Episcopal Council approves plans for girls college endowment
Yazoo City meeting empowers a special education committee to evaluate the diocesan college for girls, use half of Battle Hill property for endowment, and begin building under plan next year. Bishop Bratton approves proposals, sets June 16 as men’s bank offering date for America's first church service tercentenary. Rev. R. E. Lee Craig recounts early service history.
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Episcopal Council
Episcopal Clergy
Yazoo City
Diocesan College For Girls
Battle Hill
Bishop Bratton
America
R. E. Lee Craig
U D C Convention Adopts Yazoo City for Next Meet
The United Daughters of the Confederacy convention adjourned at Jackson after selecting Yazoo City as the next meeting site. New officers named include Honorary president Mrs. Sarah Dabney Eggleston of Raymond and President Mrs. Daisey McLaurin Stevens of Brandon.
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Jackson
Yazoo City
Sarah
Dabney Eggleston
Raymond
Daisey McLaurin
Stevens
Brandon
T. S. Dudley
Grenada
Sarah Edmunds Wilson
Sardis
Grant M. Freesenius
Gulfport
Jennie M. Berry
Port Gibson
Oliva Montgomery Champion
Edwards
Lucy G. Yerger
Greenville
Register
Lizzie Craft
Holly Springs
Annie K. Dent
Sarah Dudley Eggleston
Cross of Honor
Love
Natchez
Cudahy Packing Company Raises Capital to Twelve Million
Secretary of State Power reports official notice that the Cudahy Packing Company, an Illinois corporation authorized to do business in Mississippi, increased its capital stock from seven million to twelve million dollars. The notice also changes the corporation’s object to to purchase for slaughter and manufacture and dispose of the products, and to buy sell and deal in meats provisions and all packing house products.
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Secretary of State
Power
Cudahy Packing Company
Illinois
Mississippi
Pascagoula Approves 20000 Municipal Sewerage Bond Plan
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen authorize a 20000 municipal bonus for sewerage system construction and street improvements. J D Ferguson of Biloxi is appointed to draft plans and map, contingent on ad sales, and to supervise after bids are received and accepted.
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Pascagoula
J. D. Ferguson
Biloxi
Leland Council Approves Small Bond Issue for Services
The City Council of Leland authorized a small bond issue to support public schools and to improve the electric and water plants, aiming to fund essential municipal improvements and school maintenance.
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Leland
Mississippi College Wins Oratorical Prize at Columbus
The Mississippi College team led by J. B. Stone won first prize in the Mississippi Oratorical Association contest held in Columbus. Albert Mecklenberger of the University took second with ten dollars in gold, and W. Roberts of the A. & M. College placed third.
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Mississippi Oratorical Association
Columbus
J. B. Stone
Mississippi College
Clinton
Albert 5. Mecklenberger
The
University
W. Roberts
A. & M. College
New Towns Sprout Along Rail Lines in Mississippi
Mississippi towns grow along busit rail lines as municipalities rise in population. The governor has received incorporations for Reform in Choctaw county with 103 residents and Whalhalak in Kemper county with 10 residents. May 13 sets the oath date for village officers and their qualification for duty.
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Mississippi
Reform
Choctaw County
Whalhalak
Kemper
Vets to Rally on the Fourth in Magnolia
Magnolia plans a grand Fourth of July celebration with meetings of businessmen and appointed committees. The aim is to invite all lodges unions and organizations in the county to attend and participate. A Confederate veterans reunion is slated as a featured event.
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Magnolia
Death of Captain Wm Quinn Lucides at Tunica Miss
Capt. Wm Quinn, police captain of Greenville, died by self inflicted gunshot at his daughter's home in Tunica Mississippi. He endured a severe illness harming his hearing and reportedly suffered intensely. He leaves a wife and several grown children.
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Wm. Quinn
Greenville
O. L Houston
Tunica, Miss
Quinn
Wood Alcohol Plant Plans Spur New Virginia-Oak Bark Venture
A Virginia extract firm in talks with Kracke & Flanders of New Orleans to build a Bayou Casette plant near Moss Point for oak bark products and wood alcohol manufacture from pine stumps sawdust and mill refuse. Oysters to be planted on the coast: 250000 barrels set for Waveland with reefs to be inspected at the next Board meeting.
