Did Not Commit Murder Jury Clears Defendants in Abduction Case
In Hahnville Louisiana the jury found Nicolla Gebbia Campiscanio Mrs Campiscanio Tony Costa and Frank Gendusa guilty without capital punishment after a four day trial. The state failed to prove the accused committed the actual murder. Campiscanio testified the killers were Angelo Incarterra Tony Gendusa Stefano Monfre and Chico Luchesi. The four remain at large. Leonardo Gebbia and Niccolina Gebbia were to be tried next week. Authorities faced feared lynching attempts and secured a parish jail for the convicted defendants.
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Hahnville
Nicolla Gebbia
Campiscanio
New Orleans
Gebbia
Gendusa
Tony Costa
Costa
Angelo Incarterra
Tony Gendusa
Stefano Monfre
Chico Luchesi
Leonardo Gebbia
Niccolina
Heat prostrations mark B P C E parade in Philadelphia
Police estimate 2500 people were overcome by heat as the B P C E parade stretched nine miles on Broad Street. Ambulances and Red Cross teams treated many as crowds endured extreme humidity with one fatality reported. A later note mentions a St Louis windstorm damaging ships and a Sweden drowning incident near Marsland. A State Department conference on Central America was also noted.
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Philadelphia
Urgeons
Red Cross
Broad Street
City Hall
St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Alabama Cotton Crop Prospects Reported
Reports to President Seymour from the Alabama Cotton Association indicate the state’s crop will reach 65 to 70 percent under average conditions, with ideal years possibly 80 percent. Southeast Alabama shows the best outlook in uplands and sandy lands, while lowlands and prairies lag and West Alabama is notably hurt. Part of the Tennessee valley remains backward, signaling poor prospects.
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Montgomery
Ala
Seymour
Alabama
The
Cotton Association
Tennessee
Vaelas
Marriage Annulled for De Broglie and Stella Alexander
Paris reports the French court annulled the Chicago summer marriage of Prince Robert De Broglie and Stella Alexander, ex wife of Sydney B Weit. The court forbade Stella Alexander from using the De Broglie name. Prince Amadeo du Broglie filed the suit. defense admitted the Chicago union violated French law and sought immediate judgment to permit a formal French marriage.
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Paris
Prince Robertt de Broglie
Stelle Alexander
Sydney B. Weit
Chicago
Mme Alex. Ae
de Broglie
Robert
Prince Amadeo du Broglie
France
Baptists Back Memphis Sanitarium Plan Support Grows
At the Shelby County Baptist Association meeting in Illington Rev H P Hurt cited strong early backing for the new sanitarium. Mississippi Baptists pledged 50000 toward the Memphis facility to serve Mississippi Arkansas and West Tennessee. The project may include 100 or more charity rooms and has pledged medical backing from Memphis physicians.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County Baptist Association
Illington
H. P. Hurt
Bouth
Mississippi
Femphis
Arkansas
West
Tennessee
Mob Threat to Monetelons Quelled by Militia at Jail
In New Orleans a mob of several hundred Italians surrounded the Monetelons home after they were released on habeas corpus. A guard of twenty five police failed to quell the crowd, the couple being moved to a patrol wagon and to a nearby station. Peter Laman a attempted to break through the crowd with a revolver. Three militia companies with rapid fire guns protected Hahnville jail, keeping mobs from moving there.
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New Orleans
Montelon
Monetelon
Peter Lamana
Monetelons
Hahnville
Immigration Shift Toward Canada Warns Pacific Coast
Seattle Secretary Straus said immigration patterns are changing with more arrivals heading to Canada. He noted a 10 percent rise in total U S entries over the last three months while Japanese immigration fell, citing Canada as a growing future challenge for the Pacific region.
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Seattle, Wash
Straus
Canada
United States
Japan
Merchants' Exchange opposes discriminatory immigration rules
The Merchants' Exchange of San Francisco announces it does not support immigration laws that discriminate against Japanese people or treat them differently from other foreign nationals. It argues for equal privileges and views no barriers to friendly trade relations between the United States and Japan.
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San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange of the
Japan
Regs and Hon from heet occur in New ark case
Sentences and fines in Toledo anti trust cases were indefinitely suspended.
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Palg Regs Ee
Newark
Toledo
Bank examiner seizes Peoples National Bank Gallatin Tenn
A Federal bank examiner took possession of Peoples National Bank at Gallatin Tennessee after a deficiency of $39000 was found. During the Alabama Press Association session in Montgomery Governor Comer departed the hall claiming insult was given.
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Peoples’ National Bank
Gallatin, Tenn
Alabama Press Association
Montgomery
Comer
Army seeks quota to prosecute Washington ice cream dealers
Acting Secretary Hayes and L F Kebler of the Bureau of Chemistry will confer on methods to prosecute thirty two Washington ice cream dealers charged by the Health Department with selling impure ice cream. Officials doubt the district samples were gathered under pure food law rules and say new samples may be needed before any prosecution. The issue will be referred to the Attorney General before further action.
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Washington
Health Department
Hayes
L. F. Kebler
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Department
Attorney General
The
United States
Trusts to Take Rest as Officials Go Abroad
Milton D. Purdy assistant to the Attorney General sails for Europe for six weeks with plans for limited activity in trust prosecutions. Attorney General McReynolds and Solicitor General Hoyt are already abroad, while Purdy joins them. Two anti trust suits are under immediate contemplation including DuPont Powder Corp and International Harvester Company a declared interstate commerce monopoly.
