Diversification on Southern Farms Promotes Lespedeza Hay
Botanists highlight lespedeza as a drought resistant, soil improving legume for the U S South. It yields two to four tons of dry hay per acre, grows on varied soils, and supports long harvesting seasons from June to October. It enriches soil, reduces labor needs, and complements oats in winter crops. Seed yields range 6 to 12 bushels per acre with prices $12 to $18 a top.
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Alpord
United States
Lespedeza
Plums and Cherries: Subsoil Needs and Grape Variations
Discussion notes soil requirements for Plums, Cherries, and Grapes. Plums need light open coil and subsoil. classification is difficult due to species differences. Cherries thrive in light, open subsoil. grapes are distinct, with native types near streams and cultivated types in different soils.
Question on Soaked Curd Cheese Branding Time
A debate exists over how long cheese can stay in water before it is branded as soaked curd cheese, with opinions differing on the exact duration required to impair quality.
Material for Egg Shells in Hens Diet
Instructions emphasize providing oyster shell and sharp grit to supply materials for eggshell formation. Also notes these minerals promote the hens' overall health and well being.
Excellent Soil Builder Sweet Clover Improves Soil
Sweet clover serves as an effective soil builder, aiding improvement for Rup-Out sandy soils. The note emphasizes its value to the owner as a practical way to enhance land quality and fertility.
Backward Move Seen in Dairying Market
Fragmentary notes indicate a shift in dairy sector, with pressure to sell young heifers as part of a retreat in herd expansion. The terse wording suggests consolidation and cautious farming moves impacting cattle markets.
Scout Chester to Vera Cruz for rapid dispatch and signaling
Washington waits on Huerta’s reply as officials deem peaceful solutions preferable. The cruiser Chester at Philadelphia Navy Yard is ordered to Vera Cruz for swift dispatch and inshore support, valued for its lighter draft and high powered wireless, aiding direct naval communication with Vera Cruz while heavier battleships stay behind.
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Washington
Huerta
United States
Wilson
Chester
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Vera Crun
Vera Crus
Vera Cruz
Arlington
Daniele
Mexican
Mrs Pankhurst Winning Hearts in Los Angeles
Dr Tanner of Los Angeles declares Mrs Pankhurst has won his heart by her fight for women’s suffrage and says a wedding could occur once she gives the word.
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Los Angeles
Tanner
Parks Elected Will Represent Second District
Judge Parks of Albany announces Frank Parks of Sylvester has been elected representative for the Second district to fill the unexpired term of the late S A Roddenberg.
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Judge Parks
Congress
Albany
Returne
Frank Parks
Sylvester
S. A. Roddenberg
St Paul Lumberman Ordered to Pay for Breach of Promise
William Rufun Edwards of St Paul must pay Ada M Cox of Rockford Illinois 17400 dollars for alleged breach of promise after a district court verdict.
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St. Paul, Minn
William Rufun Edwards
St. Paul
Ada M. Cox
Rockford
Denver high school skirts draw expulsion after dress protest
Denver reports the Women's Congress agitation over school dress styles has led to expulsions for wearing slit skirts despite warnings. A separate note on fruit farming warns beginners that success requires patience and care with small fruits. In Chicago, Ewart Morris is remembered at his funeral with roses amid floral tributes.
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Denver
Colo
Women's Congress of
Morris
Chicago
Mr. Morris
Ewart Morris
Pindell’s Ambassadorship to Russia Sparks Senate Suspicion
President Wilson reportedly will not send Henry M. Pindell of Peoria to Moscow as ambassador after disclosures of a conditional appointment. Senators question whether Senator Lewis pressured the deal, with Secretary Bryan as a key witness. If named later, Pindell would face likely rejection or investigation.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Henry M. Pindel
Peoria
Russia
White House
Pindel
Pindell
Benator Lewis
Bryan
Senator Lewis
Lewis
Masaia
Blizzard Sweeps Across Midwest to Tennessee Coast
A severe winter blizzard raged over a large area from the Middle West to the South, covering extensive territory and reaching Tennessee, with the storm described as the worst of the season across these regions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Tennessee
Roosevelt Arrives in Buenos Aires Aboard Uruguay
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has landed in Buenos Aires aboard the Argentine gunboat Uruguay after departing Montevideo. He travels as a guest of the government and will participate in public and ceremonial activities during his visit.
