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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
5
The Brandon News reports the house voting 110 to 0 on the prohibition bill fixing the 81st day of December when saloons must close. It notes political phrases about Roosevelt, Taft, Foraker, and Noel, plus Navy moves, politics, and a Major timing surrounding liquor. It adds a St Paul mayor’s financial decline and battleship movements via Straits of Magellan.
Eric Gambrell, son of renowned Baptist preacher Rev. J. H. Gambrell and brother of Rodric Gambrell killed by Col. A Hamilton in Jackson, shot himself in the breast with a pistol in Fort Worth Texas on Monday. No cause known for the act.
Capt. I. C. Wel born Dr. L. W. Crigler and Prof. R. H. Leavell accuse President J. C. Hardy of the institution. The case signals serious trouble for the college and hints at a possible penitentiary outcome.
In Jackson on March, F W Collins of Gulfport summons the state executive committee to meet there, while L K Atwood, leader of the negro revolutionists, also calls his group to assemble on the same date in the same city. Soldiers in Brookhaven fought bravely as sheriff allowed a train to depart, troops then moved to the depot with no shooting.
A proposal argues for establishing a state run factory to convert low grade materials into cotton bale wrapping. It claims this is a better use of resources than employing convicts for cotton work and asks who else would bear the loss if the experiment fails.
Big Tim Sullivan of New York City gives 5,000 men in his district a $3.00 pair of shoes and woolen socks every February 6. The item notes Sullivan’s political base and predicts continued support.
The oyster trade faces swift decline after reports linking shellfish to typhoid germs. The National Oyster Growers' Association urges government support for a public education drive to reassure consumers that oysters are safe.
Pelahatchie reports reflect thriving agriculture and evolving industry. Discussions praise safer home investments amid market shifts, note two near-term vacant houses, and salute Adams Bros Lumber Co. expansion as Lockwood Mills grow. Local labor, road conditions, and school activities including a Shakespeare contest and a tree-planting day are covered, with births and visitors noted.
Johns reports sick improvement and a note on T. J. Gates still bedridden. Dave Shotts visits family. rains cancel Brother King’s service. Local debate on rural school consolidation discussed. Johns debating society elects officers N K Donnell president Sylvester McIntyre vice president Ethel Cox critic Annie Walker secretary Wirt Murray janitor. Followup program planned. teachers promise a March public debate. Local residents, music lessons, and upcoming moves feature in community items. Scott Donnell forms mercantile partnership with T J Gates. Jno Upton and brother buy homes. new patrons of the rural school in this Cato Eureka area.
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