castellane and Countess Ter ry arrive from Europe aboard the Kron Prinz Wilhelm accompanied by Senor Francesco Terry and Senorita Odette Terry. The count says Boni seeks reconciliation with Anna Gould and cites Catholic impediments to marriage. Stanilaus plans fifteen days in New York then Havana and Cienfuegos. He denies plans to act or marry a countess and says he is going into politics. He has not seen Mme Gould recently and will pass through New York. Editorial Association notes about 15 members of the National Editorial Association appearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission over ad contract rules between railroads and newspapers. They seek a revision to preserve existing relations. President Morton of the Equitable calls a meeting of life insurers to form an association.
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New York
Boni de Castellane
Stanislaus
Marquis de ‘Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Senorita Terry
Francesco Terry
Cuba
Chemonceaux
Touraine
France
Europe
Francesco ‘Terry
Senorita
Odette Terry
Boni
Anna
Stanilaus
Holland House
Havana
Cienfuegos
Mme. Gould
George Gould
Washington
National Editorial Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate ‘Commerce
Commission
Mexican Shriners Prepare for Mystic Initiation
Mexico City reports that seventy five novices will be initiated into Mystic Shriners early in January. A special train carrying 300 Shriners from the United States will attend the ceremony.
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Mexico City
Order of Mystic Shriners
United States
Federal Judge San Rules on Worker Rights Case
Federal Judge San, born in Madison, Wisconsin, rules on a case regarding workers’ rights and labor protections. The decision addresses whether employees may exercise protected strikes and stalled work actions under existing federal labor law.
Move Coal Crisis Sparks Militia Talk in Northwest
In Minneapolis and Glendive reports describe a severe coal shortage amid a cold wave. Glendive Commercial Club urges governors to mobilize state militia to force coal train movement as shippers lack cars. Farmers flee to town for shelter as blizzards threaten life.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Glendive
N. Dak
North Dakota
Minnesota
Brelsth
Glendive Commercial Club
Searles
Johnson
Iit
Courtmartial for Penrose Mack over Brownsville riot
Washington reports Major Charles W. Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Mack of company C first battalion 25th infantry face court martial under the sixty second article of war for conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline. They allegedly failed to prevent a riot at Brownsville Texas last August and did not inspect rifles until daylight despite knowing the situation early morning. Details of the court membership and trial location await the department of Texas commander.
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Washington, D.C
General Staff
Secretary of War
Chas. W. Penrose
Edgar A. Mackin
First Battallion 25Th Infantry
Brownville
Texas
Brownsville
Department of Texas
Prospects Encouraging for State Exposition Expansion
President R E Kennington of the State Industrial and Fair Association says the association will enlarge its scope and push next year’s exposition to become a state enterprise. Plans include early action and sustained effort to involve all regions, expanding livestock and poultry displays beyond the 1904 level. Officials Curtis of Brookhaven and Mueller of McComb City Industrial and Commercial Leagues will cooperate with state leadership to boost shipments via Jackson central Mississippi for broader participation.
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R. E. Kennington
State Industrial and Fair Association
McKay
Jackson
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
South Mississippi
Curtis
Brookhaven
Mueller
McComb City
Eradicate Tick Campaign Aids Louisiana Farmers
The Crop Pest Commission urges continuation of the cattle tick eradication drive in Louisiana. It offers to correspond with farmers seeking to rid their lands and cattle of the pest and will provide help with the rotation plan required for eradication.
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Crop Pest Commission
Louisiana
Six Men Die In Tennessee Dynamite Blast Near Newport
Six men were killed instantly in a dynamite explosion about twenty four miles from Newport Tennessee, near the North Carolina line. They were employed in a project to extend a blaster line, when a blast tore them apart and left others seriously injured.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Newport
Tennn
North Carolina
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Equitable
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W. C. Anderson
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Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
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Mim
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