Mississippi Eyes Lessons From Texas Boll Weevil Invasion
The piece urges Mississippi farmers to study Texas and Louisiana experience with the boll weevil. It notes education efforts, public meetings, and a campaign to prepare growers, diversify crops, and avoid panic. It highlights Yazoo City water improvements, new freight bureaus in Meridian and Jackson, and broader moves to modernize agriculture and trade.
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Mississippi
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Ladies of Mississippi Promote Public Parks Work
The article notes Mississippi women taking a leading role in public park projects. In Okoloma they have prepared ground and plan to cultivate a pleasant, restful recreation area.
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Mississippi
Okoloma
Mississippi to shift from sorghum to sugar cane syrup
Aberdeen reports the state long known for sorghum production now eyes a transition to sugar cane syrup. The movement seeks a market for every gallon produced, tying to broader state goals and political changes, including proposed gubernatorial candidates.
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Mississippi
Roosevelt weighs cabinet shifts to Russia post
A diplomatic report says President Roosevelt is considering Truman H. Newberry of Detroit for ambassador to Russia, replacing George W. Meyer as Meyer moves to a cabinet post. Newberry denies any offer. McCormack preferred Paris, leaving Newberry eyed for St Petersburg.
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Roosevelt
Truman H. Newberry
Detroit
Navy
Russia
George W. Meyer
Gen. Moody
Shaw
Robert S. McCormack
France
St. Petersburg
Newberry
McCormack
Paris
Bonaparte
Meyer
United States
Washington
Michigan
Young Teddy Must Appear In Boston Court
Shaun Kelley of Fitchburg, Harvard roommate of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., pleads not guilty to assaulting a police officer in Boston. Case continued to October 10 as Roosevelt and Meredith Blagden are summoned as witnesses. Suffolk County district attorney Moran rejects grand jury dismissal and says witnesses must testify.
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Shaun Kelley
Fitchburg
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Boston
Kelley
Compa
Freyeer
Roosevelt
Meredith Blagden
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Moran
Young Roosevelt
Magoon praises Jamaica laborers on the Panama Canal
Former Panama Canal governor Charles E. Magoon endorses Jamaican workers as efficient laborers, noting their literacy and communication as British subjects. He suggests language and terminology pose most complaints and compares future canal labor methods to British campaigns under Kitchener.
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Charles E. Magoon
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Magoon
Great Britain
Canal
Kitchener
Khartewm
Payne Visita the President Way and Means Chair Meets
Chairman Payne of the House Ways and Means Committee met the President this week for general talks. The discussions centered on fiscal policy and legislative priorities facing Congress.
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Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Annexation Favored by Cuban Island Resident
A Cuban resident in the island argues for annexation citing lawlessness of Cubans and Spanish support. He recalls a brutal assault on three American girls near Havana, with two left unconscious and one with a handkerchief to her face. Americans reported the attack. Cuban authorities aided the search.
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Jian BE
Tattna
Alegando
Havana
Supreme Court Vacancy Favors Moody or Taft
The article discusses the stalled U S Supreme Court vacancy with talk that Attorney General Moody may be slated, while Taft is also named as a possibility. President Roosevelt favors Moody but opponents cite geographic concerns. Roosevelt seeks a nominee aligned on corporate regulation labor and electoral issues in the South and beyond.
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United States Supreme Court
Taft
Moody
Roosevelt
South
Panama Canal construction by contract debated
Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission leans toward contracting for the Panama Canal construction. President Roosevelt and Shonts discussed this and other canal issues, aiming for a swift decision so work can start. Specifications are under review before inviting bids.
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Shonte
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Shonts
Roosevelt
Stevens
Meat regulations to halt interstate shipments
Secretary Wilson announced a forthcoming regulation addressing packers willing to ship interstate but blocked by missing labels and stamps required by law. He said the regulation would be promulgated, and until then all such shipments will be held up.
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Wilson
Chief Constructor Capps Reports Damaged Ships to Navy
Chief Constructor Capps, returning to the Navy Department from Pensacola, states ships blown ashore will be removed and sent to repair. The update outlines the plan to recover and salvage the vessels affected by the incident.
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Capps
Navy Department
Pensacola
Successful applicants named in state pharmaceutical exams
Secretary Caine of the State Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners lists twenty three of thirty nine applicants who passed the recent examination, the best pass rate yet at nearly 60 percent. The next exam is set for April 2, 1907, with locations across Mississippi and neighboring Louisiana.
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Caine
State Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners
J. G. Joseph
Gulfport
J. W. Skull
Columbia
A. P. Hand
Shubuta
S W. Gardner
Meridian
W. Q. Harri
Picayune
C. A. Johnson
Amory
E. J. Scott
Crystal Springs
T. M Hardy
Newton
J. G. Harrison
Charleston
T. E. Morris
A. Robbins
Ethel
J. A. Askew
Port Gibson
F. A. Rutherford Jackson
J. B. Atkinson
Water Valley
L. F. Jackson
Starkville
B. A Jackson
New Orleans
J. T. Wallace
Bentonia
M. D. Anderson
McComb
T. Pennington
C. Fase, Jr
Shaw
J. A. Beard
L A. Keerr
Lincoln
Kansas
W. S Thomas
Verona
Portable saw mills aid recovery after Gulf Coast storm
A leading machine and foundry company closed a deal to sell twelve portable saw mills for immediate delivery to Gulf Coast storm areas. Meridan railroad official notes mills are now common along major lines including New Orleans and Northeastern Gulf and Ship Island and the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City. Each mill weighs 2000 to 2400 pounds and can process about two cars of timber daily, promising roughly a one third saving over hauling timber to established mills.
