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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1891
Page
2
Fragmentary notice appears to be a literary piece or local feature with names such as Ruth, Wratten, Preece Lacie Poetity and street references, suggesting a mixed or garbled text from a local column. No clear event date or location is discernible.
The text cites U.S. Supreme Court rulings on license power and public health, arguing government cannot abdicate duty to protect citizens. It notes concerns that alcohol sales affect health, safety, crime, and poverty, quoting decisions from California ex rel Christianson and Kentucky cases.
A collage of notes reports church funding, trial updates, fires and losses, frictions over lodge membership, and voter registration. It highlights Prohibition stances, local appointments, railroad plans, and governors buried in Jackson. It also praises K W Darfey and Bob Dorfer as premier Jackson providers.
A Mississippi paper rails at Democratic Alliance leaders over a anti silver letter from President Cleveland. It argues Cleveland stands for his convictions, warns Alliance followers to think for themselves, and notes editorial ignorance about the Constitution. It also mentions Gen Sherman and Admiral Porter, calls for reconciliation between North and South, and cites Harrison county disfranchisement under the new Constitution.
John Marshall Stone praised for noble governorship in The Greenwood Enterprise. Drummer Eene Ste. Ben Wilson found dead in Jackson hotel from morphine overdose. burial in Brookhaven. brother of Jacob Wilson. Editorial notes caution on constitutional amendments, urging fair trial of new Constitution. Mississippi A and M College trustees allocate 25000 for a mechanical building. plans for Young Men’s Christian Association and society halls advance college facilities. Dr A M Lawrence of Caledonia encloses five dollars with three subscribers for Snapga.
An 1890 Yazoo Circuit ruling held a contractor may hire a former employee without violation after the man quit Wallace. Judge Chrisman ruled knowledge of a contract does not bar subsequent hire if no employment inducement existed. Also notes Pa author Heffner’s large brood, university telescope plans, and political quips.
Opinion piece arguing politics should be studied as a science and moral duty not party warfare. It cites Washington Jefferson and Jackson warnings against party spirit, urges Americans to vote by conscience, free of bosses, to elevate republican virtue and honest statesmanship.
A century old letter from ex president Cleveland criticizing the free coinage of silver shakes Democratic support. It unsettles plans for Cleveland’s candidacy by steering the party toward gold and prompting calls for a new leader. The silver issue divides the party and complicates the path to the presidency.
In Clinton this week Dr and Mrs Hillman unveil Adelia Hall the new Central Female Institute building nearing completion. The four story brick structure includes a chapel assembly hall dormitories and art and science spaces with a gym attic and full heating system. designed to house 300 pupils and to be deeded to Mississippi Baptists.
A Mississippi newspaper commentary argues about the new Constitution affecting voter qualification and licensing. It cites section 284 preserving current officials until terms end and clarifies tax payment rules for voting eligibility, countering claims of a legal vacuum or self-help by saloon interests.
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