Mississippi Happenings In General Short Paragraphs
Mississippi briefs report Hattiesburg seeks a fine hotel Coahoma county cotton prospects worsen. Fernwood Lumber Co railway line becomes standard. Hazlehurst elder John Gibbs dies at 91 after 40 years there. Rev J K Comfort buys land near Hattiesburg for a negro industrial school and orphanage. A D Smith, Gulfport policeman, killed by passenger train at the yards. Carthage forms a business league with officers L M Garrett president O H Howard secretary D F Cadenhead treasurer.
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John Gibbs
Hazlehurst
J. K. Comfort
Attiesburg
A. D. Smith
Gulfport
Carthage
L. M. Garrett
O. H. Howard
D. F. Cadenhead
Nancy Rushing
Tylertown
Republican Organization of
Mississippi
National Committee
Hinds County
Frank Chiles
L. F. Chiles
Chancery
S. F. Smarr
Presen
Edgar Green
Cox Hanlan shooting report exposes crosscounty errors
The Lawrence County Press and The Times-Democrat exchange blame over a fatal shooting involving Cox and Hanlan. Reports misidentified names and places, with Cox’s wife shot at Green's Creek and Cox in custody awaiting trial. A separate Mississippi update notes a Confederate veteran's death at the World’s Fair and local civic matters in Jackson.
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Cox- Hanlan Camedy
Hanlan
Cox
Times-Democcrat
Brookhaven
Times-Democrat
Veka
John Cox
Wiliam
Mr. Nelson
Green’s Creek
Cox’s
Mollie Hanlan
Monticello
Mae Burkett
Lawrence County Press
Ugeny
Lawrence County
T.d.s
T.d.’S
Treasury projections near year end with bond funds expected
Treasurer Miller estimates the end of the current fiscal year will show about 10 000 in the Treasury exclusive of bond money. Remaining bond funds will cover November distributions to common and Chickasaw schools. The State Insane Hospital plans to return about 7 000 surplus to the Treasury beyond maintenance use.
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Tressurer Miller
State Insane Hospital
Treasury
Velature
Trial ends in Eastland murder case with peremptory instruction request
Indianola Sept 21 The Eastland murder trial ends after evidence when Senator McLaurin moves to discharge the prisoner arguing no proof he aided or participated in the lynching of Luther Holbert and his wife The district attorney concedes the lack of link and asks the judge to grant the motion The judge then ...
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Indianola
W. C. Eastland
Luther Holbert
McLaurin
Eastland
Senator McLaurin
Mr. Eastland
Holbert
Neill
Fragmented Local Notice From Garbled OCR
Incoherent OCR fragment lists names of individuals with licenses or meetings. It references White and mixed surnames, and mentions testing in circuit and justice offices. No clear date, place, or outcome. surrounding material is unreadable and irregular.
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McGrath
the Opera
Messrs. Weingarten Bros
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Louis Cohn & Bros
Cheviots
Zibelines
Delaine
C. B. Perkins
the Commercial Bank
Ion
Pike
Lauderdale County
Hattiesburg
Copiah County
Fernwood Lumber Co
Beauvoir
St. Louis Republic
Natchez
Frogmore
J. G. Purvis
Board of Central
Sunflower
Holmes
Rankin
H. J. McLaurin
Issaquena County
Cox-Hanlan
The
St. Louis
George Washington Bradley
Mr. Bradley
Houston
Tex
Missouri
Ounge Miller
Jackson
Vicksburg
Delta
Ralston & Foremost
Agseavey & Sons
Moe
Wegrathv Stor
Zamba
John McGrath & Sons
Brookhaven, Miss
Jerry Boutwell
Moas
C. E. Grafton Drug Co
F. A. Helfman
Circuit
Justice's
Ova Patrol
Uouil
D. McNuli
Aed Commission
Headley
Ova
Domadiakiod Wiekond
OORUL
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