Mississippi News Bits and Local Scandals Afloat
A Brookhaven barber J. W. McDewell faces trouble over a failed sting with City Marshal Bloc. Meridian schools challenge the blue back spelling bee, while mills owners consider consolidating operations to a central power plant. Public notices include the North Mississippi Baptist convention in Water Valley and teacher meetings in Natchez. A jury awards $10,000 in a wrongful death case against Southern Railway. An automobile line links Carthage and Canton to speed mail and freight. Garfield dies from a factory accident at Ruleville. Tutwiler church is damaged in a storm. Needham McNairy is examined for mental fitness after killing a relative. Revival services attract Meridian, Hazlehurst, and Holly Springs communities. State officials push county fairs and industrial boosts in Mississippi.
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Millionaires Lynched as Mob Quietly Seizes Ada Prisoners
Four men from Ada and New Mexico were dragged from Ada jail by a mob early Monday and lynched after the Garfield County murder of cattleman Gus Bobbitt. Victims named include J. P. Miller, Joe Allen, Jesse West, and B. B. Burrell, with Allen and West blamed for the crime and Burrell alleged to have brokered the arrangement.
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Ada
J. P. Miller
Joe Allen
New Mexico
Jesse West
B. B. Burrell
Fort Worth
Gus Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Miller
B. A. Borrell
Allen
West
Embargo on Babies Lifts With Prize Offer in 1910
In Chicago, Dr. Francis M. Stewart announces a promotional prize for the birth mother of the first baby born in his building between February 1 and May 1, 1910. The award includes $20 and free medical attention, part of an unusual advertising stunt amid a wave of pleas for new families.
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Chicago
Francis M. Stewart
Honeymeee Gates
Stewart Building
Cotton Fire Destroys West End Warehouses in Little Rock
A blaze at the St. Louis Compress No 1 in Little Rock destroyed cotton valued between 500000 and a million dollars. Exact bale count unknown. Cause undetermined. General Superintendent W T Black suspects a spark from a passing locomotive. Insurances fully cover remaining losses.
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Ark
St. Louis
Black
Berea College to Build Dormitory With Pearson Gift
Lexingtes Kentucky reports Berea College President Williams announces Dr. D K Pearson donates 25000 for a new boys dormitory. Construction by student labor will occur this summer, with occupancy planned for September. This follows Pearson gifts of 100000 for extension work and 50000 for a water works plant.
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Pearson
Columbus Biscuit Plant Closes Indefinitely Over Flour Prices
The Columbus Biscuit Company announced it will remain closed indefinitely because flour remains expensive due to a wheat corner in Chicago. The shutdown will continue until flour prices ease.
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Columbus Biscuit Company
Chicago
Beveridge Bill Introduced to Tax Corporate Gross Receipts
Senator Beveridge introduced a bill proposing a tax on gross receipts of corporations at one tenth of one percent. He said the measure would provide an annual revenue of about 20 million dollars if enacted.
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Washington
Beveridge
Strikers Increase to Six Hundred In New York
In New York the number of striking teamsters rose to 600 as workers from smaller firms joined. The major truckers kept their fleets moving while strikebreakers continued to operate. A number of strikebreakers quit, then followed trucks toward Jersey where drivers were enticed to return.
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API
Jersey
Woman's Work Discussed at Southern Education Conference
In Atlanta the twelfth annual conference for education in the south closed with mixed feelings of satisfaction and regret. Members praised the year's accomplishments while lamenting the brief meeting. The closing sessions focused on women's work and its role in solving community economic problems from an educator's view.
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Labor Leaders See Taft At White House
Labor leaders led by Samuel Gompers met with President Taft in Washington to press a list of issues of vital interest to organized labor. The AFL executive council, in session, heard from Gompers that the president allowed ample time for discussion and requested fuller information on several matters.
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Taft
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
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Prefers Death to Divorce In Minneapolis Court Scene
Grace Caldwell, defendant in a divorce case filed by Lester Cabiertl, did not answer when named in circuit court. A conference suggested she preferred death to divorce, and a physician reported she died at home from alcohol poisoning. Hearing postponed until recovery. Family told police of threats to kill Caldwell and herself, with Caldwell denying facing the court.
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Fire at St. George Hotel Leaves Five Dead
A major blaze at the St George Hotel in San Francisco on Friday killed five men and left six dying, with five others seriously injured. Fire crews recovered bodies from a collapsed fire-trap of frame buildings surrounding the tinder box structure that housed about 260 occupants, and investigators sift through ruins to determine the full toll.
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Cross-eyed excuse fails in Kellum pardon case
Kentucky Governor Willson refused a pardon for George Kellum who said he mistook Reed for another man after being struck, claiming his cross eyed condition prevented recognition at close range. The governor ruled a shooter who cannot distinguish a target should not shoot at all.
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Secretary Wilson Describes Joseph in Wheat Trade Talk
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson cited the biblical Joseph as an example of successful handling of burdens in responding to questions about Patten wheat operations. The remarks came during a press inquiry in Washington.
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Washington
Joseph
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Wheat Pit Hit by Whirlwind in Chicago Market
In Chicago wheat futures, a day of volatile shifts saw prices swing as July delivery rose, then fell sharply by 48 cents amid a spirited bout of buying. James A. Patten buoyed the market by purchasing 3,000,000 bushels in the final minutes, countering a wave of bearish pressure from small speculators and shorts.
