Timber Man Killed by Deputy Sheriff at Lake
In Lake Cormorant Mississippi Deputy Sheriff Ben Coward shot and killed Barrett Lamb during an attempt to collect overdue road tax. Lamb had threatened Coward and refused payment after words were exchanged. Lamb, about 25, timber worker, had lived in Lake Cormorant for a year. Coward was discharged after a preliminary hearing on self defense.
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Lake Cormorant
Miss
Ben Coward
Barrett Lamb
Coward
Lamb
Barbee
Hernando
Hernando County
Gan
Fetal, cn. ie tees on wets $30,696.53
Funds totaling 30696.53 dollars are set to be distributed to counties to cover upcoming school term expenses. A similar distribution is planned for October to support education costs as terms end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fetal
Cn. Ie
Worked His Lawyers in Embezzlement Case
A Hattiesburg officer traveled to Memphis to retrieve W C Green held on a technical embezzlement charge. Green, once an elevator boy, sued for 20000 damages against building owner Captain J P Carter after an elevator accident. The current charge stems from a dispute over settlement with his lawyers.
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Hattiesburg
Memphis
W. C. Green
Young Green
J. P. Carter
Man Hangs Black Suspect in Sardis Related Incident
Jasper Wallace, a Black man, was hanged at Sardis for a crime from last August in which he struck Tom Emmons, another Black man. He bound the victim, placed the body in a sack, and dropped it into the Tallahatchie River. Emmons, who would testify against Wallace, faced the next court term over whisky selling charges.
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Jasper Wallace
Sardis
Wallace
Tom Emmons
Tallahatchie River
Emmons Negre
Printer Injured by Machinery at Gulfport Workplace
John Edgar a printer for the Record Tribune Gulfport sustained a broken and mangled left leg after his limb was caught in heavy moving machinery He was transported to New Orleans for treatment.
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John Edgar
Record Tribune
Gulfport
New Orleans
Pests Ravage Crops Around Clarksdale
Unseasonably cool weather and cutworms have devastated corn fields near Clarksdale. Thousands of acres require replanting as worms also affect vegetables, with effect likely tied to recent cold spells before warm dry weather returns.
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Clarksdale
New Oyster Crop Plan From Mississippi Commission
The Mississippi Oyster Commission met in Biloxi with full attendance. They debated shell planting, needing 200000 barrels, with 10000 planted at Long Beach and the rest spread among Pass Christian Bay St. Louis Biloxi and Ocean Springs. Bedding shells will cost about 12000 dollars and Long Beach expects the best results due to its mature beds.
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Mississippi Oyster Commission
Biloxi
Long Beach
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Ocean Springs
Mississippian Passenger Found With Gunshot Wound Aboard
A wireless dispatch from the steamer Denver arriving in New York reports R. L. Roberts of Kosciusko Mississippi found in his state room with a gunshot wound to the head. A revolver lay nearby and his condition prevented determining how the wound occurred. Roberts had faced heavy business troubles and was increasingly despondent.
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New York
N. Y
Denver
Galveston
Texas
R. L. Roberts
Kosciusko, Mias
Roberts
Railway Sold to Colonel Bullis in Vicksburg Case
Colonel S. B ullis of Olean New York bought the Vicksburg Street Railway and Light Company under a court decree for 50000 dollars. Two other bids were lower. Bullis and associates purchased from Receiver W A Pollock who remains in charge until final court accounts are filed and approved by Chancellor Hicks. The sale covers the street railway lighting plant franchises and all physical property.
Pardon Granted for Comodore Dixon Known as Cherokee
Gov Noel granted a pardon to Comodore Dixon known as Cherokee after thirteen years of a life sentence for murder. He, an American Indian, was pardoned on the Board of Penitentiary Trustees recommendation. Dixon had been sent from Bolivar county in 1895 for killing a black man. The Mississippi depository law was declared unconstitutional by Chancellor M E Denton at Clarksdale, and he barred the Yazoo Mississippi Levee Board from enforcing the new act provisions.
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Noel
Comodore Dixon
Board of Penitentiary Trustees
Bolivar County
Mississippi
M. E. Denton
Clarksdale
Yazoo-Mississippi
Ohio
Greenwood
Business League
Yazoo River
Black Rock
Arkansas
Aberdeen
Receivers Appointed for Kaupp Lumber Company
Kaupp Lumber Company of Kaupp location entered receivership with VY B. Allen and George S. Weems named as receivers. Failure to realize assets to cover $75,000 in outstanding debt led to the action, with total assets reported at $325,000.
