Ginseng culture discussed amid Mississippi farm notes
The Mississippi agriculture column highlights ginseng as a potential cash crop with anecdotes from Warren County and Holmes County. It notes planting practices, seed yields, and the seven to eight year horizon for a valuable root, plus concerns about land preparation and security from thieves. It also covers plans for an agricultural high school, county fair circuits, road improvements, and other farm programs.
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Greater
Mississippi
Batlve
Henton
Goff
Youngton
Warren County
Gorthing
Mississippi News In Brief From Various Counties
Arrangements proceed to combat the cattle tick with Dr. W J Murphy directing fieldwork from Holly Springs. Eunice Lockwood of Crystal Springs named state solicitor for the Mississippi River service and urged public donations. Inspector H B Leonard uncovers a rural free delivery fraud scheme linked to J C Gilmer and family. The Mississippi Historical Society plans a Jefferson Davis letters volume and seeks materials. A notable Marietta wedding features Lula Nabors and James M Burnett. Prisoner Bud Wall surrenders. his brother Albert remains jailed. College inquiry requested into relations at Agricultural and Mechanical College. Rev George Cates reports conversions in Kosciusko. Mobile Jackson Gulf and Chicago railroad merger moves forward as New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad. Great Western Insurance Company wind-down noted. Lumber districts show improving business. Newton touts top waterworks. Pontotoc to build a 5000 dollar school. Government building bids set for July 15 in multiple Mississippi towns. Warren county pays 109 monthly for bloodhounds. Mrs. Jacob Weinstein shoots J T Lowe in Tunica. Harrison county timber lands suit worth one million dollars challenges Norton Lumber.
Belmont Millionaire Ollie Belmont Dies After Illness
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont son of August Belmont died at Hempstead after a week long struggle with peritonitis following appendectomy. Once a Navy aspirant, Ollie Belmont left Annapolis early but remained a noted figure linked to Belmont Park and the Perry family heritage.
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Navy
Belmont Park
Ami
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Perry Belmont
Perry
Ollie
C. H. P. Belmont
Commodore Perry
Belmont
Annapolis
Academy
Miners Strike Sparks Street Clash and Arrests in Reno
A rawhide and Goldfield miners strike prompted state police led by Capt Cox to move toward the scene. A street clash involving Seret Ott Carl Young and Deputy Sheriff Grant ended with Ott arrested on assault charges and bail set at 549 dollars. Officials allege county admin aided foes of the state police to remove the body from the camp.
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Reno
New
Rawhide
Goldfield
Fbckerson
Cox
Seret Ott
Carl Young
Grant
Ott
Fnally
Delegations Arrive for Ancient Order of Wailed Workers Session
Des Moines hosts delegates from Maine to California and Florida to Washington for the supreme council of the Ancient Order of Workmen, opening a ten day session. Women delegates of the Degree of Honor accompany the workers, comprising wives and relatives of the A O W membership.
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Des Moines
Maine
California
Florida
Washington
Alleg
Supreme Conneil
Order of Wailed Workmen
Degree of Honor
A. Oo
Tornadoes Hit Homa Oklahoma Up West Of Dale
Two tornadoes passed the city of Homa Oklahoma on Monday night about 45 minutes apart. The first was visible for miles and was noted as the largest cloud of the season. Considerable property damage occurred but no fatalities were reported. communications with Dale were disrupted.
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Homa
Okla
Oklahoma
Dale Okla
Cooper Trial Closed As Camp Columbia Court Adjourns
The Eleventh cavalry Corporal Cooper faced a murder charge before a special military court at Camp Columbia. The court did not render a decision and paused to consider Private Gwinnell’s similar case, with both sides agreeing to use Cooper’s testimony against Grinnell and allow new witnesses, then adjournment pending presidential call.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Special Military Court
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Gwinnell
Grinnell
Widow Margarethe Raster Drowna Drowns in Lake Michigan
Mrs Margarethe Raster widow of Herman Raster former editor in chief of the Illinois Staats Zeitung drowned Monday at Winnetka Lake Michigan while visiting a health resort. She was left alone on a pier and is believed to have fainted and fallen into the water.
