Cross Appeals for Flood Funds Urge Aid for 160000 Sufferers
The Red Cross renews a plea for funds after Congress fails to pass relief, with Major Normoyle urged to halt supply work and an army commissary to cover reimbursements. Officials warn 179000 dollars will remain unspent, while 730000 more are needed to avert widespread hunger and disease among flood victims in the Mississippi region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kington
Congress
Mississippi River
Normoyle
An National Red Cross Society
House
Ile Congress
Sharpe
Army Ia
Oviana
Louis Stone
Amer- Red Cross
Imme Teponuse
Red Cross
Conthy
Rebels Routed Federal Force Near Piedras Negras
Dispatches say 700 rebels clashed with federals in Coahuila near Piedras Negras opposite Eagle Pass. Federal troops of 1,500 engaged Salazar’s force at Castro, the attack repelled, leading to a rebel retreat as residents celebrated the Federal victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedras Negras
Aston
Rer
Mon
Coahuila
Couby Jeeus Carranza
Castro
Salazar
Silk Civil War star to join Alabama archives collection
Montgomery officials say a silk star from a Civil War flag will be added to the Alabama Department of Archives and History. W A Gunter Jr received the token from A B DeBell deputy war of game and fish of Michigan and plans to present it to the city or state. The star will be housed in the archives for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Conietearte
Department of Archives and History
W. A. Gunter, Jr
Ter
A. B. DeBell
War of Game and Fish of Michigan
Gunter
Wig
Butler Monument Plan Faces Setback in State House
A proposal to erect a memorial to Maj Gen Ben Fler on or near the state capitol grounds stalled as a house committee voted against passage. Earlier action suggested the bill would fail if not supported by the Ways and Means committee. The measure carried a $25,009 cost for construction and related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Fler
State Capitol
Statehouse
Methodist Church Debates Amusement Rule At General Conference
At Minneapolis General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church a proposal to abolish the anti amusement rule was debated amid calls for broader personal liberty. Supporters argued dancing theaters and gambling harm church discipline while opponents warned against undermining church standards. The session also denounced Taft Wilson and Knox for attending a Brewers Congress, branding them unfit for public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl Cranston
James Wilson
Brewers’ Congress
Chicago
Taft
Wilson
Koawe
Jury sings suggestive hymn in Wytheville court
In Wytheville Virginia the Allen jury attended church Sunday and sang Are You Ready for the Judgment Day while returning to their court room. Floyd Allen prisoner on trial heard the hymn as his strain from a broken leg and mental stress weighed on him, reducing him from his feared mountaineer image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Allen
Court House
Court House Green
Floyd Allen
Carroll County Court
Mississippi River Flood Control Gets $6 Million Boost
Washington reports Senate Commerce Committee approved increasing the rivers and harbors bill to 6 million for the Mississippi River with 4 million aimed at levee construction. Senator Leroy Percy pressured for the higher appropriation and expects an annual 4 million funding. Committee acted in executive session and will report to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leroy Percy
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Percy
Friends of the Mississippi River
Congress
Commerce Committee
Senate
Late crop in the Delta may delay cotton planting
The Mississippi flood stretches into Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana delaying planting until about May 20. Secretary Wilson warns early planting is crucial for a profitable boll weevil era but current conditions show late planting may pose limited risk this season. He cautions not to downplay early planting under normal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Cotton futures price drop as heavy selling hits markets
In New Orleans on Wednesday the cotton futures market fell nearly two dollars per bale amid heavy selling across all three major markets. Trading started in Liverpool before U S exchanges opened and continued in New Orleans on the first call. The undertone remained weak through the morning with active months 36 to 39 points below Tuesday's close. Both old and new crop months showed similar weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Liverpool
Memorial Service Honors Maj Archibald Burt
Washington observes a formal memorial for Maj Archibald Burt a longtime newspaper man aide to presidents and a Mason. Leaders including commanders in chief and a senator attend as the fraternity marks his service and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Archiebld W. Burt
Sobtier
Presidest
Fraternity of Masonry
Tornado Drill Inaugurated By Local School
In Wakita Oklahoma a tornado drill patterned after city fire drills was started by Mise Haettic Moon principal of the Laterprine Sctusel. Storms inspired the plan and drills are signaled for the cave quarter mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakita
Oklo
Mise Haettic Moon
Primcrpal
Laterprine
Crarest
Man Fleeing Floods Heads to Chicago Charity
St Louis resident Joseph Meyer 1% years old who lost six children and a 1 chicken farm to floods heads for a Chicago charity with 5 cents in his pocket. After the Galveston tidal wave killed his two sons and four daughters he rebuilt a 20 000 fortune into a Hickman Kentucky farm, then floods wiped out the chickens and much of his remaining property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Joseph Meyer
Chicago
London Russia to deposit cotton with United States
A report from the Russian minister of agriculture states Russia will deposit cotton with the United States as in the past. The minister has just returned from Central Asia with the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
United States
Central Asia
Illinois Central Railroad Indicted Over Quarantined Cattle Shipment
