Mississippi Cotton Association meeting in Jackson outlines gains and growth
The Mississippi Division of the Southern Cotton Association met in Jackson to review last year’s achievements and map a new campaign. Resolutions supported Congressmen Livingstone and Macon on anti fraud and gambling in figures, with calls for federal aid to expand cotton markets abroad. Officers were re-elected and members urged universal support for the cotton industry in Mississippi.
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Mississippi
Southern Cotton Association
Jackson
Conld
Livingstone
Georgina
Post Office Department
New York Cotton Exchange
Macon
Arkansas
Congressaran
Clarke
Woods
Millsaps
Witherspoon
Mellrath
Martin
Rescued From Living Death After Firemen Hear Breathing From Debris
Three firemen trapped in Hill's Paper Warehouse rubble were found alive after a cry for help was heard from within. John Seafert and Daniel J Campbell answered when rescued, while Thomas Lennon died in the impromptu tomb as rescuers worked to free the others. The rescue continued amid frenzied but cautious effort as family members waited.
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New York
Hill
John Seafert
Seafert
Campbell
Daniel J. Campbell
Thomas Lennon
Finding of Bloody Jacket at Fort Reno Sparks Murder Charge
The khaki jacket with a bloodstained sleeve and a bullet hole led to the arrest of Corporal Knowles of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, for allegedly assaulting Captain Edgar B. Macklin on December 21. Knowles was found with a wrist wound matching the jacket’s bullet, and bearing his initials.
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Fort Reno
Okla
Corporal Knowles
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Edgar B. Macklin
Knowles
Guthrie approves segregated coal and asphalt lands commission
The constitutional convention authorized a permanent segregated coal and asphalt commission to value these lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and negotiate state purchase. The panel will report to the Secretary of State, with aims for the state to own and operate all segregated coal lands in the territory.
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Guthrie
Okla
Graft Scandal Trial in Pittsburg Over Railroad Ordinance
Testimony in a $70,000 graft case centers on William A. Martin council member charged with soliciting a bribe to push the Pittsburg and Tube City Railroad entrance ordinance. Witnesses include Milholland civil engineer Cameron president of the railroad and Richardson broker who say a certified check was boosted from 60,000 to 70,000 to secure votes.
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Tube City Railroad
William A. Martin
Common Council
J. H. Milholland
C. H. [Richardson
C. 5. Cameron
Milholland
Martin
Cameron
Fourth Street Bank Reopens After Bomb Blast Fatalities
Philadelphia authorities guard the Fourth Street National Bank where a Saturday bomb caused fatalities and injuries. Two dozen victims remain hospitalized while doctors expect recovery for most. Crump may be blinded. Police continue investigating Steel's past to find potential accomplices.
Knights of Pythias Fight Negro Grand Lodge Bid in Georgia
Richmond Ind Charles A Barnes supreme chancellor says the order advances in all grades. An appeal has been taken to the supreme court of Georgia to enjoin the incorporation of a Negro Knights of Pythias grand lodge in that state.
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Richmond
Ind
Charles A. Barnes
The
Knights of Pythias of the World
Supreme Court of Georgia
Negro Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Chinese relief report cites 4 million destitute in China
Dr. McCrea chairman of the Chinese relief committee at Chinking reports to Dr. Lewis Klopsch that Viceroy Tuan Fong confirms 4,000,000 people destitute. Area affected roughly the size of New York State. Winter crisis is severe with deaths starting and harvests at risk.
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Washington
Lewis Klopsch
Christian Herald of New York
American National Red Cross
McCrea
Chinking
Tuan Fong
New York State
Hurls Bomb Office of a Philadelphia Bank Wrecked
A desperate man hurled a bomb at the Philadelphia bank office causing an explosion and property damage. Police pursued the suspect who fled the scene amid smoke and alarms. No immediate reports of injuries.
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Philadelphia Bank
The Cashier Killed In Bank Bombing Mystery
A man calling as C. F. Williams of Philadelphia attempted a $5,000 loan at the Fourth Street National Bank. He detonated an infernal device, killing cashier W. McLear and injuring many as ceilings and walls collapsed. Police tie the bomber to Rollo Steele of Garner Iowa after disguises and seized gear, including fuse and detonators. The blast left the bank wrecked, hundreds of workers in danger, and the vaults untouched while chaos spread throughout the building.
