Second Annual Meeting of Mississippi Firemen at Natchez
The Mississippi Firemen’s Association plans its June 17 and 18 Natchez gathering with chiefs and delegates to discuss fire protection, modern methods, and insurance savings. Notable speakers will offer guidance while J. W. Wheeler, famed for Mexican War papers, disappears after losing his grip containing historical documents. The meeting follows improvements in fire-fighting facilities across major towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
Compress Association
Jackson
Mississippi Firemens’ Association
Bodies Carried by Missouri River Drift Near Kaw
Two unidentified bodies were swept by the Missouri River flood near the Kaw junction. They traveled swiftly downstream beyond recovery after washing from an Armour and Fowler wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Armour
Fowler
Naming the First Ward School and Rail Rate Dispute
Community debate over renaming the First Ward school while Central School remains. President Galloway notes city growth may require a new First Ward building. Mississippi railroad commission hears Meridian board of trade grain rate petition seeking open rebilling rate. Alabama and Vicksburg and other lines oppose. Mc Clurg and Mobile and Ohio counsel argue. decision postponed to early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galloway
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Meridian Board of Trade
Vicksburg
Meridian
Alabama and
McClurg
Board of Trade
Mobile and Ohio
Bribery Charge Reported in Canadian Legislature
The investigating commission finds the bribery allegations against Mr. Gamey ill founded. It states evidence supports that the charges are unproved and the case does not stand up to thorough scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Gamey
Stards
Body Found Hangs From Transom in Staten Island Home
Mrs Ida M Coar son of North Brighton Staten Island reports finding a strange man hanging by props to a door transom. A policeman cut him down revived him but he would not answer. Moments later he collapsed and died in the officer’s arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ida M. Coarson
North Brighton
Staten Island
Daniel Named Democratic Nominee for Senate Seat in Richmond
Senator Daniel of Richmond Va has been declared the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate to succeed himself. He faced no opposition under the party primary law, and the state chairman formally designated him the nominee. Daniel is currently serving his third term in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
United States
Daniel
Democratic Party
Senate
Stepson Kills Stepmother in Indiana Tragedy
In Loogotee Indiana Mrs Addie Lyons wife of Joseph Lyons of Killen was shot and instantly killed by her stepson. The motive is unknown. The young man fled and a search is underway. He had recently returned from a long stay in California. Three bullets struck Mrs Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loogcotee, Ind
Addie Lyons
Joseph Lyons
Killeen
California
Impracticable to Secure the Arch in Richmond
The Jefferson Davis Memorial Association committee reports it is impracticable to obtain an arch for 50 000 dollars, the bid amount by Gudebrod, whose design was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Jefferson Davis Memorial Association
Gudebrod
Forest fires cross St Regis area threatening camps
Fire reported to have crossed St Regis mountain toward upper St Regis lake camps and consumed the private Rockfeller park. Rockfeller estate lands and camps threatened as flames advance, prompting urgent response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
N. Y
St. Regis Mountain
St. Regis Lake
William Rockfeller
Canton Governor reports over a million natives starving in Kwang Si
Secretary Hay received a Canton report from Consul McWade stating Governor Wood says more than a million natives in Kwang Si are starving and earnestly appeals for aid from American charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Consul McWade
Canton
Wood
Kwang Si
Treaty on Light Dues at Zanzibar Signed by Hay and Herbert
secretary Hay and British ambassador Sir Michael Herbert sign a convention to raise shipping dues by three cents per ton for light dues on the coast. proceeds to fund lighthouse establishment and maintenance along the Zanzibar coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Michael Herbert
Zanzibar
Land Patent of 1821 Hidden Treasure in Covington County
A 1821 land patent issued to Joan McPhail by Stephen Noble, signed by Andrew Jackson, was kept as a family treasure and never recorded. The document, on sheepskin with wool fibers at the edges, was stored in an old trunk until heirs sold the estate. The land lies southwest in Covington County near Prentiss along the Pearl and Leaf rivers railroad line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Chase
