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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
1
A chaotic dispatch notes King Milan divorce rumors, a German claimant, Toronto arrests, U S marshal casualties, and an Irwin Gardner case. It covers patent refusals, a New Orleans printing raid, Republican convention costs, a fatal driving case, Parisian and Boston views, grasshopper pests in Minnesota, a Rome vessel incident, and yearly patent and land figures plus crop forecasts for apples and peaches across states.
The session featured stalemates and votes on conference reports for the Agricultural Appropriation bill and other measures. Amendments moved on postal rates and seeds, with adjournment set after a long day of bills and conferred reports. Personal and political items noted cabinet protests, nominations, and regional updates across the nation.
A blast at the A. & J. Groot tannery on River avenue Allegheny City caused heavy damage and injured at least six workers, three critically. Engineer Wetzel was hurled from the roof and others suffered burns and injuries as debris struck buildings and a rail line nearby. Fire followed but was soon controlled.
Ex et's Weekly Review of Trade notes the Fourth of July stock diversions impacting inventories and business. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Kansas City, Denver see activity. Dallas and other cities show improvements. Crop prospects in Omaha, St Joseph, Louisville, St Louis, Galveston, New Orleans are favorable. New York stock market rises on crop reports amid July disbursements and mood shift. Amalgamated strike figures are overstated. about 17 mills have signed to old wage rates. 1,000 on strike total. U.S. business failures run 40 this week, 4 last week, no week-ago figure. Canada 10. Cumulative U.S. failures since Jan 1 total 5,401 versus 5,244 last year.
Secretary M Mohler reports from nearly every county that spring expectations are realized Wheat acreage overestimated with higher yields toward 17 5 bushels per acre making total about 17 0 000 bushels Corn grows rapidly after rain with some bug damage Oats good in most counties despite chinch bugs Summary shows state wide averages for crops Rainfall abundant in June with minor insect concerns Nanticoke train collision caused by dispatcher error with no fatalities
Delegates gather at the Academy of Music to adopt the St Louis platform, praise Cleveland administration, and back early passage of public land bills. John Winans is nominated for president of the permanent organization, with Hines Whitney and Lambert named as officers. A minority pension report questions veto power while endorsing executive access to records. A 19th century incident in Winslow, Arizona ends with a fatal shooting after a dispute between a fireman and a watchman.
A mosaic of aphorisms and quirky phrases from various voices. It references moralism, happiness, and practical wit, mingling quotes and odd observations about life, business, manners, and language with scattered names and fragments that hint at a broader literary column.
An article extols a poor student who pays her expenses by sewing and offering services to fellow students. It recalls a girl who earned tuition and more by mending gloves and shoes, delivering breakfast, making beds, and other small tasks for cents. The piece praises self-reliance and merit over wealth.
A new coal mining company with a patent for electric mining will establish a plant at Phillipsburg Pennsylvania to mine a ten mile area. The plant will include a central dynamo wires coal cutting lamp and motor attachments for hanging mining cars. Inventors claim the machine will weigh under five hundred pounds and reduce mining costs compared with steam power transmission methods.
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