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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
The Laurel Argus and Daily Argus list subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Rates include one year by carrier at 5.00, six months 2.50, three months 1.25, and one month 0.25, with rural route discount and Laurel city weekly surcharges noted.
The Daily Argus announces adding Associated Press telegraph service to deliver world news twenty hours quicker. The move relies on reader and advertiser support as the paper expands and grows, aiming to serve Laurel and surrounding communities with a stronger local daily.
A Washington special quotes a Republican congressman amid purgatory and hell imagery over Rooseveltites. Connexion notes include Pat Harrison seeks adjournment by June 15 and Yazoo City bond defeat. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger issues a booster edition and streetcar line plans spark mixed reactions while paper prices rise.
Gossip from the Capital reports the Mississippi penitentiary board authorizing purchase of a portable saw mill for Rankin county farm and transferring books to Parchman. It also covers plans to manufacture shoes at state expense and a Confederate Veterans reunion date shift to October in Jackson during the state fair week. A push emerges for a home for incurables after state hospital admissions rise.
The article notes Mayor Gaynor's fundraising for Titanic victims and a flood fund, Governor Foss weighing a Democratic bid, and Speaker Clark's stance on Bryan. It cites estimates of 1.5 million primary voters across parties, compares to 1908 totals, and mentions Ambassador Guild as a potential Massachusetts Senate candidate.
June 6 report says the Soll weevils survived harsh winter rains and high heat. Farmers rush to collect them as warm weather returns. Gaddis McLaurin Co offers fifty cents per hundred weevils for destruction with premiums and white children aiding collection. Agricultural Commissioner Blakeslee and Farmers' Union president W. Carter urge immediate action and burning fallen squares for thirty days to curb future damage.
The county board of supervisors met in session approving claims and preparing to take up the road question this afternoon. County health officer Dr Kittrell discussed sanitation matters, and officials visited the Wan son mill yesterday afternoon, touring a leading lumber producing concern.
A sensational 1905 exhibit in Alabama presents Hazel Farris's preserved remains as a study in accidental mummification. The tale covers her life near Nashville, the fatal 1905 gun incident, subsequent escapes, and a 1906 suicide. Lectures claim scientific value with Dr. J B Jarvis endorsing authenticity and a $500 forfeit if not genuine.
Work at the mill is to start in earnest on the first of next month. Several car loads of logs have arrived from the right of way for preliminary sawing to adjust and regulate the machinery.
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