Pathetic Ending of Confederate Lineage in New York
June 29 report notes Mrs. Carrie Bragg daughter of Gen Braxton Bragg died at her Thirteenth Street home and buried in Winchester village. It mentions Mrs Graver once wife to locomotive speer and describes the couple’s squalid street life away from their New Bern estate with references to Arthur Sherman Graver of New Haven who drifted from home as a boy but shows scant coherent detail.
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New York
Carrie Bragg
Braxton Bragg
Thirteenth Street
Winchester Village
Graver
Speer
Senge
Newbern
Cates Arthur Sherman Graver
New Haven
Conn
Crystal Springs Meteor Seeks Crop Reduction Plan
A fragment notes Crystal Springs Meteor proposing a plan to reduce worm crop with reference to East Union Lumber Yard and Labbook Texas. Details are unclear in the garbled text but indicate a discussion on agricultural management and related suppliers.
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Crystal Springs
Governor urges crackdown on blind tigers and crime
Jackson July 14 The Governor urged stricter enforcement of liquor gaming and vagrant laws to curb crime. He said detectives like Hoyt may assist later and warned that lax penalties fuel murders robberies and assaults tied to gamble dens cocaine and blind tigers nationwide.
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Jackson
Hoyt
Mississippi
Troe
Vardaman
Ledger applauds Jackson police raids on blind tigers
The Clarion Ledger expresses thanks to Jackson Police and city officials for raiding and exposing blind tigers. It urges stronger penalties and enforcement to curb illicit sales and curb youth corruption, praising the community’s law enforcement.
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Larion Ledger
Jackson Police
the Clarion Ledger
Jackson
Snes
Amite County jail at Liberty seeks new courthouse
A fragmented note from Amite County mentions Liberty aiming to replace the jail with a splendid new courthouse. The text is garbled but indicates a desire for a larger judicial structure in Liberty.
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Amite Cinoty
Liber
Liberty
Picnic Time Melrose Pote Delights At Show Windows
Melrose Pote presents picnic foods including ham tongue and New York cream cheese described as the creamiest. Perch 20¢, olives 10¢ per can, salmon flavor noted, cakes and crackers showcased as summer picnic dainties with many other items in show windows.
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New York
Controversy In Greenwood Over Black Post Office Aide
Greenwood July 1 There is strong anger at Washington for naming a Negro to assist the postmistress during the white assistant's absence The appointee Garete from Arkansas is expected to report next Monday If he declines the vacancy may go to another eligible Black man Governor Vardaman hopes whites will reject the appointment to avoid racial strife and urges orderly conduct to resolve the race issue
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Greenwood
Postoffice Department
Washington
Wero
Arkansas
Garete
Carter
Vardaman
Clarion-Ledger
South
Dixie Side Harrow and Cultivator Mystery Still Grows
A long running case connected to C. B. Perkins’ Natdware McGowb is referenced as the perpetrator who remains at large. The decades old waning influence of the tan who allegedly commits the act years ago continues to draw attention.
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Jersey
Homer
Price Drug Company
Consult
Des
Betts & Dyar
St. Charles’ Street
New Odlears
Het
Paileuss
Telefon
Saas
Andes
Drs. Betts
Dyar
St. Charles Street
St. Charles Hotel
NEW_ORLEANS
Kea
Apenons
East Union Lumber Yard
Egt Labbook
Texas
Gov. Vardaman
J. M Wood
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