Jackson Daily Race Notes and Political Trajectory
The piece details Mississippi politics with focus on the second primary results, law proposals for uniform textbooks, and comments by Judge Frank A. Crutz on the campaign, leadership, and white supremacy themes amid the contest. It highlights the governor-elect James K. Vardaman and Crutz’s gratitude to 46,249 voters, with discussions of state building plans for the World’s Fair and local election dynamics.
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West Point
Miss
Frank A. Crutz
Mississippi
James K. Vardaman
Cris
Executive Committee
Prayer and white primary plea in Yazoo City letters
A Yazoo City reader recounts Mr. R L Bennett leading a family worship at breakfast and credits the prayer with inspiring daily guidance. The writer urges racial restraint and gratitude, then notes a June 1903 missive arguing for a white primary and excluding Black voters from the 1903 Mississippi elections.
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Yazoo City
R. L. Bennett
Broadway
Bennett
Father
The
Herald
Im. Mollette
Fragmented Early 20th Century Clippings Mixed Notices
A garbled mix of political musings by Pran A. Critz, medical ads for Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and Herbine, notices about glasses found at Seavey’s Corner, Biloxi lotus bed destruction, and oblique remarks on African Arctic populations. The page blends political reflection, anecdotal remedies, lost-and-found, and scattered local lore.
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Lake Erie
Monroe
Mich
Point Place
Cincinnati Enquirer
Carp Hiss
New Judge Appointed for Gulf Coast District
Governor Longino named Hon. Will T. McDonald of Bay St. Louis as circuit judge for the Gulf Coast district to replace Hon. James H. Neville who resigned to practice law. McDonald, a Mississippi native with a strong bar record, was chosen over A. E. Weathersby of Columbia amid pledges to favor the bar’s choice. the appointment follows a pledge to avoid kin and personal ties in judicial selections.
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Longino
Will T. McDonald
Bay St. Louis
Gulf Coast District
James H. Neville
Biloxi
Mississippi
A. E. Weathersby
Columbia
Weathersby
Shim
Judge McDonald
Benton County
University of Ississipt
Ashland
Oxford
E. J. Wwers
Conggress
Clarioniger
Sept
Std
P. Z. Jones
Brookhaven
Eogibelt
Irony of Fate in Copiah Senate Race
Dr E A Rowan longtime Copiah County state senator was defeated for re election by a slim margin. He originated the idea to divide the school fund between races and his defeat sparks comment on fate. Major Vardaman carried Copiah by a large margin while Rowan had limited support, reflecting local color in the contest.
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E. A. Rowan
State Senate
Copiah County
Major Vardaman
Vardaman
Dr. Rowan
Clarion Ledger
A. Longino
Soury
Torin
Linn
Creu Court
Lincola
Panty “Atespe Ugiin
Mulls
Mullin
Avalin
Abella
Ulin Wiela
Anelly
Consumption cure ad and street railway price cut
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure for neglected consumption and urges prompt use to curb tuberculosis. The Pascagoula Street Railway and Power Company in Scranton lowers a freight price from 40 to 25 cents per hundred pounds, effective Monday.
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Scott
Pascagoula Street Railway and Power Company
Scranton
Mississippi News Column Chronicle of Local Doings
A compact Mississippi column notes governors races at Claiborne and local court terms in Yavoo City. Obituary: L. Adamson of Atlanta died in Vicksburg. Labor Day celebrated in Vicksburg with a long procession. Vicksburg barns and stock burned for a $3,000 loss. Incidents include ambush killing in Smith County. Prisoner Ed Bennett jailed after a train incident in Wesson.
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Claiborne
Vardaman
Crits
D. M. Miller
Yavoo City
L. Adamson
Atlanta
Texas
Vicksburg
Boards of Supervisors
Wm. Barnes
Shongola
Smith County
Laurel
John Leone
Canton
J. G. Gregory
J. D. Tanner
Carter Johnson
Jackson
Scranton
James Leonard
George Anderson
Inspiration and enterprise fill an old column
A correspondent praises Mrs. Hardy for guiding neglected girls and shaping future women, urging wider aid for youth. The note lists circle members and calls for practical help, while an ad notes Foley's Kidney Cure warnings, and Cassedy building hosts Scott-Gamergn Detachable Show Case Co patents for stock displays and new inventions aimed at merchants.
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Mrs. Hardy
Gladys
Aileen McNair
Mary
Grace Applewhite
Janie Dunning
Rosa’ Cool
Elizabeth McBee
Eva
Katie Jones
May Belle Henderson
Rubie_ Parsons
Leila McPherson
Scott-Gamergn
Cassedy
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Memphis
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Leflore
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van. B. Boddie
Henry
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Beauvoir
Jefferson Davis
Barnes
Picayune
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Ballard
R. H. Poster
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Moe
Price Drug Co
Peary
A. Grescott
Sound
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Merydian
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Wbomia
Mra
Bee
Neville
Inj Copiah
Ogress
Bend
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Tom McNair
Oe Dennis
New Larsen Butumia
C. L. Ripley
W. H. Frizell, Jr
Storm Giulbaing
Omece
T. Y. Nelson
Brookhaven Drug Co
I. L. Parsons
Millsaps
R. E. Higdon
Ger
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Attorner
Cassedy Building
J. N. Yawn
Bogue Chitto
Miss. Aes
Lincoln
R. D. Lanier
Brennan
Hannah
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Brookhaven, Miss
Peart Wigoot
Supreme and Arts
Big Fooms
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Te Gourte
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Abe
R. H. Weary
F. L. Bellenger
Brooks
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Darkey
Wesson
Booth
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Foley
Parsons-Moreton-Wentworth Co
Ecuclh
Sacle
Chas. Heuck & Son
Chas. Heuck & Sons
W. J. Layton
Broookhaven, Miss
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Ska'setona Spacers
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Sam
Brooke
Price Druc Co.'s
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J. B. Sasser
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