Mississippi Governor Longino Denies Embezzlement Accusations
A Vicksburg Herald report accuses Governor Longino of ties to embezzlement involving Stowers and Raiford. Longino flatly denies the charge, says he never sent messages through Raiford, and explains July cash counts and treasury procedures while defending his actions.
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Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg Herald
Longino
Ore
Water
Herald
Rushwig
Praca
Raiford
Senatobia
Capitol
Mississippi Isurance Association
A. G. Wilson
Ford
Treasury
Colely
Stowers
Memphis
Mr. Raiford
Rush
Puscinditieesly
Capitol Commission
Conditi
Mississippi Treasury Balance and Rural Agriculture Snapshot
The 1902 verification shows the state treasury on hand at 433 459 44 dollars. Census data from 1900 reports 220 803 farms valued at 204 221 027 dollars with 24 percent buildings and 7 percent land and improvements. 1899 farm products total 102 492 283 dollars, with crops making up 72 percent of output. Farmers report cattle losses from sneezeweed in hay. Confederate veteran reunions fade as counties show smaller turnout. Polly Edwards of Aberdeen dies at 112. Howard siblings aged 82 and 95 noted with long-held slavery-era records.
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Census Bureau
Missisippi
Aberdeen
Polly Edwards
South Carolina
Howard
Gulf & Ship Island railroad progress and harbor improvements
Captain J T Jones announces completion of pending and contemplated work within a year. The line is relayed with 75 pound rails and ballast added. Gulfport harbor improvements costing half a million dollars. a 70000 dredge boat. a half mile basin and a large dock. Expenditure tops 3 million dollars. seeks deeper harbor to 28 to 30 feet with congressional approval. Mississippi Gulf Campe capital rises from 8000 to 12000. telephone systems to Ellisville Laurel Soso Summerland Taylorsville and others connected. line upgrades with new poles along the route.
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Gulf & Ship Island
J. T. Jones
Gulf & Ship Island Road
Gulfport
Sumter
America
Jones
Congress
Mississippi Gales Campe
Ellisville
Laurel
Soso
Summerland
Taylorsville
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
Dover Charged as County Treasurer Defaulter
S. Dover, treasurer of Sharkey county, faces charges by the board of supervisors for a default of 28,000 dollars. Elected treasurer in 1899, he is a prominent Anguilla merchant with substantial county interests, a thirty-year resident and a former Confederate soldier.
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S. Dover
Sharkey County
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Dover
Anguilla
Mississippi election boards meet July twenty first
County election boards in Mississippi will convene on July twenty first to review registration books and conduct standard duties as required by the primary law adopted in the last legislative session. Officials in all seventy five counties prepare to carry out mandated procedures and confirm voter records.
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Mississippi
Idk
Seepesnbaay
Notable Mississippi Obituaries and Local News Highlights
Judge S Powell died at Hernando aged 81 after a long life including service as a captain in the Mexican War and a Confederate colonel. Ex Postmaster Banner of Ruleville was arrested for allegedly opening a letter related to job appointments. Pittsboro to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its county organization on July 26 with many invitations. Lumber mills drought boosts water use. boiler water shortage impacts plants. Rev W P Price of Jackson denounced vice and law enforcement failures in a bold sermon. Gov Longino extended an invitation to Illinois. Jackson lynching of a 20 year old Negro, alleged motive unclear, near Water Valley.
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Judge S. Powell
Hernando
Fifth Tennessee
Tenneseee
Mississippi
Alhorn County
Pittsboro
Confederate veterans hold annual reunion in Choc taw county
The Confederate veterans of Choc taw county plan their annual reunion at Union campground on Friday August 15. Necessary committees have been appointed and prominent speakers have been named.
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Confederate Veterans of
Choctaw County
Union Campground
Roosevelt Receives Lively Plan On Isthmian Canal Finance
A presented scheme by Mr. Lively outlines using government stock deposits and bonds to fund an Isthmian canal. It envisions a depository for majority stock, a 10 year trust, a 2 percent dividend on preferred stock, and a $150 million bond issue with a 3 percent rate. Roosevelt will review the proposal, but adoption is uncertain.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Comcanal
Lively
United States
Canal Construction Company
Treasury
Isthmian Canal
Anneal
National Treasury
United States Commission
Flooding Displaces Hundreds as Kaw River Rises
Reports from Topeka and Kansas City describe rising Kaw River floodwaters forcing residents from lowlands and prompting mill and packing-house workers to pump out water. Santa Fe service disrupted by Lakeview washout while Des Moines notes receding rivers but extensive property damage and sheltering of flood victims at public expense. Black Diamond local note reports Octlaw Tracy last seen Friday at Green River.
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Topeka
Eas
North Topeka
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Lakeview
Lawrence
Rock Island
Kansas City
Missouri River
Des Moines
Seattle
Wash
the Times
Black Diamond
Octlaw Tracy
Green River
Green fashion hues in ostrich feather boas and parasols
The feature highlights bright green ostrich feather boas and green parasols as new showings. It notes that while green parasols protect eyes, they cast different light on the face. Also mentions a green satin ribbon girdle on a gown with short ends at the back and cut-round ends.
