1903-1928 » 1906

1906: City of Jackson sets automobile speed limits: 12 mph for straight-away and 7 mph for turning

Model T automobile (MDAH Collection)
Model T automobile
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1906: Avon Kenneth Weaver opens Coca-Cola franchise for northeast Mississippi in Corinth

1906: Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College football squad

1906 football squad of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
1906 football squad of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
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September 21, 1906: Legislature ends convict leasing to individuals

Parchman Farm
Parchman Farm
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September 21, 1906: Hurricane kills 350 on Mississippi/Louisiana Coast

Hurricanes were not yet named.

November 19, 1906: Fire sweeps through Fayette, burning 23 buildings including post office and Chronicle newspaper office

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