Mississippi cotton price fight fuels plan for a Greater Mississippi
The Farmers Union and Cotton Association back a push for fair prices as they hold to a plan to hold cotton for better market value. A Lafayette County farmer, W. M. Rogers, shows one man can store cotton while diversifying crops, signaling broader rural resilience. The piece urges coordinated efforts, warehouse gaps, and legislative action to protect small shippers and raise Mississippi prosperity.
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Mississippi
Sweden's King Oscar II Dies at Palace in Stockholm
King Oscar II of Sweden died at 10 this morning in the royal apartments as family ministers and Queen Sophia looked on. His son Oscar Gustave Adolphe of Vermland was proclaimed Gustave V and took the oath to rule with the motto With the people for the fatherland.
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Stockholm
Oscar II
Sweden
Sophia
Oscar Gustave
Oscar
Oscar Gustave Adolphe
Vermland
Council of State
Gustave V
Foreign workers banished by Pennsylvania coke firms
Independent coke operators in the Pittsburg and Cam pellsville area vow to employ only American born or naturalized workers at 3787 ovens. They claim Americans can outperform foreigners, boosting efficiency while cutting production costs. Observers note most workers are foreign and speculate on wage and economic impacts.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Aml Cunpells Ville
United States
Uniontown
Steel Corporation
Europe
Johnson Not A Candidate For Presidency
Washington report says Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota, after attending the rivers and harbors congress, stated he is not a candidate for president. He plans to retire after his term and go into private life, possibly into business. He declined to comment on William J. Bryan as a potential Democratic nominee.
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Washington
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Wm. J. Brian
Unique Trip South
Paducah reports Hon. Jerry M Porter of Clinton plans a foot journey to New Orleans with his wife and their young son for health reasons. Porter, a known figure in Western Kentucky and a National Travelers Protective Association officer, travels at a measured pace with baggage checked ahead as advised by their family physician.
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Paducah
Jerry M. Porter
Clinton
New Orleans
Porter
Kentucky
Methodist Conference
The
Methodist Church
Jerry Porter
National
Travelers’ Protective Association
Washington to host Tom Watson for White House lunch
Tom Watson of Georgia arrives in Washington at the president's request and will be a luncheon guest at the White House. He advocates issuing 100 million dollars in greenbacks to ease money stringency, and the president may discuss the plan with him.
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Tom Watson
Washington
Georgia
White House
Watson
Fatal shooting by a Black suspect in Midville marshal death
In Midville Georgia Marshal Brinson was fatally wounded this morning by a Black man after the officer reproved him and ordered a court appearance. The assailant drew a revolver and fired three times before fleeing to the swamps. A sheriff posse pursued the suspect by special train to the scene.
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Midville
Marshal Brinson
Brinson
Brinno
Sheriffs Posse
Fortunes Prohibited in Mexico City
City officials announce a ban on fortune-telling with arrests for all practitioners. A man recently convicted received two years' imprisonment for exploiting the ignorant and poor, underscoring the crackdown on frauds prompted by widespread belief in such schemes.
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City of
Mexico
Robbery Gang Hits Carney Bank For Four Thousand
Five men broke into the Carney bank at dawn and retrieved about 4000 dollars after blasting safes with astroglycerin while outside guards fired at any townspeople who appeared. A large posse with bloodhounds searched the district but the robbers vanished down the main street. Authorities fear the same gang may be tied to prior Marshall bank thefts and banks in smaller towns arm guards.
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Bank of Marshall
Pursuit Ends as McCauley Arrested in Westminster Hotel
Thomas H. McCauley once linked to a New York grand larceny case was arrested at the Hotel Westminster in Los Angeles. The 1904 suspect, ex-president of the Merchants' Security Co., faced charges of theft totaling $29,000, posted bail at $5,000, and then vanished from public view.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas H. McCauley
New York
Westminster
McCauley
Merchants' Security Co
Franken Banks
McCanjey
Denny & Co
Moss Point
London
New Orleans
Mobile
Confederate Veteran Mies Thom as Dies in Waveland
Allegg Thomas, once United States minister to Venezuela under Cleveland and Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War, died at his Waveland home at age 77. Ithaca report notes Cornell association football may tour South America next summer for three games with the Sao Paulo football league, with expenses paid and 75 percent of gate receipts for the series.
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Waveland
Mies
Allegg Thomas
United States
Venezuela
Cleveland
Ithaca
Cornell Association
South America
Football League
Saa Paulo
Brazil
London
England
Francia J. O'Neill
Associated Press
Mr. O'Neill
Washington
Associated Press Service
Providence R. Dennis Mack Dies at 46 in City
Dennis Mack a former well known baseball player and sport figure died in Providence at age 46. He was prominent in local sporting circles and his death is noted in the city.
