Fatal stabbing ends duel between Belmont youths
In Belmont two prominent families are shaken after 17 year old Bobbie Graham was stabbed to death by 14 year old Edgar Johnson near Byram and Davis blacksmith shop. Johnson is in custody awaiting preliminary trial. Witnesses say Graham attacked first with a wood block. Johnson rose and fatally stabbed him in the heart. The incident stems from months of bad feeling and past quarrels.
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Belmont
Bobbie Graham
Edgar Johnson
S.J. Graham
Edwar Johnson
W. H. Johnson
Graham
Byram & Davis
Johnson Boy
Lightning Shock Ducks In West Point Wild Game Found Dead
Early risers in West Point found numerous wild ducks dead or stunned in yards after a storm. Theories include lightning strikes, electrocution on power lines, or drowning from heavy rain. Hundreds of mallards lay about as observers debate the cause and local residents consider serving the game.
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West Point
Contract Awarded for Bogue Phalla Basin Drainage Canals
Memphis bidders competed for a contract to excavate drainage canals in the Bogue Phalla basin. RB H and G A Mc Williams of Memphis won after bid comparison. The project value is about $600,000 and must be finished in seventeen months under Moran Engineering Company supervision.
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Bogue Phalla
RB. H
G. A. McWilliams
Memphis
Tenteen
Moran Engineering Company
Appointment of E B Baker to quartermaster duties
Colooner Sam J McCants of the Second Mississippi National Guard led the adjutant-general office with Gen Scales away. E B Baker formerly colonel of the Third regiment is officially named to be treasurer and disbursing officer with task of major creating formal assignment after a period of acting in the role.
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Jackson
Sam J. McCants
Mississippi National Guard
Adjutant-General’s
Scales
Col. McCants
E. B. Baker
Maj. Baker
Shoot Man Who Hurt Farmer In Louisiana Lynching
Natchez reports a lynching in Winn Parish after farmer J P McDougall was wounded by Allen Turner. Turner was arrested but seized by a mob of farmers and shot dead while being escorted to jail. Also notes court pretermitted in Benatobia with April term canceled and schedule changes in the circuit court.
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Natchez
Winn Parish
J. P. McDougall
Allen Turner
McDougall
Turner
Benatobia
N. A. Taylor
Aleck Washington Sentenced to Hang for Double Murder
Natchez circuit court Judge Jackson sentences Aleck Washington to be hanged May 8 for the murders of an aged Black couple. The defendant, identified as a Negro, was convicted in the case.
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Natchez
Jackson
Aleck Washington
Washington
Seminary tragedy Miss Beamer dies by self administered acid
Miss Beamer committed suicide using carbolic acid. She died instantly. Her father, a well to do farmer, lives about fifteen miles from the countryside location.
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Beamer Speed
Flood Threat Looms Over Jackson From Pearl River Backwater
Heavy rains push Pearl River backwater toward Town creek as Jackson braces for possible 10 foot flood. Bridges on North Gallatin Mill Parrish and Capitol streets nearly overwhelmed, with extensive country damage and losses totaling thousands of dollars in Hinds county.
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Negrese
Lewhend
Jackson
Pearl River
Town Creek
Busieges
Gallatin
Mill
Parrish
Capitol Street
Hinds
Power Deal I8 On Greenville Plant Sale Rumors
Memphis capitalists show interest as rumors claim Delta Electric Light Power and Manufacturing Company may sell its Greenville plant and street railway, along with franchises and contracts. Officials admit negotiations for transfer to a new company tied to R B Claggett E J Lantz and F N Robertson, with a 206 000 charter.
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Greenville
Delta Electric Light, Power and Manufacturing Company
Delta Light and Traction Company
R. B. Claggett
Witnesses Called in Noted Walters Case
Sheriff Moody served summons from Opelousas to Poplarville for the Walters case set for bearing pee. Named defendants include Jephtha Bilbo. Mr and Mrs Chas Miley. Rev G W Halcoms. W C Macs. H A Bishop. Levy Holliman. Homer Moody. Miss Kate Collins. Collins runs the restaurant linked to the Dunber and Anderson child swap. All summoned say they will appear.
