Presbyterian Board Bids 300 000 for Holly Springs College
The Mississippi Synodical college at Holly Springs faces sale as the Mississippi Synodical educational board offers 300 000 for the property. A stockholders meeting is set to consider the offer as part of a plan to place all Presbyterian colleges in the state under a general board of education. Dr. M E Melvin is named executive officer to raise 100 000 in endowment for four institutions including Port Gibson and Belhaven College. The plan will be reviewed at presbytery sessions this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Gibson
French Camp Academy
Mississippi Synodical College
Belhaven Col!lege
General Board
Ida Harris Murdered In City Home
Ida Harris, a young woman known on the streets, was found dead in her house near the mud line between Farts and Mill streets. Police report the head battered with an ax or heavy iron tool, suggesting multiple blows. Secret service investigators, under Chief Humphreys, search for the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Harris
Jackson
Humphreys
Eckles Named Judge of Seventeenth District
J B Eckles of Sardis appointed to succeed Judge N S A Taylor as judge of the Seventeenth district. Taylor's term ends May 1 next. Eckles is seen as a diligent efficient officer and an able young lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Eckles
Sardis
Seventeenth District
NS. A Taylor
Taylor
Willl
Bridge Collapse Sends Wagon Into Water
T J Jacksons team and wagon plunged from a crossing as the bridge gave way. The driver and horses fell into the river below but escaped without further injury and the wagon was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliften
T. J. Jackson
Shipping Oak Logs Glintos
Mr S L Fletcher living in the country about five miles shipped white oak logs consigned to McCullum Bros Memphis Tenn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Fletcher
McCullum Bros
Mempais
Tenn
Tragic Ranch Death: Dr. H Moore Gored by Bull
Mrs A Moore of Pontotoc received notice of the death of her brother-in-law Dr H Moore of San Angelo. He was on his large ranch when a huge bull charged and gored him, causing fatal wounds within a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dceath
A. If Moore
Pontotoc
H. Moore
San Angelo
Moore
Ttle
Arm Crushed in McComb City Railroad Accident
A McComb City Miss worker at the Central Railroad shops suffered a serious arm injury in an accident. Reports say the arm is crushed but may be saved and the injured man, L. K. Barron, is from this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
L. K. Barron
Central Railroad
Jim
McComb
McComb City
Miss
Drivfs
Gank Examiners Appointed Andarten Love and Harrie
Three named figures Andarten, Love, and Harrie Constitet are reported as appointed examiners. The notice outlines their roles and the official start of duties, signaling a formal procedural step.
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Andarten
Mississippi Banking Board Appoints Examiners
The Mississippi Banking Department names first district E E Anderson Clinton second district J S Love Hattiesburg third district S S Harris Tupelo as bank examiners. Salaries set at 3000 dollars yearly with travel and hotel expenses paid monthly from the banking department fund upon governor approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Department
Mitchell Acquitted in Paris County Killing
Pittsboro report states Henry Mitchell was found not guilty by a jury in the shooting death of John Davis near Paris in this county last spring. Davis allegedly followed Mitchell, drank from his jug, and tried to coerce Mitchell into signing papers before Mitchell fired five shots from his pistol.
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John Davis
Pittsboro
Henry Mitchell
Mitchell
Paris
Davis
Devise
Mitchel
Brick paving unsatisfactory in Meridian streets
Southern Paving and Construction representatives were in the city last week to remedy defects and protect their $11,000 guaranty bonds after the city condemned the batch. Bricks laid four years ago show big holes and uneven surfaces on major roadways, prompting city council action to make paving good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Southern Paving and Construction Company
Prosecution Rests in E W Floyd Murder Trial
The prosecution rested in the E W Floyd murder case over Arthur Williams. The defense will argue the shooting resulted from unwelcome attention Williams paid Floyd's wife and invoke the unwritten law. Two witnesses testified they saw the shooting and that Williams was armed.
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E. W. Floyd
Vickaburg
E W. Floyd
Arthur Williams
Williams
Floyd Geifdefense
Taker
Injury in Surry Accident Involving Emily Lotterhas
Emily Lotterhas, year old daughter of J F Lotterhas, was hurt when she fell from a buggy and the wheels passed over her body. She suffered severe bruises but doctors say injuries are not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurry
Emily
J. F. Lotterhas
Surry
Commissioners Deadlocked Over Rate Clerk Selection
The commissioners were deadlocked for two days over choosing a rate clerk, agreeing only on the need to fill the post.
