Mississippi and National News Highlights From Congress to Disasters
A compact digest notes the fortifications bill passage and consular service reorganization, headlines on yellow fever in Panama, a fatal Brooklyn shooting, mine disasters in West Virginia, and political shifts. It cites floods of coal and timber trade, farm diversification efforts, and Mississippi plans for mills, fairs, and rail improvements.
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Senate
House
Corbin
MacArthur
Mississippi Senate Faces Amendments on Grand Jury and Public Policy
The Mississippi Senate debated limits on district attorneys before grand juries and considered county funding for civics projects, cemetery monuments, and health schemes. A measure to unify state schools stalled. a chapter on dram shops saw amendments, while a lynching bill remained contested with a debated combination proposal failing by one vote.
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Senate
Fits
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Wasnetas
Crowe Roads
Lee County
Senater Beth
McLaarin
Harkey
Whe Brothers
Messrs. Glover
W. K. Melaarin
Brandom
Prr
Dene
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama & Vicksburg
Yarbrough
Kemlrick
McLaurin
McLaerin
Legislature Debates Education Salary Raises and Tax Limits
The House balked at replacing the scholastic book commissioners with a Vanlaman appointee and kept existing director relations. Salaries for county superintendents rise to 750 to 1400. A motion to bar relatives of school directors failed. A dramatic oil law change lifts personal property limits for corporations and land holdings. The Owl Woman Home funding failed with Senate approval, while a science building at the State University moved forward. A small expense grant for Julie Parker's visit passed. The House refused to raise lower house salaries from 100 to 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fildine
House Committee On Elucation
Schol
Peintel
Vanlaman
Representative East
Legelature
Mra. A. EL i
Down
Bos
Senate
Owl Womans
Jackson
House
State Universit
Julie Parker
Judiciary
Wreck at Hickory Mississippi Spurs Rail Disaster
A fast mail train on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad struck an open switch at Hickory ten miles east of Newton, killing the engineer and injuring several. Investigations show a broken switch bar delayed replacement and misrouted trains on the sidetrack, leading to the fatal collision.
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Newton
Miss
Alabama and Vicksburg
Hickory
Mame
Memorial for Gen Wheeler Draws National Veterans
Atlanta hosts a large memorial for Gen Joseph Wheeler attracting veterans from North and South. Survivors of Wheeler’s family attended with speakers from major veteran groups. Gen Clement A Evans spoke for Confederates. James Tanner for the Grand Army of the Republic. Matthas Miller for Spanish War vets. John Maddox for Wheeler’s Cavalry unit. Gore Joseph M. Terrell presided as parade of Seventeenth U S Infantry, Fifth Georgia, and Confederate groups followed.
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Atlanta
Joseph Wheeler
Janet
Em Wheeler
Tien
Stephen D. Lee
Clement A. Evans
Seer
James Tanner
Gramd Army of the Republic
Matthas. I. Miller
Cleveland
Gore
Joseph M. Terrell
Georgia
Seventeenth United States Infantry
Fifth
FAKIR DOCTORS BARRED POST OFFICE REPORTS ABUSIVE OFFICES
Postoffice Department uncovers appalling condition of medical offices in New York and Brooklyn that refused mail and used aliases. Boston cases connect with the Susan Gears suit and claim deaths and large weekly income. Albany Oregon reports a poison mystery in Mankers with multiple deaths and affected animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Department
New York
Amt Brooklign
Ami Ale
Uniay
Boston
Susan Gears
Dead Man Found Hidden in Trunk in Stockton Station
A baggageman at the Southern Pacific station in Stockton found a dead man about 30 jammed in a large trunk. Police say the victim was placed in the trunk while alive. The well-dressed man carried a small book with an account by J.C. Leslie and M. Farre dated March 19.
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Stockton
Cal
Southern Pacific Statieon
J.C. Leslie
M. Farre
Marei
Mississippi Cotton Prices and Local Meeting Plans
Meridian notes on cotton price expectations for March 31 as activists discuss higher prices, reduced acreage, and fertilizer cuts. A separate item reports a purse of $288.12 lost in Hattiesburg when a satchel with cash and checks was stolen and later recovered by a police officer. Also included are brief obituaries for Joseph W. Bailes and notes from a Supreme Court dissent cited by a district attorney.
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Meridian
Lauwlentale
Iseael
Jotum A. Tadey
Law of Supplyes
Argre Porter
Mattiesburg
J. A. B. Sikes
Tron City
Hattiesburg
New Orleans
Ile Soles
Wiecetpp
Telen
Supreme Court
Tekercasions
Deadly assault near Biloxi rocks small community
An elderly woman Mies Liza Aikem 74 years old was attacked five miles northwest of Biloxi near Coopers by a man named Frank Barnes 20 years old. The assailant choked her and fled. Aikem lived with a sister nearby as the incident occurred.
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Mies
Liza Aikem
Biloxi
Coopers
Pegro
Frank Barnes
Alent
Ace
Ami
Mixes
Lawmaker Pushes Two-Cent Passenger Rate Across Railways
Gow. Vardaman proposes a state bill to force all railroads to charge two cents per mile for passengers traveling between points within the state. The measure aims to standardize fares and reduce travel costs.
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Gow. Vardaman
Local Harvests Suffer From Severe Weather In South Mississippi
An old report notes heavy losses for orchards in South Mississippi due to a deadly cold spell and frost. Peach crops were severely damaged, with fruit destruction widespread across the region.
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South Mississippi
Heere
Alent
Newton citizens donate to relief fund for Meridian relief
A donation totaling nearly 150 dollars was raised by Newton residents for the Meridian relief effort and forwarded to the relief committee for aid.
