Jackson Legislature Opens With Legally Charged Race for Clerk
Mississippi lawmakers converge in Jackson for the opening of the session amid a contested clerkship in the lower house. Leading rivals Pink Smith and Stokes Robertson expected, while Leslie Blount and Y. D. Lott backers also claim strength. Governor Noel’s message prep continues, with a busy scene as lawmakers seek housing and office placements. Speaker prospects point to H. M. Quin, and A. C. Anderson is tipped for senate president pro tempore.
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Jackson, Miss
Ceeuin
Pink Smith
Greenville
Stokes ¥. Robertson
Forest
Smith
Robertson
Leslie Blount
Y. D. Lott
House
Senate
H. M. Quin
Speeker
Brewer
Pew
A. C. Anderson
Ripley
Delta Overflow Now Threatened in Leflore County Mississippi
Severe flooding in Leflore County leaves lowlands submerged and roads buried under high water. Rivers and creeks spill from banks amid 3.60 inches of rain today and 16.05 inches this month. Cotton fields stand unharvestable as gauge readings approach flood levels threatening bridges and public roads. Local notes also record church purchasing action by W R Noeman and a Weatherby visit.
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Greenwood
Miss
Leflore
Cattle Industry Grows as Mississippi Farmers Invest Millions
Mississippi farmers plan to invest over five million dollars this year in highbred cattle imported from other states. The push follows strong interest at the Mississippi Live Stock and Dairy Association meeting in Starkville, with state diversification and modern farming methods cited as keys to growth. Support for the livestock sanitary board’s tick eradication program increases, with counties finally enforcing quarantine rules and planning dipping vats for next spring.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Missisippi Live Stock and Dairy Association
Starkville
Livestock Sanitary Board
Laurel Considers Jones County Fair and Cotton States League Ties
A Laurel meeting of business leaders and farmers aims to organize a permanent Jones County Fair Association with plans to secure stock and better prizes. Local backers discuss a Cotton States League franchise, with Fred Skaggs coordinating with President Lewis to attract support and substantial pledges to back a Laurel league bid. The push highlights the fair’s past success and the potential advertising value of league baseball for Laurel.
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Laurel
Startay
Poli
Jones County Fair Association
By. Tate
George Bacon
Fred Pa v
Sue
Jones
Fred Skaggs
Lewis
Skaggs
Commercial Bank and Trust Company Grows Strong
The Laurel Mississippi bank issues a bold statement praising its best ever history and strong deposits. The report cites deposits near 947103.31 and total business around 700000.00, signaling stability and community prosperity for the growing city.
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Commercial Bank & Trust Company
Laurel
Mississippi
Commercal Bank & Trust Company
Argus
Missisippi Bank
Joseph Leveque Dead in New York
Joseph M. Leveque editor and comic opera librettist died suddenly of heart failure in a West Side restaurant. Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana, he was 42, edited a weekly paper and did editorial work for New Orleans dailies, later ran a woman’s magazine in St. Louis, and wrote librettos for several comedies produced recently. He had moved his law office from the Denham building to the C. C. Ferris building on Central Avenue, Suite 4, second floor.
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New York
Joseph M. Leveque
West Side
Natchitoches
New Orleans
Woman’s
Iave
Denham
C.C. Ferris
Central Avenue
DB Cooley
Attrney
Nelson Defeats Redmond In Twenty Round Bout
New Orleans January 1 Battling Nelson won the decision over Jack Redmond of St Paul after a twenty round fight at the West Side Athletic club. Redmond led early, battering Nelson’s face and softening him with jabs, but Nelson rallied to secure the victory.
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Battling Nelson
Redmond
New Orleans
Nelson
Jack Redmond
St. Paul
West Side Athletic Club
Wea
Double Votes Contest Ploy Boosts Subscriptions
Owing to repeated requests, the Argus runs a double votes offer this week on all subscriptions for the Daily Argus, Argus Chronicle, and Jones County News old or new or back payments. The scheme aims to lift lagging candidates by encouraging immediate action before January 6th.
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Argus
Jane Wary Iss
Daily Argus
Argus Chronicle
Jones County Newa
Roc
Simuet
Thay
Tian
Miss Sherborough
Heave Heap
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W.R. Noeman
First Baptist Church
Miss Maude Baggett
Weatherby
Micheels Farmer
the Ironworkers’ Association
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and
Bia
McNamare
Hockin
Ryan
P. H. Saunders
W. Lindsey
M. Jones
TW Yates
Diken
8.M. Jones
W. W Abney
Stone Deavours
W. T. Scott
IRS
S.W. Lindsey
T. W. Yates
J. H. Crawford
T. G. McCallum
E.S. Waite, Jr
Court House
Sveral
Commercial Bank & Trust Companys
Joseph Leveque
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YORK
L. Burdett
Hattiesburg
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