How Anarchists Are Made in Meridian
A poverty stricken man, wronged by a powerful system, endures punishment and hypocrisy in court. His wife and children suffer while a judge is portrayed as corrupt, leading the convict to conclude that years of injustice will drive him to anarchism and vengeance.
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Meridian
Reporter-Index
Hickory
Liberty
Hell
Christian
Bey
Hs Neck
Con
Christ
New York
Brandon
Campaign reform urged to curb canvassing in Mississippi counties
The Clarksdale Banner reports support for a Yazoo movement urging county candidates to skip house-to-house canvassing. They would limit campaign activity to invited talks at picnics and mass meetings to cut costs, debt, and time, helping local hopefuls and easing defeat for others.
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Yazoo
Clarksdale
Strayed Yearling Herd Animal Reported Near Packett Mississippi
A stray male yearling described as about two to three years old as of Sept 1 1906 with a crop in the right ear and under bit in the left ear, color white with a red head and neck was reported from LA. D. Smith in Packett Mins. The household uses Prickly Ash Bitters regularly.
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LA. D. Smith
Packett
Mins
Primary Election Dates Debate and Legal Scope
A published letter from W G Cooper argues for earlier primaries to avoid July and August conflicts and shorten campaigning. The article cites sections 8700 8714 8729 and 8780 of the 1906 code outlining fixed August first primary dates second primaries three weeks later and state executive committee control with county precinct manager duties and candidate pledge restrictions.
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W- G. Cooper
Beat 1
County Executive Committee
Cooper
State Executive Committee
Congressional Executive Committees
Donation Prohibition for Candidates in Other Counties
The text prohibits donors from giving or promising four donations or promises of donation for education charity religion or benevolent purposes outside the donor's county of residence. It also makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly violate this section.
Rankin County Democratic Committee Names For Primaries
The Rankin County Democratic Executive Committee lists Beat 1 through Beat 5 members with Maj. Pat Henry of Brandon as chairman. A separate Florence plan announces the Florence Headlight, a new weekly newspaper by Drs. White and Whitfield and John L. Evans of Florence, detailing aims, editorial policy, and distribution.
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Rankin County
Democratic Executive Committee
A. G. Norrel
Jno
F. Williams
J. D. Scarborough
Pat Henry
J. J. Daniels
John Permenter
W. L. Manning
J. G. Patrick
T. D. May
Maj
Brandon
Florence
Miss
Ouur
E. K. White
R. N. Whitfield
MO. L. Evans
Talk to Lift Business in Hard Times Stores
The piece argues that dwelling on hard times harms commerce. It urges merchants to avoid fear-mongering and to keep stores full and welcoming. Constant talk of sickness or doom scares customers and worsens business outcomes.
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Plecea
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Cochran
W. S. May
Evans, White and Whitfield
A. ML Shields
Rifice
Brandon Mercantile Co
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