Missing Yazoo County girl spurs state search in Jackson
A Mississippi paper reports Pearl Sammons, a Yazoo County resident, vanished after arriving in Jackson on December 31. Police and relatives describe her as a 20-year-old blonde, well dressed, with a wide search across resorts and a circulating description to aid the inquiry. The article also notes a separate Millsaps College education case against Western Union over a telegram misread, which allegedly cost Rev T W Lewis $360 yearly in rent and caused personal hardship.
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Jackson
J. W. Wright
Bank of Seminary
Seminary
Miss Lammons
Yazoo County
Lammons
the Edwards
George Twiner
Alexandria
Sammons
T. W. Lewis
Millsaps College
Hinds County
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lewis
Methodist
Tupelo
W. B. Murrah
Western Union
Murrah
Dr. Murrah
Strawberries Ripen Across Mississippi Counties
Mild weather could bring abundant ripe strawberries to Hinds county and nearby areas within ten days. Reports from southern counties say berries ripen quickly with small shipments from Centreville and other towns. In Crystal Springs and towns along the Illinois Central, fruiting plants are healthy and continued sun is expected to promote fruition. A Yazoo City traveler notes local citizens wear straw hats. at the Cotton Exchange a woolen hat triggers a fine.
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Hinds
Centreville
Crystal Springs
Gallman
Yazoo City
Cotton Exchange
Treasurer Plots Quick Fix for Deficit Before Month End
State Treasurer Miller works to erase a deficit by month end. His figures stress prompt return of warrants for payment. Delays by local banks could pause payments, but timely action by bounty treasurers may avert the crisis and aid public schools.
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Miller
Treasury
Car Crash In Vicksburg Causes Severe Injuries
Carl Davis, a cashier at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley freight office, was thrown from a runaway buggy with his mother in Vicksburg. Davis suffered both legs broken and a fractured skull yet may recover. Mrs. Davis sustained painful but non life threatening injuries. In other news, German ship owners plan to organize to prevent labor disputes.
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Carl Davis
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Vicksburg
Back Tax Suit Over Double Track Privilege Tax
State Revenue Agent Adams sues Illinois Central Railroad Company in Hinds County Circuit Court to collect 3271.70 for privilege taxes on a double track. Rail line segments in Hinds Copiah Lincoln and Pike totaling 96.94 miles are disputed after classification as first and second track. Hearing set for March in Jackson with possible Supreme Court review. Also notes charter filings for Bank of Mize, Simpson County Bank, and Osyka Supply Company in Pike County and Simpson County.
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State Revenue
Adams
Circuit Court
Hinds County
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Railroad Commission
Illinois Central System
Hinds
Copiah
Lincoln
Pike
Cupiah
Jackson
Supreme Court
Bank of
Mize
Smith County
Simpson County Bank
Mendenhall
Simpson County
Osyka Supply Company
Osyka
Pike County
Depot and Hotel Burned in Roxie Conflagration
A disastrous blaze in Roxie destroyed the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley depot, the H. M. Dunn mercantile store, and the Commercial Hotel. Estimated losses run around $7000, with partial insurance coverage.
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Roxie
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
H. M. Dunn
Ante Bellum Home Sold near Natchez
Homewood, an ante bellum Adams county house on 600 acres one mile from Natchez, was sold to William J. Kaiver, a dairyman, for 25000. The deed is recorded and the purchaser will move his dairy operations to the property next week.
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Homewood
Close at Eleven in Vicksburg Liquor Move
A voluntary movement by the men of Vicksburg will close at eleven. Conservatives favor the action to avoid conflicts with state law. Senator Beveridge said he would not pledge to vote against Senator Blackburn's amendment to the Foraker resolution.
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Vicksburg
Beveridge
Blackburn
Foraker
Flood Crisis Deepens Across Cincinnati and Louisville
As flood crests approach, thousands remain idle and homeless in Cincinnati and Kentucky suburbs. About 15,000 people driven from homes, 40,000 workers without wages, and 65 feet crest feared. Louisville reports near 3,000 displaced and widespread business damage. Officials impose price controls, dispatch firemen, and shore up dikes as navigation stalls from Pittsburg to Cairo.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Newport
Covington
Mill Creek
Cincinnat
Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Ohio
Tyler
Board of Safety
Walz
Madison
Ind
Pittsburg
Cairo
Speeding Queen City Train Plunges in Fire Disaster
At Fowler Indiana a Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis train collision with a freight train killed at least sixteen passengers and injured ten. The speed of fifty miles an hour and a fire destroyed most of the train except private car 401 and the Indianapolis sleeper. Seven victims identified. crew members overwhelmingly perished.
