Pine needle industry urged for Mississippi forests
The piece argues Mississippi should imitate Pacific coast pine oil production using local pine needles for pillows and oil. It praises Col. Frank A. Montgomery's Reminiscences and notes Biloxi oyster canneries face labor shortages. It urges statewide fairs, factory work, and rail connections, with various local civic updates and tributes.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Thuringian Forest
Germany
Farol Thuringia
Mississippi
Tributes to Col Power mourn Mississippi’s Grand Old Man
Widespread mourning in Mississippi over the death of Col John L Power, longtime Secretary of State, educator and charitable leader. Obituaries praise his honesty, philanthropy, and service to orphans, Masonry, and state history. many tributes note his nearly fifty years of public work and archival guardianship.
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Frank A. Montgomery
First
Mississippi Cavalry
Hubert Clarke Co
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Montgomery
Memphis
North Missingippi
Bourne
Lucas Clapp
Tennessee
Homer
Holly Springs
The
State University
Col
J. L. Power
Jackson
Colonel Power
John Logan Power
Natchez Democrat
Col. Power
Masonry
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows
Mr. McKinley
del J. L. Power
Yazoo Herald
Safalo
New York
Col Power
Gol. Power
Mississippi Historical Society
Demcersi- Star
Commonwealth
Citizer
S Faust
Winona Democrat
Col. J. L. Power
Case of complete reversal of internal organs in patient
Arthur Zimmerman, 22, died after a left side presentation of appendicitis baffled doctors at St. Louis City Hospital. Surgeons found the appendix on the left, stomach on the right, and a full transposition of major organs, a rare situs inversus variant not linked to the infection.
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St. Louis
St. Lewis
Arther Zimmerman
City Hopsital
Nietert
City Hospital
Mietert
Ite
Zimmerman
Massive Charrel House Death Toll in Aleutians Report
A Marine Hospital service report from Dutch Harbor Alaska details drastic depopulation in the Aleutian chain. villages shrink from current 10 to 1,000 natives with 300 creole and 70 Aleuts. deaths rise from measles and cold amid unsanitary huts and exposed corpses left unburied.
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Washington
Aleutian Chain of Islands
Marine Hospital Service
F. J. Thornburr
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Unalaska
P Kashercroff
Measures Planned in Samar to Suppress Insurrection
Last advices from the Philippines state military authorities will take prompt vigorous action in Samar to punish natives involved in the Balangige massacre of Co. C Ninth Infantry. The island is expected to be the theater of active hostilities for some time.
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Washington
Philippines
Island
Samar
Co. C
Ninth Infantry
Balangige
Croker Maps Ham Estate Purchase Near Letombe
New York Oct 6 Ricard Croker is negotiating to buy the 170 acre Ham estate adjoining his Moat House property extending from Letombe to the outskirts of Wantage according to a Wantage correspondent of the World.
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Teo
New York
Ricard Croker
Ham
Moat House
Letombe
Wantage
Prince Adelbert to Visit Abdul Hamid Aboard Charlotte
Prince Adelbert of Prussia will reach Constantinople on October 3 aboard the German training ship Charlotte to pay respects to Sultan Abdul Hamid. The voyage marks a formal royal courtesy between German and Ottoman realms during a period of intensified diplomacy.
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Berlin
Get
Prince Adelbert of
Prussia
Constantinople
Charlotte
Abdul Hamid
Rescue fund for Ellen Stone ransom tops $100000 goal
Boston October 6 1897 funds for the ransom of American board missionary Ellen Stone held by brigands in Bulgaria are not yet tallied nationwide. Local donations near thirty thousand dollars come from Reston and nearby churches while many more gifts are expected from other communities to cover two thirds of the total. The Stone family has incurred expenses and the board offered no official statements on the predicament.
