Mississippi State Senate Elected in First Primary
Secretary of State Power lists forty five state senators with thirty nine winners from the first race and six in second primary runoffs. Districts named include Bloomfield Shubuta Heidelberg Brandon Ratcliff Frith Magee Clinton Thrasher Croom McLaurin Smith Dunn Dent Groves Greaves Hicks McLaurin
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Secretary of State Power
Horace Bloomfield
Scranton
D. W. Heidelberg
Shubuta
Patrick Henry
Brandon
Clem V. Ratcliff
Summit
Chas. W. Frith
Bates Mill
G. Wood Magee
Monticello
James A. Clinton
Natchez
Stephen Thrasher
Port Gibson
W. J. Croom
Bolton
W. K. McLaurin
M. F. Smith
Wickshire
C. C. Dunn
Meridian
A. T. Dent
Macon
Presley Groves
Olahoma
H. B. Greaves
Canton
A. M. Hicks
Myrkville
H. J. McLaurin
Rolling Fork
H. H. Elmore
Lexington
Wiley Sanders
Kosciusko
W. R. Scott
Eupora
M. A. Franklin
Columbus
G. A. McLean
Winona
C. E. Harris
Sumner
James Moore
Oakland
W. W. Stone
John L. Hebron, Jr
Greenville
E. H. Moore
Rosedale
James Gordon
Okolona
C. E. Franklin
Pontotoc
Secon
Dr. A.&. Yarbrough
Como
J. Alcorn Glover
Clarksdale
Good Roads Debate Spurs Bond Proposal at Macon Institute
The Farmers' Institute at Macon focused on Prairie highway problems in Noxubee county where J W Jackson urged issuing 200000 to 500000 dollar fifty year bonds to macadamize the three main routes to railroad links. nearby counties Monroe Lee and others have elevated and gravel surfaced key roads with large gravel shipments from Tishomingo county. The report notes this method as the best for prairie and river bottom highways.
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Mississippi
Farmers’ Institute
Macon
J. W. Jackson
Noxubee County
Noxubee
Monroe County
Board of Supervisors
Jackson
Black Swamp
Tomhigher Bottom
Bull Mountain Bottom
Itawamba County
Lee County
Tishomingo County
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Benton County rolls show statewide valuation surge
The first personal assessment roll received by the auditor from Benton county indicates a dramatic rise in valuations across the state. Benton's roll increases by about $200,000 from last year to a total valuation of $212,114, with exact figures listed as $199,605 in the increase.
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Mississippi
Covington County
Covington
Piney Woods
Cole
Insurance Commissioner
Insurance Commission
Benton County
Benton
Judge Truly's Successor Appointed in Sixth Circuit
Gov Longino announced Hon M H Wilkinson to be judge of the Sixth Circuit Court district succeeding Judge Jeff Truly who resigns to become justice of the Supreme Court. Wilkinson is a talented Mississippi bar member about thirty five, with a reputation as an accurate learned lawyer.
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Judge Truly
Longino
M. H. Wilkinson
Sixth Circuit
Jeff Truly
Supreme Court
Wilkinson
Mississippi
Cotton Picking Delayed on State Convict Farms
The State delays moving convict labor to delta farms for cotton picking until early October due to a late crop. Most prisoners work on Sunflower farm clearing land, making good progress. Expect a large cotton crop barring early frost, with 200 acre Rankin tract projected to yield 150 bales.
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Rankin
Contested Mississippi Judgeships Draw Delegations
Delegations from North and South Mississippi press claims of multiple applicants for the two soon to be vacant judgeships, Judge Lowrey of the Northern District and Judge Neville of the Southern District.
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Mississippi
Lowrey
Neville
Railroad orders 350 freight cars from ACFC and shops
The Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad orders 300 flat and 50 box cars. ACFC to build 250 cars, the remainder at the company's shops. Two combination cars also ordered from Harlan and Hollingsworth. Flat cars 40 feet long with 80,000 pound capacity. box cars 36 feet long with 60,000 pound capacity.
