Mississippi cotton grower leads stage with pounds per bale and road talks
An Allen county planter reports 65 acres of cotton yielding around 6,230 dollars at 25 cents per pound, with seed value omitted. The article notes road expert visits for river Delta improvement, a large wheat crop, a Field Day celebration, and plans for future events. It mentions Taft visit preparations, Lyceum engagements, farmers institutes, a grand jury drag net, and canal-bond efforts along Yale River with 50 000 dollar project cost.
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E. Bailey
Allen
Yale River
Calhoun County
Yelobusha Swamp
Cost of Deep Water Channel From Chicago to St Louis
Washington reports Congress will learn in December the possible deduction from the $30,000,000 estimate for the Chicago to St Louis segment of the lakes to gulf deep waterway. A new nine foot plan significantly reduces costs, though embankment work keeps substantial outlays. The overall nine foot scheme drops to about $143,000,000 versus $159,000,000 for fourteen feet, with potential savings of several millions for embankment methods.
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Washington
Congress
Chicago
St. Louis
Lakes
Gulf Deep Waterway
General Board
Gen. Bixby
Cairo
Gulf
Arcess Ary
Massive Deep Water Lands Sale Opens in Oklahoma
Oklahoma launches the largest land sale in the Southwest, offering 350000 acres of cultivated lands and 1050000 acres of raw prairie in 40 to 1250 acre tracts. Leased lands of 10000 acres available in 160 acre parcels, valued around 2.10 and 15 dollars per acre respectively. Also covers Taft urging definite river and harbor plans to boost commerce, railroads, and inland waterways as part of a broader, square deal policy.
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Guthrie
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Army
Congress
Census figures show 5 525 591 bales nationwide in 1909
The census bureau on Monday released figures indicating 5 525 591 bales were produced from 1900 to October 14, with state breakdowns: Alabama 513 535. Arkansas 327 045. Florida 4 900. Georgia 144 073. Louisiana 113 700. Mississippi 393 414. North Carolina 243 245. Oklahoma 329 705. South Carolina 622 570. Tennessee 199. Texas 131 012. and 19 799 in all other states, compared with previous years.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Ashes of Mrs J Addison Hayes to Richmond
The ashes of the late Mrs. J Addison Hayes, once known as the Daughter of the Confederacy, are en route from Colorado Springs to Richmond Virginia for final interment beside Jefferson Davis and his wife. Their son Jefferson Hayes Davis helped transfer the surname to perpetuate the Davis name. Mrs Hayes died July 18 with cremation in Denver and temporary interment in Colorado Springs before final transfer.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
J. Addison Hayes
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Hayes
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Davis
Denver
Mrs Eddy There to Stay in Christian Science Church
Boston report debunks claims that New York Scientists will replace Mrs Augusta F Stetson with Mrs Folly as head of the Christian Science church. Alfred Farlow, head of the publication committee, calls the report a file talk.
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Boston
Alfred Farlow
The
Christian Science Church
New York
Augusta F. Stetson
Foliy
Mills in South Carolina to Curtail Production
Cotton mills in Greenville, Anderson and Greenwood counties will shut down one day per week due to low raw cotton prices. The agreement covers about 1.0 million spindles and 21 thousand looms, with mills consuming about 300000 bales of cotton annually.
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Greenville
D. C
Anderson
Greenwood
Mrs Cleveland Sends Condolence to Mrs Johnson
Mrs John A Johnson widow of the late governor in Minneapolis received a condolence letter from Mrs Grover Cleveland. The long missive reportedly notes that Grover Cleveland on his deathbed predicted Gov Johnsons election if nominated by Democrats a year ago.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John A. Johnson
Grover
Princetom
St. Paul
Johnson
United States
Cleveland
Gov. Johnson
Justice Peckham Dies at Altamont Summer Home
Associate US Supreme Court Justice Rufus W. Peckham died at Coolmore Altamont Albany County at 3 PM Sunday from heart trouble Bright’s disease and arteriosclerosis. He had been in declining health but recently appeared stronger before slipping into a fatal illness after returning with Mrs. Peckham from the May term adjournment.