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Chicago
Margarethe Raster
Illinois Staats Zeitung
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Winnetka
Raster
Charges Dismissed for Tith Guarantee Official Hill
Portland prosecutors moved to dismiss all charges against George H. Hill vice president of the defunct Tith Guarantee and Trust Co. indicted with J Thornburn Ross T T Burkhart and John E Altoheson due to lack of evidence.
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George H. Hill
Tith Guarantee and Trust Co
J. Thornburn Ross
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John E Altoheson
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Pioneer rider and Indian fighter William S King dies
William S King, aged about 2 and a pioneer Pony Express rider between St. Joseph and the Pacific coast, and longtime Burlington Railroad employee, dies at his home in Amazonia Missouri. A separate note reports the American steamer Lucy Neff arriving at San Pedro California after a 122 day voyage from Bath Maine with 500 tons of carbide and a broken crank shaft.
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St. Joseph, Mo
William Smith King
St. Joseph
Pacific Coast
Amazonia
Burlington Railroad
San Pedro
Cal
Lucy Neff
Harding
Bath
San Francisco
Flooding Bends Routes in Nebraska and Kansas
Flood conditions persist in Southeastern Nebraska with the worst believed past. The Burlington line near Kelo and the Salem branch are damaged by washouts. Union Pacific reports train delays between Beatrice Nebraska and Manhattan Kansas.
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Neb
Nebraska
Burlington
Atchison
Kelo
Salem
Union Pacific
Beatrice
Manhattan
Kas
Double Murder Charged In Fuquay Springs Fire
Ira Oakley, arrested in Clarksville Virginia, brought to Raleigh charged with the murder of Mrs. J Underwood and her young son and with setting their Fuquay Springs house ablaze on February 1 to cover the crime. Gas explosion at Prest-O-Light plant in Indianapolis injures eleven. William Crawford, skipper of the Grimsby smack Mary Leak, drowns at sea with three sons aboard as he tells them you can do what you like with the ship I am going.
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Raleign
N. C
Ira Oakley
Clarksville
Indianapolis
Ind
Prest-O-Light Co
South Street
Grimsby
William Crawford
Bridlington
Mary Leak
Crawford
Funeral of Explosion Victim in San Pedro Cal
The funeral of F. S. Maxfield, one of two second firemen who died from injuries in the cruiser Tennessee explosion last week, was held Monday. His body was buried with five shipmates who were interred Saturday in Harbor View cemetery.
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Maxfield
Tennessee
Harbor View
Postmaster Kills Wife Then Shoots Self in Union Springs
Alan Postmaster A C Walter shot and killed his wife and then shot himself at the Union Springs post office where she worked as a clerk. Walter had been removed from the postmaster position recently.
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Union Springs
Alan
A. C. Walter
Tornado Strikes Near Phillipsburg Killing Two Children
Reports from Salina Kansas indicate a tornado near Phillipsburg killed two children and injured two others. The storm damaged homes and scattered debris across the area.
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Salins
Kas
Phillipsburg
One Dead Two Hurt in Holdup Near Chattanooga
A holdup near the southern city limits left one man dead and two women wounded. Authorities have not yet learned the identities of the deceased or the injured. The incident occurred in Tennessee with no further details released.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Gould De Sagan Wedding Delayed In Paris
Paris attorneys for Madame Anna Gould say legal matters postponed the marriage to Prince Helle de Sagan, but the ceremony is expected within a month.
