Great Fleet Sails for Pacific From Hampton Roads
The Atlantic squadron sails for the Pacific marking naval growth. The 13 first and second class battleships, 270 vessels, 11,500 sailors, and 58 officers depart with coal, provisions, and new fire control and wireless systems. Admiral Evans leads with Connecticut as flagship, while Rear-Admiral Brownlow oversaw preparations.
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United States Navy
Washington
Esek Hopkins
Continental Congress
New York
Brooklyn
President Walter Clark Rallies Cotton Growers On Organization
Walter Clark urges Mississippi farmers to form county cotton selling companies with $1 per bale capital, build warehouses and gin plants, and cooperate with banks to stabilize prices against bear raids. He envisions stockholder boards, controlled sales through local agents, and a statewide capital base to fund storage, grading, and improved bargaining.
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Mplitalioe
Timerea
Saiy
Beans of Directors
Atlanta
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Amd
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Loyal Bluejackets and Admiral Evans Protect His Men
The loyalty of Rear Admiral Evans is praised for defending sailors against police abuse and enforcing discipline when needed. An incident at a port shows Evans ordering harsher sailors ashore after a police clash, illustrating his insistence on protecting his crew. A light moral note on love and understanding ends the piece.
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Evans
Imira Evans
A Noble Animal
The Rajah Dowlah rides to hunt near Lucknow with many followers. In a ravine invalids lie exposed to sun and wind. The elephant stops for the helpless, a crisis worsens as guards fail to move the crowd. The rajah orders the beast into the car but the noble animal carries each invalid away to safety.
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Rajah Dowlah
Lucknow
Opposed to Female Suffrage Calls Mississippi Skepticism
Hon S A Graves member elect from Hinds county denounces women’s suffrage in a political platform stating belief that few women would vote even if enfranchised. Brother of Clarence Greaves, a Madison county legislator long opposed to women’s voting rights.
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Mississippi
S. A. Graves
Hinds County
Clarence Greaves
Madison County
Mississippi Civic and Church Activities Highlight State Affairs
Twenty eight Mor mon church disciples meet at Mill ville Madison ongaty as mission workers from Utah plan campaigns in Mississippi. The Mississippi Farmers Union weighs a central bank, debt relief schemes, and tax exemptions for low interest loans. Legislation looms on banking, education funding, library and gymnasium buildings, dormitories, and hospital support. Coca Cola case in Alcorn county upholds tax payment.
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Millville
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Utah
Mechanicsburg
Yazoo County
Mississippi
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Alcorn County
Supreme Court
Mississippi groups plan meetings and a new opticians board
The Mississippi Audubon society begins its first regular meeting in Jackson on December 21. A Mississippi Optical Society committee proposes a bill for a State board of opticians to regulate practice and examinations. The Farmers' Union warehouse at Byhalia is finished, storing 2,500 bales of cotton at 15 cents, with farmers holding the crop.
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Jackson
Farmers Union
Henry
Basiness
Dee 2
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The
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Opticians
Byhalia
Immigrants Come South See Record Year for 1907
Washington reports that immigration to the United States in the year ending June 1907 surpassed all prior years. Commissioner Frank J. Sargent notes a large rise over 1905 and 1805, with the South seeing notable arrivals, including 473 Belgians to Charleston. New Orleans and Galveston show strong gains as southern leaders push for better immigrant labor and farming input.
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America
United States
Frank J. Sargent
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Charleston
Will Prosecute Bachelors Club Case In Temple Oklahoma
Federal authorities plan to prosecute members of the Hand lett Bachelors' Club of Handlett Oklahoma for unlawful use of the mails. They allegedly wrote to Eastern girls under fictitious names causing dozens to travel seeking husbands and fortunes. Lois Bamberger of Chicago, 17, arrived here after four days seeking her supposed fiancé. United States Commissioner Blading has undertaken the case and will pursue prosecutions of the men whose real names are said to be
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Lois Bamberger
Chicago
United States
Blanding
Minnesota Governor Johnson declares candidacy for president
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota told Dr. W. W. Mayo he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination. Mayo had recently conferred in St. Louis with Gov. Folk of Missouri about the presidential situation. Johnson said he was receiving letters from across the country and would run against Bryan.
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Minn
W. W. Mayo
St. Louis
Johnson
Minnesota
Johns Boon
Mayo
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Folk
Washington
Appeal for Aid From Fairmont for Monongah Mine Victims
The permanent relief committee led by Gov. Dawson prepares a nationwide appeal to raise funds for widows and orphans of miners killed in the Monongah disaster. Newspapers are urged to publish requests and forward contributions to treasurer W. H. Moore, mayor and committee chair, with gifts like toys and clothing for Christmas urged for the orphans.
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W. Va
Dawson
Fairont Coal Company
Momongah
Chambers of Commerce
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Monongah
Lawyer at Blackwell's Island Near Death
Abraham Hummel, the lawyer imprisoned on Blackwell's Island for conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case, is gravely ill with kidney affection. Prison physicians say he is likely to die soon, with his sentence due to expire in a few weeks.
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Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Dodge Morse
Matz
Hummel
Betsy Ross Flag House Presented to Philadelphia
The Betsy Hoss House at 239 Arch Street, where the first American flag was designed and sewn, is formally presented to Philadelphia by the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association. Dr Edward Brooks, president, made the presentation after a two year offer to the United States government was declined by a congressional committee on public buildings.
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Betsy Hoss
Arch Street
American Flag House
Betsy Ross Memorial Association
United States
Congressional Committee On Public Buildings
Edward Brooks
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