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James A. Patten
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Shorts
Uniformity in Education Across the South
In Atlanta a campaign managers session launched a movement to unify education across the South. President P P Laxtes of the University of Tennessee urged action toward a strong, uniform operational system built from existing regional methods to promote long term development.
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Huall
South
Pp.laxtes
University of Tennesse
Seven Cent Bread Likely In New York Markets
New York bakers fear seven cent loaves as wheat prices surge and barrel costs rise. With four cent increases and limited profit, many shops cannot sustain five cent loaves, while higher grades and supply pressures threaten bread prices for hundreds of thousands of residents. The shift echoes Chicago's wheat pit unrest and portends widespread hardship.
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New York City
O!l Family Landers
Hetto
Chicago
Feud Violence Ends Fatally in Hindman Quarrel
In Hindman Kentucky a quarrel between Haye Thacker and Thacker faction members led to Alex Thacker being fatally injured and another man seriously wounded. Thomas Hays and other faction members have been arrested while Thacker supporters resist. further trouble is feared in Whitesburg.
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New Orleans Bread Prices and Bakeries Contrast
New Orleans reports note loaf sizes have fallen slightly while bread prices remain largely steady. Local bakers acknowledge consistency in loaf pricing despite reduced volumes, with shoppers observing smaller loaves in recent weeks.
Seizure Reported of Carroll Spring Tillerly Made
Washington internal revenue commissioner reports seizure of a Carroll Spring tillery manufactured in suspected tax evasion case. Details limited. Proceedings likely involve customs and revenue authorities.
Monument to Immortal 600 Arrives in Memphis for Memorial
The Immortal 600 veterans from the Confederate side, once prisoners of war held at Fort Delaware, are to be honored with a memorial in Memphis. Arrangements include a headquarters for the organization and plans to build a memorial on Morris Island, South Carolina, commemorating their forty-two days of captivity and survival.
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Edwin M Stanton
Prion
Fort Delaware
Ams
United States
Meer Island
S.C
Teddy
Reuniems
Moeris Island
Bishop Wilson Very Sick in Baltimore Home
Bishop Alpheus W. Wiken of the Metineliot Poope Church South is critically ill at his residence 1601 Park Place Baltimore. His wife has kept him at home two weeks after returning from Toronto where he attended the Southern Metbeshirt conference. Medical efforts aim to relieve excruciating pains as doctors work to stabilize him.
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Park Place
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Uamede
Unprecedented Ellis Island Immigration Rush Surges
In two days this week about 20 000 prospective citizens landed at Ellis Island marking an unprecedented port rush. Authorities say European recovery from the earlier financial scare sparked the surge as newcomers arrive from all parts of Europe seeking a new home.
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Ellis Island
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Ellis will leaves estate to aid fatherless girls in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the will of Charles E Ellis, the late street railway magnate, directs more than 7.3 million dollars to establish a home for fatherless girls after provisions for his widow, married daughter, and household staff. The will was probated.
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Charles E Ellis
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Secretary of War Dixon and party voyage to Panama
Secretary of War Dick insonm and his party travel to Panama and then Charleston. They will spend Sunday at Fortress Monroe and reach Charleston Tuesday morning where the ship Mayflower will depart for the isthmus. The group plans to return to Washington by mid May.
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Chicago Bread Proposes Rise After May First
Chicago envisions a loaf price jump to six cents as wheat futures surge after May 1. Mathias reports that fifty bakeries have closed recently due to elevated flour costs, part of the wave driven by James A. Patten and other big bull speculators.
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The Divine Challenge to Prove Scripture Authority
An analysis of Malachi 3 stressing divine constancy and human faithfulness. The piece outlines three themes: priestly rebuke, interwoven prophecy, and the call to repentance amid a market scene. It links John the Baptist and Elijah to prepare the way for the Messiah and ends with a Life’s Lesson about life as a training ground for character.
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Treasures of God and the Price of Blessings
Sermonette urges open hearts to receive God’s riches, warns that robbingGod with tithes withheld blocks heavenly blessings. It states God’s promises are conditional on fulfilling specified soul actions and paying the required price. The speaker questions whether anyone has proven God’s promises fails.
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Jernine
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Malachi
Ateault
Heaven
Malachi Seen by Desperate Vine Dressers in Jerusalem
Voices rise in Jerusalem as vine dressers lament oppression under foreign rulers. They blame sin and God's neglect, wishing Malachi would aid against heathen control and restore the land to its chosen people. The mood mixes bitterness, fear, and a plea for divine intervention.
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Jollying a Joker Pranks Trace Back to Late Night Call
A Cleveland joke maker Roetert Beck stirs a family with a late night prank claiming a sick relative. A servant confirms no one is ill as Beck explains he merely dropped by. The tale parallels a separate scene where a messenger to Mr Chamberlain encounters a comic misread of authority.
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England trains leaders by broad education practice
The London Spectator argues England nurtures leaders by broad education rather than chasing exceptional youths. It emphasizes democracy in selecting and training promising individuals, noting historic practice when most citizens had no schooling and contrasting American focus on the exceptional.
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London Spectator
Tigers and trees and dramatic church protest described
A correspondent mocks the tiger jumping myth citing a hunter who used a tree refuge seven feet up and rammed his shotgun to survive. The piece notes a dramatic coast protest in Northemberland where a man loudly claimed equal status with others, while a dog’s devotion and a grim remark about vivisection are referenced from Descent of Mage Sppleton.
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