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Poplarville
J. A. Moody
Opelousas
Walters
Pee
Ands
Jephtha Bilbo
Chas
Miley
G. W. Halcoms
W. C. Macs
H. A. Bishop
Levy Holliman
Homer Moody
Kate Collins
Dunber
Anderson
Carney under bond in meridian case
Gabe Carney, uncle of Ruth Smith, is held on a five thousand dollar bond after waiving preliminary examination before Justice Foster. Ruth Smith, 19, remains in Memphis at the Good Shepherd home as authorities consider a grand jury petition and a potential special session. Police Officer Tom Knapp awaits orders in Memphis amid the family mistreatment charge and the unresolved Meridian situation.
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Meridian
Grand Jury
Ruth Smith
the Good Shepherd
Memphis
Tom Knapp
Gabe Carney
Justice Foster
Prospective Oil Well in Purvis Richburg Shows Gas Indications
Purvis Richburg, a Lamar County neighborhood five miles north of here, reports tests indicating oil and gas potential. The location becomes the second area in the county with flattering signs of hydrocarbon presence and good prospect.
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Purvis
Richburg
Here
Lamar County
Safe Blew Open at White Star Laundry in Meridian
Professional safe blowers robbed the White Star Laundry in Meridian, securing about $2.50. The job was neat and suggests a skilled operator.
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Meridian
White Star
Man Tries Suicide with Bichloride Tablets Near Potts Camp
Will Allen of Winborn, two miles west of Potts Camp, ingested several bichloride tablets while under the influence of alcohol. His condition is reported as serious.
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Potts Camp
Will Allen
Winborn
To Resume Marger Hearing In Merger Suit
Meridian attorneys say testimony in the $60,000,000 merger suit between the state and the Southern and Mobile & Ohio railroads may be resumed in the city at an early date.
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Marger
Meridian
Southern and Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Severe hailstorm damages Sardis stores and roofs
A severe hailstorm struck Sardis causing extensive damage to stores with broken skylights and leaking roofs. Windows were shattered in many locations, and the event disrupted the area.
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Sardis
Young Seminary Youth Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Douglas Crawford aged 9, son of Dr. and Mrs. James Crawford of Seminary, died in Hattiesburg after an appendicitis operation. The young boy passed away following the procedure at a local hospital.
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Hattiesburg
Douglas Crawford
James Crawford
Seminary
Congressman LEngle proposes $16 million for 1000 aircraft fleet
Congressman Claude L Engle of Florida introduces a house bill proposing an appropriation of 16 million dollars to build a fleet of 1000 airplanes for the army and navy.
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L'Engle
Florida
House of Rappresentatives
Army
Navy
64 Seal Hunters Perish Off Newfoundland
A gale doomed part of a sealing fleet near Belle Isle Strait. The steamer Newfoundland lost sixty four crew and many others are feared maimed by exposure after forty eight hours afloat. A separate message reports the Souther Cross with 170 aboard saved at Channel Newfoundland.
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St. John
N. F
Newfoundland
Soutern Cross
Channel
Belle Isle Strait
Five hotels and courthouses burned in St Augustine fire
A major blaze swept two blocks in St Augustine causing estimated losses between 500000 and 750000. The Florida house Munson house Clairmont Central and Atlantic hotels were destroyed along with the Genevari opera house Power Boat clubhouse nine residences and the Vedder house. An unidentified woman from the Florida house suffered a broken back and others had minor injuries.
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Augustine
St. Augustine
Florida House
Munson House
Clairmont Hotel
Central Hotel
Atlantic House
Genevari Opera House
Vedder
Lone Bandit Shot On Train Near Comer Georgia
An attempted robbery of Seaboard Air Line passenger train No. 11 near Comer Georgia ended with the bandit wounding and escaping after a pistol duel with Express Messenger R C Pletcher. Local reports describe the bandit firing and being shot, then leaping from the moving train.
