Turbulent Far East War News and Domestic Incidents
Dispatches from the Far East describe Russian Pacific squadrons near Hainan and renewed Manchurian fighting, with Gen Linovitch claiming advances and strategic debates over naval clashes with Japan. Domestically, reports cover a fatal shooting in Omaha, military court cases, political resignations, fires, disasters, and notable deaths shaping a busy week.
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Tsing Tau
China
Hainan
Linovitch
Tunghosiang
Linoviteh
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Mukden
London
Rosestvensky
Vladivostok
Mississippi Matters Broodhounds For Convict Farms
Board of Control set to consider a resolution by Commissioner R J Bradley to purchase several packs of bloodhounds for use on convict farms. He argues the state should own the best tracking hounds for trailing escaped convicts, a view shared by several members.
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Board of Control
R. J. Bradley
Fall Fair and Festival Set for Columbus October 21
Directors of the Mississippi and West Alabama Fair Association meet in Columbus last week to announce the annual fall fair and festival will begin October 21. The group, composed of leading planters and prominent men, says three prior Columbus meetings were successful and this year's gathering will be larger and better staged than ever.
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Mississippi and West Alabama Fair Association
Columbus
Alabama
Laurel considers new school building plan
At a Laurel meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, plans for a $25,000 three story brick and stone school building were discussed. Laurel ranks sixth in the state for attendance and already has five classrooms for white children. a larger building is badly needed with a large auditorium on the third floor.
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Laurel
Sehunstile
Ing
Etenies
Crhoa
Gene Wit
Heard
Laurel Officials Probe Railroads and Local Firms
Laurel authorities investigate railroads and small companies for underreporting property within city limits. Attorney B Hassell attended a railroad commission meeting and found one telegraph company paid no city property tax while two railroads reported less than half of their property.
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Laurel
Railroad Commission
B. Hassell
Thes
Crystal Springs Seeks Japanese Colony Plan Despite Local Scrutiny
A notable Crystal Springs resident reports a letter regarding establishing a Japanese colony near the town. The proposition faces local opposition and efforts to advance the colony are uncertain.
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Crystal Springs
Fawr
Fire insurance rates not reduced after city inspection
Jackson fire department received no change in classification after an inspection of fire protection facilities by S F Lawton of the Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau. Lawton’s visit last week did not alter the city’s fire protection status.
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Jackeon
S F. Lawton
Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau
Growth in Gulfport Post Office Receipts Shows Large Rise
A historical financial note records Gulfport post office annual gross receipts from March 31 1900 to March 31 195 as rising figures. The sequence starts at 2 503 92 in 1900 and climbs to 17 407 in 195, indicating sustained growth over the period.
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Gulfport
Postofice
Mississippi Orcut
Gulf Port
Welch
Misia Apps
Memorial Park Renovation Efforts By Confederate Veterans
Robert A Smith Camp and Jackson citizens push to beautify Memorial Park in the south end of the capitol grounds. Park trustees aim to make it a city beauty spot but current funds fall short though more money is hoped to come from additional sources. Mileham, Burlington purchasing agent, was seriously injured when he jumped from a hotel window in Hattiesburg during a fever delirium last week.
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New York
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Young
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To Mileham
Burlington Railroad
Hattiesburg
New York Times
Stewart Johnson Acquitted in Jackson Assault Case
Stewart Johnson was tried in Jackson for allegedly assaulting Miss Mamie Marsh. The trial concluded a few days ago with Johnson being acquitted as expected.
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Stewart Johnson
Negm
Mamie Marsh
Jackson
Mississippi News Briefs Highlight Elections and Events
The Mississippi State Board of Health named county officers in Jackson. John Sharp Williams announced his candidacy for U S senator to replace H D Money. Senator Stephens Dear J M W Stephens of Scott and Newton counties died at his Morton home. Ebb Ford named Rhodes scholar to Oxford. Five people injured in a Mississippi Central railroad wreck near Ireland. Greenville preparing for Mississippi Press Association visit in May. Steel laying begins at Decatur as rail line work continues from Newton.
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Mississippi State Board of Health
Jackson
Stephens Dear
J. MW. Stephens
Mississippi Senate
Scott
Newton Counties
Morton
Ford
Ebb J. Ford
Columbia
Mississippi
Oxford
England
Greenville
Mississippi Press Association
Decatur
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Newton
Stee
Mississippi Education Talk Urges Longer School Terms
State superintendent Hon S Whitfield argues Mississippians must expand common schools to boost state development. He warns against relying on foreigners, stresses parental duty and longer terms, and links education quality to prosperity and God’s plan for society.
Bravely Taunted Boar to Save Rider in Wild Hunt
A survivable shore of bravado and danger unfolds as Austin and Staples pursue a ferocious boar. A first broadside collision shakes rider and horse, then they drive the beast into a dry stream bed. Staples delivers a fatal thrust, saving Austin from a final, deadly charge.
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Aepear
Austin
Stapies
Austin and Staples
Stepsa
Staples
Echving
Epeer
Tle
N. Y
The Pig Sticking Adventure in Barrackpore India
A three man pig stalking party from Barrackpore near Calcutta pursues a wild boar through jungle and hedge. The boar twists and dodges as riders race for the first spear with Aus and Staples among the companions and the narrator finally wounds the animal after a dangerous chase.
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India
Anne
Barrackpoor
Calcutta
Barrackpool
Jupele
Force of habit follows ex fire commissioner story
A circulating tale from the Tribune recounts Thomas Sturgis, once New York fire commissioner, boarding a train and repeatedly extinguishing a fat man’s matches in the smoking car. He explains with a straight face that his actions are a habit, and that he is the fire commissioner.
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Thomas Sturgis
New York
The
Tribune
Sturgis
Patron-Say and Waiter Exchange Quip Over Pebble Strawberries
A short quip from the Chicago Daily News recounts a customer praising a dessert and a waiter challenging the claim by noting the strawberries contain pebbles. The exchange highlights humor in dining mishaps.
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Chicago Daily News
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