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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
3
Mrs Housekeeper notes Dodson and Braun products including Oyster Cocktail Catsup at 250 a bottle Gupid brand Pickles 250 bottle Horseradish and Mustard. Details appear fragmentary and price data unclear.
The Leader reports in Hazlehurst on Monday. Mr I Blum and Mrs M T Flood visited Summit and Mr Oscar Thorson from Norfield spent Monday here. Various local ads note Rice Polish, Red Cypress shingles, Majestic Steel Ranges, and stoves at C B Perkins Hardware. Dr Tom McNair and others are mentioned with visiting friends in Brookhaven and New Orleans. The Juvenile Sunshiners meet Saturdays at 8 and dressmaking is offered above the post office.
A dinner in New York hosted by John Brisben Walker features wine talk led by Bantos-Dumont and Professor Langley. A Normandy host tests a connoisseur with a 2 franc red wine, exposing a fake Johannisberger and revealing a shopkeeper’s hidden supply chain.
Voters backed incumbents in a spirited contest for Mayor Marshal and four wards. Results show J B Daughtry 155 and R D Lanier 205 for Mayor, Hurst 203 for Marshal, Heuck 202 for Treasurer, and 207 for Alderman at large. Ward tallies favor Parsons, Hartman, Larsen, Abrams, and Jones with varied margins.
Former Mississippi governor R C Powers, one of five living to have led the state, passed through Jackson returning to San Francisco from Shuqualak, carrying the remains of his mother Lucy A Powers. Born in Ohio and educated in New York, Powers served briefly as lieutenant governor and then governor during Reconstruction before moving to California.
Whites J. T. Douglass and Miss G. A. Smith Walter Linton and Miss Nanpie Case J. Myers and Mrs 5. M. Flowers E. L Upton and Miss Sallie Farr W S Ubn and Mire Basie Mc Cormink Elina Bryant Sarah Randle Willis Johnson and Mary Henry Tonton Minerva Wi
At a regular meeting of Brook haven Lodge No. 24 A M held at the Masonic Temple on Monday night the following officers were elected for the ensuing Masonic year D Lanier W W I Gous W M Max Lowenthal J W C E Gratton secretary AA Tite transnir er ft Ay Fouby SO R D 1 et age b P Jones 8 ee a aniert Sine ee
In the circuit court three of the Smith brothers and Andrew Gill pleaded guilty to Henry List’s murder from November 1908. Sam Posey pled guilty to whitecapping and was convicted of highway robbery. The grand jury remains in session with indefinite adjournment. The court reported several cases including Nations, Johnson, McNulty, Posey, and Herring, with sentences or continuances noted. Local social items mention a bridal trip and visits.
Fragmentary charter text references the Inez Hotel and Café with names Hasina Soherek and others and mentions a surrounding area. The readable portions indicate incorporation details and property interests but lack complete sentences or clear actions.
A Times-Democrat commentary credits Lincoln county for enforcing law through thorough state prosecution of white cappers. It argues federal intervention was unnecessary as Alabama judge Thomas Jones overestimated state courts and the Lincoln County court proved federal jurisdiction unwarranted. The piece warns leniency fails against persistent crime and praises Governor and officials for decisive action.
In Chicago at 8724 Michigan avenue eight year old Lolita ran and danced for the first time after treatment by Dr Adolph Lorenz. She arrived with her mother and is pronounced cured of congenital hip dislocation. Armour family notes her improvement and return home after a long journey.
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