Wanderer goes to doom with song on lips
Carl Wanderer, condemned for the murders of his wife and her unborn child, and a hired gunman in a staged hold up, was hanged at Cook County jail at 7 19 am. He sang the tune Oh Pal Why Dont You Answer Me as the trap dropped. Police traced a pistol to Wanderer’s cousin, leading to his confession after days of investigation. The article also notes a separate business update about Paul Gammill buying a lumber mill stake and plans to restart operations in October.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Cook County
Wanderer
Pal
Dune
Edward J. Ryan
Ryan
Len Small
Paul Gammill
Stewart Gammill
C. W. Rogers
Deweese & Rogers Lumber Company
Mir. Gammill
Mississippi
Arkansas
Gammill
Jackson
Deweese
Rogers
Hattesburg
Neshoba Democrat
Salaries of Officials and Reenactment Vote
The West Point Leader weighs the high salaries of state and county officials noting an April 1 1922 end date for the 1915 act unless reenacted. It argues voters oppose high pay but warns repeal requires clear action while praising officials who accept pay without solicitation.
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West Point
Endorsement for Frank F Mize for Eighth District judge
Scott County Board endorses Frank F Mize of Forest for the unexpired term of Judge A J McLaurin. Mize admitted to the Scott County bar in 1906 and has practiced in Forest since, praised as sober honest and highly capable with broad law knowledge. Endorsers claim he will accelerate rulings shorten terms and save taxpayers money, noting his large local practice and ideal qualifications.
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Eighth Judicial District
Frank F. Mize
Forest
Miss
A. J. McLaurin
Scott County
Bardo
Commonwealth
W. C. Eastland
O. B. Triplet
A. W. Cooper
Percy M. Lee
J. Knox Tubby
Jeff Kent
A. R. Singleton
Happenings In and Around This Down a Quarter Century Ago
Reads like a 1896 roundup from Steen's Creek and surrounding areas. Enrollment at Steen's Creek High reached 110. births to Sol Barron and W A Loflin noted. Judge Mingers held court at Ellisville. water shortages concern locals as cisterns run dry. Cattle purchases arrive from Smith County. election talk and canal crop notes abound. Various residents travel for studies and church building funds, with local officials planning the upcoming county election and prison bids.
Hon Frank Mize Enters Race for Eighth District Judge
The Forest resident and current Sheriff and Tax Collector of Scott County, Hon. Frank Mize, enters the race to succeed Judge Anstem McLaurin in the Eighth Judicial District. Supporters say his long standing law practice and character will restore confidence in the judiciary, while critics warn of personal and political motives.
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Frank Mize
Forest
Scott County
Eighth Judicial District
Anstem McLaurin
Eighth District
Smith County
Mize
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Styleplus
Florsheim
Florsheim Oxfords
Goodyear
Goodyear Welt
S. P. McRae Deree Store
Steen’s Creek High School
Sol Barron
Florence
Judge Mingers
Ellisville
Barnes and Thornton’s Drugstore
The
Baptists
J. C. Bruce
H. C. Patrick
W. C. Burnham
Johns
W. B. Collier
George Spraggue
D. G. Kersh
Shiloh
A. B. Stubblefield
W. B. Easterling
J. J. Coulson
Miss. Seidle
England
Capt. McCaskill
London
P.P. Walker
Steen’s Creek
Birmingham
Ala
James Busick
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Eastman’s College
J. L. Dantzler
Baby Evan
Moss Point
A. G. Mayers
R. F. Brown
Fannin
Mr. Brown
Board of Supervisors
Kid
Baby Louis
Childrens’ Shoes
Rankin County Bank
L. McLaurin
W. H L. Barnes
Roy L. Fox
Ford's Drug Store
Taylor-Tucker Seed Co
Jackson, Miss
Tornado Insurance
Barnes & Fox
Brandon
H. H Fox
Pelahatchie
Stowen
Goodness
Deale-Gily Sce Cream Co
Jackson, Misa
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