Announcements on Congress and Fire at Chelsea
Governor Johnson opens Democratic headquarters in Chicago as Taft campaigns for delegates. President Taft seeks the Republican nomination amid party discord. Senate minority leader Wed Sharp Williams presses for legislation to sharpen Democrat opposition. In Chelsea Mass a massive 8 million dollar fire engulfs a suburb of Boston with many killed and hundreds injured including 50 babies found in the streets.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Chicago
Congress
Jne. Sharp Williams
Chelsea
Mass
Boston
Senate bill seeks nationwide physical valuation of railroad property
Senator A J McLaurin introduced a Senate bill to value interstate railroad property, determine miles in operation by state, and set standard incomes for fair state assessments. A Canton Ohio man named Eugene Crawford, once black, died. a call for racial uplift urges moral and industrial progress.
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A. J. McLaurin
United States
Senate
Eugene Crawford
Canton
Ohio
Cotton Prices Fall Below Nine Cents In May Market
May contracts for cotton drop below nine cents as the market trends downward amid a spring crop shortfall. Statistics from various official and private sources indicate further declines are possible, though supply and demand principles suggest cotton remains valuable above this level. Farmers are urged to boost home production to avoid costly debt and potential forced sales if prices stay depressed.
Egyptian Cotton Impact Spreads to New U.S. Regions
The cotton area may extend into New Mexico and Arizona as climate and soil suit Egyptian cotton. Attempts in South Carolina and northern Georgia failed due to severe climate. Colorado river basin experiments report nine hundred pounds lint per acre. Egyptian cotton yields strong fiber for mercerization, valued between Sea Island grades and inland upland varieties.
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United States
New Mexico
Arizona
South Alina
Georgia
Colorado River
Department of Agriculture
Sea Island
Cotton in Colorado river basin to extend with new seed
Cotton in the Colorado river basin will be extended as seeds from recent success are distributed. The new field and variety may not lift annual production enough to shift southern interests, but the yield of nearly two bales per acre should boost southern cotton efforts. Egyptian cotton may also be grown in southern Georgia and northern Florida.
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Colorado River
South
Georgia
Florida
Editors Hatched Hugging Societies Shock Missouri Press
In Missouri, editors mock the hugging schemes that raise church funds by pricing embraces from girls under sixteen to widows, with preachers exempt and editors paying ads but barred from indulging. A columnist derides the scheme as barren, comparing it to dry rations and tasting dust, citing Vardaman in Commonwealth.
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Missouri
Devil
Board of Supervisors Approves Bridges and Roads
Brandon Miss April 1 1908 board meets with all members present and approves bids for Dabbs creek bridge to J B Tucker for 100.25 and Brandon Ludlow road bridge to L B McKay for 100. P B Berry and R E Knight to view changes in public roads. several petitions granted or dismissed including new roads and attached lands to the full stock law. список of allowances and county funds, pension and school accounts reviewed. chairman ordered road inspections April 15. Brandon News.
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Gayden
Sheriff White
Dabbs Creek
J. B. Tucker
Brandon
Ludlow
L. B McKay
P. B. Berry
R. E. Knight
Robert Echols
G. W. Denson
N. H. Nash
E. H. Corley Et al
J. S. Alexander Et al
J. S. Kersh
S. H. Forbis
Aills
J. P. Barksdale
J.I. Covington
J. A. Jackson
Violet Smith
H. A. Busick Co
Cannes G. White
Lee
P.P. Walker
Trustees Township
Range
Berry Slade
Robinson School
Hickory Ridge School
C. E. Horne
Pisgah School
W. A. Cunningham
Y. C. Sheppard
D. B. Ward
Justice Peace
Circuit
Pau
W. W. Robeson
McLaurin
R. D. McRae
Ran Seth
Cee Pelahatchie Hardware Co
W. H. Ae
Tarrapin Skin Creek
Brinson
Lee Eheck Satan
Geo. D. Barnard & Co
Geo. B. Barnard & Co
F. B. Walrod
Drs
Sc Hemes Law Pa
For Sale Two Brandon Lots With Two Stores
For sale two Brandon lots on the public square and on Government street opposite L E Washburn brick storehouse. Each lot has a two story frame store building. Apply to William Buchanan Brandon Miss March 31 1908. Bridge Notice Sealed bids to repair iron ore near Sharles place on Pelahatchie creek up to 12 o'clock a m on first Monday in May 1908. The board may reject land and all bids. MO A Gayden Clerk.
