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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
2
Authorities debate proper term for air travelers as aviation terms shift. The New York World weighs options from manbird to birdman and aviator, noting resistance to feminine forms and the broader move away from gendered nouns.
A drenched traveler knocks on a farmhouse door along a Avetulle stretch. After no answer, a twelve year old boy appears and asks what is wanted. The traveler requests to stay the night and the boy, after a short pause, allows it saying he can stay for all of him at Lipptocott’s.
A reader explains that a newspaper used as a coverlet under or over clothing can trap heat and keep a person warm. Placing multiple layers under a coat or vest, or on the windward side, significantly reduces heat loss and can substitute for an extra garment in cold conditions.
A Berlin Despatch reports on Kluge a gambler whose bets fell in multiples of three and who refused to spend winnings believing it would bring bad luck. He and a companion traveled from Paris to Berlin without eating rather than touch £1000 won during a three hour baccarat spell.
A dispute arises over whether the pneumatic tire inventor is Thompson, who patented a rim attachment with compressed air in 1845, or Dr Dunlop who aided his children with an early air wheel in 1888.
The piece argues that rights are valuable only if accessible and not stored away. It critiques how rights remain unused when kept in cold storage or hidden in various pockets, rendering them as words rather than actual protections. It mentions impersonal observers and a satire of medical and social figures, hinting at gendered bias and misused authority.
A terse fragment reports a legal skirmish over alimony with references to Joy a lawyer team and a disputed settlement. The text is garbled but implies a win or favorable outcome for Joy in a legal matter involving alimony and counsel.
Reports indicate improvement in the cotton crop in Alabama and eastern states while Texas and Oklahoma show less gain due to frequent showers. Recovered areas depend on drainage and avoidance of flooding. waterlogged bottoms in Minnesota and nearby regions recede slowly. Dry weather needed for central and eastern belts to recover. plants have not set fruit as usual. Oklahoma reports brilliant growth. Texas similar except the southwest needs rain.
Col James M Guffey a Pennsyl vania Democrat national committeeman has been placed in the hands of a receiver by Judge Joseph M Swearingen in Kia County Common Pleas Court An equity bill filed by J A Gatey named Willard as receiver The suit claims Guffey owes about 6 7 million with 850 thousand unsecured and threatens to liquidate collateral The assets cited include J M Guffey Company and West Virginia Company coal holdings totaling over 17 million with a potential coal reserve of two billion tons valued at tens of millions The court restrains creditors from disposing of collateral pending adjustment of affairs
In New Orleans at St Philip and Davant streets Italian saloon owner Joseph Manzella was killed by a robber believed linked to the Black Hand. His 17 year old daughter Josephine grabbed a revolver and shot the assailant as he fled. Police found Manzella dead in the store and the attacker in the gutter with multiple bullets.
The First Christian Church board in Laporte deposed Rev. J. R. Cole from his pastorate citing alleged swimming in a lake on Sunday drinking whiskey on request of a phyal lon and theater attendance. Cole did not deny the charges but said he offended the board by not wearing evening dress at a church reception.
In Paris Kentucky a bolt hit Silas Baptist Church as Rev T C Stackhouse gave benediction injuring two women severely and shocking about a score others Mrs James Thompson suffered extensive burns Bettie Starks also burned as lightning scorched her shoes dress and ignited her clothing a horse tied behind the church was frightened and the pulpit marble top split during the strike.
A federal grand jury indicted eight prominent cotton operators for restraint of trade but the charges were dismissed as defective. Ex Senator Spooner, counsel for cotton leaders, moved to set aside the indictments arguing improper convocation of the grand jury. The panel investigates the July and August old crop months, with about sixty subpoenas issued to brokers and mill men. Brown and Hayne lead the campai n without Potter, whose fortune aided the bull leaders in securing 240000 bales on the May contract valued at about 25000000. Grand jury plans aim to curb cotton trading, with only 45000 bales moved on the July contract so far.