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Kaupp Lumber Company
Eee
Vy, B. Allen
George S. Weems
Fevered Death After Reversal of Gallows Conviction
Dave Anderson, once sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Sam Libowitz in Canonsburg Hinds county, saw his case reversed by the Supreme Court and died in the county jail from typhoid fever. He had previously denied involvement in the crime.
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Dave Anderson
Sam Libowitz
Canonsburg
Hinds County
Supreme Court
Lumber Shipments From Gulf Ports in April and 1908 Totals
Lumber shipments from Gulf ports in April reached 24,985,000 feet valued at 519,188 dollars. Imports included 555,000 gallons of creosote oil valued at 44,500 dollars. The first four months of 1908 total timber shipments 96,554,000 feet.
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Gulfport
Timber Fall Kills John Wilson at Seminary
John Wilson son of B F Wilson a log lawyer for Easterling Lumber Co. was instantly killed at Seminary when a timber fell and rebounded striking his head and breaking his neck during tree cutting.
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John Wilson
B. F. Wilson
Easterling Lumber Company
Seminary
Livery Stable Fire Destroys Laurel Barn
Fire destroyed the large livery barn of W. L. Winders in Laurel and partially damaged his adjoining residence. All livestock inside the stable was saved.
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W. L. Winders
Laurel
Arrested for Playing Ball in Clarksdale Sun Day Case
Eighteen arrests were made in Clarksdale Mississippi for playing Sunday baseball.
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Clarksdale, Miss
Adams County Creates Department of Agriculture
The Adams County Board of Supervisors established a department of agriculture and appointed W. O. D. Clayton of Clayton, Louisiana, as its head.
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Agricultural Department
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Department of Agriculture
W. O D. Clayton
Clayton, la
Vicksburg Police Chief Sobs Suspension of Captain Schuler
The police committee at Vicksburg sustained Chief Richard Groome in the temporary suspension of Capt. Joe Schuler and suspended Schuler for thirty days with a reprimand. The action followed alleged failure to serve a warrant on a steamboat engineer dispute aboard the steamer J.
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Vicksburg
Richard Groome
Joe Schuler
Schuler
Mississippi corn drive gains steam statewide
The Mississippi corn boom expands with school contests across more than twenty counties. Officials cite rising yields from twelve to sixteen bushels per acre and a push to display southern corn at the Omaha show. Mississippi educators, mussel shell ventures, and new gravel washing plants in Brookhaven and Aberdeen illustrate broader economic momentum.
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Mississippi
Philic Schools
J. F. Merry
Illinois Central Railroad
Department of Agriculture and
Comerce
Omaha
Union
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Mandamin
Man
Gitchie Manitou the
Hiawatha
Mandaima
Gitchis Maniton
Mondamin
Gitchie Manitoy
Watha
Predictions on cotton price and farming resilience
Predictions for eight cent cotton linger as forecasts from self styled experts plus farmers with home produce like corn bacon and hay. Indications point to a larger hog and homing crop this fall, strengthening a farmer led holding movement and backbone against buyers. The note closes with a joke on marriage happiness.
Black Hand Bomb Wrecks Gentile Home in Dayton
A bomb targeted Frank Gentile's Dayton home, shattering the house and waking his wife and six children who slept inside. Miraculously no one was seriously injured after the blast. Gentile had previously received a Black Hand letter demanding $10,000 and threatening his life if ignored.
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Dayton
Frank Gentile
Gentile
Piqua
Hope Diamond Sold for 400000 in Paris Purchase
The famous Hope diamond weighing 44.2 carats, once owned by H. T. Hope and later by Joseph Frankels Sons Co of New York, is reported sold for $400,000 here. It is believed to have been bought for the Sultan of Turkey, said to have been cut from a larger rough diamond weighing 112.5 carats sold by Tavernier to Louis XIV.
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Turkey
Paris
Joseph Frankels Sons Company
New York
H. T. Hope
Tavernier
Louis XIV
Bed Sheet Bill Passes in Oklahoma Senate
The nine foot bed sheet bill, introduced in the House by Speaker Murray and George Whitehurst of Sayre, was passed by the Oklahoma Senate after hours of light debate. It was amended to require hotel sheets to be as long at the top as at the bottom and to replace clean towels with face towels.
