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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
9
An old Chicago News excerpt counsels perseverance and stoic payoff. It frames retaliation as tit for tat and promises eventual satisfaction, urging not to mope but to act when time comes and trust a wiser plan will prevail.
Margery confronts Auntie Lou about valentines and memory of a saved heart. She recounts finding a lace valentines in a trunk and a tear over a needle prick. Margery seeks help from Dan Horton to understand why adults cry over small things and to comfort Auntie Lou.
Margery persuades Mr. Dan Horton to deliver a Valentine to Auntie Lou. They buy bonbons and red roses, Horton brings the flowers personally, and Auntie Lou blushes as she welcomes her lover. TheHappy day ends with Margery promising to return after Nanette’s tasks.
A review of World s Work argues nationalism in Macedonia rests on religion more than birth and language. It cites Turks Bulgarian and other groups making up the population and notes Catholic converts and church lines shape identity. Also notes Japanese spy prowess and a Chicago Daily News aside on brass signs in business districts.
Senator Allison has introduced a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into what constitutes a recess of the Senate and the president's powers in making appointments. The measure cites Wood and others as possible recess nominees and seeks guidance on legal standards and necessary legislation. The report includes constitutional quotations and requests definitions of recess, executive authority, and safeguards.
The House directs the judicial committee to inquire into the official conduct of Charles Swain, judge of the U S district court for the northern district of Florida, and report whether House action is requisite. Ladronism decreases as disturbances from our lawn die out in the provinces with less ladronism reported than before.
The ministry of public instruction plans a representative section for the St. Louis Exposition in St. Petersburg with official involvement and organized display.
In Jackson Mississippi matters include a request for a new chair and two buildings at the Industrial Institute and College along with higher legislature funding. The Supreme Court will adjourn for Christmas breaking until January 4 1904. Police continue to question suspects in a street robbery.
Representative John Sharpe Williams announces that Mississippi eighth district applicants may enter a competitive examination for a Naval Academy cadet slot at Annapolis. Examinations will be in Jackson on December 28 and 29, 1908, with physical tests first. The top general average earns a cadet appointment, second-best becomes alternate, for ages 15 to 21, with leaflets available on request.
Children at the Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb and for the Blind will have Christmas Day as a holiday but may not go home. New Year’s Day will be observed. Santa Claus visits and bountiful dinners are planned at both institutions and the Hospital for the Insane. Dr. Dobyns and Dr. Sime urge sending packages to reach Jackson by December 22 to avoid delays.
Lynall in Conference notes Republican rift as John R. Lynch who led the Lynch faction opposes Jim Hill. Lynch, now a paymaster in the U S Army stationed at Omaha, Neb, visited Jackson for talks with state and federal leaders. Penitentiary Appraisers: J B Hogan of Starkville named to inspect penitentiary property for 1903, replacing M M Evans of Mt Olive. They will examine all property at Parchman Farm and report by January first.
The Jackson Camp of Confederate Veterans adopts a resolution opposing the removal of the Confederate monument funded by Mississippi women to the memory of soldiers in the old capitol grounds. Other camps follow suit urging county representatives not to vote for the relocation to the new Capitol grounds. Robbed of His Roll details a middle aged man named Peter Bro once of Brookhaven robbed of 40 dollars Sunday at a boarding house on Mill Street. he was en route to Ora where he planned to work in a mill. Officer McGea arrested a white man for the alleged robbery.
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