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Lone Bandit
Athens
Seaboard Air Line
Comer
Here
R. C. Pletcher
Fletcher
Tragic double tragedy near Tuscaloosa husband shoots wife then kills self
In Tuscaloosa Alabama a white man employed at a lumber plant shot his divorced wife three times after a street quarrel and then fatally shot himself. Police reported no further details as the investigation continued.
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Tuscaloosa, AB
Arrested For Smuggling From Naples by New York Clerk
Post office staff uncovered faces and embroideries hidden in newspapers mailed from Naples Italy, leading to the arrest of Henry K Lastig a Fifth Avenue importer. Also in New York Billa Hackett 19 trapeze artiste died after a 50 foot fall during rehearsal at Madison Square Garden Barnum Bailey arena.
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New York
Naples
Italy
Henry K. Lastig
Fifth Avenue
Billa Hackett
Equestrieane
Barnum Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
Three Killed as Wabash Limited Wrecks at Attica Bridge
A Wabash passenger train the Continental Limited plunged from a weakened bridge over the Wabash river near Attica Indiana. Three killed and about thirty five injured as the day coach and baggage car fell into the water. A switch engine had tested the bridge earlier and the wreck occurred as the Limited attempted to cross.
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Attica
Ind
Wabash
Continental Limited
Wabash River
Here
Lafayette
Limited
Thomas
Valuable zoo specimens on way to American Museum
New York reports a 30 ton shipment of the largest zoological and ethnological collection from Africa to the American Museum of Natural History. The crate includes okapi skins and a white rhinoceros along with 1400 mammals 1554 birds 1300 reptiles and up to 50000 invertebrates. about a thousand workers assisted in extracting the items from the jungle.
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New York
Africa
Sta‘ Way
American Museum of Natural History
Southern Cross Sealing Ship Still Missing Near Dilazard
The sealing steamer Southern Cross remains unaccounted for with 173 men aboard as hopes fade after searches by incoming vessels and the Kyle. Officials may declare the vessel officially lost if no word arrives, a blow that could devastate the colony and leave 1,000 women and children in need. Also, editor Rev. EK Strong dies in Boston at age 82.
May Get Canadian Berth
Vancouver reports Sir Richard McBride premier of British Columbia has been offered the post of high commissioner for Canada in London and is said to accept the appointment.
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Vancouver
BK. C
Richard McBride
British Columbia
Canada
London
Richard
Depositors to Receive 40 Percent Dividend May 1
Pensacola Florida. The receiver for First National Bank announces that depositors will get a 40 percent dividend on May 1. The bank closed its doors several months ago.
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Pensacola
Fla
First National Bank
Murderer Confesses in Chicago Double Slaying
Peter Welter, wounded by self inflicted shots, admits to killing Mrs. Kath Erin Morris widow of a week and Mrs. Sarah Sallans in their homes on March 30. Police report he feared impending death and confessed while hospitalized.
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Chicago
Peter Welter
Katherin Morris
Sarah Sallans
Florence Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
Mrs Frances Alexander formerly of Boston and mother of artist Francesca Alexander has celebrated her 100th birthday in Florence Italy.
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Flrorence
Italy
Frances Alexander
Boston
Francesca Alexander
Five Men Sign Call for Anti Prohibition Meeting
Fort Worth Texas organizers confirm a meeting call rescinded by Bryant Barry of Dallas. Five men signed a new call for the anti prohibition gathering in Fort Worth on April 14, replacing the initial plan.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bryant Barry
Dallas
Prominent Mason Dies in Canada
Montres J. Tresidder a 60 year old leading Mason and director of Montrés’ Sar Publishing company died here.
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Montres
Tresidder
Canada
Montrés’ Sar Publishing Company
le Dead
Rebels in Pursuit of Torreón Garrison Near Juarez
Report from Juarez estimates rebel strength at about 4500 men in pursuit of the federal garrison that leg from Torreón, as the struggle continues.
Rear Admiral Fujii Charged in Warship Bribe Case
Rear Admiral Mitsugio Fujii was arrested and charged with accepting bribes and commissions related to the construction of Japanese warships. He will stand trial by conduct of a court martial.
