Alisalssippi Flood Epic Shows Sacrifices of Suffering
In a dramatic 1927 feature, Harris Dickson portrays a Mississippi flood's horror through Roxie and John William, sharing their struggle to save a cherished sewing machine and family as a levee breaks and the Bayou Lady ferries refugees toward safety while perilous drift logs threaten every mile of the rush.
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Harris Dickson
Gazette
Alliancea
Ght
North Ecrewspaper Alliance
Roxie
Cap'n
Trapped on a Crowded Roof in a Bayou Rescue Scene
A shrill alarm as a crowd stares at a cabin perched on a rising barge. Negroes atop wave and plead for help while the crew tosses furniture overboard to lighten the craft. John William saves a phonograph and his wife clings to a sewing machine as others commit acts of aid. TOMORROW'S ARTICLE: Rescue.
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John William
Roxie
Joan William
Rozie
John Willism
John Willem
Capp
Pat
Vicksburg
Cap'n Pat
Cap'n
John
William
Boxe
Ber
John Witam
John Willam
Baxie
State Privilege Licenses Due for Local Merchants
County Clerk Moulton notes many local businessmen will file state privilege licenses before the deadline. Clerks prepared the necessary blanks in the county office as merchants rush to complete payments and avoid delays.
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Moulton
Walt Im Line
Tax and license penalties loom for delayed business filings
The text describes penalties of 10 percent on licenses not filed by July 1 and enforcement of the rule. It notes delays in processing at the window and the impact on merchants, hotels, theatres, and other venues. It also mentions a city credit balance and financial figures from June 8, including run totals and averages.
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Price
Erskine
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Studebaker
Triple State Electric Co
McFarland
Charleston, W. Va
Schoolfield-Harvey Electric Co
Kearse Theatre Bldg
Capitol
Charleston
Broadway
Eddie Ree Es
Antor
Inette
Gainsborough
The
John Rocke
Phillipe de Lacy
South
Roxes
John Wiliam
Amile
Hoxie
Mare
Wind Falls
John Wil
Windling
Mississippi
Delta
Bayou Lady
Cap
Carl Larmmle
Albert Rogell
Helen and Warren
Husband
Rialto News
City
Kearse
Supreme Vaudeville
Webby Dancers
Jay
Eileen
Dorean
Helene
Betty
Roth
Rose and Hertford - Hartwell
McDevitt
Kelly
Piano
Artress
Charles “Riley
America
Buck Jones
Priscilla
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