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Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
American Car and Foundry Company
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Cleveland Made Merry at Clambake on Buzzard's Bay
Former President Grover Cleveland amused Old Colony club members at a Bourne Massachusetts clambake. He urged persistent protection of Buzzard's Bay fisheries, quipped about his fishing habit, and weighed his latest catch at nine pounds on private scales.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Old Colony Club
Marshall's Island
Bourne
Mass
Nizard’s Bay
Buzzard’s Bay
Secretary Root Arrives in London for Alaskan Boundary Talks
Secretary of War Elihu Root along with ex Secretary John W Foster Hannis Taylor and Judge John M Dickinson arrived in Liverpool on the Celtic and proceeded to London for the Alaskan boundary commission meetings opening September 3. They were greeted by American and Canadian officials and registered at Hyde Park and Carleton hotels.
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London
Elihu Root
John W. Foster
Hannis Taylor
John M. Dickinson
Liverpool
Celtic
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Petherick
United States
Carter
Mr. Root
Hyde Park Hotel
Carleton Hotel
Silver Thefts Traced to Meriden Worker and Jeweler
New Haven authorities say silver thefts from International Silver Co. shops in Meriden have been solved with the arrest of John H. Booth of Meriden and Joshua Sutta of New Haven. Losses total about 3500 ounces over several months. Booth, a silver spinner, implicated Sutta in a statement after his arrest.
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New Haven
Conn
International Silver Co
Meriden
John H. Booth
Joshua Sutta
Ohe Silver Company
Booth
Sutta
Toronto Exposition Opens With Jubilee Gifts Display
Toronto's annual exposition opened Saturday featuring Queen Victoria jubilee presents valued at over two million dollars and the Goldstream Guards band from England as major attractions. The展示 will later be shown at the St. Louis world's fair.
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Toronto
Ont
Goldstream Guards
England
Las Vegas
N. M
Wreck on Erie Railroad Near Turners Kills One
Two Erie trains collided near Turners New York on Saturday. One man was killed and several injured, including E F Hallenfield of New York who lost an arm. Others suffered cuts and bruises as the crash disrupted the August 30 events.
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Turners, WN. Y
Middletown
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Turners
E. F. Hallenfield
New York
Dennis Parker Hit By Freight Train Near Laurel
Dennis Holifield also known as Dennis Parker, stepson of George Parker, was knocked from a northeast freight train at Kingston, a Laurel suburb, last week and probably mortally injured. He suffered severe bruising and shattered hip and shoulder bones. doctors removed a large quantity of broken bone fragments.
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Dennis Holifield
George Parker
Dennis Parker
Kingston
Laurel
Senator Hanna Improves After Sudden Illness
Cleveland Ohio August 31 Senator Hanna who was taken suddenly ill days ago in his office was much improved Sunday after medical attention and rest doctors said his condition is encouraging and he is resting comfortably in his home.
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Cleveland, O
Hanna
British Ship Charles R. Whitney Ashore Near New Rochelle
A report from Execution Rocks New York states the British ship Charles R Whitney, sailing from Rouen to New York, is ashore near Execution Rocks in Long Island Sound opposite New Rochelle.
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New York
Charles R. Whitney
Rouen
Execution Rocks
Long Island Sound
New Rochelle
Bryan to Speak in Ohio on Democratic Campaign Tour
William J. Bryan will deliver political speeches across Ohio as part of the Democratic state campaign. His itinerary is partly arranged, with dates and stops to be announced.
Vardaman Candidate Leads In Mississippi Primary Returns
Returns from multiple counties show Vardaman leading with a 6864 majority. Bradley edges McInnis by 88 for railroad commissioner in the First district. Neill wins district attorney seat in Indianola by a slim margin. County canvasses detail votes in Jefferson Sharkey Jackson Clay and other locales with Critz and Vardaman factoring prominently.
