Collier bill to regulate street railways statewide
The measure, merged with Wells of Hinas, is expected to pass the senate and receive the governor’s signature. It targets street railway companies in Jackson Vicksburg Biloxi Natchez Meridian and Greenville. Local bills were numerous but few other items of general interest emerged before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Hinas
Senate
Jackson
Vicksburg
Biloxi
Natchez
Meridian
Greenville
Rotation Bill Sparks Debate in Lower House
Mr. Foster of Warren introduces a measure to allow state officers to succeed themselves or another official. If adopted, it would affect current officeholders and is urged by supporters of rotation and equal access to power. The bill awaits Judiciary Committee action with a favorable outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Warren
Judiciary Committee
Flood Fears Rise Along Susquehanna After Ice Dams Break
Tamaqua Pa January reports say the north branch of the Susquehanna remains in grave peril as ice gorges 25 feet high blockade water. Lowlands at Danville Catawaissa and Bloomsburg flood with residents moving to higher ground. Rail lines including Lackawanna Reading and Pennsylvania systems out of service. The Rupert steel bridge hangs in danger as Danville sees water rise 23 feet, the worst flood in thirty years awaits morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamaqua
Susquehanna River
Danville
Catawaissa
Bloomsburg
Williamsport
Sunbury
Roadie Ratway Company
Lackawanna
Susquehanna
Reading Railway Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Rupert
Mississippi Senate Holds Uneventful Saturday Session
Mississippi legislature met in one house on Saturday with the senate in session until 4 pm. Several minor measures passed while debates were sparse and the gallery proceedings drew only modest attendance. A joint session later elected U.S. senators Money and McLaurin, with the sessions adjourned after formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Stone
Beauvoir
Committee On Pensions
Legislature Opens With Inauguration Overshadowing Work
The senate and house conducted only routine business besides inaugural events. Both chambers elected United States senators A J McLaurin and H D Money by acclamation. The governor was sworn in by Chief Justice Whitfield after the inaugural address. Both houses adjourned early with no further notable action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gov. Carter
Senate
House
H. D. Money
A. J. McLaurin
Messrs
House of Representatives
Whitfield
Supreme Court
House Session Opens with Committee Visits and New Bills
The house met at 10 a m with Speaker Thomas presiding. A committee report urged visits to public buildings. Bills introduced include H B 160 restricting practices by addicts, H B 161 regarding trustee voting, H B 166 creating Lamar county, H B 167 code reform, H B 169 pension for Confederate soldiers, H B 170 teacher institute pay, joint resolution on fertilizers, and H R 43 defining vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Coody
McGee
Ethridge
Hathorn
Lamar
Kimbrough
Cavitt
Knox
Heidleberg
Committee On Agriculture
Legislature Advances Bills on Officials Hours and Jim Crow Railway Law
The House passed bills limiting official hours and cutting dinner downtime. A $2,000 annual Jackson fire dept prop protection appropriation was cut to $1,000. Mr. Smith won passage of a state birds protection bill. The Senate debated what constitutes a legislative day and defeated reconsideration. The Jim Crow rail car law passed the House with two votes against, mirroring Louisiana, imposing fines and jail for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Jackson Fire Department
Senate
Judiciary Committee
John Millsaps
State Revenue
Adams
Jim Crew
Mississippi
Brown
Sample
Holmes
Louisiana
Collier
Watts
Lauderdale
Department of Insurance
State House
Smith
Irvin
National Military Park
Vicksburg
Senate session brief. carpets laid and bills moved
The senate adjourned until Monday after a brief session to allow carpet laying in the chamber. The house appropriations committee favorably reported branch experiment stations in the delta and brown foam regions. Bills on cocaine restrictions and insurance law were introduced, with emergency funds for the state house and salaries for special judges and chancellors approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
J. P. Carter
Longino
Farley
DeSoto
Marshall
Ratliff
Carter
Croom
Henry
McLaurin
Smith
Groves
House
McLean
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations
Delta
Capitol
Call for New Codification As Few Legislators Receive Annotated Code
The edition is exhausted leaving many legislators without copies of the annotated code. Justices of the peace elected recently lack access as predecessors refuse to sell their volumes, forcing them to borrow or guess at laws when issues arise before them.