New Lumber Plant Hickory Contract
Mr. J. N. Horn and C. W. Finch contract with C. G. Weatherford to cut the timber on his tract land at the time his mill burned down about three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
J. N. Horn
C. W. Finch
C. G. Weatherford
Meridian Court Week Three Slows Civil Term Docket
The third week of the six week civil circuit court term advances with slow trial progress and an unlikely completion of the heavy docket by term’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Civil Circuit Court
Little Nolan Harris Improves After Shot Wound
Ten year old Nolan Harris son of Mrs Mart Harris of Paris fourteen miles southwest of there was accidentally shot by a neighbor during a hunt three weeks ago. He is slowly improving but has not spoken since the injury and it is feared he may never fully recover from wounds to the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacenpola
Nolan Harris
Mart Harris
Paris
Fi Tm
Four Gunmen Executed in Sing Sing Dawn Electric Chair
Four New York gunmen convicted in the Rosenthal murder were executed at Sing Sing in Ossining. Frank Seidenschner Whitey Lewis spoke a final mumbled statement while the others nicknamed Dago Frank Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie met the chair within forty minutes. The pace was slowed by crowding and shifting witnesses as reporters filled the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenthal
Stannish
Seidenshner
Dago Frank
Frank Cirofic
Gyp the
Henry Horowitz
Louie
Louis Rosenberg
Miners Vote to End Strike at Hascock Copper Mine
Miners in Hascock Michigan voted to end a strike that began July 21 according to Western Federation of Miners district secretary Charlies E. Hietela. Final figures to be released after a district board meeting. costs to miners exceed $1000. Family support to strikers promised. company officials require renunciation of federation membership before rehire.
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Hascock
Mich
Charlies E. Hietela
Western Federation of Miners
Hietela
I T
Georgia Asks For Relief Against Ducktown Sulphur Co
The Supreme Court declined to grant immediate injunctive relief to Georgia in the Ducktown Sulphur, Iron and Copper case. Georgia was entitled to an injunction as of September 1 and the full matter should be ready for the court's consideration by October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Asue
Ducktown
Soldiers Patrol Will End In Huerfano County
Denver Adjutant General John Chase telegraphed Sheriff Jeff Farr that the military patrol in Huerfano county would end and order would be turned over to local authorities. He has not decided the fate of Mother Mary Jones, held as a military prisoner in the county jail. He noted options include release, transfer to Trinidad, or relocation to Denver.
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Denver
Adjt
John Chase
Jeff Farr
Huwerfane
Chase
Mary Jones
Huerfano County
Trinidad
Bandite Victim Dies After Train Hold-Up Near FluБер
In New Orleans a victim shot when bandits attempted to rob Illinois Central passenger train No. 4 near Flubers died at a local hospital. He had been rushed there for treatment after the assault.
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New Orleans
Lsom
Alleb
Negro Porter
Illnois Central
Flubers
Man Dies in Street in New Orleans After Leaving Lady
Charles J. Holser, 37, son of a noted galvanizing iron maker, collapsed and died in the street as he bid farewell to a young woman. Officials attribute the death to apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chas. J. Holser
Parisian designer Mme Paquin profile shown in article
The piece introduces Mme Paquin the renowned Paris fashion designer and notes her familiar face is less recognized than her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Paquin
Empress of Japan Dies Suddenly at Name Imperial Villa
Dowager Empress Haruko dies in Nama at the imperial villa. She had long fought angina pectoris with Bright's disease given as the direct cause. The death shocks the capital. theaters to close and the cabinet formation timeline shift as events orient.
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Tokyo
Japan
Haruko
Nama
Yoahihito
Bright
Frost Sweeps Southland Hit by Early Spring Frosts
A wintry blast from the Atlantic region damaged fruit trees in Norfolk tidewater and brought April snow to Richmond, first since the Spanish Civil War era. The Weather Bureau warned of heavy frosts extending south to Northern Florida and cold weather across much of the East.
