Jerman Reisco Proclaimed President of Chili
A report states Jerman Reisco was formally proclaimed president of Chili on the 25th after being elected June 25. The item notes regional tensions and various late 19th to early 20th century events, including police directives, weather notes, fires, and political upheavals.
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Jerman Reisco
Chili
Berlin
L. A. Kimberley
Sampson-Schrey
Muskogee
Davenport
Pan-American Congress
Frank Leaf
Colorado Springs
Col
America
Cincinnati Desiccating Co
Jones’ Station
Cimcinnati
J. F. Phelan & Co
Fig
Sioux City
Sematers Tillman
MeLaurin
Scomth
Oklahoma Land Lottery Draw Attracts Thousands
Oklahoma's Kiowa Comanche land lottery began with 1 600 160 acre claims awarded as spectators cheered. Stephen A Holcomb of Pauls Valley and Leonora Lamb of Augusta drew prime districts while James R Wood of Weatherford and Mattie H Beals of Wichita drew the top prizes.
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el Rexo
Oklahoma
Stephen A. Holcomb
Paul's Valley
I. T
Ki Keno
Leonora Lamb
Augusta
C. T
James R. Wood
Weatherford
O. T
Mattie H. Beals
Wichita
Kan
Fraudulent marriage leads to perjury arrest in Alabama
J P Bernard a Moent Zion planter, 36, was jailed on perjury charges after marrying Florence Hamaker 15. Guardian J A Billions reclaimed the girl, seeking annulling suit in chancery for undue influence and $200 damages against Judge Morgan Sewart for issuing the license to a minor.
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Bernard
Mas
Chancery Court
Morgan Sewart
Lees Leet Winson Heiress and Mamie Gross Elopement
Canton Mississippi reels from a sensational elopement and marriage in New Orleans between Lees Leeb and Miss Mamie Gross daughter of the late C L Grom a Canton merchant giant. Loeb had paid her for some time and secretly pursued a wedding plan. After a Jackson visit they obtained a license and were married in New Orleans in the afternoon.
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Lees Leet Winson
Casica
New Qomzaxs
Canton
New Orleans
Lees Leeb
Mamie Gross
Loeb
Jackson
Notable Lawyer Dies After Coal Car Accident in Mississippi
C R Pitts a prominent lawyer in Waynesboro Mississippi died at 12 40 after his legs were severed when he fell between coal cars at Robins switch. He was en route to Clinton to visit his mother in law and leaves a wife and two children.
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Warxessteo
Miss
C. R Pitts
Robins
Waynesboro
Pou
Thompson
Meridian
Pitts
Clinton
Leflore County Fair Promises Prizes and Growth
Mississippi notes Leflore county fair dates October 15 and 16 with free entry for exhibitors from Leflore and nearby counties. Cash prizes include 54 dollars for best upland cotton bale, 54 dollars for best long staple, 10 dollars per best corn bushel, 16 dollars for various animals, and more. The item urges statewide agricultural fairs to boost farming and local livelihoods. It also covers Baptist convention receipts, Laurel growth, Vicksburg shooting tournament plans, Laurel Kingston progress, and other regional notices.
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Leflore
Greenwood
LeGore
Press association honors McGuire as life member at Pass Christian
On the first day of Mississippi Press Association session at Pass Christian, Mr. Carlisle of the West Point Leader moved and the resolution carried unanimously by rising votes to name Eugene Hays McGuire a life member. He praised Secretary J. G. McGuire for efficiency and fidelity. The gathering featured remarks on Mississippi figures and historical oath references, with local society notices and regional statistics interspersed.
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Laurel
Kingston
Kingston & Central Mississippi Railroad
Bay Springs
Laurel and Kingster Aeep
Mississippi Freee Association
Mississippi Press Associates
Pass Christian
Carilisle
West Point Leader
Eugene Hays McGuire
Press Association
Carlisle
J. G. McGuire
Albert G. Brown
Mississippi
Congress
United States
Terry
Confederate Senate
William L. Sharkey
Johnson
Andrew Wylie
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Sharkey
J. L. Powe
Mississippi Bonds and the State Repudiation Debate
A historical account discusses the Mississippi bonds crisis of 1842 to 1845, the legality and repudiation campaign, key figures like Henry Tucker and James Maury, court rulings, and public sentiment. It recalls the bonds, their sale, and the lasting impact on Mississippi’s credit and political memory.