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W. Pensan
R. E. Knight
G . Io
H. Nash
L. B. McKay
Knight
Geo. D. Barnard & Co Ae
A . Gayden
T. M. McClelland Adears Co
Iron Bridge
Shurlds Place
Pelahatchie Creek
Brandon
Government Street
L. E. Washburn
William Buchanan
Brandon, Miss
Chancery Clerk
Sharles
MO. A
Gayden
Brandon livery business consolidated by Martin and Morris
Notice announces that Martin and Morris have purchased and consolidated all the livery business of Brandon and promise growth and greater gains to be offered. The exact terms and details are not stated.
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Brandon
Martin & Morris
Local News Briefs From Our Community
Sickness lingers in town as Miss Nettie Collier of Patrick attends school locally. Mrs. Monroe Gill visits her sister near Puckett. Alma Walker stays with sister Mrs Jessie Daniel at Daniel. Commencement at Virgil drew many attendees. D L Tucker and Mrs Lillian Roberts wed March 26 by Rev T H King. Local couples assert life ahead with wishes for happiness. Mesdames McIntyre Shotts and E W McIntyre toured Jackson on business. Mr and Mrs A A Gates welcome a daughter. J D Chapman trips to Jackson for business. Zilphia Corley of Vicksburg visits relatives here. Sunday school improves. Lee Overby and wife of Puckett visit J D Chapman’s family.
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Nettie Collier
Patrick
Monroe Gill
O O. Corley
Puckett
Alma Walker
Jessie Daniel
Daniel
Virgil
D. L. Tucker
Lillian Roberts
Lynwood
T. H. King
M. C. McIntyre
C. C. Shotts
E. W. McIntyre
Jackson
A. A. Gates
J. D. Chapman
Zilphia Corley
Vicksburg
Lee Overby
Local notes from Pisgah and neighboring towns
Pisgah and Leesburg residents attended events this Sunday including Louis Welch the caller and Jessie Winstead on business from Pela hatchie. A newborn son to Rev J C Robinson was announced. Bro Ward and Hon R H Henry scheduled talks on Saturday for school support. Visitors John Ratliff and Maude Ratliff came from Ophelia, while Kate Robinson visits Goshen Springs. W S Baker shows signs of recovery after illness. Jennie Williams Aneice Mamie Smith connected with Langford relations.
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Louis Welch
Leesburg
J. C. Robinson
Ward
R. H. Henry
Jessie Winstead
Pelahatchie
Kate Robinson
Goshen Springs
Community Notes from Jackson Area Visit and Moves
Rain aided the area on Monday night and Tuesday morning. J E Fisher processed about 90 gallons of honey last week. Mrs Jennie Pearson moves into a new Jackson home. Henry Stacey visited his father and sister from Jackson. Mr and Mrs Chas Dudley of Jackson hosted J E Fisher and family. Mrs Charlie Tatum returned from a visit home with her little sister. Harris Maybe Sykes Gunn Curry, all from Jackson, spent Sunday in town. Frank Roell spent Tuesday in town.
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Harris
Sykes
Gunn
Curry
Jackson
Our Town
Frank Roell
Jackson Area Doings and Local Church Plans
Jackson reports showing community activity includes a Baptists meeting first Sunday in May with Rev Wayne Sutton from Florence to assist, and Rev Matthews from Clinton speaking at 11 am. There was a marriage of Lemuel White and Bessie Sebren last week at the bride’s home with 150 to 200 witnesses. Attendance at Sunday school reached 100 with young officers and teachers. Fishermen from Jackson visited the creek seeking luck, and farmers seek rain for dry land and planted cotton lacking moisture. Unruly youths threaten mailbox shooting, hindering humor.
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Jackson
Etta Donaldson
Wayne Allison
Wayne Sutton
Florence
Matthews
Clinton
Lemuel White
Bessie Sebren
B. E. Tutton
Mr. White
Es Q. White
Bessie
G. W. Sebren
Muel White
Or. G. Barlow
G. R. Barlow
Wain Dear
Wilmer Sebren
Carter's Valley Local Notes Blink of News
Russell Cox, on the mail route for two weeks, left this week. The girls will be disappointed to see Mr. Barrett again. Boose maintains one of the best gardens around. J. M. Walrod of the city was a pleasant caller in our vicinity last.
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Russell Cox
Mr. Barrett
s.Boose
J. M. Walrod
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The
Brandon News
W. S. May
Hinds
Taft
Board of Supervisors
Mack Williamson
T. J. Rogers
I. Childress
Pearson
R. F. Brown
Powell
A. Ee Bs
Cato
J. B. Coney
Pene
Rathyck
N. D. Sandifer
P. P. Berry
S. R. Myers
Jno
A. Cayden
E. White
G. W. White
Chancery
J. L. McDaniell
Miss
Post Master General
Official Postal Guide
Postal Department
R. Burns
Es Corinth Woolen Mills
J. A. Taylor
SON
Pelahatchie, Mississippi
Pisgah
Clear Branch
Carter’s Valley
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