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Providence, R
Dennis Mack
Miners Identified After Fayette City Mine Explosion
All thirty two victims of the Naomi mine disaster at United Coal Co. Fayette City have been identified and brought to the surface. The Sunday night blast left a grim toll and prompted search and recovery operations by local authorities and miners.
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Pittsburg
Naomi
United Coal Co
Fayette City
Murder on Union Pacific Train in Sight of Crowd
Norfolk Neb. W B Nethaway killed his wife on a Union Pacific train in view of many bystanders, then fled a block and killed himself with a gun. The dramatic double tragedy stunned travelers and local residents.
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Norfolk
Neb
W. B. Nethaway
Vegetables Without Cultivation On City Plot
F M Carroll of Chicago, via the Drovers Journal, details city farming on a half acre at South Park Avenue and Twenty third Street. Corn rows matured early and potatoes harvest in 90 days, without cultivation or irrigation. An 18 inch horse manure mulch is laid in fall and settles over winter, lasting four years.
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F. M. Carroll
Chicago
Drovers’ Journal
South Park Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Embezlement charge hits U S Consul in Amoy case
San Francisco report shows U S consul Pad dock arrested on Thursday on a felony embezzlement warrant brought by Mrs. Jane Blake of Los Angeles. He bonded for $3,000 after claiming prior court dismissal in 1894 and insists the charges are unfounded.
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San Francken
Calo
Paddock
Diversification urged to save Mississippi delta soil
Prof J W Pax of the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station warns delta cropland degrades when cotton dominates. He advocates crop diversification to preserve soil fertility amid persistent cotton cultivation.
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Mississppi
J. W. Pax
Mississippi Oranch Agricultural Experiment Station
Steneville
Ugh
Leshaustibie
Foy
Rail tax exemption row upsets Mississippi landowners
The Mississippi board of levee commissioners seeks a five year tax exemption cumulation for new railroads, drawing strong opposition from prominent landowners who say repealing the exemption would hinder railway expansion needed for regional development. Artesian well work in Jackson pauses for analysis after reaching 1490 feet and hitting a sand reef with a warm, clear flow at about 15 gallons per minute.
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Mississippi
Mississippi Board of Levee Commissioners
Jackson
Warwick House Sold to Miss Mary H. Doder in London
The Warwick House residence at St James Palace in London is reported sold to Miss Mary H. Doder daughter of the late William E. Dodge of New York. The property has long served as the Earl of Warwick's town home.
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London
England
Warwick House
St. James Palace
Earl of Warwick
Mary H. Doder
William E. Dodge
New York
Allegheny River Freezes Across Near City
The Allegheny River became icebound a few miles above Pittsburg marking the first freeze of the season. The ice is thin yet spans from shore to shore indicating a keen winter onset for the area.
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Allegheny
Pittsburg
Fire sweeps Boston rail shops. losses hit half a million
A fire destroyed the East Cambridge machine shops and roundhouse of the Boston and Maine railroad in Boston on Thursday night. The estimated damage reached about $500,000.
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Boston
Mass
East Cambridge
Boston & Maine Railroad
Mulch Farmers Use Surface Lettuce and Radish Planting
A description explains how mulch conserves moisture by covering soil, with lettuce and radishes sown on top and corn potatoes and tomatoes planted beneath the mulch.
Dear? Hat Sale Sparks Wife and Husband Dispute
A wife bargains with a saleswoman over a hat while her husband protests sparked by the crowd of women present. He declares he would not call it dear if all these ladies were not there.
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Philadelphia
Lauderdale County Asks Bond Authority for Fair Improvements
The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors will request the legislature to authorize bonds of 50000 dollars at 3 percent interest, maturing in ten or fifteen years, to buy land build houses and fund improvements for a first class fair.
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Board of Superviors
Lauderdale County
Railroad commission orders end day night and Sunday rate distinctions
The railroad commission adopted an order directing that from January 1 telephone companies operating in the state must abolish all distinctions between day, night and Sunday rates.
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The
Railroad Commission
Pottery Fragments and Bones Found Near Greenville
Smithian Institute investigators report two pottery pieces likely Indian and about a century old along with bones from mounds near Greenville. Meridian man Samuel Ruffin dies suddenly from heart neuralgia at his home. Pardon petitions flood the governor as he may reserve days for review. Bud Wall, an escaped convict, is believed to haunt the Louisiana Mississippi border and avoid capture.
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Smithanian Institute
Greenville
Lemuel Ruffin
Samuel Ruffin
Mississippi
Meridian
Bud Wall
Louisiana-Mississippi Line
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