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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1899
Page
2
The article notes arrangements for a Veorswela factory by American capitalists and mentions Gy Monroe Roos and Ida Temperance at Florence, with uncertainty about which party will oversee it. It covers diverse items from telegraphy advances to New Zealand intoxication photography laws and global submarine telegraph systems.
A compact review from Washington to foreign lands covers a two week Supreme Court recess. Reports claim Porto Rico remains quiet while U S plans and treaties advance. Notable items include tax and revenue notes, naval treaty ratifications, Dewey day official recognition, cargo and stock figures, and multiple local tragedies and incidents across major cities and states.
Texarkana Arkansas reports in the past 44 hours a large number of Black residents have been killed by white mobs across Little River county. Seven confirmed dead including General Duckett and others. victims hung from trees and one body weighted and dumped in a creek. Additional lynchings reported near Silver City and across the Red River in New Boston.》
Indianapolis March 24 rev. Mount after a consultation with the authorities refused the parole for Mrs Augusta Schmidt. The parole was revoked and she remains in prison. The prisoner had proclaimed innocence amid public comments about the conviction.
Chicago March 23 government court of Inquiry heard two witnesses Dr Nicholas Sean and Col A W Cortien dispute canned roast beef in army rations saying preservatives were dangerous and some illnesses traced to canned beef. Other witnesses described experiments at stockyards and taste tests while officers reported mixed reactions but no illnesses linked to the beef.
London reports Germany seeks amicable Samoa talks while reserving rights under the treaty and US negotiations continue over Chief Justice Chambers. Indiana parole rejects murder convict August Schmidt who protests innocence. Secretary of War Myer travels to Cuba for conditions study and possible Havana stay. A Cleveland fire destroys two plants with fatalities. A Kansas man sentenced to death after hatchet murder. Hughes to command Visayan army division in Manila.
London reports from Vienna that M. Michael Munkacsy, the renowned Hungarian painter once said to be dying, is much better. A Washington dispatch to the World notes Apostolic Delegate Martinelli’s belief that the pope’s extreme age suggests death may not be far off. Harrisburg reports Gov Stone approving a resolution for a May 5 Dewey day holiday.
New York dispatch reports the Manila address by the American commission conveying the president’s aims for Filipino self-government. It pledges US obligations, favors a central military authority with eventual civil rule, and invites insurgents to disarm and trust the new government.
Francesco Valencia insurgent governor of Cavite fled into American lines on Thursday and met General Otis in Manila. He provided intelligence on insurgent forces and recounted alleged Aguinaldo cruelty to natives to sustain the rebellion. Valencia estimates 200 to 1,000 insurgents with Mausers between Manila and Malolos, with Aguinaldo’s main fort at Malolos. He asserts morale shifts as natives tire of war and fear death and orders from Aguinaldo. He predicts insurgent gains if Americans withdraw support, and says peace would come only on absolute independence terms.
Southern Gleanings reports an experimental cotton monkey labor in Mississippi with Mangum at Vicksburg training four monkeys weighing around 11 pounds for males and 9 pounds for females to pick cotton. It also covers Gen Gordon's Confederate Reunion rules, notable deaths, political moves, and regional notices across the South including Kentucky and Arkansas.
A fragmented OCR piece notes Vertis at the Avette with vague references to a Sweet Young Thine and a card about a phone, lent, and area tutoring. Multiple garbled phrases obscure clear facts about people, places, or dates. The readable bits suggest a local scene or social note without a coherent event.
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