Greater Mississippi urged baling reform and farm unity
Hon. Walter Clarke returns from Europe detailing demand for better baling of cotton and improved export handling. The article urges Mississippians to adopt baling methods, promote stock and crop prospects, and unite agricultural groups to boost the state’s money crop and rural prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Clarke
Mississippi Division
Southern Cotton
Europe
Clarke
United States
Mississippi
Patrons' Union Outing Near Leke Draws Large Crowd
The annual Patrons' Union outing and picnic plus caup meeting was held near Leke near the Scott Newton county line. A great crowd attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrons’ Union
Caup
Leke
Scott
Newton
Rain Storm Damages Warren County Estimated At 2.15 Million
W N Evans from the Fourth district reports the storm caused about 2.15 million dollars in damage in Warren County. He notes two years without relief and mentions prior conditions before the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Is Fe
Warren County
W. N. Evans
Edwards Vagrancy Crisis Spurs Law and Order League
Citizens formed a Law and Order League to combat rising vagrancy and its evils in Edwards and pledged to press vigorous enforcement of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Law and Order League
Preliminary survey for new rail line to Yazoo and Mississippi
A preliminary survey is completed for a branch railroad extending from Steele's Bayou north of Vicksburg to the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley main line. The project outlines initial route and feasibility considerations for potential regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele's Bayou
Vicksburg
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Prominent Lafayette County Leader Killed in Horse Accident
Johnson Eskridge, a leading figure in Lafayette County, was thrown from a horse and killed in a fatal riding accident. The tragedy removes a well known local advocate and business figure, prompting mourning across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Eskridge
Lafayette County
Disease outbreak in Rankin county harms livestock and farms
Charbon disease is reported to be prevailing in Rankin county causing heavy losses to people in the infected localities. It affects not only mules and horses but cattle and swine, with many valuable farm animals lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Walter Heard
West Point
Rankin County
Jurors Testify of Bribe Attempts During Schmitz Trial
Grand jury hears testimony from Royal Cudworth and Charles Gisb about attempts to contact jurors while Schmitz extortion case was underway. Evidence also includes statements from Cudworth’s wife and D Cappelli and F Owings. Jury deliberations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Schmitz
Royal W. Cudworth
Charles D. Gisb
Cudworth
Grand Jury
St. Francis Hotel
Gish
D. Cappelli
F. Owings
Henry T. Scott
Pcifie States Telephone Co
Heney
T. V. Halsey
FE. J. Zimmer
Condemned man Henry White roasted in botched electric chair
In Columbus Ohio Henry White, condemned for the murder of Marshal Basere, suffered a horrific execution when the electric chair malfunctioned. The first two shocks failed to kill, white writhed as flames enveloped him. A third shock scorched his body while the odor of scorched flesh filled the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Henry White
Marshal Basere
Franklin
Captain Hubbard reports launch collision near tow line
Captain Hubbard of the Minnesota reports to Acting Secretary Newberry that a steam launch nearly collided with a tow line in thick weather. A previous Minnesota launch lost crew in Hampton Roads six weeks earlier. Another Atlantic fleet launch faced a similar near miss due to indistinct tow lights. Newberry asks Supt. Uhler to consider stronger tow lights to improve safety.
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Washington,d. C
Hubbard
Minnesota
Newberry
Navy
Hampton Roads
Alan
Supt
Uhier
Steamboat Inspection Service
Local option triumph in Harrison county Kentucky lands wide margin
Cynthiana and Harrison county Kentucky swung to local option after a bitter prohibition campaign. The county carried by about 1000 votes, the town of Cynthiana by 47, with shifts from a 24 vote lead sixty days earlier. Wealthy women led canvassing in black quarters and polls. 2000 women and children gathered at the local option tent to celebrate Thursday night.
