Greater Mississippi urged through farm progress and labor shifts
Mississippi agricultural progress article highlights white farmers boosting land values and output. It cites W M Bamberg and Hinds County oat yields, calls for breaking large plantations into small white farmer holdings, and notes trucking plans around Brookhaven. It urges labor solutions, cooperative warehousing, and canal drainage to spur diversification and growth.
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Mississippi
Clarence HH. Poe
Raleigh
Progressive Farmer
South
Reemville
Black Belt
Poe
Ridgeland
Crystal Springs
Murder in Nacogdoches County Rocks Rusk Scene
D. D. Owens a young county man who had secured a marriage license to Miss Magele Wilkeron was found murdered by the roadside near Owens body had a rope around the neck A search party traced blood and drag marks to a woods scene where the victim lay The killer a Black man was captured at Rusk after attempting to sell Owens horse at a suspiciously low price The case unsettles the local community with authorities pursuing the suspect miej
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Nacogdoches
Texas
D. D. Owens
Owens
Magele Wilkeron
Kim
Rusk
Blackburn
Naenge- Goches
King Edward blamed for divorce in London estrangement
In Lexington Kentucky a divorce suit cites King Edward of England as the cause. Lewis T Brown sues Margaret Brown after an incident at a London theater where the king allegedly requested presentation to court, sparking marital discord.
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Lexington
Edward of
England
Lewis T. Brown
Margaret Brown
London
Socialite seeks divorce from Tilden relative in Riverside Drive case
Mrs Marie Louise Swan wife of Henry Tilden Swan sues for absolute divorce alleging her husband a nephew of the late Samuel J Tilden took a young woman to their Riverside Drive mansion while she was away. Justice Dickey orders alimony of 350 a month until decision.
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New York
N. Y
Samuel J. Tilden
The
Stock Exchange
Hornblower & Weeks
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Marie Louise Swan
Henry Tilden Swan
Swan
Dickey
Body of Robert Pinkerton Returns to City after Sea Death
The body of Robert Pinkerton who died at sea on a recent trip abroad arrived on the Bremen of the North German Lloyd. Funeral services will be held at the Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn on Thursday and the remains will be sent to Chicago for interment at Graceland Cemetery.
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New York
N. Y
Robert Pinkerton
Bremen
Lloyd Hne
Brooklyn
Chicago
Graceland Cemetery
Eight Drowned in Flood at Alamo Creek
News from Albuquerque reports Mrs Louisa Hi Carabaja wife of a farmer and seven children drowned in a flood caused by heavy rains in Alamo creek Sierra county.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louisa Hi Carabaja
Alamo Creek
Sierra County
Denied Beer, Molders Strike Over Noon Hour Ban
In Evansville Indiana more than 175 iron molders walked out after an order at five local foundries barred beer drinking on premises during the noon hour. The action halted work as workers protested the restriction.
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Evansville
Ind
Navy redesignates ships naming New York and Saratoga
The Navy Department has practically decided that the new 20 000 ton battleship will be named New York while the present cruiser New York will be renamed Saratoga.
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Washington, D. C
New York
City
Saratoga
Navy Department
Two new yellow fever cases in Cuba reported to War Dept
Chief Surgeon Taylor reports two new yellow fever cases in Cuba to the War Department. One case is at Cienfuegos and the other at Camp of Fiorides.
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Washington, D. C
Cuba
War Department
Taylor
Cienfuegos
Camp of Fiorides
Makes piano that whistles patent by young preacher
Richmond Virginia Rev James O Early a young man has been granted a patent for a whistling piano of his own invention. The keyboard is arranged on a scale different from a piano and can whistle the hardest notes. He has been approached by a northern man with an offer for patent rights and hopes to organize a stock company to exploit the instrument for his racial group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James O Early
Early
Man Seeks Five Hundred for Lost Whiskers
A Baltimore broker, A. A. Marshall, says a Memphis barber cut his beard too close while trimming and he seeks 500 dollars in damages. Marshall's lawyers plan to file in state court to determine the value of the whiskers and the trimming dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenan
A. A. Marshall
Baltimore (Md
Marshall
Cult
Delares Marshall
Man Kills Inmate Then Goes Mad in Franklin Prison
Franklin Ohio William Miller assistant fire chief shot and killed James H Littler in a cell of the city prison. After the deed Miller became a raving maniac and was confined in an adjacent cell. Littler, once Miller’s friend helped him in the past. authorities say Mrs Miller disappeared with their child weeks earlier. Littler’s body was found with head injuries in his cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ohio
William Miller
James H. Littier
Miller
Littler
Freman
Bie
Tke
Terrorized by poaching Japs Alpake border towers at mercy
A historical report describes alpaca border towers menaced by lawless bands amid prejudice and violence, highlighting anti Japanese sentiment and threats impacting frontier settlements and livestock protection efforts.
