A Double-Barreled Ruse on the Grimsby
On the tramp steamer Grimsby captain Pray and officer Hogg plot a ruse to trap Smiley in a fake illness to avoid breach of promise, involving a Baltimore fiancée and a visiting doctor. The ploy escalates to drama but ends with a forged scare revealed by a returning letter from the supposed fiancée.
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Pray
Grimsby
Hogg
Smiley
Capt
Mr. Hogg
Baltimore
Pillman
Black Sea
Birkenhead
Mr. Hoge
Hoge
Capes
Mr. Smiley
Invard
Little Red Morocco Shoe and Mother's Memory
The poem contrasts a tiny red morocco shoe with a mother’s longing and memories of her child, linking the object to enduring love and angelic songs. It reflects on motherhood, loss, and the sacred ties that linger beyond life. The piece appears alongside a note about professor age comparisons in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadow Land
Women Teachers Nervous and Eyed by German Study
Two eminent German physiologists Dr Rolf Wichmann and Dr Adolf Birham report that 42 percent of women teachers wear glasses compared with 10 percent of women not employed and 24 percent of male teachers. Forty percent of female teachers suffer nervous disorders versus 17 percent of men. long hours and ill ventilated rooms blamed, with warnings that general deterioration of the race could follow if women's employment is not carefully chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf Wichmann
Adolf Birham
Germany
Pole Expedition Query About Pat Crowe At The Pole
An inquiry asks Commander Peary to verify if Pat Crowe is present near the pole during the expedition. The request seeks confirmation of Crowe's movements or presence in the polar region.
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Pole
Commander Peary
Pat Crowe
Mississippi Road Tax Battle and School Term Extensions
Mississippi roads Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Gulf and Ship Island Canton Aberdeen and Nashville resist special privilege tax awaiting state supreme court decision. State education officials prepare county by county data on school term extensions to publish a comprehensive table. Gen J Z George birthday noted with Cross of Honor events and University of Mississippi exhibit in St Louis featuring antebellum instruments and old electrical machines.
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Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Gulf & Ship Island
Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville
Powell
Mississippi
J. Z. George
Jefferson Davis
Gen. Lee
Gei George
St. Louis
Aberdeen Electric Light Plant Sold to Jones Brothers
The Aberdeen electric light plant and franchises were transferred from J. F. Enderlin to E. M. and J. K. Jones of Corinth. The system includes forty five arc street lamps and about nine hundred incandescent lamps and will be updated and repaired. The Joneses are stockholders in Aberdeen's new clothing factory, with the electric deal among its outcomes. An unusual demand for depings is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
J. F. Enderlin
Messrs. E. M
J. K. Jones
Corinth
Messrs. Jones
Mississippi Republicans Reject Roosevelt Over Patronage Clash
A Mississippi political observer notes most Republicans doubt Roosevelt’s sincerity, condemning his friendship with Black voters as hypocritical. He argues revenue driven leaders and office seekers would cheer if Roosevelt’s campaign collapses at the next year convention, seeking to topple him by his own schemes.
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Mississippi
Roosevelt
Teddy
Land Commissioner Nall Reports Yearly Totals
Land Commissioner Nall presents a report for the year ending October 1 showing 181 647.39 dollars collected and paid into the State treasury. Receipts come from land sales and fees. The totals are shy of the two prior years as state lands diminish and sales slow.
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Nall
Abstract of Mississippi National Banks Figures
The abstract lists Mississippi national banks with Resources of 12 million 989 thousand 445 dollars and 70 cents, loans and discounts of 7 million 616 thousand 201 dollars and 39 cents, total specie 367 thousand 331 dollars and 70 cents, legal tender notes 32 thousand 29 dollars. Liabilities show capital stock paid in 2 million 510 thousand dollars, surplus 732 thousand 400 dollars, undivided profits 313 thousand 737 dollars and 77 cents, dividends unpaid 2 dollars 51 cents, individual deposits 56 million 674 thousand 487 dollars and 380 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Governor appoints Z. D. Davis to bank and institute roles
The governor named Z. D. Davis vice-president of Capital National Bank in Jackson and trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, while R. E. Wilson resigned from his counterpart post.
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Z. D. Davis
Capital National Bank
Jackson
The
Deaf and Dumb Institute
R. E. Wilson
Leake County Discovers Coal Deposit Near Carthage
Leake County rejoices over a newly found coal deposit on the Penry plantation owned by How FE D agry of Thomastown. The site lies fourteen miles northwest of Carthage and thirteen miles from the Canton Aberdeen & Nashville railroad. Governor Longino appointed about 150 delegates from alluvial counties to a levee convention in New Orleans on October 27.
