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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
2
A. D. Harvey of St. Louis posing as a harness and saddlery dealer trapped Greenville merchants with forged drafts to extract cash. Two prominent businessmen fell for the scheme, each losing $60. Harvey, a Knights of Pythias member, left unpaid board dues amid the exit.
Secretary John R Young of the Mississippi Poultry and Pet Stock Association sends the catalog and premium list for the second annual exposition in Aberdeen starting January 13 for five days. The Comfort Colored Orphan's Institute forms at Ellisville to establish an industrial school for colored orphans. Captain Sturtevant of the Yazoo canal work at Vicksburg received a solitaire diamond from his employees on January 1. In Canton the only business change is Howell and Foot forming a law partnership now based in the Mississippi State Bank building. Mose Thompson, a black man, had his left leg amputated after an accident with a cotton seed conveyor at Magnolia oil mill. No white cap demonstrations reported in Lincoln county for nearly two weeks. Governor's proclamation and Brookhaven mass meeting actions appear to have produced a salutary effect.
Clarence Mackay and George Ward announce completion of the San Francisco to Hawaii link and plan to extend to Manila by July 4. Ward notes the Hawaii connection was completed at 8 43 p m Honolulu time and the cable will open for public business January 5. Over 3 500 miles of the Honolulu Manila section have been manufactured and messages are expected between Manila and the United States by July 4.
London reports the first notable case under the new licensing act. Sir Charles Allen Lawson, Antio- Indian newspaper editor, seeks a summons against Lady Lawson for habitual drunkenness. The act allows separation, police arrest, and blacklisting for three years if convicted, with fines for drinkers and publicans and imprisonment for drunkenness in charge of a child.
The Alabama Military Academy at Huntsville has been offered rent free for fifteen years to the state as a home for Confederate Veterans.BASEBALL PURCHASE Little Rock.-Manager M. J. Finns of the Little Rock Baseball Association has received a $500 check from the Cincinnati club for pitcher Harry Alle mange's release, who played for Little Rock in 1901 and 1902. A Boston syndicate has purchased 1,100 square miles of timber lands in Newfoundland.
Washington reports the cabinet decided to permanently close the Indianola Mississippi post office after Minnie Cox a colored woman resigned under duress amid threats. Postmaster General Payne and Secretary Cortelyou affirmed her life was endangered and the office remains closed until the district accepts her as postmaster.
Indians in Indianola Mississippi fear federal action to close the town post office will disrupt commerce and bring hardship. A November mass meeting urged a January 1 appointment of a white postmaster. Officials deny threats against Mrs Cox though sentiment favors reopening only under a white postmaster and no violence is expected if she resumes operation.
A crew from the United States cruiser Don Juan de Austria achieved the first successful attack on the mine field near Subig Bay. Ensign Babcock led a swimming dash through shark-infested waters after their boat capsized. The mission was unseen by searchlights as Rear Admiral Evans plans to move to Manila for heavy gun practice with a submarine target towed by a submarine vessel.
American Sugar Refining Co will end the quality or factor plan for sugar. Natural and granulated will be quoted 4.65 cents per pound net thirty days less one percent for cash without rebate. The plan, in effect for 1 years, provided grocers with protection of 25 cents per 109 pounds. nonadherence to terms prompted the switch to net cash sales.
Admiral Dewey reports the Combined Squadron reassembled at Culebra and visits to western ports were warmly welcomed. The fleet conducts regular tactical exercises with marine and torpedo flotillas engaging in actions including a night attack on a designated ship. A coal passer, E. B. Bailey, drowned in Newark steam cutter sinking after collision with torpedo boat.
New Orleans faces fuel oil shortage as furnaces converted to oil burn now switch back to coal. Lone Star and Crescent remains the sole oil supplier but warns after January 1 it cannot meet customer demand due to insufficient supply from Beaumont.
Honolulu held a public celebration on January 2 to mark the successful completion of the Pacific cable. It was observed as a public holiday with ceremonies and local participation.
New Orleans and San Francisco railroad organized with capital stock of 5,000,000 to build a line from New Orleans through Arkansas to Chicago. Local financiers join officials of the St. Louis and San Francisco in the enterprise. In a separate item, mazatlan dispatches note bubonic plague outbreak, traced to a Chinese ship arriving December 15, with strict precautions planned to block entry.
Bartow man Bill Arp reflects on the Bethlehem event that birthed Christianity, detailing Herod's massacre, Christian martyrdom, and the faith’s endurance. He notes Constantine's tolerance, the move of Christmas to a fixed date, and the festival's call for love, kindness, and small gifts to brighten homes.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims from Bruyere Dryden Richter Staney L. EB Lawson Barton Parker Talmage and Emerson. The sayings cover proverbs on wealth ambition patience and integrity, urging consistency in action and thought while highlighting the value of small deeds and moral steadiness.
Col J M Drennan recalls a Moosehead fishing trip where violinist Lougée played to a grazing buck at Masterman farm. The deer paused feeding, rose and posed, then marched with graceful steps to the music, showing keen approval as the march carried through the enclosure.
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