Washington News Notes Prepares Arbitration and Legislation
Secretary Root signed arbitration treaties with Costa Rica and Chile. The omnibus claims bill was taken up by the Senate but no vote reached. Various actions include river and harbors bills, naval appropriations, dredge hearings, and discussions on statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. President Roosevelt actions and comments feature notably with key figures and funding requests.
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Costa Rica
Chile
American Forestry Association
Senate
Cannon
House
New Orleans Naval Station
Natchez
Miss
Navy Department
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Illinois
Congress
Bonaparte
Tillman
Roosevlt
Arizona
New Mexico
Louisiana Land Office
Forster
Louisiana
Ways and Means Committee
House Committee On
Washington
Roosevelt
Milton
Florida
District of Columbia
Territories
War and disasters dominate world news flash
Wire reports recap threats of war between Chile and Peru and a new Northwest cold wave. Other items note Cuba's Congress in Havana, English ship owners forming a protection group, fires destroying nine buildings in Oil City Louisiana, and a major mine explosion at Vessprim Hungary with 240 men entombed. Also covered are Italian relief funds for Messina, a Pensacola harbor steamer fire, and various political trials and legal actions.
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Cuba
Havana
England
Oil City
Everett
Wash
Rojestvensky
St. Petersburg
Rudolph Wirtz
Hamilton
Ohio
Mobile
Vessprim
Hungary
Porto Rico
Messina
Matteawan
Pensacola
Harry Keener
York
Belknap
Yokohama
Corean
Danville
Ivor Hammond
R. L. Conner
Omaha
Neb
Lick Branch
West Virginia
I. E. Lambert
Topeka
Kan
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Herzegovinian
Samuel Higgins
New Haven
Conn
Jones
Montgomery
Liliuokalani
House Claims Committee
George Washington
DeSoto Island
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Tom Morrisey
Louisiana
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
United States
Indiana
Lord Revelstoke
Baring Brothers & Co
M. Routkowsky
London
Corporation of
Harvard University
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
Duke Pompeo Litta
Lombardy
Paris
Reward for All Round Crooks And State Bonds
Reward notices list L Charles Harding for jail escape at Aberdeen on December 31 and other fugitives. Harding, a known confidence man, broke jail with several prisoners and is wanted in multiple states under various aliases. He was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to three years in the Mississippi Penitentiary, with further indictments pending in Monroe county.
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Gov. Nole
L. Charles Harding
Aberdeen
Harding
Mississippi
Monroe County
Demurrer Upheld In Biloxi City Officials Case
The Biloxi petition to remove the newly qualified mayor and council members was heard again in quo warranto before Judge Hardy. The defense demurrer was sustained because the new board’s members could not be indicted for crimes from a prior administration. The State gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Biloxi
Hardy
Supreme Court
Truck growers near Collinston brace for crop shift
Two miles south of Collinston truck growers experiment with cabbage and onions. They report no damage from the freeze to cabbage and express optimism about prospects. About thirty acres of cabbage and as many of onions have been planted, with plans to reach around 200 acres in truck crops to combat the boll weevil and move away from cotton.
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Collinston
State Treasurer Refuses Bond Interest Payment
State Treasurer Edwards declines to pay about $1000 in interest coupons on state bonds citing lack of appropriation after Attorney General Stirling advised against it. Coupons should have been presented by July 1, 1908 when the appropriation reverted to the treasury. Holders of the coupons must await another appropriation.
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Edwards
Stirling
Treasury
Pass Christian hotel opens after repairs and additions
Remodeled at a cost of 920000 and improvements totaling 20u1, the New Mexican Gulf Hotel reopened for the winter season at Pass Christian. Age Clarke, the lessee and manager, entertained a large host of personal friends including many hotel patrons, railroad men, and newspaper men in elegant style.
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Pass Christian
Age Clarke
Whiskey selling arrest nets $500 fine in Utica
Town Marshal E H Chapman arrested Terrel Dudley a hotel porter for selling blind tiger whiskey in Utica. Dudley was fined $500 and sentenced to ninety days in Raymond jail. Chapman took him to jail on the first train.
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E. H.chapman
Terrel Dudley
Utica
Raymond
Mr. Chapman
Police Capture Booze At City Hall Depot Heist
Officer Tom Moore of the Hattiesburg police nabbed a Black drayman in the act of removing two casks of beer from the New Orleans and Northeastern depot. He claimed ownership and the beer was taken to the booze room at city hall awaiting a claimant. If none comes, the beer will be emptied into Gordon Creek.
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Tom Moore
Hattiesburg
New Orleans
City Hall
Gordon Creek
Wood Pulp Plant Promised at Watson Falls Mississippi
Mil promises a large wood pulp mill to be powered by water on the Okla river at Watson Falls with 300000 horsepower using white bay and maple for paper. It will create many jobs as engineers seek right of way for the Mississippi River and Western Railroad from Meridian to Natchez, expected to begin after rights are secured within a year.
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Seminary
Sneller
Okla River
Watson Falls
White Bay
McNair
Mississippi River and Western Railroad
Meridian
Natchez
Charter for Industrial College Proposes Homeless Negro School
Governor receives applications for The Southern Industrial College and Home for the Homeless to be located near Pass Christian. The plan lists capital stock and aims to educate and industrially train negro youths, promoting educational and moral development.
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Southern Industrial College
Pass Christian
Boy Killed While Hunting On De Soto Island
Cal Prince a 12 year old boy was accidentally killed while hunting on De Soto Island at Vicksburg. He held the gun upright and put his foot on the trigger causing the gun to discharge. The load entered the mouth and exited the back of the head.
