Iuka Vidette Highlights and Notices
Iuka Vidette reports Memphis veterans grand reception planned for June 8 to 10 with expected large attendance. It notes the death of Augusta Evans Wilson at Mobile aged 74, author of St Elmo Vashti Beulah and Inez. It also comments Republicans tariff reform stance and the party’s struggles with Aldrich and Cannon signaling future changes.
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Memphis
Augusta Evans Wilson
Mobile
Congress
Aldrich
Cannon
Trustees Schedule May 24 Meeting On Principalship Posts
The school trustees reviewed principalship and teaching applications including three former faculty. They will issue salary statements of 90 dollars monthly for the principal and 45 dollars for teachers, then reconvene May 24 to pass on applicants. Also noted was a New Orleans claim of church dynamiting later attributed to dust explosions, with prior similar incidents in Minneapolis.
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New Orleans
Minneapolis
The Crime Of Kidnapping Across The Ages
The piece recalls Charley Ross and other famous abductions to illustrate kidnapping as a dire menace. It notes the tragic losses of families, the lure of wealth to parental fear, and the enduring dread that kidnappers may vanish with loved ones. The article laments the crime as one of the most diabolical forms of robbery.
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Charley Ross
Cudahy
Whitla
Tuka Public School Proposal and Applicants
Eight month 1908 09 term cost 2400 with four assistants 1600. A nine month term 1909 1910 proposed for 2340 saving 60. Lists of principal candidates Sawyer Downum Dukes Lumley Scates and assistant applicants Parker Hicks Fuchs Hamilton Hibbler Tanner Minnie Downam all graduates with strong recommendations and teaching experience.
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Iuka Public School
Board of Trustees
W. E. Sawyer
Hopkins
S. C
J. M. Downum
Lenoir
N. C
G. Benjamin Dukes
Cokesbury
Mary Hicks
Jackson
Tenn
Lena Fuchs
Milan
Ethel Hamilton
Chester
8. C
Laura Hibbler
Paulette
Miss
Catherine Tanner
Union City
Minnie Downam
Of Doubtful Sincerity in Jackson News
The Jackson News criticizes detectives in enforcing prohibition yet claims to favor strict law enforcement by other means. The author questions the paper's candor and warns against men who insist on a single method, noting they often accept any shortcut to reach a goal.
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Jackson
Halfway Between Heart and Head Ment? Organ Content Rule
A terse assertion places the essential organ content between heart and head, suggesting a balance point in the body. The fragment hints at a metaphorical or anatomical rule about where content should reside within a system or piece. Further readable context would clarify target meaning and application.
Confederate Cavalry Restores Stolen Diamond Ring
In a May 17 1864 skirmish near Kingston Georgia Confederate cavalry found jewelry on a Federal dead. A Confederate private showed a wounded Confederate civilian a ring taken from a Federals pocket. The woman recognized the heirloom and the ring was returned immediately.
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White Horse Brigade
S W. Ferguson
Kingston
Destructive Spring Storms Hit Fayette County Tennessee
A severe storm raced through northern Fayette County last Sunday afternoon injuring a dozen or more people and causing extensive property damage. The article notes lighter storms ahead and references a spring marked by destructive winds and hail with moral maxims sprinkled throughout.
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Fayette’ County
Tenn
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G.W. Dudley
Roosevelt Sr
Kermit
Africa
Tuka
Rock Bottom
Nainsook
Sant G
India
Rae
GT. Garmiichael & Son
Ituka
Geo. L. McMasters
Notary Public
Ross Building
Mississippi
Fea
Deering
McGormic
Studebaker
James Wanam
Iuka Hardware Company
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