Mississippi Legislature Debates State Normal College Bill
The House discusses a bill for a State Normal College amid partisan lines with minority report led by L. L. Jones of Union. It outlines costs, justified need, and statewide support from superintendents and teachers' groups. A separate resolution shields Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad from fault in a Natchez trip.
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State Normal College
L. Jones
Union
Mississippi
Kincannon
Preston
Whitfield
Powers
Teaching Profession of
Educational Association
Yazoo
Broyles
Quin
Nelms
Committee On Banks and Banking
Fatherre
Ware and Teans
R W. Morrison
Committee On Opprations
Morrison
Mr. Alcorn
Legislature Holds Night Session to Finish Work
House members met in a night session to advance bills and other matters. A privilege resolution by Mr. Alcorn proposed a 250 entertainment fund for Mr. Bryan, approved from the contingent fund. The Vance joint resolution urged Congress to authorize redistributing war cotton tax funds to Confederate soldiers and widows.
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Alcorn
Bryan
Aleorn
House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Treasury
South
Senate committee reports adverse on two cent fare law
The Senate committee on railroads voted 7 to 2 reporting adversely on the two cent passenger fare measure and indicated similar action on comparable railroad bills. The House committee did not meet today and Chairman Foster said no report would come before a final meeting tomorrow afternoon.
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Senate Committee On Railroads
House Committee On Railroads
Foster
Senate
Bills Introduced Seek Creation of George County and Laurel Paving Bonds
Legislation filed and read twice under suspension of rules proposes forming a new county named George. Another bill authorizes Laurel Mississippi officials to issue bonds up to two percent of total assessed value to fund street paving within city limits.
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McDonald
George
West
Laurel
Jones County
Miss
Mississippi Rail Rates Debate Ends With Unfavorable Report
The House committee on railroads voted 9 to 7 to report unfavorably all bills aiming at passenger rate reductions in Mississippi, aligning with the Senate committee’s rejection. A minority report may appear but action on railroad rates remains unlikely. The session also debated constitutional prohibition with shifting support and considered a plan to place amendments in the next constitution, which failed to reach two thirds. The Adair banking bill was recommitted after discussion. Senate messages announced funds for Stonewall station and constitutional amendments, plus a salary adjustment for the elevator bay during the session.
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Hom Committee On Railroads
Mississippi
Senate Committee
Friends of Constitutional Prohibition
Senate
House
Mahon
Constitution
Adair Banking
Exparrinted
Stonewall
Washington County
McLaurin
Senate approves Hebron bill ending county convict leasing
In a 25 to 11 vote on reconsideration the Senate passed the Hebron bill prohibiting the leasing of county convicts to contract ors amid a tense floor fight. The body also tabled the McGreher bill on old capital grounds sale and moved to memorialize Congress for broader cotton markets. Two laws on game rules and National Guard pay were discussed and indefi nitely postponed.
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Senate
Hebron
McGreher
House
Congress
National Guard
Legislature Advances Calendar Amid Bryan Visit
The Legislature worked through routine orders in both chambers. The Senate defeated by 23 to 15 a concurrent resolution for an elective judiciary amendment to be voted on in the fall. The House approved a 1908 land reassessment plan for counties the boards deem necessary and passed a privilege tax bill from 1906 with little opposition after a heated but contained debate.
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House
Senate
Helton
Homer
Jobmetem
Frortest
Supreme Bench
Capitol
Engle
Bryan
Mississippi Legislative Actions in Jefferson County and Fayette
An act authorizes Jefferson County Board of Supervisors to pay J. H. McBride 1752 in commissions for money received in 1904. Fayette’s mayor and aldermen pursue a special tax to settle past due light and waterworks debt. Sawright proposes enforcing constitution section 360 to authorize new county formations.
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Logam
Board of Supervisors
Jefferson County
J. H. McBride
Said County
Board of Maydér
Fayette
Miss
Jevy
Sawright
Sawright (By West
State of
Mississippi
Navy critics blast wartime fleet in Senate hearing
Washington reports Lieutenant-Commander Sims assailed the Spanish American War Navy as shamefully inefficient. He condemned officers and crews who fought at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba, challenging the praise given for their battles and accusing the service of gross mismanagement and incompetence.