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Atlantic
Norfolk Tidewater
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Florida
Rocky Mountains
Bodys Demanded In Suit Over Alleged Son Death
Mrs Susan Hargreaves sues Wickewire Steel in supreme court claiming her son died in a furnace after being locked inside to make adjustments. The company argues there is no evidence he is dead and his body remains unproven as missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Wickewire Steel Company
Susan Hargreaves
Supreme Court
Harvard bell ringer Jamesy dies at 53
Jamesy the bell ringer, famed at Harvard, died at his son in law Walter C Wardwell’s home in Cambridge Massachusetts. He was 53. Longtime university bell conductor Jones rang the bell in the old days.
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Cambridge
Masa
Jamesy
Harvard
Inlaw
Walter C. Wardwell
Jones
Methodist Minister Named President of Chattanooga University
Dr Fred W. Hixson of Crawfordsville Indiana has accepted a call to become president of Chattanooga University in Tennessee. He will assume duties in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Fred W. Hixson
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Chattanooga University
Chattanooga
Tenn
Heart Troubleed Man Failing At Altadena Home
A man at his Altadena home is reported to be suffering from heart trouble and pleural conditions as he remains in frail health.
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Altadena
Fire destroys E Anghinbaugh printing house. one fatality
A Harrisburg blaze killed one fireman and wounded three while gutting the E Anghinbaugh estate printing plant. State documents stalled as the fire raged, with losses estimated around 150000 dollars.
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Harrisburg
E. Anghinbaugh
Huerta Repudiates Arrest of U S Marines
Washington reports Huerta promptly repudiated the Tampico arrest and promised redress and an investigation. Rear Admiral Mayo demanded the Mexican commander salute the American flag and cabled the report to President Wilson. Officials deem Huerta's statement full and frank and say action follows to address the incident.
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Admiral Mayo
Wilson
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
State
Navy
Huerta
Col Hinojosa
Many Lunatics Released in California Case Sparks Derision
In Los Angeles a lunacy session freed several patients. Judge Jackson mocked the case of Mrs. J Woolard an elderly woman who said her two sons from Little Rock Arkansas sent her there, prompting criticism of authorities.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jackson
Anaes Warren
Ruef Eligible for Parole by State Supreme Court Ruling
Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss already in prison for fourteen years becomes eligible for parole immediate consideration by the state board of prison directors. The court stops short of directing parole and follows a long public campaign led by Fremontder editor of the San Francisco Bulletin who helped expose Ruef.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Abraham Ruef
Britery
State Board of Prison Directors
Huef
Fremontider
San Francisco Bulletin
Ruef
Death by Own Action A New York Dressmaker Jumps From Harlem Window
Preda Lester a 21 year old dressmaker in Harlem leaped from a third floor window into a crowd after losing or having stolen her Easter savings for a gown. Her brother's earlier attempt saved her life when she began to inhale gas. Five dollars of savings noted. a Chicago hose cart from Engine No. 94 carried the body of Charles Frederick Sauferilich chief of the Chicago fire department since 1916 to the cemetery.
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New York
Preda Lester
Harlem
Cas
Chicago
Engine Company No. 94
Charles Frederick Sauferilich
Auto Crash in Hollidaysburg Claims Life of Harry Robertson
A new automobile rolled over during its first ride near Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. Harry Robertson was killed and Howard Krider was seriously injured in the smash.
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Hollidaysburg
Harry Robertson
Howard Krider
Bills aim to prevent collisions at sea introduced
Washington reports a pair of bills to boost safety at sea. Representative Moores of Pennsylvania and Representative Alexander of Missouri, who chairs the House Merchant Marine Committee, introduced the measures.
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Washington
Moores
Pennsylvania
Alexander
Missouri
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Shooting injures officer and woman in Rockford
Police Sergeant Henry Deebrenner and Mrs. L Herold are in critical condition after being shot by William Herold, brother in law of the woman, in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Henry Deebrenner
L. Herold
Wm. Herold
Reading of a Cow Struck Feeds Local Alarm
A fragment reports a road incident where a vehicle struck a cow causing local concern. Details are incomplete but the event highlights road safety near a rural area and prompts inquiries into livestock control.
