Mississippi Press Notes Social and Industrial Outlook
Mississippi editorials praise small farm growth to solve labor issues, report on Beauvoir veterans home, and attack life insurance proxies. Notes on peat bogs in state, beef contract for insane asylum, Finney cotton yield, and local newspaper publishing efforts. Mentions Lafayette county cotton pooling and Oxford farmers rally.
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Oxford
Lafayette County
Snch
Water Valley
Greenville Times
Washington County
South
Greenville
Eupora Progress
Greenwood Enterprise
Marke Review
Yazoo Sentinel
Daily Press
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Jackson
Armour and Company
Caruso Disorderly Conduct Case Appealed in New York
The singer Caruso’s disorderly conduct case was argued on appeal before a New York recorder. The National Civic Federation opened its annual meeting in New York. Harry Bailey of West Point added labels to his poultry farm at the Birmingham poultry show, winning three of four first premiums, signaling a promising money making opportunity in poultry.
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Caruso
New York
National Civic Federation
Mnua
Birmingham
Mississippi
Public Documents Return to Old Spelling Style
Public documents from the executive departments will revert to the standard orthography after President Roosevelt and Rep Landis signaled opposition to simplified spelling. The House passed a resolution urging adherence to generally accepted dictionaries, while debates noted risks of future revocation and calls for consistency across laws and codifications.
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Lee Roosevelt
Representative Landies
Joint Committee On Spelling
Houses of Representatives
Landis
House of Representatives
Congress
Gillette
Massachusetts
House Committee
House
Government Printing Office
Committee On Printing
United States
Indian Appropriations Bill for 1908 and Rates
The 1908 Indian appropriation bill carries about 8 million dollars and was approved by the House Committee on Indian Affairs. The 1907 appropriation was 9.405 million, while the 1908 Diesel of Indian affairs estimate was 7.97 million, about 30,900 less than the committee bill. Vanderbilt Narrow Escape in Sixteen Horsepower Car Accident on Lake Success Long Island Mr. W K Vanderbilt Jr and a chauffeur were nearly killed when the front axle broke sending the auto into the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Diesel of Indian Affairs
Stout
Vanderbilt
New York
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Lake
Sucsess
Long Island
Mr. Vanderbilt
France Debates New Law on Church and State Separation
Paris cabinet debates sweeping changes to the 1905 separation law, proposing to end church property control, transfer seminary assets to state and communes, and maintain worship under 1881 1901 laws. Vatican comments caution against ministerial circulars while Cardinal Richard offers a path to lawful worship.
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Paris
Fallieres
Vincennes
Richard
Lille
Department of the North
le Grande Phiippe
Lyons
Vatican
Stae
Merry del Val
Cbuseh
France
Masonic
Demagogiec Societie
Andre
M. Briand
Brazil
Holy See
Rio Janeiro
Mgr. Montagnini
Briand
Japanese Troops Arrive in Honolulu Hidden as Laborers
Report from Honolulu states two regiments of Japanese troops arrived disguised as laborers. The enforcement of the French law of separation was postponed to a later day. The Senate confirmed nominations of Moody Bonaparte Muvealt and Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Senate
Moody
Bonaparte
Muvealt
Strauss
Georgia Congressman Seeks $50,000 for Foreign Trade Experts
In the House Mr Livingston proposed restoring a $50,000 line in the legislative, executive and judiciary appropriation bill to fund special experts to promote foreign commerce. An amendment by Mr Littaner cut the total to $30,000 and broadened focus beyond cotton. The Littaner substitute was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Littauer
New York
Underwood
Alabama
Livingston
Georgia
United States
Littaner
Burleston
Texas
Lattmer
Negroes Seek Re enlistment After Brownville Discharge
Six discharged Twenty-fifth Infantry men visited the War Department to apply for re enlistment asserting innocence in the Brownville affair. They lacked documents but their petitions were received pending presidential and Senate responses. Gilchrist Stewart acts for all, promising careful review in final adjudication. Senate executive session approves a treaty with Guatemala on reciprocal patent protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Twenty-fifth Infantry
War Department
Brownville
Senate
Gilchrist Stewart
Guatemala
Red
Gustevale
House refuses to pay for documents with simplified spelling
Senator Rayner of Maryland and a Pittsburgh judge decided a divorce case in favor of Blasijo, involving payment refusals and use of simplified spelling in congressional documents.
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House
Senator Rayner
Maryland
Gudike
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Seeee Aernaieees Aerteanerster
H. E Blareslee, Jackson, Mies
Great Delta
Chapman
Indianola Enterprise
Folk
Tennessee
Arkansas
Beauvoir
Christ
W. B. Finney
Madison County
Valparaiso
Ind
Canton
Finney
Brown
Guntown Hot Times
Anderson
The
Ripley Sentinel
Newman
Baldwin Home Journal
Boone
Booneville Plaindealer
Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Church
Laurel
Mutual
New York Life
Harry Bailey
West Point
OUR
Washington News
Alfred W. Cooley
Edgar E. Clark
Town
Judson C. Clements
H. J. Rousseau
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the
Navy
Pope
Foreign Commerce
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