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Washington
United States Navy
Shipa
Santiago
Manila Bay
Sims
Roonvelt
Senate
Railroads in St Louis Cut 1.5 Million Monthly
Officials say retrenchments across lines reduce expenses by 1.5 million dollars per month. Thousands lose work as Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain close shops. 10,000 more jobs cut in operating and clerical roles. Only essential groundhouse and traffic maintenance staff remain.
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St. Louis
Cotton Belt
Tampa fire destroys cigar factories and homes
A large fire in Tampa Florida caused estimated losses of 6.5 million dollars destroying cigar factories and worker homes. About 1000 people became homeless and 4000 lose work as relief funds raise 5000 dollars. The blaze reportedly started when a man fell asleep with a lit cigarette igniting clothing.
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Tampa
Fla
Million Back Taxes Paid on Marshall Field Estate
A one million dollar payment for back taxes on the Marshall Field estate was delivered to Cook County treasurer Johan R. Thompson. The settlement follows an agreement by the estate trustees and county officials to compromise suits totaling one million dollars after probate inventory showed substantial securities with unpaid taxes over several years.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Johan R. Thompson
Cook County
Hepburn Aims Tax on Stock Trades to Curb Gambling
Washington Col William H Hepburn chairman of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce introduced a bill to tax 50 cents per share on par value 100 or less sold or transferred. The tax equals half a percent on 100 value and would exceed broker commissions, aiming to eradicate professional stock gambling by making margins unprofitable.
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Washington
William H. Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Pennsylvania Railroad
Death of Bishop W. W. Duncan in South
Telegram from Nashville reports the death of Bishop W. W. Duncan of the M E Church South at his Spartansburg South Carolina home. Born December 7 1839 at Randolph Macon College Virginia he led Randolph Macon College before becoming a bishop.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. W. Duncan
M. FE
South
Spartansburg
S.C
Duncan
Southern Methodist Church
Randolph-Macon College
Virginia
Widows Pension Bill Advances in Senate
The widows pension bill was favorably reported to the Senate. It would raise pensions by 12 per month for widows of soldiers from Indian wars, the Mexican War, or the Civil War. A marriage restriction change could add about 20,000 beneficiaries at a yearly cost around 2.8 million dollars, bringing total annual cost to roughly 14.678 million.
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Washington
Senate
Mexico
Congress Faces Militant Budget Moves In Washington
Report notes likely passage of a public bullying bill with 15 to 20 million dollars, and House approval of increased army pay. A committee restored press access after Lilley allegations of payoffs to reporters by Electric Power Co. In Tehran a bomb injures two. shah life attempt followed by arrests and lingering Persia unrest.
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Washington
Congress
Correspondeuce
Capitol
Lilley
Electric Pout Co
Night riders fire on burning Kentucky home
In Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a family narrowly escaped when night riders bombarded and set fire to their home. Mr and Mrs Broussay Gregory and their 14 month old child fled danger as raiders returned and refired, a warning note left at the gate. Maj Albrecht and militia aided in saving some belongings and chasing the attackers.
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Hopkinsville
Hell
Broussay Gregory
Gregorys
Gregory
Hopkinevilly
Maj. Albrecht
Militi
Foreclosure suit over half million San Diego railroad bonds
In Superior Court yesterday M. Freeman filed a suit to foreclose about five hundred thousand dollars of San Diego Cuyamaca and Eastern railroad mortgage bonds. Freeman, likely SP representative, aims to bring the short line eastward from the city foothills under Southern Pacific control through the action.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Rairoad
Superior Court
M. Freeman
Freman
Southern Pacific
Snowbound Central Russia Paralyzes Moscow to Kazan Rail Line
Heavy snowstorms cripple communications and halt traffic across central Russia. The Moscow Kazan railway line has not moved a train for two days, with many towns cut off from all communication.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Moscow- Kazan
Kiel Torpedo Boats 129 and 140 Collide During Maneuvers
Kiel torpedo boats 129 and 140 collided during maneuvers on Wednesday. Both vessels were seriously damaged and docked in a leaking condition. One sailor was killed and another injured.
