Congress Moves on Railroads and Monopolies Amid Scattered News
Congress urged a commission to compel attendance and testimony on railroads coal and oil. The Senate approved bills on court terms in Eureka water reservoirs for Durango and gift of two cannons to the University of Idaho. A New York representative proposed prohibiting secret rebates and penalties for violations. A Nashville physician Dr Hermas Friar was arrested in a murder case linked to Rosa Macgrum found dead in the Ohio River. Missing cashier W R Delaney’s accounts remain disputed with rumors of $50 000 to $960 000, while Admiral Traim reports wounded sailors from Mount Dajo to hospital. The White Pigeon fire nearly wiped out part of town. University of Michigan honors awarded to Japanese student K S Imuni for a speech. Conflicts arise over lieutenant general rank as Corbin and MacArthur push for promotions. Missouri board of immigration suffers from funding gaps. Severe floods threaten San Joaquin and King’s rivers regions due to heavy snow.
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Tenn
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Chicago
New Japan
Corbin
MacArthur
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Immi State
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Fryat
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King’s Rivers
Pine Ridge
State Department
Washington
Christian Mae
National
Red
Tousa Guraee
Sais Laother Guageeb Premdand
Avalanche Hits Camp Bird Mine in Ouray Colorado
A massive snowslide at the Mount Soeffels district near Ouray buries the Camp Bird Mine complex including the coal mine mill and bunkhouse. One miner William S. is known dead with others feared injured as 30 to 40 people were inside the buildings when the slide struck. The United States slide swept through the area, threatening the assay shops and general office before easing and leaving the residence of General Manager Cox untouched by inches.
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Mount Soeffels
Ouray
Teamhouse
Reading-Wem
William “S
Bint
Reading-Room
Mills
Coxale
United States
Camp Bird
United States Steel marks record year of activity
United States Steel Corporation reports a year of extensive output and assets. It produced 1 727 055 tons of steel rails and mined 154 658.54 tons of ore from Lake Superior fields while burning 2 212 000 tons of coke itself. The firm operated 65 ore mines and owned 32 724 acres of coal lands, employed 180 158 workers and paid 25 1625.
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United States Steel Corporation
New York
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Financial World
Lake Superior
Lynching of suspected yearling thief in Plaquemine Louisiana
In Plaquemine last night at 10 o'clock a Black man named William Carr, detained by two officers for stealing a yearling, was seized by a mob. He was dragged from custody and hanged from a railroad trestle as the crowd took charge. Carr had a prior theft record and a poor reputation in the town.
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Plaquemine
William Carr
Howe
Pres
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Mississippi Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment and Health Code
The Mississippi Senate, in a session with no debate on a proposed constitutional amendment, considers a 1907 apportionment revision and approves adjacent health code changes. Amendments require physician licensing, mandatory disease reporting, and potential license revocation for noncompliance. The Agricultural and Mechanical College funding is adjusted, with a total annual support fund cut to about $80,546.06 after reductions.
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Senate
Mississippi
Sippi
Tishomings
Alcorn
Prentiss
Lee
Itawamba
Tippal
Union
Kenton
Marshall
Lafayette
Kontetec
Monroe
Hirckasaw
Calhoun
Wallahushe
Grenada
Carroll
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Choetaw
Webster
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Lowndes
Iktibheha
Attala
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Leake
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Lewton
Scott
Rankin
Clarke
Jasper
Smith
Simpson
Coptah
Franklin
Linwin
Lawrence
Covington
Jones
Wayne
Greene
Perry
Marion
Lamarke
Pearl River
Hancock
Karricon
Jackson
Dunn
State Board of Health
Kendrick
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Farley
Weaver
Hightower
Danger of clothes moths and preventive care for woolens
Advice from The Commoner on preventing moth damage to woolens fur and fabrics. Regular sunning beating shaking and airing kill larvae. Store treated garments in newspapers linen or muslin and cedar oil or camphor. Sweep carpets weekly and air rooms to deter moths. Sage mint and sassafras in homes used to deter pests.
Practical Work Dress Styles for Housekeeping
The article describes elbow sleeves for comfort and grip when doing kitchen tasks. It notes the shirt waist suit for everyday wear but highlights the waist skirt separation issue during chores. It mentions neat mother-bird style dresses to avoid old loose fits and suggests slip-on, buttonless designs with simple trims.
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Sohemy
Boles Given Life Sentence in Poisoning Case
In Quitman Mississippi William David Boles, 24, was found guilty of poisoning his 18 year old wife Minnie McDonnald Boles using a strychnine laced cordial on December 26. He showed disbelief in the verdict but received a life sentence as Judge Cochran praised the jury for mercy under the evidence.
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William David Boles
Minnie McDonnald Boles
Boles
Carter
Moles
Beles
Wampers
Holes
Cochran
Stiles
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