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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1889
Page
1
The report outlines a busy congressional session with a packed agenda. Speaker election, adjournments, officer appointments, tariff debates, and a mix of personal and political notices populate the week’s proceedings. Several resignations, appointments, and investigations are noted amid ongoing legislative business.
President Harrison outlines foreign and domestic policy aims in his first message to Congress. He urges abolition of the slave trade, tariff revision, bank circulation reforms, civil rights protection, naval expansion, and better revenue use, while stressing unity with allied nations and state interests. The address also highlights pensions, Indian land, and the need for an international approach to slavery.
Jefferson Davis ex-President of the Confederate States died at 12:45 this morning at the home of J A Payne. Surrounded by family and friends he remained at peace, whispering prayer as a congestive chill ended his long illness. He had lived a life of public service, from West Point through Mexican War victory at Buena Vista to leadership of the Confederacy, with a long career in Congress and Mississippi politics.
A crowded Texas court heard a violent brawl when Judge Blanton presided over a custody dispute. Gunfire wounded W T Pope and others as tempers flared over a judgment involving Keller and his estranged wife. The scene included multiple arrests and a chaotic gallery audience.
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