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Boston
Ellen Stove
American Board
Bell
Reston
Balgeria Mise
Sears
Torker
Bulgaria
American Board of Fering
Heme
Cbelves
Mase
Rostom
Miss Sterne
Funds urged for ransom case of Miss Stone in Bulgaria
The prudential committee of the American Board of Missions heard ten hours of testimony on Miss Stone’s captivity in Bulgaria. President Sam. EB Capen and Dr. Jwison Senith told Washington officials that only a popular subscription can fund the ransom after government and board funds are unavailable. Telegrams were sent nationwide to solicit support, with strong hope for swift success and Board cooperation in gifts and solicitation.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
Monument
Davis
Mississippi
Rosten
Mise Stone
Bulgaria
Prudential
Amer
Sam. EB Capen
Fev
Jwison Senith
Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Miss Stone
Miss Stone Fund Recap Amid Church Appeals In Boston
Kidder Peabody & Co reports daily receipts totaling 4225.75 with 640 pledged for Miss Stone ransom case. Donations spread across Park Street and Tremont temples as pastors urge contributions direct to the firm. First Congregational Church members donate 1500 with Miss Stone’s own church backing the appeal. London rail policy commentary by Charles T. Yerkes circulates as UK government data shows rising costs versus receipts.
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Boston
Get
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Park Street
de. Withrow
Mixes Stome
United States
Shawmat Congregational Church
W. T. McElween
Miss Stone
Dr. Lorimer
Tremont Temple
John Galbraith
Bromfcke Methodist Episcopal
E. Herrick
Mount Vernon
Beacon Street
First Congregational Church of
Helses
Coronation Dress Rules Set by Earl Marshal for Edward VII
The article describes strict coronation apparel rules for King Edward's ceremony. It details robe colors, miniver trimming, ermine rows by rank, and mantle lengths. It also notes bans on counterfeit pearls, coronet jewel settings, and who may attend, including rules for widows and remarried peers.
Sousa Band Fans Echo Anglo American Ties in London
In Lomion October reports on Sousa's band at Royal Albert Hall, the Daily Mail praises the huge London audience and calls the ensemble remarkably organized. The Times lauds the wind band's possibilities and Sousa's masterful control of his forces.
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Soaxa
The
Daily Mail
London
Sousa
Royal Albert Hall
the Times
Shafroth Reports on Philippines China Conditions
Congressman John F. Shafroth returns from four months in Asia and says peace in the Philippines is largely restored with remaining unrest in Samar. He questions long term profitability of keeping the islands, noting high costs and limited future benefit. He discusses China trade, mint reopening, and silver coin plans for the islands, with concerns over Chinese entry and currency movements.
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Treever
John F. Shafreth
China
Philippines
Samar
United States
Mr. Shafroth
Shafroth
Congress
Menila
Islands
Postmaster General Explains Second Class Walter Order
Postmaster General Emory Smith states the department enforces the Walter order to curb abuses by illegitimate publications. He says lax practice allowed news agents to receive return copies at a penny per pound, contrary to law, and only one publisher had addressed him on the point. The department aims to faithfully execute the law and halt flagrant abuses.
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Washington
Thames Emory Smith
Gov Morphy Calls Phoenix Statehood Convention
Gov Morphy issues a semi official proclamation calling a statehood convention in Phoenix on October 6. The Phoenix board of trade funds the delegates and counties across the territory will be represented with an effort to ignore political faith or business affiliations. The aim is to press Congress for an enabling act this winter despite expected corporate opposition.
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Dixie Press
Clay County
West Point
Mississippi
Phoenix
Ariz
Marephy
Phoenix Board of Trade
Fifty-seventh Congress
Relinquishments Nearing Completion for Rosebud lands
Maj. McLaughlin, Indian inspector, has secured most signatures from Rosebud Indians to relinquish a portion of the Rosebud reservation in Gregory county for settlement. The land sale is expected soon, with thousands of acres described as of superior character and ready for market.
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Rosebud
Gregory County
Maj. McLaughlin
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