Mississippi Supervisors Plan Statewide Association
A statewide supervisors association formed at the state capitol to unite county boards for road, pauper, and school issues. The October meeting will set a constitution, elect officers, and discuss road demonstrations, tax equalization, and county finance reports. The effort aims to expand agricultural schools and improve highway construction statewide.
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Jackson
Mississippi
State Capitol
Mth
J. J. Sanders
Bolivar
M. E Furr
Copish
M. J. Strain
Attala
G. H. Rankin
Marion
W. J. Fortenberry
Hancock
J. G. MacMurchy
Claiborne
W.H. Weston
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Boards of Supervisors
Supervisors’ Association
Boards of Supervisors Aod
Delta Fair Association
Greenville
Memphis
State Treasurer refuses to accept bond from surety company
Jackson Mississippi figures show State Treasurer Edwards will not deposit public funds with any bank accepting only a surety bond. He argues the State depository law may be unconstitutional and warns that a change in judges could overturn prior rulings, risking bondsmen and funds. He cites lack of value in surety bonds and vows to protect taxpayers from risk and misuse of state funds.
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Edwards
Whhitfield
Agra
Supreme Court
Holt
Mississipi
Cotton mill owners struggle to balance four-day weeks
T J Wainwright, GM of several large cotton mills, says the spinning industry faces severe cash strain. Manufacturers can only operate about four days per week, leaving workers with shorter weeks and the burden of tighter budgets. He notes the condition appears widespread across the South.
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Wainwright
Wets Win Narrowly In Georgetown Local Option Vote
Georgetown residents approve local option by a single vote as women and children canvassed, drums and bells fill the day, brass bands visit polling places, and voting ends at closing time.
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Georgetown
Kentucky
Corporations Still Have Rights Boosted by Key Decision
Chicago leaders of finance praise the Standard Of Co ruling, saying it stabilizes property rights under the constitution and will revive securities abroad and general prosperity. Bank executives like Joseph T Talbert and W T Penton call the decision masterly and essential for restoring business confidence and limiting populist legislation. Ernest A Hamel argues the fine was excessive but the higher court will restore trust and curb depressant effects on industry.
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Chicago
Joseph T Talbert
Commercial National Bank
W. T. Penton
National Bank of the Republic
Ernest A. Hamel
Corn Exchange National
Prison construction begins at Florence Arizona
Convicts and guards arrive from Yuma to start work on the new territorial penitentiary in Florence. Architect Thornton Fitzhugh of Phoenix and contractor JH McCarthy of the city supervise a design similar to Port Leavenworth. An octagonal wing will house a machinery room and storage with three wings for quarters commissary and support buildings surrounded by a thick enclosing wall.
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Florence, Ariz
Arizona Territorial Penitentiary
Rynning
Yuma
Pew Penal Institution
Thornton Fitzhugh
Phoenix
JH. McCarthy
United States Prison
Port Leavenworth
Kas
Milseis Central
Magnolia
Indictments Against 23 Concerns Focus of Federal Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury returned indictments against 23 get-rich-quick concerns accused of using the mails to defraud clients of 5 million dollars. White slave indictments and two against Illinois Central and Rock Island Railroads for anti-pass law violations were noted.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Ilinois
Judge Groscup Expected to Retire Prompting Fast Standard Oil Ruling
Chicago reports Judge Peter S Groscup plans retirement from the federal bench prompting a swift federal appeals court decision in the Standard Oil case. The judge aims to clear his docket before resigning to return to private practice amid tempting offers. The most notable was a prior urging to take the Northern Securities case for James J Hill, which he refused due to other Traction troubles.
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Chicago
Peter S. Groscup
Federal Court of Appeals
Standard Oil
Northern Securities
James J. Hill
Asion
Watson campaigns in Georgia seeking electoral votes
Populist candidate Thomas E. Watson opened a one hour speech at the Grand Opera house drawing a large audience. He urged Georgia to vote for him if needed to aid Bryan against Taft but directed most of his barbs at Bryan praising Roosevelt and Taft.
