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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
6
A 19th century verse excerpt recalls a gray barn near a river where a boy escapes school. He watches swallows nest on faded plates and rests on a bay-mow, finding freedom from teachers rules as memories cluster and gleam in sunshine by the stream.
A reporter recounts risking entry to Santiago during the Spanish American War while Gen Shafter barred correspondents. He crosses the dangerous Aquadores trestle in heat and fear, narrowly surviving as the bridge collapses behind him, and notes a later change allowing all reporters in.
The Boston Adver tiser notes a rise in burial insurance societies like the Penny Aid Society. Members pay $1 to join and $2 yearly, guaranteeing a $100 funeral. They avoid monuments or memorials, focusing on a decent burial at the member’s expense with options for larger services if affordable. Chicago Tribune critique cites strong profit when undertakers bill up to $104.
Grandeman the explorer recounts Greenlandic and Columbia Fraser river dress practices. A Greenlander wore sealskin with a silver fox hood and sea otter lining, fringed with wolverine tails, valued around 700. An Indian woman's dress on the Columbia Fraser rivers averages 700, while a Dyak girl's gold ring corset showcased a 40 gel ring dowry.
Insurance commissioner argues fire protection as vital to all citizens and business. He cites $160 million annual fire waste and 60 percent preventable fires, urging better standards, information sharing among insurers, and rates tied to actual risk to reduce costs and improve construction. He warns anti compact laws hinder cooperative risk assessment and advocates state insured improvements for cheaper coverage.
A speaker argues that anti-compact laws drive insurers toward higher rates and reduced competition. He cites Mississippi experience with increased fire insurance costs and more insurers, urging repeal to allow co in surance and standardization of building protections. He asserts repeal would benefit property owners and insurers alike.
A Jackson man identifies as John Rutherford is arrested on charges of being one of three dynamiters of a McHenry Express Company safe. Two suspects were captured earlier. the leader fled. Rutherford has been seen in Jackson, described as begging on the streets.
The New York Sun notes modern voyages bring three square meals and heated, well ventilated quarters. Steam power aids anchoring, pumping, and sail handling, boosting safety and efficiency. Wages rose for sailors and mates, aided by unions and a recent food law guiding shipboard fare.
Col George Nox McCain recounts Arctic travel from San Francisco to Dawson, noting a luxury steamer, electric lights, and an elegant Dawson hotel. He jokes that despite bearskins and Arctic gear he felt out of place in upscale menus and attire, while Philadelphia exports shoes worth millions, with Great Britain taking a third.
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