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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1888

Page

2

Monument to J E B Stuart at Yellow Tavern memory page

A late edition reports a monument dedication to the cavalry chieftain J E B Stuart at the Yellow Tavern site where he fell. Gov Lowry denies abolishing a college claim in an interview. News items discuss elections and Prohibition, with editorials from multiple papers. The Jackson Republican and Greenwood Enterprise are noted for libel matters and local commentary on social dances.

J. EB. Stuart Yellow Tavern Lowry TL. B. Kelle Industrial College

Lowry Uexo- Vation and the Mississippi Political Scene

A fragmentary column from The New Mississippian discusses political endorsements and rivalry in Mississippi. It references Major Harper and a Republican ticket including W. A Tarney and others. It notes tensions between Republicans and the Democratic press, with critique of enforcement and public perception.

New Mississippian Harper Raviomt Ahd W. A Tarney Theolt Republic Sant Ieny

Daniel and Mary J McBride in Mississippi notes

Luck in Daniels and political names appear as the Kansas City Times cites a July date. The Two States reports Osaka payments and railroad freights with seed costs and profits, while Miss Mary J McBride is convicted of arson in Washington for insuring her tea house furniture. J W McFarland is also found guilty. Meridian votes $30,000 in bonds for a public school house project.

Cleveland Maine Daniel Lockwood Daniel Minning Daniel Lamont Daniel Dougherty Daniel Kansas City Times Osaka Mary J. McBride Mississippi Washington City J. W. McFarland McFarland Mississippi Penitentiary Meridian State of Mississippi Lake

Mississippi Temperance Movement Forms State Bureau

The Mississippi temperance effort plans a State Prohibition Bureau with a nine-member Board of Control drawn from major reform groups and the State Prohibition Convention. Meridan hosts the bureau, with officers and a roster of members including A. Thowiin, Wessons Woo Patton, and John A. Lewis. The bureau will fund operations via memberships and donations, aiming to support speakers, literature, and local option campaigns across counties.

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Prohibition Bureau at Merlin and Monticello Court Proceedings

Mississippi Pro bureau outlines aims to publish a prohibition paper, organize statewide enforcement, and admit annual membership. Board of Control of nine to govern affairs. election annual. officers named. Circuit Court convened at Monticello with Judge Mayers and officers in place. docket light in Lawrence County as prohibition county. attorneys from multiple towns attended.

Monticello Mayers Sylvester McLaurin Lee Cannon W. J. Armstrong W. St. Lambert Lawrence Prohibition AH. Longine Jackson R. H. Thompson Cassedy A. C. McNair Brookhaven D. M. Watkins Columbia J. F. N. Uuddleston Williamsburg A. Weathersby Thomas Mangum The Home Bar

Tragedy at Rising Sun Station Ends in Shootout

An armed confrontation at the Rising Sun railroad depot in Carroll County ends with multiple gunshots and deaths. Capt. Whitworth, Ben McCarty, Henry McCarty, Aston, and others are implicated as a ferry dispute erupts into a violent exchange near Matthews and McCarty’s store and the nearby depot. The altercation leaves several wounded and one fatality.

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State WoC and ministerial plans stir Southern unity

An appeal from Mount Meike Snell outlines a forthcoming newspaper led by Mrs. John Wells editor in chief to advance women’s causes, Christian reform, and Southern unity. It calls for press support, exchanges with state papers, and a program of lay and ministerial work with a focus on temperance and moral improvement. The note ends with a pledge to publish information about the paper and a push for cooperation.

Copestoes Peat Dari 1Hn Wells Wann Belle Mount Meike Snell Wierdegrer Atlanta Recorder's Court United States Austas Joan Evane Ats Eli White Spengler Vieksl Coopers Well Ea Lngey Hington Street

Scranton Tenement Push and Prohibition Rant in State News

The state news item covers Scranton seeking tenement housing, Meridian and other towns discussing Prohibition, and multiple local notices. It notes Columbus voting to donate funds to a railroad and mentions various local deaths, legal actions, and business interests across Mississippi towns and cities.

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