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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
3
Secretary Wilson announces a major campaign to exterminate the cotton boll weevil with coordinated efforts from top entomologists and farmers across the country. The goal is to learn the pest’s habits within a year and develop methods to protect cotton growers from vast losses.
Treasury orders investigation of Interstate Commerce expenditures. Sixteenth Infantry at Fort McPherson readied to sail for Panama. Colombians abduct Chief of the San Blas Indians from Panama Territory. Panama canal progress reported as two fifths completed.
St. Petersburg The Foreign Office says no decision has been reached on Russia's reply to Japan. Japanese Minister Kurino has been conferring with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff despite suffering a severe cold and lumbago.
Warrants served on P B Chase proprietor of Chase's Theatre John W Lyon of the Academy of Music and Edwin J Bulkley of the Empire Theatre for running unlicensed theatres. Licenses were refused two months ago for noncompliance with fire regulations. action rests on that refusal.
Caracas advices indicate the long running dispute over the asphalt lakes in Venezuela held by the New York and Bermudez Company and the Warner Quinlan Syndicate may be resolved by the Venezuelan Federal Court around January 20.
Georgia Republicans select Atlanta as the site for the next state convention and set March 23, 1904 as the meeting date. The state committee unanimously endorses President Roosevelt and pledges support for his presidential nomination.
The French naval collier Vienne bound from Rochefort to Toulon arrived at Oran with engines disabled after twenty two days at sea and no word since leaving Rochefort, raising fears for the vessel’s safety.
Jefferson City Mo reports the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad has leased the St Louis, Memphis and Southern Railroad for 99 years. The deal covers the line from St Louis to Hunter, Hoxie and other points in Arkansas, strengthening regional connections.
Limited train No. 22 eastbound on the Lake Shore Railroad derailed by an open switch in Ashtabula. Three crew members died and a fourth was slightly injured while passengers escaped harm.
Grant C. Gillette, once a Kansas cattle plunger, who agreed to meet creditors in Kansas City to settle his $1,500,900 debt, failed to appear. His attorney says he suspects Gillette has returned to Fos toria Ohio.
War risks have been placed on shipments from Moscow to the East, reflecting sentiment there. Russia says no precipitate action will be taken and no reply to the Japanese note has been issued. Berlin remains optimistic about the situation.
Miss Effie Woods a 20 year old member of a prominent family committed death by her own action shooting herself through the head with a shotgun at her Maury County home. Ill health was given as the cause.
Chicago foreman Daniel Phalen was killed and two other employees severely injured in a factory fire. A large number of workers escaped without serious harm. The loss is estimated at $50,000.
Rome Cardinal Oreglia receives questions from members of the Sacred College about the Vatican veto power. The discussions focus on the boundaries and authority of the papal veto in conclave contexts and potential reforms amid evolving church governance.
The government of Chile has received offers from Japan for the purchase of two warships, the battleship Captain Pratt and the bruiser Chacabuco, raising questions about postwar naval disposition and regional power dynamics.
The Mississippi Hall of Fame portraits number thirty two, featuring Jefferson Davis and many governors and judges. only three figures remain living. Jackson barbers seek a state exam to regulate the trade, and Capt. Fred Collins offers a $10 gold reward for a $50 government note. Jackson officials obtain an injunction to block liquor store construction across Rankin County river property. Mississippi Cotton and Insurance issues drive reform talks, and two fatal railroad injury suits are filed. Railroad Commission reclassification meeting delayed to January 12 at Southern Railroad request.
The Republican State Executive Committee met in Jackson to fix the time and place for the state convention. March 23 was set as the convention date with Jackson as the venue, and the body endorsed Roosevelt’s administration and urged speedy Panama Canal construction, denouncing opponents as foes to national interests.
Lucy Dixon sues Illinois Central Railroad in Hinds County for 1950 dollars claiming the railroad enticed her 13 year old son from his Madison County home and placed him to work on tracks near Seigler's Switch where he died February 17. Willis Owens sues for 10675 dollars for enticement and death of his son 18 year old Willis Owens Jr killed November 14 in Kentwood Louisiana wreck while en route home to Madison Station. plaintiff seeks 675 dollars wages plus 10000 punitive. J M Huskey searches Mobile for missing heiress Ethel Rovelle of an 8 million estate. sees Meridian leads and hints at a Birmingham letter. detectives and possible reward forthcoming. St Johns Guild ladies of Scranton host Christmas tree at St Johns Church benefiting children. wax candle incident on superintendent’s hair causes minor burns.
Dr. J. Buchanan, superintendent of East Mississippi Insane Hospital in Meridian, announces John J. McBeath will be named steward to succeed H. E. Moody, who resigned. Final approval awaits conditions set by Governor-elect Vardaman after the installation next Tuesday.
Large cotton seed oil mills in the state face shutdown within ten days as seed supplies run dry and no immediate crop ahead. Most mills likely to stop grinding before February first, two months earlier than normal. Season praised for seed quality and oil cake, though prices were initially poor but later improved. Admitted to Bail: Police Officer Albert Bounds of Laurel posted $4,000 bond after killing Frank Williams on Oct. 8. Evidence says Bounds shot to frighten Williams during arrest attempt. Williams died moments later.
Twelve Biloxi oystermen are jailed on a Barataria Canning Company trespass claim for harvesting oysters from a reef the company calls private bedding ground. The defendants say the reef is natural and public, and deny any trespass. The case is expected to prompt further legal action.
Mrs Mary E Paine widow of Bishop Robert Paine of the Methodist Church South died in Aberdeen on January 27 at age 84. She was widely known and loved throughout the South and, like her husband who died at about the same age, kept her faculties and energy to the end.
An aged Black woman named Martha Brown perishes after a cabin near the ferry land ing under the hill at Natchez is burned. The blaze is caused by a lamp accident as she warmed herself inside the dwelling.
Burglars robbed the B. K. Middleton store in Pocahontas for the second time in ten days. They blew the safe and took about $300, with over $100 in postoffice funds. Inspector Fitzgerald investigated at once. no crew identified.
British third class cruisers Intrepid and Latena are docked at Portsmouth in preparation for foreign service. They are expected to proceed to China. In Dublin it is asserted that naval reserve men may be ordered to embark on the third class cruiser Metampas if mobilization is ordered.
John Chappell head of the Statistical Bureau of United States Steel resigns, Charles McSwigan Carnegie Steel press agent also resigns, and the office is abolished.
The United States gunboat Quiros is reported aground on a reef off the coast of Borneo. The 400 ton single screw steamer is commanded by Lieutenant Francis Bouhbler.
In Helena Montana the jury returned a guilty verdict against Isaac Gravelle for sending blackmailing letters to Northern Pacific officials and dynamiting trains.
Manchester England The Manchester Spinners Committee adopt a resolution fixing on forty hours a week instead of fifty five A representative will be sent to the meeting of American spinners in Washington.
Palma urged Cuban Congress to craft a tariff bill with care to ensure reciprocity gains are not wiped out. President Palma plans to address the issue in a forthcoming message stressing prudent framing of tariff policy.
Three hundred members of the Cabmen's and Carriage Drivers' Union in St Louis have voted to strike in demand of wage increases. The action follows a petition and signals potential service disruptions for city transportation.
A jumble of 1903 era updates covers stock dividends, severe winter storms in Kansas Minnesota and New York, notable deaths including Emperor William and Gen Longstreet, and a range of political and economic items. Reports note a Chicago theatre stampede, a Bluff Springs fire victim, rising grain prices, a $1000000 rice mill in Crowley Louisiana, and Russo Japanese tension.
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