Brandon News brief notes and political shifts
The Brandon News reports on higher cotton bagging use this season and cites Taft golfing at his Beverly summer home. Norval Richardson of Vicksburg is named second assistant secretary to the diplomatic board in Cuba. Democrats nominate Judge William Hodges Mann for Virginia governor amid temperance advocacy.
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Taft
Beverly, Mass
Norval Richardson
Vicksburg
Cuba
Wm. Hodges Mann
Virginia
Planting War Cries Echo in Papers on Wheat and Corn
The era’s papers echo a push for planting wheat and corn to outpace speculators and secure grain for meals. References to beating the deeds of trust and avoiding shortages suggest a broad call to farm action amid price and supply concerns.
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Patten
Right of the road belongs to the dog court ruling
An English court recently ruled that the dog has rights on public roads in England, a legal position not shared by people or motorists in court. The decision highlights the unique status afforded to dogs under English law and how it contrasts with human drivers’ expectations on the road.
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England
Charles R. Smith
Artesia
G. R. Hightower
Simmers
Orvisburg
Meridiam
Secret Vigilance Committee
Christian Society
Fewer Southern Vets Attend Union Veterans Encampment
At the 43rd national encampment in Salt Lake City Louisiana and Mississippi were represented by only fifteen veterans, indicating either few veterans left in the south or waning fever for the gathering.
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Salt Lake City
Louisiana
Mississippi
South
Meridian to Natch e Shree Rail Road Promoters Plan
Promoters pursuing business like methods say work on the Meridian to Natchen line via Raleigh Meriexhall and Hazlehurst will begin soon and is certain. The country along the route needs a rail outlet and has the resources to sustain a railroad.
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Meridian
Raleigh
Meriexhall
Hazlehurst
Natchen
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Seeks Half Million Legal Separation
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks 500000 dollars and a legal separation from Harold Thaw. The proposal targets stripping Thaw of money and freeing him from asylum constraints. She argues he should earn his own bread and notes her own escape from confinement.
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Evelyn Nesbit -Thaw
Ty Thaw
Har- Ty
Evelyn
Harmless error rule urged by Oklahoma court of appeals
The Oklahoma criminal court of appeals asserts that no case should be reversed solely for harmless error in trial. The rule should apply to all final appeals, preserving verdicts when the testimony supports them, as witnesses may die or events occur before retrials that could obstruct justice.
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Criminal Court of Appeals
Oklahoma
Dog tax debate stirs Mississippi wool growers
South Mississippi sheep producers press for a dog tax to thin stray dogs harming flocks. Legislators fear dog owner votes and relief appears unlikely as officials seek re election.
Boll Weevil Blessing Prompts Farm Shift Across Delta
The boll weevil prompts farmers to consider wheat and corn as profitable staples, with Louisiana delta rice proving superior to Acadian prairie yields. Wheat offers home independence, corn adds cash crops and pastures, and rice promises steadier profits. Dairying is advised, but true success hinges on better roadways to transport goods from fields to markets.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Delta
Acadian
Good Roads Movement Urges Better Mississippi Highways
An editorial argues for improved Mississippi roads highlighting their impact on farm prosperity and land values. It urges residents to pressure county boards to fund road projects, noting faster transport, longer-lasting equipment, and greater marketability of farms. The piece warns of future crop shifts if roads remain poor and stresses statewide public support.
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Mississippi
Lfe
Rankin
Board of Supervisors
Americans Should Stop New Immigrants From Coming
The article urges restricting immigration by claiming that large groups from Italy, Serbia and Hungary are being funneled into northern and eastern cities and then dumped to work in mines or sell fruit. It argues the southern states should prevent assimilation challenges by not accepting these groups and warns the south must protect its future welfare.
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New York
Coney Island
Southern Resort
Brandon
Taxes for schools and roads, not jails or courts
Ripley Sentinel endorses tax funding for education and road improvements over incarceration and court costs. The piece argues well-funded schools create useful citizens and that sturdy highways attract families, reduce urban drift, and ease country life despite mud roads and fragile bridges delaying prosperity.
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Ripley Sentinel
Sentinel
Whiskey and the Negro in a Moral Warning Editorial
A Mississippi era editorial argues liquor predation by white sellers fuels black trouble. It cites a Vicksburg police shooting of an intoxicated black musician, a Hickman steamboat drunken incident, and urges Negroes to avoid white-owned bars, gambling, and social venues to ward off danger, claiming most wrongdoing reflects white exploitation.
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Vicksburg
Hickman
The Issue mocks McLaurin amending bagging on free list
The Issue gloats that the House failed to adopt Senator McLaurin's amendment to place bagging on the free list, a measure saving cotton producers millions. It notes McLaurin's high Senate standing as his amendment passed the Senate and a later McCum ber amendment also advanced, awaiting House action.
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House
McLaurin
Senate
Senaor McLaurin
Senator McLaurin
Conference Committee
McCumber
Ways and Means Committee
Immigration Debate and Southern Labor Outlook
The passage claims the South must rely on native born white citizens to reclaim forests and abandoned land rather than foreign Latin American and Southern European workers whom it labels immoral and unassimilable. It extols Anglo Saxon heritage and warns against immigration, urging natural population growth.
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Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Odd Horse Rides Stir Readers In Baton Rouge Raid
J L Bankston, Standard Oil employee in Baton Rouge, rode a horse 75 miles to a camp meeting and back, a livery stable owner calls cruelty. In contrast, federal official Theodore Roosevelt rode 90 miles in a day in Africa, gaining weekly magazine photos. The piece ponders the differing reactions.
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J. L. Bankston
Standard Oil Co
Baton Rouge
T. Roosevelt
Washington
Africa
Do You Want Some Summer Goods Ahh
A brief fragment advertises seasonal merchandise with an inviting prompt. The readable text hints at summer goods likely offered by a retailer, though details such as items, prices, and location are unclear.
Embalmed cucumbers war and tariffs on corn crops
A sweeping, satirical miscellany notes Dr. Wiley's campaign against embalmed cucumbers, tax and education wobbles in Alabama, civic meetings in Jackson, Roosevelt’s Aero Club move, Copiah corn claims, and a parade of policial, social, and international jabs. It mentions Greece, Turkey, Taft, and local Mississippi figures amid a broad string of assorted items.
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