Leaky Governor's Mansion Roof Prompts Blame Game
Mississippi news covers a leaky roof at the governor’s mansion with the Capitol Commission debating whether the contractor or architect is at fault. State events include Fourth of July picnics, political speeches, and local incidents across Jackson, Natchez, Biloxi, and Vicksburg.
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Governor's Mansion
Percy
C. H. Alexander
Jackson
Mississippi
Walter Allison
Vicksburg
Hickman
W. M. Patterson
New Orleans
Albert E. James
Natchez
Noel
Hayes
Mississippi Penitentiary
Henry
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Seashore Divinity School
Seashore Camp Grounds
Biloxi
Mississippi National Guard
Chickamauga
Dulaney
Calvin Wallace
Utica
Jim Brady
Harrisonville
Gulf Coast Conference of Lay Workers
The
Episcopal Church
Brotherhod of
St. Andrew
Charlton Barksdale
Queen and Crescent System
Harry Timberlake
Shreveport
Capitol Commission
Mississippi Faced Tuberculosis Drive and Constitutional Reforms
Dr. W. S. Leathers, appointed Rockefeller Foundation agent for Mississippi, tours counties to organize county assistants for tuberculosis control, while Miss Powell advances hygiene in schools. Secretary Power announces three constitutional amendments on electing judges, regular legislative sessions, and allowing future legislatures to enforce past amendments. Natchez meat packing plant work begins with fall readiness. Marion county fights boll weevil. Wesson mills sale anticipated. more near beer licenses issued. electrocution incident at Escatawpa. Tupelo material for a northeastern telephone exchange arrives.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Mississippi
Leathers
Miss Powell
Aiakon
Secretary of State
Railroads Stop All Construction Work Amid Retrenchment
The Pioneer Press reports railroads widen retrenchment due to federal rate actions. About 10,000 layoffs in the Northwest, with Northern Pacific 2500, Great Northern 3000, Chicago and Northern 600, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul 1000-1200, Santa Fe 4000, Rock Island 1500. Howard Elliott cites taxes, costs, and commissions as reasons, urging caution on new extensions and investments.
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St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago and Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee and
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Howard Elliott
All Work No Play Never A Vacation Bank Chief
Chicago report profiles George M. Reynolds head of Continental and Commercial Bank worth 200 million dollars. At forty five he leads America’s second largest bank, never misses work, avoids leisure hobbies, and follows strict rules blending business with life. He married at nineteen after starting as a bank messenger at fourteen and never stopped working.
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Chicago
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial Bank
Financial Institution
America
Mr. Reynolds
Iowa
Ocean Graveyard No More at Sable Island
Halifax Nova Scotia reports the end of the Sable Island wreckage era after the Skidby freighter wrecked January 1 1901. Improved navigation beacons and wireless telegraphy reduced ship losses, while longtime residents Susan Kelly and Maurice Noonan remain noted as famed lifesavers with decades of service.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Sable Island
Skidby
Mariner
Susan Kelly
Maurice Noonan
Native beef advances across markets in New York
New York retailers report native dressed beef rising to thirteen cents a pound, with some at thirteen and a half to fourteen. Wholesale firms cite light supply and rising West prices for the jump, while lamb veal and mutton also trend upward. Retailers warn many small dealers may be forced out if prices keep climbing. A separate note says post office may test airship mail at up to 100 mph, with authority granted to the Postmaster General to base tests in Washington.
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New York
N. Y
Sixth Avenue
National Packing Company
Swift & Company
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Sheppard
Texas
Postmaster-General
Washington
Morgan Capital Drives Chicago Elevate System Merger
Morgan Capital dominates plans to consolidate Chicago’s four elevated railroads into a single system within thirty days. Henry A. Blair negotiates the merger, with preferred stock at 17,044,800 dollars, common stock 28,479,900 dollars, and bonds 47,260,604 dollars to be combined.
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Morgan Capital
Chicago
Henry A. Blair
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Marion CO
State
Hines Lumber Co
Meridian
Highland Park
S. A. Witherspoon
A. M. Byrd
Earl Brewer
Leroy Percy
Vardaman
Gulf and Ship Island
Alabama Vicksburg
Marshal Green
Luther
Quitman
Flood
Stirling
Caldwell
Cumberland Company
Oxford
W. S. Leathers
R. E. Bost
J. B. Mount
Woodville
Marion
H. Guy Hathorn
Wesson Mills
Odenheimer
Wesson
R. A. Woodham
Escatawpa
J. B. Carter
Dr. Sheppard
F. M. Lee
Tupelo
Stantonville Telephone Company
West Tennessee
Monte Cristo
Washington Herald
Ocean Graveyard
Bon-Ton Cafe
Edwards
W. Capitol St
Jackson, Miss
Jackson Hardware Company
Pearl St
J. B. Walthall
Pearl Street
Jackson, Mississippi
C. A. Richardson & Company
E. Capitol St
J. E. Moore
MOORE
Pelahatchie, Miss
Tanner
Cumberland Telephone & Hone & Telegraph Company
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