Mississippi House Debates Elective Judges and Pondering Bills
Mississippi House debated bills on elective supreme and circuit judges and chancellors, with nominations timed to general elections. It passed a Leflore County funding bill for King’s Daughters Home, reviewed sixteenth section land funds, and approved travel expenditures for various committees. The Senate re enacted missing code sections, adjusted age for consent, and approved several third reading bills including suffrage restorations and express charges.
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Senate
Fatherer
Ways and Run
Tyson
Leflore County
Reneher
Natehes Hospital
Kleemosynary Institutions Committee
Beauvoir
Stewart
Mississippi
House
Calhoun County
J. R. Young
Cane of
State
Jack Burlison
H. B
J. R. Pearson
Choctaw County
George Holletch
Pontotoc County
Charles Chamberlain
S&s B
Legislature Passes Quin elective judiciary bill despite governor's opposition
The House approved the Quin elective judiciary bill 63 to 26, overruling the governor's special message. Debate paused for the message. supporters pressed the vote. The measure would require governorial nomination of judges from a governor-recommended list. Senate backed the State normal bill 24 to 10 and approved the Alcorn College agricultural appropriation, with no lobby signs observed.
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Stainton
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Alcorn
Sample
Finance Committee
Senators Submit Bills On Death Penalty And Overseer Reports
Senate bills were read twice under suspension and referred to committees. Sanders introduced SB 274 to amend section 1515 for immediate execution of death penalty on rape conviction. Whitman introduced SB 280 to amend sections 4425 and 4440 regarding timing of end overseer sales and road overseer reports in two districts.
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Sanders
Senate
Mr. Whitman
Ios
Mississippi House Debates Prohibition Amendments and Convention
The session features thorough debate on the L. I. Jones constitutional prohibition amendment, with supporters and opponents named. A push to embed prohibition in the constitution faces a near two thirds vote shortage. Also discussed are sheriff license disclosure bills and funding for state institutions, plus a heated constitutional convention debate ending in indefinite postponement.
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Howe
L. Jones
Union
Mr Jones
A. Amer
Cavett
Messrs. Yates
Alcorn
Johnston
Conhoma
Wet
South Mississippi
Internal Revenue
State Blind Institute
Senate
Senate Debates Mississippi University Support Bill
In the Senate the main question was the bill for support and maintenance of the University of Mississippi. Amendments from the Finance Committee were adopted despite a weak filibuster. The bill bans campaign contributions from trusts and combines and bars canvassing before August 1 prior to elections. It also prohibits promising offices in exchange for votes.
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University of Mississippi
Finance Committee
McDowell Child Labor Bill Looms in Senate Debate
Legislative action centers on the McDowell child labor bill stalled in committee awaiting a favorable moment to bring it up. Lawmakers spent an afternoon airing views as a companion agreement seeks a compromise measure amid renewed push in the Senate.
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McDowell
Senate
G. L. Jones
Constitution Committee
Public Health Quarantine and Railroad Settlement Fund
In the state capitol, measures are proposed by Mr Quin to require common carriers to promptly settle all damages to property. Mr Foster proposes appropriating 3168.90 dollars for state officer payments.
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Eeveting
Quin
Mr. Foster
Navy Reorganization Aims to Mirror Army Improvements
Washington reports the administration plans a navy reorganization to split the line and create a flexible structure similar to the Army overhaul drafted by Secretary Foot. Internal clashes loom as targets like Lieutenant-Commander Sims and Lieutenant-Commander Hill are named as scapegoats amid fierce departmental disputes.
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Administration
Congress
Navy
Army
Foot
Navy Department
Sims
Hii
Navy Board
Dewey
Runaway Wagon Hit by Train Kills and Injures Nine
A wagon pulled by two horses scattered into the street in Spring Valley New York after a grade crossing collision with an Ontario and Western express train. Nine people from prominent local families were killed or injured, four instantly or en route to Hoboken New Jersey hospital. The wagon had carried a party to a basketball game in Nyack and halted at George Young’s livery stable.
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N. Y
George Young
Nyack
West Nyack
Ontario and Western Express
Hudson County Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Western Military Academy Sees Tensions Over Harsh Terms
At Western Military Academy the student body and faculty oppose terms like moll cod dles and mamma boys, aiming to remove them from the institution. John Fientge, son of Cape Girardeau postmaster and Missouri Republican figure, was escorted home after being told not to return. Capt. Eaton notes Fientge kept apart from cadets, fueling the belief he viewed himself superior.
