Mardi Gras in New Orleans and distant echoes across the South
The Brandon News notes Mardi Gras will dominate in New Orleans while nearby cities like Natchitoches and Mobile are mentioned. It surveys political events, including James P. Clarke’s re election as U S Senator from Arkansas, and reports on global incidents from earthquake ruins in Italy to the Mediterranean voyage of the American battleship fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Natchez
Mobile
James P. Clarke
Yazoo County
United States
Arkansas
Rockefeller Grants Chicago University Yet Another Gift
John D. Rockefeller donated another million dollars to the Chicago University on Tuesday, bringing his twenty year total to 25 million 509 thousand 661 dollars and 98 cents.
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John D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
Memphis Lawyer Probes Slayers of Ex Senator Carmack
Gaston T. Fitzhugh a prominent Memphis lawyer and former fanatic serves as one of the prosecutors in the Carmack murder trial underway in Nashville Tennessee.
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Gaston T. Fitzhugh
Memphis
E. W. Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
City police chief cites 1000 cocaine fiends in Birmingham
The Birmingham chief of police asserts there are 1000 cocaine addicts in the city and warns that anyone selling the drug should expect no mercy if caught. Also reported are a five year old rescued alive eighteen days after an Italian earthquake and other survivors pulled from ruins. Concerns abroad mention Japan and U S tensions in the Pacific and a libel suit against the New York World. A Carnegie hero medal is awarded to George H. Cole of Yazoo County for rescuing a drowning boy, with a $2000 cash prize awarded.
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Birmingham
Ala
Messina
Italy
United States Vs Press Publishing Co
The
New York World
Panama Canal
United States
George H. Cole
Yazoo County
Lands Frauds, President Ills, and Immigrant Flows
Secretary Garfield reveals government land frauds exceeding 110 million dollars, mainly west of the Mississippi, with Louisiana Mississippi and Florida entries affected. President J C Hardy moved to Jackson sanitarium for gallstone surgery, recovering well. Italians flee earthquake zones toward the U S, seeking work free of garlic odor and the black hand. Rufus E Foster slated to succeed E N Saunders as Louisiana federal judge. A sixteen year old girl and mother ride from Mexico to Fayetteville Arkansas to attend the University of Arkansas, paralleling Roosevelt's 98 mile ride. Brandon reports strong trade for the season.
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Garfield
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Lousiana
Florida
Mexico
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Roosevelt
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Brandon News
W. 5. May
Brandon,Miss
Cheney
Senator Carmack
Virginia
New York City
Brandon
Smyrna
Spain
Greece
Patterson
Tennessee
Supreme Court of the United States
State Courts
Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Gore
Senate
Try
Pacific
Pearl River Valley
North Rankin
Africa
Joseph Pulitzer
the World
U. S.army
Jones-Kennington Dry Goods Co
Jackson’s Best Store
Lockhart Mill
W. B
Coats
Liu Vale
America
Taylor Shoe Company
Taylor Shoe Co
Jones-Kennington Dry Goods Company
W.g.barnees
Brandon, Miss
J. A. Taylor & Son Dealers
Pelahatchie
J. A. Taylor & Son
J. A. Taylor
J.C. Hardy
Starkville
Jackson
Rankin
Rufus E. Foster
Louisiana
E. N. Saunders
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