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Philadelphia
National Bank
Si Ling
W. McLear
Rollo Steele
Garner
Grant House
J. 3. Steele
New York
Chicago
Lynchburg
J. R. Steele
Steele
Irene Steele
C. F. Williams
Richard Rushton
W. Z. McLear
Mr. McLear
Record Immigration Increase Sets National Milestone
The 1906 fiscal year ending June 30 reports 1,168,060 total immigrant admissions. Frank Sargent, commissioner general of Immigration, notes 1,100,735 new arrivals, with 746,400 males and 654? females. Italy leads gains at 275,120 and Austria-Hungary at 205,198.
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Washington
Frank Sargent
United States
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Denmark
Scotland
Italy
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Austria-Hungary
Sicily
Sardinia
Russian Empire
Finland
China
Japan
Weat Indies
Anarchists Raid Prompt Arrests in New York
In New York detectives broke up an anarchists meeting arresting Emma Goldman four others including Alexander Berkman. Goldman spoke urging action while Berkman urged dispersal. John R. Coryell and Israel L. Schwartz were also taken into custody with charges of inciting incendiary speeches and acting as accessories.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Emma Goldman
Berkman
John R. Coryell
Israel L. Schwartz
Vicksburg Woman Accuses Ex Husband in Lunacy Trial
Alice Elsessor testified before a jury that her ex husband Thomas J. Roddy mistreated her after six children and had her confined to an asylum and divorced. She claimed he pays only ten dollars monthly alimony and faces another asylum bid to avoid support.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Alice Elsessor
Thomas J. Roddy
Purdy Finishes Brownsville Inquiry in San Antonio
Milton D. Purdy assistant to the U S attorney general completed his work in San Antonio on the Brownsville affair and left for Houston to continue witness examinations. He expressed satisfaction with the evidence gathered and its importance from testimony of people familiar with the Brownsville incident.
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San Antonio
Tex
Milton D. Purdy
United States Attorney General
Houston
Purdy
Man Walks Water Falls in Louisville Wager Drama
Prof. Charles Oldreive began a hazardous trip on the Ohio River from Cincinnati toward New Orleans on a 85000 wager. Accompanied by his wife in a canoe he slipped under the water but was saved by her swift skiff rescue as thousands watched in Louisville crowds.
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Louisville
Charles Oldreive
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Oldreive
Oldreiive
Striking Funeral Held for Adjutant Libbie Orchard
One of Birmingham's most striking funerals took place for Adjutant Libbie Orchard of the Salvation Army. Maj. J. M. Berryman traveled from Baton Rouge and Mrs. Brigadier Bovil from New York attended. Orchard died in an accident and her body was sent to Craigville, Canada.
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Birmingham
Ala
Libbie Orchard
Salvation Army
J. M. Berryman
Baton Rouge
Brigadier Bovil
New York
United States
U S Manufactures Rank Third in World Commerce
A statement from the bureau of statistics says the United States now ranks third in manufactured goods entering world trade. Exports for the past year exceed 7.7 billion dollars, a figure never reached before, with American trade value in foreign markets now twice what it was eight years ago.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Trade Good Results Of Inventories Ful ly Equal
Trade data show inventories meeting expectations with solid gains and steadier demand. Analysts note durable goods and consumer goods sectors contributed to the balanced outcome, signaling cautious optimism for the coming quarter.
Northwestern Flour Millis Seaboard Delays Spark Trade Review
New York based R G Dun & Co reviews a sluggish post holiday trade with Northwestern flour mills reporting delayed shipments to the seaboard. Export declines, steel contracts rise, and rail movements hindered by stockpiles and fuel limits.
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Seaboard
Imoporta
San Francisco
China
Mob fatally harms Black man after alleged intrusion
A Black man in Midway, Alabama, fatally shot by a mob after an alleged intrusion into Miss Morrell King’s room. He was captured by a posse, confessed, and was killed by vigilantes as the town reported the incident.
