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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1905
Page
2
A long list of brief items covers diverse topics from politics to industry. It mentions M Combes in France, American clubs in London, finds in France, ostrich fairs in Grahamstown, and cab spending in London. Obituaries, statistics on potato yields in Oklahoma, and proposals for Lincoln monuments are noted, with mentions of Castro and Sherman Bell, umbrella laws, and the rain cure.
A Nickel Plate Road passenger train collided with a westbound freight at Kishman near Vermillion Ohio, killing 12 and injuring at least 26. Causes cited include a failure to obey orders. Names of dead include engineer Charles W Poole and several laborers. Foreman supervised a large group of foreign laborers aboard the smoker.
The westbound Atchison Topeka Santa Fe passenger train No 9 rear ended a freight train near Lewis eight miles east of Kinsley. The crash destroyed the way car and two freight cars, wrecked the engine and baggage cars. Fireman Henry Swartz Newton and yardman Eire were killed. Engineer Ramsey was seriously injured. The excursion train carried Eagles to Denver and shook up passengers with no serious injuries.
Report from Tronton Missouri notes John Clemond is dead and Ameleich Brooks is gravely wounded after a shooting in Vraaleville six miles north of Ironton. Brooks and his brother are jailed, both claiming self defense. other items include distant dispatches from Caracas and Constantinople and a local obituary.
Reports from Oyster Bay indicate President Roosevelt has not yet decided on calling an extraordinary session this year. Indications suggest the chances of an extra session fading as pressure mounts against convening before the regular session begins. The president plans to return to Washington late September to finalize his view amid widespread public and congressional input.
London reports from Moji quote Gen Linovitch altering dispositions to mislead Oyama and seeking reinforcements as new arrivals resist combat. Prisoners claim surrender at first chance while Japanese patrols sweep Kamchatka and the Sea of Okhotsk. Tokio expects the sight of a Japanese flag near Siberia to shift M Witte at the peace talks.
Orders from Washington require the Philadelphia mint to cease operations and dismiss 600 workers except those needed to wind down affairs. The 1,000,000 pesos for Panama will finish in days as bullion has run out. The plan to coin 106,000,000 silver dollars as subsidiary coins is canceled. Superintendent Landis will close the institution.
In Sebastopol on August 14, 53 mutineers from the training ship Pruth were tried. Fifteen were acquitted, four condemned to be shot, three sentenced to life penal servitude, and the rest given varied shorter terms. The court recommended commuting two death sentences to life and the remaining to ten years imprisonment.
Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roosevelt with a party sail on the Logan toward Ticelo amid insular officials. Mrs Dubois shown nervous after a runaway injury but not seriously ill. Search for missing women near Missoula following Lolo Mountain incident. German farmers buy 3900 acres near San Angelo for colonization. Gov Beckham reviews Kentucky regiment. no salute fired due to missing ammunition. Cat C Allizen, Civil War veteran, dies at 80 in Keokuk. Freeroaming plans cited for Southern California railway work in Chicago area.
Secretary Taft addressed a banquet in August detailing administration policy in the Philippines. He described three strands among Americans: imperialist expansion, reluctant trusteeship with a duty to prepare self government, and a faction seeking immediate independence. He urged education and democracy as prerequisites for self rule and announced a planned popular assembly in April 1907.
Chautauqua address before 8000 attendees calls the Monroe Doctrine a core element of U S foreign policy yet stresses it must not justify aggression or debts default. He argues for strong police power, regulatory oversight of interstate corporations, and legislation to curb monopolies and protect smaller producers.
Bradstreet's weekly review states fall trade remains in expansion mode with growing wholesale purchases and broader selections across the nation. West regions show dry goods, nations, hardware, lumber, groceries and shoes as active sectors while wool, leather, cotton goods, steel and other industries report orders and rising prices.
Four people die and 23 others prostrate in Chicago as heat and humidity grip the city. Temperatures peaked around 87 to 90 degrees, with stifling conditions on the streets. No relief expected today as authorities warn residents to take precautions.
In New Orleans Aug 12 mourners filled the cathedral as Archbishop Chappelle’s funeral Mass was held with about fifty priests present. Interment followed in the cathedral crypt. He was the second diocesan head to die, after Bishop Neckare in 1833. Nebraska Day proclaimed at Portland exposition with large Nebraska turnout. Two white freight trucks killed near Limon Junction in a wreck.
Fever outlook reports 55 new cases today, 1123 overall. Four new cases uptown and four below Canal, with adjustments for Sunday reporting. Navy and local health staff reorganize fumigation and screening from district HQ. Cases expanded to St James parish Lateher Reserve plantation, St Charles Diamond and Goodhope plantations with suspected and positive cases. Additional detections on Woods plantation Jefferson parish and Port Barrow Ascension parish.
At Portsmouth on August 14 Russian officials reported progress in the peace negotiations. Three of twelve Japanese conditions were accepted by Russia while two remained under reply. The agreed items include recognition of Japan’s influence in Korea, mutual open door in Manchuria, and cession of the Chinese Eastern Railroad south from Harbin. The crisis could hinge on Sakhalin.
Favorable conditions boost crops in central Mississippi as cotton and corn progress, fruitage improves, and pasturage remains excellent. Weather concerns include eastern county rust, bollworms, and a major Rankin County waterspout. institutes proceed locally despite fever advisories, while railroad, insurance, and textbook allocations face legal and quarantine constraints.
Mary Elizabeth Lease, noted speaker and once the only woman voted for U S Senator, writes to recommend Dean's Bitney Pills for bladder and kidney troubles. She cites personal cure from experience and urges others to try the medicine. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo distributes at 50 cents per box.
A collage of quirky vignettes and remarks from officials, actors, lawyers, and travelers. Union Dime Bank president answers a question about deposits by non-union workers while a St Joseph guest boasts a personal fire escape. An actor recalls overheard romance, a landlady jokes about cash up front, and Abe Gruber notes a Southern guest using a glass as a drink vessel for whisky.
An old maid remarks that a woman with no prior experience is not fit to marry, reflecting social expectations in a Chicago Record-Herald context about a potential spouse.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune discussing a house project. It includes a prompt to tell him in a moment and a back-and-forth about the budget for a Yullatig project, mentioning Mr Munn, Sf Baggs Navy, and an architect clarifying the original amount intended for the build. The passage reflects a planning and cost inquiry without final figures.
A Colorado man details how years of drinking led to heart trouble indigestion and nervousness and how insurers refuse life or health coverage due to added risk. He notes the danger of sudden heart failure and urges timely treatment and sobriety to restore health and peace of mind.
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