Mississippi in news picks up varied notes from Chicago to London
A jumble of global items fills the page: Berlin politics, Taft references, fashion folly, and scientific notices blend with Mississippi agriculture. Diversification moves amid boll-weevil threats, rail land transfers in Forrest, Perry and Harrison counties, erosion fears on the Mississippi river, postmaster receipts, school inspections, and local accidents.
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Hattiesburg
Chancery Clerk
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
J.T. Jones
Forrest
Perry
Harrison
Crazy Snake Surrender Expected Within Hours
Reports from Checotah indicate Crazy Snake may surrender within 24 hours. Militia commander Col Hoffman said he had assurance of the capture after a signal fire and long distance calls. Eastman Jones and three others of the Tatter band reportedly surrendered to officers Holtman and Pierce in Oklahoma.
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Keetan
Girla
Hoffman
Mitnghe
Crazy Shake
Eastman Jones
Crazy Snake
Tatter Band
Holtman
Tenant Kills Land Owner In Fayette County Quarrel
Charles Nickells fifty five was shot dead by Kirk twenty five on a public road four miles east of Macon Fayette county. Kirk escaped after a shot from Nuckodla aimed to ambush him. Kirk surrendered to a magistrate near the scene. Both men are well known Fayette farmers amid heightened local tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jermantown
Donti
Charles Nickells
Kirk
Macon
Fayette County
Nuckodla
Someville
Mi. Ls Farrix
Nuckella
Military Prison Fire at Fort Leavenworth
A blaze gutted the military prison at Fort Leavenworth Kansas with guards and troops defending the scene. Prisoners were confined in a stockade and reportedly none escaped though the damaged structure left prisoners in fear as fire crews struggled in low water conditions.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Prohibition Defeated in State Senate Vote
Prohibition failed to advance as the State Senate rejected the motion to take up the issue. The carried tally stood 36 against and 21 for, effectively postponing or defeating the measure for the next two years.
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Ties Moines
Town
State Senate
Pine Beach Fire Destroys Row Of Seaside Hotels
A blaze swept through Pine Beach early Thursday, destroying a number of seaside hotels along Pine Road. Fire raged across a square near the Jamestown exposition area, with small shops and stalls also reportedly damaged as authorities battled the flames.
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Norfolk
Fien
Thuysday
Pine Roac
Mor
Ten Inch Texas Snow Reaches Toward Fort Worth
A major winter storm swept into northwest Texas bringing ten inches of snow and heavy precipitation across counties from the Texas border north to Wichita County. A cold north wind and damp air accompanied the storm, hindering crops and delaying public events such as the Amargillo William J. Bryan demonstration.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
Panhandle
Wort Worth
Plac
Texas Line
Biedtra
Wichita County
Amagillo
William J. Bryan
Southern child labor conference adopts 14 year minimum in factories
The Southern child labor conference in New Orleans recommended laws to ban factory work for children under 14 and mine or quarry work under 16. It calls for 16 year olds to avoid gainful occupations unless literate, a 7 pm to 6 am limit for youths under 16 and under 18 for girls except in agriculture or domestic service, an eight hour day for under 16 and for women, state inspection of mines, sanitary and water standards, certificate-based employment plans, birth registration across Southern states, and proper enforcement.
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Orleans
Southern Child Labor Conference
Turaday
Tho
Tobacco packaging error costs consumers big sums
Lawmakers discovered that under the Dingley tariff and wartime taxes, tobacco packaging was reduced to smaller sizes but not restored after repeal. The change forced smokers to pay more, effectively levying a hidden wartime tax via package sizes. Representative Dawson introduced a bill to correct the error.
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Washington, D
United States
Dawson
Town
Thirty-Eight Miners Entombed in Texas Mine Explosion
In Hagle Pues Texas fire damp triggered an explosion at a Coahuila Mining Company shaft. Thirty eight miners remain entombed with no confirmed rescuers or means of contact. Details are scarce as efforts to reach the men continue.
