Campaigns and appointments mix in Mississippi notes
Dr Fred J Mayer named state lecturer and executive agent for a practical health and sanitation drive as rail and court actions, fairs, and graft probes surface. Gov Noel reshuffles judiciary with E Fletcher to the supreme court while Touchstone remains jailed awaiting federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Mayer
State Board of Health
Dr. Mayer
Gov. Noel
Mississippi
E. Fletcher
Supreme Court
S. S. Calhoon
Mississippi Board of Health
Fred. J. Mayer
New Orleans
Funeral turned into mob in Cottonville killing of Nick Veazey
A mob from Cottonville abducted Nick Veazey from officers pursuing a murder suspect in the shooting of Boag Veazey. They hanged him from a tree near Coldwater, despite pleas to let the law work. His cousin Steve Veazey was also charged. Nick was shot as his body hung. The mob later buried the corpse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mixs
Cottonville
Boag Veazey
Hiad
Mr. Veavey
Arkabatls
Nick Veavey
Nick Veazey
Steve Veazey
Megro
Would be Slayer Haas Ends Life in Jail Cell
Morris Haas, who aimed to assassinate Francie J. Heney, killed himself in his county jail cell Sunday night. He fired from under a guitar shoe while four guards stood within three feet. Heney, wounded but recovering, underwent X ray exams at Lane Hospital to locate the bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Morris Haas
Francie J. Heney
Haas
Guiter
Heney
Lane Hospital
Millions in tobacco deal rocks Kentucky markets
Louisville reports a $12,000,000 offer for the 1906 and 1907 Burley tobacco by the Burley Tobacco Society and American Tobacco Company. The bid also proposes 22 cents a pound for 1904 tobacco totaling 12,000,000 pounds and 13 cents for the 1907 crop of 6,000,000 pounds, with broad economic impact across about 55 counties in central Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Burley Tobacco Society
The
American Tobacco Company
Burley Society
Burley Tobacco
Kentucky
U D C Votes Down Bar on Northern Spouses
In Atlanta the United Daughters of the Confederacy rejected a proposal to bar Northern women by marriage to Confederate descendants from future membership. The convention amended the constitution to admit nieces of Confederate women and their descendants, while Southern-only members supported the plan. States voting for the amendment included Florida Louisiana Alabama Tennessee North Carolina Ohio Utah and Mexico, with Arkansas Mississippi Texas South Carolina and Virginia among those opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Ohio
Utah
Mexico
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
Governor Wilson sparks debate at country life meeting
Governor Augustus E. Willson created a stir at a country life commission gathering by linking the night rider issue to the Kentucky State Grange. Whe. Clayton, state Grange organizer, and A. L. Hamilton of the Fayette County Farmers Institute defended the Grange, denying ties to night riders or the Society of Equity.
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Crestes Genestion
Country Life Commission
Augustus E. Willson
Night Rider
Kentucky State Grange
Kentucky
Whe. Clayton
The
Grange
A. L. Hamilton
Fayette County Farmers’ Institute
Hamilton
Night Riders
Society of
Counterfeit Five Dollar Bills Circulated in City
Chicago reports counterfeiters circulating over fifty thousand dollars in five dollar silver certificates. An expert signature and near identical paper with silk threads indicate high skill. Meanwhile in Kentucky a mother and her two children were found dead with throats cut, a razor in the mother’s hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Treasury Department
Frankfort
Agnes Lidner
Chicago First Snow Falls Blinding Sunday
Chicago experienced a blinding snow fall Sunday afternoon with intermittent visibility as the flakes drifted down. The snow melted quickly on contact with the ground, offering a brief wintry display.
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Chicago
Cotton Growers Convention Endorses Cooperation and Reforms
The Memphis cotton conference adjourned after three addresses and a committee report urging a Southern cotton alliance. It backs county organizing, a two-delegate national body, and Harvie Jordan’s authority to form committees. Proposals urge fair prices, warehouse loans, a Southern cotton bank, more local storage, and diversified farming to combat soil exhaustion and boll weevil. The session condemns night riding and calls for strong state enforcement, press cooperation, and continued accurate USDA statistics.
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Memphis
Tegn
T. A. Sisson
Mississippi
Great Farmers’ Association
National Association
Southern Cotton Growers
Harvie Jordan
South
Immense Cotton Warehouse Planned in New Orleans
The Farmers' Union launches plans for a large central cotton warehouse in New Orleans. A committee representing Tennessee Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma Louisiana Georgia and Alabama will coordinate with local business leaders to advance the project and determine when to sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Farmers’ Reducational and Co-operative Union
T. B
Treasury deficit sparks bond plan amid tariff reform talk
The article argues that a growing treasury deficit forces bond issuance, likely Panama bonds, to fund government operations. It links deficits to tariff reform reluctance and criticizes waste, urging honest revenue increases through lower duties to avert further fund drains.
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Memr
Treasury
New York World
Panama
New York
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Wall Street
Naiders
Boston Globe argues prosperity must be viewed from all sides
The Globe notes rising prices reduce living standards and purchasing power since 1896. It cites meat and food trusts pushing costs higher, asking why six Republican years did not improve food prices. It shows per family food costs rising from 1990 and 1894 lows to a 1907 peak.
