Appraisal Shows Large Increase in State Prisons Value
Report by A J Mosley and Pat Henry appraisers for Gov. Brewer details state penitentiary property values. Personal property at 45217.35 and realty at 1621515 total 2206872.36, up from last year’s 1934147.62. Guard bill faces defeat amid debate over militia funding and Clarksville courthouse incident.
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Jackson
A. J. Mosley
Clarksdae
Pat Henry
Brandon
Brewer
The
Penitentiary Board of Trustees
Clarksdale
Coabomay
Howerton
Clark
Flood Strands Cattle Movements and Relief Efforts in Jefferson County
The report details large cattle transfers from St Joseph Louisiana to Rodney landing and Westaide Mississippi amid floods. Refugees and livestock flee toward Jefferson County hills while skiffs ferry goods and people. The congressional flood committee toured the delta by boat from Greenville to Washington, visiting Baton Rouge and New Orleans before returning.
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Payette
Rodney
Wiss
Jefferson
Mississippi
St Joseph
Rodney Landing
Westaide
Miss
Alcorn College
Newellton
Jefferson County
Vicksburg
Greenville
Reall
Hayes
Park Hotel
Metional Park
Tensas
Wright
Natches
Baton Rouge
Behrman
New Orleans
HouIka Marshal Beasley Shot On Duty
Houston reports say HouIka town marshal W. Beasley was killed while investigating disturbances in the Negro section. He was stabbed and shot as he confronted a man named Pletcher William and his cousin who fled with Beasley’s killer. A bloodhound deputy pursued the trail amid rising tensions and possible mob actions.
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Beasley
Houston
W. Beasley
Houlka
Here
William
Howls
Last Confederate Constitution Delegation's Last Surviving Delegate
Judge J A P Campbell aged 56, a leading Confederate delegate and prominent Southern jurist, lies critically ill at his Jackson home. He was the last surviving member of the forty nine delegates who signed the Confederate States constitution and represented Mississippi in the press of delegates forming a Southern Confederacy.
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Jackson
J. A. R Campbell
South
Judge Campbell
Confederate States of America
Marshal shoots prisoner in shoulder during arrest fight
Haslehurst sheriff Kyle shoots prisoner Frank Marx after a scuffle at a local restaurant. Marx and Bascom Lindsey argued. Kyle drew his pistol and shot Marx in the shoulder while attempting to subdue him. Marx is held on a $600 bond.
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Hazlehurst
Haslehurst
Frank Marx
Marshal Kyle
Marx
Bascom Lindsey
Kyle
Marr
Mart
Toote
Mississippi crown product drives government orders
Experiments by Director Herb Liord at the Mississippi experiment station show alfalfa cross hay superior to timothy for feeding value. The British government has placed large orders for this Mississippi product with debasers of the state.
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Guy
McComb
Herb Liord
Timothy
Burglar Dress-Up Raid Hits Muldoon Store
Burglars entered Evans and Ivy storehouse in Muldoon, Miss, shattering a glass door. They dressed in new clothes and left the safe untouched, marking the second time the shop has been entered.
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Overlook
Amall Place
Aberdeen
Evans
Ivy
Muldoon
Burgars
Scalding Accident Claims Delta Oil Worker Bryant Reid
Bryant E Reid, 20, employed by Delta Oil Company, died from scalds after a steam leak from a tap burst from the engine. He was treated at a local hospital and his remains were sent to Jackson for burial.
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Greenville
Bryant E& Reid
Delta Oil Company
Jackson
Mean Man Questions Truths Behind Cruelty
The fragment hints at exploring why cruelty exists and who can explain it, suggesting a reflection on motive and perspective by a described harsh figure. No clear names, places, or events are provided in the readable text.
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Mttotiom
Weatelde, Miss
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Marshal
Bryant Reid
Caldwell & Friedman
Oxford
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