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Texas
Hagle Pues
Tex
Toal
Coahuila
Avons
Roosevelt Falls Into Sea Off Azores Aboard Hamburg
Off Ponta Delgada in the Azores a large wave swept Theodore Roosevelt from the Hamburg during return from a visit to the American consul. Two sailors clung to him as another wave pitched the boat. he vanished briefly before grabbing the rope ladder and climbing back aboard with aid from the seamen. The incident interrupted by the Star Spangled Banner. Roosevelt was in serious danger but unharmed after the dramatic rescue.
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Simul Bost
Azores
Gibraltar
Theodory Roosevelt
Uraday
Ponta del Gado
Azarem
Troum Anvall
Eley
Hamburg
Ponta Dot Gade
Thenburg
Roosevel
Sully Outlines Cotton Plan For Stable South Economy
Daniel J. Sully described a plan to stabilize cotton production in the South. He urged farmers and businessmen to unite to remove market fluctuations and eliminate manipulators, promising annual cash savings between 190 and 250 million dollars and a system responsive to supply and demand.
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Atlanta
Daniel J. Sully
Tolay
Do Not Favor Prohibition Committees Report Amendment
Jefferson City Missouri report states the Republican House committee will propose a prohibition amendment to the constitution without recommendation and make engrossment a special order next Thursday to push it past local elections. A Democratic minority report favors adoption, while the Democratic Senate committee plans no action until after Tuesday’s elections. Prohibition supporters are hopeful but fear liquor interests may seek a tax rider.
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Jefferson City
House Committee
Republican
St. Lowie
Senate
Court martial condemns officers for rebellion at Vuelta
The trial found Sergeant Costin and his son Vincent guilty of military rebellion and conspiracy tied to the Vuelta uprising. Corporal Ricardo was acquitted. The court's findings were approved by Gen. Monteaguda, but extenuating circumstances were not considered. a death penalty may be remitted.
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Costin
Vincent
Vuelta
Cor
Wer
Ricardo
Monteaguda
Nebraska s saloon closing bill passes legislature
A bill to force all saloons in Nebraska to close from 7 pm to 7 am was approved by both houses during the closing session, passing the Senate 19 to 48 and the House by a one vote margin. Governor Shallenberger is expected to sign.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Paruna Cure Prompts Blind Testimonials from California Reader
The item recounts a California resident Mrs J C Jamison of Watsonville who cites relief after nineteen bottles of Paruna for six years of stomach cramps diagnosed as nervous dyspepsia by three doctors. The narrative also includes a workplace overheard exchange about pay for 365 days of work versus 368 days in 1904, reflecting a prior salary dispute.
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Nick
Paruna
J. C. Jamison
Marchant St
Watsonville, Cal
Deafness Cannot Be Cured by Catarrh Remedy
An old advertisement claims deafness is curable by a cataloged catarrh remedy. It promises permanent relief through a mail order cure from Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio, stating hearing loss will vanish when the remedy is used as directed, with a persuasive note about elimination of catarrh.
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Natchox
Vienna
Narnia
Sireumen
Tee
Cheney
Toledo
Henge
Star
Not a Weight Lifter. Tongue Twisters in Theater Lore
A humorous anecdote about Blanche Bates sharing a tale of a street encounter that led to a sharp retort. The piece slips into theater wit with several tongue twisters and slips of speech from actors and a clergyman, illustrating stage talk and mispronunciations.
Sister's Trick Turns Coffee Fiend to Postum Convert
A sister secretly swaps Postum for coffee, sparking nerve strength and health in a coffee addict. The narrator, once a coffee devotee, notices better color and energy after drinking Postum, later declaring herself a firm believer in its restorative powers. The tale invites readers to explore The Road to Wellville and the benefits attributed to Postum.
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Abe
Postum
Reagan
Pliga
Wellville
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