07 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
1
One h p Stationary Tubular Boiler with half arch front grates and steam trimming. One h p Standard Portable Fire Box Boiler. One lot of Pipe Fitting and Valves up to 24 inches to suit purchaser. Call and see R M Nalty for details.
Brennan and Casnahan offer Brookhaven lots for sale with low down payment for cash and financing to build any dwelling. Pay monthly installments 20 to 80 percent less than current rent. Visit Brennan and Hannah, Front Suite rooms 4 and 5, St. Marco Building for details.
Fragment introduces county printing bids and local coverage plans. The text references a stalled attempt to secure printing services, mentions a small town meeting, and cites scattered details about stalls and locations, with unclear dates and names due to OCR issues.
Chairman McNair schedules a Brookhaven meeting of the County Democratic Committee to address bolters and unite the party behind the county treasurer contest. The piece argues for political faith, condemns efforts to bring Negro voters back into politics, and urges voters to rebuke party leaders at the November election.
Franklin wide awake reports Meadville observers enthusiastic over a county fair exhibit during a World’s Fair preparation session led by State Commissioner R H Henry. He outlined tasks for agriculture, horticulture, forestry, minerals, education, women’s work, historic matters, patents and relics, with commissioners appointing regional committees and dates for future meetings.
Ohio company to build a 35000 planing mill at Laurel. Two Gulfport homes burned on the 30th. Franklin county courthouse to get a new roof soon. Mrs. W A Terry chosen Millsaps librarian. D H Brown, 68, dies in Jackson. Rev W R Butler dies in Pachuta at 75, longtime Baptist church leader. Burglars drill safes in Magnolia, robbing $75. Mrs. Lindsey, mother of a riot victim, dies in Jackson at 80. Regina Harrison Lee, widow of Gen Stephen D Lee, dies. sister of Lt Gov James T Harrison. W H McCullough promoted at Cumberland Telephone, Richard Deane takes over. Ex-sheriff B L Fortenberry killed by runaway team. Luther Manship travels for dates beyond the Mason-Dixon line. Biloxi public schools clash over race attendance. Race for Mississippi House clerk includes Pink Raith and B T Quin. Bro Smith retires as longtime clerk.
The American Medical Journal reports 415 tetanus cases this year with 0 percent among children injured by torpedo crackers toy pistols and blank cartridges. Ninety eight percent died despite remedies, concentrated in the North while the South stayed relatively free due to differing holiday traditions. Also notes a publisher facing editorial disruption and seven Hungarian village aldermen who committed suicide after a fraud revelation.
Two thousand acres of cotton land near the city for sale in tracts from 100 to 1000 acres. Location near Dr A Bovi and at Hronkhaven Mississippi. Potential buyers may inquire at the given address for further details.
A fragmented OCR item mentions a Tulane student concussion and skull fracture with near death but possible recovery, plus a Galveston report and a marriage notice between Ruth Bryan and William Leavitt. The text is damaged with garbled phrases and missing details.
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