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Cal Prince
de Soto Island
Vicksburg
Dewitt Young Fatally Shot While Hunting Near Pine Bar
Dewitt Young, a white man about 21, was hunting near Pine Bar in Pearl River county when crossing Lower Little River on a log he fell. His gun discharged, the load struck his shoulder and back, and he died a few hours later. The Mississippi railroad commission reported the telephone company's quarterly business, showing net revenue of 62031.16 from 270398.85 income and 208362.60 expenses. The Natchez Chamber of Commerce organized to host the State School Teachers Association in April. Wayne County corn clubs plan a meeting March 1, with Mr Blakeslee expected to attend to promote youth farming clubs.
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Dewitt Young
Pine Bar
Pearl River County
Lower
Little River
Telephone Company
Telephone
Comany
Mississippi
Railroad Commission
Blakeslee
Waynesboro
Jury Route Over Trial of Dr Kennedy Sparks Mississippi Fire Case
Special Agent and Fire Marshal W B Watts plans to pursue the matter via the grand jury route after an unsatisfactory outcome in the Kennedy fire case. Watts was barred from introducing testimony on the motive behind the State's case regarding the December 23 fire that destroyed Kennedy's store in D Lo.
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J. A. Kennedy
D’lo
W. B. Watts
M. Watts
Must Submit to Vote of People in Lone Star State Prohibition Fight
In Texas the senate and house report for and against submission of the prohibition issue as Governor Campbell nears inauguration. Proponents led by Methodist ministers push for a public vote, while opponents claim enough votes exist to defeat submission. The battle promises to be bitter with bills used as pressure tactics and both sides preparing for a vigorous week of debate.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
House of
Texas
Campbell
House
Business conditions show cautious improvement in nationwide markets
New York reports largely favorable general business trends with liberal spring orders in eastern centers and conservative optimism from traveling salesmen. Tariff revision creates hesitancy for large future commitments. cotton belt cities lag while industrial centers show clearer improvement.
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New York
Arkansas Bill Proposes Oklahoma Banking System in Arkansas
A bill introduced in Little Rock would appropriate 50 000 dollars to the Arkansas railroad commission and the governor to fight railroads in the ongoing rate controversy. The measure creates a banking system identical to Oklahoma's, aligning Arkansas with that model.
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Oklahoma
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Railroad Commission
Arkansas
Jury Acquits Thornton Hains in New York Murder Trial
In Flushing New York after twenty two hours of deliberation and fifteen ballots the jury found Thornton Jenkins Hains not guilty as a participant with his brother Captain Peter C Hains Jr in the killing of William E B Annis This marks the second time in his life Hains has been found not guilty of murder.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Wm. EB. Annis
Thornton Hains
Prosecute Newspapers Over Whisky Advertisements
The Georgia Anti Saloon League says it will prosecute state newspapers for printing whisky ads, arguing papers are hired agents for whisky houses in violation of state prohibition law.
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Atlanta
Georgia Anti- Saloon League
Invention Teaches Privacy On Party Lines In Brooklyn
A Brooklyn company formed plans to market a simple device that attaches to any telephone or switch board to cut off eavesdropping on party lines. The apparatus ensures only the interested parties hear the conversation, bringing privacy to disputed calls.
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New York
Brooklyn
Sugar Beets Prosper in United States Industry
Sugar from beets has grown into a major U S industry with 64 factories producing about 500 000 short tons annually and a factory value near 45 million. Advances in U S seed breeding and local production raise sugar content to 17 to 20 percent, boosting labor demand and land values where factories locate.
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National Magazine
Department of Agriculture
Honeymoon Walkers End World Tour Return to Paris
M and Mme Eugene Gruard finish their twelve year honeymoon walking from Paris after traversing Europe Siberia Japan North and South America and North Africa. They crossed from Dover to Calais on Saturday and head home in good spirits. The tale highlights the endurance of the couple and the travel ordeal.
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Mme
Eugene Gruard
Gruard
Paris
Europe
Siberia
Japan
North
South America
North Africa
Dover
Calais
Dorando
Pall Mollorcotts
Cure for Children Hailed by Mother Gray’s Powders
Mothers and nurses at New York Children's Home promote Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for Summer Complaint Feverishness Headache Stomach Troubles Teething Disorders and Worms. Sold by druggists 2c samples mailed free Allen S Olmsted le Roy N Y Portuguese proverb quoted about friendship.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Rheumatism Prescription Prompts Medical Debate
A growing medical debate focuses on using whiskey to treat rheumatism. A sample formula mixes half a pint of whiskey with Toris Sosiveenel and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Toris Compound is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. in Chicago, available from druggists.
Irishman Questions Relief Station Misunderstanding
An Irishman, Patrick O Connor, limped into the Boston City Hospital Relief Station after an accident. He asked if it was the Relief Station and, in a humorous exchange, questioned whether it might be the pumping station as the officer pressed for his name marital status and children.
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Boston City Hospital
Patrick O'Connor
Thegd
Patrick
Forestalling Her Joke From Harper's Weekly
A husband asks a doctor to come quickly as his wife is sick. The doctor replies he cannot arrive in under an hour. The husband pleads that the wife has a book titled What to Do Before the Doctor Comes and fears she will follow its advice before he arrives.
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Harper's Weekly
Insomniac Exchange Between Two Toilers
In a brief dialogue a first worker says his doctor ordered beer to help insomnia. The second worker asks if he sleeps, and the reply is that sleep comes only at night, ending with a fragment about wind.
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Windsor
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