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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
2
The piece notes Underwood men backing Taft if nomination fails while criticizing Big Business. It cites Teddy Roosevelt challenging the party and warns Harmon and Underwood against courting Roosevelt, arguing a Teddy tide could overwhelm Taft allies.
Near Rara Avis Bud McCollum died Monday in an accidental shooting while fishing. He pulled a gun by the barrel. the hammer struck and killed him instantly. Burial was at Providence with many relatives and friends present. The Ttwamba News clipping marks the incident as unusual carelessness with firearms.
Representatives from forty state bar associations will gather April 26 and 27 to discuss recall and judicial reform. Invitations have gone to leading members nationwide, with forty states already confirming attendance.
The clipping from the Commercial Appeal notes a union among Clark, Unerwood, and Harmon against Governor Wilson. It warns a single candidate agreement could threaten Wilson's nomination and thus his general election, urging voters to avoid any such combination while promoting their own favorites.
The piece argues that to beat Roosevelt the Democrats must back a progressive rather than a reactionary like Harmon or Underwood. It suggests Harmon could win some Republican votes but would lose northern pro gressive Democrats and fail to carry states north of the Mason Dixon line, including Ohio. It concludes Roosevelt must be opposed by a true progressive to matter.
Abe Ruef, the San Francisco political boss, writes a history of his wicked life from San Quentin. He claims to reveal confederates and officials from the Southern Pacific railroad, saying his story will expose corruption and spare no one. He acknowledges doubt that the truth will be believed.
The Vidette reports a Commerce and Labor bulletin showing cotton ginned in Tishomingo County: 1909 4 018 bags 1910 5 720 bags 1911 9 209 bags. Last year’s crop was likely the largest ever for the county, with gains in other counties except where boll weevil reduces output.
A magazine article argues reform of judicial procedure must come from within. It urges judges and lawyers to collaborate to simplify the intricate, unwieldy methods that clog the wheels of justice.
The Vidette relays Carnegie Hero Fund Commission details from Pittsburg Pa eight years since its founding by Andrew Carnegie. It notes awards for lifesaving acts including pensions to widows or mothers often 20 to 35 dollars monthly and medals in non fatal cases. The piece mentions unconfirmed names and archive fragments about volunteers and wartime heroes.
The Titanic struck an iceberg near Cape Race Sunday and sank at 2:20 Monday, taking 1302 lives with 670 survivors. Among the drowned was John Jacob Astor. Despite modern precautions, nature proved overpowering as the great liner met its fate, leaving the world aghast at the catastrophe.
The piece notes critics scoffed at Congressman Hobson of Alabama for predicting Japanese designs on the American continent. It reports Japan negotiating to buy land on Mexico’s west coast near the Panama Canal as a potential base for fleets, defying the Monroe Doctrine, with U.S. steps to block the deal and prevent a foothold on American soil.
Early hours reveal the body of Jack Ridgell, a known bootlegger, cut in two by a gravel train on the Baton Rouge Hammond and Eastern track. Whisky found in his pocket suggests drunken sleep on the rails. Also notes Senator Lorimer’s vindication, Roosevelt Taft primary dynamics, and Mississippi swamp dwellers facing floods and levee hopes.
The Geiger High School inaugurates a new free rural bus, the first of its kind in the state, to consolidate rural schools into one grand high school. The open carryall transports all old Geiger district pupils from door to door, with punctual service, orderly conduct, and comfortable seating as they travel to and from school.
Notice to privilege tax payers that all taxes and license applications must be paid or filed by May 1 1912 under section 3804 Code 106. Sheriff Foote warns penalties for noncompliance. The notice ends with promotional harmful medical ad content embedded.
Route 3 Dennis Mississippi expects every 4th District school to send representatives to the District Contest on Saturday May 4 1912 at Old Burnt Mills schoolhouse. Field Day exercises follow on Saturday May 11. L M Oaks District Marshal urges teachers to enter participants if possible.
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