Newman Lumber Company
Hattiesburg
Joan McPhail
Stephen Noble
United States Land Office
St. Stephens
Washington County
Ala
Andrew Jackson
United States
Covington County
Prentiss
Pearl and Leaf Rivers
Court Halts County Court House Plan At New Augusta
After months of consideration Chancellor Stone Deavers dissolved the injunction restraining the Board of County Supervisors from building a new court house at New Augusta in the First District of Perry County. New Augusta lies two miles south of Old Augusta, on the M J and K C Railroad, with rapid growth and several large stores, an express office and numerous enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Deavers
Board of County Supervisors
New Augusta
Perry County
Old Augusta
M. J. and
K. C
Lumberyard clash ends in fatal blow at Estabuchie
Dispatch reports Horace Lee struck Walter Sims of the Eureka Lumber Company woods crew with a cant hook, crushing his skull. Sims died hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estabuchie
Horace Lee
Walter Sims
Eureka Lumber Company
Lee
Sim
Morehead Suit Set Aside Against Railroad
R Harper Morehead of Port Gibson saw a $100 000 damage suit against Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad set aside by Judge Anderson. The plaintiff will appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Harper Morehead
Port Gibson
Yazoo
Confederates to Meet at Carrollton Reunion
A reunion of all former Confederate soldiers and their families from Carroll County will be held in Carrollton on June 27. Speakers will announce addresses and the first Confederate flag, presented to the first company organized in 1861, will be on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carrollton
Twin brothers shot by accident at Corinth while frog hunting
A 12 year old boy named Keller accidentally shot his twin brother John in the head while frog hunting near Corinth. The weapon was a small target rifle and the likely fatal wound raised concerns about safety. At Natchez, the Board of Aldermen heard the Union Colored School Trustees request an extra teacher and a new room as attendance exceeded 2,000. The current building is too small for demand and the request was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
Smith Robinson
Galloway
Picayune
Jackson
Second Ward
Robert E. Lee
Tke Keller
Corinth
John
Board of Aldermen of
Natchez
The
Union Colored School
International Chemical Congress
Berlin
Prince Ferdinand Mximilian
Isebourg
Budingen
Wachtersbach
Germany
Michael Davitt
London
Kishener
Barton Nix
Georgia
Tennessee
Constitution
Columbia
Great Britain
Russia
Montgomery
Cotton Oil Mill Burned at Itta Bena
Fire discovered at 1 30 o clock Saturday in the seedhouse of the Itta Bena Cotton Oil Company. Flames enveloped the building within five minutes, destroying the mill stables and offices. Five thousand total seed stored in the mill was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itta Bena Cotton Oil Company
Itta Bena
Tce
Bond Issue for School Purposes Advise Bonds
The committee on the public school building recommends issuing 20 000 dollars in bonds for a new school house without popular vote. The municipality may issue bonds up to 7 percent without seeking the people’s suffrage.
Large Increase in Acreage Planted in Cotton
The cotton bulletin reports total U S planted cotton at 28 907 000 acres, up 1 029 000 acres or 3 7 percent from last year. May 28 condition averaged 74 1, with regional reads from North Carolina to Texas showing low, late crop status and declines in the cotton belt, especially Georgia, Alabama and Texas. overall delay ranges 10 to 21 days. Signed by statistician John Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cotton Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
United States
WIP Paso
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Iori CIA
Oklahoma
Alabama
John Hyde
Train Wreck Near Sumter Kills Conductor and Four Negroes
A passenger excursion train bound for Columbia struck a washout caused by a cloudburst six miles from Sumter. Conductor Clements died instantly along with four black passengers and one woman. about thirty others were injured. Surgeons rushed from Sumter and Columbia to aid the wounded as a Black eyewitness tried to warn the engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Sumter
Clements
Tripolitans Arrest Jews Over Military Exemption Tax
In Tripoli twenty Jews forming a special committee have been jailed for refusing to assess the Jewish community for a military exemption tax. The commission says poverty makes payment impossible while Mohammedans are not taxed or drafted. Jews suspend all business in protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
May Turn to Nicaragua Amid Canal Treaty Fallout