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Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
Leflore
Cruz
Bradley
McInnis
Neill
Indianola
Election results from Mississippi counties reported
In Mayersville and Lexington dispatches the official returns show governor and railroad commissioner tallies. Mayersville lists Cruz 127 and Vardaman 55 for governor with McInnis 106 and Bradley for railroad commissioner. Lexington records Holmes county totals with Vardaman 770 and Cruz 762 for governor and Bradley 940 and McInnis 84 for railroad commissioner.
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Mayersville
Miss
Issaquena County
Cruz
Vardaman
Eee McInnis
Bradley
Harrison County Official Election Totals
Harrison county top line results list Vardaman 762 Critz 651 Sheppard 731 McNair 610 and Franklin county corrections show Critz 473 Vardaman 558 McNair 626 Sheppard 391 with Meadville dated Aug 29.
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Mississippi City
Miss
Harrison County
Vardaman
Critz
Sheppard
McNair
Meadville
Franklin County
Full Democratic Primary Vote Count in Winston Miss
In Winston Mississippi on August 29 a near full vote was cast with strong contests for all offices. Official returns show Cruz 660 to Vardaman 591 for governor and McInnis 452 to Bradley in the First district railroad commissioner race.
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Louisville
Miss
Winston
Cruz
Vardaman
McInnis
Bradley
Marion and Newton Counties Vote Results Also Close in County Returns
Marion county voters pick Vardaman 170 to 245 Cruz for governor with supervisors tied in two beats. In Newton county Vardaman leads 1107 to 691 for governor as Noel’s vote largely goes to Vardaman. County offices see close contests with Harper sheriff Pace circuit clerk and Murphy treasurer among winners.
Madison County Returns Show Vardaman Triumph in Governor Race
In Natchez and Cantor Mississippi August 29, the county executive committee tally shows Vardaman leading with 625 votes and Critz at 538 as governor candidates. Bradley wins railroad commissioner with 615 to McInnis 508. R. S. Powell, C. B. Greaves named representatives. W. P. Greaves elected State senator.
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Cantor
Miss
Madison County
Vardaman
Critz
Bradley
McInnis
R. S. Powell
C. B. Greaves
W. P. Greaves
Hancock County Vote Totals Show Cruz Narrowly Leading
Bay St. Louis Mississippi August 29 Hancock county official vote results list Cruz with 339 votes, Vardaman 337, Sheppard 331, and Mc Nair 309 in a tightly contested race.
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Bay St. Louis
Miss
Hancock County
Cruz
Vardaman
Sheppard
McNair
Bulgarian insurgents suffer severe reverse at Smilovo
Bulgarian insurgents suffered a severe reverse at Smilovo on Friday with about 1,000 killed. Some 3,000 insurgents held a height but six Turkish battalions under Serbest Pasha stormed the position. After 1,000 Bulgarian casualties the remaining fighters retreated under heavy Turkish artillery. Turkish losses were insignificant.
Man Ends Life Over Failing Honest Living in Kentucky
Paducah Kentucky August 50 W M Cox killed himself at Benton Kentucky by taking morphine because he could not earn an honest living. He ran a blind tiger for years but closed after religious revivals then could not support his family. He had returned from Illinois to find work and learned his wife had reopened the whisky room and was dying shortly after.
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Paducah
W. M. Cox
Benton
Illinois
Neshoba County Figures Released For County Races
Official results from Neshoba county show Varda man 997 Cruz 647 for a local race, railroad commissioner candidates McInnis 864 Bradley 698, as reported from Newton Mississippi on August 29.
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Newton
Miss
Neshoba County
Vardaman
Cruz
McInnis
Bradley
Fifteen or Twenty Masked Men Foil Hunt for Slayer
In Nashville on August 29 a mob of about fifteen to twenty masked men halted a Louisville and Nashville passenger train at Ridgetop Station to search for Will Reed the alleged shooter of Sup t Ware of the Mason Hogue Company at Haker's Station earlier that day. They boarded the halted train and examined each passenger but did not locate Reed.