Mississippi legislature adopts type written bill enrollment
For the first time the Mississippi legislature will enroll bills in type written form. Previously export copyists and penmen handled enrollment, a costly item. Secretary Murray and Clerk Smith ordered book typewriters to enroll all bills with skilled typists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Senate
House
Murray
Smith
Labor Day Holiday Sought As Mississippi Legal Holiday
Senator H K McLaurin of Warren introduces a bill to make the first Monday in September Labor Day a legal holiday in Mississippi. Senator Yarborough proposes allowing women to practice law if qualified. No strong signal yet of immediate passage or notable opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
H. K. McLaurin
Warren
Mississippi
Senator McLaurin
Yarborough
Portias
Panola man introduces bill on double header train safety
Mr. Arnold of Panola introduces a bill regulating double header trains. It states that if running such trains creates an undue hazard to railway employees, the railroad’s franchise may be forfeited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Panola
Belk proposes removing attorney general from prison board
Senator Belk seeks to relieve the attorney general from serving on the prison board of control and replace him with a first class farmer elected to the post. Opponents argue the board needs a legal adviser for contracts and sales, noting Attorney General McClurg's previous request was denied two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belk
Prison Board of Control
Senate
Board of Control
McClurg
Mississippi bill creates state entomologist office and board
Senator Magruder proposes a law to establish a state entomologist and a state board of entomology, placing selection duties on the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College board of trustees. The board would appoint an entomologist and assistant to eradicate the Mexican boll weevil and other threats, with embargo powers on cotton and cottonseed, and require regular reports and prompt action on infections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magruder
State Entomologist
Board of Entomology
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Legislators Move Toward Better State Highways
Lawmakers file several good roads bills to improve public highways in the state. It appears likely that legislation on highway matters will be enacted.
McLaurin Seeks Differentiate Lynching From Murder
Senator H. J. McLaurin of Rolling Fork introduces a measure to classify lynching as a lesser crime than murder. The proposal would let juries set lynching punishments and would not record past lynching convictions as murder. The bill is before the judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
H. J. McLaurin
Rolling Fork
McLaurin
Mississippi
Judiciary Committee
Senator Hightower Pushes Road Tax Bill for State Highways
The measure, from Senator Hightower of Lafayette, proposes a special tax up to one mill per dollar for road work and a general revision of existing laws, while avoiding changes to the Bradley contract road working law already adopted in several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hightower
Lafayette
Mississippi Bond Issue Attracts Foreign Interest
Foreign money syndicates show interest in Mississippi proposed bond issue. Letters from many companies express inquiry and intent to bid, with expectations of a lively sale and a premium. Some suggest preference for Mississippi citizens for part of the issue if authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Senate approves delay for trials in circuit courts
A senate passed act changes process for civil cases. It requires thirty days notice to defendants before a term and makes decl led cases triable at that term. Debate preceded, final vote reported as 31 to something.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bill to furnish stenographers for chancellery courts
A bill introduced in the house last week would furnish stenographers to the chancellery courts. Chancellors favor the measure which would pay stenographers 1500 dollars per year from the State treasury and make their reports a matter of court record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Chancery
Prohibition Amendment Heads to Vote in Legislature
Prohibitionists hold organization edge as the amendment to banish the saloon appears to have broad support. The anti prohibitionists show little organization and attention shifts to the coming vote. Both House and Senate expected to pass the measure on three separate days without gubernatorial approval, then submit to the people at the next fall congressional election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Legislature weighs Moore bill to end county convict leasing
Sentiment runs high in the legislature for Senator Moore’s measure to abolish the county convict leasing system. Leading state papers back the plan and urge prompt passage as counties would employ their convicts on roads or farms under board appointed agent supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
House Bill 30 aims to reduce penitentiary population
The article notes house bill No 30 would make embezzlement of sums over 25 dollars a misdemeanor instead of a felony to curb growing petty crime, with the bill passing the house 98 to 11. It also mentions senate bill No 6 by Mr Dunn on contracts by boards of supervisors requiring personal inspections, which advanced with little opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Dunn
Mississippi State News on Half Acre Tomato Crop at Agricultural College
A Mississippi report details a half acre tomato test at the Agricultural College with varieties Beauty Acme Dwarf Champion and Magnus. Plants were started in January and transferred through pots to field planting by March with careful care. Tomatoes yielded $200 per half acre, and turnips followed the crop. The article also notes a land donation to the Presbyterian Church at Forest Scott County valued at several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty
Acme
Dwarf Champion
Magnus
Presbyterian Church
Forest
Scott County
Michael Magee
Philadelphia
T. B. Graham
Reappointment of Dr. W. B. Sims as Blind Institute Superintendent
Gov. Vardaman will reappoint Dr. W. B. Sims to lead the institution for the blind. Sims has long guided the institute with faithful care, earning gratitude from many by restoring or improving sight and providing compassionate, humane treatment for the pupils. The move is expected to be widely approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Vardaman
W. 8. Sims
Institution For
Major Dowdie to Inspect Mississippi National Guard
Maj. Robert Dowdie of the U.S. regular army, assigned to the Mississippi National Guard under the Dick act, will begin a thorough inspection of the guard’s companies to boost efficiency. The guard has been issued Krag Jorgensen rifles and new uniforms since the last encampment and is in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dowdie
United States Regular Army
Mississippi National Guard
Appeal filed in Tallahatchie murder case
Notice of appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of Tom McCain who was convicted in the Circuit Court of Tallahatchie County for the murder of William Lee and sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary. The killing occurred near Jarman's Ferry about a year ago and the trial drew much attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tom McCain
Tallahatchie County
William Lee
Jarman’s Ferry
Possible adjutant general chosen from Ellisville slate
Several applicants are discussed for the adjutant-general post on the governor's staff. General William Henry has held the position for years. It is widely believed Arthur Fridge of Ellisville will receive the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry
Arthur Fridge
Ellisville
Meridian Grows as City Issues New Directory
Meridian's new city directory reports a population of 23,562, reflecting growth since last tally. The entry highlights the urban area status and provides updated demographic figures for local planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Mrs Mendel Burned to Death in Baldwyn
Mrs Mendel mother of J Mendel a prominent Baldwyn merchant died from accidental burns a few days ago. The body was taken to Mobile for interment.
