Mississippi Charters and Weather Data Mixed in Brief Review
The state news itemizes new corporate charters for Cotton States Lumber Company in Meridian Home Bank in Pass Christian Mound Bayou Loan and Investment Company Hattiesburg Electric Supply Company Progress Publishing Company and notes weather bureau data for seventeen years July temperatures and precipitation The piece also discusses Gov Vardaman considering a possible 300000 loan to cover a anticipated treasury deficit with Treasurer Miller weighing in on the funding needs and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumbre Manufacturing Company
Meridian
Cotton States Lumber Company
Home Bank
Pass Christian
Mound Bayou Loan and Investment Company
Mound Bayou
Bolivar County
I. T. Montgomery
William Harris
Hattiesburg Electric Supply Company
Hattiesburg
Perry County
I. C. Reed
W. T. Stanley
Progress Publishing Company
Ittabena
Leflore County
R. Thayer
J. J. Alexander
Weather Bureau
Greenville
Batesville
Duck Hill
Lake Como
Pittsboro
Brookhaven
Columbus
Magnolia
Hernando
Austin
Suit filed for 3000 against Jackson Lumber Company
Marie Reddoch sues, via Emma Youngblood, for 3000 in circuit clerk’s office alleging negligence after a wagon owned by Jackson Lumber Co. ran over Reddoch’s daughter. Reddoch’s husband, Martin L. Reddoch, has been sentenced in St Louis to one year in a Federal penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Reddoch
Emma Youngblood
Jackson Lumber Company
Jackson
Reddoch
Martin L. Reddoch
Cotton Mill Chartered at Macon in Noxubee County
The governor approved the charter of the Noxubee Cotton Mills domiciled at Macon, Noxubee County with 50000 dollars capital. Incorporators include W. T. Hubbard A. M. Tynes and R. L. Anderson among others. It is the first cotton mill organized in the state for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noxubee
Macon
Noxubee County
Messrs. W. T. Hubbard
A. M. Tynes
R. L. Anderson
Shortage of 72000 Dollars at Greenville Bank
A statement filed by the receiver Dr. J. S. Walker shows the Merchants and Planters Bank of Greenville to be $72,000 short. The report does not assign blame or reveal where the funds went, though it notes the chancellor’s use of the chancery clerk in county duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants and Planters Bank of
Greenville
J.S. Walker
Mississippi
South
Chicago
Bosting
East
Fourth of July Cotton Rallies and Circuit Court Meetings
Secretary Fishes plans initiatory programme for prominent speakers at Circuit Court meetings across Mississippi from June 26 to July 24 in Wayne, Covington Williamsburg, Leflore Greenwood, Clay West Point, Hinds Jackson, Winston Louisville, Grenada, Newton, Tallahatchie Sumner. Big Fourth of July rallies planned in Copiah and Lafayette. Quitman County reports large membership.
