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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
2
J Knox Huff serves as manager with editor Bogarg Harris leading the newsroom. Details on roles and duties are not specified in the fragment.
For Mayor candidates named Hank M Mick Krank H Bush and J C Clark run to succeed Albert a Navy 3 re Signed. For Clerk candidates D A Scarbrough and J H Crawford seek appointment to replace Andrew Vlanagan who resigned.
In his inaugural address Governor Brewer declares a radical shift in judge selection by rejecting endorsements from attorneys in the applicant’s district. The policy, long tied to courthouse appointments, aims to curb obligations to lawyers and reduce influence on chancery and circuit court judges. The newspaper notes Brewer’s broad ties to Mississippi lawyers may complicate implementation.
On the third day of his administration the governor is urged to settle into routine duties instruct his secretary to audit the executive contingent fund order new receipt books and tare three receipts per disbursement. He should keep one receipt in the executive office one in his private bank drawer and one under his pillow. Avoid entanglement with battleship and Bryan matters if any arise.
The piece notes plans for a Kingston school building estimated at 25000 dollars. It defends permanent school construction as an investment. It mentions Governor Brewer and public accounts, urging support for development and local newspapers to spread word. The passage reflects a 1912 era booster tone and political commentary.
Frankfort purchased medieval buildings around City Hall and restored them to blend with the setting while Copenhagen funds a yearly prize for the architect who harmonizes new work with the old. Dusseldorf aided monumental structures for a steel trust and Tietz department store. Frankfurt completed a 15 000 seat expo hall for industrial art and conventions. Munich hosts a permanent exposition group with a new theater and concert spaces.
The city of Leeda Rug treated parts of a macadam road with granular calcium chloride to reduce dust. After sweeping, two applications were applied over successive evenings at about half a pound per yard. U S Vice Consul Taylor observed four weeks in July and August with ten instances of dust annoyance and no interference from violent storms.
Gossip from Jackson notes Governor Brewer will not reappoint judges who seek endorsements or petitions from the bar. He favors broader merit-based selection, allowing expressions of fitness but resisting solicited support. Governor Brown reflects on childhood dreams, recounting family blessings as he assumes office.
Jackson Jan 18 The question of revising or amending the state's constitution is an important issue this session. South Mississippi favors a constitutional convention while Delta members oppose a convention and favor amendments. Rep Leopold Locke of Pearl River County has compiled figures showing school tax apportionment inequality. Counties named pay into the state treasury 344 614 and receive back 117 418 for public schools, a net outflow of 287 066 to support others. He notes twenty counties receive more back than they pay in. Delta representatives say remedies lie in amendments rather than a convention.
Mr A N Adams Western Union Telegraph operator leaves for Pellabatchie to marry Miss Emme Smith. Miss Smith is a popular local young woman and Adams' many friends welcome her to Laurel.
To the qualified electors of Laurel Mississippi a special election will be held January 30 1912 at city hall to elect a mayor and a city clerk due to resignations. Also a sale by public outcry of Lots 10 and 11 Block 1 Laurel Improvement Company Addition will occur at the courthouse between 1 am and 4 pm to satisfy a deed of trust debt.
By deed dated January 28 1914 Williams and Kate Williams mortgaged property to Trade-Pati Company to secure indebtedness. Recorded in Mortgage Record B1 page 636 at the chancery clerk in Laural Mississippi Second District Jones County. Default occurred and trustee will act on February 5 1912 to sell as required.
In Ireland the first jaunting car began in 1816 by a Milanese, Carla Bianconi, who settled in Dublin and drove daily to Galway and back, charging two pence per mile. By 1837 his enterprise expanded to 67 conveyances drawn by 900 horses, notes the National Magazine.
Misfyt Name Little Florence climbed onto her father's lap for her birthday and announced she was three. He had always called her Poodles, but she exclaimed that she should be called Threedles, reflecting her new age and playful reasoning.
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