16 Jul 1908
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
1
The Simpson County Board of Supervisors has ordered the construction of a bridge across Pearl River at Mahafferty's Ferry. Work will begin at an early date.
John W. Patton, once a Jackson piano dealer, has filed a bankruptcy petition with the federal court clerk. He lists liabilities at 19000 dollars and assets at 1600 dollars.
Rumor from Jackson says Hon J B Stirling may be appointed by Governor Noel to succeed Judge S S Calhoun on the supreme bench. Stirling is reported as a close personal friend of the governor.
Pugilist and public figure John L. Sullivan has filed divorce proceedings against his wife Annie after a 25 year marriage begun in Boston and followed by a separation several months later.
Miss Sadie Powell twenty years old member of a leading Mississippi family was burned to death at her Hattiesburg home Saturday when attempting to start the kitchen fire.
The Harrison county board of supervisors voted to issue $10,000 in bonds at six percent interest to purchase a county convict farm. The farm will replace the current leasing system and serve as the new county facility.
A. C. Brett, station agent of the G. & 8. I. railroad at Mt. Olive, shot and killed D. G. McCan, owner of the Mt. Olive Progress, on Wednesday evening. McCan died about an hour later from his wounds.
The Yazoo Sentinel notes many people ride the newspapers for free puffs to promote their persons and then forget to extend the usual courtesies to the press. The piece ponders whether ignorance or impudence drives this behavior.
Rev George Cates conducts a ten day revival at West Point drawing broad Protestant support. The event reports 490 conversions and continues to attract strong local interest from all city congregations. In separate news, state penitentiary authorities buy five trained bloodhounds from Capt Rainey for trailing escaped convicts at $225.
A New York chicken farmer fattens his stock by arc lights in hen houses. Lights come on at night to trick fowls into daylight behavior, causing them to roost less and allegedly lay more eggs. The scheme relies on artificial daylight to boost production.
A Jackson Baptist Record compositor misprints a Dr. J B Gambrell article saying Paul was a great angle, declaring that baseball existed in St Pauls time. The error stems from a printer in the Jackson office who watches Southern League games and inserted a fanciful anachronism into the piece.
The July first enactment targets pistol carrying by banning weapons under twenty four inches. It argues the practice fuels bloodshed and crime and aims to curb concealed carry. The Tupelo Journal notes the law as a reform measure in the South.
W W Welch state business agent of the Farmers Union has returned from Little Rock Ark where he attended a conference of union ginners and warehousemen tied to the cotton bagging deal He is pleased with the result but will not discuss details.
A town thrives not by the riches of its residents but by their united action. When a major project arises, a single donor with a strong community spirit can drive significant development and progress.
A concise fragment notes a wealthy individual restraining resources at home while asserting control over progress. The line suggests a marginal, perhaps critical view of wealth and domestic development without broader context.
The appointment of Dr. Noel as physician to the A and M College drew near universal condemnation in the press. He is charged with excessive stimulant use outlawed in Mississippi with Gov Noel aiding, and if true should bar him from serving where students lives are at stake.
George Hughes Jr the aged father of Senator Hughes of Smith county died at his son's Raleigh home on Tuesday June thes6th. He was in his 17th year and had been feeble for some time. He was buried in Raleigh cemetery Wednesday afternoon before a large gathering of mourners. He died in a ripe old age like a shock of corn in its season.
A New York judge named Olmstead promotes a concept called the Spankitorium as a reform for incorrigible children. He argues that sparing the rod spoils the child and endorses a 2004 era spanking tradition as effective discipline for naughty youths.
Sheriff Tom Harris of Yazoo County reports only nine government liquor licenses in the county under a new law requiring sheriffs to publish a biannual list. Seven are druggists licensed to dispense alcohol medicinally. Publication duties carry $25 yearly plus publication costs. The law’s impact on license sales is unclear, with some attributing declines to fear of exposure.
A Kansas City Journal remark echoes the New York Sun on mythic origins of woman. The Vulcan Twashtri blends moon roundness, plant curves, animal temperaments, weather and light into woman, a playful critique of rib origin theories.
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