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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1905
Page
2
A semi weekly Leader issue presents a moral vignette about a poor mother with many children. A child asks if some of them could die to ease the burden, and the piece centers on the mother’s weariness and a terminally ill girl named Claire Inherny, whose fragile state underscores the family’s struggle and hope for relief.
A petition circulated to Governor Var daman asks for pardons for Lincoln county white cap convicts. Franklin advocates funded lawyers for pen inmates, then back petitions to free them before serving stripes, amid fears of white cap conspiracy indictments and Meadville court access.
Saturday's Magnolia Gazette reports politics and religion, with Timbèr Sqetithar set to meet a Methodist pastor in Natches. It notes the Goodyear railroad and lumber interests in Pike county naming I. G. C. Enochs as general manager, and Fernwood and Gulf R R planning Fourth of July excursions from Summit, Me Comb, and Magnolia with Olympia Band providing music and Magnolia vs Columbia baseball on the program. It records cotton blooms, a boy injured in a printing shop, and band uniforms arriving for a local police display.
An Iowa newspaper urges the press to push state questions during the extra session. Proposes laws to require property sales be advertised in newspapers and mailed notices to buyers, and calls for detectives to close blind tiger dens to enforce liquor laws. Notes Cuban patriot General Maxton Gomes died in Havana.
The general executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association will meet in Memphis at the Gayoso Hotel on June 29 on call of President Harvey Jordan. Secretary Fisher of Mississippi will attend along with state secretaries from other associations. The meeting is to discuss a leak in Bureau statistics uncovered by the association and under federal investigation in Washington. Mississippi members include President Clark Captain R. M. McGehee of Woodville J. McC. Martin of Port Gibson and R. A. Witherspoon of Meridian.
Auditor Henry issued the May 29 financial condition of state banks showing gains over 1904. Deposits and capital increased. Loans rose by nearly 5.83 million with cash up 18 thousand. Aggregate rise about 7.31 million, just over seventeen percent. The piece also notes local commentary on Wesson and a distant reference to international affairs and park improvements.
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A Weston Enterprise recap details the death of Dan Beacham in Rowan pond near Dr. E A Rowland, Old Man Beo Jones nearing recovery, and H B Moore's head injuries from a buggy fall. It notes real estate purchase by W J Finch on Spring Street, fellow craft degrees for local masons, and local civic debates on sidewalk funding and maintenance.
Heart weakness ad promises relief from short breath pain palpitations and fainting with Dr Miles Heart Cure. It strengthens nerves and muscles to ease strain and restore vitality though it cannot create a new heart. Testimonial claims regular heartbeat after use and notes druggists sell it with guarantees.
The charter records the incorporation of Flanders Bar as a corporate body with power to sue and be sued, hold property, and have a common seal. It names UD. C. Joney and others as incorporators and notes the charter’s reference to Mississippi law and the State of Mississipp i.
The charter outlines a broad mercantile scope for Louis Cohn & Brothers including import, wholesale and retail trade, land dealings, and manufacturing interests. It lists founders and roles, naming Louis Cohn and others, and specifies officers such as secretary and treasurer.
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