Mississi Bevs to Head Labor Day Event in Vicksburg
Labor Day activities planned with speakers and dignitaries including McLaurin, Brewer, and Scott to attend in Vicksburg. Also notes railroad and business figures present at Citizens meeting, while local incidents include arrests, accidents, and ongoing county developments.
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Vicksburg
Halpino
Nator McLaurin
Ex4iev
Vardles Scott
Earl Brewer
Com Umphreys and Collier
Flood Tragedy Drowns 1,200 in Santa Catarina City
In a night of constant rain the Santa Catarina river surged to a record height flooding the city between 1 and 2 am. About 1,200 people drowned, 15,000 homeless, and property losses estimated at $20 million. Rescuers faced perilous currents as hundreds clung to rooftops awaiting aid.
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Monterey
Mexico
Santa Caterina
Santa Catarina
Cotton crop may be short says Memphis report
General deterioration in the cotton crop is noted across North Carolina Georgia and Gulf coast regions due to prolonged dry weather hot days and drying winds. Late cotton suffers most with some promise in a few areas yet overall prospects remain poor though a late frost could boost yields.
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Memphis
Tenn
North Carolina
Georgia
Gulf
Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
LAND SUITS KNOCKED OUT INDIAN LAND CASES IN OKLAHOMA
Judge Ralph Campbell sustains demurrers in suits by the United States to set aside deeds and leases by citizen allottees in the Five Civilized Tribes of Eastern Oklahoma. Court rules Indians are U.S. citizens with full rights and rejects guardianship theory. Cases dismissed due to numerous co defendants across many land tracts.
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Muskogee
Okla
Ralph Campell
United States
Five Civilized
Oklahoma
Indiana
Jail for Voliva in libel case filing reads like list
In Waukegan Illinois William Glenn Voliva facing a $10,000 libel judgment filed with Sheriff Griffin a schedule claiming his entire property. It lists One writing desk wearing apparel one wet religious books 63 cents cash The second writ to jail has not been served but a jail sentence is anticipated.
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Waukegan
William Glenn Voliva
Griffin
Voliva
Record Cotton Receipts at Memphis Reach New Totals
Memphis cotton receipts from Saturday push season totals to 983,652 bales with two counting days left. Analysts expected near 1,000,000 bales but latest figures show 989,517 bales in stock, trimming available stock to 7,412 bales as of now.
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Memphis
Tenn
Two Negroes Lynched After Georgia Planter Killing
A dramatic manhunt ends with Ben Clark killed and burned after a battle in Bibb county chain gang escapee. James Durden, a prominent planter and posse member, is fatally shot. John Sweeney harbored Clark and is later captured, while deputies and others are wounded. The chase extends toward Sweeney’s wife who is believed nearby.
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Soperton
Montgomery County
Ben Clark
Bibb County
Megro
Nicholas Adams
Kibbee
John Sweeney
Tarrytown
Fyre Heers
Sweeney
James Durden
Clark
Sweeney & Wife
Durden
Nashville good roads convention to boost state highways
The Nashville convention on September 21 will rally support for better Southern highways. Governor leads, backed by the Good Roads Bureau of the U S Department of Agriculture and Tennessee State Fair management. Top experts will speak with illustrated talks and road-building demonstrations. A key feature is Good Roads Day at the State Fair to show the movement’s necessity and methods.
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Nashville
Tenn
Good Roads Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Waverly Factory Fire After Gasoline Tank Explosion
Panic erupts among 300 workers at the Kelly Canning Factory as a gasoline tank explodes in the second floor canning department. George McRoberts is killed, several others fatally injured, many more seriously hurt, and the building sustains about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Waverly
Kelly Canning Factory
Canning Department
George McRoberts
Horseman Kills Starter in Henderson Race
William Hall, owner of several horses in the meeting at Henderson Kentucky, shot and killed official starter Ed Duke in the street. Hall fired four shots, the last three hitting Duke as he lay prostrate. Rumor says the motive was Duke’s accusation that Hall caused warrants against racing promoters.
