Brewer calls extra session over levee bond issue
Mississippi Governor Earl Brewer issues a proclamation to convene the legislature on June 10 in Jackson to consider financing for the Lower Mississippi Levee District including authorization of a one million dollar bond. The call stresses urgent needed legislation and swift action.
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Jackson
Lower
Mississippi Levee
Brewer
Earl Brewer
Mississippi
Thetate
Tucwley
Misa
Misissippi
State of
Indicted Bank Officials in Insolvent Case
Six officers and directors of Bank of Sturgie were indicted by the Oktibbeha county grand jury on charges of receiving funds from an insolvent bank. They posted $560 bonds each. One of the directors is a minister.
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Starkville
Bank of Sturgie
Oktibbeha County Grand Jury
Lightning Strikes Meridian Crowd Plans and Trials
In Meridian a party including two white men Rogers Ross aged 22 and Henry Harlow 30 and four negro boys were struck by lightning during a storm. The two white men were seriously injured while the negro boys were briefly unconscious. A nearby horse was killed. Also in Yasco City Negro banker H H King was sentenced to 18 months for insolvent deposits from People's Penny Savings Bank. Albert Banks’s trial was postponed to October.
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Meridis v. Meridian
Rogers Ross
Henry Harlow
Yasco
Rev
H. H. King
People’s Penny Savings Bank
King
King Mercy
Jaleppat Wit
Supreme Court
Albert Banks
People's Bank
Yasco City
Peoples Penny Savings Bank
Peoples Bank
Penitentiary Trustees Name New Orleans Auditor
A special meeting of the board of penitentiary trustees at the capitol authorized drawing on the treasurer for 1500 dollars to cover April expenses and chose Charles E. Wermuth of New Orleans as auditor two men at ten dollars a day each. Col. Leroy Taylor advocated deferring to Gov. Brewer but the vote was for Wermuth.
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Edwards
M. Spickard
S. F., Birdsong
Charles E. Wermoth
New Oerleans
H. D. Smith
Mississippi
Charles J. Moore
Durant
William H. Sewell
Jackson
Trussee Montgomery
New Orleans
Col. Taylor
Gov. Brewer
Moore
Wermuth
Mr. Smith
Brewer
Haleys Freed in Post- Hamilton Family Peonage Case
Jackson court acquits J L Haley Sr and his son in the Hamilton peonage matter. Haley, the principal defense witness, testifies about assisting Mose Hamilton and family after purchasing their debt from Gwin, denying undue force, jury verdicts after brief deliberation.
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Jackson
J. L. Haley, Sr
Hamilton
Mose
Haley
Mississippi Delta
Fifteen Miners Die in Ohio Imperial Mine Blast
In Belle Valley Ohio fifteen miners died when a fire damp explosion wrecked the Imperial mine. Rescue teams under Deputy State Mine Inspector Abel Ellwood recovered burned bodies a mile from the shaft as locals watched. Officials from the state mining department planned an investigation into the disaster. The Imperial mine is owned by the O'Gara Mining Company, with Cleveland stockholders.
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Belle Valley
Ohio
Imperial
Abel Ellwood
State Mining Department
O'Gara Mining Company
Cleveland
TRY HARD TO SETTLE STRIKE CONFERENCES CONTINUE
Cincinnati officials and employers' union reps met on the same floor seeking to end the street car strike by midnight. Walter Knight acted as intermediary as talks yielded only minor differences and no traffic resumed. The company agrees to arbitrate union recognition while avoiding direct contact with workers. No violence occurred.
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Cincinnati
Employers’ Union
Walter Knight
Federated Association of Municipal Organizations
Harvard Student Walter Franzen Freed After Spy Arrest
Walter Franzen of St Paul Minnesota a Harvard junior was confined in a Milan dungeon for a week amid a German spy suspicion. Italian authorities corrected the mistaken identity after American consul intervention and he was released.
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Cambridge
Mass
Walter Franzen
St. Paul
Mix
Midland Valley Railway files $20.5 million in mortgages for extensions
Midland Valley Railway Co. files two mortgages in Muskogee Oklahoma. A $5.5 million Fidelity Trust adjustment mortgage to cover existing debt and a $15 million Girard Trust loan to fund extensions. In Chicago, a charity case questioned alleged underpayment to a dependent woman amid $5,000 spent on investigations.
