Address to Amite County cotton growers calls for organized action
A committee of the Cotton Growers Association endorses a State Association address urging coordinated boycott and reform to counter New York Cotton Exchange price manipulation. The message praises the Southern Cotton Growers Association plan, urges unity among growers, merchants, and bankers, and envisions a prosperous South through collective organization and independent farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amite Ceneny
Ty Cotton Growers Association
State Association
New York Cotton Exchange
Great Cotton Growers’ Convention
New Orleans
Southern Cotton Growers Association
South
Mississippi Club Seeks Legal Fight Over Liquor Raids
A Mississippi club in Hattiesburg plans to challenge city police raids on its luxuriously furnished center. The charter asserts protection for members who keep liquor for personal use, claiming the liquor belongs to individuals, not the club. A suit to determine the club’s status is expected and could reshape liquor policy in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Mississippi Club
Local notes from Edgar and neighboring areas
Community items recount visits by W. A. Nations and family, Miss Myrtle Greer at Wellman school, Rev. Robt. Germany’s stop at Edgar, and local court attendance in Lawrence county. Cotton bears react to New Orleans fire with alleged corrections in Liverpool and American stocks. A quirky tale about horn removal on a Jersey cow is noted, along with road-improvement hopes and local social exchanges.
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L. F. Blickwell
Gts
W. A. Nations
Wm. Nations
Betarday
Ce Raataage
Hs Ha Bri Young
Justice’s Court Iast
J. Warren McNairl
McCullough
W. J. Cotton
J. O.magee
H. ©. Smith
T. C. May
J. P. Sauls
Pees Court
Lawrence County
Jerfsey
Brister
Myrtle Greer
Wellman School
Edgar
W. C. Summers
Stuyvesant Docks
New Orleans
Liverpool
Vienna
Magnolia News
Suit Filed Over Heirs Claim To 160 Acres In Hattiesburg
Mesers McWillie Thompson of this city represent the heirs of the late William A. Evans in a land claim valued at three quarters of a million dollars for 160 acres in Hattiesburg. Prominent Mississippi jurists assist, with potentially U S Supreme Court review. A similar Gulfport heirs case was lost two years ago.
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Mesers
McWillie & Thompson
William A. Evans
Perry County
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Messrs. McWillie & Thompson
Vans
Thos. H. Woods
G. B. Huddleston
Gulfport
Jackson Evening News
A Modern Giant Stands Nearly 10 Feet in Mis Stockings
London newsletter reports Manchow the world’s tallest man at 25, born in Transcaucasia, 9 feet 8 4 inches in stockings, 448 pounds, healthy and intelligent. He arrived by furniture van due to his height, eats six times a normal man, married with a three month old baby.
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London
Educational Rally to Be Held by Local Educators
A large educational rally is planned in South Mississippi with Prof. im. B. promising the grandest event. Hon. H. L. Whitfield, state superintendent of education, will attend and speak. The gathering will feature a brass band and free dinner for attendees. Local superintendents and educators from Previn, ss, and Amite counties pledge cooperation.
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Im. B
Acker Apel
Entertaining pastimes and a note on future politics
The article lists simple party games such as cranberry carrying and peanut balancing as brain teasers, calling them entertaining. It then quotes a question about human opinion on occupation for the coming century, citing General Willem Plooth and a discussion of conditions and costs in a future era.
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Willem Plooth
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Pwone MO
Louis Cohn & Bros
Brookhaven
Durburban
Sidioy
A. C. Seavey & Sons
Amite County
Miss
Brookhaven Fertilizers
W. F. Hand
Agricultural College
NEW South
Hutchigon
Crystal Springs
Brookhaven Progressive Cotton Oil Co
Brookhaven, Mississippi
McGrath
McGrath & Sons
Madras
W. B
Warner Bros
Monarch
McGrath’s
St. Louis
Jno. McGrath & Sons
Brookhaven, Miss
Wideawake
Grafton
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