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Picayune

(Encyclopedia) PicayunePicayunepĭkəy&oomacr;nˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 10,633), Pearl River co., S Miss., near the Pearl River and the La. line; inc. 1904. It is the trade, processing, and…

Crump, Edward Hull

(Encyclopedia) Crump, Edward Hull, 1876–1954, American politician, Democratic boss of Tennessee, b. near Holly Springs, Miss. At first (1905–9) a municipal administrator in Memphis, Tenn., he was…

Brookhaven

(Encyclopedia) Brookhaven. 1 City (2020 pop. 11,674), seat of Lincoln co., SW Miss.; inc. 1859. It is situated in a dairy, timber, and farm area. Oil…

Yazoo City

(Encyclopedia) Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and…

Printz v. United States (1997)

Case SummaryJay Printz, a law enforcement officer from Arizona, sued to challenge the constitutionality of the Brady Act provision that required him and other local chief law enforcement…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: To Sophia [Miss Stacey]

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Indian SerenadeTo William ShelleyTo Sophia [Miss Stacey] Published by W.M. Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works", 1870. 1. Thou art fair, and few are fairer Of…

Shannon, Sir James Jebusa

(Encyclopedia) Shannon, Sir James Jebusa, 1862–1923, English portrait and figure painter, b. Auburn, N.Y. To study art he moved (1878) to London, where he won recognition from English society and…

Tupelo National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia) Tupelo National Battlefield: see Tupelo, Miss.; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).