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Alpake
Japanese Seal Poachers Terrorize Alaskan Coast
Dispatches from Alaska report bold Japanese seal poachers terrorizing coastal residents and pillaging towns. The U S Revenue Cutter Service is deemed inadequate to curb the thefts as bands loot settlements and even strip church gold until authorities intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Uguiak
Devlin Properties Sold at Public Auction
Walter Rosenfield, receiver, sold Devlin coal mining properties at public auction in Marquette on Tuesday. The 7600 acres included soft corn lands 119 homers and two mine shafts. The bid reached 221000 dollars, about 20000 over the receiver's appraisal after Banker Devlin of Topeka and Kansas City failed two years ago. The Walsh Brief syndicate of Davenport Burlington and Clinton, Iowa, was the purchaser.
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Chicare
Walter Rosenfield
Marquette
Dewlin Coal Minings
Devlin
Topexs
Kansas City
Seo
Walsh Brief Syndicate
Davenport
Burlington
Clinton
Play War Is Deadly as Real
Vienna reports a deadly army maneuver with heavy casualties near Wien er Neustadt. Ten deaths from exhaustion and hundreds prostrated, including 150 from the Twenty fifth regiment, due to excessive heat and overwork. Public indignation and concern rise over the toll on troops.
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Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Fire destroys blocks in Texas town and blinds milling plant
A large fire in Houstes Tes destroyed four blocks of residences and the Standard Milling Co plant. The Milling Co plant valued at 3000 was the greatest loss with total damage around 50000. The elevator, sour mill and rice mill burned. About 49 people were left homeless as eleven loaded freight cars burned.
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Houstes, Tes
Standard Milling Co
The
Milling Co
Postoffice Clerks Elect Officers
The National Association of Postoffice Clerks elected Edward D. Goltra of Chicago as president T L Ladd of Muskogee Oklahoma as vice president Geo F Pfeffer of Milwaukee as secretary and treasurer H J Caveny of San Francisco was chosen chairman of the national organization committee Louisville will be the next meeting place.
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Postoffice Clerks
Indianapolis
Ind
National Association of Postoffice Clerks
Edward D. Goltra
Chicago
T. L. Ladd
Muskogee
I. T
Geo. F. Pfeffer
Milwaukee
H. J. Caveny
San Francisco
National Organization Committee
Louisville
Grain course closure shocks Odessa amid anti-Semitic unrest
In Odessa the Hiilack Hun dreds faced a severe blow as the grain course closed and bankers threatened to suspend financial transactions in protest of anti-Semitic outrages on Sept 2 which left three dead and from 50 to 60 wounded. Earlier February disorders had prompted similar financial suspensions.
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Odessa
Russia
Burglar Kills Policeman Escapes in San Francisco
Policeman Edward McCartney was shot and killed early Tuesday as he prepared to call the station after arresting two burglary suspects. One assailant escaped, and officers pursued the getaway and investigation into the deadly incident in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Edward McCartney
Peter Mitchell
McCartray
Receiver Appointed for Pabian Co. in Ohio
Seward Heidelbach president of Pabian Manufacturing Co. disappeared in New York prompting M. E. Moch to be named receiver of the company in Cincinnati. Moch placed under a bond of 600000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Seward Heidelbach
Pabian Manufacturing Co
M. E. Moch
Four Trainmen Seriously Injured in Freight Gravel Train Collision
Four railway workers Pers, Ind engineer Charlies A. Wilcox, fireman I. Massmore, brakeman H. C. Evans and conductor J. H. Molloy sustained serious injuries after a Wabash freight collided with a gravel train at West Lebason. The impact left Wilcox possibly fatally hurt.