Belgian aviator Verachhaeve killed in squall crash
In Antwerp Belgium the aviator Verachhaeve died after his aircraft fell from 600 feet when a squall capsized the machine. The incident left the pilot dead and the craft uncontrollable during a violent storm.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Verachhaeve
New York Spends on Public School Pupils in 1913
The city in 1913 allocated $38.72 per public school child $102.59 per high school pupil and $150.46 per person in municipal vocational schools.
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New York
Reducing Child Mortality in New Zealand Noted
Washington report highlights New Zealand's steps to cut infant mortality. Secretary of Labor Wilson hears testimony from Mive Sulla and Lathrop detailing strategies, outcomes, and ongoing public health efforts.
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Washington
New Zealand
Wilson
Mive Sulla
Lathrop
Yale Star Appointed U S Minister to Uruguay
John L. De Saulles a former Yale football star has been named United States minister to Uruguay. He spent three years in South America and is well posted on conditions in the region.
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Yale
United States
Uruguay
de Saulles
South America
Bank Committee Responds to Critics on Atlanta Regional Choice
The Federal Reserve Bank committee released a statement defending its selection of Atlanta as a regional bank town and clarifying the district definitions. It notes the 17 cities applying and that only two named ones were chosen, with Dallas and Atlanta favored over New Orleans in deposits and loans, justifying their decision amid competing claims.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Reserve Bank
Cole
Omaha
Lincoln
Federal Reserve
Dallas
Atlanta
New Orleans
Lowisiana
Boys Smothered in Wagon Tragedy in New York
Five year old Scanion is dead and two other boys are injured after gas asphyxiation in a closed moving van. Patrick Kenny, father of one boy, searched frantically for his son as authorities investigate the incident.
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New York
Scanion
d@yinz
Frank Kenny
Patrick Kenny
Parish Here For Safe Keeping By British Ship Captain
A parish is held for safe keeping by Captain Skelley of the British steamship San Lereaso. The fragment notes a custody arrangement aboard the vessel, with no further details available in the readable text.
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Skelley
Boston painters end strike with wage increase
In Boston a two thousand worker strike by painters and decorators yielded a five cent per hour wage rise after a few hours of stoppage.
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Boston
State Treasurer cites saving on bond sale method
Boston reports F W Mansfield defends selling a $6,000,000 stat bonds issue over the counter instead of via a bankers syndicate. He says the pet loss to the state was 75 compared with the previous sale under old methods.
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Boston
F. W. Mansfielet
Canadians Begin Annual Eastern Migration to New York
The annual Canadian migration to the United States has started with hundreds of Canadians arriving in New York City, marking the early phase of the seasonal movement.
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New York
Canada
France Signs Secret Turkish Loan Agreement
Paris reports the French government approves a new loan to Turkey with undisclosed amount and terms. Djarid Bey, former Turkish minister, who has led the talks for ten months, will depart Paris for Constantinople as decree authorizing the transaction is issued.
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Paris
Turkey
France
Djarid Bey
Constantinople
Sumrall State Senator Faces Quarantine Violation Charge
An affidavit sworn by Dr. J. D. Gillesen accuses State Senator Will C. Sumrall of taking his scarlet fever sick child from Jackson to Belzoni against health rules. The health secretary said permission was denied and fines range from 10 to 69 dollars for violations. The senator is summoned to appear for a hearing in Jackson with possible service by Belzoni officers.
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Jackson
MN. W. Sumrall
Belmont
Justice of the Peace
F. M. Featherstone
J. D. Gillesen
Justice Featherstone
Belzoni
E. H. Galloway
State Board of Health
Sumrall
The
Board of Health
FP. Z. Jones
Court House
Justice Cook
A. G. Campbell
Sim H. Lowenberg
First Natches Bank
Grand Jury
Adams County
Jodee Jeff Truly
E. H. Rateliff
Will C. Martin
Everett Truly
Charles F
L. A. Whittington
Meadville
George H. Ethridge
Heckmas Lach
Cattle Tick Election and Flora Teachers Named
The Pike County board directs a special election on May 38 1914 to decide adopting state livestock rules for Texas fever tick eradication. Flora High School trustees elect J L Logan as principal with Eula McDowell Anna Rice and Bloom Smith as assistants. A real estate transfer at Summit reports Bernard Kiersky becoming owner of a fine residence.