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Gould-De Sagan
Paris
Anna Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
Cotton Growth Varies Across Regions With Some Losses
Rainfall has boosted cotton growth in Central and Western states and the crop shows rapid development and fair cultivation. Eastern states report promising, healthy crops. Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, and northern Texas suffer excess rain, flooding bottom lands and delaying replanting. Southern Texas crops are advanced with heavy fruiting. Tennessee and Mississippi areas show variable stands.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Teras
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Weather Bureau Warning on Mississippi Flood Threat
The Weather Bureau warned of rising Mississippi River levels at St. Louis after forecasted 71 feet. The river could reach near 75 feet tonight, threatening millions in flood damage across Missouri valleys. Floods submerge lowland homes. farmers salvage wheat as crops suffer losses from rising waters.
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Commerce
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louie
East St. Louis
Floods Hit Northeastern Louisiana Driving Thousands From Homes
Reports from New Orleans describe a Black River flood in northeastern Louisiana with about twenty three hundred people displaced or trapped. Farms saddle with 6 to 10 feet of water, cattle and crops stranded, improvised floating barns and roofs used as refuges as authorities assess aid and shelter needs.
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Black River
Louisiana
Blind Tom Wiggins, famed blind pianist, dies at 76
Thomas Wiggins known as Blind Tom, born a slave in Georgia in 1849, died of apoplexy after years cared for by Hoboken resident Mrs. Elizabeth Bethune Lerche. His funeral was held at Frank Campbell Company chapel in New York City.
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Elizabeth Bethune-Lerche
Twelfth Street
Hoboken
Havana arrest in Alseranes over abduction and murder of Luisa Valdez
Victor Navarro, a black man, confessed complicity in the disappearance of Luisa Valdez, a white girl. He and a wizard named Marin allegedly abducted and killed the child to use her heart blood to cure an old black woman’s consumption.
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Alseranes
Matanas
Victor Navarro
Negro Lad
Luisa Valdez
Marin
Lightning Kills One, Wounds Six in Charlotte Storm
A lightning strike near Charlotte killed one boy instantly and seriously injured six others who sheltered in a deserted building. A former telephone line left only wires sparked the tragedy as the bolt traveled to the group, leaving four in a coma-like state and others hurt.
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N. C
A Patriot Prophet Story by The Highwayt and Bywat Preacher
A fragment from a preacher column titled A Patriot Prophet presents a partisan outlook on patriotism. The text hints at religious rhetoric and civic themes common to a faith driven public voice.
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Mighwayt and Bywat
Jonah as patriot prophet and duty to God
The piece extols Jonah as a faithful servant who blends patriot loyalty with devotion to God. It argues citizenship and holiness align, noting Jonah’s zeal for Israel’s prosperity while obeying God’s mission, even when it meant aiding a rival nation. Obedience to God transcends human obligations.
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Jersel
Jonah
Amittai
God
Erich
Jeroboam
Israel
Brave boy watches father march to a remembered victory
A mother consoles her son as the father joins soldiers on the road. The child asks about Elisha the prophet and the coming battle, while the mother explains the prophet’s vow of victory and the uncertainty of war. The scene blends faith, farewell, and a child’s brave gaze.
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Joash
Paca
Israel
Mamma
Amittai
Papa
Jonah
Jonah’s lifelong faith shaped a prophet’s call to a nation
The narration follows Jonah’s inner struggle between a father’s hoped return and a prophet’s revealed word from God. It traces his growing devotion, questions about divine guidance for a nation vs an individual, and his eventual commitment to serve God and Israel amidst political changes under Jeroboam. The passage ends with the nation’s recognition that the Lord speaks through the prophet Jonah.
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Jonah
Eaid
Papa
Pase
Elisha
Syria
Joash
Jeroboam
Letter Error Changes Fate in Telegram Tale
A New York lawyer recalls a rich client who misread a telegram and nearly wrecked his life. A single letter change from not to gow altered a couple’s course, leading to a long quest and eventual marriage after the misunderstanding.
Congressman Lafean Distributes Garden Seed in Two Counties
The Philadelphia Record notes that Congressman Lafean distributed 24 000 packages of garden seed to York and Adams counties, though the initial allotment per district was 10 000. The piece questions his influence with the agriculture department or possible mix up with another congressman’s seeds.
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York
Adams
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
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