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T. R
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Uruguay
Montevideo
Jews Fear Massacre Tied to Beiliss Case in Kiev
The American Jewish Committee warns the Jewish people in Russia face constant fear of massacre due to Mendel Beiliss trial for ritual murder in Kiev. The report calls the case the most tragic event in Jewish life in years.
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Beiliss
New York
Russia
American Jewish Committee
Mendel Beiliss
Kiev
Suffragists Demonstrate at St Pauls Service
In London suffragists staged a demonstration at a service in St Pauls. They interrupted with songs calling for Annie Kenney and Sylvia Pankhurst to be freed, claiming persecution for conscience sake.
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London
Mrs. W. H. Seward Dies at 74 in Auburn
Mrs Janet Watson Seward wife of General William H Seward dies at age 74 in Auburn Wyoming. She was married to General Seward son of Secretary of State William H Seward from Lincoln era cabinet.
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W. H. Seward
Auburn
N, WY
Janet Watson Seward
Gen
Gen. Seward
William H. Seward
Lincoln
Labor unrest lingers as militia stays ready in Indiana
The street car strike in Indiana appears unresolved as Governor Ralston keeps the militia ready for duty despite reports the dispute is settled. The situation shows tensions remain and state forces could be deployed if needed.
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Indianapolis
Ryion
Indiana
Ten Thousand Cubans in Revolt Near Havana
Ten thousand men are reported in armed revolt in Santa Clara province near Havana advancing amid unrest and calling for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Santa Clara Province
Mexican Cabinet Crisis and Huerta Resignation Report
Reports claim Gen Huerta planned to resign with a new Congress voiding recent elections over insufficient votes. Mexico City sources say cabinet changes may follow, with Moheoo the foreign minister reluctant to discuss details. Army recruitment rises while wealthier Mexicans flee the country amid looming tensions with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Gen. Huerta
Congress
Moheoo
Manug Garza Aldape
Cabnet
Mexico
Huerta
Senor Mobeno
Emilie Aoe
Fa Agrenires
United States
Senor Rabaso
Francesco Serakdo
Rabaso
Apichicana
Father of Appendicitis Doctor McBurney Dies in Brookline
Doctor Charles McBurney famed New York surgeon died suddenly at his sister’s Brookline home at age 65. He gained fame for his 1889 essay on operative interference in appendix disease and was long known as the father of appendicitis. He had previously served in Buffalo during the McKinley assassination crisis.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Charles McBurney
New York
Brookline
McKinley
McBurney
Cas
Buffalo
Richmond street car strike halts city service
Richmond Indiana confronts a strike by motor men and conductors demanding higher pay halting street car service while separate reports note bandits securing $12,000 from a Minnesota bank and Waltham bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Bandits
Austin
Minn
Waltham
British Scientist Dies
Alfred Russell Waltham, an eminent British scientist, died here at the age of 9 years, prompting tributes to his early promise and contributions to science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemion
Alfred Russell Waltham
McCombs Marries Dorothy Williams in Washington Scene
London William F. McCombs of New York, chair of the Democratic national committee, wed Mrs Dorothy Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Williams of Washington. The ceremony took place here with McCombs and his spouse late in the day.
Chauffeurs Accept 11 Hour Day in New York Tax Cabs
About a thousand taxicab chauffeurs in New York agreed to an 11 hour work day, yielding from their demand for a 1 hour reduction. They had previously worked 12 hours.
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New York
First complete horned dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Canada
In Alberta's Red Deer River region archaeologists report the discovery of the mo noconius bones forming the first complete skeleton of the prehistoric horned creature. The find marks a milestone in paleontological research and sheds light on the dinosaur's anatomy and era.
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New York
Red Deer River
Alberta
Canada
Education Making Snobs. St Louis speech at Missouri teachers
Springfield professor W. W. Thomas told the Missouri teachers convention that the present state of education was great. The report uses phrases suggesting concern about elitism and snobbery in education.
