Mississippi Legislature Tackles Court District Redistricting
Jackson, January 31 Special. A 24 member joint committee reports slow progress on redrawing circuit and chancery court districts. A proposed plan adds thirteen districts to avoid pairing judges or district attorneys, detailing district lines and participating counties.
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Jackson
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Tishomingo
Alcorn
Prentiss
Itawamba
Les
Monroe
Chickiasew
Lowndes
Pearl River
Hancock
Harrigan
Greene
Wayne
Tippah
Union
Benton
Marshall
Lafayette
Panola
Tate
de Soto
Leflore
Sunflower
Kington
Sasaquena
Sharkeyifth
Pontotoc
Yalobusha
Grenada
Calhoun
Carroll
Montgomery
Clay and Webster
Wilkinton
Amite
Wranklin
Adams
Jefferson and Claiborne
Holmes Madison
Hinds and Yazoo
Rankin, Scott, Newton
Winston
Neoshoba
Leake
Attala
Choctaw
Warren
Lauderdale
Kemper
Noxubee
Oktibbeha
Tunlea
Quitman
Coahuoma
Bolivar
Tallahatchie
Copiah
Lincoln
Pika
Covington
Lawrence
Marton
Simpson
Jasper
Smith, Clark, Jones and
Perry
Senate Finance Committee
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Biscuit and Cracker Makers to Hold Atlanta Meeting
The Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers Association will meet in Atlanta February 1 7 and 18 at the Piedmont hotel convention hall with 66 to 70 representatives. President H E B Grubbs of St Louis will preside and officers are expected to remain in place. New York headquarters direct activities while Atlanta members handle local details and plant tours.
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Piedmont Hotel
H EB Grubbs
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Bisert Makers
Eaearn
Mister Jimmys Romance in Peachtree Street Encounter
A bemused J Lamar Gordon, known as Jimmy, frets over a social visit to Miss Annie May on Peachtree Street. After misdirected introductions and comic weather digressions, he meets Miss Elizabeth Biddie of Philadelphia at her debut, who challenges his talk of humor. He exits distressed yet hopeful, wondering if fate will let him reveal his true self later.
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Annie
Jack
Forrest Avenue
Annie May
Canada
Inok
Snow
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Jimmy
Gordon
Elizabeth Biddié
Philadelphia
Mr. Gordon
Mister Jimmy
Miss Biddie
Miss Biddle
Rah
Lamar Gordon
Grind of Court Begins Today
The city criminal court convenes this morning with Judge A. Calhoun presiding for a likely busy week. About 190 cases are set for trial, including 50 jail cases and many bond offenses, as Solicitor Orme and Assistant Corr San prepare for testimony from around 225 witnesses. The docket mostly covers misdemeanor charges with juries expected to be empaneled.
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Canadian statesman toasted at Mexico City banquet
Diez Dines Mulock reports that on January 3 President Diaz hosted Postmaster General Sir William Mulock of Canada at the national palace. The British club and Canadian courtesies were lavish, marking a formal reception for the visiting official.
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Mexico City
Diaz
National Palace
Wiliam Mulock
Canada
Statesman
Pardon Hearings and Georgia Exhibit Plans Highlight Capitol Session
The prison commission opens a busy session with more than forty clemency applications under review including minor offenses and long-dormant cases. An enduring tale features Adam the life prisoner who desires freedom yet remains loyal to the farm, underscoring a human thirst for liberty. Georgia officials plan a strong push for a Georgia Building at St Louis with officials Hughes and Washington coordinating with Atlanta leaders, plus heavy emphasis on a statewide exhibit led by Wright and Yeates. Pension payments proceed, with Park disbursing over 200 000 toward roughly one fourth of the pension bond and Fulton county claims handled county by county, aiming to finish by March 1 for remaining cases.
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R F Wright
W S Yeates
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Captain Wright
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Fenston
Lindsey
Rolla
Three Trains a Day to Florida via Central of Georgia
DAY EXPRESS for Jacksonville leaves Atlanta at 7:50 am daily. CHICAGO AND FLORIDA LIMITED runs daily from Atlanta to St Augustine at 10:20 am with day coach, Pullman sleepers, observation, library car, and dining car, arriving Jacksonville and St Augustine in the evening. DIXIE FLYER offers Pullman sleeping car to Jacksonville leaving Atlanta at 9 pm, arriving 4:00 am. Winter tourist tickets on sale through W H Fogg, T P A.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Chicago and Florida Limited
St Augustine
Sacksonville
H Fogg
Wall Bt
Mexico's New Catholic Bank Opens With $6000 Capital
Mexico City January 31 Archbishop Alarcon formally blesses the premises of the new Catholic bank which begins business with a capital of 6000 coco The bank opens its doors tomorrow morning and expects broad patronage from church members across the republic.
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Alarcon
Catholic Bank
The
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