Unveiling of Davis Monument Marks Confederates Reunion
Richmond details the United Confederate Veterans re electing officers led by Gen Stephen D Lee and naming Birmingham Alabama as the 1910 reunion site. The Jefferson Davis monument unveiling in Richmond occurs as Mrs J Addison Hayes unveils the memorial with Davis descendants present, prompting a five minute Southwide pause in tribute.
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Richmond
Grand Camp United Confederate Veterans
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
Department of Virginia
C. Irvine Walker
South Carolina
Department of Tennessee
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Department of trans-Mississippi
W. L. Cabell
Texas
Birmingham
Ala
San Antonio
Tex
Nashville
Arlington Confederate Monument
Arlington National] Cemetery
Resolutions Committee
Tenn
Confederate States
Confederate Hospital
Stonewall’’ Jackson
Lexington
R. E. Lee
Washington and Lee University
Appomattox
Congress
Twenty-Third New Jersey Infantry
Salem Church
Alabama
South
McKinley
United Confederate Veteran’s
McKim
Washington
J. William Jones
Confederate Memorial Association
Battle Abbey
Charles Broadway Rouss
Cold Harbor Battlefield
J. J. Estes
Eighth
Virginia Cavalry
Mobile
Jefferson Davis
J. Addison Hayes
Colorado Springs
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Princeton
William Davis Hayes
Lucy Hayes
Davis
Lee
Confederacy
Tablet unveiled at John Street church marks Methodism’s early roots
At the old John Street Methodist Episcopal church on John Street near Broadway a tablet commemorates the founding of America's oldest Methodist church. Methodism arrived in New York in 1766 with first preacher Phillip Embury. The initial church stood on William Street, once called Horse and Cart Street. The West Chapel opened in John Street in 1768. A second church followed in 1818, and the present structure dated to 1841.
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New York
John Street Methodist Episcopal Church
John Street
Broadway
America
Phillip Embury
William Street
Horse and Cart Street
Earthquake Shocks Rattle Guayaquil and Prompt Panic
In Guayaquil three earthquake shocks caused residents to leap from beds and rush into the streets. The first and last shocks were light, the second heavy and about forty seconds long, ringing church bells and stopping clocks. Interior news is lacking, but damage is suspected. Hungary acts to curb emigration.
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Guayaquil
Republic
French Sailors Strike Threatens to Paralyze Commerce
Reported general strike of French sailors aimed at halting national commerce. American interests reportedly not yet involved. Mixed phrasing mentions Ev ans' squadron and public notices amid beef price tensions linked to packers and livestock dealers seeking inspection cover.
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France
St. Louis
Ling
Vance
State Encampment Dates Planned at Columbus
General Fridge indicates the Mississippi encampment may run from August 6 to 15 if the Governor approves. The event follows the first primary, with troops preparing between primaries to participate in the ballots. A regular officer detail is sought from the War Department, but funding freight may prevent large regular troops.
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Fridge
Columbus
Executive Committee
General Fridge
Secretary of War
Mississippi
Early Mississippi Corporations Form to Do Business
A list of Mississippi firms in 1906 filings includes the Columbus Light and Railway Company in Columbus with capital of 300000 to run an electric light and power plant for fifty years, Southern Adjustment Company of Vicksburg with 10000 to audit claims, State Mutual Trust Fund of Gulfport with 200000 to operate as insurer, Mississippi Saw Mill Company of Ripley with 10000, Kosciusko Oil Mill Company capital 60000, Beach Grove Town Site Company of Beach Grove with 5000, Kearney Heating and Plumbing Company of Hattiesburg with 10000, and Star Publishinging Company of Batesville with 5000.
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Columbus Light and Railway Company
Columbus
Capital Stock
City of
Southern Adjustment Company
Vicksburg
State Mutual Trust Fund
Gulfport
General Insurance and Casualty
Mississippi Saw Mill Company
Ripley
Tippah County
Kosciusko Oil Mill Company
Beach Grove
New Passenger Train Service delayed to June 13
Officials of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad welcome the Jackson Board of Trade move to inaugurate the Columbia to Jackson passenger line. The excursion start was postponed a week to ten days to allow weather to clear. President Taylor suggests June 13 as the best date with a northbound train greeted by delegations and a band at Mendenhall.
