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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1897
Page
2
A wide roll of topics from 1890s life touches taxation, debt, and industry. The piece notes Cuba’s rising debt, New York health concerns, and calls for prison road work, alongside mentions of vast government expenditures and conservation of tobacco and gold reserves amid broader economic shifts.
A digest of late 19th to early 20th century items including legislative votes in Missouri, royal and church affairs in Britain, nominations in Kansas, inventions, and global incidents. Reports cover rail accidents, forestallings, plagues, earthquakes, labor disputes, court actions, and a range of political and cultural notes from America, Europe, and Asia.
Condensed telegrams report the death of Mrs Heuxermann the Duchess in Dublin on the 24th. Also noted are earthquake casualties in Teheran and a call for Chicago aid to the poor. Reports mention a dance mishap in Arkansas a Chinatown murder in San Francisco and other scattered items.
Newspaper notes a long stock law expansion, local marriage tragedy with Miss Hinson, a jail delivery in Tukia, and death of Judge Houston. Also reports an ill fated suit for damages, railroad extension plans, Mississippi farming gains, and calls for manufacturing growth. Includes electorial moves, penitentiary appraisals, and county notices.
A fragment notes organisers asserting the board serves the clothing trade, vowing that price controls must not be tampered with and that each manufacturer should freely conduct his business as he pleases.
Secretary Frenels of the interior department ordered all non citizens on the five civilised tribes rolls or who have not appealed by February 6 to leave. The decree warns intruders will be ousted unceremoniously.
Four men including Jacob Decker John Murphy George Davidson and George Vidt were indicted after a Grand street bank robbery attempt on Thursday They were arraigned pleaded guilty and sent to state prison Vidt became state witness. other details not specified.
A lengthy market report notes curtailment and price movements across staples such as flour, wheat, lard, petroleum, and sugar with mixed demand. It mentions ongoing business embarrassments and a cautious outlook for future profits amid stabilizing consumer demand and producer prices. In political news, the Ohio Senate race draws attention to a possible senior seat with a strong drift toward appointing Mark Hanna to replace Sherman, while a special legislative session is unlikely.
New York Jan 2 Lieut Hugh D Wise Ninth Infantry U S A on Governor's Island has studied kites for six months as aerial lifting and guiding surfaces for warfare He was raised 43 feet with four kites generating about 400 pounds of lift to scout officers quarters and the bay area along with other notes on public figures and rail policies.
The United States maintains 28 scientific bureaus with 5225 staff and nearly 85 million dollars in annual appropriations. Officials urge creation of a Department of Science to unify efforts and end fragmented oversight across independent bureaus.
An OCR fragment mentions a named doctor and a location but lacks clear date or event details. It references a medical setting and a potential issue around nerve or health treatment, with no definitive outcome or action stated.
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