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Road
Indianapolis
Lee Birthday Centennial Observed in Washington
In Washington a grand 100th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s birth was marked with elaborate exercises before a distinguished audience. President Roosevelt, unable to attend, sent a letter praising the Confederate general and urging a Lee memorial at a representative Southern educational institution, a proposal met with instant favor.
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Lee
Washington
Robert E. Lee
United Confederate and Southern Societies
District of Columbia
Presiae Roosevelt
Eae Lee
South
Portland Railroads Stranded by Fuel Shortage and Floods
Portland Oregon reports railroads at a standstill due to fuel shortages for locomotives. A car famine, floods, landslides, and heavy snowfall exacerbate the congestion, creating an unmatched statewide disruption in Oregon and Washington.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Ashington
Trains Crash Near Gould Station in Texas
Reports say a serious wreck occurred on the International and Great Northern railroad at Gould, forty miles north of Palestine. An engine attempting to clear the track for a southbound passenger train collided with the train about one mile south of Gould.
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Palestine
Texas
International and Great Northern
Gould
Here
Intercoastal Canal Funding Split Between Louisiana and Texas
The Rivers and Harbors Committee sub committee report led to an agreed rivers and harbors bill. It provides funding for the intercoastal canal from Franklin to Mermentau, Aransas Pass to Matagorda Bay, Guadalupe River mouth to Victoria, and the Brazos Galveston Canal. Total appropriation about $600,000, split roughly equally between Louisiana and Texas.
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Franklin
Mermentau
Fire at Beaufort Destroys Town Hall and Market
Beaufort D C reports the worst blaze in its history as flames from F W Scheper’s Bay Street stables, aided by high winds, consume the town hall and city market. Loss estimated at 500 000 to 700 000 dollars, about one third insured. water supply failed and firefighters exhausted efforts.
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Beaufort
D. C
F. W. Scheper
Bay Street
Smolensk Official Shot by Schoolboy in Russia
A Russian official at Smolensk was assassinated by a schoolboy. John Sharp Williams spoke in Washington about government ownership of railroads in an interview.
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Smolensk
John Sharp Williams
Washington
Government files two suits to admit Japanese to white schools
The government began two lawsuits in San Francisco seeking compulsory admission of Japanese students to white schools. Rear Admiral Evans, in charge of American warships at Kingston, reported the city was quiet. Russian elections in the prime district were carried by the…
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San Francisco
Evans
Kingston
Is It Ladylike To Giggle And Smoke A Ladylike Question
A quotation from W D Nesbit in Life asks if certain behaviors are ladylike including giggling, smoking, walking through forests, and being wealthy. The text ponders social norms for women and uses playful rhetoric.
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W. D. Nesbit
Incompetent statesmen and clever quips across papers
A garland of witty exchanges appears from Washington Star Philadelphia Press Punch and Yonkers Statesman. It features a boastful taxpayer, a churchman vestryman, a boastful orator, Bohemia courtships, apertures in stores, and a punny physician quip about deep breathing amid subcellar work.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Yy Towne
Gailey
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Sere
Philadelphia
Statesman
Washington Stat
Bohemia
Patrice
Carnegie Library
Baltimore
Coldwater
Donegal
New York Weekly
Put Your Money in a Bank Sayings from Marshville Home
A Marshville Home exhortation argues that keeping money at home is unsafe and urges depositing funds in banks. It claims most risk takers prefer banks, and people with small amounts should follow this example, since checks can substitute cash and be accepted as readily.
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Marshville
Speech Impediment Cure Profiles From City Notes
A fragmentary report describes a movement where many claim to have cured speech impediments. It mentions a former mayor and a young man who practiced articulation daily across St James street, repeating a challenging tongue twister to overcome g sounds.
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St. James
Mwa
Story of Cain and Abel and the consequences of self will
The article discusses the Cain and Abel narrative as a study in faithfulness versus wilfulness. It notes Cain's offering, God's rebuke of Cain's, and the ensuing murder, lies, and consequences. It highlights divine patience, the brand as protection, and the lasting memory of unworthiness, urging reflection on obedience and mercy.
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Cain
Abel
God
Va. 1
Jehovah
Canan
Canaan
False Humility and the Whole Loaf Ideal
A quoted sentiment contrasts craving crumbs with the Christian ideal of seeking the whole loaf. The statement challenges meekness as mere concession and advocates a fuller, uncompromising fulfillment aligned with Moody's declaring a stronger spiritual aim.
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Moody
Golden wedding anniversary in Brewer Maine celebrated
A Romarnabic feature marks the fifty year marriage of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Currier in Brewer Maine. The bride has lived in the same house for sixty years and her parents moved to Brewer when she was eight. The wedding house still stands nearby and the couple has resided there since their marriage.
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Brewer
E. O. Currier
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