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Albany
N. Y
Rufus W. Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Coolmore
Altamont
Albany County
Bright
Justice Peckham
Peckham
Build Big Airship Circling New York to Washington Tour
New York report says Joel T. Rice and John A Riggs of Little Rock Ark have nearly completed a large dirigible at Morris Park. The inventors plan to circle New York skies then proceed to Washington DC and a southern aerial tour. It will carry three passengers and could make trips near 100 miles.
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New York
Joel T. Rice
John A Riggs
Littl Rock
Ark
Morris Park
Washington, D. C
Pittsburg Placed Under Scrutiny Over Lilley Case
Pittsburg presbytery orders full accounting of missing Pittsburg churchman William C. Lilley. Clergy fear looming financial and scandal amid mounting questions and public pressure in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburg
William C. Lilley
Skunk Skin Coat Proposed for Mrs Taft in Boston Tribute
Taunton Mass reports a Bay State trapper plans to present Mrs Taft with a coat made entirely of skunk skins. East Norton trapper James A Goff is credited with originating the idea, a tribute to the White House mistress and to Nimrod.
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Taunton
Mass
White House
Nimrod
Bay State
Taft
James A. Goff
East Norton
Farmers Union Denounces Lawlessness in Tobacco Growers
Danville Virginia report states the Farmers' Tobacco Union adopts a resolution denouncing any act of lawlessness by any king or power. The union represents Kentucky North Carolina and Virginia tobacco growers and declares its stance in clear terms.
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Danville
Farmers’ Tobacco Union
Farmers’ Union Tobacco Growers
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Cherokee Indian Killed in Schoolhouse Duel
In a country school near Sleeper Oklahoma Jack Willis a young Cherokee engaged officers in a duel. Willis was killed and Constable Tuck Keteher was fatally wounded as frightened children escaped through windows. Constable Wilson shot Willis dead.
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Muskogee
Okla
Sleeper
Jack Willis
Tuck Keteher
Wilson
Willis
Work of boll weevil experts urges winter destruction drive
Washington government experts announce boll weevil causes annual U S damage estimated at 25 000 000 and will persist due to control difficulties in the Mississippi valley The bureau of entomology reports winter is the toughest period for the pest and destroying ten weevils in winter is more crucial than killing thousands in other seasons. Vast data on winter habits and hibernation have been gathered by specialists.
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Washington
Department of Agricuture
United Mates
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley
U Ai States
Mississippi River
Bureau of Entomology of
Department
Patrick McCarren Dies After Long Political Career
New York state senator Patrick Henry McCarren died Friday morning at St Catherine's Hospital, Brooklyn. The quiet death followed a day of illness as his relatives, including his mother, awaited word and he received a Latin prayers from Franciscan nuns.
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New York
Patrick Henry McCarren
Brooklyn
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Wneonserie
Private Detective Ivins Foils Night Ride Notices in Camden
In Camden Tennessee private detective Ivins exposed a group of boys who posted notices warning Black residents to leave. Authorities secured sufficient evidence to convict, but prosecutions were not certain. Some implicated boys admit to night riding but claim the acts were only playful with uncertain reach through the mails.
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Camlen
Tenn
Ivins
Camden
Prohi Spreads Liquor Trade in Indiana Convention
In Indianapolis resolutions of the Knights of Fidelity claim liquor sales in Indiana are ten times higher than when seventy-two dry counties operated saloons. The group denounces social clubs used to evade the law and opposes prohibition and the Anti Saloon League.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
Knights of Fidelity
Indiana
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
Indian steamer clears Savannah with record cotton load
The Leland Line steamer Indian carried 21,395 bales of cotton, equal to 22,775 five hundred pound bales, valued at 1,534,103 dollars, sailing from Savannah on Sunday bound for Bremen. It is touted as perhaps the most valuable cotton cargo ever to leave an American port.
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Savannah
Leland Line
Bremen
Wide is Trade in White Slaves Convention Address
Dr. O Edward Janney of Baltimore, chairman of the national vigilance committee, warned at the National Woman's Christian Temperance Convention that the white slave traffic is wider and more pervasive than imagined, reaching across the country and even across the ocean to recruit victims.
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Omaha
Neb
O. Edward Janney
Baltimore
National Vigilance Committee
National Woman's Christian Temperance Crior
Janney
Cocan
Croker to Aid Morse in New York Return
Richard Croker sails to New York on the fastcat to assist his friend and business ally Charles W. Morse. Morse had appealed to defend himself after conviction and sentence were upheld by the United States circuit court of appeals following recent imprisonment.
