Immigration in the South Aims to Attract Settlers at Jackson Convention
The Mississippi immigration convention in Jackson seeks to redirect Northern and Western migrants to the South. It urges state organization, highlights the country’s favorable stance, and notes past exhibits that drew settlers. The piece argues the South can reverse 100000 yearly losses and $100 million in capital by promoting lands, resources, and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Ransdell
Mississippi
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Colorado
Philadelphia
Southern railroads to showcase South at major expositions
The Times-Democrat notes Southern railroads will mount a substantial display of Southern products at the Ohio Valley Exposition in Cincinnati this August and September. The plan aims to attract Northern and Western immigrants by presenting the South's wealth and fertility, urging diverse fairs across the North and West, and promoting immigration to southern lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Louisiana
South
Southern Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Southern
Southern Pacific
Linois Central
Louisville
Nashville
Frisco
Times-Democrat
Frederica Church to Mark 175th Anniversary in Savannah
Savannah on June 29 Frederica church the second oldest Episcopal parish in Georgia will celebrate 175 years with an event featuring a history reading by Rev D Watson Winn. The piece notes Frederica’s ties to the Wesleys Whitfield and the Anson Dodge Home for Orphan Boys and mentions ongoing debates on political factionalism and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versary
Savannah
Frederica Church
Georgia
D. Watson Winn
Wesleys
George Whitfield
Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Christchurch
Whitfield
Bethesda
United States
Old Frederica
Anson G. P. Dodge, Jr
New York
Diocese of Georgia
Anson Dodge
Frederica
Dodge
St. Simons Island
Decadence of Political Organizations
A dated critique of party discipline and loyalty notes lax regulations as splinter groups like Union Labor Socialists Prohibition Peoples Party formed from the two main parties. It contrasts past strict doctrine during Jefferson and Hamilton era with modern shifts toward looser adherence and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Adams
Calhoun
Webster
Clay
Jackson
National Congress
Avon
Homer Guardian-Journal
Union Labor Socialists
Prohibition
Peoples Party
Hamilton
Poison Blood Balm promised to cure blood poison
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for all stages of blood poison and skin diseases. It claims the formula purifies and enriches blood, heals sores, and relieves aches and itching. Sample offered free via Blood Balm Co Atlanta with bottles sold for 1.00 in Monroe La and druggists or by express.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
N.Y
Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Express
Monroe la
West Monpok
Land Congress exhibit to showcase North Louisiana resources
Monroe Progressive League reports securing 300 square feet of space in the Chicago Coliseum for the National Irrigation and Land Congress in November. The exhibit will display soil products, natural woods, and other resources to promote North Louisiana and attract immigration. Lincoln and neighboring parishes are invited to join a seven to eight parish effort costing about 2500 dollars to share advertising costs and draw homeseekers.
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R. B. Knott
Monroe Progressive League
Monroe
Coliseum
Chicago
National Irrigation and Land Congress
Louisiana
Lincoln
Ouachita
Ruston
Straw itch outbreak linked to mites in mattress straw
New Orleans physicians identify a disease called straw itch caused by a mite in mattress straw. Outbreaks traced to sailors in 1909 and reports from New Jersey Maryland and other states. Warm weather treatment includes heat fumigation or airing straw and grain, with personal hygiene steps to avoid contact.
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New Orleans
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
D D D Prescription Oil of Wintergreen Offer
An ad from New South Drug Store promotes a 25 cent bottle of D D D Prescription oil of wintergreen, arranged with D. D. D. Laboratories of Chicago, claiming immediate relief from itching and permanent cure for eczema rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. D. Laboratories
Chicago
New South Drug Store
Penalty to be paid for triple murder in Savannah
Savannah June 23. J C Hunter faces the gallows in Chatham county jail for the murder of his wife Maggie Hunter and two women, Mrs Eliza Gribble and her daughter Mrs Ohlander, in the Hunter home last December. The brutal killings sparked race riot fears before Hunter was charged.
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J C. Hunter
Chatham County
Maggie Hunter
Eliza Gribble
Carrie Ohlander
Hunter
Savannah
Fortieth Birthday of Adolph O. Eberhart Minnesota Governor
Adolph O. Eberhart, governor of Minnesota, born in Sweden June 23 1870, immigrated at age ten, came alone a year later, worked on a Nebraska ranch to support his parents, attended Gustavus Adolphus College from 1891, earned a law degree, joined politics as a Republican, elected to the State Senate in 1902, lieutenant governor in 1906, became governor in 1909 after Governor Johnson’s death.
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Adolph O. Eberhart
Minnesota
Sweden
United States
Eberhart
America
Nebraska
Gustavus Adophus College
St. Peter, Minn
Mankato
State Senate
Johnson
Notary Public H T Benoit Offices Listed
Local notice lists H T Benoit as Notary Public with office behind the Monroe Building and Loan Association at 18 1m.
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H. T. Benoit
Monroe Building and Loan Association
McMillan Property Listing Offer
Real estate notice invites owners to list their property with McMillan for sale. The firm promises no sale no charge, indicating a contingent fee structure if the property does not sell.
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McMillan
Effective Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic shoulder
A shoulder pain caused by rheumatism of the muscles yields quickly to the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. The remedy is prompt, effective, and agreeable to use, available at druggists.
Illinois Bar Association Opens With Reform in Court Procedure
The Illinois State Bar Association begins its thirty-fourth annual meeting at the Hotel LaSalle in Chicago with a large turnout. Attorney General George W. Wickersham will speak on Federal Control of Stock and Bond Issues by Interstate Carriers, joined by supreme court justices from Michigan Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky and Illinois.
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Wickersham
Chicago
Illinois State Bar Association
Hotel LaSalle
George W. Wickersham
United States
Supreme Court
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kentucky
Illinois
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A promotional claim extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as universally approved and curative for diarrhoea and bowel complaints. It notes wide acceptance and availability at druggists.
Entertainment planned for Annapolis midshipmen in London
Great preparations are made for the 500 Annapolis midshipmen due to arrive at Plymouth today aboard the battleships Town, Indiana and Massachusetts. They will be granted shore leave during a week in Plymouth and are expected to visit London for entertainment. They sail June 30 from Plymouth to Marseilles and Gibraltar.
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London
Annapolis
Plymouth
Town
Indiana
Massachusetts
Marseilles
Gibraltar
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News-Star
Chamberlain
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