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Lew
Asion Bankc
Humphries
Greenwood Commonwealth
Irea
Memphis
Regielatere
Saacetal Dieerders
Miesiasiog
Ge Wietesiog
Wales
Aed
Unies Bank
Weil
Pam
Mississippi
Somier
Henriguan Tucker
Lowndes County
James H. Maury
Claiborne County
United States
Maury
Aale
Com Diasioser
Biddie
Philadelphia
Court of Conscience
Decest
Rkidle
Unies
Sabin
Woodbine
William Bileck- Stone
Oil Fields of Texas Show Expanding Productive Territory
A Geological Survey bulletin notes western Texas oil and gas regions expanding due to demand for gas fuel and profitable oil. Beaumont yields heavy fuel oil with low light oil content, while Spindle Top remains primary drilling area with eleven recognized producers by June 15.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Beaumont
Elis
Ondine
Double Killing Sparks Race Tension in Arkansas Township
Report from Leake township Nevada county describes a fatal shooting during a racial flare. Lige Siegler and his son allegedly fired on a white party, killing Lewis Haynie and Hop Halton as white residents gathered to confront him. The community of about 40 residents has long faced racial strain and security remains tight with surrounding forces.
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Lattix
Junius Blake
Leake
Gleneville
Nevada County
Lige Siegler
Siegler
Lewis Haynie
Haynie
Hop Halton
John Halton
Stephens
Halton & Lester
Taflore
Ieee Adene
Waldo
Begros
Thirty New Cadets Reported for West Point Entrance
Thirty candidates passed the entrance exam for the military academy at West Point. The list includes Charles C. Bankhead Texas Gibson T Berry Kentucky Henry T Burgin Florida Halsey Dunwoody Charley J Kennedy Tennessee Joseph L Landry Louisiana Clarance K Lyman Hawaii Felix W Motlon Tennessee St Clair Newbern North Carolina Charles T Scott Alabama Herndon Sharp Louisiana Den DL Strome Georgia Thomas S Roberta Tennessee Calvin P Titus Bloxan Ward Florida among others. Forty eight reported for examination. thirty successful six failed two rejected by the medical board ten alternates passed for whom no first cadet to be appointed from government possessions. Cadet corps numbers 464, within 18 of full strength.
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West Point
N. Y
The
Military Academy
Charles C. Bankhead
Texas
Gibson T. Berry
Kentucky
Henry T Burgin
Florida
Halsey Dunwoody
Charley J. Kennedy
Tennessee
Joseph L. Landry
Louisiana
Clarance K. Lyman
Hawaii
Felix W. Motlon
St. Clair Newbern
North Carolina
Charles T. Scott
Alabama
Herndon Sharp
den DL Strome
Georgia
Thomas S. Roberta
Calvin P. Titus
Bloxan Ward
Medical Board
Orps Dow
Schley Protest Over Language in Court of Inquiry Precept
July 29 dispatch notes Secretary Long would consider Admiral Schley’s formal complaint about language in the fifth specification of the precept to the Schley court of inquiry. The specification cites disobedience of department orders dated May 25, 1898, and questions the propriety of Schley’s conduct.
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Wasnixetox
Long
Schley Court of Inquiry
Adriral Schley
Commodore Schley
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Jade Stevens
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Uncle Sam
Gereerd May Leer Bie
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Wicarra
Colwich
Addifase Seniesa Cnet
J. L. Power
Baptist Orphanage
Mississippi College
Water Valley
Daly
H C. Coen
Lord
Greenville
James F. McCool
Keseciuske
E Therston
New Albany
A. J. Muller
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Vicksburg
J. W. Hayes
J. W. Broadfield
Pat Heary
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Leader
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Mra
Jefferson Davis
Mamie Dorsey
Howard County
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Winnie
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Wississippi
Masonic Grand Lodge
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John FL McCormick
William Starline
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Last Wek
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Lexington Advertiser
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Coffeeville
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Baptist State Convention
McComb City
Jarsson
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UMS
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Old Capitol
Colonel Power
Jordan
Mississippi School Journal
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Gov. Longino
Jo Hardy
W. B. Lowrey
Chas Hillman Brough
Lon J. Beauchamp
J. S. Johnson
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A. m. Ellett
R. A. Venable
Ira Boswell
R. B Campbell
Edward Vance Cooke
H W_ Haw
Luther Manship
How Jobs Sharpe Williams
L. KR. Hamberin
Oscar Haygood
Blue Mountain Female College
Hillman College
Hattiesburg
Tombighee River
Tombigbee Valley
Balbama
Tombigbee
Patron’s Union and Midsummer Fair
Lake
Philip St George Cocke
W. A. Percy
C. B Galloway
Memphis, Tenn
Col Percy
William
Kenosha
Wis
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Schley
Natchez
Lyman Godfrey Aldrich
Supreme Lodge of Pythias
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Indwe
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Cradpeck
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