Mississippi agriculture and road improvements advance state growth
A Mississippi agricultural and commerce journal discusses progress in farming innovation and stock raising, highlights a Yazoo City bond sale won by A J Oakes, and notes plans for agricultural high schools, drainage districts, and road improvements. It reports cotton yields, poultry growth, rising county populations, and an educational drive led by Prof. Lloyd and the Farmers' Union to boost statewide prosperity.
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A. J. Oakes
Yazoo County
Oakes
Mississippi
Chicago
Alcorn County Union
Alcorn
Bolivar
Washington
Yazoo
Hinds
Holmes
Coahoma
Jackson
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Farmers’ Union
ER. Lloyd
A. & M. College
Hightower
Lloyd
Mississippi Gleaner Items Include Flood Aid and Weevil Warnings
Mississippi publishers report floods in the Mississippi River region with hundreds of destitute in Jefferson and Warren counties and government rationing for 3,000 flood sufferers. Boll weevils threaten Wilkinson and Adams counties as cotton crops suffer from high water and overflow.
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Jefferson County
Mississippi River
Mason Snowden
Department of Agriculture
Wilkinson County
Adams
Illinois
Hinds
Mississippi
Jefferson
Amite
Claiborne
Franklin
Lincoln
Copiah
Rankin
Adams and
Wilkinson
Shah’s Troops Ordered From British Legation
British authorities demand removal of Iran’s troops from the legation as tensions escalate over the occupation. No further details available in the fragment.
British Demand Cossack Withdrawal From Tehran Legation
Refugees shelter in the British legation after Tuesday’s clash as Shah’s troops guard the premises. Britain calls the move a grave insult and threatens serious consequences if its demand to withdraw the Cossacks by 6 p m is not met.
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Teheran
Constitutional Party
Tuesiday
England
Shah suppresses rebellion in Tehran capital reports say
Telegrams from Tehran indicate the shah is crushing the capital uprising while reports from other provinces suggest a broad revolution where reformers appear to be achieving gains.
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Gov. Noel
Warren County
St. Petersburg
Teheran
Zeigler Prepares Welcome For Mr and Mrs Leiter
Elab orate preparations are under way in Zeigler to greet Mr and Mrs Joseph Leiter of Washington on their bridal trip from Chicago. The town plans a warm welcome and Mr Leiter will also give gifts to 300 families in Du Quoin.
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Duquoin
Zeigler
Imquoin
Joseph Leiter
Washington
Leiter
Chicago
Mra. Leiter
Mr. Leiter
Tragic Iowa mother drowns four children in cistern
Ida Grove Iowa. While temporarily insane Mrs August P Johnson drowned her four children aged one to six in the cistern at their farm home a mile south of town on Thursday. Her husband was in the field. Afterward she attempted suicide but neighbors rescued her.
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Ida Grove
Iowa
August P. Johnson
Appeals for Priest's Slayer Inmate Case Reviewed
Denver acting Italian consul Joseph Maio urged Gov. Buchtel to commute Giuseppe Alla's death sentence for the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs to life imprisonment. The plea argues Alla was insane at the murder and for years prior. Alla faces execution the week of July 7. Carnegie offers 100000 dollars for a temple of peace in Cartago for a Central American court of justice.
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Denver
Joseph Maio
Buchtel
Giuseppe Alla
Leo Heinrichs
Alla
Cartago
Costa Rica
Andrew Carnegie
Court of Justice
Forester Leader Harry Collins Nearing End in Sudden Illness
Toronto based Harry Collins the supreme treasurer of the Independent Order of Foresters and former grand potentate of the Mystic Shriners of America is not expected to live after a bout of acute indigestion.
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Toronto
Ont
Harry Collins
Independent Order of Foresters
Collins
The
Mystic Shriners of America
Curfew Ordinance for Dogs Expected in Eau Claire
Eau Claire city council to pass a dog curfew ordinance requiring confinement after 6 p m. A five dollar fine is stipulated for violations.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Reward Offered for Kansas City Mail Robber
A $3,000 reward is posted by the government for the arrest and conviction of the thief who stole a $50,000 mail pouch from the Union Depot in Kansas City on June 6.
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Kansas City
Union Depot
Sherman Convalescent Out of Danger In New Complications
Cleveland physicians report Congress man J. B. Sherman had a restful night at Lakeside hospital with improved condition. Temperature down to 101, pulse 80, respiration 24, no operation planned, stay at least a week before possible trip home to Utica. Mrs Sherman recovering from travel fatigue and much better.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sherman
Lakeside Hospital
Utica
Wot Hull
New York
William Maye
Rochester
Mion
Hottest June Day in 34 Years Sweeps Washington
Washington had one death and four prostrations from heat as the city logged 97 degrees at 4 p m and 102 on the street. A late wind storm cooled the temperature by about 10 degrees and officials forecast cooler weather for the following days.