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Gulf Coast
Meridian
New Orleans
Gulf and Ship Island
Mobile
Jackson
Kansas City
Express Franks Withdrawn by American Express
Vice President A Antisdel informs the Mississippi railroad commission that free transportation for shipments may violate the interstate commerce law and penalties are severe. The annual frank issued to the commission members is to be withdrawn immediately and returned for cancellation because of potential legal issues. Similar notices have not been received from other railroads or telegraph companies.
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Great Delta
Memphis
Mississippi
Point Papers
Meridian Board of Trade
Jackson Boath of Trade
J. T. Sav Ze
Jackson
Delta Democrat
Four copies of the New Code arrive at the state house
The New Code arrived in four annotated copies from Nashville pub printers. The executive and judicial branches receive them for reference as the fall edition is due in about three to four weeks. The copies are on good paper and present a fine appearance, and they are in high demand around the state house until the next shipment arrives.
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Aberdeen Examiner
Union
Texas
State House
Publi
Nashville
Child Run Over by Street Car in Natchez
The two year old daughter of Mr J N Ferguson was struck at the Cemetery and Madison street crossing in Natchez. Her right foot was badly crushed and her left leg mangled below the knee. Conductor James Disch and Motorman T Minges were arrested and released on neuinal bonds to await the child's injury outcome.
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J. N. Ferguson
Cemetery
Madison Streets
Natchez
James Disch
A. & W. Stops Cut Out By State Rail Commission
The Alabama & Vicksburg railway gains authorization to drop several stops effective with the new Sunday schedule. The commission also orders a maximum rate of 39 cents per 100 pounds on machinery shipped in carloads from Hatlesburg to local points and 67 cents per hundredweight on less-than-carload shipments, with similar rates applying from Hatkiesburg for Mississippi units and two thirds of the rate for second hand machinery.
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Conioal Railroad Commission
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway
Forest
Brandon
Mehan Junction
Chunkey
Lawrence
South State Street
Jackson
Hatlesburg
Hadkiesburg
Mississippi
Immigration Day at Mississippi Exposition Highlighted
Immigration Day at the Mississippi Industrial Exposition aims to unite settlers from other states and celebrate homecomings. The organizers plan a pioneer movement with attendees from across regions meeting in Jackson on Thursday, November 8.
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Tates
Jackson
Tate
Street Tax Fund Proposal Sparks Public Debate
City Treasurer Mulvihill urged banks to submit proposals for one year use of street tax funds. Citizens largely oppose reallocating the money, arguing it should be spent immediately on the purpose for which it was raised.
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Mulvihill
Meridian ministers condemn crime urging united race effort
The negro ministers of Meridian in the First Congregational church adopted strong resolutions condemning crime vice and lies urging a united effort among the race to rise to a higher level of manhood and womanhood by joining with conservative whites.
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Meridian
Real Estate Association Seeks Bids for Summer Park
The Real Estate Association plans a summer park project aligned with Meridian progress. Bids are invited for improvements, with park location pending based on several plots under consideration.
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Meridian
Pittsburg Coal Aims to Salvage Sunken Coal
The Pittsburg Coal Company plans an urgent salvage operation to recover coal sunk near Natchez during last week's storm. A large digging outfit has been secured in New Orleans and will be deployed immediately to the site.
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Pittsburg Coal Company
Natchez
New Orleans
Meridian Fertilizer Plant Reopens After Tornado Damage
The Meridian Fertilizer factory resumed operations this morning after rebuilding with double the previous capacity. The plant, originally costing over $200,000, has enlarged buildings and added machinery following the March 20 tornado destruction.
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Meridian Fertilizer
Mississippi Board of Health Licensure Meeting Held
The Mississippi State Board of Health met on Monday to conduct the regular semiannual examination of applicants seeking licenses to practice medicine.
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Mississippi State Board of Health
Big Docket Opens As Justices Return From Vacation
Chief Justice Whitfield and Associate Justice Calhoun and Mayes have returned from summer vacations to prepare for a major task. Governor Vardaman is absent from the city and believed to be visiting penitentiary farms in the delta to survey storm damage and its extent.
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Whitfield
Calhoun
Mayes
Vardaman
Agitation Rises as Petersburg Workers Rally Again
Workmen in St. Petersburg resume agitation with large demonstrations in city quarts. An armed band robs a train near the Djela river bridge, killing one soldier and wounding three others before escaping with $125,000.
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St. Petersburg
Djela River
Hancock County Assessment Rolls Show Large Increase
The state auditor received Hancock county assessment rolls indicating a net rise of over one million dollars from last year. Realty this year stands at 93,246.62, compared with last year's realty total.
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Hancock County
State Auditor’s Office
Esa
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