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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
2
The notice features J G Spencer announcing his candidacy for Congress in the 18th District, pledging continued Democratic service and urging support from Lincoln County voters. The item reflects local political endorsements, editorials, and snippets on public matters, including community notices and regional events.
Judge Robert Powell delivers a tribute at Copiah county corner stone laying praising Copiah’s heritage and future. He cites Copiah pioneers in cotton manufacturing and scientific farming, urges law and order, and envisions a grand temple of justice as a beacon of progress for Mississippi.
Congress authorizes publishing the Jefferson Bible provoking opposition. The Washington press dispatch notes Jefferson selected NT portions to show the Saviors life and teachings, omitting miracles, with minimal annotations. Critics call the work misinterpreted and emphasize it reflects Jefferson's view rather than a religious text.
Major J J Hood writes a tribute to Dr J B Gambrell of Meridian and Lt Ira Gambrell of the Second Mississippi Regiment. The tale recounts Gambrell’s wartime scouts role, a nursely burial, romance with a nurse from Mrs Ely's circle, and Gambrell’s postwar life as a minister. It links Confederate valor to Mississippi moral progress and notes county election commissioners to be appointed this year by the State board of election commissioners about August.
Dr. W. B. Marrah president of Mill Saps College was chosen as fraternal messenger by the general conference to convey greetings from Southern Methodists to Canada’s general conference meeting in October. Maj. R. W. Millsaps of Jackson was named chairman of the committee to entertain the next general conference and also serves on the book committee.
A compilation of Mississippi notes reports political and social items across Hazlehurst Water Valley Crystal Springs and others. Topics include new school districts and post offices, oil mill growth, flood era infrastructure, local deaths births and birthdays, fire losses, criminal cases and pardons, and upcoming conventions and commissions.
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