Applewhite supporters clash over Leader coverage
A political row unfolds as Applewhite supporters dispute last week’s Leader report on his official record. The Leader defends its statements with sworn testimony and warns of further proof after the election. Mentions of money in elections and grand jury witnesses frame a tense county campaign. The piece cites historical notes on school fund distribution and a call to vote forGritz and good government amid ongoing sewerage questions.
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Applewhite
Leader
Lincoln County
SOUTHWORTH DEFENDS WHITE SUPREMACY IN MISSISSIPPI MEETING
Hon L M Southworth of Carrollton delivered a forceful address condemning Vardaman and defending Critz on white supremacy and law and order. He argued convict labor economics and warned against stirring racial passions, insisting Mississippi’s prosperity relies on existing racial policy and stable governance.
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iGetuniay
Critz Club
Haven
Mr. Vardaman
Opera House
L. M. Southworth
Carrollton
Southworth
Critz
Mr. Southworth
Judge Crutz
Vardaman
Judge Critz
Commonwealth of Mississippi
Mississippi
Varmam and Critz Contest Hovering Vote Split
In Montgomery and Attala counties voters lean toward Vardaman while the Noel race favors Critz with a nearly solid backing.
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Gomery
Attala
Vardaman
Noel
Critz
Capt Burkitt Attacks Steinberger in Miss Backlash
A 1903 letter excerpt from Capt Frank Burkitt, printed in the Clarion Ledger via M W Buckley, criticizes Abe Steinberger as a political hybrid with low honor and poor truthfulness. Burkitt accuses Steinberger of mudslinging, duplicity, and publishing two papers from one office while seeking state appointments. The missive outlines Steinberger’s prior party shifts and alleged ties to pap ers in Kansas and Mississippi.
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Orion-Ledger
M. W. Buckley
Enterprise
Miss
Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
Frank Burkitt
Girard
Kansas
Mississippi
Mesaeeaneee
Chickasaw Sun
Steinberger
State Exposition Bureau
Hs Prince
Carroll County Citizens Endorse Ex Confederates Governor Candidate
One hundred residents of Carroll county publish a pledge denouncing Abe Steinberger as a weaponized attacker on Judge F. A. Titz and declare support for ex Confederate candidate Judge F. A. Crutz for governor in the Aug. 27 primary. They vow to vote solidly for Crutz, aligning with Forrest’s line and rejecting Steinberger as a character assassin.
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Carroll
Money
F. A. Crutz
Forrest
Steinberger
Teachers' Institute Opens with Fifty on Monday
Fifty teachers attended the opening day of the Teachers' Institute with seventy present yesterday. The public is invited to attend the free meeting. Parents take interest in Miss Atkins model class work from 8 30 to 10 80 daily, where she teaches reading to young children from Bessette. Citizens urged to attend at least one session to support education. Vote for Crits, the Confederate Veteran, loyal and true.
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Teachers’ Institute
Miss Atkins
Bessette
Mother Hubbard-Dudes Baseball Game Delights Large Crowd
A colorful Mother Hubbard-Dudes matchup drew a large audience as Wiley Maxwell and Louis Zwirn led the team with standout bunting and fielding. Bowen, Turnbough, and Spence delivered notable contributions in a game marked by scarce hits and theatrical costumes.
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Mother Hubbard
Fats
M.H. Sider
Wiley Maxwell
Louis Zwirn
Ase
Bowen
M. H’s
Wiley
Ben Wilson
Celerit
Bill Turnbough
Bill
Hamilton
Henderson
Spence
Newton
Newman
Crawford
Zack
Hazlehurst
Daily asks for more news from Wainwright readers
A letter from G. W. Wainwright of Pollock La requests daily delivery of The Leader and lauds reading it as a link to old friends and places. The note suggests more correspondence from subscribers to boost county and town news coverage, mentioning Dr. F. M. Sheppard’s railway commissioner bid and a Saturday court house address after Mr. Southworth’s speech.
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G. W. Wainwright
Pollock
F. M. Sheppard
Court House
Fair River Notes on community life and events
Fair River notes report fast cotton growth, family visits to Boggy Branch, and a protracted meeting upcoming. They note a death in the colored community, local agricultural activity, warnings about mosquitoes and malaria, visits from Dr. Weathersby, and a sorely delayed railroad commuter.
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G. W. Ivy
Fair River
Anes
Buck Bantwell
Vair River
Walter Sartin
Joe Mullen
Weathersby
Flora Cowart Guess
Ivy
George
Marcus Guess
Bush & Busby
Fred Kees
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Frank A. Critz
Clay
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W. B. Watts
R. C. Applewhite
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Wads L. Summers
Bishop Galloway
New Orleans
Gritz
Capt. Burkitt
Burkitt
Yours Truly, Frank Burkitt
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Ayer
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Eames
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Laval
SCOTT
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New Fork
Pear Noe
Fictio All Druggiata
Fair River Notes
Tom McNair
Leader Osies
Brookhaven
C. L. Ripley
Brookhaven, Miss
W. H. Frizell, Jr
Paysitoran and
Surceon
Storm Building
T. Y. Nelson
Ofice
Sedate Drug Co
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Fice
Millsaps
R. E. Higdon
G. G. Lyell
Artorner
Law
Osssedy Building
J. N. Yawn
Bogue Chitto
Miss. Sar Gesting
Lincolnan
R. D. Lanier
Arrorney Ar Law
Brennan
Hannah
Arrorneys Ar Law
A. M. McMillan
Brookhuven, Miss
E. B, Harris
Grafton Drug CO
Gooood
Party Buggies
Surreys
Max
Priebatsch
Chattanooga Mills
Cooks, Scanlin
Chattanooga
C. B. Perkin
Buck
Majestic Steel
B. Perkins
W. F. Parsons
Fred Oberschmidt
Parsons Moreton-Wentworth CO
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A. E. Moreton
F. H. Wentworth
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Ara Et
Minneapolis
Data Bay
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J. B. Sasser
J. C. Boadiee
Farmers’ Store
Prine
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W.H. Penn
Epair General
SAR NG Tns
Sam Lightfoot
Flerenter
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
Port Gibson
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