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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
7
Government notice summarizes petitions granted across several states including Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama with exact names and towns. It also covers October crop conditions affecting cotton, post office expenditures and population rankings, and a lengthy critique of Ponca Oto and Oakland Indian reservations with reforms proposed.
John E. Straub famed restaurateur and inventor of the steam table died suddenly in New York at 62. He was son in law of Edward Spar ngberg on Lexington Avenue. Berlin protests imperial meat tariff.
President Roosevelt with Secretary Root Surgeon General Rixey and others departed by special train for Manassas Virginia to visit the Bull Run battlefield and shoot quail. He will vote at Oyster Bay before returning to Washington.
The Georgia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy led the corner stone ceremony at the State Normal School in Athens on November 1. The hall will be a girls dormitory, funded by Daughters chapters, with total cost about $21,000 and $15,500 already raised.
The Crown Prince of Siam and his party left Boston after a day of sightseeing. They visited public institutions, manufacturing plants, and other points of interest before beginning their westward journey to Buffalo Chicago Kansas City and other stops on the way to the Pacific Coast.
Memphis Nov 1 As a result of today’s conference a major saw mill firm from Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana is expected to join the Hardwood Manufacturers Association The move aims to balance power with wholesale dealers who control grading and inspection disputes Manufacturers seek uniform grading to compel concessions or bypass wholesalers by selling directly to consumers
Western manufacturers and jobbers report a sharp rise in shoe shipments through ten months ending October. Central and western states increasingly produce their own footwear, cutting into the Eastern market. September and October were the strongest months west of Ohio, while Boston trails nearly 400,000 cases behind last year.
Promising featherweight contest slated at Transport Athletic club tonight features Kid Broad of Cleveland and Buddy Ryan of Chicago. Ryan holds a weight edge but Broad's cleverness may offset it in a six round bout.
Harrisburg Pa Nov 1 one of the most spirited political campaigns Pennsylvania has witnessed in years ends today with rallies statewide. Republicans back Pennypacker while Democrats with Pattison claim strong chances despite a normal Republican edge. Independent Republicans and Elkin supporters help stir opposition to Quayism. Labor sentiment for Pattison is a big factor in the closing days.
The strike commission departed Scranton this morning after two days observation in the coal fields. They will spend the day touring mines and mining towns in the Wyoming Valley. Coal firms warn of a possible famine across Tennessee and neighboring states as coal shippers fear shortages. The Southern Railway system is reported unable to ease the crisis. The local soft coal price hits a record five dollars per ton.
Odenhahl Commission Company Limited, a major grain exporter, announces liquidation amid a profitable yet diverted profit stream. The day’s circular follows reports of alleged forgeries totaling nearly a quarter of a million dollars, implicating several New Orleans banks and one Paris bank.
Not since Trinity Church bicentennial in 1897 has there been such interest in the parish as it marks the ordination and rectorate anniversaries of Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix. Dix was ordained fifty years ago and will have served as rector forty years on November 10. His birthday is November 1 and the joint celebration occurs this evening at St. Pauls Chapel with addresses by Bishop Potter and other church leaders and lay members of the parish.
Washinton Nov 1 A rumor says Admiral Rodgers to be relieved of Asiatic squadron command today and likely reassigned to Brooklyn navy yard on return. Expected rapid changes include Commander McLean likely promoted.
John Redmond the Irish leader sails with wife and son from New York on the Celtic. He states the United States league of Irishmen will raise one hundred thousand dollars before Christmas for the Irish cause.
Jackson Mississippi reports a labor famine as contractors violate the law against enticing labor. Negro workers slip away quietly to railroad and levee jobs, leaving farmers short during harvest. Amite county farmers form a protective club, plan public meetings to deter agents, with talks of punishment for enticers. A Liberty gathering is called for Wednesday inviting all county farmers to join the discussions.
Jackson Mississippi reports that Rt Rev Hugh Miller Thompson Bishop of Mississippi is sinking with no hope of recovery. A tele graph from New York says he will return to Jackson on a special train to spend his last hours at Battle Hill, having cancer of the throat from smoking and poor health. He was treated by top specialists but the disease is incurable.
Aberdeen Mississippi on November 8 reports Deputy Revenue Agent Galloway crowding for back tax delinquents summoned to appear before the Board of Supervisors. Many have settled after review. taxes must be paid within thirty days once assessments are accepted. Estimated totals exceed five million dollars, though much will be released.
E Y Comstock a wealthy promoter was found dead in his Miller Hotel room at 9 West Twenty sixth Street New York age 52. Officials say apoplexy is likely but there are indications of possible suicide. Investigations continue.
Philadelphia returns point to Samuel Pennypacker the Republican nominee winning the state by a reinforced margin. Pattison the Democrat expected to carry most of the state outside Philadelphia, but the strong city vote may offset that lead and seal a Republican win.
In Jackson News, Governor Longino did not receive notice of a negro named Darling being burned at the stake near Sardis. The mob pursued the prisoner, thwarting any troop intervention, after earlier preventing a Sardis lynching by sending the Jackson Militia to the scene.
The federal court in Jackson convened for the November term with Judge H O Niles presiding. Key cases include Mollie Matthews charged with sending obscene matter by mail and attempting to ruin a neighbor’s daughter, bonds set at 5000. Also at issue is whether the Mississippi railroad commission can regulate rates on Gulf and Ship Island road materials. The grand jury will probe the cotton seed oil trust, with many mill managers and workers expected to be indicted.
Rev. F H Keen of Arkansas sues Illinois Central in Booneville and Jackson Mississippi for 20000 dollars arguing his wife contracted a severe cold and illness after traveling in a coach not properly heated on the Illinois Central line. The suit, filed by Keen as husband and wife’s representative, raises questions about required heat standards in passenger cars.
Secretary of State Power has received a letter from Charles E. Gibbs of Kansas City proposing a railroad from Kansas City to New Orleans. The route would pass Springfield Missouri Yellville and Little Rock Arkansas Natchez Mississippi and Baton Rouge Louisiana via Adams and Wilkinson counties in Mississippi. Gibbs seeks topography and charter cost details. state has provided necessary information though backing and capitalists remain unknown.
Papal delegate Monsignor Falcon, newly named to represent the Vatican in the United States with headquarters in Washington, will depart for the capital on November 18 after receiving official notice of the appointment in Ottawa on November 6.
In Cincinnati on November 3 the Democrats appear indifferent and Republicans expect a light turnout. Analysts say a Democratic win or shrinking Republican plurality could make Tom Johnson a formidable 1904 presidential candidate and challenge Hanna for the Senate.
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