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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1902
Page
2
A Chicago burglar suicide, Carnegie anti war stance, fashioning laws on corsets, and notes from Mississippi on prohibition bills, sheriff Harding bravely quells a mob, and university funding shifts. Mentions J M Walsh, Andrew Carnegie, Dr Phillips Marechal, B J Semmes, Caleb Mitchell, and Saint Louis clergy. Also discusses Vicksburg prohibition stance and Southern Farm Gazette tips on corn cobs.
Judge Powell urges Mississippi grand jury to uphold law and order to attract investment, reduce mob violence, and protect life and property. He calls for tighter enforcement of liquor prohibitions, raid clubs aiding gambling, and action against corrupt trusts, with a pledge to build a strong, prosperous state.
A montage from Mississippi towns reports deaths of Mrs Rachel Link and Miss Jessie Bramfi- td. murder trials and burglaries in Raleigh and McComb. lectures in McComb on Organized Labor. postmaster appointments in Crystal Springs and Terry. towns seek factories in Yazoo City. a man tries to murder his wife in Laurel and a court house fire in Sharkey. federal office contemplates Col S B Thomas for Terry post office. The piece notes a range of incidents from baptist church revivals to a sugar factory query and local civic developments across Biloxi Jackson Meridian and other cities.
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