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New York
Richard Croker
New York City
Fastcat
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Croker
Tombs
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Criminal Court
Girl defends home with hat pin in Dallas raid
In Dallas Texas Lena Barrantine age 1 used a hat pin to attack two masked intruders who entered the family home near Menquite while the father and others were at work in the field. She was overcome and chloroformed. The family found her later unconscious but she is reported to recover.
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Dallas
Texas
Lena Barrantine
Menquite
Neck Broken Still Lives In Macon Fall
Earl Hodges nephew of Judge Robert Hodges of Macon lies in a local hospital with a broken neck after a twenty foot fall from a room window. Doctors state he is fully conscious and hope remains to save his life though the incident caused complete paralysis below the head. Hodges spoke intermittently as he regained consciousness.
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Macon
Earl Hodges
Robert Hodges
Iter
Taft's 250 days as president with 41.2 percent away
The report notes President Taft will have served 250 days as executive head since March 4 and spent 41.2 percent of that period away from Washington. He has been in the capital 142 days and away 103 days during his swing around the country.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Capital
Gore urges Perkins pupils to fight for existence honorably
In Boston Senator Thomas P. Gore told Perkins Institution for the Blind students to refuse no quarter and seek favors and to prepare for tough competition in life. He urged them to qualify themselves for the battle and to fight it honorably, drawing warm applause from hundreds of blind boys and girls.
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Boston
Mass
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Perkins Institution
Gore
Cook Locked Up In Station Ticket Office
Dr. Cook spent the last quarter of his stop in Toledo under lock and key in the Union station ticket office with an hour to wait between trains. When his identity became known he was besieged by many who wanted to shake hands, then he retired into the ticket office as the train left for Canton.
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Toledo, O
Cook
Union Station
Canton
Smith
San Francisco
Poe
Abner
Noted Apocryphal Parable Parody of 2 Maccabees Chapters 6 7
A compact satirical piece based on 2 Maccabees chapters 6 and 7, reflecting on themes of martyrdom and endurance through a modern lens while preserving period voice and names. The fragment suggests moral conflict and resilience without graphic detail.
Sermonette on Martyrs Seed of the Church
The sermon argues that the blood of martyrs seeds the church and that persecution tests faith. It cites Abel and Christ's beatitudes, urges passive resistance and love toward persecutors, and notes triumph of righteousness through history from the Maccabees to modern times. The speaker emphasizes faith sustaining believers amid persecutions.
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Jesus
Christ
Heaven
God
Eleazar and the Maccabean Stand Against Greek Worship
The passage recalls Eleazar’s defiance against a Greek decree during the Maccabean period as Jews resist idolatrous rites in Jerusalem. It portrays his refusal to pretend adherence to pagan sacrifices, his martyrdom, and the call to live a transfigured life in daily duty. It then shifts to a spiritual reflection on living the transfigured life beyond mountaintop visions, urging faithful conduct in ordinary daily life.
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Athens
Jupiter Olympius
Jerusalem
Jupiter
Eleazar
Heat and Island Sagas End With Boots in the Street
A dialogue with Abner Biya and Major Potts about extreme heat, strange climates, and a volcanic island tale ends with a playful putdown as the Major kicks Abner out of the room. The tale blends wild weather anecdotes with farcical agricultural claims and a comic street escape.
Prayer and reflections on service and virtue
A devotional meditation thanks God for clear word that service is blessed. It asks for allegiance to God above earthly gain and to count all as loss to gain Christ. It seeks steadfast friendship, strength in daily work, and power through faith to save. It quotes Rowland, Dawson Scott, and Jeremy Taylor on character and crisis.
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Christ
Paris police dogs capture fleeing ex convict in Rue de la Chapelle
Paris police dogs demonstrated their value by trapping an ex convict leaving a house on Rue de la Chapelle after he struck a passing officer. The pursuit involved two more officers and their dog, who pursued the suspect, and the canine held him by the throat until police arrived.
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Paris
Rue de la Chapelle
German Chancellor Promoted to Major in Imperial Army
The German empire elevates its new chancellor from Leuten ant im to major, a move the writer in a German paper calls an empty distinction yet frees him from saluting lieutenants and captains. His predecessor Von Buelow also held major and did not advance.
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German Empire
Leutenant
von Buelow
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