Numerous regional items mark Decatur notes and regional deaths
Trade outlook improves with weather. Cuba invited to World’s Fair in St Louis. Funeral of Hem Rhodes Clay a Missouri legislator. Killed in a Mexico street fight. Ernest Hore 44 dragged and killed near Evansville. brother died similarly earlier. Dr. Mathias Pattern a Butler physician dies. Dr Galen Bishop of St Joseph dies. Fifty anniversary celebrated for Belenead Spencer. Emily Taylor wed Dr George S John in Knoxville secretly. Missouri Kansas & Texas plans to colonize 45000 Finns in Oklahoma. 60 percent to buy farms. Ignatz Enders wins acquittal on va rancy claim via $10000 real estate. Ship subsidy talks among colonial premiers in London. US Columbia Panama canal treaty progress slower. Colombia opposes perpetual control. Beaumont rumor: Standard Oil to build a $900 million plant. Rocke… fuel to smelt zinc ore from Missouri mines referenced.
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Decatur
Ill
Gaa
Bradstreet
Dun
Cuba
St. Ae
Hem Ehodes Clay
Misouri
Mexico
Audrian County
Ernest Hore
Evansville
Ind
Mole
Mathias Pattern
Butler
Galen E Bishop
Rt. Joseph
Belenead Spencer
Emily Taylor
Robert Taylor
Tennessee
Knokville
Tenn
George T. S. John
St. John
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Oklahoma
Ignatz Enders
St. Louis
London
United States
Columbia
Panama Canal
Colombia
Beaumont
Tex
Standard Oil Co
Texas Territory
Rocke Concern
Missouri
University of Chicago strike over heating plant contractors
Two hundred men on six university buildings went on strike today after the university hired 100 ten union steam fitters for the new heating plant near the campus. Reported that several colored students were imported from southern industrial schools and refused to join the local union.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
University
Sea serpent sighting near harbor reported by Cranberry Head pilots
New York reports a 200 foot sea serpent near Halifax harbor entrance as Cranberry Head pilots observe it. Wacou ta with J J Hill of the Great Northern railroad reportedly had to maneuver to avoid the creature as it moved northward.
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New York
Halifax
Cranberry Head
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Trade and transport notes from 1901 report shipping, rail, and oil use
Hamburg's shipping trade with Australia doubled in 1901 while rail locomotive density varies by country. England has locomotives for every 100 miles of track, Germany 33, France 47. Texas oil could power Minneapolis flour mills instead of coal, and experiments show oil use is practical. A Minneapolis St Paul street railway firm is mentioned.
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Hamburg
Australia
England
Germany
France
Texas
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Striking Freight Handlers Halt Chicago Freight Ties
Chicago report shows truck drivers acting in sympathy with freight handlers by refusing to haul freight. In South Water street areas drivers blocked warehouses and exits, leaving up to 16 000 on strike. Officials report 21 cars of perishable goods diverted and non union crews unable to move stock.
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Chicago
Thelinois Central
South Water Street
J. T. Thompson
Teameters
Wold
Mercbhants
Teighthours
Dan Furman
Niagara
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Miianois
Commission
Leipzig University Receives 250000 Bequest After Suit
In the Kaiser’s country Leipzig University secures a £250,000 endowment following a complex legal dispute with the University of Vienna. Berlin police warn against iced drinks in summer heat noting health risks and advising beverages above 60 degrees Fahrenheit for safety.
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Leipzig
Universties
Univeristy of
Vienna
Berlin
Arrest of J A Ryne in McPherson for Miss Holmes shooting
J A Ryne was arrested on a Galva warrant for alleged connection with the shooting of Miss Maud Holmes at her McPherson county home. The suspect, a 45 year old family head, denies knowledge of the crime as detectives report letters to Miss Holmes signed with various names and handwriting similar to Ryne's. Holmes remains in critical condition. preliminary proceedings postponed due to illness.
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Miss Holmes
McPherson County
Galva
Toledo
Rynes
Ryne
Holmes
George A. Clark
Coronation Plans for King Edward Narrowed Amid Restrictions
London reports confirm King Edward's coronation will occur between August and August 13 with a reduced program. The originally planned royal processions are canceled and no additional celebrations are planned the day after the ceremony, signaling a restrained royal observance during recuperation.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Westminister Abbey
Moemwdey
Mob at East St. Louis Guards Segre Friseser Suspect
Chaos erupted as a mob demanded the arrest of Charlie Bessell near East St Louis. Police used riot guns and called in the entire force to disperse the crowd around the station after threats of lynching.
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St. Louis
Fast St. Louie
Charlies Boxcell
Annie Bryant
J.C. Kinney
Bessell
Kieney
Hace
Belleville man ends life on his birthday
William Falbe of Belleville on his fifty ninth birthday hanged himself in a coal shed behind his home at 417 East Street. Mrs. Jacob Roth found him after tripping over the rope, ending a life of unemployment and strained family support. His wife and six children depended on his labor.
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Belleville
William Falbe
East Street
Jacob Roth
Falbe
Plague Report From Russian Port Reaches Washington
United States Consul Heinan at Odessa reports to the secretary of state that a plague outbreak has occurred at the port of Odessa Russia and cables were sent to inform Washington.
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Washington
United States
Heinan
Atdessa
Russia
Rescuers Die Hard as Johnstown Mine Tragedy Unfolds
Dozens labored in the Kria Steel Co mine to save entombed workers after a disaster. Thirteen bodies found. seven dead among the mine's depths. Ambulances and physicians rushed to Cambria hospital as more entombed men remained unaccounted.
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Johnstown
Kria Steel Co
Reece
Patrick Mertin
Peter
Pailep White
Mac
Cambria Hospital
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