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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
4
Mississippi legislature opens with a young House and Senate officers. Col H M Street secures speaker post after a tight vote. A mass prohibition meeting fills the House to advocate statutory prohibition and repeal local option. Upshaw delivers a landmark appeal while Bryan may visit. Yazoo molasses crops flourish across several large producers.
A Leakesville Mississippi dispatch reports a head on wreck on the Alabama and Mississippi railroad four miles east of town between a Jo train and a work train. Casualties include Charles Busby and writer W. E. Payuz, a white person, plus two unknown Black men. Separately a Senate bill seeks to reduce the State Treasurer bond from 250000 to 100000.
The financial interruption hurt business circles and lumber plants in South Mississippi, but experts say the mills will resume operations soon and that economic conditions will return to the prior prosperous state. The money troubles reportedly affected Mississippi less than other states.
A public appeal urges Mississippians to speak well of their native state, begin the near year with a positive message, and invite friends to join in the work of development. The call stresses duty to promote Mississippi as the best state under the sun and to spread the positive message to others.
Senators Nelson and Bulkely push measures to extend emergency currency. A bill authorizes the Treasury to issue non interest bearing United States notes to $350 million on bearer demand with 5 percent interest on deposits secured by bonds. Proposals set aside guaranty funds for depositors and require equitable state distribution. Moving picture interests seek Taft influence at the White House.
President Roosevelt was asked to defend an executive order requiring postal employees to be at least five feet four inches tall. Representative Overstreet of Indiana, chair of the House committee on post offices and post roads, sought revocation. The president, surprised, said he would await information from the Postmaster General before defending it. If not revoked, Overstreet pledged to push the rule to apply to all government employees.
At the President’s request Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War Department has directed Governors and District of Columbia commissioners to name a single National Guard representative from each state or territory to enter competitive exams for appointment as second lieutenants in the regular army. Candidates will be promoted per exam standing and available vacancies. Governors must nominate militiamen with at least two years of National Guard service and endorsements from their immediate commanders.
An official navy statement says Admiral Evans will lead a fleet of sixteen battleships from San Francisco toward Puget Sound in early summer, potentially altering the Pacific coast deployment plans and signaling a show of force in Washington state.
Admiral Baron Sukenori Ito has been dismissed from the Japanese service amid charges brought against him. The action marks a rare high level disciplinary outcome in the navy context and signals potential shifts in personnel accountability at top ranks.
In the House of Representatives New York's Mr Willett denounced President Roosevelt over the financial question. He charged the President with being insensitive and mischaracterizing industrial leaders as dishonest. Willett warned this sparked public distrust and risked a panic, claiming the real fault lay in turning on gas instead of light.
Washington reports a bill by Mr. Thomas of North Carolina to refund cotton tax collected under 1862 and 1864 laws. The money would be held in trust by each state to reimburse producers who paid the tax, with any remainder after two years forming a permanent free school fund. States would not pay reimbursements to assignees.
Members of the house held a lottery for rooms in the new office building opposite the capitol. So chaotic at times that Speaker Cannon suspended proceedings and ordered members back to their seats. Crowds gathered around easels displaying floor plans, with some amused and others demanding order.
The industrial downturn has drawn most eligible men to the marine corps and navy, leaving the army short of recruits. Reports to the War Department show failures to obtain privates and non-commissioned officers re-enlisting, creating skeletal units that resemble inadequate combat forces.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations favorably considered a treaty with the United States and most American republics. It provides that citizens of a republic who return home will again become citizens after two years. The cases of Mrs. Haugh and Mrs. Davis, deported from New Orleans to Panama, have been appealed to Washington.
President Roosevelt warns that Fairbanks cocktails pose greater danger than Virginia ming juleps, citing concerns about strength and safety of popular regional drinks.
Voters and analysts diverge on the proposed currency bill with general expectations of approval, yet significant debate over its provisions and potential impact. Supporters cite economic stability, while critics warn of narrowed reforms and unintended consequences.
The Census Bureau reports 9 955 427 bales ginned up to January 1, compared with 11 741 039 a year ago. Total active ginneries number 27 276.
The port of New Orleans will christen its new revenue cutter as Davey in honor of Congressman Davey. The ceremony and naming reflect ties between the port and federal representation as the vessel joins the fleet.
Texas Congressman Burleson sparked a sharp House debate by reading a newspaper clipping that blamed President Roosevelt for the financial stringency. The exchange highlighted partisan tensions and the public’s reaction to economic distress.
The Treasury Department announced a new revenue gutter for New Orleans will bear the name the Davey in honor of Congressman Da Ivey. The naming honors the longtime public servant and reflects federal recognition of local fiscal improvements.
The Mississippi Division of the Southern Cotton Association led by Walter Clark calls the annual state meeting for February in Jackson. County groups must reconvene January 22 to reorganize and elect delegates, with aims to protect cotton prices and expand cooperative growth.
W. T. Dunn, manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Co, shot himself here after arriving from Little Rock. He was to wed a prominent local woman on January 15 and had previously lived in Greenville Mississippi before moving here two years ago. Governor Vardaman vetoed the act depriving the revenue agent of power to back tax money.
Hon. Rodolph Lemieux spoke in Ottawa asserting satisfaction with the mission to Japan on behalf of the Canadian government, calling it an entire success.
The government announces Bar on Takahira as Japan's ambassador to the United States to succeed Viscount Aoki. The appointment cements ties between Tokyo and Washington and marks a key diplomatic transition.
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