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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
4
The Brandon News notes in a political plea that John H. Howie of Hinds and J W Collier of Warren urge Beat 1 voters to unite for a permanent highway project. If Beat 1 rejects the gravel road the two candidates promise prompt collaboration to advance the favored route, with a decision expected Saturday night.
A collection of mixed items notes physical preparedness concerns in the U S Marine Corps recruiting in New York City as well as multiple 1916 public notices from Rankin County Mississippi. Contents include land transfers, bids for office supplies, court notices, school repairs bids, bridge construction bids, and a detailed property inventory with valuations and exemptions. The text couples a health anecdote with several legal and civic notices about land, contracts and public works. Notable names include Captain Frank E Evans J A Robinson and Roy L Fox.
Through Rankin County assessor J L Bass the News prints the personal assessment roll footings. Polls show White 1685, colored 1636. Road tax 18 50 years old totals 7743. 9748 cattle valued 105088, 276 oxen 7888, 1996 horses 122680, 2238 mules 158794, 266 sheep goats 276856, hogs 1,343. 84 automobiles, carriages and bicycles listed. Pianos organs and melodeons noted.
Brandon Mississippi July 17 1916 the Democratic Executive Committee met with a quorum to order that all candidate names be placed on the primary ballot and the State Executive Committee to fix the election dates August 15 and September 20 if needed. Details list district by district managers and bailiffs for each polling location with Pat Henry as chairman and T B Spain as secretary.
Peter Stubblefield withdraws from the race for Congress in the Eighth District, saying he cannot be elected this year after surveying the field. He thanks the press and friends, Vaughan Mississippi, July 14, 1916. Rankin County supports Howie Strong as Poe conducts a personal canvas of the district.
Rankin County backs J H Howie for Congress with strong homegrown ties and home county roots. Speaking dates at Hickory Ridge, Schoolhouse, Red Oak near Leesburg, Pelahatchie, and other sites outlined. Also reports on a church protracted meeting, obituaries, visiting Mississippians, school construction, a rumored sighting, and a bidders notice for Rankin Agricultural High School water works project.
Workers on all railroads vote on granting leaders power to block shipments to press demands for a 100 million dollar wage increase. The dispute centers on wages in the in public service system where passengers and freight rely on rail transport funded by taxes and user payments.
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