Noted Bigamist Jean Skyles Drowns at Asylum
A Jackson special reports Jean Skyles, famed bigamist, killed himself at the Claiborne Lunatic Asylum after years of treatment following a Port Gibson bigamy trial. He vanished near the laundry and was later found drowned in the asylum pond. attendant Lancaster was discharged over the incident. Campaigning for better schools continues across Copiah with J C Hardy promoting longer terms and local cotton goods displays. Ellisville forms Cotton Seed Oil and Ginning Co with $50,000 capital, planning to absorb T B Holliman plant. a nearby fire gutted W A Bell’s Ellisville home, costing about 1000.
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Jean Skyles
Claiborne
Jackson Eays
Lunatic Asylum
Skyles
Port Gibson
Asylum
Lancaster
J. C. Hardy
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Copiah County
Mississippi
Ellisville
Free Delivery Granted for Columbus Service Start
Postmaster General Payne issues order establishing Columbus free delivery with three carriers one substitute and twenty nine letter boxes and three package boxes. Service begins September 1. Reports say Deer and Turkeys Plentiful as F B Davie near Hattiesburg brings in a large deer from a five‑head herd and notes ample game including wild turkeys.
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Payne
Columbus
F. B. Davie
Hattiesburg
Rustley Defeats Thompson in Winona City Marshal Primary
W. L. Huntley won the second Winona city marshal primary with 131 votes to Frank Thompson’s 105. Huntley, ten years marshal and eight years as Illinois Central special agent, is regarded as a top detective and police officer.
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Winona
W. L. Huntley
Frank Thompson
Mr. Huntley
Illinois Central Railway
Grand Jury Indicts Meridian Board of Trade for Futures
Lauderdale county grand jury returns indictment against Meridian Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange charging permitting dealing in futures within its building.
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Grand Jury Indicts Board of Trade
Grand Jury
Lauderdale County
Meridian Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange
Trial of Moore Goes Over in Meridian Circuit Court
The trial of Dan Moore, charged with killing Ellis Poole, was continued in Meridian circuit court until the October term due to the absence of important witnesses.
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Dan Moore
Ellis Poole
Circuit Court of
Meridian
Cowir
Trolley Line Talk Aims at Grand Gulf Freight Run
Discussion last week centered on building a trolley line from Port Gibson to Grand Gulf, the county river landing near the city, with the goal of hauling freight and improving river freight access. The plan emphasizes practical transit of goods over passenger service.
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Grand Gulf
Port Gibson
Ninth Session Opens at Crystal Springs Chautauqua
The ninth annual Mississippi Chautauqua began Monday at Crystal Springs with a top talent lineup and a strong programme. Noted American platform lecturers will be present throughout the session.
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Mississippi Chautauqua
Crystal Springs
Lumber Inspector Found Dead in Tillatobia
R Oswell of Memphis, inspector for Banks Lumber Co of Hernando, was found dead in bed at Tillatobia by roommate Marshall Stapp. An inquest jury summoned by Judge Robinson returned a verdict of death from unknown cause.
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R. Oswell
Memphis
Banks Lumber Company
Hernando
Tillatobia
Marshall Stapp
Robinson
Canadian Grain Route Proposed by Sealing Steamer
The government charters the Newfoundland steamer Neptune to carry a Canadian scientific expedition to Hudson Bay to assess a grain route and enforce customs laws against American whalers. The Neptune is the second seal ship chartered this month following Britain’s Terra Nova for a relief expedition to the Antarctic aboard the Discovery.
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St. Johns
N. F
Neptune
Hudson’s Bay
Discovery
Plans for consolidation of Jewish theological seminaries
Arrangements are complete for announcing the consolidation of the Jewish theological seminaries in the United States. A New York firm has handled the scheme for some time, and the result of their work will be published in a few days.
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New York
Jewish Theological Seminaries
United States
Lipton Cup Hunter Defeats Shamrock in 30-Mile Race
Sir Thomas Lipton's cup hunter proved its speed by dominating Shamrock over thirty miles in Atlantic City Highlands New Jersey. The winner led from start to finish with elapsed time eleven minutes and forty four seconds, signaling a decisive victory and peak trim.
