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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
4
The Brandon News reprints Laurel Chronicle remarks doubting straw votes as an indicator of election outcome. It argues straw polls draw fun seeking voters, while the secret ballot and ticketed votes determine results. Citizens may zealously back favorites, yet elected officials seldom heed those ardent supporters.
A long Mississippi newspaper column recalls a vividly seen Halley’s comet near dawn, comments on religion and a reunion of Confederate veterans in Mobile, and notes on editors’ views of a subsidized press. It also covers local visits, court and education news, cattle tick eradication plans, census efforts, rail prize contests, and a superintendent candidacy for the state penitentiary.
Gov Noel seeks AG Hudson opinion on a proposed primary. Hudson cites 1906 Code section 3721, arguing the United States Senate election must occur the year after legislative sessions and that the state executive committee has no power to override the law. He warns that holding the primary as planned would be void, leaving election duties to unofficial actors and inviting fraud and illegality.
Reverend Whitfield cites cases of comet fear causing suicide and urges readers to view Halley’s comet as divine signals. He notes others fear the celestial visitors yet argues centuries of sightings show no earth danger. He calls Christians to trust in God’s control and avoid panic over astronomical phenomena.
A Sunday sermon sketch, titled Home Religion, urges mothers to seek God’s help shaping sons and daughters. It argues women influence all leaders, praises prayer for fathers and sons, and stresses full Christian homes. Include notes on Col. Thomas McClelland and local pastors.
Gulfport Mississippi on May 3 reports a bacteriologist found the city reservoir water to be good with no disease-causing factors. The reservoir is stated as up to date on scientific lines. Further checks suggest fevers stem from defective plumbing, despite clean water in the system.
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