Beaumont Fire Ends as Flames Subside in Oil Fields
Rupert Cox reports from Beaumont Texas on the Flora Texas oil field blaze. Fire raged around gusher sites and boiler batteries, then subsided by nightfall. A sudden flare spurt rekindled flames but a team with a chemical engine extinguished the fire in minutes, leaving only smoke and gas odor.
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Rupert Cox
C. H. Cox
Beaumon
Texas
Flora-Texas
Higgins No. 2
John Donohoe
J. W. Kenner
Safety Committee
Braxton Fire Destroys Major Town Buildings
A Monday 3 am blaze in Braxton devastated most of the business district. The Union hotel, McKay mercantile, Guynes store, Bush and Neely buildings burned, with losses ranging from 500 to 5,000 and insurance covering some amounts. Firefighters lacked water and saved little, but many residents vowed to rebuild promptly.
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Braxton
D. N. Neely
Prominent Jackson Drug Clerk Ends Life Over Finances
Shelton White a partner in J F Hunter and Co druggists Jackson Miss committed death by morphine at his room above the store. Financial troubles from private speculation using firm funds led to the act. A penciled note asked for notification of his brother and funeral arrangements. A coroner's jury returned the verdict. White leaves two brothers in Utica and Bolton.
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Dr. Hunter
Bolton
Young White
Defends His Brother Ashley Cocke in Mississippi Case
A Mississippi editorial by W. G. Cocke defends his brother Ashley Cocke, one of the men hanged for Engineer Wray’s murder at Greenville. The letter argues for his innocence or mental illness, while noting most state residents support the execution and call for equal application of law to deter murder, asserting Cocke had a fair trial.
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Senatoria Democrat
W. G. Cocke
Ashley Cocke
Greenville
Engineer Wray
Mississippi
State of
Clarion Ledger
Going Away From Home and Education Standards
A regional meditation on why residents ship goods and people out of state for education and marriage. The author notes farmers send corn west and wagons to Tennessee, Illinois, and Boston for supplies while seeking reading matter from Maine and Bible editions printed elsewhere. The piece argues against sending children outside the state for schooling or wives, highlighting demographic imbalances with many more single women than men.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Boston
Maine
Mississippi
County Campaigns Stir Local Interest Across Mississippi
The Aberdeen Examiner argues county races are vital for local welfare and that citizens should engage in next four years of governance. It notes unopposed congressional nominees in several districts and urges active participation in county and state campaigns while denying claims Mississippians focus too little on politics.
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Aberdeen Examiner
Two Senators With Similar Names Not Related
A Mississippian correspondent clarifies that Senator Mc Laurin of Mississippi is not related to Senator McLauren of South Carolina. The writer contrasts their reputations, praising Mc Laurin as a consistent Democrat and respected statesman, while denouncing McLauren as a traitor opposed by both major parties.
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Terry
Miss
Calhoun County Pioneer
Sanpornville
New Hamphire
Conway
McLaurin
Mississippi
McLauren
South Carolina
Bumper Drops and Pros Perity Opinion Fragments
The fragment notes confidence in President Roosevelt and the administration, with Republicans relying on this mood for success in the coming year. The text is an OCR fragment and presents no concrete events, figures, or locations to anchor a fuller summary.
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Roosevelt
Record Optimism On 1902 Corn Prospects In Reviews
The text forecasts a strong 1902 corn harvest, noting the prior year’s partial failure at 1,522,500,000 bushels and an average of about 2,000,000,000 in earlier years. It estimates this year could surpass last year by 1,000,000,000 bushels, with Bradstreet's citing a potential 1,250,000,000 increase. It suggests a possible total exceeding 2,800,000,000 bushels, far above the 1896 high of about 2,288,000,000.
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Bradstreet’s
Poor Delta crop prospects from penitentiary tour
Captain J M Parchman warden reports the delta crop outlook is the poorest in years with premature boll opening cutting yields. He estimates convict farms will produce about four thousand bales, down from earlier hopes of five thousand. Picking continues steadily as Phil Didlake of Star visits Brandon.
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J. M. Parchman
Clarion Ledger
Capt. Parchman
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Taylor's Store News
W.R. Taylor & CO
Brandon, Miss
Cde Au
BIG
Waddell & May
Beaumont
Ark
Albert M.: Shields
Cash Merchant
Hattiesburg
Phil Didlake
Star
Brandon
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