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St. Louis
W. W. Thomas
Springfield
State Convention of
Missouri
Hing
Huerta's Congress Not Recognized by U S Policy
Washington reports state department discussions show the United States plans to refuse recognizing Huerta's authority and the new Mexican Congress. Officials weigh whether arms exports to factions in the republic require executive action or congressional authorization.
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United States
Huerta
Arizona
Wilam Bayard Hale
W Ton
Mexico
Bryan
Hale
Congress
Beiliss Cleared in Kiev Blood Ritual Murder Trial
The jury acquitted Mendel Beiliss of the charge he murdered Christian boy Andrew Yushinsky in Kiev. Beiliss showed distress in the dock, sobbed when verdict arrived, and embraced by his counsel. The sensational trial began October 4 after the boy’s mutilated body, with forty seven wounds, was found in a cave near Kiev on March 25, 1911.
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Kiev
Russia
Mendel Beiliss
Yurshinsky
Beiliss
Mende Beilion
Andrew Yushinsku
Freighter Upset Found Floating Near Port Huron
A large steel freighter overturned and was found floating in Lake Huron about eight miles northeast of Port Huron, Michigan, drifting in the water after the incident.
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Port Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Wage Increase Granted to Trainmen After Prolonged Dispute
New York report says railroads and trainmen reached a settlement granting an average seven percent wage rise totaling about 6 million dollars annually. The raise applies from November 1 and covers roughly 100000 workers for one year, marking about half of the workers' demands.
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New York
East
Malone Named New York Customs Collector
Washington reports the nomination of Dudley Field Malone to be collector of customs at New York. Malone replaces John Purroy Mitchel, recently elected mayor of New York.
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Washington
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Senate
Malone
John Purroy Mitchel
Murderer Henry Spencer Defies Court at Trial Start
Henry Spencer, accused of killing dancing teacher Mildred Allison Rexroat, showed outright contempt for court rules on the first day of trial in Chicago.
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Chicago
Henry Spencer
Mildred Allison-Rexroat
New St. Louis & San Francisco Board Elects President
The new board of directors chosen at the stockholders meeting in St. Louis elected W. C. Nien, one of the receivers, as president of the railroad.
Ritchie Defeats Cross in Ten-Round Bout at Madison Square Garden
Willie Ritchie world lightweight champion wins the ten round bout against Leach Cross in New York at Madison Square Garden. Ritchie maintains title with decision over Cross in a local city bout.
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New York
Willie Ritchie
Leach Cross
Madison Square Garden
Legislative Panel Probes Adjutant General Office Irregularities
The Legislative Investigating Committee will scrutinize alleged misuse of several thousand dollars in congress appropriations for the Mississippi militia and federal property valued above nineteen thousand dollars reported missing from the adjutant-general’s office. Chairman Senator A G Anderson says the inquiry covers documents from the War Department and may lead to extended hearings in Hinds County.
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Jackson
Legislative Investigating Committee
Adjutant-General’s
Congress
Mississippi
War Department
Adjutant-General
Legislative Committee
A. (. Anderson
Anderson
Wermuth & Co
Insurance Commissioner's Office
Cranch
Natches
Washington
Alice
Adjutant-General's Office
Hinds County
Payroll padding alleged in state militia by high officers
Federal investigators accuse state militia leaders of padding payrolls using funds from Congress for July salaries. War department reports cite July encampment orders and eight extra days of pay claimed for numerous officers. Allegations describe this as among the worst payroll padding cases.
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Jackson
Legislative Committee
War Department
Congress
Federal Army
National Guard
Synod In Meridian Records Prosperous Session
The Mississippi Synod of the Presbyterian church of America closed its annual session in Meridian with praise for the gathering. The medical year saw eleven dollars and seventy five cents contributed for each member of the state church.
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Meridian
Mississippi Synod of the Presbyterian Church of America
Tate
Jackson Accepts Judgeship in Wave of Political Moves
Gov. Brewer discussed the matter with Mesere, Reilly and Jackson before offering the judgeship to Jackson. After consideration, Jackson accepts and plans to resign his Senate seat from the Seventh district immediately.
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Jackson
Brewer
Mesere
Reilly
Death of Canton Railroad Veteran Maj Will Wood
Canton mourns Maj Will Wood a famed railroad man who served over twenty five years as a conductor with Illinois Central dying at his Canton home.