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Maron
Thomas E. Watson
Grand Opera House
Bryan
Taft
Roosevelt
Western Union sues over discriminatory telegraph rates
Western Union Telegraph Company files suit against Commercial Pacific Cable Company alleging discrimination in favor of Postal Telegraph. They seek 2581 dollars in damages and an injunction to stop higher rates on messages to Honolulu and other points.
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San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Honolulu
Points
Ohio Attorney General Ellis Recuperating After Convention Strain
Columbus reports Wade H. Ellis attorney general of Ohio who drafted the Republican platform is at a retreat seat in Cincinnati suffering nervous prostration after exhausting travel from the Chicago convention. He sought country rest for two weeks and has endured constant strain for six months. Brussels verdicts crown theft of Van Dyck painting The Raising of the Cross from Courtrai church with Versaille jailed five years and Cartier thirty months.
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Columbus
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ellis
Chicago
van Dyck
Brussels
Versaille
Cartier
Van
Slayer Kills Himself After Fatal Shooting Near Louisville
Philip B. Hans Jr. killed Arthur W. Krafts and shot Mrs Krafts on Thursday in Louisville area then shot himself in the head Thursday night. A farmer along the road near St Matthews found Hans Friday morning.
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Louisville
Philip B. Hans, Jr
Arthur W. Krafts
Mrs. Krafts
St. Matthews
Woman Dies at 93 in Randolph County
Mrs. Mary Foster, oldest woman in Randolph county, died at her daughter Mrs. Eliza McConachie’s home in Sparta on Thursday. Born November 17, 1809 in Abberville district South Carolina, she witnessed the territory era change.
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Sparta
Lil
Mary Foster
Randolph County
Eliza McConachie
Abberville
South Carolina
Limots
Death from mosquito bite in Brooklyn child
Two year old William Braukampf died at Samaritan Hospital Brooklyn from blood poisoning traced to a mosquito bite on the calf.
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New York
William Braukampf
Samaritan Hospital
Brooklyn
Railroad map owner seeks heirs share over found fortune
Elyria Ohio resident L Sears claims to know where 200000 dollars left by a New York man named Conrad is hidden. He offers to reveal the location to the heirs for a twenty percent share.
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Elyria
O.A
Sears
Garvin Avenue
New York
Conrad
Two Killed in Mine Accident at Acme Slope
Two Englishmen were killed and a Frenchman fatally injured when a trip train ran over them at the Acme Slope mine near Dubois Pennsylvania. The incident occurred at the mine site as the men worked near the track.
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Dubois
Acme Slope
Four Hurt in Trolley Smash-Up Near Gates Mills
Four persons were injured in a head-on collision between street cars on the Eastern Ohio Traction line near Gates Mills Cleveland Ohio. One may die as a result of the crash and injuries.
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Cleveland, O
Eastern Ohio Traction
Gates Mills
One-Legged Defendant Faces Blair County Court
In Altoona Blair county court W F Sweveland the prosecutor and J E Barr the defendant fought an assault and battery case each with a disability noted as minus one leg for Barr and both feet off for Sweveland.
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Altoona
W. F. Sweveland
J. E. Barr
Blair County Court
Scalding on Naval Training Boat Injures Crew
Several men aboard the naval training steamer Hawk suffered severe scalds when a steam pipe burst. Assistant engineer Charles Taylor is reported critically injured and likely to die from his injuries.
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Cleveland
Hawk
Charles Taylor
Tampico Gusher Still Blazing
Mexico City reports the Tampico oil gusher fire remains raging but confined to the single well by a high earthen embankment. Authorities plan to smother the blaze with continued efforts.
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Tampico
Mexico City
Bishop Potter Dies After Prolonged Illness
The obituary notes the death of Bishop Potter following a lengthy illness and a period of turmoil in court. It references a relapse and subsequent passing after a sustained health decline.
