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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
3
Prostrating colds linger as town vendors pitch wholesale pecans, fruit, rice polish, hog and cattle prices, horse sales, and hardware deals. Local families plan gatherings, and Christmas scenes spark misprints and community chatter across Brookhaven.
Roosevelt nominates J E B Stuart of Newport News to be United States marshal for the eastern district of Virginia. The article notes Stuart as son of the Confederate commander at Yellow Tavern and mentions other southern figures while quoting a Virginia lawmaker on presidential regard for the South. Also appears are advertisements and a court order announcing a two week Lincoln county circuit court term starting January 8 1905.
A cluster of items includes health cures such as One Minute Cough Cure and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sold by Price Drug Co, a World’s Fair medal notice noting Mississippi winning two golds plus silver and bronze awards, and a report of a 250 pound monster wild hog killed near Weathersby with tusk and hoof details.
The Lincoln county court system sent young white cap men to convict farms in the delta after a proscribed holiday stay at Brookhaven. The move, though harsh, reflects firm community and law enforcement sentiment. Governor’s potential pardon risks a backlash from law-abiding citizens. Paralysis testimony endorses Ballard’s Snow Liniment for various ailments.
The official canvass of the November 8 presidential electors was announced revealing Roosevelt 7,627, Lincoln Parker 5,080,054 Debs 391,857 Swallow 260,303 and others. Roosevelt led Parker by 2,547,578 with a national total of 13,508,496 votes, down from 13,968,574 in 1900.
A sprawling historic notice item lists post office address changes and subscribers. It notes a ninth district judgeship race including Judge Anderson, Marge Dabney, and H. M. Shelton, with governor review next week. Also includes a West Virginia Reform School cough remedy endorsement for Honey and Tar, and various charter approvals with capital stocks and company names in multiple towns.
Dr John L Johnson retires from Hillman College Clinton ten miles west of Jackson sells to son Prof John L Johnson Jr and Dr W T Lowrey Mississippi College co founder to pursue co education plans Hillman and Mississippi College to receive extensive improvements and $100000 endowment raise for Mississippi College. Foley's Honey and Tar praised for croup relief priced by Price Drug Co.
The Law and Order League of Lincoln County aided by Pinkerton detectives has uncovered corruption. Several leading white seaps pleaded guilty to murder and offenses. some officials are under indictment. Credit is given from Governor Vardaman down for justice in the state. The Magnolia News notes the effort and results.
Brookhaven branch of the International Sunshine Society outlines its work aiding blind children in New York City, including donations from Mr Warnock and Mrs Redding. They distribute literature to rural schools, plan a doll fair, and report thanks from New York headquarters while noting holiday gifts and regular meetings. Individual donations and local events are described alongside community reports from Tracey Dockery and Mrs Emil Cohn.
The World reports state totals and regional disparities in early 20th century elections. Georgia counts 25 336 for Roosevelt 23 490 for Watson and Parker 8 831. Mississippi 65 000 for Roosevelt. California leads with a 125 000 Roosevelt majority. Alabama and Minnesota show varied totals. Prohibitionist Dr Swallow gains 248 000, boosting party rank to fourth. Mississippi teachers' pay case appears amid broad rural turnout.
A White Water State prison inmate was released today and placed on the afternoon train home to Brookhaven after receiving ten dollars and civilian clothes from the warden. The inmate, a Wilkinson woman, had been imprisoned from Lincoln County for life forinfantide, killing her two children. A large petition urged release, arguing puerperal fever affected her at the time. A New York capitalist plans a railroad from New Orleans to Neshoba.
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