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Mitsugio Fujii
Burns Knows The Slayer Not Frank In Phaghan Case
Chicago detective William J. Burns said he knows who killed Mary Phaghan of Atlanta but would not name the suspect. He argued public pressure and sensational reports distorted clues while physicians described the attacker as abnormal, and Burns claimed the murderer’s identity was clear from the crime’s trace evidence.
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Chicago
William J. Burns
Mary Phaghan
Atlanta
Kansas City
Burns
Frank
Key West
Byrne
Presk
Mary Fphaghan
Pension Plan Adopted by New Hampshire Methodist Conference
The New Hampshire conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adopted a pension plan for retired ministers. It requires ministers to contribute one percent of salary and churches to raise another two percent to fund the plan.
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Portsmouth
N. H
New Hampshire
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bullfrogs in Demand in Kansas City Farms
State fish and game warden L. L. Dyche reports farmers seek bullfrogs for ponds as demand rises across Kansas. Farmers request frogs for pond management and pest control on rural properties.
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Kansas City
Kansas
L. L. Dyche
Burglar Slain by Detective in Buffalo Clash
Richard Reyer, alleged burglar, was shot dead by detective John Y. Williamson when Reyer slashed at him with a knife after Williamson opened a door during a telegraph wires incident. A second note mentions a separate assault in Vienna involving Archduke Rainer gold medals to Yale professors.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Richard Reyer
John Y. Williamson
Wil Hamson
Reyer
Vienna
Austrian Zoological and Botanical Society
Archduke Rainer
Profs
Hoss Granville Harrison
George Reber Wieland
Yale University
Missionaries advised to take refuge near Sian-Fu
In Peking a Chinese government order directs all missionaries around Sian-Fu in Shan si to seek shelter as brigands raid the plains within twenty miles of the city. A Shan si government force proceeds to the affected district to relieve the situation.
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Peking
Sian-Fu
Shansi
Villa Moving 10 Attack San Pedro Ahead of Big Battle
Reports say San Pedro near Torreon could host the next battle as Gen Velasco moves toward Saltillo. Villa strengthens rebel force while a federal garrison defends San Pedro and a Spanish colony is expelled aboard trains for Juarez.
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Torreon
Mexico
San Pedro
Here
Velasco
Villa
Velasco ix
Saltillo
Juarez
Navy bans alcohol in Navy after July 1
Secretary Daniels orders prohibition of all alcoholic liquors on ships and shore stations of the Navy effective July 1. The move abolishes the wine mess and wine meals, replaces with no distilled spirits. Officers argue beer and champagne could still cause issues and claim the order limits personal liberty and curtails hospitality for visiting foreign navies.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Naval
Navy Department
Fight for Home Rule Bill gains third reading
In the House of Commons an amendment to reject the home rule bill failed by 80 votes and the bill received its second reading without a division. Cheers followed the tally, seen as proof of a shrinking government majority as Brien Tea abstained from voting.
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London
House of Commons
House
Chinese minister Shah arrives in New York with entourage
New York reports K F Shah new Chinese minister to the United States arriving by the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg. He traveled with his family and a party of sixteen including attendants.
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New York
K. F. Shah
United States
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Hawkinsville Man Fatally Axed in Bed
Bennell 22 was found murdered in his bed in Hawkinsville Georgia. An ax was used in the killing. His nephew Harry Lee who shared the room is being held by police pending investigation.
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Hawkinsville
Bennell
Harry Lee
Jailbreak by two youths and gunman escapes in Tulsa
Two 19 year old burglary suspects force their jailer into a cell with a pistol and flee the Tulsa county jail in a car driven by gunman Harry Wells.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harry Wells
Inap
Rebel Forces Blow Up Train Between Tampico and San Luis
The rebel forces of Gen Carrera Torres blew up two Mexican federal military trains between Tampico and San Luis Potosi, killing thirty six soldiers, according to a constitutionalist message received in Matamoros from Victoria.
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Rebela
Brownsville
Tet
Tampico
San Luis Potosi
Matamoros
Victoria
Rebe
Carrera Torres
Three Convicts Shot in Folsom Prison Break Attempt
In Sacramento California three convicts were shot during an attempted break from Folsom prison. Two other inmates were wounded and believed fatally, according to early reports.