United States Senator B D Smith returned from Washington claiming victory for cotton interests over Attorney General Wickersham. He says inditments were withdrawn after recognizing the error and notes cotton has climbed a dollar a bale despite mill closures and bear markets. He predicts further rises into October.
Nearly 45,000 immigrants arriving at United States ports during the fiscal year ended June 30 were denied admission and sent back. Reasons cited included physical defects and potential public charge. The year 1910 was billed as a million immigrants year with 1,041,570 admitted.
The city of Fort Worth recorded 106 degrees as a scorching heat wave spread across the plains. Residents faced extreme heat with high temperatures and oppressive conditions all day Sunday.
Americ an consul Thomas P. Moffatt warns naval commanders to avoid personal contact with Hivefields Blatt due to widespread yellow fever. Reports say many deaths and illness among soldiers as battles unfold. The Vous reportedly captured by Gen. Retreads and bombardment continues near Hallway Boy.
News from Denison Texas reports East and European banks will not advance cotton bills of lading funding. Knight Yancey & Co Decatur Alan Steele Miller Co Corinth Miss Durant Co Albany NY cited. Texas Bankers Association plans to urge Gov Campbell for a railroad agent liability law. Aims to alter Texas statute to allow surety companies to underwrite financing on bills of lading.
Acting secretary Carroll of the department of commerce and labor directed admission to the United States of 48 of 82 Russian Hebrew immigrants who arrived aboard the Hanover at Galveston on June 23 in response to appeals by the Jewish immigration information bureau. The remaining 34 immigrants are to be excluded as they are destitute and likely to become public charges due to their physical condition and large families.
The navy department announced the Atlantic fleet plan for a sixteen battleship and destroyer contingent. Departing October 26, the ships will rendezvous in the Atlantic before Royal maneuvers at Guantanamo, visiting Villefranche Naples Gibraltar Toulon Genoa and other Mediterranean ports en route to Alexandria Barcelona Lisbon Marseille Ponta Delgada Leshorn Algiers and Madeira.
Knoxville judge Horace H. Lurion says Gov. Hughes of New York would probably not be appointed chief justice, arguing it would defy precedent for the president to elevate a justice already appointed to the bench.
Cincinnati acts as a clearing house for an organized box car theft ring with links to New York Philadelphia Chicago and other cities. Railroad officers bring two men to the police court charged with receiving stolen goods as the scheme unfolds across the region.
Loulayilie Ky August Ropke, secretary at Fidelity Trust Co, is alleged to have misappropriated about $600,000 with reports suggesting a total shortage near $500,000. Directors reportedly plan a $1,000,000 capital increase to cover losses. Ropke’s case was not yet heard by the grand jury as of Tuesday.
Georgia Congressman Hardwick of the Tenth district called for a lunacy commission to evaluate Tom Watson. He accused Watson of moral leper behavior and character assassination after a bitter feud over Watson’s desertion of Gov. Hoke Smith.
Discovery of a new counterfeit ten dollar gold certificate announced by John B. Wilkie chief of the treasury department secret service division. The note bears letter D plate 150 signatures Kerner and McClung. Also a Bristol Tennessee man jumps from an oil derrick, may be fatal. Roosevelt to visit Georgia October 7 at Berry School. Lerner–O Malley murder case involving arsenic in two stepdaughters. details include ages and family relations.
In a fragmented report, Galveowslream sues for $1,000,000 over failure to provide refrigerator care for peaches.Texan dairy raiaada blamed for delays as peaches ripen early, hindering shipment. Officials consider actions, with Brat erg and the railroad company mentioned amid logistics disputes.
A fragmentary chat reveals a pretended secret society formed by the town's women who claim to keep no secrets while in fact sharing them publicly. The men discuss the potential profits and ironic secrecy within the club.
Stella speaks in fragmented lines about cows and bats, with New York as a backdrop. The jagged text hints at a playful or surreal dialogue between characters named Stella and Bella, mentioning protective motifs and batpins.
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