The Leader notes Jackson reunion and capstone event
The Mississippi Reunion at Jackson gathered old comrades of the U C V in the old capitol building with speeches by Capt W H Hardy and a notable address by Rabbi Brill. Major items included a portrait of Judah P Benjamin for the capitol and a relic flag presented by Lieut Lemuel Shipman amid Dixie fervor.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Capitol
Tom Hooker
Tom
Texas
Franklin
Tenn
Ete Hemingway
Senator Money
W. H. Hardy
Hattiesburg
Robert Lowrey
J. J. White
McComb
White
South Mississippi
Gray
Lowry
Sippi
Old Capitol
Hobbs
Legislative Hall
Judah P. Benjamin
Jeff Davis
America
England
France
Rabbi Brill
Greenville
Dunbar Rowland
Department of Archives and History of
Rowland
Bishop Galloway
Richmond
Lee
Grant
Jeut
Lemuel Shipman
Meridlian
Bisco
Lieut. Shipman
Pennsylvania
Pe Galloway
Dixie
Gettysburg
Rer
Lincolnites Proud Of Capitol Stone Laying In Jackson
Lincoln county residents marveled at the new State capitol in Jackson during a cornerstone event last week. Gov. Longino, Sen. Thompson, Lewis T. Fitzhugh Jr., and Guy Longino led the Capitol Commission, with praise for their work and no hint of misused funds, asserting Mississippians can view the structure with pride.
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Lincoln County
Jackson
State Capitol
R. J. Thompson
Capitol Commission
Brookhaven
Lewis T. Fitzhugh, Jr
Guy. Longino
Whitworth College
Guy
Longino
Thompson
Fitzhugh
Few Words About a Turtle Tale From Lincoln County Times
Mr M D McGrath recalls John Allen anecdote about an Irishman fishing who catches a large loggerhead turtle. After dragging the shell ashore the turtle head lies separate from the body yet eyes move and legs wiggle. Pat proclaims the haste is dead and doesn’t know it as McGrath’s public school issue remains unsettled.
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Pat
McGrath
Gov Longino Receives Wide Ovations Across Counties
The Water Valley Progress reports Gov. Longino's campaign tour last week, noting ovations in counties he hadn't visited before. Voters praised his administration and national views, praising his clear thought, dignified bearing, and high campaign standard.
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Longino
Water Valley Progress
Sensation in Busy Office Ends With Odd Phone Request
Monday morning a stir gripped a prominent business office as two proprietors rushed to answer a knock. They collided at the door in a harmless mix up. No money or pistols appeared, only a man asking to use the phone, creating a brief odd scene.
The Need of the Hour in Mississippi Legislature
The Baptist and Jackson News urge honest, statesmanlike men for the Legislature to convene in the new Capitol. They call for a white, marblelike, stable body, transparent as glass and founded on truth, noting that even Vardaman’s followers see the handwriting on the wall and that a false platform weakens any candidate.
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Vardaman
Noel
Fayette Chronicle
Stars and Stripes
Jackson
Dixie
J. A. Scarborough
Mississippi
Capitol
the Baptist
Jackson News
Adams Defends Southern West Pointers and State Secession
The Vicksburg Herald notes that Charles Francis Adams provides a refutation of charges against Southern West Pointers and argues the secession doctrine echoed by Adams ancestors. It traces constitutional views on secession, Union authority, and the lineage connecting Quincy and Lee.
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Gen. Lee
Capitol Statuary Hall
West Point
United States
Adams
Massachusetts
Quincy
Congress
Louisiana
Poindexter
Mississippi Territory
Union
Chas
Francis Adams
Josiah Quincy
Gen
Lee
Vicksburg Herald
Ferris Wheel Sold for 1800 Dollars at Auction
The Ferris wheel from the Worlds Fair, once a half million dollar marvel, sold at auction for 1800 dollars including engines and appliances. The sale funds cover about 400000 in claims, and Ferris the creator died poor after inspiring a money making venture that yielded 200 percent for initial investors. The rest of the text covers political commentary from Jackson News and Lawrence County Press.
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Cutcaco
G. W. G. Ferris
Pittsburg
Vincent
Ferris
Summer as in winter. Send for tree sample.
Scott and Browne chemists advertise with Pearl Surest in New York offering fee and $1004 to all druggists for a sample.
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scoTt & Browne
Deartig
Pearl Surest
New York
Mississippi notes reveal towns planning mills and parks
Okolona to build an oil mill. Grenada opens a public park. Yazoo adds to its jail. Centreville grows its oil mill stock. Laurel forms a fair association with 10000 capital. Reports include editor changes, university expansions, a Klondyke peach farm, and local crimes and marriages across multiple counties.
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Edgar G. Harris
Yazoo Sentinel
University Summer Normal
Luther Manship
Klondyke
Magnolia
Harris’ Business College
Jackson
Miss
Jeff Gibbs Captured After Long Manhunt in Mississippi
Sheriff Decell received a telegram from Birmingham asking for the reward on Jeff Gibbs the last of seven murderers who killed Jocke C Davis Oct 8 1892. Reward set at 8500 or 2600 if collected. Several accomplices were tried and punished with hangings and long terms in prison. Weathersby later died.
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Decell
Birmingham
Ala
Jeff Gibbs
Jocke C. Davis
Ben McCoy
Casar Hennington
John Hennington
John Terry
Will Terry
Zach Yarborough
Sandy Weathersby
Mr. Davis
Hopewell
Hazlehurst
Zack Yarborough
Brookhaven
Crystal Springs
Weathersby
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Louis Cohn
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J, H. Baggett
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