Williams and Henry vie for Congress in Eighth District
Democratic District Executive Committee set the first primary for August 21 across the district with the congress candidates to speak at Steen's Creek Friday the 25th and Antioch Monday the 28th. The piece notes public hangings of Cocke and Lauderdale in Greenville and closes with a reflection on luck and personal responsibility.
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Congress
John Sharp Williams
Yazoo
Pat Henry
Warren
Democratic
Jackson
Steen’s Creek
Antioch
Cocke
Lauderdale
Engineer Wray
Greenville
Hell
Size His Time Up
A Yazoo Sentinel letter complains of a man who curses a county newspaper and lacks reading or writing ability, branding him a donkey and gossip-driven troublemaker. The author notes many such people exist, surviving on rumor and East Wind.
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Yazoo Sentinel
Onward Ever Onward Campaign for Longer School Terms
The Carrollton Conservative praises the push in Mississippi for longer school terms and higher grade teachers. It argues education deserves maximum effort, rejects backward steps, and urges all forces to advance with progress.
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Mississippi
Carrollton
Congressional Campaign Opens with Pat Henry Noted
The district's congressional race began in earnest with speeches at Pelahatchie on Monday. While all candidates spoke well, Pat Henry stood out for clearly presenting national issue topics. Henry, a Rankin native, has served as District Attorney, Circuit Judge, and congressman, and his popularity is expected to boost his county vote.
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Pelahatchie
Pat Henry
Pat
Rankin
Congress
Vicksburg
Arkansas
San Francisco
Examiner
Cleveland grocer touts atmosphere gas production method
Soeder of Cleveland claims a direct from air process creates illuminating gas without machinery or fuel. He says dissolving common chemicals in compressed air yields gas and that a barrel of chemicals could fuel an ocean voyage. He envisions gas from atmosphere and electricity from ether solving lighting and heating challenges.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Soeder
Specter
Navy Appointment for Midshipman Nomination
Senator A J McLaurin announces a competitive examination for a U S Naval Academy vacancy from Mississippi at large to be held Tuesday July 29 1902 in Jackson. Examiners named L T Fitzhugh W T Lowry and W M Huntley to conduct the test. nominations must be made by August 1.
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A. J. McLaurin
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
U. S. Naval Academy
Mississippi
Jackson
Messrs
L. T. Fitzhugh
W. T. Lowry
W. M. Huntley
Mississippi corn crop spared from failure, says Newton Record
The Newton Record argues against crop failure in Mississippi declaring the state rarely suffers complete crop failures. It notes harvests may be reduced but will yield greater returns later, and highlights Mississippi's varied products buffering against a single poor crop.
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Mississippi
Newton
The Chicken Industry and Small Efforts
The West Point Press urges Mississippians to focus on small farm improvements, noting minor leaks can drain profits. It encourages farmers to unite with their spouses to fund yearly needs from chicken profits, predicting greater prosperity in the fall.
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West Point Press
Mississippi
Southern Cotton Claims Bill Faces Senate Report
A War era trace shows Senator Money's bill to refund abandoned and captured cotton proceeds. The Senate Committee on Claims favors reporting by Senators Mason Taliaferro and McLaurin. Balance of proceeds and disbursements are outlined, with final treasury balance cited and the bill set on the calendar. Plus a column of quips follows.
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Congress
United States Treasury
Treasury
Senator Money
Senate Committee On Claims
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Mason, Taliaferro
McLaurin
M Laurins Land Bill Aids Mississippi Schools
Senator A J McLaurin introduces in the senate a bill to aid Mississippi public schools by granting land to several states. The committee votes unanimously with an Alabama Arkansas Florida Louisiana land grant amendment and a sub committee of five to draft the amended measure. The excerpt ends with scattered, satirical remarks and social observations.
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United States
A. J. McLaurin
Senate
Mississippi
McLaurin
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Quips and quips of daily life from a past era
A string of humorous vignettes and witticisms on folks and follies from turn of the century life. Jokes about spendthrifts, honesty, burglars, fashions, spiders, and a comical misadventure in a San Francisco street scene among others show social foibles and local color.
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W. S. May
C. E. Hooker
Hinds
W. A. Montgomery
Southern Cotton Claims Bill
Freedman’s Bureau
Byesta
Chase
Fessenden
McCulloch
Cossinses Cooracterns
Pene
M’laurin
J. A. Taylor & Son
R. B. Fulton
Miss
J. L. Tanner
W. R. Chapman
Barber School of
Chicago
Gem
Public Square
Shiloh High School
A Chartered Institution For
W. Ward
WRTE
Rankin County
Monogram Vineger
J. A. Spann & CO
Pelhaatchie
Hillman College
Clinton, Miss
Christian School of
John L. Johnson
Linon D’avenir
Mausoline Romaine
Organdie Cigale
Melrose Lawns
Or Gayden & CO
Omaha
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