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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
4
The Brandon News highlights quirky charges like Georgia taxing dogs and sheep destroying crops, Cuba’s postmaster general shooting an editor, a North Carolinian killing himself after his wife left, and a drowning incident in the Niagra river where a boy was swept over the falls.
Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Knapp forecasts a very heavy year for railroads due to heavy crops in the north and west. J B Yellowly of Ridgeland named census supervisor for the district as applications pour in from would be enumerators.
The 1880 census records Issaquena County Mississippi as having the second heaviest corn yield per acre in the United States. Shelby County Tennessee where Memphis sits has just completed a courthouse costing 1,500,000 dollars, which is half a million more than Mississippi’s new state capitol cost.
Ontario city Fort William imposes martial law amid a deadly uprising of about 1000 dock laborers. Police and strikers exchange gunfire, with multiple fatalities reported before the confrontation ends.
The Swedish strike has collapsed, seemingly for good. During a peak of the crisis an American dock worker could have steered Swedish workers toward a total win, but the opportunity passed.
Police chief Groome raided the Vicksburg Social Club calling it "nothing more or less than a blind tiger." He questioned the need for private signs on the door if authorities can intervene at any minute.
A historical quotation frames advertising as a gradual force that grows stronger over time. John Wanamaker described how advertising begins softly and steadily increases its pull year after year. The remark highlights the enduring impact of strategic promotion.
A Covington Louisiana hotel owner brags about owning the cook who served on President McKinley’s special train. He jokes the late president’s complexion may have been due to the viands the cook prepared, saying such a person should not frequent a health resort.
Harry Thaw was declared insane at trial and ordered to spend his remaining days at Matteawan Asylum for the criminally insane. His family vows to continue fighting his release despite the verdict.
A Greenville Democ rat article argues the boll weevil spurred diversification to three crops yearly. It cites T Rascoe near Mansfield La who yielded 65 bushels of Irish potatoes, pea hay at $30 per acre, and a second potato crop on land assessed at $2 per acre, totaling about $120 per acre with potential $60 more. It notes De Soto parish leads in schools roads farming and stock raising, with cattle shipments and rising interest in mules and horses, as evidence of diversified agriculture after the weevil.
Hattiesburg hopes to extend waiter communication with the gulf soon as little clearing would render the Leaf River navigable. Jackson growth hinges on opening Pearl River for small vessels, achievable with sustained public support. A quote notes fear of being called queer for original ideas, citing Columbus as an example of initial skepticism.
The PostMasters are in session this week at Biloxi a seaside town famed for fish oysters and shrimp. Gulf breezes ease daily worries as Biloxians showcase hospitality and local scenery aiding their gathering amid commentary on office letter withholding.
John W. Day, a large cabbage grower, hauled an entire carload of cabbage into Crystal Springs along a country road to show Copiah County highways lead Rankin's. Few crates will be a load here in summer and sometimes the streams across the creek bottoms in winter.
Miss Elizabeth Preston dies at the family residence in Vicksburg after noon on Sunday. The issue also notes the death of her mother Mrs. Mary Shelby Preston a day or two earlier and mentions other stricken family members suffering from typhoid fever.
Robert Womack famed for discovering Cripple Creek gold and his later spree sold his bonanza for 500 dollars, then died that week of paralysis. The vein yielded two hundred eighty million dollars in gold extracted from the area.
Heat charcoals the west while easterners frost. The town enjoys ideal cotton growing weather as residents sit on cool galleries planning profits from 15 cent cotton next winter.
Walter Phillips a druggist in Jackson was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days for selling cocaine. He appealed claiming the charge arose from a dispute with a woman who owed him rent and had a grievance.
The text notes Harriman purchasing the Bri railroad, arguing the Brandon and Laurel road would have faced similar fate if built, controlled by the powerful railroad magnate and feared to crush local people.
A Black man in Greenville hanged himself by tying hands behind his back to a tree. A white man was arrested for allegedly aiding or promoting such death by own action if given the chance.
The passage compares life to a cork afloat, urging steady navigation of waves. It warns the weak against fault finding and champions the strong who endure, turn struggle into opportunity, and reach success.