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Virginia
Kracke & Flanders
New Orleans
Bayou Casette
Moss Point
Board of Oyster Commissioners
Waveland
Miss
Capital Increase for L N Dantzler Lumber Co Charter
An amendment to the charter of the L N Dantzler Lumber Company based in Scranton increases capital stock to 500000 and has been received at the Governor's office for approval. The company is among the state's largest lumber manufacturers and previously operated with 100000 in capital.
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L. N. Dantzler Lumber Company
Scranton
Jon
Back Bay Hunting and Fishing Club Seeks Charter Approval
The charter for the Back Bay Hunting and Fishing Club based in Jackson Hinds County has been received for approval. The organization, incorporated by local sportsmen, plans to erect a clubhouse and maintain hunting preserves at Back Bay near Biloxi.
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Back Bay
Moss Point Academy Awards Contract for School Building
The Building Committee awards the contract to John Reusch of New Orleans to erect a two story brick school house at Moss Point. The price is 22517 dollars and the structure will include ten rooms a brick basement and a slate roof.
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Moss Point Academy
John Reusch
New Orleans
Gulfport Council Sets Bond for Paving and Water Works
City Council of Gulfport approves a bond issue totaling 140,000 to be directed toward paving streets and 30,000 to enlarge and improve the water works system. A fire in Bocas del Toro on May 4 caused estimated damages of 200,000.
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Gulfport
Bocas del To
Court Affirms AG Jackson’s Challenge to Mayor McClellan
The New York Court of Appeals sustains Attorney General Jackson in asserting authority to contest Mayor McClellan’s title to office. It clarifies the state’s power to pursue legal action over mayoral incumbency.
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New York Court of Appeals
Jackson
McClellan
Walter Clark to attend Fourth National Cotton Congress in Vienna
Mr Walter Clark of the Mississippi Cotton Association and President Harvey Jordan sailed on May 16 aboard the Majestic for Liverpool and will proceed to Vienna to attend the Fourth National Cotton Congress in the city from May 22 to 25. Mrs Clark accompanies him on the trip.
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Walter Clark
Mississippi Cotton Association
Harvey Jordan
Majectic
Liverpool
Vienna
Austria
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Clark
Wreck Claims Dozens Of Shriners On Coast Line
A Southern Pacific coast wreck near Honda, north of Santa Barbara, killed at least twenty eight Shriners and injured many more. A special train from Los Angeles carrying Readng, Buffalo, and Cleveland delegations plunged from the track, four cars demolished, and a diner car suffered worst casualties. Survivors aided by doctors, nurses, and volunteer Masons as the dead were brought to San Luis Obispo.
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Santa Barbara
Coast Line
Southern Pacific Railroad
Eastern Shriners
Los Angeles
Honda
Here
San Luis Obispo
A. Wasson
Buffalo
Henry J. Fisher
Cleveland
Miss Young
Charles Lowing
Austin
J. W. Hippie
Reading
Harry Hendle
W. Stoffe
George Hagerman
Harry Slotz
Harry Miller
T. Roth
Albert Seisse
Henry
Lebanon
C. J. W. Cutler
Binghampton
Ismaila
Rajah Temple of
Ismaila Temple of
Alkoran Temple
New York
Readng
Sage Gift to YMCA Naval Branch in Brooklyn
New York, Mrs. Russell Sage donated 200000 dollars to the Y M C A for enlarging the naval branch building in Brooklyn, originally erected by Miss Helen Gould.
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New York
Russell Sage
Naval Branch
Mise Helen Gould
Brooklyn
Mexican dispute reportedly settled by ambassador Creel
In Washington Senor Creel the Mexican ambassador said the Mexico Guatemala dispute had been satisfactorily settled. A mob in Butte Montana tried to lynch an officer after a prisoner was killed while attempting to escape. Washington believes the president will press on with Foraker. Omaha police will guard Senator during a visit next week.
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Senor Creel
Washington
Mexico
Guatemala
Butte
Mont
Foraker
Omaha
Senator 1
Big Fire in Paris Panels Two Major Blazes
Paris suffered two major fires within hours believed to be incendiary. The Aubins cartridge factory at the St Denis suburb and Hermann Lacha Pelleres metal works in Montmartre caused explosions, tenement fires, and widespread damage totalling about $2,000,000. Firemen were aided by police but faced attacks from Apaches who cut hoses and looted homes. Several injuries were reported and fifty people were rendered homeless.