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Kiel
Fire destroys gale whisky bonuse at Randolph Rose & Co
A fire last night leveled the Gale Whisky Bonuse facility of Randolph Rose and Co on Chestnut Street Chattanooga Tennessee. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars with 75000 dollars insured.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Gale
Randolph Rose & Co
Chestnut Street
Gardener Buys Church at Auction for Home
John Krause, head gardener on William K. Vanderbilt’s country place Idle Hour, purchased a church at public auction for 5450 dollars and fixtures for 50 dollars. He plans to use the property as his home.
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New York
John Krause
William K. Vanderbilt
Idle Hower
Krause
Gould Line Stations Closed By Missouri Pacific Order
Missouri Pacific orders closing twenty telegraph stations on the Omaha division four in Kansas and the rest in Nebraska Eighteen are daytime stations and two are night stations.
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Gould
Topeka
Kas
Missouri Pacific
Omaha
Kansas
Nebraska
Geo W Williams Dead in Little Rock at 51
George W Williams a 51 year old lawyer and state legislator in 1899 died after several weeks of erysipelas in Little Rock Arkansas. He was a well known figure throughout the state and served in the legislature.
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Geo. W. Williams
Little Rock
Ark
Georgee W. Williams
Halt on Building Out of Plumb in Royersford
Robert O Ehlert faced an order to stop construction after the town council president Hurry found the structure not plumb on the building line. The action halts ongoing work and enforces compliance with setback rules.
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Royerford
Robert O Ehlert
Missouri Republicans Name National Committeeman
Nage defeats Niedringhaus 620 to 455 to win the Republican national committeeman seat from Missouri at the state convention in the new First Regiment Armory Grand and Manchester avenues. Taft is unanimously backed for president. Attorney General Hadley announces his gubernatorial bid amid a large convention crowd.
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St. Joaule
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Republican State Committee
United States
Charles Neget
Mixsouri
Taft
Hadley
New
First Regiment
Grand Amt
Manchester Avenues
Missouri
Slayer of Father Leo Denies Priest Killing
Teaver Cel duteeppe Alin repudiates his confession to killing Father Leo claiming the priest dropped dead after a church visit. He says he went to pray and an attempt to receive the sacrament led him to spit it out as the priest collapsed and he fled.
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Leo
Teaver Cel—duteeppe Alin
Nephert
HH Widdicombe
Colorado Springs
Ron
Ed Turner Hanged as Second White Man in Hamilton County
Ed Turner a Kentucky forlist was hanged in Hamilton County Tennessee at the county jail on Thursday at 10. He died within minutes after the neck break. Turner killed his wife Lillian Turner on Lookout Mountain on the afternoon of April 2 1907. He confessed and was the second white man to be hanged in the county.
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Ed Turner
Hamilton County
Chattanooga
Tenn
Turner
Lillian Turner
Lookout Mountain
Remorse Confession Ties Murder to Unknown Man
Robert Munn confessed to a friend in Pueblo on Tuesday that he killed a man in a saloon fleet in Litchfield Tl on July 4 1906. He claimed long struggle with remorse over three years and was arrested with Litchfield authorities notified.
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Pueblo
Col
Robert Munn
Litchfield
Munn
Fort Reno Abandoned as Garrison Moves to Fort McKenzie
Guthrie Oklahoma Fort Reno on the Canadian River forty miles west of here ceased to be a military post last night as the Third battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry moved to Fort McKenzie. The fort will be turned into a government remount station.
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Guthrie
Okla
Fort Reno
Canadian River
Here
Nineteenth Infantry
Fort McKenzie
Friendless at 107 in Warren destitute resident sent to poorhouse
John H. Spencer aged 107 in Warren Massachusetts is described as destitute and friendless and has been taken to the War ren poorhouse for relief.
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Warren
Mass
John H. Spencer
Girl Quits Sickbed for Marion Wedding
Miss Mary Katherine Johnson aged 25 rose from a sick bed to marry Charles S. Iden of McKees Rocks Pa in Marion Ohio with Rev George M Rourke officiating. Cupid scored a triumph as two postponements due to grip were overcome.