The Illinois Central Railroad Company was indicted by a federal grand jury for violating interstate shipment laws. It is charged with shipping a carload of cattle from Mississippi to Chicago without inspection while Mississippi was under a state quarantine for a cattle fever epidemic issued by Secretary Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Mississippi
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Rembrandt Sold for 250000 in London Auction
Lord Faversham sold the Rembrandt titled A Dutch Merchant to H. C. Frick for 250000 dollars. The painting had rested with the Faversham family for 160 years in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Faversham
Rembrandt
H. C. Frick
Faversham
Notable figures invited to Good Roads Convention
Special invitations have been extended to William J. Bryan and Congressman Richmond P. of Alabama to deliver addresses at the National Good Roads Convention in New Orleans. The event runs from May 16 to 19, inclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William J. Bryan
Richmond P
Alabama
Donation from New York Cotton Exchange to Memphis relief
The New York Cotton Exchange sent 5470 dollars to Memphis on a Wednesday to aid Mixsienpp valley food sufferers. The fund will assist farmers after flood conditions subside and not fund current relief efforts. A brief note expressed deep sympathy with the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Mixsienpp
New York Cottes Exchange
New York Exchange
Navy officers honor Dewey at Manila Bay anniversary
In Washington, fourteen years after the Manila Bay victory, thirty surviving officers with Admiral Dewey gathered. Dewey proposed a toast to W S Montgomery of New York, a shipmate who died since the last gathering, and Montgomery had left the navy to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hay
Admiral Dewey
W S Montgomery
New York
Montgomery
Lynching Near Yellow Pine Claims Ernest Allums
A 19 year old named Ernest Allums was lynched near Yellow Pine after allegedly insulting two white women over the telephone. The event occurred in Lynch, Louisiana, and locals warned him to leave town but he did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Megro
Shreveport
Ernest Allums
Yellow Pine
Allums
Senate panel finishes agricultural appropriation bill
Washington the agricultural appropriation bill carrying 17 656 976 dollars was completed by the senate committee. It totals 1 723 610 dollars more than the house version and 756 960 dollars more than the current year’s appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Southern veterans gather at Macon for Confederate reunion
Thousands of veterans and their families arrived by special trains in Macon for the annual reunion of the Lone of Confederate Veterans. The gathering featured street parades, military music, and speeches as organizers discuss replacing crosses of honor with a new emblem for those with verifiable Confederate service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Memorial Association
Annus
Macon
Givorgia
Escore
John Berdon
J. M. Dunnody
Charles Hooper
Georgia Division
United Confederate Choirs
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mra
Alex B. White
Washington
The
Jefferson Davis
Texas
San Antonio
Chattanooga
Jacksonville
Southern Confederate Memorial Association
South
Camp Gordon
Grace Indicted in Atlanta for Assault with Intent to Murder
Mrs Dary Opie Grace is indicted on charges of assault with intent to murder her husband Eugene H. Grace after he was shot in their locked home on March 5. Detectives found him semi conscious with a bullet in his back. he named his wife as the shooter as police probes the sensational case in Atlanta's fashionable residence district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dary Opie Grace
Eugene H. Grace
Reserence
Grace
Taft backs plan to retire federal officials at age 70
President Taft sent a message to Congress approving a commission plan to retire all government employees at age 70 with pensions equal to half salary. The proposal would require new entrants to contribute annually to a retirement fund. The commission estimates costs of about 227000 dollars yearly for twenty years and fund deficits at four percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Congress
Commission of Economy and
Seventeen Bodies Recovered After Titanic Tragedy
Halifax reports that one of the seven free persons recovered by the cable ship Winia died from drowning. Sixteen others perished from exposure with death occurring about four hours after the vessel sank. Rev A W Conningham states the seventeen believed recovered, with sixteen brought to port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Winia
A. W. Conningham
Railroad Commission seeks compliance on family mileage tickets
The Mississippi Railroad Commission reports complaints of railroads evading family mileage tickets and issues a circular asking railroads to confirm compliance with 1908 law granting all family members equal rights to mileage tickets. The act covers father mother sons and daughters with age-based certification requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Commisswn
Missie Erpps
State banks hold more deposits than a year ago amid growth
Mississippi reports show 333 banks with total deposits around 44.94 million dollars, up nearly one million from last year. Auditor Thompson notes people have more money despite hard times, with loans and discounts near 68.7 million and total resources about 77.0 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Banka
Thompson
Thompann
Ovenhaus Sors Eeereee Smt
S.og Storks
SL Stig Banking Howe
Ther
Pedis Poumes cc
Cscseee
Indian Maiden Figure Unearthed on Laurel Farm
A farmer near Laurel Mississippi uncovered a clay head of an Indian maiden among relics from an ancient mound. The piece, broken then restored, shows fine artistry with braided hair and other typical artifacts unearthed alongside arrow heads and pounding stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laur
Laurel
Primeva
Michael Angelo
Mississippi
Harmony in Hair Dressers and Face Shape Rules
Advice on choosing a personal hairstyle that flatters face shape and hair type. Emphasizes harmony between coiffure and features, rejecting extreme fashion trends and heavy braids. Encourages consulting a hairdresser if possible and avoiding flashy accessories that misfit the overall look.
