Agricultural High School to Hold First Annual Commencement
Pearl River County Agricultural High School announces its first annual commencement sermons May 21 to 23 with Rev. M. F. Smith of Collins delivering the sermons and Rev. W. T. Lowery of Clinton giving the annual address. The school notes growth, plans for two brick buildings, and faster progress next session.
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Pearl River County Agricultural High School
M. F. Smith
Collins
Miss
W. T. Lowery
Clinton
State Fair Premium List On Diversified Products
Mississippi Exposition Company expands the State Fair at Jackson from Oct 26 to Nov 5 to emphasize education and diversified agriculture. Premiums will grow for diversified products with a new corn culture feature via county clubs, aiming to cooperate with the government. Drought in McHenry area lasts two and a half months with scant rainfall. fruit crops like peaches figs and strawberries look promising despite dry spell.
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Mississippi Exposition Company
Jackson
Mississippi
McHenry
Locusts swarm through Woodville area in large numbers
Locusts fill air with a loud hiss from dawn to dusk over Woodville and surrounding country as vegetation fears rise. Some fear berry and plum poisoning while others view locusts as a potential boon by feeding on boll weevils. In other news, Alexander of Jackson declares candidacy for U S Senate in the Democratic primary next year. McHenry High School to hold commencement May 29 under Principal Morelock after a prosperous year. Mississippi Pharmaceutical Association ends session at Natchez, drafts ethics code. Dr O W Bethea resigns as secretary to move to New Orleans.
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Woodville
McHenry High School
Morelock
Tennessee
Mississippi Pharmaceutical Association
Natchez
O. W. Bethea
Meridian
New Orleans
Mississippi
Jackson
W. L. C. Hunnicutt
W. S. Leathers
Mississippi Board of Health
James Seigler
Hattiesburg
Williams & Bonds
Meadville
Stephen D. Lee
Columbus
R. E. Best
William H. Smith
James County
Peabody Fund
McHenry
Tracey Green
Sapulpa
Okla
Mississippi Bankers’ Association
Charles Janvier
Cape Bathurst
Arctic Ocean
Neponack
Old Ursus Arcticus
Bear
Hyde Convicted of Murder and Given Life Sentence
Kansas City report states Dr. Hyde was found guilty of first degree murder with life imprisonment recommended. The verdict sparked tears among Hyde’s wife and sisters, while he remained motionless. Trial linked to Colonel Swope and multiple related deaths, with typhoid and poison germ allegations discussed during extensive grand jury proceedings.
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Kansas City
Hyde
Latshaw
Swope
Missouri
Colonel Swope
Moss Hunton
Hunton
Dr. Hyde
Chicago
Doctor Hyde
Chrisman Swope
James Moss Hunton
Logan Swope
Colonel Hunton
Chrisman
Thos. H. Swope
Margaret Swope
Sarah Swope
Col. Swope
Lucy Lee Swope
Stella Swope
Georgia Compton
Nora Belle Dixon
Leonora Copridge
Tragic Stockade Fire Kills Thirty-Six Convicts in Alabama
At Lucille mines Bibb county near Centerville Alabama a stockade at Red Feather Coal Company burned after a prisoner started the fire during an escape. Thirty-six convicts died. 35 burned and one shot amid chaotic effort to flee. The blaze destroyed the structure and left a field of the partially burned, with 75 other inmates restrained. The prison laborers, state convicts leased to the company, faced substantial losses.
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Centerville
Ala
Red Feather Coal Company
Lucille Mines
Bibb County
Five Companies of State Militia Deployed Over Strike
Hannibal Mo Five companies of state militia arrived under orders from Governor Hadley to Nasco four miles south where 1500 foreign workmen threaten to damage the four million dollar Portland Cement plant and injure American laborers The plant was shut down after a prior strike forcing 2100 workers out of work Hundreds of American workers who went to Ilasco were told to return to Hannibal County authorities fearing riots asked for protection The trouble stems from a wage dispute with foreign workers last year.
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Hannibal
Hadley
Nasco
Here
Portland Cement Company
Ers
Ilasco
Two-Headed Calf Exhibited in Leesville, Louisiana
A two-headed calf with two tails, one red and one roan, was shown in Leesville. Born to farmer J. L. Hunt in Vernon Parish, the calf died soon after birth and was stored cold for later display in a glass case and alcohol for statewide exhibition.
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Leesville
J. L. Hunt
Vernon Parish
Burning jail misread as comet ends prisoner life
In Morganza Louisiana a town jail burned, and prisoner Shoat Dixon, a Black man, perished in the blaze. He had been jailed overnight and apparently started the fire to try for escape. Locals misread the event as a premonitory comet, and many residents stayed indoors. The jail, built last year for about $1000, had no insurance.
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Morganza
Shoat Dixon
Van Cleave Dies at Home in St Louis
J W Van Cleave former president of the National Manufacturers Association died of heart disease at his St Louis home after ten days of illness. Relatives and friends had hoped for his recovery as he showed improvement.
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St. Louis
J. W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
Louisville and Nashville to build $250000 depot in Pensacola
Wire Flashes report that the Louisville and Nashville will erect a quarter of a million dollar depot in Pensacola Florida. President Taft in a letter to Chairman Nelson of the Ballinger investigating committee takes full responsibility for the letter of September 13. A series of earthquake shocks visited Los Angeles and surrounding territory.
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Louisville and Nashville
Pensacola
Fila
Taft
Nelson
Ballinger Investigating Committee
Los Angeles
Adventurer hunted turkeys for living in old west days
Henry Garis and Bill Tilghman recall supplying northern and eastern markets with deer and turkeys in the 1870s to early 1880s. They describe vast turkey ranges in Oklahoma, large gobblers, and a close call night near Cheyenne country, plus a tale of hunting mischief and caution.
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Red Hill Country
Woods
Majors
Alfalfa
Oklahoma
Dodge City
West Country
Tilghman
Guthrie
Kansas City Times
Dr Grenfell’s Ice Pan Rescue Told By Rescuer
Two men from Griquet recount the perilous rescue of Dr Wilfred T. Grenfell on a snowbound ice pan off Labrador. The doctor waved a flag as dogs’ bodies kept the pan afloat against open water, with him warming under a heavy draft and surviving a long night in a frozen, perilous sea.
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Labrador
Labrador Coast
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Goose Cove
Taxicab Trick and Gibraltar Apes Noted in Sun Essay
A New York Sun quip on taxi etiquette describes how cab riders delay romantic plans by calling taxis to save time and money. The article notes Gibraltar's Barbary ape colony on the Rock of Gibraltar as a unique protected native population.
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New York Sun
Rock of
Gibraltar
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Lawrence Slay
John Edwards
Text-Book Commission
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Geo. Thomas
Hinds County
Foster’s Mound
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