31 May 1912
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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
1
JIM PITTS now Jones County in toils of the law. Pioneer 5 captured in Bessemer after escape from Laurel and re arrest. Notorious gambler and criminal once fled bond, brought here chained and jailed. Deceased and longtime residents noted in separate obituary items.
Washington observer reports the United States education chief delivered an address to graduates at a city court house ceremony. The audience filled the gallery as graduates and officials were listed, including class officers Maggie Graw Ford and Frances Perkins, with dozens of names following in formal procession.
A fragmented item references Philadelphia baseball stars, Athletics as champions, and a vineyard production context. The text includes stray phrases about the world master and Southern California Valleys, plus a note about a wife address, all incomplete.
The Laity Democratic Executive Committee met yesterday with Henry Hilbun A Tyd Wallace and J B Bridges present. Two vacancies were filled by electing L Stainton to replace L A Walters deceased and Sam Lindsey replacing J Ketchum removed. A future fall meeting will decide on a Democratic primary for three city commissioner nominees. The new law requires the primary if held to occur not less than four weeks before the general election. The earliest legal date is the first Tuesday in November.
Mississippi and Alabama crop conditions are examined by Laurier Pryor a Mobile bureau official with the United States Department of Agriculture He leads a 250 strong network of crop correspondents and notes a cotton acreage report will not be issued until July 3 due to a new law He forecasts delta farmers rapidly planting as water recedes and expects to be in Washington in July for service on this season's acreage and yield estimates
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