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Potter
Death of Henry Codman Potter Bishop of New York
Henry Codman Potter, bishop of the Kyte copal diocese of New York, died Tuesday night after weeks of stomach illness that developed into complications. Born May 25, 1834 in Schenectady New York, he was son of Alonzo Potter and nephew of Horatio Potter. He promoted temperance and sought reform of the saloon system. An unrelated note mentions an attempt to obtain a witness in Brooklyn.
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Cooperstown
Henry Cod- Man Potter
Kytecopal
New York
Henry Codman Potter
Schenectady, N.Y
New Alonzo Potter
Pramsylvania
Horatio Potter
Diocese of
Potter
Episcopal Academy
Philadelphia
Theological Seminary of
Virginia
Cambradee
Oxford
England
Harvard
Yale
Potter Afware
Bishop Potter
Riot at Adams Street court erupts amid graft probe
In a chaotic riot at Adams Street police court in Brooklyn, police reserves and Magistrate Tighe restored order after assailants attacked detectives, bookmakers, and lawyers during a grand jury appearance for bookmaker Martin Arad. The disruption followed alleged protection payments to police tied to a race track operation.
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New York
Kings County
Adams Street
Moookiym
Tighe
Martin Arad
Iraq
Souk
Iran
Stage Robbers Loot Nevada Stage With 28000
Masked highwaymen halted a Nevada California Oregon railway stage near Likely at midnight Monday and seized about 25000 for workers pay and stock farms funds. The express box was taken a mile before being opened. Posse from Alturas pursued the criminals across the state line.
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Reno
New
Alturas
Nevada
California- Oregon Railway
Moore County
Nevada State Line
Roosevelt to Be Joined by Bullock on Africa Trip
Seth Bullock, Rough Rider marshal of South Dakota, is in Colorado Springs and has been asked by President Roosevelt to accompany him on the African expedition. Bullock will likely join the trip and stand with Roosevelt against dangers in the veldt.
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W.C. Wellborn
Texas Experiment Stations
A and M. College
Texas
Colorado Springs
Col
Roosevelt
Africa
Seth Bullock
South Dakota
Trio of betting ring operators indicted as common gamblers
New York figures Chris J. Fitzgerald John G Cavanaugh and William A Engeman former Brighton Beach track owner were indicted as common gamblers on a Wednesday morning. Orlando Jones bookmaker testified as principal witness. The trio pleaded not guilty and were paroled.
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New York
Chris J. Fitzgerald
John G Cavanaugh
William A. Engeman
Brighton Beach
Orlando Jones
Robbery Delays Payroll Stage at Alturas
Two masked men armed and on horseback stopped a payroll stage near Alturas on a Monday night. They forced a Wells Fargo messenger to drop a gold payroll box, while passengers were molested. No descriptions could be obtained due to darkness.
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Altturas
Beleved
Alturas
Harvest Dilemma as Minnesota and North Dakota Face Shortage of Help
About 20 000 harvest workers are needed and the railroads offer no extra inducements. Farmers in Minnesota and North Dakota fear a serious harvest season with insufficient labor to gather crops. In Cincinnati a bank robbery occurs as a well dressed stranger steals a $2 000 package from John Toomey, a messenger for Adams Express Co, at the First National Bank.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cincinnati
First National Bank
John Toomey
Adams Express Co
Toomey
Battleship Montana Accepted by Navy Department
Washington reports the new battleship Montana has been accepted by the Navy Department. Captain Alfred Reynolds leads the command team following acceptance.
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Montana
Washington
Theavy Department
Alfred Reynolds
McAdams Promised Acre Per Base Hit in Southern League
Benton Arkansas young C D McAdams, son of a wealthy planter who owns timber and farm land, is promised an acre of fertile land by his father for each baseball game he wins in the Southern league.
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Benton, Ark
C. D. McAdams
Duel in Greenfield Leaves Butler Dead and Marshal Wounded
Joseph Butler was killed in a duel at Greenfield Tennessee and City Marshal Carl Grooms was fatally injured Edward Butler who also took part escaped intact.
