06 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1898
Page
1
The Honorable Pat Henry of Orange County seeks reelection to Congress in the Recentis District, running under the Democratic party banner subject to party action.
The Port Gibson Reveille expands with local notes from Mississippi including court actions, postmaster appointment at Monticello, church dedications at Knoxville, and marriages such as Prof. Dickey and Miss Pallas Kirkland Johnson in Lexington. Local incidents include a Methodist minister’s theft, a fire at J. M. Bush’s residence, and a wind storm near China Grove. Political items cover Populist convention at Ackerman and Will Purvis pardon petition amid broader state affairs.
Major R W Millsaps rises as Mississippi citizen to save the Industrial Institute and College for white girls with a 25000 loan. The board and trustees press for court approval while Governor’s veto threats loom. President-elect A A Kincannon to take the helm, with staff retained and new telegraphy and stenography chief Emma Power appointed.
Advertised remedy Scott's Emulsion claims to nourish delicate infants and frail children when food fails. The ad asserts that 15 to 20 drops given in a bottle several times daily boosts growth and vigor year round, urging doctors' approval and noting usefulness for larger children as well.
Camp Chickamauga report from Chickamauga Park Georgia on July 3 notes Mississippi troops endure vaccination and sickness but remain in good health. pay days and 2 million Uncle Sam dollars bring relief while 27 regiments may move soon. mood is hopeful, with troops drilled and praised for dress parades and band unity.
A Mississippi town witnessed a mob focused scare as Governor McLaurin commuted Silas Davin’s death. reactions rage over executive clemency, juries, and law. The piece critiques vacillating justice, calls for electoral responsibility, and notes public petitions and criminal proceedings bearing on future commissions.
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