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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1900
Page
2
The Leaders reports Admiral Dewey's June visit to Jouns, notes Oregon Democrats and Populists fusion, and mentions Madison county truck farms damaged by recent heavy storms. Ensuing items touch on derisive quotes, tobacco licensing, and local political campaign moves as well as brief notes on notable deaths and public concerns.
A mixed set of brief items reports Bryan’s views on Senate elections by popular vote, a shooting of Cumberland Telephone Co. official E. T. Stevens Jr. in McComb City, a discussion on a textile school at A. and M. College in Jackson, praise for Governor Stove’s legacy, and local school leadership changes at Braxton Collegiate Institute. Also notes on Westville and general farm resilience, with a brief anti Bryan stance from Perry Belmont and a Paris Exposition fine.
The Mississippi legislature passes acts creating a board of military regulations for the National Guard with authority to set rules and forms. It also requires county tax collectors to publish delinquent poll tax lists by March and imposes penalties for noncompliance. A charter amendment process for municipalities is outlined, and Magolis’s new Methodist church is dedicated with a rally by Bishop Galloway.
A long dispatch recounts deaths and marriages in towns like Vicksburg and Hattiesburg, notes civil and church events, upcoming oil mill plans at Rosedale, a Harsh weather toll, and civic projects. It mentions Dr. A J McWilliams from Tupelo, a gift to Chamberlain Hunt, and a plan for a State Fair Association in Jackson. It reports a fatal well jump by Miss Fannie Shelton, a courtroom incident in Vicksburg, and a large wave of building contracts in Jackson. A major freight wreck near Canton and a heroic boy rescue are described with injuries and recovery updates.
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