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Ware
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Ridgetop Station
Will Reed
Mason-Hogue Company
Haker's Station
Robbers Kill Two at Chicago City Railway Barns
At the Chicago City Railway Company barns at Sixty first and State streets three armed men stole 3000 dollars after fatally wounding two men and wounding two others. Three victims worked in the cashier’s office and a motorman sleeping in the outer office was killed as he rose.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Man claims envelope held million in bonds in St Paul vault
Joseph Picard says a sealed envelope from his dying French father contained one million dollars in government bonds and copper mining stock worth 500000. He opened it at 21, claimed the true name Alphonse Delroy, and stored the envelope at the Minnesota state capitol vault, now missing after 16 years.
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St. Paul
Minn
Joseph Picard
State Capitol
Picard
Canada
Capitol
Alphonse Delroy
Fall maneuvers mobilize troops at Fort Riley Kansas
The War Department designates units to be mobilized at Fort Riley for fall maneuvers. It lists engineers, cavalry squadrons, infantry regiments from several states, field artillery batteries, and a 15 000 strong total including garrison, with Nebraska signaling corps and additional units from outside the department. Kansas plans a 1300 to 1400 man brigade. Iowa Nebraska Missouri Arkansas each provide a regiment. Colorado a battalion.
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Fort Riley
Kas
War Department
Eighth Cavalry
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Colorado
Signal Corps
Maneuvers
Man Fast Extends Record At County Infirmary
Huntsville Mo August 10 William Sorrel an infirmary inmate has refused all nourishment since July 6 surviving on water only. Fifty four days pass with no intent to eat far surpassing Tanner's record and showing no sign of breaking the fast. He is insane but attentive to surroundings.
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Huntsville
William Sorrel
County Infirmary
Anner
Oldest Man in Illinois Dies in Bloomington Township
Francis Anthony, born May 8 1800 in Ireland, died August 30 after a two week illness with heart failure at his home in Bloomington township McLean County. He emigrated to Canada in 1820 and served as a captain in the Canadian army during the 1837 French rebellion. He had resided in the area for 30 years.
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Bloomington
Francis Anthony
Illinois
Ireland
Canada
Bloomington Township
Dr Krause Freed After Inciting Murder Conviction
Dr Krause a former Johannesburg governor was released from Pentonville prison after serving time for inciting the murder of John Douglas Foster. The case linked Cornelius Broeckman and English lawyer Foster to trial and execution in South Africa during the Roberts era.
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John Douglas Foster
South Africa
London
Dr. Krause
Johannesburg
Cornelius Broeckman
Johannes
Burg
Joan Douglas Foster
Lord Roberts
Pentonville
Soldier’s suicide attempt linked to unrequited love
Marshall Missouri on August 30, John Monical a 19 year old soldier visiting from Fort Leavenworth attempted death by taking strychnine. Officials say the motive is believed to be unrequited love.
Escaped Prisoners Sighted From Kansas Penitentiary
Leavenworth Kansas. Aug 30. Paul Hampel and James Méese two trusty prisoners at the Kansas penitentiary escaped Friday evening. Guards pursued them on horseback.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Paul Hampel
James Méese
Kansas Penitentiary
Insurgents Rampage Across Macedonia and Thrace
Reports from Sofia indicate panicked inhabitants as insurgent bands seize districts around Monastir and Salonica. Bombed barracks kill 60 soldiers near Ghioktpe while Turkish troops suffer disorders and mobilization tightens along the frontier with Albania and Bulgaria.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Salonica
Monastir
Adrianople
Porte
Belgium
Dnevnik
Orient Express
Usunkistri
Tschernkeskia
Giergyeli
Edidjevarda
Kasteria
Florina
Monastis
Abdul Medjid
Tetovo
Uskub
Seres
Hodja
Vilayet
Demirhissar
Kitschevo
Ghioktpe
Malketernovo
Egripalanka
Kratovo
Kotcheni
Kostendil
Rula
Admiral Cotton Heads to Beirut amid Turkish unrest
Washington reports Admiral Cotton will lead Brooklyn and San Francisco to Beirut with peace and protection of American interests in the troubled Turkish district. Minister Leishman warns of peril to American lives from Mussulian fanaticism as Macedonia unrest grows and ships stay close to Turkish waters.
