Mississippi Development Warms Growth Across State
The Great Mississippi Association reports eight months of activity promoting agriculture, land sales, and booster campaigns. It highlights 65 000 acres sold, five million paper circulations, and national articles promoting Mississippi industry, with plans for a 560 000 refinery and stronger local mills to reduce trust influence.
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Greater Mississippi Association
Mississippi
Memphis
New Orleans
Atlanta
Baltimore
Duluth
New York
Boston
Association i
Independent of Mills
Jackson
Pinsent
Kansas considers constitutional convention to broaden legislature
Kansas moves toward a constitutional convention to expand legislative power to regulate trusts. A proposal to submit the question to voters in 19% is prepared for the senate. Gov Hoch has not signed oil refinery legislation while gas regulation passes in the house aiming to curb rates and protect state use.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Senate
Hoch
Hoboren
Southern Guards to March in Roosevelt Inauguration Parade
Washington reports the North Carolina Wilmington light infantry and Light Battery A will march behind Governor Glenn and staff. Louisiana Governor Blanchard will lead militia in the parade. Maryland Governor Warfield will head two regiments. Virginia Governor Montague will command a brigade. Brig-Gen Clark of the Alabama Guard recruits a provisional regiment for the event.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Wilmington Light Infantry
Wilmington
North Carolina National Guard
Gov. Glenn
Gov. Blanchard
Louisiana
Gov. Warfield
Maryland
Gov. Montague
Virginia
Brig-Geo Clark
Alabama National Coard
Clean-up crusade mockery sparks city clash in Iowa dispatch
An Eldorado dispatch relays a sharp exchange in Council Bluffs where the mayor orders a newspaper to clean its front windows and the editor counters by urging street cleaning, highlighting debris and a city police response. A Chirag-Choleseed contractor tale follows, with bank ties and fatal pallbearer talk ending oddly with a joke about Chicago banks.
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Bailey
Britt
Lowa
Council Bluffs
New York World
Still Courting Trouble in Venezuela Seizure and US Alert
Washington reports Minister Bowes in Caracas cites Venezuela supreme court order seizing New York Bermudez Asphalt Co property. Govt officials warn Castro may revoke concession and US would quickly act possibly with armed intervention. Also New York bids to lay an Atlantic cable and three octogenarians die in Mason City Iowa.
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Washington
Bowes
Caracas
State Department
Supreme Court of Venezuela
New York Bermudez Asphalt Co
Castro
Asphalt Company
United States
New York
Atlantic
Commercial Cable Co
Fragmentary riddle style note on speech and acts
A terse, garbled passage questions labels for speech and behavior and uses odd phrases about a speaker and a dog. It presents nonsensical contrasts and incomplete ideas without clear events or named individuals.
Representative Autrieth Ill With Pneumonia in Missouri
Jefferson City Missouri February 20 Representative Jonathan Autrieth of Benton county is very ill at the Monroe House with pneumonia contracted a few days ago. He is a Republican and nearly 70 years old.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Jonathan Autrieth
Bentom County
Monroe House
Autrieth
Loss of Life From Storm Hits Mobile Area
Reports from distant interior points tell of a large loss of property and some loss of life from the recent storm. Three persons are reported drowned near Hattiesburg and three more near Lucedale.
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Mobile
Ala
Hattiesburg
Lucedale
Gen Lew Wallace Dies in Crawfordsville at 75
Gen Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur and former minister to Turkey dies at his Crawfordsville home after a long wasting illness. Surrounded by family, he aged 75, had struggled for years with digestion and health but maintained vigor until the end.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Turkey
Wallace
Hundreds of desertions haunt Chicago bigamy case
Chicago authorities estimate at least 2480 deserted wives across the country report similar tales in Hoch bigamy case. Wives describe marriages followed by swift desertion and loss of funds as investigators pursue where Hoch’s life policy and stolen money may be hidden amid trial preparations.
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Chicago
Not Guilty but Insane in Decorah Murder Trial
Prof L L Gifford was acquitted of murder but declared insane after a 17 day trial in Decorah. He killed neighbor A Bigelow on November 2. Gifford was a prominent Decorah educator and Methodist church leader.
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Des Moines
Decorah
L. L Gifford
Gifford
A. Bigelow
Methodist Church
Caltech Mine Workers Leader Pushes Shot-Firer Bill
President Mitchell of the Caltech Mine Workers of America visits Springfeld to back a Burmett bill requiring mine operators to furnish shot firers for mines.
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Springfeld, IL
Fed
Mitchell
Caltech Mine Workers of America
Burmett
Witness in Dr Watzer murder trial testifies in own defense
New London Missouri February 16 the defendant in the Dr Watzer murder trial was allowed to testify on his own behalf after last minute compliance with the doctor’s request.
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New London
Dr. Watzer
Alabama mine disaster leaves many feared dead
A gas explosion at the Virginia mine near Birmingham Alabama traps over a hundred workers. Rescue teams race to reach the mine while officials fear many may be killed as crews struggle through debris. The mine, operated by the Alabama Steel and Wire Company, employs Wet in the district miners and signals a major blow to Pratt coal region communities.
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Ube
Virricia
America
Birmingham
Pratt Cas
Virginia
Celle
Ustm
Alehema Steel and Wire Company
Kel! & Co
J.D Hilbermee
Alatams
Carly Taxmorres
dlewster + Geistig
Et Bions
Alabama Talttel
WR Fairty
Joe Haller
Fiyen Sant
International incident as Roosevelt probes hotel racial bias
In Sidney Nova Scotia a Black valet for Andrew Graham Bell was denied hotel lodging. Thompson reported the refusals to Bell who briefed President Roosevelt. The matter was sent to the State Department for investigation as officials discuss an international dimensions of the incident.
