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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
2
An article discusses raising 250000 dollars to endow a Harvard Chair of Playwriting, noting mixed opinions on feasibility and impact. It cites New York Times commentary and suggests possible reallocation if funds fall short, while touching on broader cultural efforts and other public schemes.
Navy secretary ordered two spy suspects, held by Major Boulay in the Philippines, turned over to civil authorities. No federal authority confirms Japan’s interest. Baron Urhida says Tokyo unlikely to meddle while U S authorities handle the case. Officials predict Japan won’t publicly defend its citizens on these charges.
War Department instructions to Philippine officials on habeas corpus for two Japanese prisoners stir cautious, non-committal signals from the State Department. Officials warn the issue could touch US honor with Japan if negotiations ensue, amid secrecy over press access to information.
David Josiah Brewer, an associate justice of the supreme court, died at about 10 o’clock after a cerebral embolism. His wife Mrs Brower and their seven year old son Jim were present. The Brower family and two daughters were notified as authorities investigated a fall in his bathroom.
A Mississippi capital report describes intense excitement on legislative floors as bribery rumors swirl. Crowds fill corridors and the Senate’s guarded doors draw public scrutiny while observers from diverse walks of life watch events unfold with keen interest.
Southern Anti Saloon League delegates denounced ministers for inactivity in Florida Louisiana Kentucky and North Carolina. Florida is the focal point of the harshest state fight while reports say Louisiana’s law is ineffective and backed by a hostile legislature. Tennessee shows state administration opposition though prohibition reportedly persists outside Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga.
Heavy rains in Texas cause swollen streams across Valde county and along the Newcos river drowning 200 agents and killing 1000 goats. Bee farmers lose thousands in Bexar as Fort Anviv and Marfa report snow. Despite damages, officials say long term farm and stock benefits may offset losses.
Washington reports a probable new cotton anti option bill to be known as the Scott bill. It would amend the original measure by Chairman Scott of the House Agriculture Committee and prohibit futures transactions in commercial markets. The sub committee favors keeping grain exchanges unaffected while acknowledging western support for the cotton amendment.
Nine hundred coal mines in Minot closed Thursday as 75,000 miners stopped work. Mines to remain closed for about sixty days up to four months per statements from operators' executive committee members. A joint scale committee meeting in Chicago did not yield immediate settlement prospects.
Federal investigators prepare to present evidence to a special grand jury in Pittsburg alleging that the Tri Parial Window Glass Company forms a trust and monopolizes the window glass industry across eleven states, violating the Sherman Act. United States District Attorney John I. Jordan leads the probe after a Justice Department review in Washington.
Ber York reports Tajima Matow, a 17 year old, was sentenced to the electric chair for a fatal bank raid at Vernon and Selig Kern in Uroakiyn. The victim was Selig ern, shot during the private tank raid. The case hushes details linger in local courts.
A jagged, garbled note reports hog prices slumping in Louaville with market values dropping from high to low through a rapid session. Limited legible figures suggest a single notable price point around 301 per hundredweight before declines.
Spartanburg S C Montgom ery president of the Pacolot Manufacturing Company denies the claim that 60 percent of Southern spindles are idle. He says curtailment exists and will rise in summer, but mills cannot sell at market price and pay elevated cotton costs. The report of widespread idle looms is misleading.
In Atlanta a drunken man faces a recount of Moran's trial as habeas corpus motions seek release from federal prison. Lawyer Martin W. Littleton argues one juror was mentally defective, citing constitutional rights and the legitimacy of Moran's year sentence for national banking law violations.
Fragmented report from Atlanta notes Senator Tillman improving after a period of illness at a sanitarium following his departure from Washington. The piece references party dynamics and a presidential vote, mentioning Cannon’s reduced power and a rebounding political standing for Tillman amid the Democrats' maneuvering.
Kentucky Governor may challenge the scope of a common privilege in a case likely headed to the court. The bill to amend the pure food law to permit oleomargarine production faces scrutiny as the proposal advances amid legal questions.
A proposed 10 million government certificate program for completing old and new aggregation projects was discussed in a month long review by the administration's conservation effort in Guamren. Director Pred H. News outlined about 7 million in funds expected to reach the reevaluation review, deemed sufficient to sustain the existing project.
Fatal accident reported near White States area. Victims include a man named Right and several others injured. Authorities confirm the incident and are investigating the cause and exact circumstances of the crash.
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