Mississippi Memories and Public Notices Voices
A long excerpt covers Civil War veterans, Major Hardcastle, and the Third Mississippi battalion with mentions of Shiloh and Vicksburg. It also includes state political notes on school fund distribution, editorial praise for Mississippi leaders, and a Confederate heroine obituary note. Public notices discuss the future of Mississippi’s constitution, education reform, and a commission for Vicksburg Battlefield remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Eastes
J. L. Power
Sir
Richmond
Jackson
Mim
Invil
Tieneas
Mimissippi
Hinds
Ittas
Eturse
Lowrey
Kentucky
Chattanooga
Allanta
A.B. Haepenstia
Hardcastle
Shiloh
Wood
Hardee
Alabama
Hanicastie
Easton National Tank
Maryland
Repulsed Filpinos Wimy Against Forty? American Losses Reported
Dispatch from MacArthur details a clash near Narvian where a small American detachment faced a larger Filipino force. casualties list includes multiple officers and troopers with several missing, 29 horses unaccounted. The report notes heavy insurgent strength and a tactical withdrawal to Narvian.
Alvord Defalcation Exposed By Bank Clerk Report
Vice President Hine of the First National Bank details how Alvord’s embezzlement was discovered. A clerk noticed erasures on the clearinghouse sheet, a cashier checked balances and found discrepancies, leading to a rapid internal review and confirmation of theft three days after bank examiners finished. The bank suspects no home concealment and notes examiner work did not cause the crime.
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Hine
Firat National Bank Veeternay
Alvord
Alverd
Alvar
Alvwrd
Veckes
Hime
Wweshington
Insurgent Actions and American Losses in Philippine Skirmishes
Detachments of the Twentieth and Twenty-eighth regiments under Capt Meigler engaged insurgents near Aranet. Meigler drove off attackers, with 75 killed. two Americans died, several wounded, and two missing. Other clashes involved Third Cavalry and Thirty-third Infantry defenses, with sustained fighting and casualties on both sides. The Philippine customs tariff draft is prepared for U S publication and discussion.
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Twen Leth
Wader
Meigler
Shieran
Reigler
Leteecen
Third Cavalry
Thirty Third
Lafeatey
Norrhcam
Gheorge Liebeger
Pine
Aranet
Eedler Dart Fagin
Twenty Fourth Infapter
Pagia
Panyi
Paglia
Halls
Minas Gona
Melilla
Infante Province
Tien Hall
Hie
Tarromee
Teenerel Young
Imaur
Herdetaller
Philippine Commission
United States
Secretary of War
Commisalom
Martial law declared at Valleyfield Quebec amid riot at Do minian Cotton Co
Reporting from Montreal on October 27 martial law was imposed in Valleyfield after a clash between strikers and Royal Scots and others guarding Do minian Cotton Co works. Reinforcements were sent as rioting townsfolk and racial tension flared amid pay dispute over a new mill build. One striker wounded. four hundred more join the strike.
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Montreal
Cap
Valley Pield
Guardi
Dominian Cotton Co
Royal Scots, Victoria Rifles and Garrison Artillery
Victoria
Royal Sente
Ibbotoon
Duke of York's
Royal Canadian Hussars
Valleyfield
Clayton Farmers Rally to Patrol County at Night
In St Louis County a secret night patrol formed after a wave of horse thefts. Fifteen men will patrol tonight with others alternating on subsequent nights. They pledge to lynch the first thief they capture and refuse to publish names. F W Sanguinet of Clayton confirms the action and its seriousness.
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Awthor Cole
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Kosciusko
Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
West Point
Union Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Mississippi
New Albany
Meridian
Louisville
Crescent Mutual
McComb City
Washington Farmers’ Mutual
Indianola
Star-Crown Mutual
Mt. Olive
Mutal Protective League
Houston
Clayton
St. Louis
Coarde
F. W. Sanguinet
Afr. Sanguinet
Scaffold Collapse Fells Five Marble Workers in St Louis
In St Louis on October 26, a scaffold at the new St Louis Trust Co. building at Fourth and Locust streets collapsed while five marble workers labored beneath. The fall from about fifteen feet left no serious injuries, though John Dugan of 127 Washington avenue sprained an ankle.