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The
Boston Globe
Globe
Bryan
United States
Poor Men Pay the Tariff Exposition Lesson
The piece argues ordinary clothing bears high tariffs with 64 percent on shirts 60 percent on hats and 60 percent on trousers plus per pound charges. It contrasts this burden with luxuries and states workers who produce wealth bear the weight of taxes without realizing it.
Forged Cleveland Letter Provoked Grief for Mrs. Cleveland
The alleged letter from Cleveland published in Republican newspapers was false and fraudulent. It was a sham forgery that caused Mrs. Cleveland great grief and annoyance.
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Cleveland
Some Sidelights on Tariff Protection and Costs
The article critiques high protective tariffs by citing examples of customs offices that fail to cover salaries, questions the logic of collecting costs at small ports, and contrasts U S policy with European nations. It notes international figures arguing tariffs burden workers and corporations while urging reform to shift taxation away from the masses.
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Uecle Sam
Browneville
Tee
Nantucket
Neanfort
Iip
England
Russia
France
Germany
United States
Berlin
Italy
Austria
Roosevelt in True Light Attacks on Gilded Power
The New York World attacks President Roosevelt as arrogant and anti constitutional accusing him of overstepping Congress suspending due process favoring allies and denouncing critics while portraying him as a tyrant on a comic opera stage with a crown and carriage image.
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Congress
Sultan
New York World
Hearst Accused Of Using Stolen Letters In Politics
The piece recalls President Roosevelt’s years ago action regarding a letter of inquiry to major corporations about pending legislation. A Quay office visitor allegedly saw a reply on Quay’s desk and stole it to aid supporters of the bill. The president used the incident to rally public opinion against the company and the tactic.
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Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Roosevelt
Senator Quay
People's Estimate of Mr. Bryan
In defeat Mr. Bryan is hailed as a great American respected by friends and foes alike. He is called the prophet of America's reformation with vast changes for good already apparent the ultimate national and world benefits are inestimable.
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Bryan
Alll Lions
America
Harriman Roosevelt Letters Reveal Campaign Contributions
The text accuses presidents of soliciting Wall Street campaign funds and permitting tainted money to reach the White House, citing Harriman's letter to Sidney Webster and Roosevelt's letter to James Sherman as examples of sordid political transactions.
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Harriman
Sidney Webster
Roosevelt
James. Sherman
Wall Street
State
White House
Tariff Debate Furies Over Dingley Duties
The piece argues tariffs under the Dingley law protect trusts and rob consumers, with rates often over 100 percent and average ad valorem above 50. It asserts the Republican majority can and should enact reforms the public demands.
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Dingley
Trusta
A Thanksgiving Fire Scene From Boyhood Reflections
The speaker recalls Thanksgiving preparations as flames burn. He envisions the farmhouse and forest in autumn, the rifle’s memory, and the cellar with apple bins pumpkins and cider. The vision shifts to a groaning table and the scent of mince and pumpkin pies as the fire dies.
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Ian
Asa
Harvest Home and Harvest Festival Traditions Across Lands
The piece traces autumn thanksgiving customs from England Scotland and beyond. It notes biblical appurtenances like the seven day feast and greens, Greek and Roman harvest rites, and British Maypole and churn traditions. It also describes corn dolls, the harvest queen, and the kemping melee as festive outcomes of harvest.
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England
Scotland
Herodotus
Apollo
Varuna
Ceres
Britain
Leta
Festival Dear to Americans
A festival dear to Americans grows from the fusion of church and home. Since New England pioneer days it has marked a day when people escape ingratitude and families gather.
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Christian Church
Christian Home
New England
New
Thanksgiving Toast From a Sunday Magazine
A historical Sunday magazine piece presents a Thanksgiving toast by Erneet Neal Lyoss. The poem-style text celebrates gratitude and companionship, urging to honor loved ones and endure loneliness with hopeful thoughts.
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Erneet
Neal Lyoss
Sunday Magazine
Thankfulness as a Necessity in Faith and Life
The text argues that gratitude is a divine command and a core human need. True thanksgiving flows from selfless living, labor, and love, shaping character and enabling trust in God and fellowship, and guiding the natural man toward altruism and a blessed world.
Unity of the family circle becomes national festivity
The piece notes a shift from sectional and Puritan and Pilgrim celebrations to a national festival. Manila will celebrate this year with Honolulu, San Juan, Sitka, Plymouth and Oberlin, reflecting a broader observance beyond local origins.
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Gether
Cirele
Manila
Honolulu
San Juan
Sitka
Plymouth
Oberlin
Question on the heart of Thanksgiving and unselfishness
The speaker ponders whether the core of Thanksgiving lies in unselfish thought words and deeds rather than mere ritual. It asks if gratitude grows from giving to others and reflects on generous attitudes shaping the holiday spirit.
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T. O. Touchstone
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Marshall County
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Ross Veazey
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Corner Bluff
Claiborne County
G. H. Alford
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K. S. Person
Second District
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Cotton Growers
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Department of Agriculture
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