Best Message of Christmas Time from the Christ Child
A nostalgic meditation on the Christmas story stressing the gospel as good tidings for all humankind. It speaks of the angelic proclamation to shepherds, the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and the universal reach of Christ’s salvific message across history and nations. It emphasizes mercy, peace, and the transforming power of faith in the heart.
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Christ
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Seerth
T.n Foreign Missions
Sbri Fe
Jesus
Mississippi Governor Denies Backing Bond Redemption Plan
Mississippi Governor Brewer rejects a New York bankers letter proposing redemption of antebellum repudiated bonds. He states he never conferred with the firm about sending the letter and that state constitution bars any payment of principal or interest from state funds. He adds he could not sanction the plan as it would violate the constitution.
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Jackson
Brewer
Mississippi
H. B. Coline & Co
Bankers
Wall Street
New York
Ith
Gov. Brewer
Galloway elected executive secretary of state health board
Dr Ethelbert H Galloway selected by the state board of health as executive secretary to succeed Dr W W Smithson who resigned after Gov Brewer appointed him to head the State Insane Hospital at Jackson Dr Galloway a well known young physician and son of the late B Galle is described in the report as a rising medical figure The board commended Drs Leathers and Rowan for their campaign results and the revealing report they presented.
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Jackson
Ethelbert H. Galloway
State Board of Health
W. W. Smithson
Brewer
State Insane Hospital
Galloway
Drs. Leathers
Rowan
Mississippi state trustees meet in Jackson
State board debated regret resolutions on Gen James Gordon death and approved a new matron position for the A and M College. They funded the summer normal course at Ole Miss, athletics, and defended a constitutional challenge to anti fraternity laws. A Water Valley case was remanded for docket reasons amid court typist errors.
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Col. Gordon
Jackson
James Gordon
A. & M. College
Charles Fitzgerald
University of Mississippi
Wu University of Mississippi
Paul Waugh
Higher Educational Institutions of
Mississippi
Supreme court reverses on land tax case remand
Chief Justice Smith declares the dispute over a 1912 timber land privilege tax lacks jurisdiction since no overt steps to levy or collect were taken by state officers. The chancery ruling enjoining enforcement is reversed and the case remanded for further action.
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Jackson
Supreme Court
Smith
Chancery Court
Hinds County
Lyell
State Treasurer P. & Stovall Pays Confederate War Warrants
State Treasurer P. & Stovall has been busy paying war warrants for Confederate veterans. He retires warrants as funds arrive, with the treasury nearly empty in recent months. In February tax payments will fill the treasury but require the governor to negotiate another loan of about 600000.
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P. & Stovall
Confederate Veterans of the State
Stovall
Lawyers Seek Over Ten Million in Titanic Damages
New York City lawyers plan to press suits against the White Star Line for more than 10 million dollars in damages from the Titanic disaster. The court extended the filing deadline to February 1. A. L. Brougham argues British law may cap liability at about 3 million, while claimants seek full damages.
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White Star Line
New York
White Star
United States
A. L Brougham
Brougham
Court of Appeals
Mississippi January apportionment 1913 for common school fund
State Superintendent J N Powers lists per capita mate at 1.93124 and 797 356 educable children in Mississippi. White students number 311 359 and colored 425 967. Total annual appropriation 1 424 088 dollars, with two thirds to be distributed in January among state schools. First six months 1913 funding pegged at 949 392 dollars.
Elector Rights to write candidate names on ballots debated
The assistant attorney general presents the view that an elector may write a candidate’s name on a ballot. The opinion notes a Supreme Court discussion on whether names should be printed by the official ballot and cites concerns before an election.
