State Fair showcases Mississippi resources and plans future growth
The Mississippi State Fair proclaimed a success with standout exhibits in agriculture and horticulture. Jackson county led with best county exhibit while Yazoo and others profiled, and plans for larger fairs and new buildings were announced as authorities consider making the fair a state institution. A Riverside sugar cane syrup effort and sorghum notes highlight home production and money kept in-state.
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Jackson County
Yazoo
Holmes
Warren
Copiah
Wilkinson
Hinds
Farmers’ Union
Cotton Association
Millsaps College
Audubon Societies
A. & M. College
Baptist Orphanage
Government to Deploy Cotton Weevil Fight Force in Mississippi
The U S department of agriculture plans at least 150 special agents to Mississippi in coming weeks to train farmers in cotton cultivation and weevil control. Two agents per congressional district may rise to twenty or more, under Ty A Knapp of Lake Charlie La. Literature and state and federal cooperation target boll weevil destruction and improved yields.
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Mississippi
Ty & A Knapp
Lake Charlie
Department of Agriculture
Glenn W. Merrick
Local scenes and court changes in DeSoto and Hattiesburg
B Little, a notable Soain resident, was shot at his fireside as a load of buckshot came through a window. Special Judge Gus Vardaman named Hon. R L Dabney of Hernando to preside in DeSoto county, replacing Judge Roane who returned home due to his wife's illness. Hattiesburg council banned discounting local bank scrip, used to aid regional mill operations.
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Soain
Gus Vardaman
R. L. Dabney
Hernando
DeSoto County
Roane
Oxford
Democrats Plan Aggressive Convention Strategy In National Committee Meeting
In French Lick Indiana a Democratic National Committee member described a secret meeting where delegates discussed a swift, aggressive campaign. They plan to schedule the convention for December 12 in Washington to outpace Republicans and name a conservative running mate, with Jobown of Minnesota and Chambers of New York among picks.
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National Democratic Committee
Aod
Hart
Washington
Campeion
Mryan
Jobown
Minnesota
Thay
Delaware
Chambers of
New York
Not Sinful to Have Riches Says Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr. tells members his belief riches are not sinful if earned and used properly. He addresses pleasures of today including drinking and gambling noting moderation and abuse, warns against encouraging first drinks and cautions against gambling when stakes are involved.
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New York
John D. Nootefeller
New York Spends One Million Daily on Drinks
Dr. Madison C. Peters cites striking figures on liquor spending in New York City. He claims about 1 000 000 dollars per day, or 365 000 000 annually, dwarfing many national economic measures and equal to large portions of government and industry scales.
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New York
Madison C. Peters
New York City
United States
GROVER AGAIN SERIOUSLY ILL
Former President Cleveland is reported seriously ill at his home with a relapse of an intestinal ailment. The sudden attack began Thursday, with brief improvement Friday, but the condition remained grave and details were not released.
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Cleveland
Filipinos Present Gold Cup to President Roosevelt
Lieut. Van Shack of the Fourth Cavalry arrived from Manila en route to Washington to deliver a gold lined silver loving cup as a token of thanks from the Philippine assembly. The cup was first used at a Manila banquet before Secretary Taft, during a toast to the president.
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van Shack
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Manila
Washington
Roosevelt
Philippine Assembly
Taft
Bryan Responds On Silver Coinage And Money Supply
In Baltimore Bryan says silver coinage would not fix current money stringency. He argues restoration of bimetalism might add money, but a historic gold discovery has already expanded money supply and driven up prices.
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Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Walsh Operations Question Securities Value in Walsh Trial
Government presents evidence that bonds used as collateral by Walsh were valued at nominal figures and that large depositor withdrawals occurred from the Chicago National Bank. Testimony shows January 1906 withdrawals of about $965,000 and notes discounted on that day, with a continuation of bond sale memoranda set for Thursday.
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Walsh Railroads
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Mozey
Salvadoran decree grants amnesty and exile return
The Salvador government issued a decree freeing political prisoners and allowing political exiles to return. President Figuroa pledged fair governance and national unity. Constitutional guarantees are restored as the republic moves toward harmony and prosperity. In New York the Consolidated Exchange box reveal includes a Columbus bone urn from a 20 year old cornerstone. Judicial authorities will try Maximilian Harden for criminal sbelled Count Kuno von Moltke in Berlin.
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Republic of Salvador
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New York
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Ger
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Kuno von Moltke
Berlin
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Funeral of Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild in Paris
Paris marked the funeral of Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild who died November 18 at her Geneva estate. The interment at Pere Lachaise was attended only by family members. In New York, Chief Justice Walter Clark condemned the constitution as inadequate, undemocratic and outgrown in a Cooper Union speech.