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Guthrie
Okla
Murray
House
George Whitehurst
Sayre
Oklahoma Senate
First Levee Crevasse Near New Orleans Reported
The first crevasse of this flood season, deemed of local importance by the state board of engineers, occurred six miles below New Orleans on the Mississippi River right bank. The breach threatens truck farms and orange groves with rapid flooding and potential extensive damage unless swiftly repaired.
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New Orleans
State Board of Engineers
Mississippi River
San Juan Hero Dead
Fort Smith Arkansas funeral held for Dr. R L Martin who died suddenly at Lake Village. He served in the Spanish American War and led the charge on San Juan. He became the first to plant the American flag on the blockhouse summit, with discharge papers documenting the act.
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San Juan
Fort Smith
Ark
R. L. Martin
Lake Village
Block House
Masked Riders Force Man to Dig Up Tobacco Beds
Twenty five masked men rode to the home of John Sanders in Augusta Kentucky area and compelled him to dig up tobacco plant beds near Wellsburg four miles away. When the beds were destroyed they whipped Sanders until blood flowed as a threat of death.
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Augusta
John Sanders
Wellsburg
Sanders
Grover Cleveland Reported Slowly Sinking in Lakewood
Lakewood New Jersey reports Grover Cleveland is slowly sinking according to the best information obtained from the Lakewood hotel. In reply to an inquiry, Mrs. Cleveland said her husband was doing as well as could be expected.
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Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Lakewood Hotel
Mulai Hafid Reaches Mequinez Amid Fez March Plans
Report from Tangier says Mulai Hafid, the south sultan, has arrived at Mequinez where he is acclaimed by the people. He plans to march to Fez, about five hours away.
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Tangier
Mulai Hafid
Mequinez
Fez
Sultan to Leave Rabat for Morocco City
The foreign board announces that Abd El Aziz the Sultan of Morocco will depart Rabat for Morocco City. Abd El Aziz’s troops have reoccupied the seaport of Saffi, signaling a shift in control during the movements.
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Sultan
Rabat
Morocco
Foreign Board
Abd-El-Aziz
Saffi
Abd- El-Aziz
Mexican Publishers Conference Opens in Agua Calientes
The first congress of Mexican newspaper proprietors met in Agua Calientes to organize an association among Mexican periodicals. The gathering aimed to create a mutual body to coordinate publishers nationwide and promote collaboration across outlets.
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Agua Calientes
Mex
Mexica
Reprieve Granted for Harry Orchard in Idaho Case
Boise Idaho Governor Gooding has granted a reprieve for Harry Orchard who was sentenced to hang on Friday May 15 now postponed to July 2. The decision delays the execution and moves the case to a later date.
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Harry Orchard
Boise
Murderess Confesses In Bristol Train Murder Case
Nashville Mrs Moxie Pfeller confesses in a Bristol hospital to killing two of her children, one an infant tossed from a fast train into a river. She implicates a prominent Nashville business man, alleging he squandered her husband’s life insurance.
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Nashville
Tenn
Moxie Peltier
Bristol
Hher
Hemp Plant Grows On Texas Gulf Coast Says Report
United States Department experiments show hemp can be grown in southwest Gulf coast Texas, challenging Manila monopoly. Early trials last year convinced horticulturists this crop could join Texas agriculture. Manila trade and best fibers noted, while other regions saw limited success.
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Texas
United States Agricultural Department
Gulf Coast
Philippine Islands
Africa
India
South America
Manila
Antonio
San Antonio Express
One Advantage Of The Pay As You Enter Cars
The piece argues that new style pay as you enter cars solve how women exit. It notes grab handles are on front sides of doors so women must exit facing the direction of travel, a change that undermines a suffrage argument and pleases lovers of beauty in art and New York correspondence.
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New York
Pittsburg
Grape-Nuts Cited To Cure Indigestion In Testimonial
A reader's testimonial claims Grape-Nuts cereal cured years of indigestion by predigested nutrition. The letter states daily use improves nervous energy and stomach function, noting suitability for children and adults and recommending the Road to Wellville feature.
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Wellville
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Benjamin
Goward
Smith
Clay
Prentiss Dee
Union Awwe
Yalobusha
Manitou
State Teachers’ Association
Jackson
Commonwealth
Brookhaven
S. C
Black Hand
Mexican Publishers Conference
St. Vitus
Kline
H.R. Kline
Philo
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
New Haven
Harper’s Weekly
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