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Gale Vaudy Jueels
Fishes
Wayne County
Waynesboro
Covington
Wiliamsburg
Leflore
Greenwood
Clay
West Point
Hinds
Jackson
Winston
Louisville
Grenada
Newton
Tallahatchie
Sumner
Copiah
Lafayette
Quitman County
Pardon petitions circulate for Lincoln County whitecaps
Petitions circulate in Franklin and Lincoln counties urging Governor to pardon Lincoln County whitecaps convicted last November and sentenced to the penitentiary. Lincoln County Law and Order League opposes clemency, while supporters say the men should not be released soon after securing the case against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Lincoln
Lincoln County
Franklin County
Lincoln County Law and Order League
Conference Days at Agricultural College July 3 4
State Superintendent Whitfield calls county superintendents to meet at the Agricultural College for two weeks starting July 3 to elevate institutes. He urges attendance on July 3 and 4 as conference days and seeks presence and counsel to address teacher work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield
Agricultural College
Two New Enterprises In Prospect For New Albany
Two new business ventures are projected in New Albany. A wholesale grocery house with capital of 50 900 is to be formed by incorporators T L Grace N Fitzpatrick Walter Rogers and others and begin business this fall. A second proposed institution is the People's Savings Bank & Trust Company capitalized at 50 000 with promoters W P Wiseman G W Hines J A Smallwood and others. New Albany already supports two prosperous banks with total capital stock of 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
T. L. Grace
N. Fitzpatrick
Walter Rogers
People’s Savings Bank & Trust Company
W. P. Wiseman
G. W. Hines
J A. Smallwood
Gulfport Harbor Gains Prominence Amid Active Port Traffic
Gulfport harbor grows in prominence with 202 foreign vessels and 62 coast ships arriving this year. Lumber receipts drop this month due to summer pattern while home demand rises. the Gulfport wharf clears of lumber and several vessels await cargo. Adjutant General Fridge reports a 760 foot artesian well near the camp grounds yielding 250 gallons per minute. An order blocks requisitions for ordinance and quartermaster supplies from July 15 to August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Fridge
New Orleans and Great Northern Railway Charter Filed
The charter of incorporation of the New Orleans and Great Northern Rail road of Mississippi has been filed for record. The terminals of the road are Memphis and New Orleans. The new road will open up a fine timber district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans & Great Northern Railroad of
Mississippi
Memphis
New Orleans
New Road
Gulf & Ship Island Export Lumber Totals
In May Gulf & Ship Island handled export lumber totaling 16,472,000 feet. For the eleven months ended May 31 exports reached 209,225,750 feet, up from 171,082,657 feet for the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf & Ship Island
New Mail Service Date Shift for Tupelo Ful ton Route
The government changes the inauguration date of the double daily mail service from June 19 to July 1 on the Tupelo to Fulton route per contractor petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo and
Fulton
First Bale of New Cotton Ginned in Starr County
The first bale of cotton for 1905 was ginned at Rome Starr county Texas and shipped to Galveston indicating early harvest activity in the region with notable activity at the Starr County ginnery and the Galveston market potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Rome
Starr County
Texas
Galveston
Mississippi mules and home industry urged for Panama Canal
Major Jonas shows Mississippi led the nation in male mule breeding and city editors urge increased home production to supply mules for the canal and for domestic use. The piece notes steady county sales, calls for immigration policy to boost settlement, and highlights local progress in education and enterprise across towns like Ripley, Poplarville, New Albany, Pontotoc ridge, Montrose, Ruleville and Union County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas
Aberdeen Examiner
Mississippi
Panama Canal
Blakeslee
U. S
Missouri
Illnois
Kansas
Tennessee
Texas
Illinois
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North. Carolina
Sess
South Carolina
Greta
Major
Jackson
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Vardaman
Miller
Treasury
Pardon Whitecaps
New Mail Service
Ripley
Department of Immigration
The
Poplarville Free Press
Pearl River County
Pearl River
Montrose
Jasper
Aoe
Ruleville
Delta
W. H. Barnes
Brandon
Brandon Bank
M. E. Wainwright
W. C. Anderson
Dalton Marble Works
Vermont
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
Indiana
Louisiana
James E. Caldwell
Gen
Leland Hume, Seo
T. D. Webb, Treas
W. Ww. Kersh
Miss
Capital City Marble & Granite Works
E. R. Hendon
Ss. M. Hunter
Bee King
Eugene Palmer, Pelahatchie, Miss, Jackson, Misa
KING @ PALMER
Attorneys At Law
Jackson and Pelahatchie
Crescent Tohe
Rivenee
Queen and Crescent
Robt. Anderson
Geo. H. Smith
ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Catro
Uints
Weata
Alu
Pittsburg
Cleveland
York
Cates
Baltimore
Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Springs
Enver
Trainoe Valley
Renee Sioux
Sioux City
BRR
Hines
W. A. Kellond
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