Penitentiary Property Appraisal Sparks Fresh Verification
A weekly digest notes the Mississippi penitentiary trustees plan a second appraisal of prison property after an initial inventory valued at 734,132.54 dollars. No new prisoners since January. population likely falls. Deputy Walker travels to retrieve prisoners whose Supreme Court sentences were affirmed. The sixteenth section timber case prompts lessee suits against county supervisors for bonds fraud claims, risking broad retaliation lawsuits.
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Board of Trustees
Penitentiary
Oliver Clay
Needham Ball
Walter Clark
Mississippi Cottons Association
Messrs
Ball and Clay
Walker
Supreme Court
Corps of Deputies
State Revenue Agent’s
Boards of Supervisors
County Boards of Supervisors
State Revenue Agent
Half Million Spent on Little J Division Railway Makeover
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley lines plan a half million dollar overhaul of the Little J division between Jackson and Natchez after President J T Harahan’s inspection found the road in poor condition. Heavy rails will be replaced, new sidings and switches added, aiming to create first class service with at least two passenger trains daily, replacing the existing single passenger train and one mixed service.
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Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Jackson
Natchez
Little J
J. T. Harahan
Traffic Department
Railroad Commission
Little J Road
Major Bankruptcy Case Filed in Utica Court
One of the largest bankruptcy filings in years was submitted Friday in the Federal court of Mimms and Newman of Utica. Liabilities are listed at 40000 dollars and assets at about 28000 dollars.
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Federal Court of Mimms & Newman
Utica
Grippe Epidemic Sweeps Jackson After Warm Weather
La Grippe is almost epidemic in Jackson with local physicians kept busy for ten days. Unseasonable weather since Christmas is blamed for the contagion and alarm has grown as a large percentage of the population shows grippe symptoms in various forms.
Jackson woman to share millions from famed Smith Payne estate
A Jackson woman, Mrs. William Harvey, is expected to share in the distribution of the Smith Payne estate valued at about 91 million dollars. Attorneys say she, as a granddaughter and direct heir, stands to receive several millions. A recent discovery in California of a strong box with case papers is viewed as the missing link for final adjudication.
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Jackson
Smith Payne
California
William Harvey
R. K. Lee Jones
Martha Payne Smith
Harvey
New Mississippi Corporations Formed For Record
Charters of new corporations filed with the secretary of state list Perry County Lumber Company in Hattiesburg capitalized at 25000 Womble Furniture and Hardware Company in Charleston capitalized at 10000 S H Cartier Naval Stores Company in Picayune capitalized at 50000 Nicholson Lumber Company in Nicholson capitalized at 75000 Fulmer Jenkins Company in Jackson capitalized at 30000
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Perry County Lumber Company
Hattiesburg
Perry County
Womble Furniture and Hardware Company
Charleston
Tallahatchie County
S. H. Cartier Naval Stores Company
Picayune
Hancock County
Nicholson Lumber Company
Nicholson
Fulmer-Jennings Company
Jackson
Hinds County
National Park Markers and Minnesota Memorial Plans
National Park officials open bids to erect 148 tablet markers and 38 guide-posts at Vicksburg National Military Park. Minnesota State memorial, a 90 foot obelisk costing about 25000 dollars, is nearing completion. Capt Rigby seeks Missouri legislative funds with encouragement from key lawmakers. In federal court, H H Norman pleads guilty to issuing irregular postoffice money orders and awaits sentencing.
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National Park Office
Vicksburg National Military Park
Minnesota State Memorial
Rigby
Missouri
H. H. Norman
Hermanville, Miss
Niles
Post Office
Norman
Joseph W. Branet
Frank B. Sliger
Port Gibson Cotton Prices Hit Record Highs in County
A Port Gibson sale saw about 300 bales of cotton fetch notable bids with some lots at 265-100 cents per pound. A few days later one bale reached 261-4 cents, highlighting Claiborne County's strong suitability for long-staple cotton. Prospective growers from afar are urged to explore the promising climate and soil for this crop.
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Port Gibson
Claiborne County
Preparing for High Water Crest At Vicksburg
Businessmen on Front Street ready for the crest of the high water forecast to reach Vicksburg next week. Steamboat agents and others have secured quarters and prepared to move out as in the previous spring.
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Front Street
Vicksburg
Architects drawn for new jail and schools in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg has employed architects to draft plans for a new brick school building in the Fourth ward and for enlarging the Main street school in the Fifth ward. The improvements will provide facilities to accommodate 1,000 pupils.