Convictions for Blind Tiger Sentences Handed Down
Two defendants in Port Gibson Circuit Court before Judge Anderson received ninety days imprisonment and a $300 fine each for blind tiger violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Gibson
Anderson
Park exhibit on battlefield development for Louisiana Purchase Exposition
W. T. Rigby of the Vicksburg park commission is authorized by the secretary of war to prepare a war department exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The display will include topographic maps photographic views past and present and will use photographs taken on the battlefield during park development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Rigby
Vicksburg Park Commission
Secretary of War
War Department
Infant Found Dead in Briar Patch Near Jackson Suburbs
An inquest jury ruled the infant death natural with no violence. The body, believed white and about six months old, was found last week in a briar patch near Orange Patch in Jackson’s extreme northern suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Orange Patch
Fourboys burn accident in Columbus suburbs kills one
Four boys aged 10 to 12 found a large quantity of powder in Columbus suburbs last week. They lit a match and the powder exploded, blowing them aloft and setting their clothes on fire. Willie Dillard died, Fred Hayslett is dying, and his brother Eugene is seriously burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Willie Dillard
Fred Hayslett
Eugene
Man Penick Found Dead Near Anchorage Bridge West of Yazoo City
A man named Penick was found dead on the road near Anchorage bridge about fourteen miles west of Yazoo City. Authorities suspect murder though no suspects are identified. He was in town the day before, leaving for home late in the afternoon with a jug of whisky in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penick
Anchorage Bridge
Yazoo City
Arkansas custody in search for DeSoto assault suspect
Sheriff Withers of DeSoto county reports the Arkansas sheriff has a man in custody believed to be Lee Faulkner, sought for criminal assault on a girl in Plum Point. A deputy travels to Arkansas to identify the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withers
DeSoto County
Crittenden County
Ark
Lee Faulkner
Plum Point
Arkansas
Lee County Considers Court House After Fire
County supervisors weigh plans for a replacement court house amid citizen petitions and a brewing dispute over whether to erect a new building rather than repair the damaged structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Lee County
Gulf Oyster Packers Expand to Northern Markets
Gulf coast oyster packers ship more product north than ever before with Baltimore suppliers guiding markets. A Biloxi firma received a 250000 oyster order from an Ohio firm and completed the first shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Baltimore Packers
Biloxi
Ohio
Mobile Jackson and Kansas City road progress reported
Work starts on the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City road from Ackerman southward with a large labor force. Contractor Randolph has begun grading and will join northern forces from Newton. The Newton section contract is finished and the Laurel to Newton roadbed will soon be ready for steel rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
Ackerman
Randolph
Newton
Laurel
Spirited Contests Foreseen for Democratic Delegates
The talk centers on candidates for delegates to the Democratic national convention. Mississippi is entitled to twenty delegates. The state convention likely won’t be held before April or May. Chairman Miller of the state executive committee will call a meeting soon to set the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Miller
State Executive Committee
Bishop Galloway Advocates Education Reform in Legislature
Bishop Charles B. Galloway addressed the legislature with a masterly speech on education. He urged higher education, better school facilities, and professional teacher training, arguing that teaching has become a science and a profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Galloway
House of Representatives
Lynching of Radford by mob in Guthrie Kentucky
In Guthrie Kentucky on January 24 a mob of thirty to forty black men hanged Lewis Radford a Black man accused of killing Priscilla Frozell. Radford was seized inside the jail and executed at a tree near the jail after keys were obtained by force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie, Ky
Lewis Radford
Radford
Priscilla Frozell
Frozell
Standard Oil Company
Extreme Cold Grips Northwest Across States
Chicago reports temperatures plunging to 15 below zero with widespread cold across the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and Western lake region. Dakotas Montana Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Michigan face deep ice. St Paul hits 33 below. blizzard snarls Houghton Michigan trains. one fisherman death noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Lake
