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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1903
Page
2
In The Leader editorial the city of Brookhaven is urged to expand its police force citing population and business growth over seven years. The piece argues for two officers on duty day and night, especially fall and winter, to curb law violations and protect the city’s reputation. It welcomes citizen support and links public safety to moral reform and church funding.
A beaver exhibit in the Canadian section at the World's Fair is noted. T E Orr is named superintendent of poultry. A 102 1 2 pound pumpkin from Liberty Missouri will be shown. Maccabee Day is September 28 1904 with all prominent Maccabees expected. Nevada shows a Genoa log house photograph. Boer and English fade into a war exhibit. Minnesota educational photos feature grade school gardens. Weeks of Miller County Missouri bought a pig for 151 dollars to groom for the live stock display.
Illinois Central Railroad last week ran a deluxe Chicago to New Orleans round trip for about 100 general passenger agents and their families. The voyage showcased top Pullman cars, premium service, and the South’s growth, promising broad promotion of travel and the railroad’s facilities to competing lines.
Democratic members at the Capitol select Representative John S Williams of Mississippi as the minority leader for the coming session. George McClellan, mayor elect of New York, receives an ovation as he enters the caucus amid thanks to retiring leader Richardson and nominations for clerk and other posts. The caucus adopts a resolution granting Democrats equal committee representation and prohibits railroad passes.
Old fashion guidance praised salt pork for consumption and fat feeding. Scott's Emulsion marketed as refined fat for easy digestion and lung support, combining cod liver oil and hypophosphites to revive weak parts and aid diseased lungs.
Secretary T M Henry reports Beauvoir repairs funded by United Daughters of the Confederacy Mississippi. Contractors T A Cleary and A Boggs to complete dining room basement addition four room cottage infirmary dormitory and laundry by December 1. Captain James H Stone to supervise on site and fifty inmates expected at opening with applications directed to Secretary J M Henry in Jackson Mississippi.
A European noble lady, mourning life after her husband's death, meets a serene shoemaker whose face radiates peace. She asks if he is happy, and he replies simply that he is the happiest of men. The moment lingers, challenging her gloom and faith.
Hazlehurst hosts Chrysanthemum Show opened Thursday with Edward P. Elliott returning as impersonator. Mississippi cotton sales top 1,200 bales to foreign buyers. Crane of Shubualak bankrupt. Bishop killed by falling tree near Shaw. Forest farmer Noah Gordy dies in runaway team accident. Crust: railroads offer reduced Chrysanthemum Show rates at Crystal Springs. Pinola incorporated. population 125. Synod meets at Batesville. Hazelhurst contractor Leon Magee injured after fall. Ike Paul loses foot after attempting to board train at Quitman. Lafayette courthouse walls crack from earthquake at Oxford. Gov elect Vardaman seeks working knowledge of state affairs. Lumber fire at Spengler & Co. yard destroys 80,000 feet valued $3,000 at Vicksburg. Turkey shortage. turkey imports rise. Major Vardaman bear hunt in Delta. no negro guards used. Maryina Mae Scott and Octave Eugene Sykes to marry November 17. 4,000 acres sold at Ocean Springs for $27,000. seller I. N. Stray. Jackson water shut off. river at historical low, pipes dry. Julius Weis donates $500 to New Orleans Young Men’s Hebrew Association. Whit Owens gets life for Hamp Williams murder. case on appeal. Two negro youths jailed at Raymond for incendiarism at Edwards. Meridian gang of youths robs two stores. Laurel fire burns Lena Patrick’s home. Columbus Elks host reception for Miss Katie Emmett. she stars in The Waifs of New York. City of St Louis steamship burned. $35,000 loss. Thos. W. Campbell awarded $1,150 damages for 4th Street car crash at Vicksburg. related suits dismissed at cost.
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