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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
2
A chaotic assemblage of edgy quips and misread quotes targets politics, culture, and society. The piece riffs on public figures, economics, and daily life with biting humor and garbled OCR style, naming places like Cincinnati and Boston while skewering editors, ministers, and readers.
The Mississippi House approved a pension measure for former Confederates providing one million dollars to the pension system with three hundred fifty thousand per year for the next two years. A two thirds jury verdict for civil cases was legalized. An archives and history board was created and a 178 thousand dollar annual appropriation was set for 1912 and 1913. A tax levy increase from 6 to 6 1/2 mills was enacted to fund pensions and other measures.
The Mississippi legislature adopted a resolution demanding United States Senator Leroy Percy resign. The vote was 26 yens to 12 nays. The debate was described as sensational with fierce factional fighting and calls to recall judges noted as a long-standing practice since 1892. A standing committee to study the three state agricultural experiment stations was proposed with field trips and biannual reporting.
The current legislature faces higher appropriations than the prior body. The two year budget rose from about 7.77 million to nearly four million, despite efforts to curb costs.
Senator Eddine offered a concurrent resolution accepting Kasi voir title for the state from the Sons of Veterans. The resolution authorizes the governor to carry out the details. It was adopted by a winning votes majority.
A garbled OCR item notes a bill in the legislature about building a road from a penitentiary farm to the state capital. It mentions Wetha wurphin and Parchman with references to Rankin and Galler farms and distant directions. The text shows widespread confusion and does not present a clear outcome.
In Starkville the Agri cultural College bill faced strong opposition as the house reduced the proposed 280000 dollar appropriation to about 260000 after hearings and amendments. The final vote fell six short of a 69 needed, with 63 in favor and 27 against, while three other appropriation bills passed. A ban on tips to waiters and other expenses was added amid concerns over misused funds. The state will not send a representative to the San Francisco exposition.
In a Mississippi pension dispute the House backed a $500 000 yearly budget, surpassing the committee’s $400 000 recommendation. Critics charged roll padding and misuses, noting old soldiers and others allegedly drawing pensions beyond entitlement, including cases of 35 blind widows in one county, later trimmed to three on revision.
Mr Evans claimed annual appropriations may reach 6.4 million with a pension bill around 1.5 million to be considered. He proposed diverting money from A M College to agricultural high schools to maximize statewide benefits, arguing for a road to broadest reach.
Rumors say the railroad bill requiring operators in Mississippi to run trains with a full crew will likely be defeated in committee. The measure, introduced early in the session, seeks to ensure adequate staffing on freight and passenger trains.
The senate pared the University of Mississippi appropriation bill to 214055.97 dollars, 28000 dollars less than the 1920 amount. The bill passed without debate and without a negative vote.
Amended anti trust measure barring corporations from owning agricultural property advances in the lower house. Gov Brawer’s role and aptitude on the bill are explained as a veto target, while the revised form narrows prohibitions and preserves certain corporate land activities under state provisions.
In Port Gibson Marcus Bernheimer lead heirs contesting Jacob Bernheimer's will saw the trial halted after Marena Bernheimer died of heart failure leaving the court and jury dismissing the will contest. The case valued at about a million dollars stalled with family differences possibly resolving out of court. The Mississippi Sunday School Association prepares for its thirty third convention in Jackson with reduced rail rates and entertainment.
The Thirty Third Sunday School Convention of the Jackson district will meet April 3 4 and 5 1912 with reduced railroad rates and free entertainment. Prominent organizers E J Ellzey Jr Hamill Dr Shepherd and others will attend along with delegations from white schools statewide.
Benton County will lead in Boy's Corn club work in 1912 with M. D. Hardin directing. About 90 boys are enrolled and 49 more names are sent to Washington for approval, bringing potential membership to about 130.
The Mississippi Baptist Orphanage shows total cash contributions of 1121.96 for February. Applications for admission are coming in fast, but the institution cannot receive more children at present except those in direct need. There are currently 220 children in the orphanage.
A. C. McNair of Brookhaven, a leading Mississippi bar figure, died after a brief illness at about 60. For twenty years he was a recognized leader in the state’s legal affairs.
Amorye-Wil Sanndera and five brothers, John Thomps Ward Kirby and Kirgus, white men, plus Dave and William Woat es, negroes, lived near Rocker about half a mile from Amory. They engaged in a shooting scrape there, exchanging hats with gum. Bishop Hoss of Millsaps, a noted Southern Methodist orator, is invited to give the annual commencement sermon at Millsaps College on June 9.
In Oxford a United States court judge Niles sentenced Dewitt Walker and Alf McMillan, minor central strikers, to four months in jail for contempt of court.
A crew of sixteen men from the Mamphiy and Ponaneoin Railway has begun surveying near the Coldwater river. Officials anticipate the road to be ready for business in the coming months.
Mississippi now operates nineteen agricultural high schools with seven new buildings due to open in September. The program costs about $6.00 per pupil per month, supporting sixteen hundred students across eighteen campuses. Total buildings and grounds are valued at over $269,000, reflecting Powers’ long advocacy.
Ex Senator John J. Hebron voices opposition to a proposed Mississippi bill authorizing ethyl alcohol manufacture. He rejects extreme views, warns of undermining temperance progress, and notes both alcohol and whiskey from surplus crops as equally harmful.
Ernest M. Loeb and A. Marx of Haudtmann Loeb Co New Orleans paid 25000 cash for Pearlhaven village as a base of Goodyear syndicate operations before moving to Tula La Experts expect Homochitto Lumber Company, a new million dollar concern, may locate here due to the site.
Bishop William Dalton Murrah of the Methodist Episcopal Church South has returned after a long absence abroad. He retraced the routes and visited the same mission fields that Bishop Galloway toured a decade ago during his twelve months of service.
A fragmented notice notes Newton County taking part in a campaign for 191% eradication efforts. It cites a prior county order by the board of supervisors and mentions Lin Ts H and Lauren of Aberdoun as figures in the county’s representation.
A passage from Lippincott's Magazine recounts Dorothy's vivid, persistent questions about what becomes of her after death. Her mother answers with steps of life from youth to old age, then heaven, immortality, and finally a strange image of rest beneath sun and flowers, ending with Dorothy's eager curiosity about what parts of her go to live forever.
A local doctor sent his name with a box of pills to a patient, a hamper of six live fowl was mistaken for the pills and delivered to a friend. The patient received a strange prescription stating two of the items to be swallowed every half hour, highlighting the messenger’s error.
A well known leading lady, following her sister’s path, leased a substantial property on Long Island and sought a reputable poultryman. She stated, I want a thousand hens and a thousand roosters, as she mapped her farm venture.
The scene depicts Dr Mary Walker in a small country town strolling the main street when an insolent boy taunts her with a question about rain. She responds with a sharp retort naming his mother and a jackass, illustrating her bold defiance of gender norms.
A man famed as David Harumish writes about his winter health turn using Postum and Grape Nuts. He describes relief from insomnia and fatigue after adopting the grain beverages, noting improved appetite, eyesight, and energy during severe cold work. He attributes recovery to Grape Nuts and Postum.
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