Naval Monument Design Committee selects Vicksburg park site
The Secretary of the Navy appointed Rear Admiral Ramsey and Charles W. Stewart to choose a site and design for the naval monument at Vicksburg National Military Park. The group will coordinate with local officials and oversee the memorial project amid ongoing regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Monument Design Committee
Secretary of the Navy
F. M. Ramsey
Charles W. Stewart
Library
Naval Ward Records Office
Vicksburg National Military Park
Lee Fund
F L. Maxwell
Mounds
Stephen D. Lee
Louisiana
W. T. Rigby
National Park Commission
Vicksburg
Long list of early 1900s world news snippets
The report compiles diverse items: Parliament convoked for Oct 13 in France. Carnegie funds a Scottish hero fund. new inaugurations and leaderships. earthquakes felt near Acapulco and along Mexico. British Admiralty approves Australian navy plans. cholera improving in Manila. TB conference opens in Philadelphia. Also notes on Taft in Milwaukee, Woodward for Atlanta mayor, plague in Caracas, Franco-Spanish Morocco note, typhoons in the Philippines, Standard Oil funding Roosevelt, Wilbur Wright flight, canneries wrecked, race and schooling tensions, Irish-American funding, and various political and criminal notes.˝
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
O. B. le
Cru
Acapulco
Mexico
Pacific
Manila
Philadelphia
Chicago
Irish League of America
Taft
Milwaukee
Senator la Follette
James G. Woodward
Atlanta
Caracas
Venezuela
Germany
Paris
Philipines
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
St. Petersburg
Star of Bengal
Coronation Island
Opeka
Kan
Washington Life Insurance Company
Pittsburg
W. K K. Heart
New York
Wu Ting Fang
China
Indiana
Thos. L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Fort Worth
Tex
John Allen
Mississippi
Washington
Bryan
Wire Flashes From A Turbulent World In 1907
A sweep of brief items reports the International Press Congress opening in Berlin, the invention of an arrow-Plane airship, wildfires in Missouri and Michigan, flood damage in Spain, and a hurricane wreck off Morant Keys. Also noted are cholera fears in Europe, Franco-Spanish diplomacy, stock declines influenced by politics, and various criminal and legal actions across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Press Congress
Berlin
Missouri
Michigan
Spain
Cadillas
Mich
Morant Keys
Ridder Named New National Treasurer
Herman Ridder editor of the Staats Zeitung and vice chairman of the Democratic publicity bureau was appointed treasurer of the national committee to replace Gov. Haske ll of Oklahoma who resigned. The move came just before Chairman Mack left for the west and surprised many at the meeting. Mack praised Ridder as a high type of American businessman with solid associations unlikely to bring him under suspicion of ties to opposed corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Ridder
Staats-Zeitung
Democratic National Committee
Mack
National Committee
Gov. Haskell
Oklahoma
Mr. Ridder
West
Ridder
Extradition Granted in Dunham Murder Case
Governor signs the extradition warrant for James S. Dunham, jailed under the alias Bill Hatfield in Sherman, Texas, to answer charges of murdering six people including Mrs. Dunham in San Jose, California, ten years ago. Sheriff Langford and ex-sheriff Buffinton traveled to secure the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Hatfield
James S. Dunham
Austin
Tex
California
Sherman
San Jose
Cal
Maxine Elliott to contest Nat C Goodwin divorce suit
Reno report says Maxine Elliott wife of Nat C Goodwin has entered appearance in district court and will contest his divorce suit filed here. In Washington the President declines to grant permission for a wireless telegraph station on the Washington Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington County News
Seminary
J. M. Walker
Maxine
Reno
Nev
Maxine Elliott
Nat. C. Goodwin
Monument
Washington
Washington Monument
Abe Raymer Not Guilty After Jury Deliberation
Springfield jurors found Abe Raymer of St. Louis not guilty after three hours of reconsidering evidence in the murder trial of William K. Donnigan, an aged man lynched near the corner of Spring and Edwards streets on August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Abe Raymer
St. Louis
William K. Donnigan
Megro
Spring
