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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1905
Page
2
A fragment from The Leader notes tin recovery from scrap, light speed tests, Astor wealth growth, San Francisco shoplifting, Kaiser's praise for a German son, inkstands for Vice President Fairbanks, the origin of tip, Chicago rail dominance, Austria’s chimney tax, German and European surname rankings, a New York Cancer Laboratory mice grant, a South African diamond find weighing 8024 carats, and Griffen's ink thumbprint security scheme.
An overseas dispatch reports Vice Admiral Rozestvensky may resign due to a nervous breakdown from kidney trouble. He is said to have telegraphed the emperor and been in poor health since delaying voyage, with rumors of a Russian fleet plan and Togo's Japanese position south of Formosa. Naval authorities suspect a strategic move as the Baltic commanders order preparations for a possible Far East voyage by June 14, while observers note parading fleets and uncertain prospects for Vladivostok engagements.
The Northers and Southern Wings of the Baptists form a permanent general convention in North America. Dr Edward Judson moved adoption of the constitution with Dr William B Hatcher seconding. The audience rose and sang All Hail the Power of Jesus Name as the 3000 gathered celebrated. Dr A Ford, 89, a Confederate congress survivor, spoke on the constitution. Next convention set for 1896 with triennial meetings thereafter.
Rev Dr Cushing of Rangoon Burma India collapsed on the Baptist convention stage in St Louis as it neared adjournment on May 18. Attendants and pastors prayed as an ambulance arrived. doctors could not revive him. The incident occurred during the closing moments of the gathering. The event drew clergy from Burmah and St Louis to mourn a respected university president.
In Paris on May 17 Gen Porter the retiring American ambassador was feted at a farewell banquet noted for its lavish appointments and high-profile guests. The diplomatic corps was well represented and the American guests numbered in the hundreds, including Henry Watterson J Pierpont Morgan and President Dalliba of the American chamber of commerce who acted as presiding officer.
A hostile fleet led by Rear Admiral Francis W. Dickens will attempt to force an entrance to Chesapeake Bay and attack Washington and Baltimore next month. Defenses of the capital will be thoroughly tested for the first time since the Civil War, with changes expected to fortifications along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.
Johann Hoch, nicknamed the Modern Bluebeard, was found guilty of murdering his wife Marie Welcker Hoch and sentenced to death by a Chicago jury. The verdict came on the first ballot after a brief deliberation, with Hoch displaying a stunned reaction in court.
Joplin May 20 police now believe John B Guinn who was found dead in his office with a head wound may have been murdered rather than die by his own hand. No powder burns and bullet trajectory suggest foul play. A quarrel with another prominent Joplin man Thursday is alleged.
Bradstreet reports weather as a leading complaint this week while skies clear and optimism returns for late summer trade. Cold and rain slow corn and cotton planting, lift some grain, pork and cotton prices, and iron trade shows less activity. Kuropatkin leaves the front for Crimea to recuperate.
Somerville New Jersey May 2 After expert testimony supporting a double personality theory the defense asked to retract the not guilty plea and enter murder in the second degree. George H Wood was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Mississippi State Auditor T M Henry spoke on Some Facts of Industrial Mississippi to Greenville citizens, state press association members, and visiting homeseekers from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin led by Capt Merry. He cited 1900 1903 assessments including Realty 131 615 821 Personalty 57 400 338 Railroads etc 27 049 788 total 215 765 947 and described growing banking expansion with state and national banks rising from 33 banks in 1888 to 221 state and national banks totals and deposits, arguing industrial progress and exemptions granted to 38 manufacturing concerns illustrate prosperity.
The Mississippi quarterly report shows Southern Railway total receipts of 198171.02 with expenses 175009.15 and net revenue 9810.93. Memphis & Charleston reports 67419.15 receipts, 37800.48 expenses, net 14788.53. Western Union Mississippi local and through business total 36985.29 with 32335.41 expenses and 4649.99 net. Louisville & Nashville records 277076.71 receipts, 160062.66 expenses, net 117614.08 and net after fixed charges 65587.28. The piece also notes tobacco farming for prisoners and a trained broadhound purchased for the penitentiary, plus various local curiosities and administrative items including seal impressions from the Confederacy, rural free delivery growth, and shifting cotton and vegetable markets.
A fragmented discussion mixes a tale of choosing workers by their overalls with an Albany Times Union clippit on women’s wages, a testimonial for Dodd's Kidney Pills, and travel colony notices. It highlights domestic work, health remedies, and settlement ads for Kansas City Southern Railway lands in Arkansas and Louisiana, with quotes on summer wardrobes and learning from others' errors.
Mrs G W Fook of Salisbury Maryland wife of Sheriff G W Fooks cites eight years of kidney troubles including fatigue breathlessness and bloating. After three days of Dean's Kidney Pills the back ache faded and she was cured. Ad promotes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents at all dealers.
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A historic note praises Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted cure for menstrual and female health troubles. The letter claims broad endorsement and urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice, warning against other medicines and stressing proven results and safety.
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