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Drunkenness Cure Tale From Gowrie Husband Beaten
Mrs. Ivan Oldgrey claims a gold cure for booze fighting men who drink themselves into beatings. She says her husband Ivan, battered and blue from head to foot, is now freed and has promised to sign a pledge after she secretly bound him in bed blankets and used a horsewhip during a jag.
Gen Lees Niece The Victim In Denver Triple Killing
Denver reports a murder and double killing linked to jealousy. Mrs Mary E Nixon was killed by her daughter Esmay Nixon Cantor who then killed her 7 year old son Kenneth before taking her own life. Letters from J E Cantor reveal motive and plan. The case ties to the deceased Mrs Nixon to the Civil War figure George Robert E Lee.
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Col
Mary FE. Nixon
Esmay Nixon-Canter
Kenneth
Robert E. Lee
New York
Black Hand Threat at Iona Island Powder Stores
A letter signed black hand to Commander Braun peuter at Iona Island Naval Magazine threatens blowing up the smokeless powder stores unless married men discharged by Jan 1 1908 are rehired. About 30 to 40 civilian workers were discharged on Jan 1 due to delays in funds from Washington.
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New York
Black Hand
Braunpeuter
United States Naval
Iona Island
Washington
Robbery in Memphis Minnow Street area targets Mr J Smithwick
J Graham Smithwick was robbed at gunpoint after 9 pm by two white men who took a valuable gold watch and $15 in cash. The assailants demanded his address and warned him of a pawn ticket, then fled after the raid.
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Memphis
Teno
J. Graham Smithwick
Mr. Smithwick
Boy Roasted Alive At Lincoln Home Under Scrutiny
Illinois legislative committee hears testimony on Frank R. Giroux a 17 year old epileptic injured at the Lincoln Home for Destitute Children. Parents accuse officials of brusque treatment and cover up while doctors describe severe burns and failed grafts.
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Chicago
Legislative Investigating Committee
Frank R. Giroux
Lincoln
Moulton
State Civil Service Board
Frank W. Lambden
German Hospital
Ben M. Giroux
Giroux
Frank G. Billings
State Board of Charities
Billings
Mis Attitude on Immigration Sparks Treason Quiet Debate
The Tokyo cabinet faces a censure resolution over immigration policy as opposition to the Japanese American agreement grows. Former Ambassador Aoki's alleged friendliness with antiagreement leaders triggers anger, with critics calling his stance treasonous and press speculation on a personal audience snub in Washington.
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Aok
Aoki
Waders
Mikaio
Washington
Harriman Wins Contest for Illinois Central Control
Judge Wall rules in favor of Harriman against Stuyvesant Pier in the Illinois Central ownership dispute. If not appealed, ratification may occur at the March stockholders meeting in Chicago. The decision also upholds that foreign corporations may hold and vote Illinois corporate stock, avoiding invalidation of about 400 million dollars in shares.
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Chicago
Milnois Central Railway
Kansas Democrats Adopt Bryan Delegates Resolution
At the state convention in Hutchinson, Kansas Democratic leaders unanimously passed a resolution to instruct delegates to the Denver convention to cast a solid vote for William J. Bryan for President. Fourteen miners died in an explosion at Globe Colliery in Washington village England.
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Bryan
Hutchinson
Ros
Denver
William J. Bryan
United States
England
Newcastle on-Tyne
Globe
Washington
Diamond Jubilee Pageants Called Off for Emperor
The planned spring celebration in Vienna for the Emperor Francis Joseph has been abandoned after doctors advised that the emperor has not yet fully recovered from illness. They warn that an outdoor event and hosting foreign royalty could cause grave consequences to his health.
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Vienna
Francis Josepha
Topeka Manager Convicted Under Sunday Law
Eas Judge A. W. Dana of the district court held L. M. Crawford a Topeka theatrical manager guilty of violating the Sunday law for making ticket sellers scenery shifters and other employees work on Sunday.
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Eas
A. W. Dana
L. M. Crawford
Balt. & Ohio freight wreck injures two men in Glencoe
In Bellaire Ohio a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed at Glencoe late Thursday afternoon. Harry day is dead and John Hollingshead and Samuel Smith were fatally injured as crew members.
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Ohio
Harry [Day
John Hollingshead
Samuel Smith
Baltimore & Ohio
Glencoe
Deer Enter Barnyard in Marlton Farm Area
Doe and buck deer have been sighted in Marlton New Jersey over the past week. One deer entered the barnyard of Joho Olt and drank from the trough.
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Marlton
N. J
Almack Sentenced to Life for First Degree Murder
Wills Almack is convicted of first degree murder and given life imprisonment for the July 11, 1907 killing and robbery of his employer, Ham Pak, a Chinese restaurant keeper, in Omaha Nebraska, with two accomplices.
