Prohibition and political shifts in Mississippi towns
Local notes report Tar Leaver possibly relocating to Jackson as a religious and Prohibition paper under new management with subscriptions and ads to transfer. Mansfield and Brookhaven see party activity with Democratic gains and Prohibitionist growth. multiple arrests, medical tips, and election details across counties including Starkville and Lawrence.
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Tar Leaver
Jackson
Sam Brister
Will Lee
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Sutton
G. 5. McMillan
Prohibition Party
Barr
Prohibition
Congress
Hobbs
Martin
Mississippi
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Iowa
Nebraska
Maryland
Kentucky
Man shoots rival at Brookhaven over alleged impropriety
Hal Johnson of Copiah killed Hugh Cooke of Brookhaven at Johnson's home north of Hartenerst after Cooke was accused of being in a compromising situation with Johnson's daughter. Johnson surrendered to the sheriff and gave a statement explaining he shot Cooke in the parlor, killing him instantly as he watched Cooke with his daughter. Thebrother of the slain man, J. N. Cooke, had his son buried at Wesson after the killing.
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Copiah
Brookhaven
Clarion-Ledger
Hartenerst
Hugh Cooke
J. N. Cooke
Johnson
Here
Gallman
Cooke
Peter
Young Cooke
Miss
J. D. Dampeer
Wesson
Chancery
Dampeer
Char
Raymond
Hinds County
W. J. It
Wash Pleasant
Same County
Congleston, Miss
State Press of
Mississippi
Marshall, Fox and Coleman
R. J. Dinkins
Marshall
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