Mississippi Newspapers Enforce Paid Political Announcements
State papers warn that candidates must pay for all notices before printing. Editorials discuss past courtesies and possible sales of unpaid accounts. Jackson and Hinds County unveil a new communal auditorium and armory to host conventions. Sunflower County builds guard rails for roads and enforces load limits. The constitution upholds freedom of speech and press with libel tied to truth and motives.
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Jackson
Hinds
Hinds County
American Legion
Mississippi
State Teachers’ Association
Women candidates considered for state and county posts
The article notes several women expected to run in the state Senate and House primaries and possibly for county superintendent of education and other offices. In Adams County the elected county superintendent of education is Miss Fitts, who first filled a vacancy and then won the unexpired term.
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State Senate
House of Representatives
Adams County
Miss Fitts
Large slate of candidates eyed for state offices
Indications point to an unusually large number of candidates for the various state offices. The constitution bars the auditor and treasurer from immediate succession, and the governor cannot succeed himself. Only one governor has moved to the United States Senate since 1890.
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United States Senate
A. J. McLaurin
Rankin
Supreme Court to Hear Ex cell Coody Case December 13
The case involves Ex cell Coody appointed to succeed Thomas M. Henry as state insurance commissioner. Gov. Russell removed Henry for alleged embezzlement, a decision Circuit Judge Wiley H. Potter ruled valid, and Henry appeals.
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Excell Coody
Gov. Russell
Thomas M. Henry
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Wiley H. Potter
Henry
A Poet With Goo. Sense
A Napoleon quote praises Corneille for his good sense and deep understanding of the human heart, arguing his profound policy would make him a prime minister if he lived in Napoleon's era.
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Corneille
Napoleon
Justice Must Be Foundation Motto Quote
A Goethe quotation notes that in governance harshness can force results but true impartial justice that sees no person is most effective. It emphasizes discernment and fairness over favoritism in ruling. The line reflects values of rule by reason and equal treatment under law.
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Goethe
Benton County Farmers Sign 90 Contracts for Cotton
About 90 Benton County farmers signed contracts with the Farm Bureau Cotton Association, covering roughly 550 bales. The county quota is 1,195 bales, with local banker J. W. Gresham pushing the campaign to pledge the remaining bales before Victory Week. W. C. Lassetter of Progressive Farmer urged farmers to influence cotton prices by securing more bales, noting oil and packing interests’ limited price control. Gresham, a farmer himself, leads efforts in the absence of a county agent.
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Ashland
Benton County
Farm Bureau Cotton Association
J. W. Gresham
Benton
W. C. Lassetter
Progressive
Gresham
Turks Refuse Special Foreign Regime at Lausanne Talks
At Lausanne Ismet Pasha rejects maintaining capitulations while allies push for guarantees for foreigners. Ambassador Child signals U S support for any Turkey guaranteed protection scheme while BritainJapanItaly France press for continued capitulations amid talks on oil and the Straits. Rumors swirl of Britain potentially walking out if terms fail, as Turkish leaders consider next moves.
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Lausanne
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
France
Turkey
Richard Washburn Ghild
Washington
Ismet Pasha
Ismet
Child
Conference Commission
Baron Hayashi
Couple Ties Knot on Thanksgiving Day at College Hill
Mr Rennie Reaves of this place and Miss Eunice Ford of Ford's Wells were married on Thanksgiving. They will reside near College Hill. Ada Pettis leaves for Saulsbury Tenn to teach. Fannie May Dunlap of Thax ton school visits home. Pattie Frierson stays with friends. Mrs Ogear Tolson and family visit Baldwin for holidays. Georgia Frierson of Abbeville school spends Thanksgiving at home. Mr Brown's library day lecture delights audience. About 95 dollars raised for the library fund. Landrum Leavell addresses G P C A at A H S Sunday night.
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Rennie Reaves
Eunice Ford
Ford’s Wells
College Hill
Ada Pettis
Saulsburry
Tenn
Fannie May Dunlap
Thaxton School
Pattie Frierson
Ogear Tolson
Sallie Dooley
Baldwin
Gen Stubbs
Georgia Frierson
Abbeville
Brown
Arl
A. H.S
Library
Landrum Leavell
Leavell
Lone Star
Still activity in Grenada County continues to draw sheriff’s searches
In Grenada County many stills are seized with sheriffs pressuring the trade. Authorities note a pattern where a white man often appears to supply plans and funds for the operation, with about twenty stills captured since April and ongoing evidence of more stills in business.
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Grenada
Grenada County
Temple Contract Awarded to Local Builder in Clarksdale
In competitive bidding Bob Ellis, a local contractor, was awarded the contract to construct the Clarksdale Masonic temple at a cost exceeding $33,000. The Ellis bid is slightly above this figure and does not include electrical wiring plumbing or heating work which will be let separately later.
