Political quoted chaos in Mississippi state politics heats up
The Democrat executive committee of Lincoln County prepares for a July state convention while several gubernatorial candidates from past races are mentioned as likely contenders. Meantime, indictments and court actions proceed in Tallahatchie County. various judges, sheriffs, and local officials face proceedings as county politics and law enforcement push for order.
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Aquilih
Decen Iy
Nith
Ctiateman
Wie City
Napeat
Greenville Tines
Darksdale
Stone
Taylor
Peat
Jackson
Democratic
Applewhite
Jury Reform Praised After Lincoln County Court Term
The Leaper lauds county officials for fair jury selection and commends the sixteen member grand jury and diligent petit jurors who convicted six bulldozers. Judge Chrisman and District Attorney McLain receive praise for zeal and ability in upholding law and order amid alleged corruption and intimidation. The Memphis Appeal supports woman suffrage.
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Conmion School Fund
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Lincoln
Chrisman
Board of Supervisors
Licola
Frien
Les Foreman
Prank Greer, Jr
Lincoln County
McLain
Crawford Cotton Seed Cleaner Promises Notable Value
A Northern inventor, backed by the Crawford Cotton Seed Cleaning Company, claims a machine that wholly cleans cotton seed to remove hulls and oil, boosting oil per ton by up to fifteen gallons, improving feed, fertilizer value, and export potential. The device, used with support from J M Smettes and Owen Ty Dugg, aims to outpace prior acid methods and enable seed exports to Europe without spoilage.
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Ivan Cotton Oil and
Cotton Seud
J. M. Smettes Viel
J. Martin
Owen Ty Dugg
New York
Crawford
Europe
Vicksburg Post
State Convicts and operations at the penitentiary
The penitentiary register shows 166 convicts enrolled, with 166 on the state under the Board of Control. Convict labor includes 33 on convict farm, 9 clearing land, 18 hired out by the month, 40 making wagons and shops, and 10 in the hospital with two seriously ill. Sanitation and cleanliness are emphasized, walls are whitewashed weekly, and bedding changed regularly. Only six deaths since state control. a drop in numbers attributed to the revised “pig law” affecting petty jail inmates. The December 1 1557 register listed 166 inmates, marking a decline of 14 months by 482, amid educational and governance improvements.
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Brooklaven
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Nitious
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Desse Ay Smith
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Res Mecom
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Bill Baggett
Geo Grant
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Thos Gill
Penitentiary Register
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Clinon Ledger
Attempted assassination reported in county
Last Friday evening Walter Byrd son of J M Byrd returning from his brother in law W A Young's home was fired upon from brush with a rifle. A bullet grazed his land as he raised it to his chin. Byrd said he has no known enemies and the assailant may have mistaken him for another.
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J.M. Stone
J. M. Stone
A. M. Stone
Walter Byrd
J. M. Byrd
W. A. Young
Ganbush
Mississippi Candidate Simon Matthews for U.S. Marshal Post
Mississippi Republican Simon Matthews of Hazlehurst, son of voting rights victim Prentius Matthews shot at the polls, is backed by the state GOP and viewed as likely to win the Southern district marshal job. He rests at the Harris House as Republican leaders call on him. The papers contrast convicts’ treatment with penitentiary life in the state.
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Sam Mitchell
Rurreetedt
Dowit Williams
Careyine
Wengin
Pete
Ehair
Patrick Joseph Cassily
United States
Minericn
Gein Griffet
Alex Coles
Andrew Jack
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton Nalle Pines
Mississippi
Simon 5. Matthews
Harris House
Washington
State News From Warren County and Nearby Areas
Disjointed reports from Warren County mention a 484000 acre cultivation note, a Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railroad vote at 220000, a jute or pine straw mill adaptation in Jackson, and a colored Baptist church arson. Court actions include six homicide convictions in Warren Circuit Court and a Scott County train wreck prosecution. A Confeder ate monument for Natehez is planned, with a cornerstone May 26. Local incidents note a self-inflicted gunshot by a Jackson doctor and a fatal locomotive accident near Valley Road.
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Magnolia
Warren Circuit Court
Scott County
Madison County Democracy
John K. Cameron
Goverrin
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