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Milton D. Purdy
Europe
McReynolds
Maryland
Hoytie
Purdy
DuPont Powder Corporation
International Harvester Company
Needs of the Army Highlight Staffing Shortfalls
General Bell says there is something wrong with the army and Secretary Taft notes the army lacks enough personnel. The War Department cites skeleton units like a 105 man coast artillery company with only eight enlisted men. Re-enlistment declines due to higher private pay and harsh fortification duties in work clothes. Legislation may be needed to enact reforms.
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Gen. Bell
War Department
Taft
General Staff
Army
Congress
Coast Artillery
Coast
Valuation of Imports Authorized for British and French Certificates
The State Department notified Britain and France that after confirming their chambers of commerce, it authorized their certificates to receive the same weight as German certificates in valuing exports to the United States.
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State Department
Great Britain
France
Treasury
United States
Japan Will Bulé Corea In Corean Independence Decline
Japan has begun to control Corean foreign relations after the Corean Legation’s withdrawal from Washington. The retiring Corean Charge notified Secretary Root of transferring authority to the Japanese Embassy, signaling likely end of Corean independence as Japan expands domination. The Corean Premier’s abdication pressure appears tied to Japanese influence, with limited official information from Tokyo on recent home developments.
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Corea
Washington
Corean Legation
Root
State Department
Japan
Hague Conference
Japanese Poachers Arrested Near St Paul Island
The revenue cutter Manning seized two Japanese schooners Nitta Maru and Kaimo near St Paul Island about a mile from the landing. Vessels, ready for sealing, carried fresh seal skins. Crews were moved to Ungi under marshal guard to answer sealing violations. Japanese embassy notified. no diplomatic incident expected.
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State Department
Revenue
Menning
Seal Island
St. Paul
Onalaska
United States
Ungi
United State
International Sanitary Convention Called for Mexico City
At Surgeon General Wyman's request the Internation al Sanitary Bureau chairman and Director Barrett of the Bureau of American Republics issue a call to assemble a third international sanitary convention in Mexico City from December 1 to 7, 1907.
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Wyman
International Sanitary Bureau
Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Mexico
Southern Railway fined for overcharging tickets in Raleigh
The Southern Railway Company was fined 30000 dollars and ticket agent T E Green fined in a North Carolina state court for selling railroad tickets at a rate above the 214 cents per mile limit. Judge Long set a separate 10 dollar sentence for J E Green, later reduced to 5 dollars upon payment and a promise not to defy the law again. Green arranged execution against the railroad for the fine. The court adjourned amid more dock cases against Southern Railway agents.
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Raleigh
N. C
Southern Railway Company
T. E. Green
North Carolina
J. E. Green
Long
Green
Southern Railway
Teacher seeks relief from Philippines over Igorrotes feud
J. Early, an American school teacher, requests release from his post in the Philippines after being blamed by the Igorrotes for a lunar eclipse. The tribe accuses him, claiming responsibility for the celestial event and the misfortune it brought.
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J. €. Early
Phillippines
Tioga case reaches United States Supreme Court on stowaway landings
The appeal from Louisiana involving a British ship Tioga and the right of a foreign vessel to land stowaways on American soil has reached the U S Supreme Court, highlighting interstate and international maritime law questions.
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Louisiana
United States Supreme Court
Telegraphers End Month-Long Strike in Bay Area
San Francisco telegraphers at Oakland and San Francisco offices meet Western Union and Postal Telegraph officials and agree to return to work at the same salary as before the strike. A demand for higher pay will be discussed again on resumption.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Company
Mississippi farmers urged to boost institutes and baling
Column lauds farmer education and better bale methods after a reader reports tomato seed effort yielding 44.98 from 42 crates on one acre. It notes ongoing farmers institutes, a European trip by Walter Clarke, and calls for unity between Cotton Association and Farmers' Union. Details on stock raising, corn yields, and bee farming share practical steps for Mississippi’s agricultural progress.
Mississippi's Growth in Industry and Agriculture 1900-1905
Between 1900 and 1905 Mississippi more than doubled manufacturing investment and nearly tripled banking investment, with broad gains across sectors. Agricultural investment rose less than others, a shortfall noted as regrettable. The piece hopes for dramatic agricultural expansion in the next five years, stressing the state's future hinges on its agricultural resources and related interests.
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Mississippi
Cartoon on front page shows farmers groups as cats
The Cotton Journal cartoon last week depicted two farmers' organizations tied by their tails in a lively clash. It was praised as a good depiction of competitive interests, suggesting harmony among farmer groups should be sought rather than conflict.
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Ississippi
State Department of ‘Agriculture
Jto
United States Department
The
Cotton Journal
Mississippi farmers seek higher cotton yield per acre
The speaker asks how many in Mississippi aim to exceed a bale of cotton per acre and what methods they use, inviting voices for later year results. They propose a bold goal of two million bales on two million acres to lower production costs and urge consideration of feasibility.
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Mississippi
Mississippi counties urge mule surplus expansion
Seven Mississippi counties advocate expanding their mule surplus beyond current levels, arguing the move is feasible and profitable for participants. The proposal emphasizes increasing the number of mules to double the present surplus in the near future.
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Mississippi
Donaldsonville Council Endorses Bi Oceanis Ex Position
The Donaldsonville Town Council endorses Bi Oceanis Ex position. Citizens are urged to set aside personal preference and vote next week for the men deemed best for county and state offices. It is presented as a sacred duty to perform at the polls.
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Mississippi
Donaldsonville
State Board of Equalization meeting in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana State Board of Equalization met at Baton Rouge. Twenty five hundred heat prostrations were noted during the Elks parade in Philadelphia.
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Louisiana State Board of Equalization
Baton Rouge
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Jackson, Miss
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Alonzo
Miss
Barron
Walter Clarke
Southern Cotton Association
Clarke
South
Aberdeen
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