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France
Adolphe de Rothschild
Geneva
Switzerland
Pere Lachaise
New York
N. Y
Walter Clark
Supreme Court of North Carolina
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Boiler Explosion Kills Five at Norfolk Lumber Mill
Five men were killed and several injured when a boiler exploded at Planing Mill No. 1 of John L. Roper lumber mills in Gelmorton Norfolk County. One man died later from injuries.
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Norfolk
John L. Roper
Gelmorton
Norfolk County
Farmer Repeats Sale After Costly Month Away
Ide Grove Iowa report John Derksen sold his Logan township farm a month ago to move to Dakota but repurchased it paying 3 dollars more per acre than the sale price.
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Ide Grove
Iowa
John Derksen
Logan Township
Dakota
London Lord Eliot Denies Engagement Rumor
Lord Eliot publishes a statement denying any engagement to American actress Misa Estelle Christy and rejects the rumor as baseless.
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London
Lord Eliot
Misa Estelle Christy
American Author Found Dead in Paris
Dr Moncure D Conway, the American author, died suddenly in Paris. His relatives in America requested cremation of his body.
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Paris
France
Moncure D. Conway
America
Formosa Outlaws Slay Officials in Taiboka Assault
A Taiboka dispatch reports Alyu tribe outlaws attacked Formosa government officers killing ten. Rebels were dispersed with considerable losses in the clash. Also, an Arkansan is sent to prison for burglary in Pine Bluff. Rose Owens, prominent Pine Bluff resident from a long-established family, receives a five year sentence.
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Tokio
Taiboka
Foreigners Rush Home and Freight Congestion Threatens Shippers
In New York City the unprecedented rush of foreigners homeward has caused severe freight congestion. Eastbound travel has surged for six weeks, closing bookings weeks before sailings. The North German Lloyd line and others report hundreds awaiting accommodation as ships prepare to depart.
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N. Y
Lloyd
Moe
Mediterranean
White Hand Society Growing in New York
Prominent Italians in New York join Chicago leaders in organizing opposition to the so called White Hand Society believed linked to blackmail and violence. Police credit the foreign band with multiple depredations and seek to curb its influence.
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White Hand Society
New York
N. Y
Chicago
Jack Hand Society
Harriman Promises Cars for Grain Shipment
Harriman system representatives pledged 1000 cars to move the wheat crop of Oregon Washington and Idaho to tidewater from now until the full crop is transported.
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Portland
Harriman Sytem
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Tidewater
Leeds Suffers Third Stroke at Home
New York financier and former railroad president William B. Leeds reportedly suffered a third stroke of paralysia at his home. Family members said Friday night the attack was only a slight one.
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New York, N. Y
Willam B. Leeds
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Tragic Gas Incident Claims Brothers in Unfinished Well
In Eureka Springs Arkansas a rescue attempt to save Arthur L Oldham failed as both he and his brother William Oldham died after being overcome by gas in an uncompleted well. Rescuers reached them too late.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Arthur L. Oldham
William Oldham
Trains Collide Near Farmdale Injuries Reported
A Chicago and Alton passenger train and a Vandalia freight train collided head on Wednesday near Farmdale six miles east of Peoria. One trainman died and seven injured, all trainmen, as responders rushed to the scene.
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Banker Convicted and Sentenced Five Years
Birmingham bank president Louis M. Dvka of Atella National Bank pleaded guilty to misappropriation and received a five year penitentiary term. In Iowa, the village of Chain,la in St Joseph was destroyed by fire with one building saved and about $50,000 in losses.
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St. Joseph's Convent
South
Birmingham
Ala
Louis M. Dvka
Atella National Bank
Iowa
St. Joseph
News-Press
Chain
Senator Thomas Blocks Club Liquor Sales Bill
In Montgomery Alabama a notable Senate clash ends with Senator Thomas succeeding in stopping a bill aimed at banning liquor sales by clubs. The confrontation highlights political maneuvering surrounding alcohol regulations at the state level.
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Ala
Senate
Thomas
Guggenheim Recommends Silver Coin Use for Relief
Solo mon Guggenheim chairman of the executive committee of the American Smelting and Refining Co. urges broader silver coin use as financial relief in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Solomon Guggenheim
The
American Smelting and Refining Co
Motor car breaks 24 hour world record in Victoria
Melbourne reports a 40-horsepower motor car set a 24 hour world record by covering 777 miles along Victoria roads despite dense fog. The feat occurred as the vehicle operated under challenging conditions on the Australian state’s highways. In St Petersburg, Austrian ambassador Count Berchold survived an attack when a stone shattered a dining car window. he was not seriously injured.
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Australia
Victoria
St. Petersburg
Russia
Count Berchold
Slight Chilean quake rocks Punta Arenas
A small earthquake struck Punta Arenas Chile Tuesday morning causing damage to several houses but no fatalities reported. Local officials reassured residents and urged caution as aftershocks were possible.
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Punta Arenas
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