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Board of Supervisors
Pike County
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Pike County Live Stock Association
J. A. Phillips
McComb City
W. L. Terrell
Magnolia
E. Chambers
Bureau of Animal Industry
F. B. Enochs
Fernwood
Flora
The
Flora High School
J. L. Logan
Cairy
Miss
Eula McDowell
Anna Rice
Bloom Smith
Summit
Bernard Kiersky
Teachers to Convention in Jackson from Natchez
Public schools superintendent J H Owings reports twelve Natchez teachers will attend the Mississippi Teachers association annual meeting in Jackson, May 10 June 1 and 2. Land Commissioner M A Brown deposits over 300 in state treasury from lands sold and patented. Winona city primary nominates mayor Will B Kelly marshal S P Strickland and wardens W F Blackston G eo Baskerville O W Sturdivant J B Small J A Neal. Prof A H Shannon speaks at Y M C A on the Problem of the Mulatto.
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J. H. Owings
Natchez
Jackson
Mississippi Teachers’ ‘Association
M. A. Brown
Winona
Will B. Kelly
Marshal
S. P. Strickland
Overman
W. F. Blackston
Dr. Geo. Baskerville
O. W. Sturdivant
J. B Small
J. A. Neal
Elks Lift Capital for New City Home
Meridian Lodge No. 515 seeks governor approval to raise the capital of the Meridian Elks association to 75000 for a new home on Twentysixth Avenue and Sisth Street opposite the city hall. Construction is soon to begin with a central half block site and adjacent grounds to serve as a park for members.
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Elks
Twentysixth Avenue
Sisth Street
City Hall
Meridian Lodge No. 515
Meridian Elks’ Association
B P
Arsenic Taints Cattle on Utica Stock Farm
State chemist finds arsenic in stomachs of cattle that died at Dr. E. Burnet’s Utica stock farm. The deaths support Dr. Burnet’s theory of accidental poisoning after cattle were fed from barrels and boxes sent by Utica Drug Company. Burnet’s loss exceeds $1,000.
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Dr. E. Burnet
Utica
Dr. Burnet
Utica Drug Company
Drug Company
Burnet’s Lowes
Lemon Exhibition Shows North Mississippi Growth Potential
A Lafayette county exhibit features a five year old lemon tree from Orrwood. The fruit weighs about two pounds and measures fifteen to seventeen inches in circumference, with a vivid color and fine taste, demonstrating citrus can thrive in the region.
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Mississippi
Misa Maggie Moore
Orrwood
Lafayette County
McGehee Elected Justice of the Peace at Poplarville
McGehee won the special election held in Poplarville to select a justice of the peace for district cam ber one, defeating M. R. Fendlasar, the only other candidate from the Ucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGehee
Poplarvile
Camber
M. R. Fendlasar
Ucket
Charleston Pastor Resigns for Bastrop Call
Rev CC W Stumph, pastor of the Charleston Baptist Church for two years, resigns to accept a call at Bastrop Louisiana and will move his family there about May 1. Detectives caught two blind tiger operators, Will Cunningham and Will Jones, both described as colored, who were dealer in illicit whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
CC. W. Stumph
Charleston Baptist Church
Bastrop
Madison
Will Cuncinham
Will Jones
Ford Named Orator For MIOA Contest
A preliminary university contest chose P. E. Ford a senior in the academic department to represent the university at the M I O A contest this spring. Mr. N R Bitch from the United States agricultural department bureau of plant industry arrived in Varoo City last week for farm demonstration work and related tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Ford
N. R. Bitch
United States Agricultural Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Varoo City
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Canton
GANK
H. Mitchell
Whitey Lewis
Georgia
Ducktown Sulphur, Iron & Copper Company
Mme
Paquin
Harvard Bell Ringer
U. S. Marines
Mayo
Megara
Frisco
Goss
Easter
John L. DE Saulles
Bank Committee
Youtra
Bilbo
Brewer
E. L. Brien
Hinds County
Brien
Jov
Vicksburg
A. H. Shannon
A. & M. College
Y. MC. A
University
Ford
Orator
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