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Omaha
Neb
Fire Fatalities Hit Sharon Family
A house fire at John Bobby’s home in South Sharon, Sharon, PA, killed his two young daughters Anna aged 1 and Martha aged 3. Their mother Mrs Bobby sustained burns that may prove fatal.
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John Bobby
South Sharon
Anna
Martha
Bobby
Collar Button Fatality Traps 10-Year-Old Boy
William Brown, a 10 year old from Philadelphia, suffocated after swallowing a collar button during a sneeze and died in his mother's arms. The incident underscores dangers of small metal objects to children.
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Philadelphia
William Brown
Sailors Saved From Death off Quogue Coast
Eastport lifeguards aboard the breeches buoy rescued eleven seamen from the Howard R. Peck after it ran ashore a mile west of the Quogue life saving station amid dangerous seas.
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Eastport
L. L
Howard R. Peck
Quogue
Husband Vanishes After Kiss at Iola
Roy Bolts kissed his wife goodbye in Iola Kansas then left with his dinner pail to go to work. He did not report to his job but drew his paycheck and disappeared leaving his wife worried and seeking answers.
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Iola
Kas
Roy
After War Mines Drift in Eastern Ocean
Report notes drifting naval mines remain a menace after hostilities. It describes mines found adrift in the eastern waters and references the long interval since the war between Russia and Japan ended.
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Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Death vigil for congress in Washington keeps lawmakers watchful
Congress operates under heightened caution as officials and citizens monitor potential impacts on policy. Lawmakers face scrutiny while public attention remains fixed on proceedings and upcoming votes.
Bills and resolutions presented in Washington report
A series of measures acted on in Congress includes a favorable report on a bill to protect aliens, penalties for complicit wrongdoing, and study of Filipino military tactics. Other actions cover enlarging steerage space on ocean vessels and funding consulate grounds in Asia. A keeper’s death blocks an assistant’s departure.
Prostrated Keeper Bravely Brings Body From Ice to Toledo
Joseph Hernoer, assistant lightkeeper at the Marshbor light, walked twelve miles in severe ice to reach the city with the body of Capt Delos Hayden who died a week earlier. Hernoer survived freezing, fell into ice holes, and walked overnight before a relief party could reach the light. The ice break up in the bay worsens the return journey.
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Toedo
Ohio
Joseph Hernerr
Marhbor
Wheetty
Delos Hayden
Hayden
Cty
Dehe
Berneer
Hernoer
Deep Waterway Bill Aims Chicago to St Louis Link
The House Rivers and Harbors committee held a hearing on a bill by Mc Davey of Louisiana to build and operate a deep waterway from Chicago to St Louis. Chicago speakers Seddon and Gaylord urged passage. The plan authorizes war department contracts with Joliet Power, Ottawa Power, and Haden Power to develop waterway and power across the Des Plaines, Illinois and Mississippi rivers. Government covers costs with a $60,400,000 appropriation and 2 percent bonds maturing in fifty years.
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Mc Davey
Louisiana
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St. Louis
James A. Seddon
Robert Gaylord
Secretary of War
Joliet Power Co
Ottawa Power Companies
Illinois
Haden Power Co
Missouri
Representative Mondell Proposes Enlarged Homestead Lands
Wyoming congressman Mondell introduced a bill to expand homestead eligibility allowing qualified entrymen to claim 320 acres in Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Utah Wyoming and territories Arizona and New Mexico under U S homestead laws.
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Mondell
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Idaho
Montana
Nevada
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South Dakota
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Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Perkins Defends Navy Upbuilding in Senate Speech
Washington Senator Perkins of California spoke in the Senate in favor of navy expenditures and the policy of sending the fleet into the Pacific. He reviewed the navy’s achievements and called it the most popular branch of the government service.
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Washington
Perkins
Caliornia
Senate
Pacific Ocean
Wavy
Alaska Territorial Government Bill Introduced in Congress
Delegate from Alaska Mr. Cale introduced a bill in Congress seeking to create a territorial government for Alaska. The measure aims to organize governance and establish regional authority.
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Washington
Cale
Alaska
Steenerson Militia Bill Favored by House Committee
The Steenerson bill to promote militia efficiency was favorably reported by the house committee on militia. It separates state and territorial militia into two classes: the national guard and the reserve militia as amended by the committee.
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Washington
House Committee On Militia
National Guard
Reserve
Buyers Say Union Will Sell In Arkansas Warehouses
Cotton buyers in Little Rock report the Farmers Union in Arkansas plans to release most of the stored cotton from warehouses across the state soon.