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Jackson
George H. Ethridge
Supreme Court
Inaugural Ball Abandoned in Washington DC
President elect Wilson influenced the decision to cancel the traditional inaugural ball due to the high cost. William C. Eustis, head of the inaugural committee, stated no ball will be held and that the committee will act formally as a body later.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
William C. Eustis
Washington
Ndugura
Eustis
Nally
Mississippi Militia Headquarters Change
Lieut McGleslin of the United States Army National Guard unit will reorganize the state militia's headquarters stores equipment and rank and file. The move is set for February as part of a formal inspection in Jackson.
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Jackson
McGleslin
United States Army
National Guard of
Mississippi
Steamboat Struck by Train in Cumberland City Collision
A river steamboat and a railroad train collided head on at Cumberland City as Ohio valley floodwaters surged. Signal confusion blamed. questions arise on navigability during floods and river steamer trespass on tracks. Cairo farm lands flooded as the Cumberland river rises to flood stage. hearings suspended as Pujo committee probes bank asset practices.
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Burnside
Cumberland City
Cumberland River
Trai
Ohio Valley
Cairo
Cairo. T
Answers T R Libel Suit
Marquette Mich George A Newitt of Ishpeming filed in the circuit court pleas of justification in the civil suit brought against him by Theodore Roosevelt for damages of 10000, in which it is asserted the alleged libel ous statements complained of are true. Blow Due Divorce Colony. Reno Nev The fate of the Reno divorce colony rests In the hands of the Nevada state legislature, which is in session. Governor Oddie in his message recommended the present six months residence requirements be amended to make the period one year.
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T. R
Marquette, Mich
George A. Newitt
Ishpeming
Circuit Court & Pleas of Justification
Theodore Roosevelt
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Oddie
Ohio river towns abandon food supply amid flood
Evacuations stretch across Evansville Indiana and Enterprise Indiana as floods drive residents from homes. Nearby Madisonville Webster and Tompkins sit on the Kentucky side as the food situation worsens with shortages and disrupted supplies.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Enterprise
Madisonville
Webster
Tompkins
Kentucky
McAllister Recaptured or Surrenders in Jackson Escape
Escaped patient McAllister in Jackson s asylum escape reportedly surrenders to ex Sheriff McKee while expressing intent to return. Local authorities handle transfer as incident closes.
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W. S McAllister
Jackson
S&t. McKee
New York Hearing Opens on Moving Picture Trust
A Sherman antitrust inquiry into the moving picture industry began in New York with special examiner Edward Hacker presiding. The hearing investigates alleged violations of the Sherman law as the government probes film industry practices.
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Movies Trust
Moving Picture’ Trust
Edward Hacker
Suffrage Hiker Held After Parade Incident
Ines Craven, who took part in the suffragists’ parade to Albany, was moved to Bellevue Hospital’s alcoholic ward from a boarding house where other residents report she had destroyed property for days. An aviator from Pittsburgh narrowly escaped death near the State Fair grounds when his aircraft turned turtle just off the ground in Shreveport.
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New York
Ines Craven
Albany
Bellevue Hospital
Aleg
Shreveport
Pittsburg
Governor's contingent fund nearly exhausted for rewards in 1912
The governor's contingent fund for 1912 is nearly exhausted paying rewards for escaped prisoners and fugitives, with only $5,000 left for the year which has proven inadequate. Rumors claim further needs require additional funds and detective work beyond available resources. The note mentions Governor Brewer and related court actions in the state.
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Jackson
Jas
Colorado Ratifies Direct Election of U S Senators
Colorado Senate votes to ratify an amendment for direct election of United States senators. The action strengthens national reform efforts and marks a key step in changing federal election procedures.
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Colorado
Denver
Senate
Federm Conall
United States
Six Die in Edmonton Fire Crushes Victims in Rooming House
A blaze in Edmonton wholesale district killed six people, many crushed as a wall collapsed on a rooming house. The fire destroyed property worth about 200000 dollars and injured several others.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Sik
Charles Major Suffering from Liver Trouble at Home
Shelbyville author Charles Major author of When Knighthood Was a Flower and Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall is very ill at his home here suffering from liver trouble. he is prominent in literary circles.
