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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1887

Page

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Lincoln County Miss plan for new settlers and homes

The Leap offers a concise portrait of Lincoln County Mississippi outlining its boundaries, population growth, economy, and resources. It highlights the county’s white majority, cotton and tobacco prospects, jute culture, dairy, fruit farming, timber industry with many saw mills, and fertile, well watered land suitable for diversified crops. Brookhaven hosts Whitworth Female College. The article promotes lands for sale at affordable prices and notes favorable climate and schooling.

Prochinia Lincoln County C. Meneses Pioneer F. Parsons Montgomery Station Lincoln Pererton Japan Carolinas Georgia Brookhaven Whitworth Female College United States Gulf of Mexico Bealis

Brookhaven Miss and Its Wealth of Local Prospects

Brookhaven Mississippi sits on the Illinois Central line 124 miles north of New Orleans and 55 miles south of Jackson, with 600 feet elevation and a thriving business district. The city hosts twenty five mercantile houses, mills, rail depots, churches, schools, and active fire and police services, boasting a growing population around 2,000 plus manufacturing town Wesson nearby. It highlights health, culture, notable residents, and ambitious rail connections, projecting Brookhaven as a welcoming permanent home for newcomers.

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Phosphate finds and drift of fortunes across the South

Reports from Alabama and surrounding states detail geologist notes on phosphate beds outweighing coal and iron in value, growth in silk culture in Mississippi, and a Tennessee factory turning gumwood plates for 89,000 daily. News touches on banks, moonshining, murders tied to prohibition, and local political shifts.

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Destructive Wind Storm Hits Ohio and Pennsylvania Towns

A severe wind storm swept across Ohio and Pennsylvania on Feb. 12, damaging buildings, unroofing houses, and causing multiple fatalities. Reports from Akron, Louisville, Worcester, Tyrone, Greensburg, and Wellsburg detail ruined chimneys, collapsed structures, and extensive property losses. Estimated damages run into thousands of dollars with disrupted travel and flooded waterways.

Obie Pennsylvania Aunon Akron Zeiberiing Weat Richield Jacob Hildebrand Cuyaboge Boston Cleveland Pittancran Ohio Louisville Catholic Church Wooster M. K. Hard Pirresonom Tyrone Pirrasunen Greensburg New Lutheran Church Court House Sisters of Charity Etaina Wellsburg Chemung River

Narrow Escape as Bridge Collapses on Express Train

A night express on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh line traversed a flooded bridge near Cleveland yesterday. The iron structure failed under the engine after a sudden shock, sending cars into a ditch but with no deaths. Only one passenger and a brakeman escaped from the smoking car, climbing out unharmed. The train’s cautious speed avoided a veritable disaster.

Clevelan Feb Cleveland & Pittsburgh Cty Limita Union Depot Bridge No

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