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Midway
Ala
Morrell King
Bartholdt Receives Peace Medal At Columbia Ceremony
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri earned the bronze medal for 1906 from the Association for International Cooperation. President Butler of Columbia University presented the award, seen as second only to the Nobel prize for peacemaking efforts.
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Washington
Partholdt
Missouri
Association For International Coneation
General Council
Butler
Columbia University
Secon
Penc
Japs Assault American Worker in Porterville Area
A crowd of Japanese laborers on Southern Pacific tracks near Porterville assaulted Roy V. Clark. Fifteen Japanese were arrested, jailed in Visalia, and the incident included reports of the Japanese flag being raised during the fracas. In Fort Dodge, Iowa, A R Hayden died after a friend’s back slap caused a fall on icy ground, fracturing the skull.
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Porterville
Cal
Roy V. Clark
Visalia
Fort Dodge
A. R. Hayden
Gilmore City
Avalanches of Vesuvian Mud Sweep From Mount Vesuvius
Heavy rains trigger massive mud avalanches starting atop Mount Vesuvius. The flows surge downslope and expand to cover several square miles, threatening nearby areas and infrastructure.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Assassin Kills St Petersburg Police Prefect Then Fatally Shoots Self
A youth fatally shoots Major General Von Der Launitz, police prefect in St Petersburg, at the Institute of Experimental Medicine and then shoots himself as guards close in. A proclaimed extremist group claims responsibility and vows reprisals amid nationwide fear and repression following the act.
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St. Petersburg
von der Launitz
Assaaem
von Pertauus
Oldenborg
Tormhes
Tombay
Maria Systemlink
Lizhenoieh
Ve Dawe Lauults
Negro Troop Debate and Southern Viewpoints on Race
In a senate debate the order authorizing use of negro troops for a Browntown incident is defended by Senator Culberson who cites local concerns. Senator Foraker seeks swift investigation while Senior Lodge supports the resolution limiting inquiry to Brownsville. Hale moves the measure forward as Culberson warns of dangerous race questions, urging caution to preserve national confidence.
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Washinston
Dewey
Tex
Culberson
Arb
Foraker
Spemdy
preshi ats authority #8
Brownsville
Hale
Ing
Britain Borrowing Trouble in an Anglo Japanese Pact
An editorial in The Standard debates Britain’s stance if the United States and Japan clash. It argues Britain would aid Japan if the U S invades Korea, but would not intervene if Japan invades the Philippines, stressing provocation as the treaty’s hinge.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Three Minutes Too Late in Mississippi Execution
In Vicksburg a man named Harvey, a Black railroad worker, was hanged at Mayorsville for murdering another Black man. Gov Vardaman had commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, but the notice arrived three minutes too late for sheriff. Harvey’s attorney had learned of the commutation by telephoning the governor. The governor’s order reached the sheriff after the drop. Meanwhile in Breslau Polish National league articles declare the aim to unite national resources for Poland’s independence restoration.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Will Harvey
Mayorsville
Harvey
Poland
Breslau
The
Polish National League
France orders submarine cruisers for superior vessels
The admiralty has ordered four submarine cruisers and reports they will be superior to any existing similar vessels. The move signals renewed naval expansion by France amid international tensions.
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France
Paris
Admiralty
Mississippi Lumber Exports Surge From Gulfport Port
Mississippi’s export lumber trade shows rapid growth based on Gulfport harbor shipments to foreign harbors. In 1905 shipments reached 217,014,000 feet with values over $7,000,000, following previous rises from 10,036,212 feet in 1900 and 105,540,250 feet in 1904.
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Mississippi Ia
Gulfport
Calfport
Pascagoula
Wascagoula
Lurbor
Invitation to rise in political circles over a special session
The article discusses calls for a special session of the Venisler amid failure to raise funds from a half million dollar bond and disputes on taxation. It outlines three possible actions including selling at least 240,000, distributing a school fund, or calling a legislative session. December tax collections are lagging and treasury on hand is 167,000 with penitentiary revenues down.
Mississippi College Endowment Reaches 75,000 Target
Dr. W. T. Lowrey announces Mississippi College at Clinton has nearly completed its national endowment drive after sixteen months of effort. The goal raised 75,000 by Baptist donors and private contributors, boosting the college’s income for needed improvements and long term growth.