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Charles Major
Shelbyville
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Two More M Deatha Gale Hi Two Deaths From Meningitis
Four cases in Gale area are not improving. A rigid quarantine remains in force in the hills southeast of Gale as the town reports two more deaths from meningitis bringing total fatalities to twelve, with the child of Tom Hayles among the deceased.
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Tom “Hayles
Society Woman Leaves Court to Seek Stage Fame
New York socialite Evelyn Provost, cousin of Mrs. John Jacob Astor and granddaughter of a former New York mayor, renounces society life to pursue acting and is rehearsing in The Kingdom of Destiny.
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New York
Evelyn Provost
John Jacob Astor
Former Bloomington Mayor Pleads Guilty to Indictment
Former Bloomington mayor A L Moore pleads guilty to two counts in an indictment charging him with permitting gambling houses and resorts to stay open during his administration. He is fined $500.
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Bloomington
A. L. Moore
Hold Baby for Board Bill Led to Arrest
New York man Frank Sanchez was arrested on a charge of abduction after he refused to release two year old Joseph Magler while holding the child for a board bill. He was detained at 1 500 daily.
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New York
Frank Sanchez
Joseph Magler
Woman Starves to Death in Kansas City
Mrs. Sarah Erwin dies of starvation in Kansas City Missouri. Her husband a laborer is in critical condition in hospital from lack of food. Erwin reportedly refused to seek work and had no money to procure food.
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Kansas City
Sarah Erwin
Erwin
Shake-Up at Ole Miss Faculty Changes Planned After June
Jackson report says Chancellor A A Kincannon will implement faculty changes at the University of Mississippi after the June commencement. Sources indicate 6 to 12 professors may be retired or reassigned amid internal troubles and fallout from a football scandal and SIAA expulsion. Fraternity letter incidents are also tied to the upheaval.
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Jackson
Ford
University of G
Sippé
A. A. Kincannon
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Traveling farmers institute to tour South Mississippi
For the first time in state history a traveling agricultural institute will operate through South Mississippi. Beginning February 3 a six day rail tour with livestock and farm products on board will visit 35 stops along the Gulf and Ship Island Railway. Lecturers from the state department of agriculture Mississippi A and M College and U.S. Department of Agriculture will address farmers at each stop.
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Gulfport
Farmers Institute
Sxuth
Mississippi
Gulf
Isiant Rafwad
Raed
State Department of Agriculture
H. EK. Makesler
Misesippi A. & M. College
Lieyd
United States Department of Agriculture
BR. S& Wilson
Oil prospects rise as Pioneer well drills deep at Toombuma
Report from Meridian notes ongoing drilling by the Pioneer Oil Company at Toombuma. Promising signs and indications of oil showings suggest possible profitable results once the bore reaches target depths. Local observers expect the strike to yield oil in paying quantities if penetrations prove successful.
Shriners Plan Visit and Ceremonial at Hamasa Temple
The Shriners of Meridiam plan to visit Hamasa Temple with 176 members and hold a grand ceremonial February 4 including a memorial session and new member initiations. A banquet will follow the reception as part of the official events.
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Meridiam
J. Canningham
Hamasa Temple
County Tick Eradication Effort Aims to End Ban
Columbus reports Prof Archibald Smith secretary of the Live Stork Sanitary Board and Dr B Minge government tick eradication chief in Lowndes County expect completion within the year. Three men will work with two funded by the community and one by the state under Dr Minge’s direction. The county hopes the quarantine ban will be lifted soon.
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Columbus
Archibald Smith
Live Stork Sanitary Board
B Minge
Lowndes
Minge
Car Shortage Hits Flatted Area
In Flattiesburg readers report a severe car shortage with vehicles scarce for thirty days. Residents scramble to secure limited cars while shipments lag and dealers note a lengthy wait for restocks.
