Legal Action Seeks 14 Million From Comber Dealers
In Lexington chancery court Jacet o Me sues for 14 184 000 against the Comber Dealers Association under Mississippi law. The suit claims penalties totaling 14 000 000 and seeks full amounts for alleged offenses since March 14. Attorneys expect a favorable judgment as the case argues a major public dispute within the region.
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Jory General
J. B. Stirling Bao Uit
Chancery Court of
Lexington
Comber Dealers’ Association of
Ppt Ord Lenisions
Wmder
Millasippi
Gee
Jude
Business Men Pleased By Southern Travel Report
Jackson businessmen returning from a trip over the New Orleans Great Northern road report a fertile Pearl River valley area. They note fair to rich farmland along the river, less cotton and more healthy crops where drainage exists, with blooming fields and promising fruitage observed from the car.
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Jackson
Orleanm
Great Northern Road
Magnolia
Pear River
Copiah
Seetend
Minds
Linton
Pearl River Valley
Corm
Mississippi Treasury Balance Certifies State Cash Funds
Governor Noel's public certificate details the Mississippi treasury on July 1 1909 showing a total balance of 34602002 dollars. It breaks down to 1665 dollars in cash on hand 24520148 dollars in state depositories 91150 dollars in land redemption funds and totals 4609002 dollars.
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Noel
George Edwards, Jr
State of
Mississippi
Enumerations Show Surprising Rise in Confederate Soldiers Widows
Andlitor Smith reports the first half dozen counts from tax assessors on Confederate soldiers and widows in counties. The count now exceeds two years ago by ten, suggesting many were overlooked in previous tallies rather than rapid gains from deaths.
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Andlitor Smith
Eff
Iy Stansantia
Gillespie Granted 30-Day Leave to Attend National Editorial Meet
General Noel grants Hon J L Gillespie land commissioner a thirty day leave of absence to attend the National Editorial Association annual meeting in Seattle. Gillespie is the Mississippi Press Association’s regular representative to the national gathering, chosen before his appointment.
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Ger. Noel
J. L. Gillespie
National Editorial Association
Seattle
Mr. Gillespie
Mississippi Press Association
Examination at University on October 19 20
The notice states the examination will be held at the university on October 19 and 20, inviting all young Mississippians who wish to participate. The item underscores a statewide educational outreach targeting youth.
Weevil Invades Jackson Cotton Patches Near City Limits
Farmers report a sharp rise in Mexican boll weevil activity near Jackson as it enters the northeastward corridor. The pest punctures cotton bolls in and around the city, threatening local crops and prompting concern among growers.
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Jackson
Commonwealth
Mississippi Troops Occupy Largest Camp Ever Set in State
Two thousand soldiers from the State guard and regular army occupy a tented city spanning over 200 acres at Camp Sample. The encampment is described as the most complete and favorable in the history of the organization.
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Camp Sample
Educational leaders push state normal school plan
State education leaders have backed a plan to establish and maintain a normal school for teacher training. The proposal has been endorsed by the State Teachers' Association. Brookhaven and Hattersburg recently adopted strong resolutions supporting the plan and demanding its implementation.
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Nommal School
State Teachers’ Association
Janes Ther Aremiensdl
St Brookhaves
Hattiesburg
Controversial Viewpoints on Woman Suffrage Spark Debate
A Reconstruction era style debate quotes Rev. Dh. Jenory Buchtel criticizing women’s voting rights while contrasting New York and Colorado. He condemns women voting as unmanly and laments suffrage as a potential calamity, asserting power lies in influence rather than votes.
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New York
Jenory " Buchtel
Alermio
Buchtel
Colorado
Texas Needling Rain Prompts Mixed Cotton Outlook
Across states east of the Mississippi the crop is in fair to good shape though irregular in cultivation. Texas and Oklahoma face critical drought with scorching heat and wilting cotton, while Arkansas Alabama Tennessee report improving conditions and generally better prospects.