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Leake County
Penry
How. FE. D. Agry
Thomastown
Carthage
Leake
Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville
Charles Scott
Interstate Mississippi River Improvement and Levee Association
New Orleans
Longino
Mississippi River
Weathersby Sawmill Man Killed By Falling Tree
Z. T. Angling, a noted saw mill operator from Weathersby, was struck and killed when a tree toppled as he rode away from log cutters. He died instantly from a crushed skull injury while seated on his horse after taking the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. T. Angling
Weathersby
Boiler explosion devastates Hattiesburg area mill
A boiler blast at the H. McInnis caw mill two miles from Hattiesburg killed Ellis Atmore, a black fireman, and seriously injured John and Wirt McInnis, sons of the owner. The mill was almost entirely destroyed and the accident described as most deplorable.
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Hattiesburg
Caw
H. McInnis
Ellis Atmore
John
Wirt McInnis
Peri
Bankhead to Inspect Tombigbee River Channel Tour
Congressman Bankhead of the Rivers and Harbors Commission will travel the Tombigbee River from Columbus to Demopolis to examine the channel and report findings. Engineer Craighead of Mobile accompanies Mrs Bankhead on the trip.
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Congressman Bankhead
The
Rivers and Harbors Commission
Tombigbee River
Columbus
Demopolis
Bankhi
Mobile
Macon Mayor Fant Runs for Supreme Court Clerk
Macon mayor Fant announces candidacy for Supreme Court clerk with undivided backing from Noxubee county and broad East Mississippi support. He counts many influential state friends. W P Minor of Macon, named last week, will not enter the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. UC. Fant
Macon
Supreme Court
Noxubee County
Mississippi
Dry WeatherCuts Cotton Sales in Yalobusha County
Dry weather in Yalobusha County continues and cotton harvesting has fallen by at least one third. Marketed staple fell as price dropped below 10 cents, causing a downturn in sales.
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Yalobusha County
Marshall County Board Adopts McDowell for Circuit Clerk
The Marshall County board of supervisors met in called session and elected David McDowell Sr. to fill the vacancy created by G C Myers resignation to become clerk of the Supreme Court. The appointment lasts until January 1. A special train on the M J K railroad carried Southern Express Company officials to arrange complete service.
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Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
David McDowell, Sr
G. C. Myers
Supreme Court
Southern Express Company
Two railroad workers killed in Hattiesburg quarrel
Isaiah Coleman shot and killed Smith Terrall, both railroad hands on the G., 8. I. railroad near Hattiesburg after an argument last week. Officers search for Coleman, the alleged slayer.
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Isaiah Coleman
Smith Terrall
Hattiesburg
Terrall
Coleman
Sheriff Mayo Settles in New Capitol Treasury
Sheriff Mayo of Neshoba county becomes the first in the state to settle in the new cap itol paying a small amount into the treasury last week.
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Mayo
Neshoba County
Capitol
North Mississippi Presbyterian College Opens Boarding For Pupils
Dr. T W Raymond president at Holly Springs announces the college has room for all boarding and day pupils and will accommodate until new buildings are completed. Those seeking entry should apply at once for any vacancy.
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T. W. Raymond
North Mississsippi Presbyterian College
Holly Sprigs
Friends
Will retire on laurels in golf championship win
Miss Bessie Anthony of the Glenview club Chicago won the women's national golf title at Wheaton defeating Miss J Anna Carpenter of Westward Ha. Anthony led from the fourth hole and won six to five with a 30 mile gale affecting play. Anthony plans to marry November 3 and will not defend her titles next year.
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Wheaton
Bessie Anthony
Glenview Club
Chicago
J. Anna Carpenter
Westward Ha
Miss Anthony
Carpenter
B. S. Horne
Pittsburg
Chicago Centennial Ends With Fireworks Spectacle
Chicago concluded its centennial celebration with a lakefront fireworks display drawing an estimated 100 000 to 125 000 spectators. Nightly skyward bombs and sky rockets lit the pier area while ships of all sizes steamed offshore. Fort Dearborn and Liberty statue formations appeared in fiery outlines as a phoenix motif and an American flag billowed from a rising balloon.