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Cynthiana
Kentucky
Harrison County
William A Paxton Dead Omaha Pioneer and Millionaire
Omaha mourns the death of William A Paxton Sr a 70 year old pioneer and businessman born in Springfield Ky He arrived in Omaha at 20 and helped build the military road to Salt Lake later contracting for the Union Pacific railway He amassed wealth in cattle ventures across Nebraska and Wyoming
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ned
William A. Paxton
Mr. Paxton
Springfield
Salt Lake
Union Pacific Railway
Nebraska
Wyoming
Southern Railway fined for excess fare sales in North Carolina
In Raleigh a state court fined the Southern Railway Company $30,000 and ticket agent Thomas J. Green $5 for selling railroad tickets above the 20 cent per mile rate set by a new state law. Green promised not to sell tickets at the illegal rate and paid the penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Southern Railway Company
Thomas J. Green
North Carolina
Green
American agent aids New York man in German arrest case
Washington reports Emil Simon of New York was arrested in Germany for unintentionally killing a woman with a car. Friends urged US Department to protect his interests and Acting Secretary Atlee ordered an immediate Berlin embassy inquiry through Ambassador Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
Emil Simon
New York
Germany
Atlee
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
Jury Acquits John Jones in Lynch Case at Wadesboro
In Union County Superior Court jurors found John Jones not guilty after a half hour deliberation on May 28 1906. The twenty person jury reportedly voted unanimously on a single ballot to acquit in the lynching of John V Johnson at Wade sboro Anson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Union County
Fishermen Lost In Severe Vancouver Storm
In Vancouver British Columbia two fishermen were lost at sea on Monday morning during what mariners call the worst storm seen in the northern Gulf of Georgia. No details could identify the cannery boat’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Gulf of Georgia
Union Leader Denies Link to Eight-Hour Day Push
Buffalo N Y Frank T Hawley national president of the Switch men s Union of North America denies any connection with a reported movement to win an eight hour day for foremen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Receiver Appointed for Hotel Wentworth in Pasadena
Henry 8S. McKee was appointed receiver of the Hotel Wentworth company of Pasadena in the superior court. The liabilities of the company are about $400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Henry 8S. McKee
Hotel Wentworth Company
Pasadena
Winona Lake Bans Cigarettes After Assembly Vote
Winona Lake officials move to prohibit cigarettes after a speech by 5.C. Dickey president of the assembly before about 2,000 attendees. The town lid tightens on tobacco distribution in the wake of the vote and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
C. Dickey
The
Assembly
Mrs Russell Sage Donates 250000 to City Aid
New York reports Mrs Russell Sage has given 250000 dollars to the association aiding indigent elderly women in New York City. The donation strengthens relief efforts for aged residents supported by the city organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusell Sage
New York
N. Y
Russell Sage
Association For the Relief of
City of
Wouldn't Believe a Chinaman
In a Los Angeles police court G. S. Chan a Chinese herbalist is tried by the state board of medical examiners for practicing medicine without a license. Three hundred talesmen have been examined but none would guarantee giving the same weight to a Chinaman under oath as to a white man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Chan
State Board of Medical Examiners
Engineer Murdered on Duty at Milan Water Works
Norwalk man Dr William L Roberta an engineer at the Araric light and water works station at Milan was found dead on the engine room floor and it appears he was murdered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
William L. Roberta
Araric Light and Waterworks
Milan
Board refuses pardon for actor-murderer Gentry
Harrisburg Pa state board of pardons rejects to recommend clemency for James B Gentry actor convicted of killing actress Madge Yorke in Philadelphia. The decision closes potential post conviction relief and maintains sentence.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
James B. Gentry
Madge Yorke
Tornado Strikes St Joseph Missouri Wrecks Homes
A dangerous tornado hit St Joseph Missouri and nearby areas on Thursday night causing severe damage. Homes were wrecked streetcar tracks torn up cellars flooded and a family of Daniel Riordan narrowly escaped death. Rain and flooding forced evacuations and crops suffered heavy losses in surrounding farms.
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St. Joseph
Daniel Riordan
Riordan
Killa
Adam Zihowski
Missouri River
Brookdale
Stehtalng
Fred Shoemaker
Fitzsimmons Loses Focus in Quick Bout at Washington Club
In Philadelphia Jack Johnson halted Job Pitesimmons in the second round of a sitround bout at the Washington Sporting Club. Fitzsimmons showed diminished form and did not rise after a light right to the jaw. The referee stopped the contest as spectators hissed no doubt out of sympathy for the fallen veteran.
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Philadelphia
Jack Johnson
Pitesimmons
Washington Sporting Club
Fitzsimmons
Johnson
Fitz
Tragedy at Vera Ruiz Paving Co Camp in Mexico
Details reach here of a June 21 incident at Vera Ruiz Paving Co asphalt camp near Mexico City that killed Americans Richard Terry and Warren Grimes, wounded Grimes’ brother, and led to a Mexican man Lopez being killed in a dispute. The violence stemmed from a money dispute and a close range duel between the principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mex
Veraruz Paving Co
Richard Terry
Warren Grimes
Grimes
Lopez
Immigration Records Set in Fiscal Year 1907
Washington reports a record immigrant total of 1 285 349 landed in the United States for the year ending June 30 1907, exceeding the 1906 figure of 1 100 725 by about six percent. The annual influx marks the highest single year of arrivals in the nation’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. G
America
Venezuela Refuses to Pay Belgian Debt
Brussels reports Venezuela will refuse to pay the 2 million dollar debt to Belgian creditors. The stance contradicts The Hague tribunal ruling, and Belgium seeks to persuade Caracas to honor the verdict to protect arbitration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Brussels
Belgium
Hague Tribunal
Hague
Midland Terminal Main Line Caved In on Battle Mountain
The Midland Terminal railroad main line was put out of commission after a cavern formed in No 2 shaft at Battle Mountain. The road caved for 450 feet and the roadbed sank from 3 to 15 feet in places. The city water main also burst and Stratton Independence mine closed due to the event.
