Surplus reduces Treasury shortage and canal crisis grows
The June surplus cuts the Treasury deficit to about 24.5 million while a grave crisis unfolds in the Panama Canal Commission. Reports detail Austro-Hungarian immigrants aiding to move to the United States, low-cost steamship subsidies, and ongoing examinations for Panama Canal positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Marcus. Braun
New York
United States
Europe
Oyster Bay
Loeb
Inspector Braun
Braun
Secretary of the Treasury
Mississippi Happenings and Local Charters Summary
A Mississippi roundup covers eminent domain awards for Yazoo Valley tracks through W W Mangum and H B Aden lands, life insurance lofts of right of way delays, and new Mississippi corporations including C W Wilson Furniture Kosciusko Industrial College Wilson Furniture Gulfport and Thayer Export Lumber. A mishap near Jackson on train No 2 injures seven with no fatalities, while US Department of Agriculture assessors visit McComb City to study farming methods for potential aid.
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Valley Park
Issaquena
Delta
Aden
Mangum
I. Lucas
Fitters
Murray F. Smith
Illinois Central Railroad
McLaurin
Mississippi
C. W. Wilson Furniture Company
Meridian
Lauderdale County
O. W. Wilson
W. J. Shaw
Kosciusko Industrial College
Kosciusko
Attala County
General Missionary Baptist Educational Convention of Mississippi
E Capital
J. J. Peyton
W. L. Mitchell
Wilson Furniture Company
Indianola
Sunflower County
M. A. Wilson
W. T. Pitts
Gulfport
E. F. Martin
E. C. Parker
Thayer Export Lumber Company
Harrison County
S. D. Thayer
F. A. Frere
Beulah
Bolivar County
Vicksburg Directory Sees Population Near 30000
The canvass for the new city directory of Vicksburg shows about 30,000 people including suburbs, compiled by publisher T. J. Maloney after months of enumerating. His method aims for near infallibility in listing residents.
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Vicksburg
T. J. Maloney
Maloney
Exchange of Books in State Schools Raises Interpretation
Publishers and state contracts allow twelve months to exchange old school books for new, but the law’s intent is questioned as it may deny advancing children the benefit. No interpretation request has been filed. likely referral to the governor and attorney-general.
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Ellis H. Roberts
United States
Charles H. Treat
New York
Internal Revenue
Robers
Treasury
Edward W. Hale
Mr. Treat
A. T. Huntington
E. B. Daskam
Public
Bantz
Post
Rogers
French Colony Near Winona Demonstrates Local Potential
Near Tomnolan, about twenty miles east of Winona on the Southern, a small French colony has opened eyes to local soil and resources. In a short time they have cultivated a large tract and operated a mill industry. They bought their acres cheaply and, by skill and industry, have raised the value per acre. Even if they abandoned the labors now, they would still return a substantial profit on their investment.
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Tomnolan
Winona
Old Country
Next Meeting for United Daughters of the Confederacy in Mississippi
A plan to host the next annual convention is pursued by Mississippi members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A strong delegation will attend the October San Francisco session to advocate Gulfport as the hosting city. Mississippi has never held the national session, despite being a stronghold of the organization.
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Public
Federal Educational Association
National Educational Association
Asbury Park
N. J
United States Naval
Congress
Roosevelt
United Daughters of the Confederacy
San Francisco
Gulfport
Gulf Coast
General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mississippi
Masons Seek Meridan Site for Widows and Orphans Home
Masons from Meridan and vicinity met to discuss the possible location of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home. An endowment fund of 100000 dollars is planned, with a fine building to be erected. Local Masons express enthusiasm and cite strong Meridian support for placing the home in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Meridian
Model Breeding Farm Near Jackson Conference Plan
A meeting of cattle raisers and stockmen in Jackson and vicinity discussed plans for a model stock breeding farm adjacent to Jackson. A Milwaukee capitalist and race horse owner pledged a substantial investment, with local capitalists promising support. The Board of Trade aims to promote fancy cattle breeds and thoroughbred racing stock, turning the venture into a tangible business undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Milwaukee
Board of Trade
Boll Weevil Reported in Myrick Area
M B Valentine William Strickland and Archie Valentine report a cotton crop insect in their section resembling the boll weevil. Insects have been sent away for identification. This marks the first appearance of the pest in the area and could force farmers to abandon their chief money crop if confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Valentine
William Strickland
Archie Valentine
Myrick
Death at Beauvoir Inmate J. R. Clime Noted Jackson Resident
Hon. T. M. Henry secretary of the Beauvoir soldiers' home board received notice from Maj. Kemp superintendent of the home of the death of J. R. Clime. One of the oldest inmates and the first admitted when the institution opened. Clime was well known in Jackson and had been bed-bound for about three months after more than a year of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Henry
Soldiers’ Home
Beauvoir
Maj. Kemp
J. R. Climer
Clime
Jackson
Annual Camp Meeting at Seashore Camp Grounds
The annual camp meeting at Seashore Camp Grounds near Biloxi starts July 12 and runs ten days. Cottages and boarding houses are filling with visitors from Alabama Louisiana and the interior of Mississippi. Epworth Leaguers will visit in large numbers and use their hall built last year.
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Annua
Seashore
Biloxi
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Epworth Leaguers
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Panama Canal
Civil Service Commission
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Taft
John F. Stevens
Chicago
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Stevens
John F. Wallace
Panama Railroad
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Philippine Commission
Philippines
Elihu Root
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Tokio
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Saimachi
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Mr. Bonaparte
Washington
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Wallace
Big Ditch
Wilson
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Count Cassini
St. Petersburg
Krassnoe Selo
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Sampson Bell
Virgil Donaldson
F. A. Jones
Clint Vaughn
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J. W. Longstreet
Messrs. Crosby and
Heller
United States Agricultural Department
McComb City
Masonic Home
W. H. Barnes
Brandon Bank
Brandon
M. E. Wainwright
W. C. Anderson
Miss
Dalton Marble Works
Vermont
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Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
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Illinois
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James E. Caldwell
Leland Hume
T. D. Webb, ‘Treacar
W. Kersh
E. R. Hendon
S. M. Hunter
Bee King
Eugene Palmer
Pelahatchie
Miss, Jackson
Misa
KING @ PALMER
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Jackson and Pelahatchie, Miss
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A. G
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