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Midland Valley Railway Co
Muskogee
Okla
Midland Valley Railway Company
Fidelity Trust Company
Girard Trust Company
Chicago
Charitble Institutions
Union Communion Service Unites Presbyterian Divisions
In Omaha a historic Pan-Presbyterian service brings together four church divisions with more than 3,000 Communicants. Leaders Dr. J. S. Lyons Dr. M. Russell and Dr. J. T. Stone preside as the union rite seeks wider church unity amid prayers blessings and benediction. Separate notes reference moral debates and uniform legislation on divorce within the gathering. Separately a deadly tornado hits Seward Nebraska killing multiple residents and damaging towns including Tomaro Luhston Grafton and McCool Junction with Utica also affected.
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Atlanta
United States
J. S. Lyons
BR. M. Russell
J. T. Stone
Lyons
Stone
Seward
Neb
Covert
Tomaro
Luhston
Grafton
McCool Junction
Utica
Lincoln
Navy reports leak as plans vanish from dreadnought dock
Investigators probe thefts from the Navy drawing rooms after March 4 losses include minor ship plans of the Pennsylvania and other vessels. Officials downplay significance, vows to seal leak. Justice Department and local police aid the probe into a series of confidential document disappearances.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Navy Department
Navy
Pennsylvania
War Ang Navy
Shriners Pick Atlanta for 1914 Convention Site
The Imperial Council A A O N M S chose Atlanta as the 1914 meeting place after debating Buffalo and Memphis. The decision followed a three day gathering in Dallas with James Sutton Mcandless of Aloha Temple, Honolulu, leading the imperial outer guard. The final ballot tallied 1649 votes for Atlanta against 67 for Buffalo and Memphis.
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Dallas
Tex
Atlanta
Buffalo
Memphis
SN. W
Georgia City
Interesting Garden Advice for City and Suburban Planters
Prof John Willard Bolte outlines why city and suburban plots fail and how to fix them. He stresses deep cultivation and constant weeding to conserve moisture, builds compost with stable manure and plant waste, and gives a trenching method for sweet peas to boost drought resistance and continuous blooming from early summer to frost. He urges planting and tending as a practical, year round pastime.
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John Willard Bolte
Gardening in Heat Promotes Early Morning Work Routine
The piece urges rising early for garden chores to beat heat and promote health. It advises daily cool weather work, weed control with careful cutting, and keeping soil dry and pulverized to prevent hardening. Irrigate at night to avoid surface drying and encourage deep moisture.
Bryan to A and M. Secretary of State Will Speak
President Hightower of A M College invited William Jennings Bryan to deliver the June 4 baccalaureate. Bryan replied he could not promise now but would advise later. A telegram confirms the Secretary of State will attend on June 4.
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Wilson
Omaha
Easter V
Secretary of State
Itation
Starkville
Hightower
A. & M. College
W. J. Bryan
Coffins and supplies seized in Muscogee by sheriff
Three large trunks held coffins and funeral goods owned by C A Brown, a Memphis undertaker salesman. Sheriff Ledbetter seized the trunks at Midland Valley trestle and after hours of search recovered the items, including shrouds and robes, amid initial whiskey suspicion.
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Muscogee
Okla
C. A. Brown
Memphis
Sheri Ledbetter
Midland Valley
Dynamite Demolishes Dike Near Miraflores Locks
A 33,750 pound blast opened the dike south of Miraflores locks at Panama, flooding an extensive canal section. The explosive demolition was declared successful in releasing waters into the Pacific as excavations near completion.
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Panama
Miraflores
San Juan Del Sur Declares State of Siege
San Juan Del Sur in Nicaragua issues decree placing the republic under a state of siege due to a threatened nationwide situation. One step was taken in response to the dangerous conditions reported across the country.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Courtroom Hisses Reported in Nederwood Trial
In Muncie Indiana women in the audience hissed during the trial of Denis Nederwood charged with shooting as Fisher. The episode followed denials of allegations made by Miss Vielerwoud and her sister Avy, as Fisher testified.
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Yeweed
Bank Meridian
United States Bank
Tock
Meridian Travelers Gang
Meridian
Vicksburg
Jue
Retail Merchants’ Association
Hettiesburg
Edward F. Pretz
Chamber of Commeree
Masonic School
Masonic Temple
Alles M. Hicks
Maxwell
Hattiesburg
B. F. Maxwell
J. G. Green
Wistriawan
Harvard
Presbyterian
Nebraska
Ariz
Leen
Wreckea
Dee
Eadnaught
Army and Navy
Shriners
Tennesscans
Bageyard Farmer
Bryan
K. Vardaman
King Guilty
Sue Board of Supervisors
Forest
J. A. Milton
T Cowty
Tunica
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Bank of
Tunica, Ag
Tunica County
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