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Paris
Aubins
St. Denis
Monte Martre
Hermann Lachapelle
The Marvin Boy Inquest Opens With A Bottled Clue
Coroner's jury investigates Horace Marvin Jr. mystery after juror finds a whiskey bottle at the pond containing a note with the names James Sylvester John Burna John Smith Robert Passwaters and the date March 10 1907. The boy vanished March 4 and the bottle and its contents were turned over to Attorney General Richards for investigation.
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Dever del
Horace Marvin, Jr
Robert O. P. Wilson
James Sylvester
John Burna
John Smith
Robert Passwaters
Abo
Wilson
Richards
Confederate Veterans Report Shows Finances Improve in 1906
New Orleans notes the United Confederate Veterans issued its 1906 financial statement with praise for a strong year. Adjutant General William T. Mickle of Mobile reports a December 31 bank balance of $1,124.47 after prior indebtedness, with 1905 expenditures totaling $5,853.13 and funds to print reunion minutes.
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New Orleans
The
United Confederate Veterans
William T. Mickle
Mobile
Adjutant General
Swept Away Profit After 1906 San Francisco Fire
New York report summarizes the San Francisco disaster of April 1906. The catastrophe wiped out all previously earned underwriting profits since 1860 for insurance companies. Total property loss around 350 million dollars, with 243 insurers bearing about 175.5 million in direct losses and a large reinsurance burden pushing total insurer losses to roughly 220 to 225 million.
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New York
San Francisco
George W. Burchell
National Board of Underwriters
Burchell
Queen Wilhelmina’s Early Drive to Royal Life
The story portrays Queen Wilhelmina as loving and devoted yet strongly willful from infancy. A lesson with a professor after touching a pencil reveals her resolve to rule. Her governess had her draw maps of England and Holland, noting Holland’s size relative to England and shaping her sense of kingdom.
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Wilhelmina
Engand
Holland
England
Texas Sheriff Arrives in St Louis for Pierce Trial
A Texas sheriff went to St Louis to take H. Clay Pierce back for trial, while Pierce issued a statement. Reporters described a “crime wave” sweeping Washington amid the unsettled atmosphere.
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Texas
St. Louis
H. Clay Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Myth of Salvation Through Thinking and Work
The fragment argues that salvation lies not in thought alone but through action. It asserts that thinking without work is insufficient and presents work as the true path to saving men. The text uses a paradox to challenge reliance on belief without effort.
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Myth
Origin and Causes of Animal Extinction Discussed
A historical summary notes scientists debating species origins and extinction, referencing Osborne of Columbia University and Darwin. External factors such as climate shifts, land changes, food supply, deforestation, and poisonous vegetation are linked to species loss without cataclysmic events.
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Osborne
Columbia University
New York
American Naturalist
Louisiana
Mfe
Many Uses For the Bison in Modern Industry
Caspar Whitney notes the bison’s potential across sentiment, wool, beef, and breeding. Baynes promotes broad appeal as manufacturers test bison wool for warmth and durability, with early profits seen in novelty and later utility. He cites interest in crossing bison with domestic cattle to create a new breed and suggests profitable bison farming in the former range states.
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Baynes
Caspar Whitney
Popint
Outing Magazine
War memories and a tired dog amid Cuban action humor
A late General Shafter article recalls American troops in Cuba marching eleven miles in darkness after a day of battle. A Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment corporal carries a tired dog to ease fatigue, explaining the dog is tired. The piece also notes Japan’s Saghalien railway growth after the Russia war era.
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Shafter
Santiago
Cuba
Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment
Russia
Japan
Saghalien
Sunday School Lesson on Exodus and Deliverance
The lesson moves from Genesis to Exodus, detailing Israel's enslavement in Egypt under a Pharaoh who knew not Joseph, and God's plan to free a people. It draws parallels to modern industrial oppression, stressing that hardship fosters social unity, spiritual awakening, and a promised deliverer for the oppressed.
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Egypt
Joseph
Jacob
Abraham
Isaac
Israel
God
Aleutian Island geology expedition led by MIT professor
An expedition headed by Professor Thomas A Jaggar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will study the Aleutian Islands geology off the Alaska coast. Financed by Boston men, the private venture promises abundant geological work and discoveries ahead.
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Thomas A. Jaggar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Boston
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