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Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Ark
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Southern
Weston
Mississippi
Tennnessee
Taft Affirms Downward Tariff Revision Stand
White House release clarifies President Taft's position for twenty three Republican congressmen protesting free raw materials. He states the party is committed to a downward revision and that he personally promised a shorter tariff, signaling unity with the party platform despite ongoing tariff conferees negotiations.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Congress
National banks report savings deposits by region
The comptroller of the currency releases a report showing total savings deposits across 6,926 banks after their July call. Eastern States lead with 172,712,532 dollars, followed by the Middle and Southern States, New England, Pacific States, and Western regions, with Hawaii and Puerto Rico totaling 1,577,526 dollars.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Middle States
Southern States
New England
Pacific States
West
Island
Hawaii
Ports Rico
Taft Pardons Prisoner After Long Imprisonment
Washington reports that Addington, who killed Hodges near the Arkansas Territory border in the late 1800s, was pardoned after more than a dozen years in prison. McKinley commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment, and Taft later commuted it to expire immediately. Hodges reportedly threatened to pull Addington from his horse, with no proven motive for the murder.
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Washington
L. Addimetom
Oncar Hodges
Arkansandian
Addington
Hodges
Red River County
Terry
McKinley
Taft
Commissioner Sold Bonds Faces Trial After Admission
Atlanta reports Gay S. Guyton McLendon the suspended railroad commissioner confessed before the legislative committee that he sold Athens street railroad bonds totaling about thirty thousand dollars. He earned roughly fifteen hundred dollars in profit claiming the sale benefited the state and sought buyers to lower freight rates despite his suspension by Gov. Smith for dissenting with fellow commissioners.
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Atlanta
Gay S. Guyton McLendon
Athens Street Railroad
Gov. Smith
Man Walks Globe Cart Bet Ends in Passau Home
Berlim Hans Liam and his family completed a journey begun September 12, 1900 with a world circumnavigation by foot and cart. He claims a twenty thousand mile trek and a ten thousand dollar wager after his wife died on the voyage, leaving a daughter now eleven years old.
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Berlim
Hans Lian
Im Passau
Liam
Mrs Hayes Dies At Colorado Springs After Illness
Mrs J Adison Hayes, daughter of the late Jefferson Davis, dies at her Colorado Springs home after months of illness. She was the last of the Davis family line from the Confederacy and is survived by two sons and two daughters. Her sister Miss Winnie Davis died in Richmond earlier.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
J. Adison Hayes
Jefferson Durtis
Dixemees
Hayes
Winow Davis
Richmond
New York
Greece earthquake leaves Elis province in ruins
Special dispatches from Athens report Joe is killed or injured by the Thursday earthquake in Elis Southern Greece. The Ser dam damaged property greatly and hot water flows from springs in the stricken district.
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London
Athens
Joe
Elis
Greece
Prices Cut In New York Refining Rates
The Standard reports price reductions for refined oil products in New York with a 15 cent per hundred gallons drop for certain grades. Refined in cases now 10.45, in tanks 4.73, standard white 5.25, and refined at Philadelphia 5.20.
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New York
Philadelphia
Birth Brings $100,000 Change for Local Lodge
A birth of a child to Mrs. J E Deshou of Jeffersonville Indiana affects the Clark Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Louisville by reducing a $100000 farm legacy in Franklin County Kentucky. The will provided the sum to James A Holt if the beneficiary died without issue. The lodge holds part of the estate in trust and plans to use accrued interest to fund an orphans home.
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Louisville
J. E. Deshou
Jeffersonville
Ind
Clark Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons
Franklin County
James A. Holt
Jefferson Villa
Becay Peatters
Davis Treason Jury Figure William Fay Dies in Richmond
William Fay, once part owner of a tobacco warehouse linked to Libby Prison and reputed last surviving juror in the Jefferson Davis treason indictment, died suddenly of heart failure in Richmond after leaving the city at the war’s outbreak to join the Union army.
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Toledo
William Far
Libby
Jefferson Davis
Fay
Richmond
Kentucky Trio Sentenced to Life and Ten Years for Riot Murder
In Richmond Kentucky Berry Simpson Elisha Slavin and George Stanley received life terms plus ten years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for the murder of a federal deputy marshal during a mining riot at Stearns Kentucky. The ten year addition addresses alleged disobedience of a federal injunction.
