The Leader Semi-Weekly Published by B. T. Hobbs
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Brookhaven Leader in Brookhaven, Mississippi
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1903
Page
2
Who Shot This Young Man in Jackson Mystery
A young man shot after leaving a Jackson depot on Saturday night is recovering in a hospital. The incident centers on The Mansion on Mill Street, a reputed brothel, with police arresting a drunken shooter. The piece condemns the establishment and calls for enforcing laws and closing the venue. It also notes a Brookhaven connection and mentions a wedding invitation from Miss Bertha Cahn and Mr. Leon Pfeifer in New Orleans.
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Bertha Cahn
Leon Pfeifer
Harmony Club
New Orleans
Leon Cahn
Crescent City
Brookhaven
Pfeifer
Misconstrued Criticism of Millsaps College Role
Editor’s reply defends Millsaps College against misread criticism of a shooting incident involving a seventeen year old. The writer argues colleges and cities share responsibility for student safety, praises Millsaps’ moral tone and vigilant guardianship, and asserts public sentiment should back not condemn educational institutions.
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Jackson
Millsaps
Public Service
Local Officials and Grand Jury Question Action
Citizens demand accountability as local officials and the grand jury face a political challenge. The prompt asks what steps the appointed ministers of the law will take in response, signaling scrutiny and calls for action.
The Incense of Modern Times Blesses Brookhaven Saint
On her 83rd birthday in Brookhaven Mrs. N. Vance set aside the day for service spiritual and charitable. She gathered funds and urged helping orphans, inspiring mothers and hands to support little ones in distant folds. Her example of devotion invites continued gratitude and offerings to orphans’ homes this Thanksgiving month.
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Mary
Brookhaven
Sunday School Day Highlights at Baptist Church Event
Sunday featured a full day of Sunday school work led by Landrum Leavell, the Southern Baptist Convention Board evangelist. He spoke six times, drawing strong attendance from Brookhaven audiences, and the day closed with a packed evening service. Also noted were Congressman Frank A. McLain’s Washington duties and potential re election bid, a brutal murder by a cotton picker in Peres, a circus fatality in McComb, and the death of actor Hap Holbrook from consumption.
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Baptist Church
Landrum Leavell
Southern Baptist Convention Board
Purser
Leavell
Brookhaven
Baptist
Old Man with the Fish Emulsion Card Promotes Strength
A decades long traveling figure promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as a healthy tonic for all ages. The ad claims benefits for consumptives, sickly children, and the elderly, noting improved flesh, blood, and vitality with a price of one dollar at druggists.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Snc
Yazoo City cotton sales boost regional market image
The Yazoo Sentinel reports on E. W. Brister of Redmonville selling 92 bales at 15 to 16.5 cents and 12 bales at 15 cents, all yellow bloom variety from the Big Black plantation. He notes prolific yield per acre and compares bottom land cotton to regional South varieties, citing European buyer interest in Big Black river valley cotton.
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Yazoo Sentinel
Yazoo City
Sentinel
E. W. Brisster
Redmonville
Brister
Big Black River
Europe
Big Black —River
Times-Democrat
Local Notes Highlight Brightening South Town Face
Mrs Kocks residence shows fresh paint enhancing the south end. Bro Hemby from the Baptist church delivered an engaging sermon last Sunday. Mr P A Wootton is recovering from a sudden illness. Edna Converse and Ford of New Orleans visited Mr and Mrs Scott Sunday and returned there Sunday night for school Monday. Mrs T L McGehee and her son Henry took a quick trip to Brookhaven Friday. Miss Louise McRaney visited Jackson Friday. Many attended the Robinson Show at McComb, with Drs F H Thompson Hewitt and others named among the sightseers. Harvey Brent and Dr Walter Brent visited their father John Brent last Sunday. John Meyers plans to live here again soon. Hut McMahon and Jim Albritton also traveled to Jackson Sunday. Miss Virgie Marshall was there Tuesday for music and elocution class.
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T. L. McGehee
Henry
Brookhaven
Louise MccRaney
Jackson
McComb
F. H. Thompson
Hewitt
Messrs
R. L. Brent
Tom McEnpeely
Coney
Jim Albritton
Harvey Brent
Walter Brent
John Brent
John Meyers
Hut McMahon
Virgie Marshall
Waifs of New York at Opera House featuring Katie Emmett
The Waifs of New York with merry Katie Emmett will be seen at the Opera House Friday November 6. Those who have followed her career may exclaim that she still performs Willie Rufus. The public demand for seats to see her is greater this year than ever.
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Katie Emmett
Opera House
Willie Rufust
Miss Emmett
Case
Sohne One Orms Aucestas
Mississippi Happenings Roundup of State News
Federal court sits in Jackson while reports of rain and drought spread across the state. Campbell College to be rebuilt after a fire in Jackson. several civil and criminal notices follow, including a life sentence for a murder in Scranton and a fatal accident for engineer John O Neil at Vicksburg. Geologic survey plans arrive. sea turtles appear off Pascagoula. Hazlehurst Floral Club aids fire department. Scranton lumber accident and a Missouri native in Lang Wright actions noted.
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Campbell College
Jackson
Baptist Convention Board
Mississippi Business Men’s League
Io. Fairly
Will Warren
Scrangton
Jane Singleton
William Monroe
Summit
John O'Neil
Refuge Oil Mills
Meridian
Floral Club
Hazlehurst
Scranton
Farnsworth Lumber Company
Jean Petit
France
Hoe
State University
Luke E. Wright
Memphis
Philippines
Wright
Phillippine
McKinley
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