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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
5
Readers in Brandon challenge the State archivist and historian over authority to hold elections and select portraits for a Hall of Fame. They urge adherence to Mississippi standards and protest perceived overreach in honoring non Mississippians and public figures like Booker T. Washington. They question the scope of official power behind the process.
The dialogue notes a distinction between dining at a luncheon and hosting a social function in Washington. It argues the line between social dining and political engagement is thin, comparing Roosevelt to an enigma and criticizing the Grover Cleveland vs Bryan coverage by the Jackson News. The piece contends press fairness depends on perspective and which party is affected.
The Gulf and Ship Island railroad delivered over 200 cars of lumber to the Illinois Central in one day, the biggest single delivery yet. New cars from Gulfport are weekly, with 100 to 150 cars daily in general, as mills run day and night to meet orders. Mississippi yellow pine remains the market favorite. G S I T faces car shortages despite heavy output. The Sunflower shooting: Thos W T Dent of Brandon, once tied to Chester House, was shot in Sunflower County by S M Noah, fatally wounding him. Noah fled, turning guard books to A M Griffin before escaping. Public accounts place both men near the convict farm at Parchman.
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