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Newton
Meridian
Railroad Commission Orders Trim Public Road in Pomtetae
The railroad commission requires the Mobile Jacke and Karmax City railroad to trim into the corporate limit of Pomtetae. The action affects the alignment and limits of the right of way as specified by the order.
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Cwomixeion
Mobile, Jacke & Karmax City Railroad
Pomtetae
Grand jury stirs Roll ing Fork phosphate dealers
In Sharkey County the grand jury actions agitated phosphate dealers in Roll ing Fork sparking local concern and debate about enforcement and business impacts.
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Sharkey County
Rolling Fork
Pennsylvania veterans dedicate Vicksburg battlefield markers
Gov Samuel W Pennypacker ex Gov Hartranft ex Gen Beaver and many Union officers join 300 Pennsylvania veterans and descendants in dedicating markers and monument on Vicksburg battlefield erected by the state Gen Vardaman Hon T M Henry secretary of Beauvoir Soldiers Home board speaks on future prospects and plans for additional buildings.
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Lor Nelson
Trafalgar
Gov. Pennypacker
Vicksburg
Miss
Pennsylvania
Erie
Walter Potee
Brooklyn
Miguel Abumada
Jalisco
Mexico
Chihuahua
W. Va
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Gov
Francis
Missouri
Pittsburg
Chicago
Panama
Hadley
Missouri Society of New York City
Cisco
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank E Moores
Omaha
Neb
Edison Electric Co
Kernville
S. E. Peate
Kansas City
Kas
Boston
Philadelphia
Burlington
Lockridge
Kagi
Christian Haringe
Ete le
Sa le da
Newfoundland
Christian Herald
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Hartranft
Gee. Beaver
Grand Army of the Republic
Vardaman
T. M. Henry
The
Beauvoir Soldiers’ Home
Naming Rural Highways Gains Support Across Counties
Boards of supervisors in parts of the country push naming rural highways in addition to signs at intersections. The plan mirrors city practice, with costs for signs the main objection. Proposals favor using pioneer family names or distinctive features like Valley Road or Farmington Road to aid travelers and add local charm.
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Boards of Supervisors
Brown
Jones
Smith
Farmington Road
Culvert Construction With Flat Stones Illustrated
The article explains using flat stones to build permanent culverts and describes two figures. Figure 1 shows a simple culvert when stones are available. Figure 2 demonstrates an arch like bridge spanning small streams when a single stone cannot reach.
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Ays
Orange Judd
Earth fills favoring stones under central span weight
The diagram notes that side stones must be broad and covered with earth to keep them in place when the team weight is centered. Figure 1 requires little earth while Figure 2 needs a heavy ballast of earth.
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Starkville
Advice on planting trees for farms in the West
Prairie Farmer offers practical guidance on tree planting. Move dirt with the tree, spread roots evenly, and tramp soil firmly. Water regularly in dry spells and protect tall trees from wind. If the tree dies, try again.
How a Shade Tree Should Be Headed For Its Location
The article explains how shade trees should be headed based on location. Edges of lawns may favor low heads for beauty and space, while central positions benefit from higher heads to preserve light and prevent inside limbs from dying.
Keep the Phosphorus at Home
The writer urges using the United States share of phosphorus rock phosphate to fix soil fertility rather than exporting it to Europe. He notes over a million tons are shipped abroad, delivering far less phosphorus per ton than needed, and compares this to the vast phosphorus content in a large corn crop.
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Europe
Lecehan
Hopkins
University of Iliac
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William Mariner
Ephraim Mariner
Milwaukee
Robert Spriggs
New York City
Bonaparte
Great Britain
Ed Jasper
Jasper
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W. Gordon Gray
Trixie Shapcott
Marshalltows
Roosevelt
Algeciras
Casablanca
France
Morocco
Foster
Samuel H. Cady
Green Bay
Wise
County Board
Texas
Rio Grande
Adobe
Col
Lipman and
Bridge
Uinta County
Wyoming
Kansasir
Kaz
James 5. Gibeon
Gibson
Century Coal Co
Century
Jorge Humphreys
National Assembly
Court of Civil Appeals
H. E. Huntington
Collis P Huntington
San Francisco
Vandevanter
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Leonard 'Mboden
James A. Hill
Denver
Sanitary District of
New Willard
Washington
Congressional Party
George Wealtherwax
Jap” Smith
Chillicothe
Santa Fe
Edward B. Thomas
United States Forestry
Credit Mutual
Moscow
Rus
Ohio
New England
North
Ams
Clarke
Cottom
Fall River
Holyoke Ahewad Mama
Nnt Veawater
Loyd
M. Colne
Sat Viek
Mississippi
Seth Seve Sovheon Gad
Okolona
Seaton
Se Tans
Yasco County
Duran Ee Wee Cree Oe
Sonny
Poplarville
United Own
Hleans Pure Sas Covinae
Gses
N.O
N. E Railread
Wade
Department of Aerculture and Immigration
Amd
Vare
Vasp
Mixeissippi
Asarition
Gulfport
Mississippi Industrial Exposition
Umler
National Farmers’ Union
Teusten
Houston
Iter
Mt Jackson
Chancey
Quitman County
Comaidee Sapien
Bacon-Nelen Lumber
Pest Genet
Gur
Greater
H. E. Blakeslee
Wheeler
Albany
Oregon
Mankers
Lenn County
Nashville
R. R. Riley
Newt Robbins
Fentress County
Jamestown
Riley
Robbins
Riles
Wraes Teeea Robbins
Ae Ee Alee
Fentress
Dertret
J. W. Basler
Joseph W. Bailes
J. W. Bailey
Newbicans Sanitarven
Crystel Springs
Mr. Bailes
Cristal Speings
Commismen
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