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Clarksdale
Bob Ellis
Ellis
Acquitted of Murder in Greenwood Trial
Gayden alias Red Sullivan freed on murder charge after Judge S F Davis sustains motion for peremptory instruction at close of testimony in killing of J Z Williams, father in law, on October 27 in Greenwood.
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Greenwood
Gayden
Red Sullivan
J. Z. Williams
S. F. Davis
Turkeys Sell at 30 Cents in Tippah County
Turkeys bring 28 to 30 cents per pound as the county's Thanksgiving crop is small. Farmers report it is hard to profit from turkey raising for the open market.
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Mountain
Tippah
Car Presented Pastor in Tunica Ceremony
Members of the Presbyterian church presented Rev. T. T. Williams and his wife with a car as a token of appreciation for their service to the Tunica community. The gesture reflected the high regard of church members for the pastor and his wife.
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Tunica
T. T. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Migrants Leave Itta Bena for St Louis and Arkansas
A scene in Itta Bena showed two elderly African American families moving their households. One man bought 11 rail tickets for a trip to St Louis for himself and kin, paying over $160.
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Itta Bena
St. Louis
Arkansas Point
Cotton Sign-Up Drive Spurs County Pep Meetings
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Association campaign shows momentum with county pep meetings in every county as the cotton sign-up drive proceeds statewide. The effort aims to boost support for the campaign during Victory Week activities.
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Jackson
Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Remove Hotel Walls in Jackson to Make Way for Auditorium
Work has begun to remove the old brick walls of the Norvelle Hotel site at Capitol and Congress streets. The demolition clears the rear lot for a new auditorium building planned to rise at Congress and Pearl streets.
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Jackson
Norvelle
Capitol
Congress Streets
Congress and
Pearl
966 Women Registered in Indianola Precincts
Gov. Lee Russell requested a report from Circuit Clerk J. R. Key showing 996 women registered across Indianola county precincts. The tally reflects the latest registration counts from Sunflower County borders.
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Indianola
Lee Russell
J. R. Key
Sunflower County
Greater Cotton Yield in Humphreys County Belzoni
Special Agent Winn reports Humphreys county ginned 18,612 bales before November 14 this year, up from 17,365 bales by November 14, 1921, despite expectations of a smaller crop.
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Belzoni
Humphreys
Winn
Tax Collection visit in Tishomingo
Sheriff N. L. Phillips and deputy Billy Bonds recently came to Tishomingo to collect taxes.
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Tishomingo
N. L. Phillips
Billy Bonds
Germans organize mass rally against prohibition drives
More than 5,000 opponents of prohibition meet in Berlin to protest a ministry plan to curb alcohol. The assembly marks Germanys first public anti dry push and plans a parade in Schoenberg. The resolution cites postwar declines in spirituous liquor use and vows to follow Americas dry example.
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Berlin
Federal Ministry of Economics
Germany
Schoenberg
Tele Vision Demonstrated At Sorbonne
Paris reports a preliminary wireless TV demonstration by Edouard Belin. Flashes of light on a selenium element produced sound waves, then transmitted by wireless to reproduce light flashes on a mirror, claimed as proof that projecting a stationary scene is solved.
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Paris
Sorbonne
Edouard Belin
Spanish Cabinet May Resign in King’s Palace Request
Premier Sanchez Guerra submitted the entire ministry’s resignation to the king after a cabinet meeting. The move follows political turmoil in Madrid with the ruling cabinet seeking a fresh start.
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Madrid
Sanchez Guerra
Realized His Ambition Ends Fatally at Fire Call
In London George Moss who had long desired to join Musselbore fire brigade was appointed and answered his first fire call. He collapsed and died at the foot of a ladder.
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London
George Moss
Musselbore Fire Brigade
Downward Trend in Tuberculosis Deaths Reported
Washington reports a downward trend in tuberculosis mortality with about 88,000 deaths in the death registration area during 1921, according to the department of commerce.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Information Wanted Inquiries About Lost Book Descendants
A letter from Taylorville Illinois dated November 20 1922 asks the Eagle to locate the descendants of Miss Madge Webster who received a 1854 DeLuxe edition of Lalla Rookh from Henry L Muldrow Univ Miss 1856. The writer John Perry requests inquiries to see if any family members want the book returned.
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St. Louis
Thomas Moore
Henry C. Baird
Philadelphia
Madge Webster
Henry L. Muldrow
Univ. Miss
John Perry
Why Advertised Stores Succeed
A. Increases in sales from ads outpace costs, lowering overhead per item. B. Advertised stores attract public attention with ongoing bargains and superior value. C. Merchants hunt for odd lots and damaged stock, offering exceptional prices. D. Public learns of deals at advertised stores, while non advertised shops miss out.
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F. R. Birdsall
Board of Supervisors
Sunflower
Market Bureau
Turk Concessions
Britain
Smet
Angola
National Assembly
Pastor
Taylorville, Ill
The
Eagle
Oxford, Miss
Fletcher
Astoria
Sotant
Clothou
AUR Company
New York City
Illinois
Illinois Central System
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