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Richmond
Federal
Atlanta
Berry Simpson
Elisha Slavin
George Stanley
Maclay
Steerns
Soless Will Visit Hawaii by Senate and House Delegation
A 25 member delegation from the Washington legislature will visit Hawaii in response to an invitation from the Hawaiian legislature. They will sail from San Francisco on the steamship Ice August 24, spending eighteen days visiting the four largest Hawaiian islands.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Hawaii
Sam Francisco
Brunswick youth fatally shoots sister after return home
In Brunswick Georgia a 20 year old identified as J Edgar Smith shot his 14 year old sister Rene moments after arriving home from a year’s absence. He was distributing gifts to family when he showed his father a brought home automatic pistol, pulled the trigger and killed Rene instantly.
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Brunswick
J. Edgar Smith
Rene
Texas Dismisses Suit Against Texas Central Rail Road
In Austin Judge Blanton dismissed the Texas State suit seeking 5 million dollars penalties for alleged separate coach law violations. The dismissal cited illegal formation of the suit by the county attorney as the reason, with the railroad continuing to advance its planned line extension pending further action.
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Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Texas Central Railroad Company
District Court
Blanton
Texas Central
Lawton Family Tragedy Follows Mower Accident
Near Walter Oklahoma W J Lawson sought medical aid for his ten year old son injured by a mowing machine. Meanwhile his two other children aged six and thirteen wandered to a pond and were drowned. The injured boy heard their cries and did his best to reach help.
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Walter
Temple
John
Explosion Fire Rescue on Steam Shovel Incident
Reported assault on August Wiseman, steam shovel watchman, by Lew Porte and two white men with a Megro attacker. Wiseman beaten into unconsciousness and thrown into the boiler. clothing caught fire, he survived and opened the door to escape as workers pulled him free.
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Lew Porte
Ind
August Wiseman
Wiseman
Women’s council meeting cites 16th Amendment petition drive
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery reports the circulating of a petition for the sixteenth amendment at the National Council of Women session in Seattle. She notes about 2000 to 400,000 signatures collected and says many will attend Congress in spring 1910 to push voting reform.
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Seattle
Wash
National Council of Women
Rachel Foster Avery
Pennsylvania
Ely
Congress
Congress to Ask for Panama Canal Purchase Financing
Washington report states Congress will be asked to authorize bonds totaling 40,090,000 to reimburse the treasury for the canal property purchase. The Goethals estimate of 397,000.00 is used as the basis. bonds to be insured by the treasury secretary at interest not over 2 percent. The first bond use would fund 50,000,000 for the canal company property and related costs.
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Washington
Congress
Tait
Panama Canal
Senate
Looas
General Fund
The
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Amxiwes
Canal Company
Cotton below 12 cents in New York market
Cotton prices for the new crop fell below 12 cents in New York with October at 11.90, down 93 points, as reports of showers in Northern Texas and fears of broader rains spurred selling. Weevil concerns were acknowledged by experts but seen as less threatening than earlier, while active trading reflected hopes of improved supply and demand dynamics.
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Memphis
New York
Aml Newrleams Fialay
Bell Weevil
New
New Trleams Broke To 11.91, 10S Points From Temday
Texas
Moonshine Stills Destroyed Across Southern States
Revenue Agent Jan HL Surber reports during the year his team destroyed 614 stills in Georgia 251 in Alabama 34 in Florida and one in Mississippi total 900 illegal distilleries up from 470 a year ago The rise is blamed on high whisky demand since prohibition laws spread in the South.
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Atlanta
Illett
Sewrgia
Teorgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Jan HL Surber
Dheed Surber
Georgia
Florefa
Count Boni de Castellane Rumored to Marry Miss Marjorieuld
Paris rumor suggests Count Boni de Castellane is restoring his credit by claiming an imminent marriage to Miss Marjorieuld, daughter of George, with confidants andPre Catelan chatter at Cafe de Paris discussing the plan. The hôtel maître counters no debt worries, noting Castellane would marry as claimed.
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Paris
Count Boni de Caeteilane
Marjorieuld
George
Auld
Pre Catelan
Cafe de
Greenville Mayor deputizes citizens to fight gang burglaries
Mayor Mehon, saying police are powerless against a months long gang of burglars, deputized prominent citizens to patrol Greenville residences without pay. The group vows to end lawlessness with force if needed. The mayor and police chief homes were among burglarized.