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Henderson, Ky
William Hall
Ed Duke
Duke
Ball
Pellagra patients at Bartonville asylum show progress
More than one hundred pellagra sufferers are under observation at the Bartonville asylum in Peoria. About fifty patients are improving toward recovery though cure and relapse risks remain uncertain. Twenty four patient photographs capture all known stages and symptoms for reports to the Illinois State Board of Health in Washington.
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Peoria, U
Bartonville
Washi Jend
Ilinois State
Freight Project Aims to Run 10 Million Dollar Mississippi Route
W K Kavanaugh, president of the Deep Waterways Association, said promoters have secured 76 Mississippi valley signatures backing a 10 million dollar plan to operate freight boats from St Louis to New Orleans. A meeting of financiers will be held soon to organize the effort with railway and New Orleans outlet support noted. Attorney Arthur Sager’s Southern trip for the project was reported as successful.
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Sociation
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
Kavanaugh
Railways
Thei
Arthur Sager
Twelve Men Hurled In Air From Florida Explosion
Twelve workers die and five more fatally hurt after 700 pounds of dynamite explode near Borachoia twelve miles from Key West along the Florida East Coast railway. A laborer’s lit cigarette sparked the blast as men stood in four feet of water, witnesses say. Nine died instantly. others perished en route to hospital. Residue and mangled bodies described as horrific in early reports.
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Borachioa
Key West
Florida East Coast
Harriman Beats Standard in Wall Street Slump
A sharp drop in Union Pacific stock on Thursday sparked a sensational market tale. Brokers recall E. H. Harriman’s resilience amid attacks by Standard interests who allegedly planned an extra dividend without his approval, prompting Harriman to rush back from Bad Gastein to confront the plot.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Wall Street
LaSalle Street
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Gastein
Mr. Harriman
Hall Gastein
Atlantic
State Chinese laundry license case reaches Supreme Court
Quong Wing of Lewis and Clark County Montana challenges a Montana licensing scheme for hand laundries that charges ten dollars per quarter. The law excludes steam laundries and women run laundries unless more than two workers are employed, raising constitutional questions about racial discrimination against Chinese laborers.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Quong Wing
Lewis and Clark County
Montana
Quong
Desperate men escape from Rock Island junction
Eight state convicts at Little Rock Arkansas escaped Thursday night at the Rock Island junction by breaking through a box car end as a passing train caused a disturbance. Four were sent up for murder and several among Arkansas' most notorious criminals were among the escapees.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Rock Island Junction
Newman Case Ended as Prosecutors Withdraw Charges
In Meadville Missouri Chancery Court Judge Hicks presided as Femi Middleton and Weakley Hatfort faced charges of coacault with intent to Porter regarding the attempt on Ernest Newman, clerk of the Chancery Court. Judge Whittington and J. Sullivan heard the prosecution move to drop due to lack of evidence. the court discharged both defendants amid a crowded, tense room.
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Meadville
Misa
Chancery Court
Churgers Hicks
Fayette
Cocault
Femi Middleton
Weakley Hatfort
Twite
Ernest Newman
Chanery Court
Julge Hike
Ho A Whittington
Ue Town
W. J. Sullivan
WoHtington
Newman
Middleton
Halford
Registration Fee Increased for Mail Registry
Washington announces a forthcoming rise in registry fees for letters and mail packages. Postmaster General Hitchwork proposes a 10 cent rate after a prolonged inquiry by a special committee to reorganize the registry system for efficiency and lower costs.
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Washington
Welowsday
Hitelwork
Mitchowek
Grosn
Mer Hitcheneh
Postal Service
New Orleans IRS worker dies after chimney fire accident
Alan Cartner a ranger in the internal revenue service died after an accident at a distillery workplace. He reportedly gave an alcoholic beverage to an employee who became intoxicated. Cartner’s clothes caught fire when he ignited a cigarette. He suffered severe burns before flames were extinguished.
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New Orleans
Alan Cartner
Internal Revenue Service
Cartner
Hemt Lmet Satunday
Rescuers Race in Grand River After Drowning Near Wagener
Muskoger Oklahoma reports a tragic incident where a father is drawn into a whirlpool and drowns in the Grand River near Wagener. A Texas woman, Mrs James Rootes, plunges into the treacherous current to aid the six year old son of Janes Livingstone, risking her life.
