Drawing the Line on White Caps in Lincoln County
A Lincoln county correspondent questions the fairness of leniency toward white cap members and discusses testimony from a habeas corpus trial. The Leader notes prominent locals may have joined the Farmers League after outlaw orders and says evidence in the Citizens Executive Committee’s hands will soon require explanations in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lender
White Cap
Lincoln County
Golves
Henry Lofton
Farmers’ League
the Woods
Old Field
John Chisholm
J.B.‘ Wilson
W. L. (Buck) Smith
Walter Smith
Lincoln
White Caps
Farmers' League
Gov. Longino
League
Citizens’ Executive Committee
Col Jack Faw an Entertainer Beyond Laughter
Col Jack Faw dazzles in a Monday evening showing that defies the label lecturer. The piece argues he is an exceptional one man show, gifted and sincere, with wide appeal and inventive impersonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Jack Faw
Faw
Anti White Capper Argues Overlinings of Lincoln County Case
A letter by ANTL-WHITE CAPPER critiques the division of Lincoln county white cap members into three classes, urges accountability for those who supported or concealed crimes, and cites Zaccheus as a model for repentance through action. The writer criticizes lenient views toward those who quit after crimes began and urges prosecutors to pursue all who aided the criminal network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
White Cap
Farmer’s League
White Cap Clubs
Farmers League
Jet Wills
Henry Lofton
Zaccheus
Grand Jury
Wilkinson
Senator Hoar and his lasting influence on moral law
The obituary recalls Senator Hoar as a statesman of high character linked to moral legislation. It notes his role delaying an anti gambling bill in 1895, his steadfast persistence securing a final vote, and his leadership of the New England Sunday Protective League defending a day of rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
Winsbur
Crafts
United States
Hoag
Navarreg
Renowal
Congress
New England Sunday Protective League
Vicksburg Park Report Sets Memorial Costs and Placements
Washington report from October 3 states the Vicksburg National Military Park Commission led by Rigby Lee and Everest approved monuments for the Thirty-ninth Ohio regiment and battery. Iowa and Illinois memorials are set for costs of 100000 and 200000 dollars. Pennsylvania seeks to face its monument on Grant Reservation land of 2.59 acres. An estimated 150000 dollars is asked for next year’s expenses and immediate appropriation is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
William T. Rigby
Stephen D. Lee
James G. Everest
Ree
Ohio
Iowa
Pennsylvania Vicksburg Park Commission
Pennsylvania Commission
United States
Fund drives for Methodist ministers raise modest total
Rev A F Watkins, ex Brookhaven M E pastor and Whitworth College president, returns to Jackson after two months touring Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri and St Louis conferences. He reports the five conferences boosted the superannuated fund to 212000, far from the 5000000 goal, with ongoing efforts among old preachers, their wives, and widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Watkins
Brookhaven
M. E
Whitworth College
Methodist Church
Jackson
Middle States
Watkins
Kentucky
West Virginia
Missouri
St. Louis
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Chas, Kretzschmar
Mgr
Bidea
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California Fruits
Tenny & Cutting’s
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Choice Mackerel
Swift
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
St Louis
Wood
W. M. Gennett, Puaingis Agvet
Robark
Lee
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Robert Z Ler
Senator Hoar
Vicksburg Park
Fund For
Crowley
Warren G. Young
Alexander Hebert
Young
Brown
Jones- Annington
McGrath
New Orleans
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Tux Bio
Post Office
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Watchem
Brookhaven, Miss
Forwich
Price Drug Co
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