Local Advertisement Terms Clarified by Editor
T Hobbs, proprietor announces standard advertising terms. Rates apply per month with plain notice of renewal terms. Readers are advised to inspect the regular advertisements for details and dates.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1889
Page
1
T Hobbs, proprietor announces standard advertising terms. Rates apply per month with plain notice of renewal terms. Readers are advised to inspect the regular advertisements for details and dates.
Diverse items sketch security and trade tensions as Turkish forces in Crete, a German tunnel project, and Montenegrin crop threats surface. News cover Iran, Russia, Russia’s czar envoy Rubinstein, and Moscow disease outbreaks, plus pension plans, divorce cases, ore duties, and leather tanning advances.
Alarming dispatches describe wide spread movements in Austria. The New York Democratic convention is set for Syracuse on October 1 to nominate State officers. A broad mix of political and international notes follow, including depictions of leaders and events across Europe and the U.S. signals.
A terrible wreck between a westbound accommodation train and a special inspecting train near Silver Run east of Petroleum, Parkersburg area, killed four men and injured many. Engineers James Layman and Josephus Rowland, fireman Alexander Bailey, and conductor J. Fletcher died. Dozens of passengers suffered injuries as crowds gathered at Parkersburg depot. Train officials and locals reported extensive damage as bodies were transported home.
Guthrie Oklahoma Aug 24 Territorial convention adjourned sine die with only a few counties represented due to southern territory distances. The judiciary committee reported a proposed Supreme Court with chief justice two associate justices a marshal and an attorney. A fifteen member committee was named to represent Oklahoma until new elections. An executive committee was formed to set times for nominations for territorial offices. The plan includes electing a Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Attorney General Judge and Legislature.
Charles F. Manderson writes to Corporal Tanner and the Secretary of the Interior protesting a pension rerating without his knowledge. He recounts his Civil War service, lasting injuries, and a long fight for proper compensation. He requests independent medical examination and notes threats to misreporting and public misperceptions while urging a fair review after October. He cites Lovejoys Station and his 1865 resignation.
Washington letter describes the interior department building formerly the Patent Office and its busy secretary John W Noble. It details the secretary’s reception room, John T Hume’s gatekeeping, and Noble’s fairness, efficiency, and memory for promises. The piece highlights the department's scope including Land, Pension, Patent, and Indian Offices and notes Noble’s popular leadership and careful handling of cases.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.