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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1905
Page
2
A compilation of diverse items from a 1900s era newspaper, listing global topics such as Russian districts, poaching, burglaries in New York, insurance, maritime oil guidance, disease causes in India, a Paris cab driver, a Worcester snake farmer, John D. Rockefeller wealth, Highlands funerals, theater anecdotes, Arctic expedition plans, Egyptian imports, Gulf Stream observations, and notable auction prices for horses and meteors.
Chenoa Illinois October 9. William Leduc a northwestern McLean county farmer, driven by a grudge over a reconciliation with Mayor Charles Nickel, killed Nickel and Hugh Jones at the Bank of Chenoa. Leduc then barricaded in the bank vault as Sheriff Frank Edwards and a mob surrounded the building. Multiple shots wounded bystanders. Leduc refused to surrender. Nickel, a longtime mayor and supervisor, leaves a wife and two children. Jones was a respected farmer. Leduc is in Bloomington jail awaiting further action.
In Nebraska City on October 30 the memorial to J Sterling Morton was unveiled with ceremony led by former President Cleveland. Addresses followed by David R Francis Herbert Harmon and others. some officials declined to attend. Also notes on Manchuria evacuation and foreign trade projections.
Susan Geary known as Ethel Durrell of the Shepherd King company was identified as the girl found dismembered near the Winthrop salt cellar. Her disappearance is linked to Morris Nathan, secretary to the company manager, who is held in Pittsburg on murder charges after the Boston harbor case drew national attention.
In Tokyo on October 30 a large Shinto memorial service honored naval officers and sailors killed in the war. Admirals, officers, and thousands of sailors attended while Admiral Togo delivered remarks praising their bravery and sacrifice and invoked peaceful rest for their spirits.
Pittsburg Oct 30 Five minor officials of the Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Co died when entering Hazelkirk mine No 1 at Hazelkirk Pa to check a section still burning after an explosion two weeks earlier. The fatalities were superintendent John Hornial foreman Daniel Griffith fire bosses Joseph Hunter John Lavey and Herry Clayborne all married with large families.
Leaders of the Los Angeles Japanese colony report residents of southern California are leaving daily for home and then to newly opened commercial fields in Manchuria and Korea. Within a year a majority of the current Japanese population is expected to have migrated.
New York DA Jerome, planning re election, states he will seek funds from the New York City board of estimate to hire Charles B. Hughes as special counsel to prosecute insurance men alleged to have criminally proceeded.
The Roosevelt club in St Paul hosted a banquet at the Ryan hotel for Theodore Roosevelt's forty-seventh birthday. Gov. Cummins of Iowa hailed him as the man of the hour and urged tariff reform while Justice Jag Bard served as toastmaster and remarks highlighted the president, railroads, and foreign markets.
A Boston mystery deepens as severed limbs with three rings are linked to a torso found in the Charles River. A pawnbroker identified the case and its purchaser, raising hopes of identifying the victim. Medical experts confirm the rings’ match to the missing person.
Oct 28 dispatches report on Fred W. Borchert, on trial for killing Otto Wiskow, offering to marry the widow and provide for her as district attorney pushes for reopening the case with new testimony. Additional notes cover crop damage, a fatal shooting by a nephew, empires’ war talks, a brutal domestic incident, a headless body discovery, and strike tensions.
President Roosevelt completes a four day southern visit and boards the Magnolia to begin the voyage back to the capital. Crowds jam streets from Poydras to Ninth and Lafayette Square as the president abandons a public address to prevent a panic. A luncheon reception and a meeting with New Orleans’ colored citizens underline a display of popular support amid the fever fight.
Washington reports President Roosevelt named Hon. D. K. Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co., to convey U S government thanks to nations that participated in the exposition. Other items note independent tobacco manufacturers meeting in New York and a probable sinking of the Kaliugus steamer near Lake Huron with 17 aboard, plus naval updates on the Lane transport and related actions.
Hot Springs Arkansas October 27 six bodies recovered from the ruins of the Pacific hotel at Elm and Oliva streets near the railroad tracks after a fire believed caused by an exploding lamp. Identified victims include Harry Bradley Edward Snyder Mrs Mack and a musician and infant. Two unidentified men remain. exits were limited to a single stairway forcing many to jump in night attire. One man Fred Owerson is thought fatally injured.
In Fairfield Iowa, a head on crash between Rock Island Kansas City passenger trains numbers 11 and 12 killed four, injured 25 to 30. Victims include Engineer Milkes of Muscatine and Matt Clerk Canfield of Murray. The wreck occurred at 3 40 a m in the hills, dispatch error blamed as both trains, traveling fast, cleared into the same route. All fatalities were aboard No 11. No 12 lost four cars and seven damaged. Injured were taken to El den. Unknown man among the dead.
New Orleans reports quoted banquet remarks by the president emphasizing integrity and resolve. He vows to avoid empty bluffing, to think before taking a course, and to keep his commitments. He rejects quarrelsomeness, urges respect for others, and seeks a just peace achieved through strength.
Chicago reports millions in real estate held by private corporations, chiefly insurance companies, violating state law that requires annual public sale of foreclosed property for four years. The Cook County state's attorney has not pursued action. Also from New York a private bank robbery yielded $8,000, with $2,800 recovered as thieves fled. About 60 shots were exchanged. no injuries reported.
An older medical voice extols careful eating and timely acts of kindness. Digestive health hinges on three functions: tissue change, waste removal, and supply of new material. Emphasizes proper elimination, fiber-rich diet, and hydration. Recommends regular habits, cold baths, massage, and mild laxatives if needed. Ends with a call to optimism and compassion.
The article notes honey bees arriving in the United States from England, and describes the basking shark reaching about 40 feet. It claims pigs resist snake venom due to fat, mentions Erebus atrix moth with 11 to 18 inch wings, and states swallows feed in the air and drink while flying. It also describes initial bird diets on goats before beetles become common in summer.
Mrs. Mary Cogin of Kansas City relates years of weakness and swelling from kidney secretions. After using a remedy sold by Poster-Milburn Co., she reports her health improved and ankles no longer puffed. Boxed product priced at 50 cents, available through Buffalo 8.
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