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Pers
Ind
Charlies A. Wilcox
I. Massmore
H.C. Evans
J. H. Molloy
Wile
West Lebason
Mother and Child Burned in Gasoline Stove Explosion
Jackson Michigan Mrs Clayton Baker and her daughter Emma were fatally burned when a gasoline stove exploded Mrs Baker attempted to fill the tank without shutting off the flame.
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Jackson, Mich
Clayton Baker
Emma
Paker
King Sits for American Portrait Painter
King Edward commissions Mrs. Leslie Cotton of New York to paint his portrait. Two sittings have already occurred and the results are satisfactory.
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King
Marienbli
King Edward
Leslie Cotton
New York
Plaza Central Park Club backs Hughes for president
In Havana Cuba a pronounced earthquake was endorsed for the Republican nomination at a Plaza Central Park Republican club meeting in the Twenty ninth assembly district. The event solidified support within the local party structure.
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Gov. Hughes
Havana
Cuba
Twentyninth Assembly District
Plaza Central Park
Republican Club
Portland Tearster Kills Wife and Daughter Then Takes Life
In Portland Oregon Charles Bailey a tearster shot and killed his wife and her 12 year old daughter Rhoda Bailey before turning the weapon on himself. Police report a domestic tragedy ending in suicide.
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Portland, Ore
Charles Bailey
Rhoda Bailey
Bailey
Shortest will on record in Baltimore
Baltimore, Md. Dr. Albert B. Lyman filed the briefest will in probate, simply stating I give everything to my wife. Years later he added a codicil with four words to name her executrix, completing the testament.
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Baltimore
Albert B. Lyman
Orphans’ Court
Mrs. Root Declared Insane in Paris Case
Paris notes say Mrs. Amy Root claims relation to the American secretary of state. Dr. Cowan of 16 Place Vendome reports she is evidently insane after an incident with a cabman. The American Friendly society considered her case in Paris.
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Paris
France
American Friendly Society
Amy Root
Cowan
Place Vendome
Root
Refused Money, Then Killed Himself in Nokomis
Bert Newkirk, 26, of Nokomis, killed himself in his mother’s presence after she refused to give him money. His father had died by suicide six months earlier. the mother is prostrate.
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Pana
Bert Newkirk
Nokomis
Buffalo Marks 75th Year with Gun Salute and Parade
Buffalo celebrated its 75th anniversary of incorporation with a 100 gun salute and a large labor parade of about 16 000 workers. The Verdi monument at Niagara Morgan and Mohawk streets was dedicated by Italian societies in a ceremony marking the occasion.
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Buffalo
Knows
Verdi
Niagara, Morgan and
Mohawk Streets
Avalanche Buries Dozens Near Chilean Frontier Station
An avalanche swept down the Andes burying more than fifty people at Juncal near the Chilean frontier. The slide obliterated the customs house at the station, situated high in the mountains on the Argentine border.
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Santiago
Chile
Juncal
Andes
Burglar Charls Anderson Wounded In Union Escape Attempt
Union Missouri report states Charls Anderson the alleged burglar who shot an assistant marshal of Pacific Missouri and was then shot by Dr. McNay as he tried to escape is doing well in county jail. Dr Stlerberger says he will recover but loses one eye from a penetrating wound.
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W. M. Bamberg
United States Department of Agriculture
Madison
W. H B. Kinney
Mr. Bamberg
Canton
Jedah
David
Jerusalem
Dawid Bit
City of
Judah
Israel
Lincoln Race Signals Judge Reese Nomination
Partial returns indicate Judge Reese leads the Republican ticket for supreme court judge with Lincoln votes tilting to him as Omaha favors Judge Sedgwick. Country districts show Reese maintaining advantage across the precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Reese
Supreme Court
Sedgwick
Omaha
Reew
Lincoln
David Captures Zion and Uplifts the Kingdom
A sermonized reflection on David’s campaign against the Jebusites. It portrays the king’s resolve to conquer Jerusalem, the moral of pressing forward against obstacles, and the divine blessing that follows faithful effort. It highlights courage, perseverance, and the vision of appointing the tabernacle in the captured stronghold.
