 20th century 1901 1950  20th century 1901 1950 osarep mon 12312012 1409 there were  681 students registered in the biloxi public schools  in january 1902 the biloxi daily herald january 8 1902 p 8 in january  thomas bendelow  18681936 a scotsman in the employ of ag spaulding sons of chicago arrived on the mississippi gulf coast and  built two golf courses at pass christian and one at biloxi  on the jh keller 18301908 property between lee street and keller avenue and north of the l n railroad the biloxi course was nineholes and only 1941 yards long and referred to as keller s green the daily picayune january 12 1902 p 4 and the biloxi daily herald january 15 1902 p 1 and january 29 1902 p 8  the bowers bill introduced by eaton j bower s 18651939 of bay st louis was crafted for the conservation of the mississippi oyster industry passed in the state legislature the biloxi daily herald february 6 1902 p 1  contract for the nbvm catholic church was let to jf barnes co  of greenville and biloxi for 15558 brick structure 132 feet by 55 feet 60 feet tall and bell tower 140 feet tall  architect theo brune  18541932 of nola bid did not include overhead ceiling plastering and wainscoting the biloxi daily herald february 7 1902 p 1 in may 1901 cs jackson of the  detroit photo company made color images of biloxi landmarks  beauvoir light house and interior of the ge ohr pottery exhibition of these images held at the montross hotel in february 1902 the biloxi daily herald february 25 1902 p 8 the   125000 federal building a post office customs house and federal court   for biloxi was approved on june 6th the biloxi herald march 31 1908 p 1  joseph e combel hardware store  founded at biloxi in may 1902 by joseph e combel 18531938 native of bay st louis mississippi on left in image uriah s joachim 18881977 et al acquired the business on west howard and magnolia in march 1918 mr joachim became sole proprietor in 1948 and renamed the enterprise combel s merchandise mart  courtesy of donna maria wagner wallacescotia new york  florestile boullemet howard  18241902 native of england and mother of biloxi philanthropist s frank t howard  18551911 and harry t howard 18561930   expired on april 28th the  summer pavilion a public recreational facility situated in the water  between reynoir and croesus street opened on june 18th it was 104 feet by 40 feet with a lofty roof and an awning on its perimeter dances were held on tuesday and friday  charles m wilkes was the manager the biloxi herald june 14 1902 p 8  reverend jb brooks of the israelite me church and his committee planned to submit to the biloxi city council on july 1st a petition signed by residents in the vicinity of main street and division street protesting sunday baseball games by black players  the biloxi daily herald july 2 1902 p 1 the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in june by dr hm folkes 18711926 harry turner howard 18561930 wkm dukate 18521916 lazaro lopez 18501903 dr mc talbot and james h neville the biloxi herald july 5 1902 p 2 the  corner stone was laid on november 27th for a new school building on point cadet  financed by harry t howard 18561930 philanthropist the daily herald november 26 1902 p 6 the  mississippi state oyster commission was organized  on september 1 1902  robert m mosley  18651910 native of kemper co mississippi and two term biloxi marshal and former policeman at meridian was the chief oyster inspector from 1902 until his demise in november 1910 the daily herald december 1 1910 p 1 the biloxi electric street railway power company was charted on december 17th by jm bell john carraway 18731931 ec joullian 18631931 lazaro lopez 18501903 wkm dukate 18521916 et al harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 339 11292 views  