Washington reports serious trouble expected in Colombia over the Panama canal treaty, possibly driving the United States to consider the Nicaragua route. St. Petersburg notes czar approves committee of ministers ban on Jews buying real estate or profits outside 140 towns until laws are revised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colombia
United States
Nicaragua
St. Petersburg
Committee of Ministers
Famine in China worsens hunger in Kwang Si province
Hong Kong reports over a million natives are starving in Kwang Si with distress highest in certain districts. Rice harvests look promising but will not reach markets for four to six weeks. Foreign supervision for relief is hard to obtain. funds are depleting while Tsui Chan Suen rushes to Canton to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Wong
Kwang Si
Canton
Tsui Chan Suen
Bold Hold Up Near Hinde New Mexico
A Dallas special reports four prospectors near Hin de New Mexico were held up by two men who had sheltered in their camp overnight. The older robber guarded with a Winchester while the younger saddled two best horses and seized a remaining rifle and two 43 caliber revolvers before leaving with the stolen goods and trading horses with railroad contractor J C Purcell who arrived during the incident and had his watch taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Hereford
Texas
Hinde
N. M
Winchester
J. C. Purcell
Fierce Adirondack Forest Fires Threaten Region
Dense smoke and ash blanket Saratoga and the Catlin lake area as Adirondack forest fires spread across roughly fifteen miles by twenty miles. Firefighters struggle to approach within two miles due to extreme heat and dense smoke, with hundreds deployed to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Catlin Lake
Smoky Pall Over Baltimore Darkens Bay Navigation
A dense smoky pall hung over Baltimore from forest fires in New England and New York. The fogged sun and strong odor hindered navigation on the bay and river, with vessels reporting worsening conditions as they moved away from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New England
New York
Catavid
Fire Devastation Rears In Fire Hit Long Island Zone
The Medford Farmington area on Long Island endures the worst forest fire damage with individual losses running into the thousands. Many firefighters have been injured or killed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayville
L. I
Long Island
Medford
Farmington
Mosquitoes Stop Trolley Ride Between Towns
A swarm of mosquitoes halted a trolley car between Bound Brook and Dunellen on the way to Riverside Park. Motorman Albey was attacked on all sides and the car stopped. Passengers fled the vehicle to escape the insect rain. London: Colonial Secretary says Chamberlain 1881 tax on food view was wrong given current circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Bound Brook
Dunellen
Riverside Park
Albey
London
Gage Receives Doctor of Laws at NYU Honors
At New York University commencement exercises former Secretary of the Treasury Gage was awarded the honorary Doctor of Laws degree. In Denver Colorado the Episcopal diocese rejected a proposal to change the church name and refer it to the general convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York University
Denver, Col
Diocese of Colorado of the
Episcopal Church
General Convention
Berlin campaign, riots, and world news blur across a busy day
Berlin enjoys a heated campaign while German business warns of a downturn. British trade improves as Suez returns rise. Pope names Rev. Harley bishop of Manila. Topeka wrecks yield four more bodies. Lee statue debate stirs Republicans. Dougherty convicted of murder in Hot Springs. Union miners’ arrests spark unrest in Tennessee. South Carolina floods kill dozens and devastate mills. Child labor issues loom in Pennsylvania. Roosevelt’s West tour impacts the South. Ohio tariff stance framed through election. New Orleans mass protest planned over acts against Jews. Chamberlain policy stirs calls for dissolution of parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cresgn
New Orleans
Bupsio
Salocks
Chamberlain
New York
Berwick
Felix Weingartner
Fedora von Dreyfus
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State Firemen’s Association
J. W. Wheeler
Capitol
Mr. Wheeler
Greenwood
Mississippi Compress Association
J. W. Williams
W. R. Craig
W. M. Drake
J. F. Foard
T. Hearn
West Point
F. L. Jackson
Kosciusko
Akron Agricultural and Technical College
Charies B. Galloway
O. A. Gerdee
Bloom
Jeff Truly
K.N. Scudder
A. A. Kincannon
P E. Williams
J. J. Coman
Lanier
Canada
Rockfeller
Bayou State
Morehead
Natchez Colored School
Czar
China
Long Island Surfers
Gage
Globe
T. T. Harley
St. Louis
Manila
Margherita
Italy
Reichstag
Topeka
National
Jim Dougherty
Donahue
Hot Springs
Tennessee Coal Company
Pacolet River
Longwood
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
West
South
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