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Muskoger
Okla
Wagener
James Rootes
Texas
Tier Ite
Janes Livingstone
Taft Seen Eyeing Harlan for Supreme Court Vacancy
Chicago reports that James H. Harlan, interstate commerce commissioner and son of Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan, is regarded by insiders close to President Taft as the likely successor to the late Judge S. H. Bethea on the bench.
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Chicago
James H. Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Wresilens Taft
8. H. Bethea
Mother Takes Stand in Cavalry Killing Case
Lisley Tabtree, former corporal of Troop B, Second United States Cavalry, objected as his mother testified for the defense in support of an insanity plea to spare him from execution for the killing of Captain John Ray mond, his company commander, during a Nebraska courtroom session.
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Omaha
Neb
Lisley Tabtree
Second Unites States Cavalry
John (. Raymond
Mrs F Gould Divorced and Custody Granted
New York reports Mrs Helen Kelley obtained a final decree of divorce from Frank J Gould with an interlocutory decree dated May 20. Custody of children Helen and Dorothy divided six months per year. Gould barred from remarriage in the state until his wife’s death. Louisville coverage notes Confederate flag ad use in Dobbs Dixie campaign drawing controversy. Cincinnati paper criticizes the flag issue during the meeting.
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New York
Helen Kelley
Frank J. Gould
Helen
Dorothy
Louisville
Farmers revolt over tariff cloakroom theory and trusts image
A Kansas City Star opinion contends farmers understand the tariff’s effects, denouncing the cloakroom theory used to justify tariffs. It argues high prices on farm goods meet world demand while tariffs fund trusts, leaving farmers paying a “confiscation” of farm profits.
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Congressional
Rhode Islanders
Congress
Great West
United States
Kansas City Star
Depew’s Europe Departure and Republican Confidence
The essay reflects on Depew’s Europe trip and criticizes Republican leadership for misgovernance and privileged policy. It argues Americans resist bad faith and expect adjustments, but warn that “adjustment” could turn into widespread reform and potential upheaval. It emphasizes public intelligence, rights, and resistance to concentrated power.
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Hatura
Cummins Insurgent Plan Opposed By Western Republicans
The article argues that Cummins progressive program weakens GOP by seeking a pact with reactionaries to oppose Democratic control. It warns insurgents in the Town, Northwest, and Midwest against absorbing with leaders who would disappear after campaigns. It predicts a Democratic fight in western states and declares the Republican party must die to become good.
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Congress
Town
Northwest
Middle West
Cumming
Senate
Aldrich
Cannon
Repubcan
Republican Party
The Silk Tariff and Its Nationwide Reach
The article traces silk goods from luxury to common usage as factory fabrics expand. It notes American silk mills are capitalized at 119 million dollars with a 32 million dollar payroll and 76 million dollar material outlay, producing 133 million in value and about 25 million in profit, around 23 percent on invested capital. It criticizes Aldrich tariff revisions for general increases despite strong profitability.
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Aldrich
Tariff Clash Over Wool Trade And Consumer Prices
The Louisville Post argues that New England tariff policies depress domestic wools and hurt carded woolen merchants while boosting New England worsted mill bosses. It warns tariffs will raise salt prices and harm western wool growers, criticizing the Aldrich tariff protections as probaron. The piece notes brokers pushing for lower duties and cites a ship paying $20,000 in enhanced tariffs, questioning whether prosperity depends on tariff size rather than real gains.
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New England
Hobby Proposes After a Year of Waiting in Love
Hobby plans to marry Beth after a year of courting while Beth’s cousin Meth and an Eastern guest shift the balance of their romance. Beth’s mother reveals Beth and the Eastern man wed suddenly, leaving Hobby to face the shock and reflect on his own choices.
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Beth
Tobby
Hobby
Teth
Robby
Dobby Club
Bobby
Heth
Themamelas
bin Hhartview
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