Mississippi Notes on Banks and Local Events 1900
Mississippi matters review declares changes in bank deposits and tax exemptions. It notes Starkville lodge property tax ruling, county population shifts, railroad growth, Confederate reunion travel fares, and local civic progress across towns like Columbus Holly Springs and Meridian with remarks on notable veterans and historic sites.
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Perry County
Jones County
New Orleans
Northeastern Land
Gulf & Ship Island
Leake
Neshoba
Perry
Jones
South
Mississippi
Leake County
Neshoba County
Lauderdale County
Meridian
Winston County
British and Boer engagements reach Pretoria region report
London reports from the war office detail multiple clashes in South Africa. Cunningham engaged at Modderfontein and Kopperfontein, with two officers and 41 men casualties. Freemanry captured and later released except for a major and three men. Smith-Dorrien lobs a five hour march engagement near Caroline with one officer and 21 men wounded. Lord Kitchener notes a train raid near Fourteen Streams was thwarted when Boer forces withdrew on armored pursuit.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Pretoria
Cunningham
M Diefontein
Kopperfontein
Delarey
Babington
Ventersdorp
Lichtenburg
Bane
Smith-Dorrien
Wonderfontein
Carolina
Lord Kitchener
Boant
Skijpklijp
Death of the Great Verdi Shocks Milan
Verdi dies after a two day struggle in Milan on Saturday surrounded by relatives and friends. City flags and shops close. King Victor Emmanuel sends condolences. Funeral to be modest with minimal ceremony and no music. interment planned at The Retreat for Indigent Musicians chapel.
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Milan
Verdi
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Italy
Decree Orders Equal Relief for Christians in Famine
In Shan Li province famine has caused widespread distress with many deaths. The court ordered rice relief in large quantities and issued an edict to treat Christians the same as others, under penalty of decapitation, after protests by the United States, Britain, and France.
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Pekin
Shan- Li
Conger
Ernest M. Satow
M. Pinchon
United States
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Federal Party seeks civil government in Philippines
From Manila, the Federal Party directory asks Congress to authorize President McKinley to establish civil government when opportune. The move aims to reassure pro US sovereignty backers and speed peace, with acceptance by many previously opposing Filipinos.
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Federal Party
Neferch Congress
Foewer
Sions
United States
Congress
Union
McKinley
Syndicate Plans to Buy Pullman and Absorb Private Car Firms
The Chicago Chronicle reports rumors that the Harriman Morgan Vanderbilt railroad syndicate seeks to buy a controlling interest in the Pullman Car Co and absorb other private sleeping car firms. Progress details are unclear, but the deal is widely believed to be under way.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Harriman-Morgan-Vanderbilt Railroad
Pullman Car Co
Pullman Company
Abduction Reported in Chicago Wife Found in San Francisco
Mrs Henrietta BR Howell of Chicago, reported abducted from a sanitarium in San Francisco, has been found at a private residence in the suburbs after wandering the night. Fire at Willard's Hotel in Washington caused no injuries beyond fright. loss estimated under 3000 dollars with guests and congressmen among the evacuees.
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Henrietta BR. Howell
Chicago
San Francisco
London
William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
Astor
Countess of Arran
Aes
Miss Breeze
Harry Higgins
Chicago Tribune
Mer
Towne Delivers Maiden Valedictory Speech in Senate
Washington date Jan 28 after routine business in the senate Mr Towne Minnesota was recognized for a speech marking his maiden effort and valedictory He spoke on his resolution of last Friday for immediate cessation of hostilities in the Philippines The galleries were filled and senators gave close attention while representatives from the house stood in the rear to hear He spoke in full resonant tones with notable oratorical grace.
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Washington
Senate
Towne
Minn
Philippines
House
House To Hear. Mr. Towne
London Rose Scent Costs Rise in Historic Markets
A historical note details Attar of roses priced at 100 per omen, five times gold’s value, plus the Thames embankments costing £1 170 000. It cites 1,500,000 cubic yards of materials for the project, a giant 1871 begun consolidated state, war and navy building costing $10,000,000, and 200 foot smokestacks built in St Louis at $20,000 each.
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Thames
St Louis
Congress Deliberates On Spanish War After Queen Victoria Death
The Senate met in open and executive sessions without major business, confirming James Harlan for attorney general of Porto Rico and advancing multiple appropriation bills. The House passed the District of Columbia and naval appropriation bills, expressed sympathy for Britain after Queen Victoria’s death, and approved a private pension act. The Indian and agricultural measures and a Dawes commission critique dominated debate, while private pension bills advanced.
