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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
Mississippi news reports Noxubee County taking the lead in establishing an agricultural high school and notes a broader push in public education. It covers state education officials touring rural districts, farmers’ union plans for cotton marketing and financing, and an escape by a convict, plus relief aid for negro flood victims in several counties with federal inquiry for assistance.
Beauvoir Soldiers Home trustees convene in a quarterly session on Friday July 3 to consider routine matters. A possible superintendent change is anticipated after a February inquiry by the legislative committee. The April meeting left the matter open and a decision is unlikely this week, potentially delaying until October.
Attorney General Fletcher plans a spare-time project to assemble a complete Mississippi bench and bar roster to update the five year out of date edition compiled by the late Attorney General Williams. He will gather data mainly from the northern part of the state. No Boll Weevils in County says Adams County Commissioner of Agriculture W D Clayton after a Jackson report claimed the Mexican boll weevil reached the county. Clayton denies the claim and says District Agent B L Moss was misquoted.
An educational rally of Lafayette county teachers will be held at Oxford on July 4 just before the state educational conference opening July 6. Superintendent Powers has accepted an invitation to deliver an address at the rally. He urges all who can reach Oxford to attend and show a strong statewide commitment to higher educational spirit and facilities.
The Capitol Commission debates unresolved plumbing and steam heating items in the mansion repairs contract while exterior work proceeds. Contractor Bowles has begun tearing up brick walls and razing the old brick exterior on the three sides of the square, which have stood for over fifty years.
Postmasters in Mississippi across first to fourth class will be granted five days leave in the second week of July to attend the third annual Mississippi postmasters conference in Vicksburg. The Post Office Department supports attendance and discourages non attendance without a valid reason, expecting a sizeable turnout at the Hill City convention next month.
The board of supervisors levied a 1-mill tax to fund the new county agricultural high school at Mashulaville, about twelve miles west of Macon. Half the tax revenue will go to building a modern steam heated plant, a credit to the people of Noxubee.
Governor Noel received a telegram from William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln Nebraska inviting him and the Mississippi delegation to stop in Denver en route for a visit. The governor notes many party members will form a large delegation and expects a successful trip and a winning ticket nomination.
Hazlehurst shipments for the season have reached the 500 carload figure with tomatoes moving daily in five to ten car lots. The last of the crop was marketed by July 1. Much of the land used for truck crops has been planted in corn and cotton.
McComb City is using extensive efforts to stage a spectacular Fourth of July celebration. Plans include a grand firemen's demonstration, a magnificent parade, numerous bands, and participation by labor organizations and fraternal societies.
United States Court officials expect Judge Niles to preterm it the July term at Vicksburg after requests from nearly all Southern District members. If shown no party suffers, he will likely grant the order.
Former president Grover Cleveland died at his Princeton New Jersey home Westland at 8 40 am after long illness. He faced repeated digestive troubles and heart disease with doctors stating heart failure as the immediate cause. Roosevelt ordered flags at half mast and formal honors. Cleveland had shaped U S policy including the Venezuela dispute and was remembered for his blunt honesty and veto record.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria welcomed a second son on May 10, 1907. The birth caused the king to sign a pardon for a condemned prisoner and telegraph the prison warden to halt the morning execution.
The Georgia’s officers and crew claim the battleship is the fastest in the navy. On a Bremerton to California coast voyage she allegedly sustained 19.5 knots for four consecutive hours along the coast.
Representative James Schoolcraft Sherman, Republican candidate for vice president, has been moved from Governor Herrick’s home to Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, a gallstone case. He is reported holding his own and likely to avoid surgery if his condition improves. doctors credit his abstinent habits for his strength against the illness.
Purchasing Agent Welsh of the Farmers' Union announced at a Jackson meeting that 14,000,000 yards of cotton bagging have been purchased as a durable wrap for cotton bales. The item, enough to cover about 2,000,000 bales, was endorsed by prominent union members seeking to replace jute bagging.
Cholera has struck troops at Camp Gregg in Manila prompting quarantine. Three scouts and one civilian have died and Lieutenant Jones of the First Cavalry and Lieutenant Muldoon of the Philippine Scouts are ill. Pangasinan province reports 93 cases in 24 hours, 60 fatal. The collier Caesar has arrived with submarines for the station.
In Louisville Kentucky the International Sunday School association wrapped up its twelfth triennial convention at the armory amid 98 degree heat. The closing session featured miscellaneous addresses, final business, prayer and song. Delegates elected two representatives to the next world peace conference in London: H J Heinze of Pittsburgh and Justice J J MacLaren of Toronto.
Financial magnate W R Leeds, linked with Rock Island interests, died suddenly at the Ritz hotel in Paris after years of declining health. Leeds was a prominent figure in American finance and related enterprises.
Birth in Caldwell Essex County New Jersey on March 18 1837. Early work as clerk and teacher. Practiced law in Buffalo. Served as Erie County attorney sheriff mayor of Buffalo governor of New York 1882. Elected president 1884 and again in 1892. Notable veto record in 1884 to 1997 bills. Married Frances Folsom June 2 1886. Venezuela boundary dispute settled 1895. Post presidency he settled in Princeton New Jersey.
The Chinese committee in Honolulu asked Washington how many Chinese immigrants should be admitted annually. Minister Wu Ting Fang queried the figure. the committee proposes 5,000 per year for seven years, plus family members, estimating the population would reach about ten thousand Chinese in ten years.
The Spanish schoolship Nautilus, the first Spanish naval vessel to enter Cuban ports after relinquishment of sovereignty, arrived at Havana and was greeted with enthusiastic support from thousands of Cubans in the city harbor.
Lawrence Friend, age 6, was crushed under the Lees of the Knickerbocker Special at Paris Illinois after switching a track to save a passenger train from a head-on crash with freight cars. He died a decapitated death as the engine halted after being dragged hundreds of yards.
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