Meeting Ends in Riot and Death in Palermo
A protest meeting in Palermo against the arrest of Sig Hunzio Nazi former minister of public instruction charged with embezzlement led to serious rioting. Police and troops were stoned as crowds clashed, with one death reported amid the chaos.
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Palermo
Spain
Sig
Hunzio Nazi
Public Instruction
Local figures depart in mixed travel notes
January released from federal prison at 5:30 Friday morning in Kansas City. Send-Off for Counsellor Constantinople reports Peter Augustus Jay leaving for Tokyo. Longworths in San Francisco travel toward Honolulu with Nicholas Longworth III and Mrs. Longworth at the Fairmont hotel.
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January
Kansas City
William January
Charles W. Anderson
Constantinople
Turkey
Peter Augustus Jay
Tokio
United States
Longworths
San Francisco
Cal
Nicholas Longworth
President Roosevelt
Ohio
Longworth
Fair- Gost Hotel
Honolulu
Hypnotist Billik Sentenced to Hang for Mary Vreal Murder
Herman Billik, a Chicago hypnotist billed as a practitioner of black art, was found guilty of the murder of Mary Vreal in Judge Barnes court. The jury set death as the punishment as Billik faced the verdict stoically while relatives reacted emotionally in court.
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Herman Billik
Mia
Mary Vreal
Chicago
Barnes
Vreal
Billik
Edna Billik
Nertha
Jerry Vreal
Vrzal
Dmnik
Thread price in New York to rise to ten cents
New York reports thread prices likely to advance to ten cents as the retail rate. Cotton thread, long a staple, had seen a May price rise to 6 and 7 cents, with manufacturers citing higher raw material costs and wages. Independent makers dispute the justification noting past higher prices for thread at 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Larsen Will Disinherits Contesting Heirs In $15 Million Estate
The estate of Peter Larsen, a noted railroad contractor banker and mining magnate, is valued around 15 million dollars. The will leaves most to his wife and daughter with provisions for numerous churches hospitals and charities in Helena. A clause disinherits any legatee who files a contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mion
Pioneer Press
Helena
Mont
Peter Larsen
Fire destroys warehouses in Hamburg district center
An extensive morning blaze in Hamburg's commercial district destroyed several warehouses and endangered other buildings. The fire, caused by a petroleum lamp overturning and exploding, left damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and many firefighters unconscious due to thick smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Signed Statement Recounts Coal Fraud Conspiracy
Milwaukee mining man W. W. Raipe and five co defendants facing federal indictments over alleged fraudulent acquisition of Routt county coal lands in Colorado have been linked to a conspiracy. Raipe submitted a signed statement to U.S. District Attorney Cranston detailing the scheme to defraud the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
W. W. Raipe
Milwaukee
Federal
Coal Mining Co
Routt County
Colorado
Coal Lands
United States
Cranston
Italians Convicted in Lamana Killing Guarded by Militia
Two militia companies were ordered to protect four Italians convicted of the Lamana murder in New Orleans. The pair, Mr. and Mrs. Camprasciano, Col. Lagere Geadusa, and Tony Costa, were found guilty without capital punishment for their alleged complicity in the kidnapping and strangling of Kittl Walter Lamana about a month earlier.
