Governor offers reward for arrests in Tunica county killings
Governor Vardaman posts a 200 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of Mack Harris, accused of fatally shooting ex-convict Bob Maston in Tunica county. Maston had been pardoned two days before the tragedy amid a feud linked to Maston’s past with Harris’s family. An additional 200 dollar reward is offered for Louie Dennis, charged in the Raymond case that killed Hinds county circuit clerk John T. White.
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Vardaman
Mack Harris
Bob Maston
Tunica County
Maston
Harris
Louie
Dennis
John T. White
Hinds County
Raymond
Mississippi Crop Conditions and Local Notes
The week saw near normal temperatures with daily showers June 24 to 29 and heavy rains in the north. Rainfall ranged Yazoo City 9.22, Greenwood 2.36, Greenville 3.41, Corinth 5.63 inches. several southern counties had less than one inch. Crops worst in flooded lowlands, some fields abandoned. cotton undersized yet rapidly growing with dry weather needed. Old corn improving in central counties, early corn on higher ground doing well. potatoes, peas, sugar cane promising. Mt. Pleasant notes cover rain delays, cotton bargains, local visits, Children’s Day, and gatherings leading into July.
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Yazoo City
Greenwood
Greenville
Corinth
Try
Gohaieiba
The Drama of the Department Store
An August issue quote highlights how department store life captivates women across classes. A humble salesgirl may be underfed and unhealthy, yet her daily work places her at the heart of industry and social networks, shaping pride and identity within the store’s imperial machine.
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Eliabeth Howard ‘Westwood
New Idea Woman’s' Magazine
America
Town dithers over duty as Powers closes 440000 deal
Dr KV Powers, among the state’s wealthiest men, completed a Jackson real estate transaction Wednesday totaling 440000. The colorful charge that indifference to town affairs ruins fortunes frames a call for civic duty and public action.
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KV. Powers
Inti State
Jackson
More Franklin White Cappers Carried to Jackson
Three alleged Franklin county white cappers were brought to Jackson by Deputy U S Marshal Ligon and arraigned before Commissioner L ee Moseley on federal indictments for intimidating government homesteaders. Defendants John Corbin Howard Corbin and D E Seale were bound over for the November term at $1000 each. About fifty more suspects remain at large, with roughly ten already brought in, and arrests continuing in the region.
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Franklin County
United States
Ligon
L.ee Moseley
John Corbin
Howard Corbin
D. E. Seale
United States Marshal’s Office
Jackson Evening News
In Memory of William and Lewis Breedlove
Two good boys are gone never to return. They were hard-working, ready to help, and loved by all. May the Lord fold them in his arms and grant comfort to their grieving parents as we submit to His will.
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Lord of Heaven
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