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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
2
The Leader lists subscription terms with payment in advance for a full year. Prices are shown for annual delivery, encouraging prepaid renewals and outlining the standard rate structure for readers.
The item outlines a limited period offer for The Leapen and The Lender duo, with discounted year rates and multi-paper bundles for subscribers in Lincoln county. It also reports on a milk fault in Atlantia, actor Sol Smith Russell’s condition, Lt. Brumby’s funeral, and a string of political and industrial notes from the South including new cotton mills in several towns, Virginia to Alabama.
The text compares losses from various Civil War battles and units, noting high casualties and mourning in Scotland and the United States. It references Highland Brigade, Gettysburg, Magersfontein, Karsdale’s Mississippi Brigade, and other units with lists of officers killed or wounded. It comments on the war’s human cost and national sorrow.
The New Orleans States records Congressman Williams urging in jest that the House introduce revised resolutions attacking the war. He calls for impeachment of the president for blood shed and treasure wasted in a fruitless war, aimed at hindering jingoistic aims and sparking debate on conduct and policy.
A stark and sensational column reflects on obituaries and praise of the dead, contrasting hypocritical praise with harsh indictments. It recounts violent events including a bloody shooting at Lindell where white merchants were wounded by two Black assailants and lawmen pursued them, with evolving suspicions of a mob justice outcome. The piece blends moral critique with an account of the shootout and subsequent pursuit.
Judge W P Stevens pledges to halt liquor sales in dry counties with evidence for juries. He warns penalties will rise to enforce a crackdown. Reports cite Lexington Advertiser and Jackson News on strict measures and possible penitentiary offense to shut down bootlegging. The People's Party seeks convention timing under the Omaha agreement ahead of old party meetings.
A wide array of items from Mississippi includes legislative notes and local events. Raymond plans a new depots rail line, Millsaps College opens its term, and Wesson christians urge church attendance. Reports cover a fatal Woods near Terry, Alcorn land sale, Natchez mills wage strike, and a jailhouse lynching fallout in Choctaw county.
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