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State Department
Sidney
Feud Ends in Two Deaths in Goodwater Alabama
Prominent Goodwater residents Tucker and Ford, longstanding feud enemies, faced off in a street pistol duel. Ford fell fatally wounded, Tucker was mortally wounded and died later the same day.
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Goodwater
Zens
Tucker
Ford
Acquittal in Large New London Poison Trial
Dr Tay lor Jom Watson cleared of charges in a case that drew massive court attention. Jury found not guilty after a sensational trial featuring circumstantial evidence and expert testimony on poison and drowning in Salt River.
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New London
Taylor Jom Watson
Amanda
Tavior Jones Watees
Jodee Roy
Theo
Mra Watson
London
Former Financier Jay Cooke Dies Suddenly in Philadelphia
Jay Cooke longtime financier dies at age 81 at the home of his son in law Charles J A Harney near Ogodts suburb. He had suffered general debility for years and died after entertaining guests last Monday. He retired about 20 years ago from active work and left vast landholdings in the west. He valued banking and investment and spent time in Lycoming County and at Put-in-Bay Ohio.
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Philadipaia
Jay Cooke
Fuacrer
Charles J A Harney
Ogodts
Aid Ace
Ponmcs
Lycoming Country
Put-in- Bay
Lake Erie
Japan saving war spoils from Port Arthur salvage
The Tremont brings word of 50 vessels to be added to Japan naval strength from salvage at Port Arthur. Large crews work to raise and repair sunken ships, with gear readied for shipment. Captured cars artillery and locomotives are gathered on drill grounds. coal stores grow at Golden Hill.
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Golden Hill
Facts and Figures From Odd Corners of Knowledge
This item collects curious statements: white flowers form about 30 percent, Barrie has over 250 dollars from his plate, Madagascar silk is extremely cheap, wood pigeons harm British crops, German soldiers face glasses, a single eye suffices paired glasses, California redwood resists decay, fallen trunks buried in new forests stay solid, the Daibutsu statue in Yokohama is the world’s most valuable, measuring several feet high and weighing 45 tons, and a fish in the Sargasso Sea uses seaweed for camouflage and garment fastening.
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Barrie
Madagascar
Britain
Daibutsu
Yokoham
Japan
Sargasso Sea
Will and Tompkins Suit Over Breach of Promise
Bloomington report states Willis and Miss Tompkins married recently after she sued for breach of promise seeking 16000 dollars. They allegedly met delays and she purchased trousseaux during a repeatedly planned wedding date that never occurred.
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Bloomington
Willis
Tompkins
Croom
Zorced
Frances E Willard statue accepted for Capitol
Washington reports a special feature of Friday as Frances E Willard’s statue is accepted into the National Statuary Hall by Minnesota. The ceremony drew many listeners with tributes from lawmakers and Senators, honoring Willard’s life and temperance work.
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Washington
Frances E Willard
Minots
Miss Willard
Boas
Perity
Temperance
Rena
Ming Willard
Bishop William E. McLaren Dies in Chicago Diocese
The Rt Rev William E McLaren Episcopal bishop of Chicago died Sunday night in Chicago after a long illness. Born in Geneva New York he entered the Presbyterian ministry in 186% later joined the Episcopal Church and was consecrated to Detroit then became bishop of the Western Theological See in Chicago. He authored several works and left a family including a son and a daughter.
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Leabe
VeLareg
Geneva
Detroit
McLlarec
Chicago
Memorial to Emancipator Sparking Lincoln Anniversary Plans
The report notes Representative Bartholt proposing a Lincoln memorial committee to gather ideas for a lasting tribute to the Great Emancipator to be unveiled on the centennial birth anniversary February 12. He stressed early action to ensure completion before the milestone. The item also mentions local hospital patient maintenance and factory strikes affecting schedules.
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Washine
Barthe
Mincouri
Liscoln
Bartholt
Statehood Bill Sent To Conference After House Vote
Washington February 16 the House approved a rule declaring disagreement to Senate amendments on the statehood bill and sent the measure to conference. In Quincy Illinois on February 14 William Bohlem aged 73 former deputy county surveyor for Clinton and Washington counties died at the Soldiers Home. He served as first lieutenant and quartermaster in the Sixteenth Illinois cavalry.
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Washington
Bouse
Senate
Quincy
William Bohlem
Clinteen
Wachingtom
Sixteenth
Illinois Cavalry
Roosevelt Inaugural Gown Silk Shipment Reported
The silk for Mrs. Roosevelt's inaugural gown has been sent to Washington for making by skilled modistes. The pattern of the cloth is destroyed to ensure an exclusive costume. Also noted is a death of veteran Jobe Pierce Davis, 89, a sergeant in the Meziism War and major in the Thirteenth Illinois infantry.
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Newton
Silver Creek
Simpson County
Roewell
N. M
O Samuel Bishop
Bishop & Potter
Honda Government
Roosevels
Paterson
N. J
Roosevelt
Washington
Springfeld
Jobe Pierce Davis
Thirteenth
Illinois Infantry
Loami
Roath Fortune Gave Wealth to Poor Relatives
Stephen B. Roath of Norwich Connecticut died here after amassing a fortune in Chicago. He reportedly gave away a million to poor relatives just to see how they would use it and died in poverty.
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Norwich. Conn
Stephen B. Roath
Chicago
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