Edwards Streets
Two-Ent Letter Rate May Boost Postal Business
Postmaster General Meyer predicts a surge in mail volume once the new two‑cent letter rate to Great Britain takes effect. He recalls the story of a former Nola Chucky postmaster who kept hundreds of dusty letters, delaying mail until the bag filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Meyer
Great Britain
Mr. Meyer
Nola Chucky
Testing Paint Purity and Lead Content Advertising Notice
Property owners are urged to test white lead purity before buying. National Lead Co offers a free testing outfit and a free paint book from their Woodbridge Building address in New York City. Also mentions Ghent, Belgium. Capadine for digestion. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. and long white gloves fashion note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Co
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Doctor Prescribed Cuticura After Treatment Failed
A mother recounts a three month baby eczema on the face. After ineffective medical care, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent healed the child. Mrs. M. J. Harris Alton Kan May 14 June 12 1907. Change of Venue in Texas reveals venue shifts for a Reeves County killing involving Riggs and McCutcheon. Acquittal follows in Lordsburg Liberal report. An illu sion shattered as a senator recalls honesty motto and school board dealings in copy book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J
Harris
Alton
Kan
Texas
Reeves County
Tex
Riggs
McCutcheon
Mat
Tarrant County
Rigs
el Paso
Lordsburg
Sorghum
Washington Star
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Vicksburg Military Park
Bank
New Railroad Incorporated
Planter
Vardaman
Gov. Vardaman
South
A. C. Brett
D. G. McCann
Mount Olive
Robert Peyton
Jackson
Collins
Brett
Brock
John Brock
Purvis
Louis Kepler
Baxterville
Supreme Court
Worthington
Washington County
H. Miller
E. R. Wortham
Greenville
Board of Supervisors
Herman Wilczinski
Bank of Pachuta
P. H. Brown
Ned Bowles
Jim Burlison
Charleston
Naval Monument Committee
John Byer
Carson, Miss
Hattiesburg
Shane Lumber Company
Omaha
Neb
Hattiesburg Lumbermen
Union Pacific
Lockport
Blenk
St. Mary’s Church
Catholic Knights of America
H. P. Marvant
C. “Bud” Mortimer
Winona
United States
A. M. Storer
Kosciusko
W. H. Kimmons
of Wesson
Julius Scroth
New Orleans
Hopper
Hugh Cropper
Rudolph Stewart
Moore
Thomas
Scooba
Silver Creek
Brookhaven
Sawoodyalley Railroad Company
Secretary of State Power
Clara A. Phinney
Gulfport
Port Tampa
J. W. Corry & Co
Clarke & Price
Ruth
Woodville
Galilee
John Alonzo Woodville
Warren Woodville
Biloxi
Verger
Penitentiary Board
Sunflower State Farm
Okolona
First National
Noel
Steve Sage
Leflore
Payette Methodist Church
Murrah
Millsaps College
Jackson, Miss
C.F. Bills
Illinois Central
Mamie Farley
Natchez
Grand Jury
Magnolia
The
Eagles
McComb City
N. G. Aymond
Alexandria
Joe Harris
Alex Anderson
George Hargo
Crowley
Bahama Islands
James Tracy
Monroe
Memphis
A. Russell Peabody
Babylon
L. I
Camilo Calleja
Madrid
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
A. ©. Brown
L. G. Young
Stock Exchange
A. C. Brown & Co
New York Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlanta, Ga
Southeastern Freight Association
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Perjorm
Garfield
Haskell
Hitchcock
Prairie Oil and Gas Ca
Standard Oil
Interior Department
Prohibition Party
Francisco Millian
West Tampa
Fla
Canton
Goethals
Panama Canal
Colon
Nat C. Goodwin
North Carolina
Sterling
W. R. Manuel
W. M. Mount
Mobile
A. H. Doty
Windward Islands
Bondholders’ Committee of the Central of Georgia
Frisco
Rock Island
A. O. Brown and Co
New York Stock Exchange
Russia
McCleary
Yankee
Buzzard’s Bay
Ewart
Minnesota
Co. B. Mortimer
Miss
Hong Kong Mail
Japan
August Eberhardt
Hackensack
N. J
George Thomas
W. W. Beard
Fort Gaines
Bishop O'Connell
Catholic University of American
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Washington, D. C
E. J. Horgan
Department of Agriculture
Gomper
Vancleave
Brandenburg
Cause of Labor
Manufacturers’ Association
Alcorn Watson
Thomas Mile
Charles H. Keating
Ohio
Gen. Dupoint
G .P
Beaumont
Timpson
J. D. Ford
Ford
Timpson Times
Glascow
Netherlands
Hague
Alfonso
Pau
King Alfonso of
Biarritz
Morgan City
Loeb
Ghent
Belgium
Aes
Roe
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