Farmers Institute Convention Stirs Mississippi Interest
The Farmers Institute and Industrial Convention at Starksville grows in attendance and enthusiasm. Key speakers include W L Hutchinson outlining Experiment Station savings of over two hundred thousand dollars annually, and Dr Spillman urging diversification. Plans advance for Jackson exhibits, a 50,000-visitor expo, and a Confederate Veterans memorial effort in the next legislative session.
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Farmers Institute
Steve Farmers’ Institute
Starksville
W. L . Hutchinson
Mississippi
Elliott
Farmers’ Institute
Canada
South
Prof. Rawl
Department of Agriculture
Clemson College
S. C
Governor Pardons Black Tiger in Mississippi Case
Governor Vardaman grants a pardon to a convicted negro known as a blind tiger sentenced by Judge Cochran to 90 days and a $500 fine, the judge saying the penalty was excessive.
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Vardaman
Mississippi
Cochran
Bronze Tablet for Colonel Humphres Grave at Port Gibson
The Jackson Chapter of the D A R will place a bronze tablet over the grave of Colonel Ralph Humphres at Port Gibson Mississippi to honor his service. The event marks a commemorative act by the chapter in arranging the memorial plaque.
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Ralph Humphres
Port Gibson
Miss
Jackson
The
Charters Approved for New Albany Wholesale Grocery
The governor approved the charter of incorporation for the New Albany Wholesale Grocery Company based in New Albany Union County with a $50,000 capital. Other approved charters include Home Manufacturing and Mercantile Company in Jackson with $10,000, Neville Milling Company in Meridian with $30,000, and Southern Commercial Company in Natchez with $30,000, plus an amendment to Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company in Magnolia to allow branch warehouses. Corporators listed include J. S. Morris C. M. Moore H. D. Stephens and others. also D. H. Butler L. K. Atwood G. W. Meyer S. Neville and others among others.
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New Albany Wholesale Grocery Company
New Albany
Union County
J. S. Morris
C. M. Moore
H. D. Stephens
Home Manufacturing and Mercantile Company
Jackson
Hinds County
Diamond Cox
D. H. Butler
L. K. Atwood
Neville Milling Company
Meridian
Lauderdale County
G. W. Meyer
8. S. Neville
Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company
Magnolia
Pike County
Lewisburg Lumber Company
Natchez
Adams County
W. B. Alleger
T. W. Haines
John Sturdevant
Southern Commercial Company
G. M. D. Kelly
J. H. Beard
County Institutes Start July 31 in Mississippi
State superintendent H L Whitfield announces county institutes begin July 31, lasting one to three weeks per county. Conductors named and instructed. funds allotted from the general school fund. Institutes to be held for both white and colored teachers.
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H. L. Whitfield
Mississippi
Department of Education
Mississippi Farmers Move Atop National Effort
Mr P K Whitney financial agent of the Cotton Association of Mississippi reports the state leads in farmers movement support. At Memphis executive meetings Mississippi showed the largest membership, a funded treasury, and widespread contributions from delta farmers oil mills and banks including $100 from a Clarksdale bank.
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P. K. Whitney
Cotton Association
Mississippi
Memphis
Whitney
Delta
Clarksdale
Ward Converse Breaks Record For Quick Recovery
Ward Converse of Jackson recovers from an appendicitis operation in nine days after surgery at a private home on July 2. Dr. Julius Crisler notes this may be the fastest recovery in medical annals, as most patients stay in bed eleven days or more and often three weeks or longer.
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Ward Converse
Jackson
Converse
Julius Crisler
Odd Fellows District Meeting at Hat tiesburg Hall
About 100 members from Ellisville Laurel Mount Olive Estabuchie Sumrall Collins Wingate Moss Point Epps and Seminary attended the Odd Fellows district meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Hat tiesburg. Refreshments were served. The Governor proclaimed Beaulah in Bolivar county a town with officials named and raised Vardaman to town status with population 232. W M Davis was commissioned notary public for district No 4 Harrison county.
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Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hattiesburg
J. J. Coman
State Grand Lodge
W. H. Gibbs
Taylor
Jackson
Walters
P. Doty
Grenada
Ellisville
Laurel
Mount Olive
Estabuchie
Sumrall
Collins
Wingate
Moss Point
Epps
Seminary
Beaulah
Bolivar County
W. T. Cassity
J. Arnold
J. H. Bond
J. S. Gant
W. E. Courson
Vardaman
W. M. Davis
Harrison County
Peach Crop Success Reported Near Picayune
Mr. Alex Spurs Jr., tenant on T. Steele's farm near Picayune, reports shipping about 2000 dollars worth of peaches. Prices range from 2.25 to 2.50 per crate.
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Alex Spurs, Jr
T. Steele
Picayune
Banking Boom In Opelousas County Four Banks Opened
Banking Business notes four banks organized in oe county Mississippi since April 1. Local officials report new financial institutions forming a regional network to serve communities, with early deposits and anticipated growth in lending and services across the county.
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Oe County
Miss
Consolidation of Greater Mississippi groups into Business League
At a Jackson meeting the Greater Mississippi and State Business Men's League agreed to merge as the Greater Mississippi Business League with a September ratification rally. H. L. McKee was named president and H. E. Blakeslee secretary to lead until permanent officers are chosen. The note urges citizen support, membership, and outlines farming, law enforcement, taxation, school book exchanges, and local development efforts across Mississippi, including new enterprises and improvements in cities such as Gulfport, Grenada, and Verona.
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Greater
H. L. McKee
Meridian
Business League
H. E. Blakeslee
Greater Mississippi Association
Jackson
Mississippi
Alo
Gulfport
P. A. Renaud
Adams County
Col. Garth
Clay
Oktibbeha
Lowndes
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McKay
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Robert Lowry
Vicksburg
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W. L. Linfield
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Mendenhall
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James E. Caldwell
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Leland Hume
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T. DO. Webb, ‘Treasur
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Pelahatchie
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Queen & Crescent
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