Senator Walthall Dead After Long Illness in Mississippi
Gen Walthall of Mississippi died in Holly Springs after a weeks long illness from typhoid pneumonia. Interment is planned in Mississippi with Senate tributes and remarks by Senator Proctor of Virginia and other colleagues. Walthall, a Confederate veteran and long serving U.S. Senator, had suffered a severe stroke earlier this year and remained ill at his Capitol and home.
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Mississippi Matters and State News Digest
The weekly Mississippi report covers weather with frosts easing but gardens fair, crop progress in cotton and corn across central to northern regions, and river levee flooding. It notes a three day State Board of Health session at Jackson setting fever isolation and disinfection rules, plus train movement restrictions through infected areas. Other items include Chickasaw School Fund distributions, Durant roundhouse fire, two deaths in Greenville and Pontotoc, charter filings, and local fire and business notes.
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In the Ball Field and Baseball Rumors
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Congressional Library in Washington Seeks Reader Access
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Spanish Stamps Scheme Linked to Spanish War Funding
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Lost Talian book to Congressmen provokes inquiry
Inquiries reveal that congressmen mainly use the library to obtain new novels for their families. Some unusual requests from Congressmen show a desire for knowledge, including a misdirected order for a supposed encyclopedia. Senor Castellar notes the stamp received matches a second million issue with a green color and an inscription around the Spanish coat.
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Danish Trademark Theft In Footwear Trade
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From convict to guard at Jeffersonville reformatory
Henry Berner spent over twenty years in prison for a crime he claimed he did not commit. Paroled in February by the reformatory board, he waited to meet parole conditions, then moved to his mother in Cincinnati suburb Mitobville to comply with requirements. He had become indispensable to the institution during confinement and is noted for his value after departure.
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Danish Trade Mark Regarded as Property of Local Manufacturer
A Danish trade mark case confirms a Danish firm right to a label identical to an American and British design. The Danish registration was properly published with no objections within four months, making the mark the Danish manufacturer's property.
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Why City Trees Die From Gas Leaks In Streets
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports that leaking gas in street walls contaminates soil and starves city trees. European practice replaces trees when gas causes death, with city planting at company cost. Paris style soil preparation and open root spaces boost growth and longevity. Riverside Park's new plantings use prepared soil and air access, but asphalt blocks essential air reach in old trees.
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Wasps at Work on Wooly Fence and Brook Nest
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Miner's View on South Africa and Klondike Prospects
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The Tree of Thibet and a Fake Leaf Mystery
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Cure All Diseases by ayer's Sareparilla Hite Remedy
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