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Senate
Serion
James & Harlan
Porto Rico
House
District of
Colners
Johnson City
Tenn
Commissioner of Education
Victoria
Great Britain
Spain
Telande
Sibutu
Cagayan
Howe
Queen Victoria
Britain
Billa
Court of Claims
Cramp & Bons
District of Columbia
West
Merchant Marine of America
Treasury
Banking
Pharham
Cal
New Menton
House Committee On
Methrew
Dawes Commission
Washington
Alfrich
Committee On Finance
Depew
N. V
Two Encampments Compete Over Army Reunion Site
Denver protests Cleveland selection for Grand Army of the Republic encampment to be held the week of September 9. St Louis confirms Cleveland as site. Denver plans bid and encampment the second week of September. Western railways cancel the proposed one cent per mile rate tied to the Denver gathering.
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Denver
Cleveland
Tirmanad
St. Louis
Council of Administration of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
G. A. BR
Col
Morgan and Rockefeller Invest in Coal Land Deal
Morgan firm of New York buys 75,000 acres of Greene county coal land for about 200 dollars per acre to aid steel interests. Separately John D. Rockefeller offers 200000 dollars toward Oberlin College endowment seeking half a million by next year, via trustee J W Cowles.
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Morgan and
Rorkefeller
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Greene County
Morgan
Morgan and Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Oberlin College
Oberlin, O
John D. Rockefeller
J. W. Cowles
Cleveland
Train attack near Balmoral halts Kitchener march
A Pretoria report says a train carrying Lord Kitchener and troops was derailed by dynamite near Balmoral. Boers opened fire but British forces repelled them with no casualties. In Cape Colony the invaders have caused little damage and lose support among locals.
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Moers
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Middleburg
Balmoral
Cape Colony
Zinc Industry in Poland and Missouri Output
The text notes galvanizing zinc to prevent rust and cites Poland’s zinc production reaching over 250000 tons since industry began. It reports Jasper county Missouri produced zinc and lead worth 5339029 dollars in the year ending June 30. It also traces Poland’s long history of zinc since 1816 from 410 tons in 1816 to 5500 in 1898.
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Poland
Jasper County
Missouri
Memphis Civil War Reunion Focuses On Battles And Leaders
The Memphis reunion plans recall Civil War history in Tennessee and Kentucky. Veterans from both sides will gather in Memphis in 1901 to reflect on Belmont and Shiloh, and to celebrate reconciliation with a flower parade and civic hospitality.
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Mevrom
Teon
Tennessee
Memphis
Shiloh
Kentucky
North
South
Virginia
Jeferson Davis
Christian County
Abraham Lincolm
Taft County
Forrest
Belmont
Africa
Louisiana
Guntown
Miss
Hrie
Tennessee River
Sydney Johnston
Beauregard
Grant
Sherman
Island No. 10
Great Water Highway
Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang in Fort Chabition joke tax
Wu Ting Fang posed rapid fire questions to Mr Hill at Fort Chabition last night asking if married and how many children he has. Hill answered bachelor and was told he should be taxed for remaining single. The joke drew applause and embarrassment for the victim.
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Albany
Wu-Ting- Fang
Fort Chab Tion
Pittsburg
Desperate Hattie With Hobbers in Tennessee Battles
Desperate confrontations between a safety posse and robbers near Flippen, Tennessee, left Rev. Denzy dead, his son mortally wounded, and two robbers captured after a long chase toward the Kentucky line. In Willard, Tennessee, five men robbed Burney and Mall store, secured funds, and burned notes. Police pursue suspects. other items note kidnappings, a smelting plant move near Knoxville, miner clashes, and local court actions.
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Flippen
Tenn
Mr. Denzy
Messrs. Burney & Mall
Willard
Harteville
Macon County
Kentucky
Mr. Dengy
Tompkinsville
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National Editorial Association
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19Th
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Alpha and Omega
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Italian Blue Gem Co
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J. L. Allard
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Jim Bird
Chattanooga
B. Kelley Gouldin
Trimble
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Paducah
Quer
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J. F. Gibson
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Jackson Baptist University
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Southwest
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Moss Point Lumber Co
Executowpa, Miss
Knoxville, Tenn
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