Lincoln County Mississippi Offers Good Homes and Rich Resources
A historic county healthfully positioned with fertile branch lands and diverse crops. Lincoln county spans 690 square miles with strong water power, timber mills, and a thriving jute and tea plant trial. It promotes white farm communities, robust schools, and Brookhaven’s Whitworth College as a regional anchor.
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Prodivete
Lincoln County
C. Menelvs
Pioneer
F. Parsons
Montgomery Station
Lincoln
Peridbton
Japan
Brookhaven Miss Its Location and Growing prominence
Brookhaven Mississippi sits on the Illinois Central Railroad 129 miles north of New Orleans and 44 miles south of Jackson. It is the Lincoln County seat with a square mile limits, brick business streets, new residences, and a healthy climate. The city hosts 1615 residents per 1880 census, diverse foreign communities led by Jews, strong mercantile firms, mills, and a stable debt-free finances with modest taxes. It is a regional trade hub, crossing rail lines and expanding with community institutions and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yazoo
Lincoln
Lincoln County
Brookhaven
Mississippi
Port Gibson
McCall's Creek
Chitto
Howme
Louisiana Line
Amite River
Lake Maurep
Pontchartrain Lake
Lake Pontchartrain
Pearl River
Holmesville
Pike County
Fairriver
Monticello
Lawrence County
Prarl River
Rea
New Orleans
Jackson
Chicago
Illinois Central
Gulf of Mexico
Lolly Springs
Miss
Bogue Chitco
Railroad Avenue
Franklin
Jeferson
Lawrence
Criefly
General Mercantile House
Galle UO Newspipers
Physici Inns
Wesson
Jacckson
CG BR Galloway
M. E .Church
South
J. B. Chrisman
Tenth Judicial District
J. F. Sessions
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Preesident Fitzhugh
Whitworth College
Illinoe Central Railroad
Natchez
Inter State Commerce Commissioners Organize and Appoint Cooley Chair
The Inter State Commerce Commissioners met at the Interior Department and organized with Judge Cooley as chairman. The five members, including Morrison Bragg Schoonmaker Walker, met at three o clock after receiving their commissions and taking oath. A subsequent meeting was planned to discuss the secretaryship and further business regarding rate hearings and long and short haul provisions.
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Inter-State Commerce Commissioners
Judge Cooley
Wasures
Cooley
Morrison
Schoonmaker
Walker
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Bragg
Interior Department
Morrison Judge Cooley
Hope Building
F Street
Ebbitt House
Messrs. Morrison
M. H. Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Virgil Powers
Southern Railway and Steamship Company
Mississippo River
Ohio
Potomac
Bismarck Witnesses Testify in Arene Case Morning Session
In Bis marck Iowa April witnesses testified about the Arene case and the night of August 4. Minnie Kosch swore she helped Arensdorf leave the city and bought their house. Officers and townspeople described sightings and statements from parties at Herman's saloon and on Fourth Street. The trial focused on alleged planning and connections surrounding the Haddock killing.
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Arene
Brews Cery
Iowa
April
Tocksturder
Minnie Koschinsk
Arensdorf
Temgias
Strevte
Oome
Haddock
Adolph Meta Tealizes
Bismarck
oBismarck
Herman
William Metz
Bianiarck
Oscar Bridewell
Treiber
George Treiber
Biamarck
Wil
Mee
Rice
Steamer Eagle Lost Off Funk Island In Newfoundland
The steamer Eagle, with 250 crew members, is confirmed lost after wreckage found on Bonavista bay. Debris and name on ice suggest boiler explosion. Most crew from St Johns area, city mourns. captain Justin Jacks hailed as a fearless leader. Eagle last seen March 11 by the steamer Aurora. later search failed to locate survivors. High water in the Big High Water river, Kansas City, rises to 23.85 feet, threatening riverside areas and the Missouri Pacific line.
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St. Jones
Newfoundland
Eagle
Bonavista Bay
Funk Island
St. Johns
Jusin Jacks
Bealing
Aurora
Funk's Island
Kansas City
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Powell
Cheap Cash
West Aide Mailroad Avenue
Brookhaven, Miss
Famil Groceries
A. Lewenthal, Jr
Tinw
A. CG. McNair
Wrooitita Ven
Suississippl
Tdncoln
Aboing
Comuties
Supreme Aad Forooral Courta Ar Duelqutt
G. S. McMillan
Attorney At Law
Squicitor IN Chancery
Brook Tay Mississitel
Sromt Diwesiln Anil Dawrents
W.rt. Spencer
Whouktaven
Mississippl
Orre
Thoxesox
Sexrox
Tonoichaved
Huziohirat
N. Thompson & Sexton
Attorneys At Law
Brookhaven and Hazleburet, Miss
Eijlding Couyitiog
Tusk
Ity
J. W. Bennett
Anoktaven
Chop Dauthiry & Smyliets Drage
E. J. Bowen
Lovestay Try & Smylie’s
J. O. Frilick
Dan Tist
Dettel
Lestat
Ema Wite
The
J. B. Daughtry
Brook Ieave Nmr
Sents Nome
New York
Grankiv
Hienic
Harttort
Pallital
Yuiabin
Merding
London
J. Warren
Healt
Sam Lightfoot
Brookmaven
Treerey
Lincoln County, Miss
Toe Leavin
Copiah, Pike, Amite
Frankln
East Louisiaaa
Copiah
Mississipi
Ralirodd
Nuth
Saute Ulachan
Carolinas
Georgia
Whit
Sero
S. C
Waltworth
Soret Socletins
Masons, Knights of Honor
Knights and Ladies of Honor
St. Louis
Louis
Marquess de Launay
America
John Hanniton
Keye
Hugues Aubrint
Paris
Lafayette
Porte St Antoine
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Darwin Lechaster
Uor
Manning
Maynard
Fairenill
Wasissimis
Charles Puirchild
Jubora
Pasinela
New York Central Railroad
the Treasury
Methwrist
Cazenovia
Cos
Harvard Mts
Harvard Haw School
Aned
Hart, Hale, Schwartz & Fairchild, Carer
Wis
Tsuen
Gieberd
Pairenid
Isis
Europe
Iss
Fiarellid
New York City
Clevelyn Op Dune J
INS
Commission
Beiaix
Alsace-Lorraine
Reichstag
France
Germany
March St
Merchants’ Committee
Ainal
Rairoad
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Supreme Court of the United States
Luke
Rowe
Clark's Mills
Prankfort
Joan
Dale
Agar
Delaware, Lackawanna
Turge
Schultz
Hartfield
Ontario & Western
New Hartford
Messenger Lake
West Shore Road
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