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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
2
A collage of quotes and snippets notes weather terms, legal debates, and social questions. Observations include a comment on tax finances, transportation risks, and housing rules about families with children. The piece mixes satire with references to pilots, auctions, and a New Bedford whaling voyage.
Reports from correspondents indicate for the season a 97.4 percent yield versus last year with Texas seeing 15 to 20 days delay due to dry and cold spring. Planting conditions are best in eastern areas and worst in the west. Mississippi Valley shows rapid progress, land tilled in autumn and in excellent condition, little cultivation done so far. Acreage shifts show corn and other grains up 3 to 10 percent, with reductions in cotton land in Louisiana and Mississippi. State-by-state figures show North Carolina five days early. South Carolina near last year. Georgia near last year. Alabama five days late. Mississippi five days late. Louisiana ten days late. Texas fifteen to twenty days late. Arkansas five days late. Tennessee ten days late. Missouri unchanged. Oklahoma four days early.
Secretary Meyer announces a 1911 naval program totaling about 10 million dollars for two dreadnought battleships and five torpedo destroyers and a modern repair ship. He says the battleship funds will be spared from reduced estimates, with cuts shifted to other departments and navy yards without harming fleet efficiency.
In Des Moines the new temperance saloon opened sensing heavy demand with about 850 glasses of beer and 125 cups of coffee sold in two hours. Bartenders faced protests from patrons seeking to buy drinks for companions, while notices warned that treating would not be allowed.
The battleship Mississippi under Captain Fremont completed a record voyage to an anchorage near the Louisiana shore. The craft reached a depth of fifty seven feet and covered travel from Bayou Lane to the anchorage in nine hours and a quarter. Fremont sent a telegram to Washington noting the success and usefulness of the river.
New York mourns as Standard Oil reports the death of Henry M Rogers first vice president. At a ceremony between 10 and 11 a.m. 65,000 men paused work and 4,750 stations closed their blinds. Nineteen refineries shut down ships abroad lowered flags as officials learned of his passing. The mourning will continue.
Washington reports a sharp Senate contest on referring the income tax amendment to the judiciary committee for a report at the next regular session. Senator Bailey expects 16 to 17 Republicans to support the amendment, with 41 Democrats pledged solid. Conservative Republicans claim gains in their camp as they seek to refer the subject to the judiciary committee for a report.
About 700 delegates from across the cotton belt convene in Memphis for the thirteenth annual Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association gathering. C J Jordan chairs the opening as local hosts extend Tennessee hospitality, with Mayor Malone and officials offering welcome remarks on the grand Memphis day.
Tafts policy toward the South aims for tolerance of opinion and to appoint federal officers based on capacity rather than political faith. The piece discusses political turmoil, a call for intelligent opposition, and notes the Congress’s last regular session appropriations totaling 1,044,801,857 with additional contracts forecast at 25,080,877, including Philippines projects and harbor improvements.
Hundreds of farmers in Paducah area counties were cheated by a salesman selling insect powder claims the government required every farmer to hire a package. He promised refunds at the post office if the powder worked, with inspectors to follow a farmer. Washington notified of the scam.
A letter suggests Christians may have killed or endangered Dr William Jones of the Field Museum, murdered in Dowabaty Lauzon on March 24. Dr George A Dorsey received a note from Dean G Worcester implying Christian motives of revenge in the Philippines era context.
A fragmentary report describes a wild man captured near Prentine after a sheriff’s pursuit. Court sessions in Starksville involved searches of attendees to prevent armed disruption. Separate items note memorial dedications, local society memberships, and public notices across Mississippi towns.
Mrs suffering female trouble and back pain credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after doctors warned of a tumor and recommended surgery. She and thousands of grateful women report relief and urge others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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