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Chicago
Government Pier
Fort Dearborn
Leavitt Bryan Wedding at Fairview Home
Miss Ruth Baird Bryan wed William Homer Leavitt at Fairview the Bryan family country home in Lincoln Nebraska. The ceremony was led by Dr Huntington Nebraska Wesleyan University chancellor and the couple planned a return to Newport Rhode Island after a wedding trip to St Louis and the east.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ruth Baird Bryan
William Homer Leavitt
Fairview
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Huntington
Massachusetts
Paris
Newport
Leavitts
Leavitt
Miss Bryan
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
Pelham Street
R. I
Illinois State Fair Closes After Record Receipts
The Illinois state fair closed Saturday night with week receipts totaling 520,000, over 13,000 above 1901. Attendance rose daily, marking unprecedented progress. Pay day saw prize warrants paid. a noon parade of prize-winning stock filled the coliseum. Gov Yates and wife rode to the grounds, with Sen Shelby M Cullom also present.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Yates
Shelby M. Cullom
Condition of Archbishop Kain Remains Unchanged
Baltimore October 5. Attending doctors report Archbishop Kain’s condition unchanged and still very weak. Five attendants fear the worst as the prelate’s health remains critical.
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Baltimore
Kain
Hobart Judge J G Harris Charged With Gambling Payments
Guthrie Oklahoma October 5 J G Harris city judge of Hobart Oklahoma was arraigned in court Saturday on 16 counts accusing him of receiving money from gambling houses in payment for allowing them to operate in Hobart.
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Guthrie
Okla
J. G. Harris
Hobart
Tornado Devastates St Charles and Surrounding Wisconsin Towns
A severe tornado ripped through St Charles in Winona county wiping out much of the town. Seven people were killed and 28 injured as telegraph lines were down and 100 houses demolished. Further storms across Wisconsin killed five at Almond and two at Blain as the upper peninsula of Michigan suffered damage.
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St. Paul
Minn
St. Charles
Winona County
John Ebens
William Ebens
Will Adams
Oscar Crittenden
George Jesson
Ed Murphy
Ed Peters
Dover
Carrie Ebens
Charles Crippens
Blankenberg
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Almond
Waupaca
Blain
Upper
Michigan
Albert Holtz
Almond, Mrs. Holtz
John Holtz
Abram John
Johnson
Storm Toll Rising Across Wisconsin and Minnesota
A storm widespread damage reports from Plainfield and Lacrosse note two deaths and multiple injuries. Mary Wood dies after Mrs. Fisher's death, heavy farm losses and livestock killed. In Independence and surrounding county a tornado caused multiple fatalities and injuries with destroyed church and homes. Duluth reports roof damage and harbor blowouts from the same weekend storm.
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St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
Plainfield
Wis
John Fisher
Mary Wood
Broom corn prices rise in Paris Illinois
Paris Illinois October 5 broom corn prices jump with local dealer predicting 125 per ton soon. Some crops have sold at 115 recently and sales now exceed 100 depending on brush quality. Washington dispatch reports Charlee Radford of Georgia released after murder sentence by Colombian government.
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Paris
Washington
State Department
Beaupre
Charlee Radford
Georgia
Supreme Court Discusses Tunica County Nominee Challenge
The Supreme Court met last week to consider mandamus actions against RB A Abbey to oust H T Tucker and declare F O Robinson the county treasurer nominee. The court adjourned after a few minutes and said the case would be heard on the first day of the regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
RB. A. Abbey
Tunica County
H. T. Tucker
F. O. Robinson
Catastrophe at Corning Distilling Co Peoria Disaster
A cooker explosion at the Corning Distilling Co plant in Peoria Illinois on Saturday morning killed several workers and injured many others. The 80 foot long steel cooker shattered walls and sent debris through the building. the initial death toll includes James McManus James O Keefe Neill Powell and 16 year old George Schaeffer with others missing or injured. Distillery operations are expected to be halted for weeks while repairs proceed at a loss estimated around 75000. Rescue efforts faced extreme difficulty due to widespread wreckage and scattered casualties.
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Peoria
Corning Distilling Co
James McManus
James O'Keefe
Cottage Hospital
Neill Powell
George Schaeffer
James M'Manus
Powell Neil
John Wilson
Shortage Alleged in St Clair County Clerk Accounts
The Globe-Democrat reports a special county board committee found a discrepancy of 8640 dollars in County Clerk George K. Thomas's accounts. Thomas and supporters deny any debt to the county, noting a heavy county bond protects the ledger. The committee cites no official statement and will present its report at today’s board meeting.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
County Board of Supervisors of
St. Clair County
Lll
Earl Chamberlain
E. Sheets
Thomas Dempey
George K. Thomas
Thomas
East St. Louis
Young Man from Lawrence County Ends Life in Olney
James Douglas, a young man who arrived from Lawrence County, died by suicide at his parents home in Olney. A note to his mother stated he was tired of life as the reason for shooting himself in the breast.