Mississippi vows to fight flood as June rise nears
The state promises to press ahead with levee work between now and the June rise. Mississippi plans to repair the Beulah crevasse and strengthen other flood points once waters recede enough for operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mienissippi River Commission
Mississippi
Beulah
League leaders tour Jones county to organize anti saloon efforts
Dr. G. W. Fehelberger state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League of Mississippi and his assistant Rev J A Maples spent several days in Jones county speaking and organizing the work for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echelberger
Ellisville
G. W. Fehelberger
Anti-Saloon League of Mississippi
J. A. Maples
Jones County
Seed pooling for Delta relief seeds
Government seed pooling suggested for Mississippi delta relief. Congressmen would collect free seed allotments, choose beneficial vegetables, package evenly, and hand to relief committees for distribution at planting time to aid inundation survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Death notices for Mrs Keirn in Memphis hospital
Mrs Keirn widow of the late Sr. Walter I. Keirn of Lexington died in Presbyterian Hospital Memphis. She was a well known citizen, a member of the levee board, of the 1890 constitutional convention and of the secession convention of 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
R. Kein
Presbyterian
Memphis
Keirn
Walter I. Keirn
City
Our County
Ward King Speaks On Road Building History And Costs
D Ward King addressed at the courthouse recounting the drag hoe’s first use in 1804 Northwest Missouri. He traced its spread through Missouri and neighboring states and noted it was adopted by Washington’s agricultural department. He outlined Mississippi communities can build and maintain good roads at about per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
D. Ward King
Court House
Missouri
Agricultural Department
Washington
Mississippi
Pannier Bathing Suit Style Goes To Fashion
The Pannier bathing suit marks a style evolution as the Pannier effect drives its debut on fashionable beaches this summer following the Pannier dress. The trend promises a dramatic silhouette and new beachwear look.
Hightower to demand paying basis for Mississippi experiment stations
G R Hightower elected president of the State A and M College at Starkville plans to place all Mississippi agricultural experiment stations on a paying basis or within their appropriation. He contends current deficits show a poor demonstration to farmers and signals a new deal on the matter after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackeson
G. R. Hightower
State Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Starkville
Hardy
Mississippi
A. & M. College
Hightower
Tick Eradication Effort Shifts to Vicksburg
Following the Warren county plan, the cattle tick eradication program moves to Vicksburg with Dr. J P Bushong to establish a permanent headquarters and collaborate with state and county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Vicksburg
Warren County
Department of Agriculture
J.P. Bushoug
Jackson Hosts Three Day Event For Mississippi Mission Women
Jackson entertained nearly 200 prominent women from the commonwealth as members of the home and foreign mission societies of the Mississippi conference Methodist church during a three day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
The
Commonwealth
Home and Foreign Mission Societies
Mississippi Conference
Methodist
Ehareh
Blakeney Brothers Indicted for Illegal Liquor Sales
U S Marshal Fred W Collins returned from Sullivan's Hollow with Dan and Barney Blakeney. They were indicted by the recent federal grand jury on charges of selling liquor without first obtaining a United States internal revenue license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
United States
Fred W. Collins
Down
Sullivan’s Hollow
Dan
Barney Blakeney
United States Internal Revenue
Mobile Funds Boost Flood Sufferers Appeal
Mobile Register raised the aid appeal for flood sufferers with donations from Alabama readers. A $649.15 check led a day of gifts, and several smaller contributions followed, bringing the total receipts for the day to just over $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brewer
Mobile
Ala
Bill proposals seek funds for levee upkeep and flood seed aid
A Washington bill proposes 20.9 million dollars to maintain raise and protect levees along the lower Mississippi and tributaries. Another measure asks 100 thousand dollars for seed purchases to aid the flood damaged Mississippi Valley, referred to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miscissippi
Dyer
Mixsouracy
Mississippi Valley
Russell
Missouri
Committee On Agriculture
Chinese Refugees Plead For Temporary Asylum in U S
Several hundred Chinese refugees from the disturbed zone in Cons huila state Mexico appeal to the United States for temporary asylum. Terrified by memories of the massacre during the last revolution at Torreon they flood into Piedras Negras opposite Eagle Pass Texas urging crossing permission to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conshuila State
