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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
5
A fragmented column from Iuka Vidette Fubliseed Weekly surveys oddities across politics, culture, science, and society. It touches on duel spikes in Virginia, Greek study, Abdul Hamid, mythomania, water cures for wives, and maritime prowess of emperors and yachts, mixing satire with fleeting observations.
The Memphis Tenn dispatch notes that cotton cultivation nears completion but depends on weather. Reports show scattered rain in Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama boosting some areas yet others remain dry. Crops are uneven due to irregular rainfall while Louisiana enjoys some favorable weather and overall prospects vary by district.
State Entomologist H L Worsham warns that reports from Georgia sections show black root disease could cost farmers over a million dollars this year. He advocates a $10,000 appropriation in Representative Henderson’s bill as efforts to combat the pest intensify.
Twenty one wet counties in South Carolina will hold local option elections on August 17 to decide retention of liquor, as the state edges toward statewide prohibition. The drys push strategy, while twenty one counties remain in the prohibition camp and twenty one in the dispensary system, shaping a half and half political landscape.
Catholics for Temperance in Chicago will stage an 15,000 strong parade of men and women followed by a temperance mass meeting at the Auditorium Theater. The Women's Auxiliary of the Knights of Father Mathew plans to contribute 2,000 members appearing in wagon and trolley-hoos.
In Lexington and towns, authorities reinforce Barbourville and London jails to stop mobs from raiding facilities guarding four men accused of abducting and assaulting children. Tense reports name Jamen White causing greatest alarm, with Pineville residents connected to a 1 year old victim as police search two oilers and a lone white man is held amid a storming attempt.
A string of severe earthquakes rocked central and southern Mexico from Mexico City to Oaxaca, killing at least fourteen and injuring many, with Acapulco and Chilpancingo partly destroyed. Stories from Madrid describe a Barcelona assault on St Martin Square as insurrectionists were swept away. In Morocco and Catalonia, reports say 3,000 soldiers injured or killed as troops crush uprisings. Spain faces conscription tensions and exemptions favor the rich, prompting unrest.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright piloted the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft in a crosscountry test from Fort Myer, with Lieut. Frank P. Fouldin aboard. The flight surpassed speed requirements, set a 42 mph pace, covered the course in 7 minutes 42 seconds, and demonstrated practicability of aviation in peace and war.
An amendment introduced in the Georgia House by Representative Alexander would double near beer taxes. It raises taxes on manufacturers and agency from 500 to 1000 dollars annually and on retailers from 200 to 500 dollars annually, payable quarterly. The measure targets the existing liquor tax framework.
Treasury report for the start of business Friday lists gold coin at 951 657 760 dollars, silver dollars 487 637 000, silver dollars of 1890 4 177 000, silver certificates outstanding 487 617 000, standard dollars 4 908 018, currency facilities 47 049 040, working balance in offices 23 341 413, in banks to credit of treasurer 4 813 125, subsidiary silver coin 20 547 473, minor coin 10 400 402, total balance in gemere Mind 107 007 197.
In Opelousas Fat.-Onziime Thoman and Emilie Antoine were being taken to jail by two deputy sheriffs when a mob seized them near Grand Prairie and shot them. A bystander, Thomas Fontenot, a Grand Prairie farmer, was seriously wounded by Thoman during the chaos. The incident, alleged to be unprovoked, ended with the mob riddling the Black prisoners' bodies as officers briefly fled with them.
The Georgia senate today voted 83 to 38 to remove McLendon from the railroad commission chair over charges of being too lenient with railroads. The action follows prior suspension by former Gov. Smith amid campaign pledge violations.
Washington reports Jeff Davis era matter surfaces as Representative Hollingsworth presents a House resolution demanding further Navy Secretary details on a Mississippi battleship gift. The measure seeks confirmation of acceptance, method, and the authority under which the presentation occurred.
Orville Wright and P Lahm set a new aeroplane record for distance and speed in one hour twelve minutes forty seconds over fifty miles at Fort Myer. The feat surpassed Wilbur Wright's earlier mark, with Taft watching and congratulating the aviators after the flight.
John H Wisdom, famed for a Civil War ride from Gadsden to Rome to warn of a Federal raid led by Gen. Abel D Straight, died Thursday at an old age. He helped save Rome by alerting Confederate forces, earning lifelong honors for waving the city.
United States Senator William J. Stone of Missouri was arrested in Baltimore after slapping Lawrence J. Brows, a Black Pullman car waiter, near Wilmington on a trip to Washington. Stone, a former Missouri governor, claimed the waiter incited him. the conductor stopped further trouble and Stone was turned over to officers upon arrival.
Meadache Try Hicks Capudine claims quick relief from colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. Capuding T s Lig sene Aneto purportedly acts immediately, available at drugstores in 36 80 io.
A boarding-house philosopher quips that success need not be fueled by enthusiasm, recounting a man who glided down a mountainside at a pace of a mile per minute with no effort or ambition. The remark underscores the chance nature of some feats.
English provinces Cornwall Devonshire and Lancashire honor Mothers Day as a long standing local tradition. The observance takes place on mid Lent Sunday reflecting historical national recognition of mothers across rural communities.
A couple confirms their engagement after prior refusals. The groom’s persistence is noted as finally rewarded with acceptance, while family comments reflect mixed reactions to the match.
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