West Virginia Flood Recedes After Storms
Pittsburg Conservative reports floods in interior West Virginia from storms and cloudbursts over 45 hours are receding with damage at least half a million dollars. Four deaths have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Hearst Lawyer Seeks Jerome Campaign Fund Contributors
New York reporters report that Clarence J. Shearn counsel for W R Hearst sought the list of donors to the Jerome campaign fund raised before his last election as district attorney. The proceedings occurred in the state supreme court during examination of District Attorney Jerome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Jerome
Clarence J. Shearn
W. R. Hearst
Elks Leave Philadelphia For Seaside Resorts
The Elks depart Philadelphia after the grand lodge adjourned seeking leisure at seaside resorts. It was announced the next meeting will be held in Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
the Elks
Grand Lodge
Dallas
Tex
Paris Novelist Hector Henri Mallot Dies
Paris reports the death of Hector Henri Mallot a noted novelist born in 1830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Hector Henri Mallot
Town Creek baby names petition aims Teddy town
Six couples in two weeks welcome fourteen or fifteen babies prompting a petition to postal authorities to rename the village Will Name Place for Babies in Alabama. The move seeks a playful title reflecting the infant boom and local sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Creek
Ala
Posta
Teddytown
Double Track for Siberian Railway Approved
The council of ministers has approved doubling the Siberian railway. A bill implementing the project will be submitted to the next Duma for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Duma
Quick Remedies For Cramp Among Growing Children
On restless nights cramp can strike toes or legs. Have the child press the foot against the bed footboard to relieve it, or press the sole of one foot against the instep of the other. A firm band above the cramped area and warm bath with alcohol rub at night can help prevent recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eves
New York Life Grants Half-Year Payout Tops 21 Million
The New York Life Insurance Company reports over seventy million dollars in new business for the half year ending June 30. It paid policyholders a total of 21,660,761 in this period, with 11,180,626 for deceased policy claims and 10,450,125 for matured endowments and other benefits. The article notes the company wrote well under the 150 million annual limit and remained a preferred insurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Armstrong
Hus
Train Porter Pranks Old Lady With Water Joke
A London Tit-Bits item recalls a railway porter joking with an old lady about the train’s drink. He pretends the engine is out late and the car is given wine, then reveals it is water. She dismisses the prank, asking him not to trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
What He Gave Him
A Yonkers reader recalls a street encounter in which a man asked for money. The respondent says he gave more than money a sharp glance that would not be forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Yonkers Statesman
Moonlight Exposure Accelerates Meat Spoilage
Damaged text notes that in hot countries meat exposed to direct moonbeams spoils much faster than meat kept in darkness.
Eight Hours of Sleep Advised for Women with Nervous Temperament
A historical health note recommends eight hours of sleep for women of a nervous temperament to maintain good health. The guidance emphasizes steady rest as a preventive measure for mental well being and overall vitality.
Grape Nuts as Essential Food Choice Argument
A pamphlet promotes starchy foods and Grape Nuts as essential. It argues vegetarians avoid meat but warn excess cooked grains harm digestion. It claims Grape Nuts are predigested and boost blood and tissue, aided by phosphate of potash for brain cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Rapid Growth in Cotton Crop Across Southern Belt
Hot dry weather favored central cotton counties while showers touched the west. Growth was rapid and the crop healthy, with laying by begun in many areas and squares forming. Boll weevil appeared in Arkansas and Louisiana, with damage reported in several locales. prospects generally bright across Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
New Seetons
Lavuisians
Texas
Lavuisiang
Mississippi
Aransas
Sas
Alabama
Tennessee
Louisiana
Negr ess as Ruling Queen at University of Chicago
Cecelia Johnson, sister of a notorious gambler, rose to prominence in a Chicago campus sorority for three years before her concealed identity and inheritance led to her fall. The sorority was disbanded and friends faded as details of her dual life emerged and the campus social circle reeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sey" Johnson
Cecelia Johnson
Orle
Breakup of Honeymoon as Elephant Steals Bridegroom’s Money
In New York the elephant Gund, a feature at the Bronz Zoological Park, grabbed James Henchecliff’s money during a joke about pickpockets. Gund seized the bridegroom’s wallet and devoured the cash, ending the couple’s honeymoon in an unusual incident. they returned to Pawling, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gunds
Bronz Zoological
Rouges
James Hencheecliff
Pawling
N. Y
Martha
Henchecliff
Gunda
James
Battery C Fifth Field Artillery to Overland Des Moines
Overland march from Fort Leavenworth to Des Moines planned for midsummer, 232 miles in twelve days to join Iowa National Guard maneuvers. Battery C will return after maneuvers. Troops K L and M arrived at Fort Leavenworth from Fort Sill yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Fifth Field Artillery
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
Fort Sill
Ohla
Unusual Texas Court Question Arises From Juror's Mental Collapse
In Franklin Texas a juror in a murder trial against Seth Burnett became insane after the jury reached a not guilty verdict signed by the foreman. The court refused to accept the verdict and proceeded with further proceedings in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Range, Yex
Texas
Franklin
Tex
Seth Burnett
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Jackson
T. W. Barron
Alonzo
Miss
Barron
State Department of Agriculture
United States Department
Pythias
Crusty Springs Chautauqua
Henry P. Brown
Cleburne
Noxubee County
Weathersby
Gulf and Ship Island
Aberdeen Weekly
C. D. Anderson
Monroe County
Winston County
Cotton Association
Farmers’ Union
Cotton Journal
Holmes County
Patrons
Union Picnic
Charbon
Rankin
Schmitz Jury
Navy Department
Temperance
Kentucky Town
ST. Joe
Mexico
Combine
Wille
Mallot
Negress
Mushmouth
Johnson, Gembler
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