Birthplace of Davis Purchase Moves Confederate Reunion
United Confederate Veterans adjourned in Birmingham after Memphis won the next reunion site over Atlanta. General Clement A. Evans of Georgia elected commander in chief, with 1,232 votes to 1,084 for Cabell. The convention noted 780 camps and 2,350 delegates, and approved plans to buy Jefferson Davis birthplace.
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Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Atlanta
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia Law School
Thirty-First
Lawton
Gordon
Evans
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Monocacy
Gettysburg
Appomattox
United All
Comall
Army of Tennessee
Irving Walker
Bennett H. Young
Withers
Cabell
George W. Gordon
Department of Tennessee
Irvine Walker
Northern Virginia
trans-Mississippi Department
Jefferson Davis
Levee Breach Floods 25,000 Acres Near Grand Cane La
Red River levee failure near Grand Cane Louisiana floods 25,000 acres submerging land and drowning livestock officials warn of ongoing danger to property and farms in the area.
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Grand Cane
Red River
Flood Drives 7,000 From Homes In North Topeka
In Topeka Kansas about 7,000 people were displaced by Kaw river flooding. The flood crest reached 27.3 feet, five feet below the 1903 disaster. Aid centers opened in auditorium and schools with no loss of life reported though property damage is extensive. The trucking association reports a fair initial season with cabbage shipped in ear lots and significant bean handling. Encouragement for expansion next year despite initial delays and enduring challenges in trucking.
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Topeka
Kaw
North
Senatobia
South to Become Iron Center in the South
Pittsburg iron master W P Snyder predicts a bright future for Southern iron based on coal and ore resources. He cites Lake ores projected to rise to 60 million tons yearly within six years and notes Birmingham rail sales and Illinois Central rail contracts as signs of rapid Southern industrial growth and rail expansion.
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Baltimore
W. P. Snyder
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Illinois Central
South
Ungrateful Beggar Caught After Robbing Rich NYC Church
Rene Bacy a 35 year old self described Frenchman was arrested after attempting to take more than 100000 dollars in gems gold work and relics from the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in New York City. He hid behind a statue during services and was captured by burglar alarm wires set after prior robberies. He admitted he wanted money and questioned why not take it from a wealthy church.
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New York City
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Rene Bacy
Bacy
United States
Gigantic Swindling Scheme Probed by Chicago Police
Detectives investigate a nationwide alms scam tied to a Chicago headquarters claiming to aid feeble seniors. The ring allegedly collected hundreds of thousands for supposed support of elderly in cities including Grand Island Nebraska Denver Colorado and Shreveport Louisiana with a House of Hope. A Shreveport telegram denies any such house existing in the city.
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Chicago
United States
Grand Island
Neb
Denver
Col
Shreveport
House of Hope
Virginia professor chosen Washington superintendent
Professor Paul R. Henry of Virginia, descendant of Patrick Henry, was elected by the Washington board of education to fill the vacancy left by Superintendent Thomas G. Wilkinson amid forty one applicants. The report also notes other varied items including embezzlement sentences in Pittsburgh, a London declatory marriage suit, a suicide in Atlanta, a wild cat attack in Brooklyn, a police standoff in Washington, and a Paris rabies cure development.
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Paul R. Henry
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Board of Education
Washington Public Schools
Thomas G. Wilkinson
John Young
Henry Rieber
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Pittsburg
Western
Catherine Roxburgh Jackson
London
England
Herbert Parry Malpas Jackson
Liverpool
Jackson
Carrie McDonald
Atlanta
Brooklyn
Joseph Pospisiel
Pension Office
Washington
Paris
Auguste Marie
Pasteur Institute
Marsh
Mississippi’s Path to Agriculture Prosperity
The passage argues that combining truck farming with regular crops, and supplementing with cattle, could make Mississippi the nation’s leading agricultural state. It reflects on cycles of seasons, community wealth, and the belief that shared love and faith sustain endeavors.
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Missisippi
Union
Ginseng prospects and farm development in Mississippi
The Greater Mississippi column discusses ginseng cultivation as a potential bonanza for Mississippi farms, citing A C Goff of Warren County who reports on growing, seed sales, and potential profits. It notes land needs, shading, cultivation timelines, and market values, alongside militia on agri programs and road improvements to support farming. Local letters praise syrup, bees, and road work, with county actions on agricultural departments, boll weevil management, and an agricultural high school in Holmes County.
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Mississippi
Benton
A. C. Goff
Youngton
Warren County
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
South
Tunica County
Fox
Clay County
Marshall County
Holly Springs
Experiment Station
Jackson
Tenn
Adams
Adams Supervisors
Holmes County
nhswDae
Sko
Republicans converge on Taft in 1908 convention race
The national Republican committee in Chicago debates seats for the presidential and vice presidential nominations. Taft appears favored for president though rivals remain. Key figures include Cannon, Guild, Dolliver, Burrows, and Sherman, with others like Cortelyou and Fassett among names floated. Campaigning strength is the main splitter.
