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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1903
Page
2
A sprawling roundup notes political and social chatter from Roosevelt era debates on Panama, Cuba, Venezuela, and Colombia, plus reforms, education, and public trust. It cites Senator Morgan on Roosevelt, Newlands on Cuban statehood, and a broad view of graft, policy, and public concern across cities and industries.
John Goodnow United States consul general at Shanghai bearer of the official copy of the new commercial treaty with China arrives in Chicago en route to Washington. The agreement introduces tax changes for imports an advance in duty and new mining laws inspired by U S precedents. Conger Goodnow and Seamon drafted the pact signed October 8 awaiting ratification to become effective.
A Galveston Texas bid opening reports P C Goodhart and Linden W Bates of New York proposed to raise the city grade to sea level for about 11 million cubic yards of fill. The estimated seven foot rise costs nearly $2,000,000 funded by city bonds.
Copenhagen December eight Danish Economise association weighs emigration to America. Majority find Denmark gains from remittances and open doors to progressive United States outweigh drawbacks of losing bagt workers. Speakers urge action to prevent national manpower drain.
Baltimore December 8 Rev John Lanahan a leading Methodist minister and nestor of the Baltimore conference died at his home. He was 88. Lanahan gained national fame for exposing frauds at the Methodist Book Concern in New York and was once arrested and spent a night in the Tombs prison during the controversy.
Fire at the Peoria Casket Co. plant in Peoria Illinois started at 1 20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The blaze gutted the three story and basement building and damaged most valuable machinery. Owner C W Teeter estimates losses near 30000 with origin undetermined.
The steamer Arkadia arrived from Porto Rico with no passengers aboard and no sign of Wor d Gil, the former president of the Dominican republic, who allegedly missed the ship. Meanwhile smallpox epidemics spread in Woodland near Seaford, Delaware, prompting a strict quarantine.
The text compiles biting maxims from Robert Hichens Henry Harland Seton Merriman Richard Bagot and others. It surveys views on labor fate prudence and social pretensions with wry, cynical tone reflecting classic literary epigrams.
Mississippi farmers heed Louisiana and Texas worries over the cotton boll weevil and San Jose scale. Entomologist Prof. Glenn W. Herrick urges an import prohibition on cotton seed and nursery stock certificates. Alabama already acts. Mississippi may follow to protect orchards, peach regions, and the state’s future agricultural growth.
Warrants were not served but personally telephoned for appearance of key figures tied to a water deal. Gerritt H. Albers entered police headquarters and sought bond after perjury charges involving a bribe offer to Alderman Renihan. Charles S. Burch was bound over to superior court on conspiracy charges with a $2,000 bond.
In Washington on December 8, Senators debated referencing the post office frauds investigation to a committee. Mr. Gorman urged full fact gathering, asserting fraud and scapegoating claims, while Mr. Lodge urged referring the matter. The Cuban bill claim and House actions followed as the committee on post offices reported unanimous adoption to seek documents from the postmaster general.
A report notes an act permitting Britain and Ireland railways to switch motive power from animals to electricity, effective January 1, 1904. It mentions the Duchess of Bedford owning a fashionable London skating rink and daily attendance by high society. Also summarized are various bank losses and gains across nations, including France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Bank of England, with a brief nod to gold treasury figures and a stray reference to cricket cups and wealth figures.
The president outlines aims for the Department of Commerce and Labor, corporate oversight, and anti corruption, insisting on honest business, lawful conduct, and extending anti bribery efforts. He calls for stronger treaties on bribery, Panama Canal matters, and uses Congress to address immigration fraud and naturalization abuses.
A clipped, partly garbled dialogue excerpt features characters such as Tyra Toples and Allante Crnetlduthom in a surreal exchange. The sample presents distorted phrasing, unusual spellings, and nonstandard speech, suggesting experimental or stylized prose rather than a conventional news item.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal quotes a speaker and motherphoned exchange about drinking, noting the regular beer and thoughts about absent drinks. The dialogue hints at social norms and the challenge of restraint.
A Bisio University of Missouri professor warns that alum baking powders contaminate food and harm digestion. He cites medical findings that alum irritates the stomach, reduces nutrient absorption, thickens blood, and may cause nervous prostration or death in extreme cases. He urges legal restrictions on alum in foods.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts long haired reformers envisioning a peaceful, simple society without worry about food or money, with a soulful youth seeking unity and religious regularity. The text shifts to a Bright's Disease cure story and a courtroom murder jury selection, including a witness describing capital punishment in racial terms.
A farmer living near greaton Missouri describes a severe cold that settled in his kidneys and back. He suffered for weeks with weakness and pain until taking Deans Kidney Pills. His relief came gradually and he credited the remedy with easing his backache and improving mobility. The testimonial notes the product is sold by dealers or via mail order.
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