Cotton goods campaign urged to expand demand and help farmers
An editorial advocates a regional campaign to boost cotton consumption in order to raise prices and reduce farmer losses. It cites past attempts, calls for Southern State cooperation, and suggests education and new ventures like small home canneries to utilize surplus crops and support farmers.
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Son
Mississippi
Clark
Cotton States Association
Cotton Association
Mississippi towns seek growth with new ventures and hotels
The Crystal Springs Meteor notes a wave of development across towns like Brookhaven Eupora and Friars Point. Prosperity spreads with gin companies electric plants and better schools while Eupora boasts a thriving period with a $10000 gin operation and marble works.
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Eupora
Webster County
W. T. Gwin & Son
Rapid Cotton Growth Reported Across States
Reports from Memphis to Mississippi note showers then sun and rapid cotton growth. Some heavily drenched areas pause cultivation while others progress well with favorable temperatures. Northern Alabama and Arkansas show excellent progress, Mississippi mixed in lowlands, West Tennessee crops excellent.
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Memphis
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Unparalleled Banquet Honors Secretary Root in Rio Branco
Baron Rio Branco hosted a magnificently furnished banquet for Secretary Root in Rio de Janeiro. Paris imports valued at $100,000 decorated the hall, and Root rode in a specially built carriage to dine with Mme Assis Brazil and Mrs Root. Root toasted Roosevelt and Monroe, praising American Brazilian friendship and the new diplomacy.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Baron Rio Branco
Secretary Root
Paris
Palace
Mme. Assis
Roosevelt
America
James Monroe
Fire Insurance Losses From San Francisco Disaster
State Superintendent Otto Kelsey released sworn statements from all California fire and inland marine underwriters. New York firms reported gross insurance of 641 million with 105 million reinsurance to be recovered and 7 thousand salvage. total losses across all companies reached 722 million in gross coverage with 5.25 million reinsurance and 601 million salvage, and 613.8 million actual loss.
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Albany
Otto Kelsey
San Francisco
California
New York
Nowher
Memorial window honors Stonewall Jackson in Roanoke church
A memorial window of Gen Thomas Stonewall Jackson was unveiled at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Roanoke. Funded entirely by the local Black community, the ceremony drew attendees from both races and Confederate clubs in Roanoke and Salem, with Daughters of the Confederacy chapters represented. Reverend L L Downing led the event and noted his family had ties to Jackson’s Lexington class.
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Roanoke
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
L. L. Downing
Salem
Daughters of the Confederacy
Downing
Jackson
Lexington
Wife and two children die in Cannonsburg home invasion
Samuel Pears returned to his Cannonsburg residence to find his wife and two children dead and a third child dying from bullet wounds. An unknown assailant likely robbed the family, and an arson attempt was made to set fire to a bedroom, which Pears extinguished upon arrival.
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Cannonsburg
Samuel Pears
Pears
Veteran river pilot Captain J. Wesley Conner dies
Louisville officiaries report the death in New Albany Indiana of Captain J Wesley Conner a famed Mississippi and Ohio river pilot for nearly six decades He steered the Robert E Lee in the famous New Orleans to St Louis race against the Natchez and was a well known river figure across the Mississippi and its tributaries.
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Louisville
Eky
J. Wesley Conner
Mississippi
Ohio
New Albany
Ind
Robert E Lee
New Orleans
St. Louis
Zion Receivership Decision By Federal Judge Landis
Federal Judge Landis rules on Zion receivership in Chicago addressing control of assets and duties of court appointed receiver. The ruling clarifies authority, timelines, and remedies for creditors and stakeholders in the ongoing bankruptcy matter.
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Landis
Chicaco
Dowie and Voliva Ousted From Zion City
Judge Landis ruled Zion City a trust estate and named John G. Hately receiver, setting September 18 as election day for a new overseer. Dowie and Voliva lose control of church property valued at 12 to 21 million, with compensation or further action to be decided. Receiver bonds set at 25000. Dowie to remain in Shitoh House with access to library and appurtenances.
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Chicago
John Ales der Dowie
Wilbur Glen Voliva
K. M. Landis
United States
Zion City
Landis
John G. Hately
Chicago Board of Trade
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Dowie
Iister
Hately
Zlam City
Dowla
Shitoh House
Hartje Divorce Case Sees Sensational Mary Involvement
In the Hartje divorce proceeding, a sensational development centers on Mary who accompanies key testimony and adds new tension to the case. Authorities and observers await further filings as proceedings continue.
