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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
3
Fragmentary 1899 evening records mention Hyooktaven and Brookhaven officials, clerks, and meeting notes. Names and places appear jumbled with references to districts, presidents, and committees, conveying a sparse public meeting agenda with uncertain outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR listing city wards and names with unclear places and roles. Ends mentioning Ward 1 and a Tuesday/Thursday style evening reference, lacking coherent details or dates.
A jumble of items from Moreton & Co and local merchants, including gun ads and new instruments. Highlights include Robert Leary’s illness, Christmas specials, planned student entertainments at Whitworth, visits by Katy Hill and Miss Whitworth students, and a near coal oil stove incident at R T Scherek.
Horace and Pearly Wallace were jailed in Franklin County on a murder charge after farmer William Chisholm was fatally shot on his gallery near Veto. Chisholm allegedly identified a Wallace caller before dawn, and the brothers were said to have discussed a horse trade dispute prior to the shooting. They traveled to Brookhaven seeking counsel, then surrendered to Sheriff Applewhite upon learning of a possible lynching. Local residents fear retribution as authorities pursue the case.
Excerpt from a Mississippi era exhortation urging young people to seize new regional opportunities. It argues railroads, industry, and education create rising prospects for youths to become teachers, doctors, clerks, and professionals, and warns against others from outside taking these chances. Also included are memorial notices for Mrs Vince Cowx-Bannen and oblique community notices and local listings.
Lieutenant Thomas M. Bramby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during the Manila campaign, dies in Washington on Sunday. The longtime naval officer served through the Spanish American War era and was known for his service in the Dewey command.
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