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Marion
Ohio
Cupid
Mary Katherine Johnson
Grip
George M. Rourke
Charles S. Iden
McKees Rocks
Neighbors Protest Newborn Named Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
The parents of a newborn girl in Volin named her Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, provoking neighbor opposition and threats of violence unless the name is changed. The dispute centers on the controversial middle name linked to the actress and socialite.
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Volin
Evelyn Nesbit
Oklahoma School Census Totals 475 847 Population
Census figures released by State Superintendent Cameron show Oklahoma’s total school population at 475 847. Oklahoma County leads with 18 154 students in the county’s schools.
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Guthrie
Okla
Cameron
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
Two Men Swept Overboard Aboard Danish Ship Secalia
During heavy weather at sea two crewmen on the Danish steamship Secalia arrived here from Carthagena Spain were swept overboard on February 21 and lost. The vessel remained at sea to search for the missing sailors.
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Philadelphia
Secalia
Carthagena
Spain
Jost
Senate Passes Indian Appropriation Bill with Amendments
The Indian appropriation bill passed the Senate on Friday. It carried an appropriation of 8,215,637 dollars, with the House adding 81,610 dollars. The bill was amended in the Senate to limit the secretary of the interior's authority as outlined in Indian affairs committee amendments.
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Washington
Senate
House
Secretary of the Interior
Committee On Indian Affairs
House Panel Backs Fowler Currency Bill Passage
By an 11 to 5 vote the banking and currency committee authorized chairman Fowler of New Jersey to report to the house the Fowler currency bill with a recommendation that it pass.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
New Jersey
House
Senate confirms Day for Northern Ohio U S District Attorney
Washington confirmation anchors William L Day as United States district attorney for the Northern District of Ohio He is the son of Associate Justice Day of the United States Supreme Court The nomination was approved on Friday in the Senate
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Washington
Senate
William L. Day
United States
Northern District
Ohio
Day
Justine Day
United States Supreme Court
Tillman introduces resolution on Indian Territory bribery case
Washington Senator Tillman Friday introduced a resolution directing the secretary of the interior to send to the senate all information to his ascission concerning the alleged bribing of various persons involved in the legislative court proceedings of Indian Territory when Choctaw or Chickasaw descendants were deprived of tribal property rights.
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Washington
Tillman Friday
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Legislative Court of Indian Territory
Wisconsin Representative Jenkins Introduces Appeal Bill
Washington representative Jenkins introduces a bill to amend the March 2, 1907 act to extend writs of error in certain criminal cases. The measure allows appeals when the government loses, aiming to test lower court decisions. Jenkins says last year’s bill was too limited to achieve the desired result.
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Washington
Jenkins
Wisconsin
House
Oklahoma constitutional convention expenses funded bill
Friday in the house the measure by Mr. Ferris of Oklahoma would appropriate 214225 to pay unpaid expenses of the Oklahoma constitutional convention and the ratification election and related state officer elections. A similar Senate bill by Mr. Gore follows. Langley Kentucky proposes annual paid leave for internal revenue storekeepers and gaugers at 2.5 days per month of service.
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Washington
House
Ferris
Oklahoma
Senate
Gore
Langley
Kentucky
Internal Revenue Service
Washington Victory Narrowly Repeals Militia Maneuvers Amendment
The House rejected by 59 to 68 an amendment by Mr Porter of Illinois to the army bill appropriating 1,000,000 dollars for joint maneuvers of militia organizations and regular troops after a prolonged debate.
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Washington
House
Porter
Sinois
Denver-Guiseppe Allo Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge
Guiseppe Allo, accused of killing Father Leo Heinrichs, pleads not guilty in criminal court. Judge Greeley Whitmore sets the trial for Monday in March.
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Denver
Guiseppe Allo
Leo Heinrichs
Greeley Whitmore
Robbery Near Kiowa Targets Bank Run
In Muskogee Oklahoma F. E. Pitts and WI Harris were held up near Kiowa on their way to deposit money. They were robbed of 379 dollars in cash and about 200 dollars in checks. They reported the incident to local authorities and are assisting investigations.
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Muskogee
Okla
F. E. Pitts
WI Harris
Kiowa
Diamonds Found Hidden in Junk Clothes in Kokomo
Arthur Beard of the Kokomo paper mill found two diamonds in ragged clothes sold as junk. Beard showed the gems at a local jeweler and received $200 for them.