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Leishman
Washington
Cotton
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beirut
Turkey
Admiral Cotton
Navy Department
Machias
Genoa
Selrut
Magelssen
Macedonia
Macédonia
Insurgents Suffer Heavy Losses at Smilovo
Bulgarian insurgents numbering about 3 000 held a position at Smilovo on Friday, but 1 000 were killed in a Turkish assault led by Serge Pasha. Six battalions stormed the position, and the Bulgarians retreated under heavy artillery fire while Turkish losses were minimal.
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Salonica
Smilovo
Serge Pasha
Greatest of Locomotives Weighing 285000 Pounds Ordered
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad placed an order Saturday with the American Locomotive Works for a tandem compound locomotive described as the greatest ever built. When finished it will weigh 285000 pounds, surpassing all prior locomotives, and will be exhibited.
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New York
American Locomotive Works
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Man Escaped Mississippi Penitentiary Arrested in Birmingham
Felix Daley, a white man who escaped the Mississippi penitentiary in 1881 while serving a sentence for shooting a man, was arrested in Birmingham today and returned to Mississippi on Friday after years of residence there.
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Birmingham
Ala
Felix Daley
Mississippi Penitentiary
Mississippi
Bryan to Tour Ohio for Democratic State Campaign
Cleveland reports William J. Bryan will deliver a series of political speeches in Ohio as part of the Democratic state campaign. The itinerary is partly arranged and outlines dates and locations to be announced.
Unidentified man found dead on Big Four tracks near Harrisburg
Harrisburg Illinois August 31 police report a male body found on the Big Four tracks one mile north of the city. The unidentified man's features are crushed beyond recognition and he was brought to Harrisburg by the south bound passenger train.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Tornado damages farms in McCallsburg area
A tornado at McCallsburg last night caused considerable damage in the Marshalltown region. Barns were blown down and timbers were carried two blocks away, but no injuries were reported.
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Marshalltown
McCallsburg
Ban on Negroes Strikes Greer County Cotton Growers
Guthrie Oklahoma August 31 The Greer County ban on black residents stops labor for the cotton crop. Farmers report 5 000 bales potential loss as 20 percent more acreage and 15 percent higher yield collide with a labor shortage. A drive to bring 100 Mexican families to pick cotton is underway.
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Guthrie
Okla
Greer County
Texas
Prisoner Dies in Escape Attempt in Salem Illinois
Silas Poe was fatally shot by Sheriff Smith as he tried to flee while being escorted to jail after pleading guilty to burglary and larceny. Dolman True was overpowered by Deputy Simonx during the ensuing struggle in Salem on August 31.
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Salem
Ill
Silas Poe
Dolman True
Inka
Poe
Smith
True
Simonx
Jury Finds Most Rioters Guilty in Danville Riot Case
The Danville jury returned a verdict late Friday night finding eight rioters guilty. William Redwine and Clay Biddle were acquitted. Clay Biddle is a 16 year old.
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Danville
William Redwine
Clay Biddle
Oliver Begins Duties as Assistant Secretary of War
Washington August 30 Gen Robert Shaw Oliver of New York assumed duties as the new assistant secretary of war on Saturday.
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Washington
Robert Shaw Oliver
New York
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Cleveland
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St. Louis
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