Hartje Assault Follows Pittsburg Courthouse Hearing
Mary Scott Hartje, respondent in the Hartje divorce case, was attacked on a street near the courthouse after Thursday's adjournment. A mill worker type assailant grabbed her and fled. a man was arrested and released after Hartje identified him as not the attacker.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Alexander V. Slocum
Prominent Missouri Figure Henry C Brockmeyer Dies in St Louis
Henry C Brockmeyer former Democratic lieutenant governor of Missouri and noted author and business leader died at St Luke's hospital after a long illness He wrote translations of Hegels Phenomenology works on Goethe Shakespeare and Mississippi history and authored The Errand Boy and Soggy Night at Newport He helped found the Concord School of Philosophy with Dr William P Harris and was honored by the Carnegie foundation later in life
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St. Louis
Henry C. Brockmeyer
Missouri
St Luke's Hospital
America
Hegel
Goeth
Farst
Shakespeare
Mississippi
Washington
Newport
Lieut
Gev. Brokmeier
School of Philosophy
Concord
Mass
William P. Harris
Carnegie Foundation
Arbitration dispute with Guatemala and Salvador stirs Madrid
Madrid reports say arbitration mediated by the United States has caused considerable irritation. Spanish newspapers criticize the choice, arguing Spain should arbitrate due to shared language and historical ties, plus Spain’s archives on Spanish America.
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Guatemala
Salvador
United States
Spain
Spanish America
Sage heirs cut off by probate will after suit
Madrid. The Russell Sage settlement filed for probate bequeaths all estate to widow Margaret Olivia Sage after paying $25,000 to each of Sage's nephews and nieces and $10,000 to sister Fanny Chapin of Oneida NY. Chapin has since died. contesting beneficiaries are disinherited.
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Madrid
Russell Sage
Margaret Olivia Sage
Mr. Sage
Fanny Chapin
Oneida
N_ Y
Plead Earthquake Clauses Six Companies Refuse Frisco Losses
New York reports that six major insurers with earthquake clauses will not pay for losses attributed to fire from the Frisco disaster. Four are British, two American. they claim coverage only for fire damages when proven. Grain Rate War to End August 10.
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New York
San Francisco
Missouri River
Chicago
Thirty Injured in Frisco Wreck
Springfield Missouri report says over thirty were injured with two deaths after St Louis and San Francisco No. 12 derailed near Frisco at 11 15 pm Thursday. R J Thorp Monticello Missouri died from brain concussion Kate Sholtey internal injuries. The wreck stemmed from a reflective switch split. three coaches stayed upright while the fourth overturned. about 60 passengers aboard the affected coach suffered minor injuries. two sleepers stayed on track.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
R. J. Thorp
Monticello
Kate Sholtey
Dreyfus Denial Clears Rumor Of Slap At Cercle Militaire
Paris officials deny claims Maj. Dreyfus was slapped by an unnamed army officer at the Cercle Militaire. The denial notes Dreyfus was present and well, but not molested. Editor Charlies E. Whittaker Dead in Clinton Mo at age 70 after a 50 year career. Retire From the Beach Utah Judge Gen W Bartch resigns as chief justice to return to legal practice effective October 1.
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France
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Dreyfus
Cercle Militaire
Dreyfus Fine
Charlies E. Whittaker
Clinton, Mo
C. E. Whittaker
Clinton Democrat
Missouri
Illinois
Ilinois State Legisla
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gen W. Bartch
Supreme Court of Utah
Cutler
Barth
Far Into The Frozen North
Lieut R E Peary pursues a pole ascent in an eighth attempt amid arctic perils while Walter Wellman prepares a Spitzbergen airship project. The era’s heroics include Franklin’s doomed 1845 voyage and the Jeannette tragedy, with Peary’s record Arctic findings and Wellman’s speculative flights shaping the era.
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Earth
Pole
Arctic
Walter Wellman
Spitzbergen
Solomon August Andre
Northwest Passage
India
Sir John Franklin
England
Baffin Bay
United States
Lady Franklin
Franklin
Senator Sadeer Reflects On Wealth And Influence
The senator speaks on wealth and influence noting relief from worry but annoyance at adapting life to new luxuries. He admits the burden of expectations and scrutiny accompanying high status.
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Senator Sadeer
Roosevelt to Receive Nobel Peace Award This Year
It is understood Roosevelt will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of efforts to end the Russo Japanese War. The official announcement will be made in December. Meanwhile in Russia, over seven hundred czarist soldiers were arrested at Frest Litovsk after three artillery companies mutinied, with serious agitation reported.
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Das Feng
Pater Yrag
Uae
Hattiesburg
Daren
Brookhaven
Ke Sessia
Roosevelt
St. Petersburg
Frest
Litovsk
Italian Rail Service Faces Growing Delays
The Milan Times cites worsening state controlled railways with passenger trains repeatedly late and goods service criticized. It notes shipments from Genoa to Milan often take a month or more and grain traffic to Switzerland has been nearly suspended.
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Milan
Genoa
Switzerland
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