Dakotas
Montana
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weather Bureau
St. Paul
Bismarck
Superior
Wis
Houghton, Mich
Fire devastates Sour Lake Texas destroying banks and rigs
A morning blaze in the First National Bank building swept through Sour Lake, destroying frame hotels restaurants and stores across six blocks. The fire spread into the cannon tract where many oil well derricks and rigs were damaged. The preliminary loss exceeds $200,000 with little insurance to cover the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sour Lake
Tex
First National Bank
Cannon Tract
Bishop Dudley Rites Set After New York Arrival
The body of Bishop Thomas A. Dudley of Kentucky arrived in Louisville with a Masonic escort and will lie in state briefly at Christ Church Cathedral. Funerals are planned for Wednesday with Bishop Tuttle of Missouri presiding and bishops Gailor, Francis, Peterkin, Burton, and Randolph assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas A. Dudley
Episcopal Diocese of
Kentucky
New York
Dudley
Third Avenue
Christ Church Cathedral
Tuttle
Missouri
Gailor
Tennessee
Francis
Indiana
Peterkin
West Virginia
Burton
Randolph
Virginia
Roosevelt Commutes Prison Term For Exhibition Sparring
President Roosevelt commutes the sentence of John Bolan who was imprisoned in Arizona for a pugilistic encounter. The act was an exhibition sparring match not a regular prize fight. The commutation reduces the term to expire immediately after six months already served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
John Bolan
Arizona
Territorial
Flood Crest Approaches Cincinnati on Ohio River
The approaching crest of the Ohio River flood nears Cincinnati, signaling rising water levels citywide and prompting precautionary measures as officials monitor gauge readings and potential impacts on riverfront areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cold intensifies flood disaster at Bloomsburg Bridge
Record flood crest reaches 44 feet 2 inches at 4 PM in Wheeling West Virginia as residents flee inundated homes. One third of city houses flooded and many shelters opened. Benwood reports five thousand people living on upper stories or hillsides amid severe hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
Ice Gorge Blocks Susquehanna River Forty Mile Reach
Telephonic reports say the Susquehanna River is blocked for about thirty miles by an ice gorge. Rupert town and Water street are submerged with water up to second stories in some areas. Bloomsburg faces high ice, a collapsed bridge risk, and widespread flooding. Esperia village partially submerged as farms and livestock suffer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Associated Press
Susquehanna River
Rupert
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bloomsburg
Floods Submerge Pittsburg Areas As Coal Ration Sparks Riot
Floodwaters linger in parts of Pittsburg and Allegheny with submerged streets and mud. Gas supply fluctuates and a riot over coal distribution prompts police to restore order. Ten million bushels of coal expected to ship south. fire destroys the packet Elizabeth and its towboat heretofore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Elizabeth
Union Bridge
Ohio
Navigation Reopens on Ohio River After Ice Closes
The steamer Courier arrives in Cincinnati ending nearly two months of suspension. Seven large packets and many barges were stranded, with a direct loss of about 200000 dollars. Indirect losses are higher, and current limits allow only Louisville to Maysville passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Courier
Ohio River
Louisville
Maysville
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Flood Devastates New Cumberland and Ameshire Area
New Cumberland West Virginia faces half the town under twelve feet of water as a blizzard rages. Dozens of factories flood. Big Chelsea China Company's plant damaged. Ameshire two miles upriver is drenched by ten to fifteen feet of water with most residents camping outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumberland
W. Va
Chelsea China Company
Ameshire
Ohio River
Tug Cascade Sinks in Lorain Storm After Flood Rescue
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tug Cascade sank off Lorain after a daylong battle with wind snow and ice. Thirteen crewmen were rescued from an ice pack where they had jumped as the tug went under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Cascade
Railway ticket office safe blown by masked thief
In Lexington on January 24 Sam Baughman colored was found in the act of blowing the safe in the Louisville and Nashville railway ticket office. He had demolished desks scattered tickets and papers while placing blasting powder in the safe when detected by ticket agent J. W. West. West fired and the thief escaped through a window but was later captured by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Sam Baughman
Louisville & Nashville Railway
J. W. West
Baughman
West
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