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Chicago
Ill
National Republican Committee
Taft
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Danville
United States
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Curtis Guild
New York
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Jas. S. Sherman
J. Sloat Fassett
East
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
J. C. Burrows
Michigan
Sherman
Illinois
Friends of
Guild
Dolliver
Burrows
Millionaire Now Pauper Seeks Milwaukee Poorhouse
C J L Myer once led the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and was said to be worth a million dollars. He visited Gustav Freslon of the Associated Charities to apply for admission to the Milwaukee county poor house. He described a business collapse and losses in several ventures that left him penniless. He has two daughters married to wealthy men who did not respond to his plea for aid.
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Milwaukee
C. J. L. Myer
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Gustav Freslon
Associated Charities
Milwaukee County Poor House
Frelson
Train Ran Wild Near Patton Station At 50 MPH
Burlington train No. 23 from St. Joseph to Omaha sped seven miles without an engineer in the cab. Engineer E. Starling lay unconscious beside the tracks after falling from the cab as the train passed Patton Station twelve miles from Poplar Bluff. Fireman Jackson stopped the train and found the deserted cab before bringing the train back.
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Omaha
Burlington
St. Joseph
E. Starling
Patton Station
Poplar Bluff
Jackson
Starling
Tick eradication effort advances into Mississippi counties
The state Live Stock Sanitary Board and the U S Department of Agriculture have begun tick control near Tennessee, aiming to lift Mississippi above the quarantine line. Dr W J Murphy leads operations from Holly Springs, pledging reasonable rules and wide cooperation to push the program toward the Gulf within years.
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State Live Stock Sanitary Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Mississippi
W. J. Murphy
Holly Springs
Gulf
Emigrants Hurt in Wabash Train Derailment
Twenty emigrants from Europe were injured when Wabash Train No. 4 from Detroit derailed at Stevensville Ontario. Six casualties were brought to Buffalo hospitals, while the rest continued to their destination.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Detroit
Stevensville
Ontario
Europe
Hammond quits Guggenheim to run for VP
John Hays Hammond, mining engineer and Republican vice presidential hopeful, has severed ties with the Guggenheim Exploration Company where he formerly earned a 500000 dollar yearly salary. His attorney Charles W. Trueslow released the statement noting Hammond is now free to pursue an aggressive campaign for the vice presidency.
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John Hays Hammond
New York City
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Charles W. Trueslow
Trueslow
Missouri Pacific Skips Semiannual Dividend Policy
New York City The Missouri Pacific Railway omitted its semi-annual dividend declared for years at 212 percent. President George J. Gould said the board regards this as prudent, though earnings would support a 4 percent payout.
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New York City
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
George J. Gould
North and South honored at Confederate Memorial Day
Governor Glenn of North Carolina and Representative Sims of Tennessee spoke at Arlington National Cemetery commemorating Confederate Memorial Day. They praised Robert E. Lee and discussed Grant and Lincoln, noting southern prosperity since the war and the duty to care for Confederate dead. The ceremony, organized by Confederate Veterans groups, featured music by the U S Cavalry Band and floral tributes from President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington, D. C
Robert B
North Carolina
Arlington National Cemetery
Glenn
Bims
Tennessee
Eral
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Jackson
Maine
Massachusetts
California
Sims
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Camp No. 171
District of Columbia
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Southern Relief Society of
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry Band
Fort Myer
Randolph McKim
Camp 171
H. Waddell Pratt
Washton Camp
Speers
Fitzhugh Lee
Robert EB. Lee, Jr
Roosevelt
World Famous Surgeon An altruistic Chicago aid visit
Dr Albert Jansen, famed Berlin eye surgeon, operated for free on two waifs in Chicago after readers sent letters describing their deafness. Willie Simpson age eight and Marion Stahler age three were cured, though wealthy suitors failed to gain access. He attended the American Medical Association session and refused payment, choosing mercy over fortune.
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Chicago
Albert Jansen
Berlin
Dr. Jansen
American Medical Association
Jansen
Willie Simpson
Marion Stahler
Ferty
Meat ships rushed from Britain to America to ease shortage
210,600 pounds of American meats stored in London Glasgow and Liverpool were shipped by fast steamer to New York to meet continued meat shortages in the United States. The move signals urgent action as demand rises across the Atlantic.
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England
America
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
New York
Street Car Wreck Injures Chicago Passengers
In Chicago Illinois a street car collision derailed one car and another struck it from the opposite direction. A dozen people were injured and five believed fatally hurt in the crash that blocked the tracks.
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Chicago
Ill
Beef prices rise as wholesale values advance in Chicago
Wholesale dressed beef prices jumped half to one and a half cents per pound in Chicago due to tighter packer supplies and higher demand for fresh meat. Butchers report the trade recovering from a recent stringency as beef consumption grows. Cattle be eves on the hoof fetch the highest prices since 1906.
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Chicago
Alleged Forger Arrested in New Jersey Headed to Georgia
Charles W. Sharp was arrested in Newark at the request of Atlanta authorities who say he obtained 1500 from banks there with bogus drafts. Police report Sharp faces similar charges in San Francisco and Seattle alongside Atlanta.
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New Jersey
Georgia
Newark
N. J
Charles W. Sharp
Atlanta
Sharp
San Francisco
Seattle
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Kansas
Iron Center
Mr. Snyder
Jackson, Mississippi
Taft Machine Working
Guggenheim Company
Missouri Pacific
Confederate Dead National Cemetery
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