Meat Wave Demand Outlook for Chi Territory
The report notes persistent meat demand pressures across the Chicago area with steady but uneven supply. Traders cite higher costs and fluctuating material availability amid a cautious market outlook for the new year.
Health display praises Delta city health status
The city health department presents a feature extolling the Delta capital as healthy. It notes 41 white births and 11 colored births over 91 to 412, with a total birth count of 11 white and 59 colored and a combined death rate of 7 per thousand for the 7,000 population.
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Greenwood
Thee
Delta
Survey Work Near Finish on 5000 Acres of Cutover Lands
Surveying and division into 40 acre plates for 5000 acres of cutovers south of Poplarville by the Southern Plantation Company is nearly complete. Colonists are expected to begin arriving in a few weeks.
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Poplarville
Southern Plantation Company
Meningitis Case Found Near Columbus Plantation
A genuine case of cerebro spinal meningitis was discovered on a plantation six miles north of the city by Dr. W Lipscomb, a county health officer, prompting local health authorities to investigate and monitor contacts.
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Columbus
City
Dr. 5
W Lipscomb
Land Fertilizer Use and Soil Improvement Basics
The article urges farmers to study soil improvement and balance plant foods nitrogen phosphoric acid potash and calcium. It notes nitrogen as vital and costly, explains lime benefits, and cites Dr. Soule figures on nutrient removal by crops. It compares yields with and without deep plowing and proper cultivation, urging higher fertilizer rates only with improved conditions.
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Soule
Mississippi
Our Wives star Henry Kohler sparks toast confusion
Reportedly overbaked lines and garbled stage notes, Henry Kohler stars in Our Wives as a performer whose toast prompts mixed reactions. The quirky script includes a doctored tale of a patient found in a cellar with numerous saucers and a jab about drinking.
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Henry Kohler
Phesman
Rathekeller
Jackins
Doe
Mysterious Mr Bodkin Missing Overnight
A householder laments Mr Bodkin's absence at breakfast and receives a muddled reassurance from the maid. The man has wandered in from the front door claiming he has been there long but cannot recall whether he is entering or leaving.
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Bridget
Poultry Industry Growth Tracks Uplift in Farm Output
The passage notes decades of growth in the poultry sector, highlighting hens as leading county producers. It estimates 1912 egg output at 1.7 billion with a per egg value of 12.4 cents, yielding about 957 million dollars. When combined with fowl values, poultry products reach around 960 million dollars, rivaling wheat.
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New York Sun
Automatic restaurant order system with touch menu
A frame menu displays dishes with push buttons for each choice. Touching a button sends table and dish numbers to the kitchen via annunciator. A bell alerts the cook and an automatic printer records the order and charges for the diner.
The Mer ry Widow Anecdote From February Youngs Magazine
Mariel Wilber performs in The Merry Widow and shares a humorously misspelled breakfast lesson. A schoolteacher asks pupils to write breakfast items, a girl reports bread and milk, the mother questions the spelling, and the student jokes she did not know how to spell sandwiches.
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Mariel Wilber
Young's Magazine
Cleveland's Greatest Fire Tied to Birthday Memory
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange recalls the September 1884 lumber district fire as a test of memory. A young man says his memory system links one event to another, noting his birthday as September 7, 1884.
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Cleveland
Lumber District
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hire, waiter, bring me one more beer
February Young's Magazine records a playful demand by a patron in a dining scene. The line captures a brisk interaction between customer and staff, reflecting a casual social moment from the period.
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Young's Magazine
Little Cordelia and the Ribbon Measure Tale
Cordelia discovers a ribbon and learns from her grandmother an old fashioned yard measurement. She tests the idea by holding the ribbon to her nose and stretching it at arm’s length, exploring a simple, playful measure.
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Cordelia
Fragmented dialogue passage with names unclear
A partial dialogue snippet features hints of a romantic inquiry and a question about a departing car, with unclear speaker attribution and faded context.
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