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Mississippi College
W.T. Lowrey
Mississippi College At
Clinton
Mississippi
Bank cashier WV Wright Missing After Train Trip
WV Wright, cashier of the Bank of Covington county, vanished after boarding a train on December 26 to visit his sister in Tita Bena who was gravely ill. No contact or trace has been found.
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WV. Wright
Bank of
Covington County
Tita Bena
Sixth annual Mis shal Poultry and Pet Storck show
At Aberdeen the sixth Mis shal Poultry and Pet Storck Association show drew fewer birds than last year but showcased higher quality specimens, marking a notable improvement in quality over quantity.
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Misshal Poultry and Pet Storck Associa
Aberdeen
Reward Raised for Capture of Wheeler King in Mount Olive
A program adds 200 to the statutory reward for the arrest of Wheeler King, slayer of Town Marshal Archie Buchanan of Mount Olive. The total rewards now reach 500, likely spurring detectives to intensify efforts to capture the elusive suspect.
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Wheeler King
Archie Buchanan
Mount Olive
Glanders in Hinds County Reported
Several animals affected by glanders have been killed by order of President Hoowes of the Minds County Board of Supervisors under legal authority.
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Hinds County
Hoowes
Minds County Board of Supervisors
Brooksville Fire Annihilates Town Business District
A blaze swept through Brooksville in Noxubee County destroying the business section and leaving the town with extensive damage to shops and storefronts. Fire crews fought the flames but the downtown area suffered widespread destruction.
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Brooksville
Noxubee County
Cotton seed prices hold at 12 and 13 per ton
Cotton seed prices stay at 12 and 13 dollars per ton while mills statewide run at full capacity with day and night shifts. Most crops will be processed by midspring, with a few mills possibly extending runs into late April or early May. Confederate groups plan January 19 Lee birthday celebrations amid state activity.
Original Egg Eating Kid in St Louis Claims Raw Egg Feats
Joseph Wiege, a 24 year old from St Louis, claims to hold the Missouri title as raw egg eater and offers a purse challenge for more eggs in 60 seconds. He is described as athletic, a Benton Athletic Club member, and known as a mouth harmonica player in North St Louis society circles.
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St. Louis
Joseph Wiege
Joseph Wiere
Missouri
Oater
Joe Wie
Jon
Jono Wikee
Joseph Wiee
Benton Athletic Club
Joote
North St
Louie Mont
Hie Nowe
Loseph Wigko
St. Louwsw
Professors Debate Marital Wealth At Education Convention
At the Association of College and Preparatory Schools meeting at Boys High, Professor Edward Everett Hale Jr. argued for marrying a wealthy spouse to sustain scholars, contending that low salaries push professors toward outside work and diminished study, while Dowling critiqued the idea as utopian and urged feasible support for academic excellence.
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Philadelphia
Edward Everett Hale, Jr
Union University
The
Association of College and Preparatory Schools
Tiread
Green
Dowling
Edward Everett Haleald
Grindstone Saves The Day In Clarksville Newsroom
In Clarksville Tennessee the Leaf Chronicle stayed in print by using a grindstone to drive the linotype after the electric power failed due to a nearby building fire. Two workers pedaled the wheel as copy rushed in, marking a remarkable moment of improvised printing.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Leaf Chronicle Wa
Queen Helena Uses Pseudonym for Venice Exhibition
Naples reports artist Queen Helena under guidance of Sig Casiasco has perfected watercolors and pastels. Some works will go to a Venice exhibition under an assumed name to keep her identity secret.
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Naples
Sig. Casiasco
Helena
Venice
Solomon as a Candidate sparks debate on historic ethics
Professor W A Annin argues in a lecture on Honesty that King Solomon or King David would be barred from modern offices by today’s morals. He says judging ancient leaders by Saturday standards ignores progress toward stricter public virtue. The Cleveland Jewish Women’s Council celebrates its twelfth anniversary and moves to form a state federation.
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W. A. Annin
Board of Public Schools
David
Solomon
Senate
Cleveland
Council of Jewish Women
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