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Sacramento
Cal
Folsom
Notable Suffragette Flora Drummond Arrested in Hyde Park Riot
London General Mrs Flora Drummond, militant suffragette, shouted loudly at her arraignment in a police court over disturbances during an Unionist Hyde Park demonstration. She was forcibly removed after insisting only she could speak, alleging magistrates were aiding Premier Augusts dirty work.
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London
Flora Drummond
Hyde Park
Jackson presides at banker's trial in Natchez case
Judge Jackson oversaw indictments against former First Natchez bank officials Marshall Gaither and others charged with insolvent deposits. Motions to quash were rejected after the grand jury foreman testified unanimity. Gov. Brewer's campaign plans and militia reorganization were discussed amid a statewide agricultural demonstration tour led by the Jackson Board of Trade.
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A. G. Campbell
Sim H. Lowenburg
KR. Lee Wood
First Natchez Bank
Natches
Jackson
State Senate
Supreme Court
E. W W. Rateliff
Marshall Gaither
Natchez Savings Bank
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Extends Swan Lake Branch
Y M V railroad moves forward on the Swan Lake division extending from Chancey to Swan Lake with nine miles more, reaching about twenty one miles total. Inspectors report progress and verbal assurance of completion. three carloads of bridge material arrived at the terminus. The extension will unlock timber and other resources between Lambert and Swan Lake, benefiting Lambert and Marks.
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Yazoo & Miseiasigp Valley Railroad
Swan Lake
Terminas
Chancey
Lambert
Marks
Meridien Convention Sees 1000 Delegates At First Baptist
The First Baptist Church in Meridian crowded to capacity hosts over 1,000 delegates for a Mississippi State Sunday School association convention. Yarrow River rising rapid at Yasoo City 17 feet gauge, up four feet in 24 hours following heavy rains. Senatorobia area enforcement tidied booze laws as ducks suffer from storm and streets fill with injured birds after rain and high winds.
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First Baptist Church
The
Mississippi State Sunday School Association
Meridian
Yaroo
Yasoo City
Mississippi Railroad Commission Acts On Small Logging Line
At a special meeting the Mississippi Railroad Commission reviewed orders for common carriers and ordered a hearing for the Chickasaw Jackson railroad operated by Robinson Land and Lamber company. Vicksburg Railway and other lines must appear April 7 to justify passenger transfers and to install safety readers for life protection. Chancery Court in Columbus opens spring term with Judge James F. McCool, focusing on the Presbyterian Church trustees dispute between the general and local assemblies.
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Mississippi Railroad Commission
Sheppard
Second
Chickasaw @ Jackson railroad
Robinson Land and Lamber Company Railway
Robinson Land and Lamber
Vicksburg Railway
Chancery Court
Columbus
James F. McCool
Kosciusko
Mississipp
Ceneral Assembly of Presbyterian Church of United States
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
George C. Daniels
Starkville
W. P. Stribling
John Mctlelland
West Point
Meridian School Bond Election Interest Grows
Interest in the proposed 60000 bond issue and 15000 refunding bonds for Meridian schools is rising while opposition to additional school improvement bonds becomes noticeable.
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Meridian
Bridge washed away by high water near Tylar Town
The steel bridge across the Bogue Chitto river, about Ave miles south of Tylar Town, was washed away by unusually high water. Water levels in all streams were higher than in years. The Madison County Schools field day and oratorical contests at Canton have been postponed to April 17 due to bad weather.
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Bogue Chitto River
Tylertown
Madison County
Canton
Dedication of $50,000 First Presbyterian Church
The new First Presbyterian church at Meridian hosted ceremonies as services were conducted in the building for the first time, marking the opening of the $50,000 structure.
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First Presbyterian Church
Meridian
Cornerstone laid at new Masonic Temple in Greenville
Prominent members of the state Masons attend ceremonies in Greenville for the cornerstone laying of the new Masonic Temple. The event gathers notable lodges and local officials to mark the historic construction milestone.
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Greenville
Order of Masons of
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