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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1912
Page
2
Advertisement shows Consolidated Printing Company with Edgar G. Harmis as President and JT Gantt as Secretary-Treasurer. Publication runs Monday through Saturday except Sunday.
The Daily Argus lists subscription prices by duration and delivery method. Special rural route rate of 3.00 per year in advance. additional 0.50 yearly charge for Laurel city weekly subscribers. Editor and manager offices at the newspaper, with Society Editor and residence details noted.
A garbled 1900s style notices list upcoming events from April to May including teachers examination in Laurel April 19 20 opening of an open air theatre April 22 Mississippi Gun Club tournament in Laurel April 23 24 25 County Farmers Union at Ellisville April 26 27 Good Roads Rally May 7 9 Confederate reunion at Macon Ga unveiling of Confederate monument at Elfsville and Democratic primaries with scattered entries for Nebraska Oregon Tennessee Colorado Florida Connecticut New Jersey South Dakota and other states keyed to primaries and conventions.
Alabama delegates convene to select a presidential nominee with plans to send a delegation to Baldwinsville. Oscar Helen, a favored candidate, is highlighted as the expected choice while the delegation threads a path through regional blocs. The article notes a vow to standardize the nomination process and emphasizes the prominence of a young aspirant.
Miss Jurome, returning from China, spoke at the Presbyterian church about Mr and Mrs Allison beloved in Ellisville. She noted his progress in Chinese and a new boys school under church auspices. Mrs and Mrs Elisworth mourn the deaths of their mothers a hundred miles apart. An all day sing at Congregational Methodist near McKinnon’s drew a large crowd. The Maids and Matrons Club studied The Newcomes by Thackeray. Hattiesburg Glee Club entertained. Henry Shelby toured from New Orleans. Mrs Shoemaker hosted a dinner for a Hattie bride.
Mr UG Ls of Giruidngtain Alabama visits to promote the Southern States Cotton Corporation which pledges to buy farmers cotton at fifteen cents per pound and advance cash for middling quality. The Meridian Dispatch notes the group plans a six county structure with local secretaries and chairmen to pool cotton and establish a uniform banking system across the South.
The fragmented OCR mentions battles of parties and a Democratic scare during a presidential period. It suggests a tense political moment with potential shifts shaping the government for years, implying upheaval and strategic maneuvers without clear events or names.
A newspaper states it is its duty to publish names of those convicted to uphold public morality and law. It argues fearless reporting informs readers despite pressures, and warns of political manipulation that could spark hostility with Mexico, risking war fears and public anxieties.
Dispatches report a large ocean going ship struck ice off New Foundland on a Sunday. About 700 aboard were saved while 2,060 passengers or crew are unaccounted or among the dead. Rescue and consortia efforts continue as authorities tally the magnitude of the disaster.
AVG and BARBAY Builder and General Contractor estimate oil kind of building at 1023 First Street. J HEYDE, M D.C. Veterinarian lists Chicago Veterinary College graduate and practice in MiSs late Miss with Central avenue location. T. L. Leon Gentral avenue seeks public patronage. telephone available. EDGAR G. HARRIS Attorney at Law Laurel Mississippi office 513 Central Ave.
A fragmented item lists Robert E. Lee 203 keys oidg Bar asus Miss Ny EL Let Rumbi bidg Laurel Mississippi and mentions LEE BROTHERS Architects in Laurel Mississippi.
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