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St. Louis
New St. Louis Trust Co
Fourth and Locust Streets
John Dugan
Washington Avenue
Kansas City Packinghouse Worker Marries Then Ends Life
Gustave Hertzberg a packinghouse employee of Kansas City married Ida Schneider of Burlingame Kansas on Thursday night. The next day Hertzberg shot himself in the right eye with a revolver. No suicide note was found.
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Kansas City
Oet
Gustave Hertzberg
Ida C. A. Schneider
Burlingame
Kas
Hertzberg
Seattle Gold Receipts and Alaska Totals
A Seattle federal office report shows 620 104.67 worth of gold dust and bullion received this year from January 1 to October 24 with 402% deposits totaling 1 248.1659% ounces and a value of 1 175 520.62 including Alaska sources. Additional Nome and other point deposits bring season totals and regional distributions across Alaska British Columbia and western states with mentions of Deacon Kealer and Elder RK Bouck deportations and a note on Australian sentiment toward the mother country amid the South Africa war.
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SeaTrie
Wash
Seattle
Sane
Maska
Cape Nome
Alaska
British Columbia
Atlin
Vakor
Klondike
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nome
Srpski
Get
William John Lyne
New South Wales
South Africa
Australia
Choctaw Railroad Extends South From Tecumseh
It is announced that the Choctaw railroad will extend its line south from Tecumseh at once. The branch now seven miles long will intersect the main line at Shawnee. The extension will pass through the southern part of Pottawatomie county into the northern Chickasaw Nation and Indian Territory.
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Tecumenu
Tecumseh
Shawnee
Pottowattoomie
Chickasaw Nation
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
ROUSTERS RAISE AS LABOR PAY TENSIONS CLASH
The note details rising wages for cotton pickers and cheaper labor amid shipping turmoil. The steamer Rath faced crew losses after a cargo bond, with passengers evacuated and ships delaying departures. Masters in New Orleans seek white labor and Italian workers amid shortages to stabilize trade. FR Weest of the Mississippi Packet Company reports plans to hire as tensions grow.
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Roecetahouts la Gren
Meyers
Luron
Var
World’s fastest train in France Sets new record
An express train in France covers 185 miles between two cities in 3 hours 39 minutes, averaging over 51 miles per hour. The service introduces a new brake reducing the shock felt by passengers during quick stops and aims to be the world’s fastest over long distances.
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France
Et &Ie
al “Stonfay
Howe Drakes
Boer Victory Report From Cape Town Patch
Cape Town dispatch reports a Boer victory with 11.698 fighting men involved. The article says a patrol was compelled to abandon positions after ambush and a clash near the Spring River area left seven dead and many captured. Commanders indicate Boer forces in the field with about 1,000 men and potential for larger operations.
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Thange River Colomp
Grateful Thanks from General Conger and Troops
The letter from United States minister Hon. R E Conger expresses joy and gratitude for the relief troops who marched from Tianjin to VelI, praising their patriotism and sacrifices. It requests sincere thanks for the brave men and notes the fallen heroes with sympathy. Chicago clerks form The Chicago Postoffice Clerks Union seeking an eight hour day. Cuba evacuation not imminent. US withdrawal awaits domestic government and Congress action, with Congress meeting in December 1901 and major work not until 1903.
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Tien Tain
Veli
Cmtcade
Post Office Clerks of
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Chicago Postoffice Clerks’ Union
Yoas
Cuba
United States
Washington
Executive Department
Congress
Prominent Chinese Leader Kang Yi Said to Die by Poison
Dispatch from Washington reports Kang Yi a senior Chinese cabinet member and former honorary head of the civil board died by swallowing gold leaf reportedly used as high officials symbol. The note suggests his death followed disgrace and fear of imperial punishment.