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Union
Little Rock
Aick
Littl Rock
Arkansas
Grand Jury Praises Diminishing Blind Tigers in Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia grand jury commends officers for reducing blind tiger operations and urges all to join in stopping liquor sales in the county. The report highlights progress but calls for continued action against illicit liquor outlets.
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Arkadelphia, Ark
Grand Jury
Two Han cock County Pioneers Buried Together
Findlay Ohio reports Henry Lockrider age 93 and his wife 83 buried in a single grave. The couple married 66 years and passed within hours of one another, marking a quiet final farewell in the local community.
Ellerman Collapses While Helping Mother in Cardiac Crisis
In a dramatic hospital scene Lewis W. Ellerman a wholesale clothing house member rushed to aid his heart failing mother and collapsed himself.
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Philadelphia
Lewis W. Ellerman
Brewers Form War Fund Against Prohibition
The United States Brewers Association and Chicago based United States Brewing Co pledged a large war fund to combat Sunday saloon closures and temperance efforts. The Thursday meeting at Grand Pacific Hotel named Rudolph Brand as chair with Edward A. Faust outlining prohibitionist advances in the South and West and urging liquor interests to act.
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Chicago
Ww. C. T. U. Leader Convicted in Arson Case
Norwalk Ohio Martha J Campbell 60 a W C T U leader and Sunday school superintendent was found guilty of aiding and abetting arson to prejudice insurance. Pending a new trial motion she was released on seven thousand dollar bail. The arson charge stemmed from Miss Lon Mather whose own home burned to collect insurance. On the stand Mather did not claim Campbell started the fire but said she advised arson.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Martha J. Campbell
Campbell
Lon Mather
Miss Mather
Representative Tilley Charges Naval Affairs in Submarine Debate
Washington reports Representative Tilley of Connecticut prepared a sensational resolution accusing the house naval affairs committee of corruption. He seeks to substantiate charges before the rules committee as the panel debated naval ships including eight submarine torpedo boats and two battleships versus the president's four battleships and four submarines.
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Washington, D. C
Tilley
Connecticut
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Rules Committee
Explosion demolishes packing house at Hercules Powder Works
An explosion wrecked the Hercules Powder Works packing house at Pinole north of Berkeley on Thursday night killing four white workers and 24 Chinese laborers. The blast shook the bay region and many residents thought an earthquake caused the disturbance.
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Berkeley
Cal
Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Bay Region
Mrs Amanda Keene 100th Birthday Expected Died
Mrs Amanda Keene formerly Roone County’s oldest resident died at midnight Thursday of pneumonia at her nephew Robert Henry’s home in Switzler. She would have turned 100 within ten days.
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Columbia
Amanda Keene
Robert Henry
Switzler
Keene
Roone County
Market Street Savings Bank Suspends Payments
San Francisco bank posts notice stating Market Street Savings and Commercial Bank is temporarily unable to pay cash but remains solvent. The suspension occurred Friday morning and concerns liquidity rather than solvency.
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San Francisco
Cal
Market Street Savings and Commercial Bank
Seven Vincennes Doctors Return After Flood Cuts
Seven physicians in Vincennes Indiana who were cut off by floods Wednesday evening reached the city again Thursday night. Recurring high waters have enabled restoration of communication. The floods wrought heavy damage across the area.
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Vincennes
Ind
Hell's Neck
Miner dies after coal fall at Chris tan County mine
Taylorville report records David Litton aged 56 killed Thursday morning when coal fell in the Chris tan County Company mine.
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Taylorville
David Litton
Christan County Company
Texas Colony Banquet Serves Frontier Grub Menu
At a Texas colony banquet in Sulphur Oklahoma the menu featured black coffee beef beans and cornbread sweetened with sorghum molasses. Bowie knives served as the sole silverware in a rustic dining setting.
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Texas Colony
Okla
Bowie Holves
Henry McIlroy Death by Self Inflicted Rope Incident
London Glasgow man Henry McIlroy died by self inflicted action using a rope around his neck tightened with a poker. No additional persons listed. Investigating authorities report the death as suicide.
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London
Glasgow
Henry McIlroy
Mississippi Bank Crisis and Legal Actions Highlight State News
The Mississippi report covers an insurance inquiry urging action against unauthorized firms, bank receivership at the Central Bank of Mississippi, executions, Knight Templars split, and debates over telephone and railroad regulation. It notes prison reform visits, rail rate concerns, a new anti-futures law, grip outbreaks in Columbus, and road bond plans in Lincoln County.
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St. Lois
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Hey
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Missiasippi
White
Liberty-White Railroad
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