University report clears Chancellor in campus charges
Lhe Oxford Lagi highlights an inside report from a joint Committee on Universities and Colleges exonerating Chancellor Andrew A. Kincannon from accusations. The piece praises impartial investigation, notes the university’s prosperity, and calls for state support to boost enrollment to 700 or more students next year.
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Tur Eac
Andrew A. Kincannon
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Ute
Burkett
John Eddins
SOO
Tre Eacte
Six Reasons for Supporting the Citizens Free Ticket
The item lists six arguments favoring a Citizens Free Ticket. It claims the city’s expense account is too large and the ticket would be free of compensation, saving the city about 31 200 annually. It notes the proposers have business success and prefer actions over boasts, and asserts the measure would depoliticize city affairs.
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Citizens Free
Free Ticket Platform Aims for City Reform
The Tax Payers Ticket promotes free city service, business administration, unified light water sewer efficiency, nonpolitical public schools, lawful debt limits, budget discipline, tax relief, and two years of service. Candidates T. J. Wilson Frank McKew W. T Falkser E. D. Beanland endorse economical governance in the Second Ward and beyond.
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T. J. Wilson
Frank McKew
Cheatin
W. T Falkser
E. D. Beanland
Memorial marker for Revolutionary Soldier Samuel Johnson
The David Reese Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Oxford secured a memorial marker from the War Department for the unmarked grave of Samuel Johnson, a Revolutionary soldier buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery near Looxahoma Tate County. The marble slab records birth death date, company regiment and rank and honors his patriotism and family links.
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David Reese
Daughters of the American Revolution
Oxford
War Department
Washington
Samuel Johnson
Mt Vernon
Looxahoma
Tate County
Bettie Banlap
Fancie Johnson
Reply to J C on Good Roads and Oxford Politics
A Mississippi reader urges Oxford voters to assess municipal governance, denounce alleged law violations, and consider nonpartisan businessmen offering to serve without pay. The writer defends the Split Log Drag for road work, questions bond plans, and promotes tax relief and prudent spending by accountable contractors.
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Oxford
J. C
Mississippi
Oxrorp Eagle
LaFayette County
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Washington
From the Ridge to Abbeville a Road of Woes and Wit
A local column laments the condition of roads on the Ridge and mocks political sparring between Roosevelt Taft and a split Republican party. It notes mail delivery, sugar tariff debates, and community updates including Mr. W R White’s mule sale, Mrs. Arthur Freeman’s traps, and a schoolyard fence plan.
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Daily Mail
Tom Banks
Roosevelt
Taft
Bei
Underwood
W.R. White
Arthur Freeman
A. M. Mitchell
Fiie
Elizabeth
Holly Springs
Mra Miller Nelson
Woodleigh School
Abbeville
Dr. Greer
Miss Ivy
McLe Tom
Legal Notice from Fayette County Supervisors on Bond Issue
A petition filed before the Fayette County Board of Supervisors seeks bonds under Chapter 149 of the 1910 Acts to fund a district project. The request involves six supervisors and district numbers as part of the Aril term proceedings in the Mississippi laws context.
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Fayette County
la Miss
State of Mississis
The Lost World Adventure by Conan Doyle
A promotional note for Conan Doyle and Professor Challenger's lost world expedition between the Andes and the Amazon. It invites readers to imagine pursuing dinosaurs and pterodactyls while learning about a hidden realm, with a tease of action building from a slow start.
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Conan Doyle
Andes
Amazon
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Challenger
New Meat Market on Depot Street Opens
M. D. Rayburn, proprietor, announces a new meat market on Depot Street offering fresh meats including pork beef and mutton with sausage and country produce. Customers may place orders by phone 192 and can expect prompt delivery.
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New Meat Market
M. D. Rayburn
Depot Street
Mt Zion Notes and Local Recollections
Local notes report no worship services due to bad weather and slow farm work from ongoing rains. Mentions a sick baby, an old time singing gathering, and visits by A F Callaway. Advertisements claim cure statements for throat lung ailments and eczema with Dr Curtiss and Electric Bitters, sold by A H Kendel.
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Mt. Zion
J. S. Callaway
Paul White
A. F. Callaway
J. T. Curtiss
Dwight, Kans
HL. Kendel
Rainy season brings hopes and road woes in Artes
Artes News reports continued heavy rain and cool weather with fears for fruit and crops. Local updates note teacher meetings in Oxford, social visits among residents, Altus school progress, and preparations for fieldwork and graduation day as farmers long for fair weather.
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Lottie
Lizzie Wooten
Allie
Mary Kinney
Emma Walch
Oxford Kidney Remedy Evidences Strength and Relief
Thousands report stronger backs and kidneys after using Oxford Kidney remedy. Testimonies cite quick relief and lasting cures with the tonic advertised by Devan's and A. H. Rendel in New York as wire agents for the States.
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Oxford
Prase Dean
New York
Devan
Rexall Orderlies Offer At Oxford Store
A bold sales pitch promises to pay for all medicine used in a constipation trial if the remedy fails to relieve symptoms. Rexall Orderlies are touted as odorless and tasteless with no diarrhoea or nausea, marketed as safe for children and delicate individuals. Available at Paseo Store in Oxford, 12 tablets 10 cents, 36 tablets 25 cents, 80 tablets 50 cents.
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Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Oxford
Paseo
R. R. Chilton
Municipal Ticket for Mayor and Aldermen Nominated
We are authorized to announce the ticket for mayor K. Beanland and aldermen J W T Patiner Ward 1 Dr Sultan Ward 2 H Tate T J Wilson Ward 3 Frank McKee Ward 4 C A MecCharen D E Wiley. These gentlemen offer their services without remuneration. If elected they will discharge their public duties.
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