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Washington
Ort
Kang Yi
Caldnet
Vuela
Pesichavrat
Vurlleten
Shensi
Ewallowing
Geld
Merle Bate
Asxeistast
Emd
de Martes
Teen
Kang V
Kame Yi
Bexty
Dr Leyds Interviewed on Kruger Plans in Europe
Paris dispatch reports Dr Leyds stating most Kruger stay rumors are imaginative and denying arrangements for a reception in France. He expects Kruger may winter near Nice and denies any plan to visit President McKinley. Pretoria notes Travernale proclamation of British empire with imperial troops parade and Milner presenting the proclamation.
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Paris
Levies
Transvaal
Kruger
Walt
Kroger William
Mareriiies
Europe
Nive
Kroger
McKinley
Pretoria
Travernal
Alfrert Milner
Meyer
Great Britain
Suit against Senator Sullivan for breach of promise filed
Mai Lacy Leeton of Oxford Mississippi sues United States Senator We V Sullivan in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for $50000 damages claiming he promised to marry but later refused. In Kentucky, a court affirms a death sentence for Wallace Bishop for killing a Covington policeman during a separate arrest related murder case.
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Baltimore Sun
Fort McHenry
Alabama
Patterson
Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum
Tahlequah
I. T
Robert
Lute Dannenberg
United States
Jerry Russell
Stillwell
Washington, Et
We. V. Sullivan
Mississippi
Columbia
Mai Lacy Leeton
Oxford
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Kenton
Wallace Bishop
Covington
Bank Safe Blown At Bridgeport Bank Robbed Of Cash
In Bridgeport Indiana on October 27 burglars blew the safe at the Leeds Cros bank and made off with more than a thousand dollars in cash along with numerous notes. No arrests reported.
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Bridgeport
Ind
Bank of Leeds Cros
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Pallias
The
Commercial Appeal
J. Preston
Poatstec
Bolivar County
Grenada Sentice
Frank Johnston
Eov. Longine
Winaiasippi
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mary BR. Harrison
Columbus
Serge
Vicksburg
Jane
Abraham Lincoln
Atlanta
Birmingham
Winona
Lincoln
Tictsberg
Vichkleburg
Mississippi State Troop
Minwissippi Partisan Rangers
Mississippi Regiment Light Artillery
A.C. C
Sait
Set Lee
Viekaborg Park Commission
Hudson's Battery
Jet
Owan
Baker's
C Reek
Lowing
P. Sanderson
Carrel Parish
Louisiania
Vicklishburg
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Minnesota
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Tennessee
Mutual View Insurance Companies
May
Filpinos
Wimety
Sine
George L. Febiger
Wer
MacArthur
MacAriher
Manila
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Pirot
Reblrger
Thirty Third Regiment
United States Infantry Volunteers
Firexeen Vo Heth
L. Third Cavalry
Argents
Narvican
Juan Villamer
Hartes A. Lindenberg
Wen Witeon
States Volunteer Infantry
Andrew T. Johnson
Ferrier
Gey F McClintock
Vommtet
Siet Volunteer Infantry
W. Mc Vhereee
John W. Grace
Floyd TH. Heard
Ety Ok
Harry & Johnson
Hare
Adam RE. Waechs
Oem
Alfred Downer
Charles W. Martin
Oscar
Predford
Wm Kek
Hunder
Hue
John J. Boyd
Samerl I
Benes Wee Peertered
Lerk
Deizler
Insurgenta
Pesertior Fagia
the & Tafentes Fapertaliy Visdiviive Veward
Canada
Valley Field
Quebec
Lord Huseril
London
Lord Russell of
Kilowen
England
High Court of Justice
Melville Fuller
James C. Carter
Joseph H. Choate
Greand
Seleides
Acquitmea
Stillwater
Minn
Det
Johno McCusick
Aed
Dow Beites
Mask
Kealer
RK. N. Bouck
Dowhettes
Bouck
Queen of
Cape Teen Palive
Herire Baers Stell
Cape Town
Sue
Cape Pice
Conger
Nehalf
Evecuation of
Bhe- Perteent
Kang Viead Teee- le
Milies
Safelde
Vesishmest
Prince You
Kame-Vi
Kang-Yi
Siong-Fu
Shanes
Wotated
Tie al
DR. Leyds
Kreger
Merenckh
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