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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1889
Page
1
Rev T DeWitt Tal mage delivers a sermon to Athenians using Pauls Areopagitic speech and Corinthians scene to describe glimpses of heaven prov providence and the glory of beholding Christ face to face The preacher contrasts earthly wealth with heavenly light predicting a future unveiling in heaven and the joy of reunions with loved ones.
Untidiness in shops and offices is linked to ruin and lower morale. The piece notes workers misplacing tools, dirty walls, and poor lighting harming efficiency, while tidy spaces boost ingenuity and profit. It contrasts discipline with neglect, citing potential 10 percent productivity gains.
Mortgage filed in Topeka for 150 million dollars due in 100 years at per cent. interest. Union Trust Company of New York holds mortgage on Atchison Topeka Santa Fe lines. Collections and theft shock Ohio bank office. Land values rise in Humboldt Tennessee. English syndicate bought mills and secured option on Nashville flour mills. Mississippi cattle win all premiums at Birmingham Fair. Missouri Pacific contracts 100 miles of rail from Dermott Arkansas to Monroe Louisiana. work starts. Treasury mails interest payments on bonds. Sheffield Alabama bank suspended. examiner to assume charge. Richmond Va city clerk shortage of 45000 dollars revealed. New York fair fund grows toward 10 million. Treasury notes debt declines by four million. Tennessee Woolen Mills insolvent. assets 24000. A New York syndicate rumored to buy cotton duck mills under one umbrella. Congressmen tangled in spanship contest.
Patent application by Sigmund Odenheimer for baling fabels in thread manufacture was denied by Commissioner Mitchell. The decision cites lack of a genuine invention, noting the use of standard sizing processes and the substitution of wooden blocks for stone blocks fails to show a novel, nonobvious advance.
Two Virginia oyster dredging captains from Tappahannock were seized near Hog Island flats by the tug Augusta and steamer Chesapeake. They faced magistrates and were discharged with small fines after producing Governor Jackson's proclamation opening Hog Island to oyster dredging under Maryland and Virginia rights. The move followed Coast Survey findings placing the flats on Maryland’s side, fueling regional oystermen's excitement.
The annual Navy report by Admiral D D Porter notes most ships in good condition while the Dale has a rotten hull. Four vessels Antietam Juniata Pilgrim Quinnebaug are condemned and sold for 500 1000 5000 and 15 respectively. He urges direct submission of exercise reports to the Bureau of Navigation under a new reporting system.
Police report two pocket knives found on Dan Coughlin at arrest. one identified as belonging to Dr Cronin. Chief Hubbard suspects Clan na Gael influence. Separate note from New York indicates Fredericksen, linked to Chicago land swindling, is seen there but not yet sought for arrest.
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