07 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1889
Page
1
A collage of brief items: political debates and court actions in Illinois and Wyoming, business moves in Denver and San Francisco, a San Francisco mayoral veto on athletic club licensing, a Pittsburgh glass price rise, and a backlog of freight and rail issues across Missouri and Texas. Notables include a German donor offering money for Berlin, a French decoration for a Paris Exposition exhibitor, and Reverend BORKELES found dead in Buffalo.
News of the week covers global politics and society with mentions of Wancona's return, Manning's betrothal, resignations and appointments, diplomatic notes on Guatemala and Poland, and assorted accidents and crimes. It notes naval moves, cabinet shifts, and local incidents across several regions and eras.
The article condemns the Harrison era spin on spoils politics and nepotism, arguing the Administration replaces capable officials with party loyalists. It alleges extensive newspaper patronage and favors to editors, posing a threat to government integrity and governance. It asserts a system of rewarding political service over merit and questions ethical standards in office appointments.
Tax Grand Jury in Jackson county indicts Joste Reeves John Maples and Robert Bhockley for horse stealing. Auditor treasurer reports illegitimate baby bonds worth 360000 to 400000. Louisiana bond runrum over revealed. Earthquake felt in St Louis. Helena plans Confederate Hill monument thirty feet tall of Italian marble.
A building beside the Templeton carpet factory on William Street collapsed killing about fifty workers in the weaving room. Forty are feared dead among 140 employed as rescuers continue searches. The collapse caused a citywide tremor and heavy property loss estimated at £15000.
In the annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury chief John S. Hell notes 487 arrests for counterfeiting in the year ended June 30 1889. Italians lead foreign born counterfeiters with 86 of 165 arrests. About 477031 of counterfeit notes seized along with plates dies and molds. He recommends increasing the appropriation from 64000 to 100000 for next year. Texas tornado near Sueman causes destruction with a barn lifted and a man named Isaac Whistler fatally injured.
A Chicago Times snippet satirizes public decline and political blame after Corporal and Pension Commissioner Jim Tanner’s death. It likens officials to Roman figures Caesar and Antony, noting Manderson from Nebraska seizing Tanner’s favor while others trample on his corpse.
The St Paul Globe reports Harvard President Eliot has left the Republican Party to align with the Democrats. It credits his shift to tariff reform views and calls for other papers, including Chicago Tribune, to follow in supporting tariff reform within the Democratic fold.
A compilation of political excerpts from multiple papers criticizing or praising figures across parties. It references Indianapolis Democrats congratulating the President, GOP concerns in Harrison era, gratitude to Senator Manderson for a returned misdirected check, a Mississippi pension swindle, and remarks on Ohio and Virginia Republican reform efforts.
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