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Greenville
Mehon
Novel Cold Chicken Loaf Mold Plated with Olives
A historic recipe describes a chicken loaf molded with gelatine, mushrooms, olives, and seasoned layers. The dish is assembled in a buttered mold with pepper salt olives and mushrooms, then chilled for 24 hours and inverted onto a platter to serve with lettuce and mayonnaise.
Home Style Tips and Quick Kitchen and Laundry Notes
Practical hints on making green mayonnaise with parsley for salads and dressing. Embroidery guidance advises froning on the wrong side with multiple cloth layers. A liver recipe suggests slashing and threading bacon, plus baking with seasonings. Ironing tips recommend covering the basket with a heavy blanket to retain moisture and prevent mildew in hot weather.
Cider Cake From Frugal Kitchen Note
A home recipe blends butter and sugar with sweet cider then adds currants allspice cinnamon and nutmeg. Eggs beaten and folded into flour fruit and spices produce a thick batter baked in a moderate oven with cider flavor as the highlight.
Old Time Graham Bread Recipe Steps
A preserved recipe describes mixing lukewarm water with olive oil molasses and salt then adding chopped walnuts and yeast in warm water with sugar. It uses graham flour gradually, allows two rises, shapes into three loaves and bakes moderate for about forty five minutes warning graham flour browns faster than white.
Cheese as a garnish in summer soups
A brief note on cheese improving soup flavor and balance. It highlights cheese as a pleasing, supplementary element to tomato and vegetable soups, especially when the cheese itself is not overly rich.
Cottage Pudding With Cream Sauce Recipe
A simple cottage pudding batter combines one cup sugar, a small piece of butter, one cup milk, one egg, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Bake and serve hot with a sauce made by creaming one large tablespoon butter and gradually adding the rest.
Soup Enhancers Include Garlic Lemon and Worcestershire
A historical note describes adding garlic and lemon juice to canned soup. It warns Worcestershire should be cooked with the soup, and suggests a raw egg beaten in after removal from heat or milk cooked with the soup as splendid refiners.
Young Woman Sentenced After Street Riot in Macon
Jennie Smith a young white woman from New York caused a near riot on a crowded Macon street corner. She was sentenced to term in the city stockade for disorderly conduct. Her negro friend Miles Reid received ninety days of hard labor on the same charge.
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Macon
Jennie Smith
New York
Megro
Friemi
Miles Reid
Foreman Dies Trying to Warn Passenger Train
Section foreman Bernant Meyer of the Lake Charles & Northern Railroad sacrificed his life to avert a wreck in Lake Charles Louisiana. He saw a broken rail and rushed toward an approaching passenger train, warning others despite injuries that proved fatal.
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Lake Charles, la
Bernant Meyer
Lake Charles
Spinach Bake With Eggs and Milk Mixture
A recipe describes boiling spinach with salt and soda, pressing and straining, then rubbing through a sieve. It adds two beaten eggs, a cup of milk, nutmeg, pepper, and salt, mixed and baked.
Hickory Nent Meats and Tapioca Steamed Pudding
A historic recipe combines two thirds cup hickory nent meats and two thirds cup tapioca with one and a half cups brown sugar and three cups water. Soak tapioca overnight, then heat with sugar and salt, steam meat for one hour, and serve cold with whipped cream.
How to Shell Beans and Peel Apples Easily
The passage instructs pouring scalding water over beans in pods to slip them out easily. It also states pouring hot water on apples to remove the skin with little effort. These steps describe simple kitchen techniques for peeling or shelling produce.
Mississippi town hosts Home Comers celebration and fatal lightning strike
The Pompetor and Pontetecans welcomed Home Comers with a cornerstone laying for Little Willie Hemierson when a lightning strike killed the boy and injured his father in Water Valley. Other items note a murder near Stonewall, Chautauqua assembly openings, and regional crimes and education news across Mississippi.
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John ©. Bradford
Peotetec
Mississippi
United States
Mexico
Pompetor
Pontetecans
Willie Hemierson
General Hemierson
Mantelpiere
Bey Black
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