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Hattiesburg
Fourth Ward
Main Street
Tne
Fifth Ward
Fugitive Captured in Poplarville Arrest
A Black man named Steve Zashary described as a wanted desperado for an attempted fatal attack on the Poplarville marshal last year has been arrested by Sheriff Lee and jailed.
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Steve Zashary
Poplarville
Lee
Meadville awaits growth as Mississippi Central contract let
The new year opens with progress as the Mississippi Central project from Roxie to the Hampshire river is contracted for grading. Boonsh Le work begins clearing the right of way within Meadville city limits.
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Mississippi Central
Meadville
Roxie
Hampshirte River
Boonsh le
Investigation of Senator Bailey Denies Friends Seek to Stop Legislature
Austin, Tex. The senate considers a Bailey Davidson probe tied to Waters Pierce Oil reentry. Senator Bailey insists accusations be specific with proof and says he would rather be indicted privately than investigated as a senator, urging grave charges only if proven.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Texas
Davidson
Bailey
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
J. W. Bailey
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
House of Representatives
Washington women form club for army canteen work
Washington women have organized a club to work for the restoration of the army canteen. The Navy Department has asked the government to construct its own torpedo plant. A Jackson Mississippi woman is named as co heir in a vast California estate. Tammany Hall favors a recount of the McClellan Hearst vote.
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Washington
Navy Department
Jackson
Miss
California
Tammany Hall
McClellan-Hearst
Quoted Official Critique of Resolution’s Scope
The speaker contrasts two options, arguing that the original resolution imposes vague charges with no responsible body, while the substitute would require answering only what someone is willing to charge and prove.
Mississippi Barge Line Plans Exclude Black Labor
Representatives of the Naval Transfer Company, incorporated in South Dakota with a $100,000 capital, discuss a St Louis to New Orleans barge line for through freight only. The plan uses twenty ton roller boxes loaded from flat cars onto barges via crane, with freight handled to and from the barges.
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St. Louis
Naval Transfer Company
South Dakota
New Orleans
Two Cotton Mills Fail In North Carolina
Announcement reports the failure of the Vermont and the Southern cotton mills at Bessemer City North Carolina. Plants closed with creditors likely to seek receivers. The Southern mills have 15000 spindles and 401 looms while the Vermont mill has 5000 spindles and 96 looms. Cause and extent of failure not yet known.
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Charlotte
N. C
Vermont
Southern Cotton Mills
Bessemer City
Southern
Senator Hansbrough Sees Western Dakota Fuel Famine
Senator Hansbrough voices grim view of fuel famine in Western and Northern Dakota after visiting ICC offices. He reports minimal freight traffic this year and widespread coal or wood shortages even in towns of about 2,500 residents.
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Washington
Hansbrough
Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Dakota
Race Tension in Chicago Gospel School Guard
Fear of retaliatory white mob violence after numerous brutal assaults on white children by black youths prompts police to deploy about Copernicus Grammar School on Sixtieth and Throop streets with an armed guard of twelve officers.
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Chicago
Copernicus Grammar School
Sixtieth
Throop
Carnegie on Wealth in Review of Reviews
Andrew Carnegie writes that a millionaire should share wealth with the poor but not divide the fortune until the owner's death, after which the community may claim a large share. The London article notes the attention such views are receiving.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Review
Trial of Thaw to begin January twenty first
Assistant District Attorney Smyth announced that Henry K. Thaw will face trial on January 21 without a postponement. Thaw's chief counsel Clifford W. Hartridge had expressed concern over ongoing postponement rumors.
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New York
Henry K. Thaw
Smyth
Thaw
Clifford W. Hartridge
Great Loss in East Indies Tidal Wave Strikes Dutch Islands
A brief official dispatch reports a tidal wave in the East Indies south of Acheh causing heavy loss. Three hundred persons perished on Tanana island and forty are known to have drowned on Simalu.
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The
Hague
Transvaal Gold Output Rises in 1906 to 24.8 Million
London reports the Transvaal gold production value reached 24,779,987 pounds in 1906, about 4 million pounds higher than 1905, reflecting a steady gain in the region's mining sector.
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London
Transvaal
Gas Explosion Injures Several at Alliance Works in Dublin
A gas explosion at the Alliance Gas Company works in Dublin injures a number of employees, with some fatalities reported. The blast prompted emergency crews and investigators to secure the site and determine the cause.
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Dublin
Alliance Gas Company
Protests and laws loom over July Cuban and Philippine rules
A protest by the primate of Spain challenges a proposed associations law while the Philippines passes election legislation set for July 3. Meat inspection rules are to be strictly enforced. Officials struggle to draft an election law for Cuba amid mounting difficulties.
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Primate of
Spain
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