Delinquent Poll Tax List for Lafayette County 1911
The long list names numerous residents across precincts including Atwater, Philadelphia, College Hill, Lafayette Springs, Delay, and others. The document records delinquent poll tax payers for the 1911 fiscal year with sheriff E. E. Temple certifying the delinquent list as of January 1, 1912.
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Lafayette County
Gulfport Pier Tax Battle Ends with $100000 Assessment
The Mississippi State Railroad Commission fixed the Gulfport pier at 100000 for 1905 to 1907, with seven years back taxes owed. The state will collect about 4200 in back taxes plus Harrison County and Gulfport municipal taxes, boosting the treasury and resolving a long tax escape.
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Harricon County
Ms Mich
Gulfport
Shippeland Railrog
Eity
Railway Commission
Harrison County
Attorney General Interprets Bottling Tax Law
Auditor Thompson sought a ruling on IL B. No. 767, charging a privilege tax on bottling concerns. Capt. Frank Johnston, first assistant AG, says the occupation tax should be based on the plant's normal business capacity and volume, assessed on a fair average basis.
Farmers Face Hardships From Heavy Rain and Delayed Planting
Aid from the commissioner of agriculture notes unprecedented farmer struggles as continuous rain makes roads impassable and blocks cotton hauling and fertilizer access. Government expert cites under five thousand acres of corn planted and no land prepared for cotton, warning the outlook is grim but could improve with sun.
Patterson shows to headline Mississippi State Fair
Secretary McDonald announces a contract with the Patterson shows for midway attractions at the fall fair. The vendor lineup has grown since 1909 and is praised as the best yet seen at the event.
Mississippi appoints Livestock Inspector Humphries
By act of the legislature L Humphries is appointed livestock inspector for Mississippi. The action formalizes his duties overseeing animal concerns statewide.
Mississippi Confederate Memorial Fund Reaches Milestone
The Mississippi Confederate Memorial Committee reports $7,501.60 subscribed toward the monument, $1 above the required amount for a $7,000 legislature donation. Culminating ceremonies set for June 3 will lay the cornerstone, with Gen. Charles Scott directing funds and a list of local officers acknowledging public support.
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Sharkey
Clay Sharkey
R. W. Millsayy
Jackson
Z. Wardlaw
Ullcn
W.T. Ratliff
Raymond
S.A. Pond
Edwards
Wim. Lewe
Clinton
Charters Refused Under New Anti-Plantation Law
The governor and attorney general disapproved the charters of two plantation companies, Dontetth Plantation and Selma Planting, both Adams County with capital of 10 000 dollars, for violating Senate Bill 410 which bars plantation companies in the state. Pike County Mutual Benevolent Association, a land trading venture, also had its charter disapproved for lacking named capital stock.
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Dontetth Plantatio Company
Adams County
Natcher
Selma
Pike County Mutual Benevolent Association
Judge Orders Shortened Yazoo County Term Amid Planting Delays
Judge Wood presiding in Hinds County Circuit Court pretermits three weeks of the Yazoo County term set to begin April 20. Courts statewide urged to pause upcoming terms within thirty days due to farmers delaying plantings, hindering litigation and juror service.
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Jackson
Wood. Henry
Hinds County
Yazoo County
Ccircuit
Meade J. Lowe verdict in Tailboat suit awarded 7500
Meridian jury finds for Meade J. Lowe against Mobile & Ohio Tailboat Co in a negligence case over finger injuries incurred as a brake man while chucking a car. Jury deliberated thirty minutes and the plaintiff sought 15000. Case to be appealed to the supreme court.
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Meade J. Lowe
Mobile & Ohio Tailboat Company
Lowe
Tle
Supreme Court
Flood Situation Improves Across Region
Water levels recede at all points above Memphis as flood conditions ease. Authorities report significant relief with no new major breaches announced and monitoring continues along rivers and levees.
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Memphis
Flood Crest Reaches Memphis Area As Crevasses Grow
Flooded Mississippi lowlands from St Francis basin to Marion suffer severe losses as crevasses widen. Levees hold but water depths reach about seventy feet, forcing families to high ground. Boats rescue hundreds while furniture and livestock line the elevated banks. Memphis aids victims through Associated Charities.
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Mississippi River
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St. Louis
St. Francis
Arkansas
Marion
Lair
Wyaneke
Ate Giere
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Wyanoke
Sina
Associated Charities
Flood Threat Presses Mississippi Districts
Detroit reports constant telegrams from flood districts along the Mississippi as Col Townsend and engineers coordinate to save the Temana and Yaroo basins. The St. Franccis levee breaks have swollen the area to about 6000 square miles, shifting focus to the Lower Mississippi districts near the Arkansas and Red rivers.
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Mel. Townsend
United States Army
Mississippi River
Mississigapi
Townsend
St. Francia
Temana
Yaroo
Mississipp
Tenses
Arkansas
Red Rivers
Fear Overturned Levees Raise Mississippi Flood Fears
Reports from Vicksburg indicate levees hold but floodwater swells low levees across Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas. At Millers Bend water nears sewer tops as workers stand against the rising tide with sacks to keep flood from property.
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Mississippi
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Eckel
Levees of Lonle Lane Declared Strong by Officials
Capt. C. O. Sherill of the Mississippi river commission and Mah F. M. Kerr of the state board of engineers renewed assurances on Lonle lane levee effectiveness against Mississippi floods. They said breaks north of Memphis reduced the remote danger from higher waters in this region.
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Lonle Lane
C. O. Sherill
Mississippi River Commission
Mah F. M. Kerr
State Board of Engineers
Memphis
Nokomis Tows Relief Train for Flood Sufferers Departing
The steamer Nokomis of the engineers department, with Captain Walter Erwin in charge, set sail from St. Louis towing a barge carrying 300 tons of provisions tents and forage for flood victims. Over half the load is forage and hay to support starving districts.
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United States Engineers’ Department
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