Mexico
United States
Torreon
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Tex
State reports 1741 autos and tax estimate
Auditor Thompson's office says the state has 1 741 automobiles and auto tax revenue may add about 10 000 dollars to the state treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Thompson
Visit to discuss Mississippi vital statistics bureau
Dr. Cressey F. Wilbur of the United States census bureau will visit Jackson for a conference with state health officials on establishing Mississippi’s bureau of vital statistics. The Mississippi Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias plans its annual meeting at Gulfport May 13 to 15 with about 500 delegates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vital Statistics Bureau
Jackson
Cressey F. Wilbur
Department of Vital Statistics
United States Census Bureau
State Board of Health
Mississippi
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Mississippi Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Gulfport
Grand Lodge
Reorganization of Pascagoula Moss Point and Northern Railroad
At a New Orleans meeting the Pascagoula Moss Point and Northern railroad reorganized. formerly the Denny road from Pascagoula to Evans ton Miss joining Mobile Jackson and Kansas City. it had been sold earlier. Hardware Dealers Meet in Hattiesburg draws 4480 attendees at the Mississippi Retail Hardware Dealers Association annual session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
New Orleans
Pascagoua, Moss Point
Northern Railroad
Pascagoula
Evanston, Miss
Mobile, Jackson
Kansas City
Hattiesburg
The
Mississippi Retail Hardware Dealers Association
Ole Miss annual seeds nickname in 1897 origin
Chancellor Garland Lyell recounts how a University of Mississippi student helped name the annual in 1897. John T. Wills, then art editor, proposed Ole Miss after debate over options like The Cotton Blossom, and the name stuck.
Lafayette and Oxford Crop Conditions Improve
Crop conditions across the county are in hand after a week of light showers. Planting progressed rapidly with favorable weather allowing farmers to push ahead on sowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Oxford
Spring Embroideries: Cotton Ratine and Agaric Additions
The new embroideries include embroidered cotton ratine and embroidered agaric. They use mercerized thread on very light ratine or agaric, with white, ecru, or fine stripes in dark blue, black, light blue, pink, or lavender. They launder well and retain shape and color.
Inundation Threat Hits Delta Alfalfas
Agriculture Commissioner Blakeslee warns the delta flooding will kill all alfalfa fields submerged by water, signaling widespread loss for farmers and regional feed supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Agricultura
Blakeslee
Alalfa
Hospitality spreads as American girls adopt afternoon tea
The piece notes American girls increasingly practice afternoon tea much like their English counterparts. It suggests tea as essential to hospitality in drawing rooms and small living spaces, regardless of location or occasion.
Practical Gift Case For A Man From Simple Materials
A practical case for a man makes a tasteful gift and is easy to make. The sketch shows a cap like article useful for this purpose, cut from a single piece 27 inches long by a little over a foot wide, lined with soft silk and bordered with ribbon.
Sewing a Tire Case With Elastic Band and Pockets
A description explains turning over three inch edges to form two pockets for tire ends, sewing a center elastic band at the fold, sliding ties under it, and tucking ends into pockets. Ribbon strings secure the case, with the word thes and a decorative design. A thin cardboard insert can stiffen the case.
Taffeta Ribbons in Bright Color Combinations
The new vogue features changeable taffeta ribbons in blue paired with green yellow or red. Fringed edges enhance the bright color schemes.
Tea tables revived with restored ancient tea sets
The revival of the tea fad brings out old-fashioned tea sets from obscure hiding places. Grandmamma and great-grandma era pieces are dressed into service with cups and creamers repaired to usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandmamma
How to Wash a Silk Blouse
Instructions for silk care advise against rubbing soap on silk and suggest using soap suds with methylated spirits in the final rinse to add gloss. For tussore silk use bran water instead of soap, with a bran mixture boiled and diluted as the washing and rinsing solution.
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Ess Society
Ixican
Butler
United States Reclamation Service, Ly
Colorado
California
Arizona
Sharon
Mass
Thomas J. Leary
Leary
Stone
Methodist Church
Uncle Sam
Valley
Maj
Burt
U. S
Bryan and
Hoban
Banquette Dewey
Reunion
Mission Board
Simpson County Tigers
Ole Miss
Ratine
Alfalfa
Paris
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