Tornado Levels Bond Area with Wide Destruction
Reports from Bond and surrounding districts describe a severe tornado that struck late Saturday, destroying farmhouses, barns, and fences. Stock losses run into thousands, several people injured including two sons of a nearby resident, and numerous Black residents’ homes also destroyed. Roads damaged, mills affected, and recovery slow.
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Hattiesburg
Bond
Gulf and Ship
Island Rail Road
Bend
Mr. Prestimdiong
Smith
Davis
Smitty
Confederate monument to rise in Laurel with April 12 unveiling
The Laurel courthouse square memorial to Confederate veterans will be unveiled April 12. Mayor Bush will invite Governor Brewer to attend and address the crowd, joining veterans and friends for a large county reunion. Local merchants may allow workers to attend as decorations honor old soldiers.
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Court House Square
Laurel
Justice
Bush
Governor Brewer
Brewer
Brewner
Harrison
Jones County
Blind Tiger Witness Holds Two Tales At Perjury Hearing
Judge Goode at Laurel yesterday evening held a matinee for troublemakers in defiance of city ordinances. Will Saturday evening a star performer and headliner, a boothlack, faced officers near the K C depot where several men pleaded guilty to consuming illicit liquor and paid fines. Seals confessed to obtaining the booze from Willie Millsaps but later denied the act, leading to perjury charges and Seal’s temporary jail detention. George Froster, arrested on drunkenness and assault, paid a $7.50 fine.
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Goode Montgomery
Laurel
Bose
Will
Officer Pen
K. C. Depot
O Wil
Frank Viner
Andrew Johnson
Earth Berry
Wit Seals
Seals
Willie Millsaps
Willie
Jenking
Uger
Lew
Montgomery
Seal
George ‘Froster
Sreankenness
Northeastern Buys Eight New Engines for Increased Traffic
The New Orleans Picayune reports the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad will receive eight modern locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works within ten days or two weeks. The purchase aims to handle growing freight traffic into and out of New Orleans, with engines rushed to service upon arrival.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Frisco Railroad to Spend Million in New Orleans
The Frisco railroad plans to invest 1,000,000 in New Orleans infrastructure projects in partnership with the Northwestern and Southern Valley lines to improve local Germinats. The Stringer School honor roll lists top students in each grade, including McCord, Ford, Growthorn, Johnson, Wellborn, Ruffin, and Craven, with underlined achievements.
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Frisco Railroad
New Orleans
Daily Argus Special
Frisco
T& Len
New
Stringer School
Stringer
Rights
Grage
McCord
Bessie Ford
Archie Growthorn
Hilda Johnson
Ett
Eva Well
Gordy Johnson
Frazier Ford
Clara Ruffin
Hodges Eddins
Rubin
Grave Johnson
I AL Browh
Hillaan Brown
Burl Ruffin
Allen Outlaws to Be Starved Out of Hiding
Hillsville Va March 26 They can keep us guessing several days but no longer they can't get food enough to live on This was the statement last night The Heaters of The posses in the Allen outhews for the court house murders Marvel 14 Allen a biter day's ride and seek up and down the south side of Blue Ridge mountain in which the posses were often near the Allens The detectives declared their final assault upon the song might be delayed several days The poss spent last night in Floyd Allen's barn One of the attorneys for the Allens said the families of Floyd and Victor Allen are deslibute and the neighbors feared to aid them
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Hillsville
Allen
Blue
Nidge Mountain
Allens
Floyd Allen
Floyd
Victor Allen
Biloxi Lawyer Scolds Women For Wading At Gulf Beach
March 26 report from Biloxi describes Maudie Charlotta, Vickie Hubbard, and Mrs Edward Clifford wading ankle deep in Gulf waters. Lawyer Lupe Kernson and Ki. M. Barber condemn their conduct as improper and threaten punishment, while beach authorities allow the activity. The women belong to traveling company members. Taft is noted for discovering a colonel’s socialist views.
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Biloxi
Maudie Charlotta
Vickie Hugben
Edward
Clifford
Lupe Kernson
Ki. M. Barber
Vical
Mba
Glennatt
Jem
Wade
Tonight and Confederate monument fund appeal event
A terse notice invites participation in a fundraising event for the Confederate monument fund. The message mentions a focal quartet and a singing program, with receipts directed to the fund and actions commencing at 7:50.
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Confederate Monument Fund
Actinis
New Station Site Chosen for Northeastern Rail Line
Laurel moves forward on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad project as a new station rises east of the old structure. Heavy track and a large yard are planned with a main line stretching north, aiming to support fast passenger and freight service between Meridian, New Orleans, and other lines.
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Kully
Edlisville
Op ‘Jean
Meridian
Kelly
Cearalvenue
Oak Street
Iast Hameloroughfare
Liesland
Thatliesburg
Azure
Railroad Offer
Jima
Laurel
New Orleans
Norte Bis Ned
New Oreans
Mobile
Chicage
New Albany
Seattle
Frisco
Passeages
New Orleans Frisco Office Maps Package Car Routes
Mr Davis to supervise transportation with quarters in Laurel. Conference with Frisco and New Orleans Mobile and Chicago officials outlined package car routing from New Orleans to Laurel and beyond. Plans include five cars serving various corridors, with freight rules and depot movements as the rail system redrafts local service.
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Daily
Argus Specia
New Orleans
Mrents
Chicago
Frisco
Northeastern Railroad
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago
W. F. Owen
New Orleans, Moblin & Chicago
W.L. O'Dwyer
A. D. ‘Lighter
Frisco Avalon
Ia T. Preston
Frisco Refrigerator Service
Roy Terrell
Lie Frisco
Stanish
Mpisey
St. Louis
Mr. Davia
Hadliesburg
Birminghan
Moipttis
Tavret
Beaumont
Reaumant
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Rask
Delivend
Coprright
A. Saik
Gulf
Taft
Bijou
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
Anload
Mr. Davis
Supe
R Transportation
Laur
Withows
Gire
Lyauret Matin
le Bucks
Genteal Avenue
Ak Alrent
Ole
Uf Tits Byer
Uly
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