Belton Texas Visit Tells of Family Christmas Reunion
B F Mulhollan writes of an outlying Christmas visit to Belton Texas visiting brother George and sister in Leggett, a Temple day trip, a large family feast, and a stray sale day. He notes welcomes, a prairie farm dinner, river outing, and plans to tour Temple and Fort Worth before returning to Brandon.
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Belton
Texas
Brandon
Old
Rankin
Berry Hotel
Mr. Mulhollan
Brother George
Mr. Pierce
Uncle Dock
Temple
John
Sis and I
Charlie Phillips
Parker
Leon
Leo
Legget
George
Ft. Worth
Old Brandon
B. F. Mulhollan
Step in Right Direction From Galveston on Negro Crime
A Galveston dispatch reports formation of a 3000 member organization among the better class of Negroes for suppressing crime. It cites a surrender in a crime case and argues public praise will follow from whites. The Commoner notes a similar Alabama group and urges broad adoption for race relations improvement.
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Galveston
Texas
Roosevelt
Alabama
Bryan
Dillon Charged with Trespass and Harassment in New Orleans
A white man formerly of New Orleans named Dillon faced a magistrate on a trespass charge. Convicted, he received a 500 fine and six months imprisonment. The case revealed possible mental instability as Dillon pursued a young lady, daughter of a prosperous local businessman, with repeated marriage proposals after past conduct as streetcar conductor. The young woman’s father reported him, Dillon was discharged, and later local authorities ordered him to leave town before his arrest and trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
New Orleans
Oid
Campbell
Picayune
Blind man Hayward aims foot journey from Atlantic to Pacific
G N Hayward a blind man about forty, passed through Jackson en route from Savannah to San Francisco, planning to finish by mid April. He left Savannah November 19 and has traveled 708 miles to date, averaging twenty miles a day. He walks at night, follows railroad rights of way, and uses a cane to avoid dangers. He fears no trains, predicts cross country travel, and plans to write a book about the trip, including his religious conversion.
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G N. Hayward
Jackson
Atlantic
Pacific
San i
Hayward
Savannah
Vickeburg
Resignation notice and critique of a local paper
A Hudson Republican reader resigns as a subscriber calling the paper a pamphlet of small consequences. He lists ignored items including a calf breaking its legs, a poorly written obituary, and an alphabet poem, blaming editors for lack of news and editorials.
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Ashun
Simpkin
Shete
Obitchury Notiss
Grandpa Henery
Darter
Hudson Republican
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Archieves & History
Iarad Ae
Brandon Mercantile
Brandon, Mississippi
F.E. Shivers
D’lo
W.C. Anderson
Miss
Dalton Marble Works
Vermont
Georgia
J.D. Burgess, Moseley
Red Cross
Libbey
Lea & Perrins
A. M. Shields
Brandon Millinery Parlor
E. L. Washburn
C. R. Kersh
Chapman
W. H. Barnes
Brandon Bank
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