C A Fransioli a leading Jackson merchant and ex board of trade president seeks prison trustees to employ convict labor on the road from the state prison farm to Jackson. He argues it benefits travelers, aids the farm by hauling freight, and serves as a lesson in good road making.
A New Orleans paper quotes a reverend at Baptist Tabernacle in Tylertown discussing a literal hell and its terrors. He claims unseen luminiferous ether blocks vision and jokes that those seeing kings without it are often reported as seeing something.
The Wes son churches cooperate with Rev. W. M. Pinson state organizer of the Law Enforcement League to pursue better government higher morals and sincere religion. The large number of members of the Great Church who stay home and read the papers on Sundays are not identified but are presumed to favor a rotten graftridden government and a city full of vice and snares.
Dr. J. Ts Atterbury of Estill cultivates 1,200 acres in corn and reports all acres productive. Indications point to over 50,000 bushels of corn from the plantation, highlighting corn as a rising delta industry alongside cattle raising.
A New Orleans Picayune opinion notes the cotton crop likely won t surpass a moderate yield due to weather and late frost. The boll weevil reduced by drought, but drought also trimmed the crop. Prices around 12 cents reflect fears of a short crop and market movement in October to December may mislead traders.
The movement of the crop shows no overcoming the influence of actual supply. Declines in prices during short crops are blamed on speculation, but the low mood stems from too rapid marketing by farmers. Many farmers have hypothecated their production, yet South farmers grow more independent each year, enabling extended marketing over more months.
A Kansas City Star report highlights Missouri Supreme Court rulings that reverse cases over minor wording errors in indictments. Judge Gantt voided a two year sentence for Leo Judd due to conflicting information and a missing article, remanding to allow new information. The piece condemns legal technicalities as undermining justice across states and federal courts.
The passage argues that courts should arbitrate cases based on whether the trial verdict is supported by evidence and free from radical disqualifications, not on minor technical flaws. It warns that lingering procedural flaws erode public respect for law and calls for focus on substantial legal questions.
A Massachusetts magistrate released several youth offenders with the condition that their parents shelter them at home from sunset to sunrise. The piece argues parental neglect drives juvenile crime and urges clearer lines for responsibility. It also briefly notes a Louisville case involving a Black woman who died after eating five watermelons, described as having a happy ending.
A playful seaside verse hints at a hotel filling a need as guests cover ground. The rhythm evokes waves, travel, and lodging with a confident nod to seasides and stays in a lighthearted, period-tinged tone.
The passage expresses statewide pride in Mississippi advances, highlighting Gulfport and Pascagoula, their waterways, and a deepening channel to the sea capable of locking ships drawing twenty-two to twenty-four feet. The tone is rallying and celebratory, praising development of the state’s material interests.
An old woman expressed deep thanks to a magistrate who dismissed a charge against her. She told the court, I thought you wouldn't be hard on me, your worship, and added I know how often a kind heart beats behind an ugly face as she left the dock.
The county convict gang of road workers, after finishing on Richland, Greek's bottom lahatchia swamp stretch, is now three miles south of town.
A fragmentary poem lines about good times approaching with a marching cadence and rural imagery. A farmer asks about a Georgia patent garry comb at a shop in Billeville, noting a scalloped design for fitting between a mule's ribs this time of year.
A playful argument in a local run connects a mother's choice of baby name to political prospects. A neighbor warns against naming a child after a candidate, suggesting doubts about the election outcome. The exchange highlights civic talk and community humor.
In doubt the speaker recalls a colored person claiming Br'er Johnson died last night and asking whether he can wait for the next crossing, unsure where he landed and what happened after his passing.
A brief verse contemplates warm weather longing for an iceberg and polar seas. The speaker imagines an Arctic bear arriving from unseen heights and asking a playful question about coldness, blending whimsy with seasonal longing.
Observations on church singing and moral sayings. A witty Georgia voice notes people who miss the collection basket, narrow paths to heaven, and the folly of trouble lovers. The piece closes with rural aphorisms about labor, faith, and harvest.
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