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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
2
A sprawling Washington dispatch discusses foreign trade totals, wartime souvenirs, and the 1898 era economic outlook. It notes imports and exports, reports on naval expansion including the new Marne battleship, mentions political figures like Con Wheeler, and cites immigration enforcement and coin exports. The piece blends global commerce, defense spending, and public notices in a snapshot of the period.
A condensed review of seven days of events from the United States and abroad. Highlights include discussions over Philippine cession terms, strategic placements in Cuba and Manila theaters, and Spanish cabinet actions. Domestic items note counterfeit notes, mint and currency reports, weather, military manpower, postal business, legal cases, notable crimes, and local incidents across several states.
Mississippi plans a 1900 state industrial exposition with widespread support and rail aid aims. West Point conducts a successful raid on blind tigers and gambling houses, backed by city leaders. Banks settle back taxes after supreme court ruling, while officers are promoted in state militias. Rev L H Kimmons dies in Oxford at 46. Morrill fund allocations favor Alcorn and Starkville colleges. Cotton transport shifts to wagons cutting freight costs. Mrs Harrison Johnston dies at 75 in Columbus. Commissioner Nall pushes for 200000 acres of swamp lands patents.
Thanksgiving day observed amid snow and rain in Washington with closed businesses and church services. President McKinley at the Metropolitan Methodist Church, then at home with family. In Cuba and Europe, Thanksgiving noted with regimental leave, dinners, and public tributes, including Kaiserhof banquet in Berlin and a London American society gathering with Henry White and Sir Edwin Arnold in attendance.
Michigan defeats Chicago 12 to 11 on a near perfect field to claim the Western football championship. Hershberger and O’Dea feature for Chicago and Wisconsin defeats Northwestern 47 to 0 in Evanston. Iowa over Nebraska 6 to 5 at Council Bluffs. Penn over Cornell 12 to 6 in muddy Philadelphia.
Complete returns from the Santiago campaign show dates and casualties by location. La Guisima June 2 killed one officer and 18 men wounded. San Juan July 1 killed 17 officers and 134 men wounded 69 officers and 1 more. Caney July 1 killed four officers and men wounded 24 officers and 3 Aguadores July 1 and 2 wounded two officers and ten men. Around Santiago July 10 to 12 killed one officer and one man wounded one officer and 12 men.
The Weather Bureau announces growth in its operations including extending services to Alaska and Gulf shores, establishing a climate and crop center, and expanding weather stations in multiple states. The annual report notes five floods, widespread storm activity, and increased data collection through farmers mutual insurance groups and local agencies.
Nov. 24 San Francisco A major blaze in the Baldwin hotel at the east end of the building near three in the morning destroyed the landmark after nearly 30 years. Estimated loss near 1.5 million with minimal insurance. four deaths reported and several injuries. Fire Marshal Yowne labels the structure a death trap and vows no such building will be erected in the city core.
The Sharkey Corbett bout at Lenox Athletic Club drew about 9,000 fans with receipts over 45000. A corner man Connie McVey jumped into the ring appealing to the referee, prompting a dramatic flare up and bets being declared off. Corbett raged at McVey as police intervened to prevent violence.
The report details how wartime needs spurred a rapid military postal service. It describes camps, offices, and branches formed to sustain troop communications, with ports in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines, plus the role of railway mail clerks, interpreters, and army coordination in delivering mail and supplies amid campaigns. It notes postmaster general figures on revenue, expenditures, offices, and the growth of money orders and free delivery while signaling ongoing reforms.
The Interior Department reviews progress in Indian affairs, land, patents, and territorial issues. It notes desert land irrigation projects, limited water supply, and sizable forest reserves, with calls for treaty ratifications, adjustments to pension laws, and broader educational expansion amid ongoing commissions on Indian affairs.
A collage of clipped anecdotes and jokes from a historic paper, mixing a mock dramatic overheard conversation about identity at school, a midwest asthma cure tale, a Hall’s Catarrh Cure testimonial, and light humor quotes about college memories and social life. Names and places appear in brief, with a tone of period newspaper miscellany.
Mrs Mapaz Bancoce of Grand Rapids Michigan reports relief from ovarian trouble and related pains after using Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states the remedy made her feel better and credits the product with improving her health.
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