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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1904
Page
2
Authorized notices name candidates for City Marshal and City Treasurer in Brookhaven. Also comments on political figures, university leadership changes, a two headed baby in Cairo, and various local anecdotes and quotes from newspapers, reflecting mixed era topics and social commentary.
The State exposes a secret Whitecap oath in Lincoln County forbidding jurors to indict or convict whitecap members. Death for revealing secrets. Many prominent citizens reportedly joined last year or soon after organization began. State plans to challenge implicated jurors and may hold a special term to handle whitecap cases.
The Jackson Evening News withholds full support for Bryan in 1896 and 1900, arguing he should quit the Democratic party or align with a Populist faction. It mocks his stance while praising a rival path, noting that if Bryan left the party, Parker and Davis would not win more states than Palmer and Buckner did in 1890. The piece blames factional struggles and calls out traitorous behavior within the party.
A speaker endorses Parker and criticizes Roosevelt on race, war, money, trusts, labor, and arbitration. He cites four reasons for supporting Parker with emphasis on peace, anti-trust stance, and monetary policy, while noting limits of Democratic gains under Wall Street influence. The text critiques Parker’s platform as ambiguous on labor and tariffs and questions his ability to counter Roosevelt’s policies.
The fragment discusses organizing efforts within the Democratic and Republican parties to promote progressive policy and Democratic relief from Democratic control. It mentions intended campaigns to influence support and create an efficient political mechanism, with doubts about timing and outcomes.
The Jackson News reports local resolve against whitecaps and predicts convictions at the Lincoln County court term. Authorities work in harmony to gather evidence, aiming to challenge prejudice. The paper notes whitecaps remain rare in this state outside a South Mississippi area and deny broader representation.
The community mourns Mrs Callie Henry wife of Patrick Henry a respected longtime resident of Re community who died after years of illness. She was formerly Miss Mpc Storey of near Polkville Smith County and is survived by her husband and children including Mrs ee ery er of Meed Jackson W Ay eye of Yazoo City and Mrs ontgones of fue wood. The Leader extends condolences to the grieving husband and children.
The Yazoo Herald relays a curious tale about cocoa grass piercing through rock and tar. The Fayette Chronicle notes Miss Kate Power touring the state for photo essays and writes on Mississippi growth, housing, and industry. Reports cover public health smallpox cases, a derailment in Jackson, a fatality in Port Gibson, local crime pardons, banking leadership shifts, kidnapping confusion, and a rising personal tax roll with 1904 valuations.
Bryan remains the dominant figure of the Democratic party as shown by the St Louis convention. He led the push against a gold plank, routing Hill and Daniels in committee on resolutions and defeating Parker’s gold champions 35 to 15, shaping the platform and signaling his unrivaled influence.
In a Times-Democrat discussion, scholars dispute the authorship of a Confederate-era poem titled Maryland Maryland. The debate centers on Lamar Fontaine versus William Keppel, with footnotes misattributing lines to others and questions raised about source accuracy in War Songs and Poems of the Southern Confederacy.
The Greater Mississippi Association releases its second truck farming bulletin with stories of Moss Point yams yielding over 600 bushels per acre worth 306 dollars per acre. Canton spinich nets range from 3 000 to 10 000 dollars, Yazoo City figures include 5 000 fig trees, Laurel reports 6 025.75 gross and 3 359.06 net, West Point orchard capitalized at 40 000 with projected 15 000 this year. Greenwood brickmasons earn 50 to 75 cents per hour amid dense work.
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