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Kokomo
Ind
Arthur Beard
Beard
Three Killed in Battle at Rose Creek Lumber Camp
In Evelyn Kentucky three men were killed and a fourth mortally wounded after a quarrel escalated into gunfire at the Congleton Williams Bros lumber camp on Rose Creek. Local authorities are investigating the confrontation.
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Evelyn, Ky
Congleton
Williams Bros
Rose Creek
Cache of Nitroglycerin Found Near Utah Penitentiary
Five bottles of nitroglycerin were discovered buried just beneath the surface outside the south wall of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. A guard digging to remove a fencepost uncovered the cache, located behind the Mack Smith shop near a prison target, a find that caused a stir among prison officials.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Tah State Penitentiary
Macksmith
Wealthy Boston Tourist Shot in Los Angeles Flats
Charlotte L. Noyes, a wealthy Boston tourist, was shot and killed Saturday morning in her Los Angeles apartment. WP MeComas, a local mining engineer, claimed self defense after the woman allegedly attempted to throw sulfuric acid at him. bullets struck her in the heart and breast as she defended herself.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mre
Charlotte L. Noyes
Boston
WP. MeComas
MeComas
Still Buried in Mine Near Sabinas Rosita Tragedy
In Rosita Coahuila Mexico a mine blast trapped about 200 miners. Seven six persons were killed outright and rescue teams struggle to reach the deep pockets of the mine due to gases. Government authorities lead the hazardous recovery effort but entry remains blocked.
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Sabinas
Coahuila
Mexico
Rosita
New York Captain Killed on New Orleans Levee by Robbers
Captain Frank Kemble of New York was attacked by robbers on the New Orleans levee early Saturday. His pockets were rifled and the perpetrators escaped. A watchman found Kemble's body shortly after the crime occurred.
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New Orleans
Frank Kemble
New York
Kemble
Unidentified Man Found Dead In Pine Hollow
In Muskogee Oklahoma an unidentified man was found dead by a black passerby in Pine Hollow, eighteen miles south of the city. He had been dead for several months and wore a tailor made suit patent leather shoes and gold cuff buttons.
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Muskogee. Okla
Pine Hollow
Muskogee
Chattanooga chorus girls sue local theater owner
Fifteen stranded chorus girls in Chattanooga Tennessee sue a local theater owner for a week's salary and transportation home to New York City claiming they were left stranded after performances.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
New York
Oklahoma Central Railroad Opens Western Link to Coal Fields
Oklahoma City report says the Oklahoma Central Railroad connected western Oklahoma to the coal fields of the east and trains will soon run from Lehigh to Chickasha.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Central Railroad
Chickasha
Lehigh
Brave Canal Rescue of Dr. King’s Son in Bristol
Howard Erickson dived into the canal basin at Bristol to save the son of Dr. Charles King who was in danger of drowning. The dramatic rescue occurred as bystanders watched a young boy struggle in the water and was completed without reported injuries.
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Bristol
Howard Erickson
Charles King
Mississippi Legislature Deliberates on Boundaries and Funds
Mississippi lawmakers discussed appointing a commission to mark the water boundary with Louisiana on the gulf coast and an appropriation of 4000 for the project. Other items include funds for a silver service for the battleship Mississippi, a monument for Confederate women with state and private support, a southern summer normal at Krookhaver, and new educational plans across state institutions.
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Gor
Noel
Mississippi
Lowisana
Gulf Coast
Rise
Mississippi Division of United Confederate Veterans
Meridian
Krookhaver
Whitworth College
Department of Education
University of Mississippi
A. and M. College
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Mary Newman
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Lyell
Lumber Trust
Retail Lumber Dealers' Association of
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Vicksburg
Steele
Lake Washington
Yazoo Delta
Yazoo River
Jackson
Harrison
Hancock
Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners
H. B. Wellborn
J. R. Bryan
O. Eastland
J. B. Small
L. H. Wilkinson, Jr
Yazoo City
Sam Hines
Officer Lyons
Millview
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Galveston
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S. H. McLean
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J. F. Hunter
James Harper
W. T. Smith
Niles
Hattiesburg
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