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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1898
Page
2
A collage of early news items and opinions discusses aerial and electrical advances, rail and industry developments, population figures, and political remarks. Topics touch on coastlines of nations, Indian affairs, sugar beet profitability, and the evolving use of electricity in railways and weaponry.
A condensed survey from Washington and the East recounts senate debates on Cuba belligerency and Spain’s war end date, amid Alabama contested elections. Reports cover troop deployments, a Dupuy de Lome note recall, court actions, fires in Pittsburgh, and a flurry of deaths and incidents across the nation and abroad.
Condensed telegrams report a Cuban expedition leaving Tampa with rifles dynamite and ammunition, hunger case in Nashville, church violence in Georgia, masked robbers in Paducah, Erie railway dash, a knife pistol duel in Louisville, Asia Minor devastation, Mexican murder and American jailings in Tepachi, Klondike invasion plot, and a Brooklyn wife killing her stepson and attempting suicide.
An article extols the beauty and variety of European women hands. It highlights the smallest American hands, notes Austrian Spanish French and German differences, and praises specific figures such as the Duchesse de Mouche Vicomtesse de Gallard Archduchess Elizabeth Archduchess Maria Theresa and Duchess de Morpy.
The Touring Club of France has 40 000 members and The American Cyclist lists cyclists over age limits with addresses. The oldest is Cursar Ler of Louisiana, a Black man who learned to rise in 20 minutes. Five Russian factories produce bicycles in St Petersburg Moscow Warsaw and Riga with wheels priced from one ruble a day.
At the convention the Foraker and Hanna factions clashed over resolutions while attempting to bridge farm policy gaps. The Cuban resolution urged prompt Senate approval and presidential action. The League of American Wheelmen discussed amendments, a $40,000 Turkish indemnity win, and six day racing rules with rest requirements.
A Bradstreet report notes renewed activity and confidence in the iron and steel markets, with rapid advances in several crude pig iron and steel grades and a rising raw cotton price. Distributive trade improves in the central west and south, while dry goods trade lags in the east.
In Butler county Pennsylvania on February 13 Judge Bullington upheld the actions of Attorneys Seandrett Wording and Detective Bendel in the Van der Ahe habeas corpus case. Von der Ahe is ordered delivered to the sheriff of Allegheny County to face a 2500 judgment or face arrest in Missouri.
The account describes a wife who, chained to her husband as he slept, used a rope to hang herself after threats and violence. The rope tightened and she died in convulsions within a foot of her husband’s grasp, while he screamed for help.
The session features tense votes on military funding and education budgets. Lawmakers clash over amendments to supply the state guard, public schools, and hospitals while committees revisit tax and public works measures.
A 13 year old boy Frank Murphy disappeared from 7012 Marquette Ave St Louis Mo since Sept 5. He is slim with dark hair brown eyes a small scar on the lower right eyelid and a freckled nose. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact 7012 Marquette or 224 Walnut St St Louis. The plea notes his mother is ill and he should return home for money.
The session discusses a 13 mill levy with 7 and Ot amendments proposing bonds and borrowing limits. Legislative actions include passage of road improvement provisions and tax provisions on cotton while debates on the governor's borrowing authority continue. The Senate weighs tax and bond options amid strong discussion.
A woman saved a drowning baby at a northern lake after hearing cries from a pier. She leaped into the water, found the child floating and delivered it to shore safely, earning praise from locals for a brave deed.
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