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Washington, D. C
Tn Washington
Weather Bureau
Captain Ellis Harper Dies in Lebanon Shooting
Capt Ellis Harper a famed Civil War raider and Confederate figure was shot and killed in Lebanon Tennessee today. William Suit Harper, a Patterson man, allegedly attacked him with a stick after a dispute over a newspaper article written by Suit.
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Ellis Harper
Lebanon
Tenn
William Suit Harper
Suit
Naeabville
Harper
Carmack
Havana Welcomes Nautilias After Spanish Sovereignty Change
The schooner Nautilias, a Spanish naval vessel, entered Havana harbor on Wednesday after Cuba’s change in sovereignty. The ship was greeted with enthusiastic cheers by the Spanish colony in the city, with thousands of Cubans joining the demonstration.
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Havana
Cuba
Cuban
de Webt
Duke of Abruezi to Wed Miss Katherine Elkins at Racconigh Castle
A trusted report states the marriage will take place at the Royal Castle of Racconigh, four miles away, in October with full Savoy involvement.
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Turin
Duke of
Drowned Student Recovered Near Lincoln
Frederick H. Matte son a student of the Ames Iowa agricultural college drowned in Salt creek near Lincoln Wednesday evening and the body was recovered.
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Lincoln, Neb
Frederick H. Matteson
Ames
la) Agricultural College
Salt Creek
Lincoln
Indianapolis Man Killed in Fast Trial Auto Crash
S O Minter of Indianapolis aged 35 died instantly when his automobile overturned during a high speed trial trip near Fullerton California Police say he may have fainted from heart failure just before the wreck Ira believed the driver fainted prior to the crash
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Fullerton
Cal
S. O. Minter
Indianapolis
Ira
Minter
Gas Explosion Kills Three in Coal Creek Mine
Three men died in a Coal Creek mine when a gas explosion occurred. Victims include J C Fernie, engineer George Heath, and workers George Rudolph and Steven Keey, a Slav.
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Fernie
J. C
George Heath
George Rudolph
Steven Keey
Coal Creek
Paris Tailors Use Photo Charts for Suits Fit
Paris tailors vow improved fittings by photographing clients against a screen with lines like billiard charts instead of traditional body measurements. The new method aims to capture precise contours and posture for tailored garments.
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Paris
Assassination of St Petersburg Cossack Chief
Gen. Kharshkoff, head of the Cossacks in St. Petersburg, was killed by a rifle shot. The assassin fled the scene.
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St. Petersburg
Kharshkoff
Bells Toll for Cleveland Rite in Princeton
Mrs. Grover Cleveland arranged a simple funeral for her husband former President Grover Cleveland with few attendees. President Roosevelt attended with mounted troops and police along the procession to the cemetery.
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Cleveland Rite
Doomsville Fourth of July Celebration Recalled in Town Memoir
In Boomville and Doomsville a long-remembered Independence Day is revived through a kid narrator. Sammy Smith, Dec Maston, Leon Talbert and local shopkeepers shape a makeshift parade, fireworks, and a chaotic ballad of small-town patriotism ending with a boy's swollen jaw and a tale of the annual revelry.
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Jim
Timothy Todhunter
Deacons House Tower
Tie
Sammy Smith
Thor
Aeling
Ten, i and Crippled, Pardoned. Frankfort, Ky
Acting Governor of Wednesday pardoned ten crippled and infirm convicts who had been charged on the state for years. They were released Thursday, the largest single discharge in 30 years. Four are blind, three dying from consumption, one with white swelling, one injured in prison, and one who served 22 years for malicious cutting and founding. New York Mrs Frank J Gould seeks absolute rest at her cottage in Belle Haven after divorce publicity.
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Frankfort
New York
Frank J. Gould
Belle Haven
Prouty Refuses to Concede in Seventh Iowa Race
In Moines Iowa Judge S F Prouty does not concede despite the official count showing J A T Hull ahead by 46 votes in the Seventh Iowa district. The race remains contested as the outcome hinges on final counts and potential recounts.
Young Tommy Bails Through Space Inspires Wonder
A mysterious note speaks of a boy named Tommy venturing an unexpected journey through space. Authorities urge calm as residents ponder the eerie tale and potential scientific curiosity it sparks in the community.
The Flag Goes By Reflects a Nation in Pride
Poem recalls a patriotic parade with drums and banners as the flag passes by. It celebrates national unity, strength, and reverent regard for armed forces, urging citizens to stand by the flag through peace or war. The verse uses vivid color imagery and ceremonial imagery to honor the nation.
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