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Memphis
Joseph Butler
Greenfield, Tenn
Carl Grooms
Edward Butler
Rebels May Attack Aliens In Tabriz Clash
Reports from Tabriz Friday describe intensified fighting between revolutionists and Esmah troops as Nationalists close in on Rachin Khan’s fortifications. The new Nationalist leader Silmar Khog Dekoh plans to threaten foreign residents to press intervention, while wire communications to Tabriz are reported broken.
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S Petersburg
Eshah
Tabriz
Lopaliere
Caid
Rachin Khan
Hussia
Silmar Khog Dekoh
M. Polettiomef
33 Workmen Drown In Tunnel Disaster
In Bernese Alps Switzerland twenty five men died when drilling inside a tunnel breached a wall separating from a river. Water and mud flooded the tunnel killing all inside near the northern entrance. The incident occurred after tapping the Kander river above the tunnel.
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Berne
Prifay
Annuel
Kander
Chicago Tragedy At Branitzky Residence Ends In Death
Lawas Sletten, 23, a boarder, was shot and killed Thursday night by architect William T Branitzky at 4007 Grande Boulevard. Sletten allegedly quarreled with Mrs Branitzky over board payments and attempted to choke her. In the struggle they went to Branitzky’s bedroom where two shots were fired, killing Sletten. Branitzky and his wife were arrested.
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Chicago
Lawas Sletten
William T. Branitzky
Grande Boulevard
Sletten
Cadets Ousted for Hazing at West Point
West Point eight cadets from the fourth class were sent home on hazing charges. Named are William T. Russell and Harry G. Wever of Illinois. Byron Q. Jones and George W. Chase of New York. William M. Prude of Alabama. Isaac Spaulding of Oklahoma. William Nolle of Virginia. James A. Gillespie of Pennsylvania.
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West Point
United States Military Academy
William T. Russell
A Narse
Harry G. Wever
Illinois
Byron Q. Jones
New York
George W. Chase
William M. Prude
Alabama
Isaac Spaulding
Oklahoma
William Nolle
Virginia
James A. Gillespie
Pennsylvania
Mississippi News Roundup Highlights State Affairs and Agriculture
State Treasurer Flwarde rejects lump-sum University of Mississippi support drafts arguing for monthly disbursements. Crop prospects show growth in the lower state with pine lands and corn promising a strong harvest. The Mississippi National Guard counts about 14,000 soldiers across infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Insurance inquiry into Jackson’s Mutual Benevolent Association reveals ongoing license concerns but leniency shown on death claims. Prisoner work usage questioned, lumber industry faces famine in pine regions, and Magnolia warns trains to slow. Bond markets and fairs signal improving business, with talks of a Mississippi pharmacy school and archival history projects underway.
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Arces
Department of Agriculture
Merce
B Blakeslee Jackson
Mississi
Simmons
Smith
Bezer
South
C. D. Anderson
Monroe
Johnston
Coahoma
Sim Watson
Thad McGowan
Lauderdale Station
Watson
McGowan
Alcorn County
Corinth
Kossuth
New Hops
Board of Supervisors
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Hebron
Negro Baptist Convention
Natchez
Sagamore Hill
Arizona
Territorial
Grosscup
Watton
Cable Company
Schenectady, N. V
Sonap Witness
Bullock
Teddy
Tennessee
Mander River
Albuquerque
N. M
Haines
Santa Fe
Sales
Marton IM
Conductors’ Union
Fargo
Leopard
South Western
Northern Pacific Railroad
Moran Noe and Porters
Soper
Hehtning
Lincoln
Nebraska
Capital Each
Here
Henry Mausehild, Jr
Joe Orlofsky
Matthews
Invalid
Boarder
Mississippi News
Flwarde
Deen
University of Misslesioni
Edward
Mississippi National Guard
T. M. Teary
Mutual Benevolent Asswiation
Orler
Onmler
Henry
Venera
Charles Salih
Pale Hanele
Amanda Humphries
Wormsville
Nick Messenger
Humphries
Messenger
Sheriff
Anklen
Bin
South Mississippi
Piney Rauals
Kincannon
University of Mississippi
E. M. Fraser
Dunbar Rowland
Department of Archives and History
State
Union
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