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Olney, al
James Douglas
Lawrence County
Memorial service for Sir Michael Herbert at Marlborough House
By the king's command a memorial service will be held at Marlborough House chapel adjoining St James Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Special seats will be reserved for members of the diplomatic corps.
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London
Michael Herbert
Marlborough House Chapel
St. James Palace
Diplomatic Corps
Wilsons Hody Recovered After Train Tragedy
In Peoria Illinois on October 5 the body of J M Wilson government store keeper was recovered after the wreck involving several railroad companies. The incident left questions about the accident and authorities investigate the burial site.
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Peoria, Ill
J. M. Wilson
Morton Confined at Home by Severe Cold
Former Vice President Levi P. Morton remains at his New York residence with a severe cold contracted days ago. Friends express concern given his advanced age and recent fragility.
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New York
Levi P. Morton
Mr. Morton
Mrs Jefferson Davis Rapidly Recovers from Illness
Buffalo New York October 5 Mrs Jefferson Davis is rapidly recovering from illness. Her physicians believe she will be able to leave for her winter home in New York this week.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jefferson Davis
New York
First seasonal snow covers Fergus Falls ground
Snow began Sunday morning in Fergus Falls Minnesota and fell for over three hours, several inches covering streets and fields. A strong northwest wind drove the flakes, marking the season's first snowfall.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Dayton Lawyer and ex Congressmen Dies on Pneumonia
Lewis B Gunckel a Dayton attorney and former congressman died Sunday from pneumonia. In 1871 he was appointed by President Grant to investigate Indian frauds.
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Dayton
Lewis B Gunckel
Grant
British envoy Raikes arrives to open embassy in Washington
Arthur Raikes secretary of the British embassy has arrived in Washington to open the embassy before the selection of a new ambassador to replace Sir Michael Herbert. He called on acting Secretary Loomis to pay his respects.
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Washington
Arthur Raikes
Michael Herbert
Loomis
Minnie Cummings Sentenced for Husband Murder
St Louis reports Minnie Cummings convicted of murdering her husband Dennis Cummings on February 18 and sentenced by Judge Douglas to ten years in the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Minnie Cummings
Dennis Cummings
Douglas
Twelve Drowned As Hackley Capsizes on Lake Michigan
Marinette Wisconsin October five reports say during a Saturday night squall the J H Hackley steamship capsized seven miles off Green Island. Twelve were drowned, seven rescued by the Goodrich line steamer Sheboygan after drifting on wreckage all night. Names of the dead and rescued include George LeClaire Jr and captain Joseph Vorous among Fish Creek and Egg Harbor residents.
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Marinette
Wis
Lake Michigan
George LeClaire, Jr
Jacksonport
Joseph Vorous
Hackley
Fish Creek
Edna Barringer
Lawrence Barringer
Henry Rabitor
Carl Kelley
Francis Vincent
Vincent
Egg Harbor
Freeman Thorp
Nels Nelson
Sturgeon Bay
Frank Fitzgibbons
Truchly
Frank Blackfield
Orrin Rollin
Martin Hansen
Blaine McSweeney
Martin Olsen
Sister's Bay
Ellison Bay
Sheboygan
Buchanan Re-elected Iron Workers President
Frank Buchanan of Chicago defeated Hugh K. Donnelly of Albany by 43 to 40 to win re election as president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers at Kansas City. The Parks faction dominated the convention. Parks conceded with a brief "I lose."
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Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
Chicago
Samuel Parks
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Hugh K. Donnelly
Albany
N. Y
Buchanan
Parks
Union No. 2
New York
Sam Parks
Victim Fatally Stabbed by Fork at Victor Mines
William Hopkins was stabbed to death at the Victor mines in Walker county today. Hannah Robertson, with whom he boarded, seized a fork during a dispute and plunged it into his heart, killing him instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
William Hopkins
Victor Mines
Walker County
Hannah Robertson
Hopkins
Boilermaker Frank Scott Dies on Street in Ohin Ill
Frank Scott a boilermaker from St Louis died suddenly on a street in Ohin Illinois after arriving on a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohin
Frank Scott
St. Louis
Baltimore & Ohio South- Western
Resident Starvation Death Shocks New York
Jane Tucker aged 52 was found dead in a back room on Twenty fifth street from heart disease brought on by starvation. Neighbors offered food but she refused aid according to police findings.
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New York
Jane Tucker
Twenty-fifth Street
Tulane Freshman Loeber Lan Dau Fatally Injured in Cane Rush
In New Orleans on October 4, Loeber Lan Dau a 16 year old freshman at Tulane University suffered a fatal skull fracture during the cane rush between freshmen and sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
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