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Atlantic City Highlands
New Jersey
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Smuggling Case Sentences For Chinese Entry Convictions
George Hills of Buffalo was fined 250 dollars and jailed six months after a federal court conviction for smuggling Chinese into the United States in Jamestown New York. George Judson received a 1000 dollar fine and eight months in jail for the same offense.
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Jamestown
N. Y
George 5. Hills
Buffalo
George Judson
Retired Banker from New York Takes Own Life in Sanatorium
Albert Finch, a retired New York banker living at his Greenville, Orange County country home, committed suicide by hanging at the Clifton Springs sanitarium after prolonged melancholia and ongoing treatment.
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Clifton Springs
N. Y
Albert Finch
New York
Greenville
Orange County
Japanese Interior Minister Resigns Amid Ill Health
Tokio reports the Japanese Minister of the Interior resigns citing ill health. Baron Kodama will succeed and also retain the Governorship of Formosa. In St. Petersburg Russia the Kishineff petition is rejected by the government to Washington. Chicago sees teamsters threaten action over a strike against Kellogg Switchboard. Beaumont and Sour Lake Texas record crude oil price cuts to 80 and 90 cents respectively, down two months.
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Tokio
Baron Kodama
Formosa
St. Petersburg
Russia
State Department
Washington
Beaumont
Sour Lake
Texas
Pope Leo XIII Dies After Prolonged Illness
Rome July 20 Pope Leo XIII died at four minutes past four oclock this afternoon after a long battle with pleura pneumonia and exhaustion. Cardinal Oreglia takes temporary control of sacred college as Vatican prepares for interregnum and papal burial.
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Rome
Leo XIII
Pope Leo
Serafino Vannuattelli
Mazzoni
Lapponi
Oreglia
Sacred College
Vatican
Mgr. Righi
Sacred College of Cardinals
Cardinal Oreglia
Leo
Piedmont
Samuel Lumpkin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Washington, Ga
Plague Increases Reported In South America And Auction Spoons Sell High
A Valparaiso dispatch says bubonic plague cases rise with five new cases on Wednesday. In Antofagasta, thirty three persons ill from smallpox. In London, thirteen silver apostle spoons with Christ and the apostles sold for twenty four thousand dollars.
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New York
Inquque
Valparaiso
Chile
Antofagasta
London
Christ
Twelve Apostles
China loan to Russo-Chinese bank boosts influence in Turkestan
St. Petersburg reports that China has arranged a loan of two million taels with the Russo-Chinese bank. The arrangement grants certain privileges in Chinese Turkestan under the interest terms.
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St. Petersburg
China
Russo-Chinese Bank
Chinese Turkestan
Will Be Electrocuted Toledo Ohio Alfred Knapp
Alfred A Knapp who was convicted at Hamilton of the murder of his wife will be executed by electric chair. The article notes his conviction and impending sentence in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo
Alfred A. Knapp
Hamilton
Remains Taken to Memphis for Jean Skyles
The remains of Jean Skyles who suicided at the State Insane Hospital were conveyed to Memphis where relatives reside.
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Memphis
Jean Skyles
State Insane Hospital
Attacks Rival With a Razor at Summit
Sarah Cropley, a Colored woman, attacked rival Mary Huret with a razor in Summit in a jealous fit. The victim was seriously wounded.
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Sarah Cropley
Summit
Mary Huret
Tornado toll and fires sweep midnation areas
A tornado near Streator Illinois killed several and injured many as property damage tops 2 million dollars. Sabine Hotel Natatorium burned at Port Arthur Texas causing about 80 thousand in losses. Other brief notes include a bank run stopped by injunction at Stamford Vermont and various diplomatic and domestic dispatches from Cuba the USSR and Britain.
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Streator
Ill
Sabine
Port Arthur
Tex
Kilpatrick
United States Court
Trenton
N. J
Southern Car and Foundry Company
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association
Des Moines
Fall River
Mass
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