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David
Zion
Jerusalem
David Rules Peaceful Israel Yet Faces Inner Challenge
The text describes David content with his kingship over Israel after his anointing, enjoying prosperity and divine promise. Yet inner doubts persist about remaining conquest, especially Jerusalem and the Jebusites, as he questions his full kingship and duty amid external quiet.
disappearance of New York Fabrian Co chief leads to receiver
In New York the mysterious disappearance of Seward Heidelbach, president of Fabian Manufacturing Co., prompted M. E. Moch to be named receiver of the firm. Moch was required to post a bond of 500000 dollars.
Rockefeller Employs Tree Doctors at Pocantico Hills
At John D. Rockefeller’s Pocantico Hills estate six tree doctors work to prevent decay in ancient trees believed to be over 200 years old. Rockefeller learned of such specialists and hired them to preserve the venerable trees.
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Pocantico Hills
Tarrytoon, N
John John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lightning Strikes Sing Sing Railing Crumbles
A Thursday night lightning strike at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining New York tore railing sections from their stone mounts and split the surrounding blocks causing a panic among inmates.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
Sing Sing Prison
Girl Hurt In Runaway In Pawhuska Oklahoma
Little Mary Ellen Gibson sustained critical injuries when her pony balked and bolted, crashing into a post and tipping the buggy in Pawhuska Oklahoma. Separately, seven counts accuse the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association of St Louis of shipping goods without a proper state license after a grand jury probe in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Pawhuska
Okla—Littl
Mary Ellen Gibson
St. Louis
Wheeling
W. Va
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Association of
St. Louia
Poison Fangs of Rattler Threaten 16-year-old Hazel Schepperd
In Hopkinsville Kentucky Hazel Schepperd a 16 year old girl faces possible death after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Medical workers treat her as authorities monitor the venomous bite. The incident underscores rural dangers and urgent care needs.
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Hopkinsville
Hazel Schepperd
Governor Hoch Injured in Topeka Train Wreck
Colorado Sper passenger train of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe derailed near Wakarusa twelve miles west of Topeka. Governor Hoch survived with slight bruises, escaping through a car window. Three Pullman cars and one tourist sleeper left the tracks. other passengers suffered only minor bruises.
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Topeka, Kas
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Warkarusa
Topeka
Hoch
Grain brokers Watson & Co fail on New York Exchange
New York grain and commission brokers Watson & Co were announced as failing at the New York Stock Exchange. The firm had been notably active in Northwestern railroad stocks recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Watson & Co. Grain and Commission Brokers
New York Stock Exchange
Northwestern
Teacher of Telegraphy Drowns in Kaw River Accident
Lawrence Kansas. Professor Curtis Woodbury formerly of the Lincoln Telegraph school was drowned when a boat capsized on the Kaw river. He was known for teaching telegraphy and resided in Lawrence. The tragedy was reported by local officials with condolences to his family.
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Lawrence
Kas
Curtis Woodbury
Lincoln Telegraph School
Kaw River
Parsimony and Health Through Diet Says NY Teacher
A New York physical culture educator observes that frugal people often enjoy strong health. He notes regular, minimal meals as key, citing tea and doughnut for one, apples for another, and argues systematic eating saves time and money while building constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
English Squirrels Show Color Change From Foster Cat Rearing
The Zoological Society displays two English squirrels that have nearly changed from chestnut brown to light drab. The animals, taken as pests when very young, were raised by a cat as a foster mother, possibly causing the color shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Zoological Society
St James
Statue Movement Seeks John Batman Statue in Melbourne
In Melbourne a movement begins to erect a statue of John Batman founder of the city. Seventy two years have passed since Batman tied his beat to a tree near the old custom house and wrote that this would be the village that becomes a city of over 500000. Batman did not live to see the metropolis grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
John Batman
Batman
Melbourne Custom House
Sharp Tongues and Salty Humor in Bacon Quotation
A compact reflection on the difference between saltiness and bitterness as Francis Bacon satirically notes. The verse laments how wit can intimidate others and how memory can haunt the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bacon
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