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Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Jackson Board of Trade
Columbia
Jackson
Taylor
8. D. Boylston
Mendenhall
Board of Trade Rooms
No Intra County Service Proposal Rejected
Mississippi Railroad Commission Chairman McNair reports Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Manager Hume refused intra county service between Woodville and Centreville citing toll revenue loss. Hume submits Clarksdale manager’s figures showing deficits, arguing service is a hardship and hard to limit to bona fide patrons. Commission notes intra-county service was a convenience, not a profit plan.
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McNair
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Hume
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Woodville
Centreville
Clarksdale
Cumberland
Loen
Coahoma County
Shot by Son-in-Law in Rural Feud Near Columbia
Isaac Turnage, a prosperous Buford farmer four miles west of Columbia, was shot in the face with a shotgun by his son-in-law Bud Taylor during a domestic dispute over cattle. One eye was shot out and the other badly damaged. Turnage, who is in serious condition, may lose the remaining sight. Taylor fired after a warning and fled, believing Turnage was dead as Turnage lay severely wounded.
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Isaac Turnage
Buford
Columbia
Bud Taylor
Turnage
Taylor
Plans Adopted for Magnolia School Building
At a Board of Aldermen meeting the plans and specifications for the new Magnolia school building, submitted by architect Andrew J. Bryant of New Orleans, were received and adopted with minor changes. Construction is expected to begin shortly.
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Board of Aldermen
Magnolia
Andrew J. Bryant
New Orleans
Natchez Water Works Plant Sues Over River Erosion
A Natchez Mississippi committee of three visited New Orleans to obtain state board blueprints showing river erosion under the Natchez water works plant threatening collapse into the Mississippi River and endangering nearby property. The prints will be presented to the Mississippi River Commission in St Louis at a meeting next month.
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Natchez, Miss
New Orleans
State Board of Engineers
Natchez
Mississippi River Commission
St. Louis
Fatal Electric Accident In Gulfport Area
A Black man driving a hack in Gulfport was fatally injured when a live wire at the telephone exchange became entangled with him while aiding a nurse entangled in the current. W D Todd Jr witnessed the incident as it occurred on the street.
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W. D. Todd, Jr
Gulfport
Breaks Skull With Stick Following a Quarrel
Mose Arm strong struck and probably fatally wounded Jesse Chapman of Ellinville with a piece of lumber during a quarrel. Armstrong was arrested.
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Mose Armstrong
Jesse Chapman
Ellinville
Armstrong
Yazoo County Plans Big County Fair This Fall
Dense with OCR errors, the piece notes Yazoo County will stage a large future county fair, aiming to be the biggest in the state. It mentions active committees and leadership by D. Wolerstein as penal manager, though text is fragmentary and unclear.
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Yazoo County
Pete
D. Wolerstein
The King of Ohmy and the Yellow Umbrella Tale
A whimsical tale describes King Hi Yi of a tropical isle Ohmy who befriends a marooned sailor Ben Salt aboard the Myra May. The king keeps a yellow umbrella, tensions rise among three queens, and Ben Salt becomes ruler after a dramatic departure. The piece also includes an instructional note on crafting a simple air bladder powered instrument.
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Hi_Yi
Oh Sey
Ben Salt
Ohmy
Ambrella
Myra May
Myra May i
Ben
Where Now Is No Man's Land in the Atlantic
The piece muses on ownership and jurisdiction across borders from a New Hebrides cannibal label to a Massachusetts tied island. It recalls a former no man s land once wedged among Texas New Mexico Colorado and Indian Territory that ended in 1890 when Colorado became a U S constable under federal authority.
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Indian Territory
Alsatia
Colorado
Sam
New York Globe
Dog Rescues Rabbit With Twig Wedged Behind Teeth
A spaniel on the Huntsham estate in North Devon brought in a severely injured rabbit. The creature, though its limbs were sound, could not remove a two inch twig stuck behind its teeth and was slowly starving until the dog found it. The rabbit had been fleeing danger when the twig became lodged.
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Huntsham
Devon
London Evening Standard
Transvaal Gold Yield Report Shows Half Ounce Per Ton
A nineteenth century report states the average gold yield in Transvaal mines is half an ounce per ton. This figure reflects mining efficiency and ore quality across the region during the period.
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Transvaal
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Eekele
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Fule i Yi
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