Meeting of M A Oats Camp convenes officers and delegates
The M A Oats Camp United Veterans No 1486 met in Sprites 1906 with a quorum. Officers and delegates were elected for the year and for the annual reunion at Louisville Kentucky June 14 15 and 16. Names listed for delegates alternates and officers. Meeting adjourned subject to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Sauls
Jesse Wilson
A. Pennington
J. J. Grice
G. A. Teunisson
Cabain
Monticello
J. Denson
Silver Creek
R. H. Longino
Couter
Grange
W.J. Armstrong
W. H. Butler
W. M. Waller
Prentiss
Joe Prices
Bismark
J. D. May
T. J. Patterson
J. M. Ritchie
A. T. Longino
W.C. Dale
Hooker
F. J. Leonard
H. T. Wilson
J. P. Sauls
Topeka
A. B. Ratcliff
W.burn
Collor
Bournham
Alice W. Teunisson
Monument to Father Ryan Moves Southwide Appeal
The Mobile Register asks readers across the South to fund a Father Ryan monument, praising the poet priest as the South’s laureate and urging support beyond Mobile after meager early contributions. The piece ends with a note from the Vicksburg Herald lauding Forrest’s Memphis statue and Southern military pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Register
Father Ryan
South
Sears
Mobile
Alabama
Berea
Laurette
Ber Ae
Ryan
Forrest
Memphis
Lee Andackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Lee
Virginia
Vicksburg Herald
Hattiesburg Builds Amid Growth Boom Across Projects
Hattiesburg sees a construction surge with projects including Golf and Ship Island depot and hotel, county court house, Third Ward new school house, Methodist church, South Mississippi Infirmary, McInois store and hotel building, Smith hotel annex and more. A street railway is planned and street work is starting soon with several new ton es to begin next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Golf and Ship Island
County Court House
Third Ward
Methodist
South Mississippi
McInois
Smith
Aeek
State Convention of the Daughters of the Rabby Meets in Macon
The State Convention of the Daughters of the Race meets at Macon on May 8 and 9 with sessions likely to discuss organizational plans and activities. Leaders and delegates from affiliated chapters are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Convention of
Te Daughters of the Racy
Macon
Harvard University President Harper Undergoes Cancer Treatment
New York April report says Dr William R Harper president of the University of Chicago undergoing arsenic cancer treatment in New York. Improvement noted but he will remain to continue treatment and will return to Chicago with Frank Billings of Ohio who has joined him on the Eastern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William R. Harper
Chicago University
New Chicago
Tribute to Gov. James K. Vardaman at Senatobia speech
The Yazoo Sentinel reprints son W. B. Rosebrough’s tribute praising Gov. James K. Vardaman. It lauds his incorruptible conduct, honesty, courage, and industry and notes his aim to serve all people regardless of race or status while addressing peacemaker challenges in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Vardaman
Mississippi
James K. Vardaman
Yazoo Sentinel
Local Option Contests in County Abandoned Yet Yazoo Moves Forward
The Jackson News reports local option efforts in certain counties have collapsed as prohibitionists dominate the field. Yazoo County will present petitions for a local option election at the May Board of Supervisors meeting with 30 day on-file inspection and one third of registered voters required. Sunflower County shows no tangible agitation and Madison County prohibitions in Canton remain quiet for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jackson News
Inds
Yazoo County
Board of Supervisors
Sunflower County
Madison County
Canton
County vote on courthouse move abandoned. county split discussed
D A Mc Intosh of Collins asserts the plan to seek an election by the Board of Supervisors to move the courthouse from Williamsburg to a rail line site is abandoned. The idea of dividing the county into two districts may be pursued, with strong support for the division and its seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. McIntosh
Collins
Promio
Court House
Williamsburg
Risiaburemney
Newton board approves $10000 bonds for street improvements
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Newton ordered issuing bonds totaling 10000 with interest for street improvements. The decision was announced at an intent meeting with no citizen protests and passed unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldmen
Newton
General W. D. Cameron Accepted GA R UCV Reunion Invite
General W. D. Cameron of Meridian accepted an invitation to attend the first fraternal reunion of the G A R and U C V in Washington D C from May 10 to 12. He will respond to greeting in half of the veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Cameron
Meridian
G. A.R
U.C. V
Washinon
D. C
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W. F. Hand
Agricultural College
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Hutchison
Crystal Springs
Brookhaven Progressive Cotton Oil Co
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Hingler’s
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