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Canton
Will Wood
South
Ilinois Central
Y M C A Fund Drive for College Building
Agricultural College professor Daniel Secates appeals for funds to complete the needed amount to insure erection of the new Y M C A building. State Fair officials report all 1914 space in agricultural and liberal arts buildings contracted for the fair.
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Agricultural College
Daniel Secates
Agricultural Engineering Department
The
College
Dackeon
J.M. McDonald
Mississippi State Fair Association
Dairymen Visit West Point for Livestock Outlook
A group of dairy and stock men tour West Point to examine live stock and dairying prospects in the area. Early reports show strong enthusiasm as visitors express optimism about the region’s dairy industry potential.
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West Point
Greenwood Gets Factory
Greenwood plans a barrel hoop factory to produce about two carloads of finished hoops weekly, with location at berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Berg
Farm Demonstrator for Hinds County Approved
Hinds county board of supervisors votes to spend $1,500 toward hiring an agricultural demonstration expert, with $500 from the U S government and $800 to $200 additional from local funds, aiming to attract a $2,000 annual salary. Jackson Board of Trade supports the effort, seen as long term benefit to local agriculture.
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Jerkeon
Minds
Board of Supervisors
Apain
United States
Jackson Board of Trade
Hinds
Famous Suit Settled in Jackson Over Cotton Futures
Jackson plaintiffs J. J. Baxter and Joseph Ascher sued Moyer & Co of New York for about 8500 lost in a cotton futures trade. Judgment for 7500 stood after state supreme court affirmed, with defendants directing appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case rested on the 1906 cotton futures recoveries statute.
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Jackson
J. J. Baxter
Joseph Ascher
Moyer &Co
New York Cotton Exchange
Mississppi
Moyer & Co
Deeo
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme
Sheriff Candidates Enter Race in Washing County
Four hopefuls for sheriff and tax collector in Washing County announce bids ahead of the 1915 state election. George B. Alexander, Thomas Worthington, L. M. Nicholson and William Urquhart lead the field. Alexander runs an oil mill, Worthington is a former abert, Sideleon sits in the lower house, and Urquhart serves as chief deputy to the sheriff.
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Jackson
Washington County
George B. Alexander
Thomas Worthington
L. M. Nicholson
William Urquhart
Alexander
Worthington
Sideleon
Urquhart
Sheriff's Office
Levee District Bonds Sold for River Work
The Mississippi Levee Board closed the sale of 800000 in bonds authorized by the legislature to fund river improvements. I K Thompson of Bank of Commerce and Trust Memphis negotiated the sale with bond legality reviewed by Judge Dillon and Judge Wood. A 20000 annual sinking fund was required to retire bonds, and the board will meet all obligations under current contracts.
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Greenville
Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners
I. K. Thompson
Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of
Memphis
Dillon
New York
Wood
Chicago
Lever Board
Truck Growers May Organize in City
A Columbian-A movement to form a Track Growers' Federation was launched at a truckmen meeting in the city. E. L. Robinson, marketing agent for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, spoke at the gathering.
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Es. Columbian
E. L. Robinson
Mobile An Ohio Railroad
Health officer urges vigorous TB campaign in Tate County
Coldwater notes Dr J S Eason county health officer for Tate county urges renewed tuberculosis drive as cases rise, especially among the negro population.
Elks Lodge Buys former Mississippi Medical College site
Meridian notes the Elks Lodge closed a deal to buy the old Mississippi Medical College property for 22 500 dollars. A new home is planned on the site with a construction cost set at 65 0000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Elks’ Lodge
Mississippi Medical College
Superintendent wins state fair car for top corn club producer
Tupelo reports that Superintendent E. P. Clayton received the automobile prize offered by the State Fair Association to the county superintendent of education who was judged the best corn club producer in the state.
Pike Supervisors Meet Discuss Partial Stock Law
Magnolia board of supervisors held a session with petitions filed seeking a partial stock law to prohibit bogs from running at large in certain districts of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Magnolia
Board of Supervisors
Banking Committee Meet in Jackson
The joint committee appointed by the last legislature to frame a banking law for presentation at the approaching January session is in session here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Committee
Jackson
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Cross
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Galary
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Clayton
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