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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1897

Page

3

Death of Isham G Harris and funeral plans across the South

Memphis and Washington mourn the death of Isham G Harris a longtime U S senator born February 10 1814 in Crawford County Tennessee. He died after a long illness and will be honored with a senate funeral and interment at Elmwood Cemetery Memphis. Harris served in Congress from 1848 and chaired the District of Columbia and finance committees and helped create the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Wilson Gorman tariff act.

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Senator Harris of Tennessee Dies After Long Career

An obituary recalls Senator Harris of Tennessee, his early start in Congress in 1831, famed 1882 debt debates, and a storied political life marked by a notable rock-splitting quote. Funeral plans and the bittersweet reflection on his public service are noted for Washington and Tennessee readers.

Nashville Tennessee Bate Harris Senate Howell KE. Jackson Fussell Jackson G. W. Marks Erin Trenton General Assembly She Saeato Gromt Pith Momene Pepeia Napoleon Austerlis

Congress Faces Standing Rule Parsing and Pension Delays

The article discusses a dispute over House procedures under standing rules that delay bill consideration without unanimous consent. It notes Speaker Teed’s reluctance to appoint committees for the Fifty-Fifth Congress and describes how pensions for veterans are blocked by lacking committee support, with a December deadline looming for action.

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Planets and Constellations Parade for Electra Pageant

A description outlines Electra Goddess of Light leading a grand electric parade titled Planets and Constellations. Float sequence includes Mercury Argo Jupiter Saturn Venus and more with electric lights, telescopes, wings, and solar motifs.

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Postage Stamps Auction and Catalog Valuation Outlined

The article notes stamps catalogued at four times their value and offers $20 cash for $131.08 worth. Honolulu authorities destroyed large quantities of Hawaiian stamps to curb market risk. The Friedmuseum in Vienna, a focal point for collectors, may be given up after 15 years of operation, sparking interest from wealthier collectors in the U.S. and Europe awaiting premier lots.

Sbront and Yiniting Philateliste Europe

Home Wrinkes And Odd Life Observations

A collection of brief home tips and wry quips from the Chicago Record and Atchison Globe. From reviving stale bread by warm wrapping to cooling a hot room with a damp sheet, odd mends for ripped gloves, chimney glass cleaning, and antique stamps from Basel 1850. A string of humorous remarks on marriage and talkativity ends the item.

Chicago

British Jubilee Stamps Sparked by History and Haste

A pastiche note recalls Britain's reluctance to issue jubilee stamps this year and laughs at early stamp social snobbery. It records pre stamp era handovers at the post office, cresting etiquette, and the shift to perforated United States issues around 1851, with old stamps traded or sold to clear stock as new designs emerged.

United States Stampa

World and Time Woven Through Fragmented Voices

Fragmented OCR narrative blends cosmic distance and ancient images with a newspaper style aside on tobacco and a comic exchange. It references Earth’s size and motion, a dramatic line about annihilation, and a modern quip about a wife’s spirit speaking.

Moedium Ry Jones

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