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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1897

Page

2

Tas Leader and War on the Industrial System

A chaotic mix of clipped reports notes Borrox declares war on the treat ing system. A hotel meeting forms a club with a by law forbidding paying another’s debts. A Philadelphia track race sees a Thoroughbred win in minutes and seconds. Industry groups meet in Columbus to talk glass trust formation. New Jersey revives old laws banning Sunday bicycling. Wheat harvests on Joaquin valley's giant machine, and cedar ac corded road finds preservation age.

Borrox Philadelphia Joaquin Valley Astrabula Carl Wright Oberlin College

Miscellaneous U S News Notes From Washington and Beyond

Dispatches recount irrigation policy talk at Lincoln Nebraska with Carey law amendment proposed. J Bavan spoke in Kansas City Missouri on October 6. The White House hosted foreign guests of the Brotherhood of St Andrew. UK circles view Senator Wolcott’s currency stance as unlikely to reopen the mint or silver coinage. Stables burned in Jersey City. drought harms Tubaque area pastures. Zimmerman Mackin company plant fire at Portland Oregon. meat construction damage. A wife murderer hanged in Louisiana. various legal and crime items across states. Train robbery attempt near Kansas City. flames burn rail yards. large August import figures for the tariff era. Local disasters include Medora Illinois blaze and Silveran County farm losses.

Citturssiryne Heer Ceneral Land Office Interior Department National Irrigation Congress Lincoln Neb Congress J. Bavan Kansas City McKinley White House International Committee the Brotherhood of St Andrew Washington Balled Wolcott Wolvett McPherson Jersey City Fray Marietta Duk Tubaque Zimmerman Macking Company Portland Menor Pai United States Dan Ake Spirit Lake J. A. Kilian Gilbert Mr. Elliott

Notable Women and Unions Around the World and in America

Mrs Annie Besant reports over fifty Theosophical society branches in the country during her visit. Grand Duchess Olga is described as the richest baby, with five million dollars in securities set aside at birth. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria is noted for athletic strength. Mrs Francis A Williamson edits the Nevada Citizen and promotes advancing women in civil government. Danish unions total forty four thousand, Swedish unions seventy thousand, Norwegian unions twelve thousand.

Annie Besant Theosophical Society Olga Czar Russia Maria Theresa Austria Francis A. Williamson Reno Nevada Citizen United States of America

Mississippi Outlook and Local Business Ties Amid Quarantine

The Mississippi paper reports a bleak business outlook with low cotton prices and slow recovery across the South. Jackson merchants press for quarantine relief to move produce to smaller towns as cooler weather and immunity hopes influence trade.

Jacksons

Post Office to Expand Money Order Facilities Nationwide

The Post Office Department adopts a general extension plan for money order services. Heath supports granting facilities to any post office requesting them. Last year about 27 million money orders were issued totaling just under 12 million pounds. International orders issued by workers sending funds abroad reached about 1 million dollars, while foreign nations’ orders to the U S did not exceed 500 dollars. About 4 000 post offices currently offer money orders, with plans to reach 5 000 by next fiscal year.

Post Office Mostiestor General Heath Frien

Two Meigs County Bandits Arrested During Hasty Wedding Capture

Hysell and Wines, alleged to be Meigs county’s bandits, were arrested at Squire Long’s residence during a hurried marriage attempt to Miss Georgia Manley. Wines fled and was fired upon before surrendering, while the bride remained with her fiancé before the scene descended into confusion. President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western announces a plan to involve employees as joint owners, inviting conductors and other workers to buy stock as the railway shifts to a paving basis.

Jaden Hiram W. Sibley Superior Michigan Island Grernberg Chicago Great Western Railway Stickney Renal Konens City Gilmpeon Tife Cistomm Anelis Sarceieledt Cinbiertesen Tessie Kix Perth Mich Scanfal Herrien Privats of Pallas Kansas City Andersen Bebks Meinsey Decatur Tim Girls’ College State Industriv Vlanintes Burnet Willian William Hinton Uls Mal Alin Hinton Can Inie Okahoma City Chicago Kansas City & Independence SAN Funxctivo Ballington Booth Salvation Army American Volunteers Tipecon Texas Indian Territory Moscow Apa Arre ‘Oxi Cirerenaiiy Het Charles Hysell Bert Wines Meigs County Squire Long Hysell Georgia Manley Gallipolis Wines Ant Berore Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf

Sheriff Aims to Force Confession With Poisoned Food

New York sheriff claims to have been secretly dosing Thorn and Nack at Queens County jail to obtain a confession. He says the prisoners were given soup causing illness and that an investigation led to the confession in the Guldensappe murder case.

Sher Hanes New York Sherif Queens County Thorn Nack Chalrrann Jones WasitmneTox James K. Jones Democraticational Committee Greater Rotary Walsh Henry George Walsh

Great Glass Trust Formed By United States Manufacturers

Practically all American glass factories gathered for a meeting yesterday to form a national trust under a single head. The plan brings nearly every manufacturer under one umbrella and final organizational details should be completed by next Tuesday.

USAM United States Columbus America United Cadet One Control Colemans Oety Cass

Miss Whitney Invited As Queen Of Kao City Flower Show

Miss Edna Whitney of Chillicothe received an invitation to be queen of the Kao City Flower Show in November. The notice cites her as currently in St Louis taking part in Veiled Prophet festivities after serving as Queen Loretta to the Topeka carnival.

Kao City AS City Edna Whitney Chillicothe Loretta Topeka St. Louis

Union Pacific Reorganization Aims at Record Capitalization

The Union Pacific system plans a vast reorganization to create the largest capitalization in U S railroad history. It would absorb branches and feeders of the former Union Railroad system and issue massive mortgage debt totaling about 125000000. The rehabilitated company would start with about 100 million in capital stock and claim to be the nation's greatest railroad reconstruction achievement.

Vsian Peele Grenteet Rellwarener Uni Varliie Oyasha Busi News Pew Union Par Cilie Railroad Company Pavitt

Canada Rejects Boxing Fight Plans in Public Exhibitions

A Montreal effort to form the Canadian Athletic Association to stage boxing exhibitions faced scrutiny. Letters patent were issued but boxing was struck from the clause. authorities warned that any boxing event would be punished.

Canada Kepn Montreal Casadian Athletic Association Corneil

Humorous Bits and Quips From Classic Newspapers

A collage of comic lines and anecdotes from various papers. Clever exchanges and mock wisdom showcase playful wordplay and social satire across scenes from New York Weekly Indianapolis Journal Chicago Tribune and Detroit Journal with jokes about poetry misunderstandings lost money and political zeal.

Dogs of Constantinople and Other Observations

A miscellany of notes from Constantinople on stray dogs and Turkish attitudes, Oswald Garrison Villard's account, followed by notes on Earth’s carrying capacity, locusts in India, and Hungary demographics. Includes quotes from Youth’s Companion and Collier’s Weekly, plus brief humor from Puck.

Murder Postponed in a Fragmented Railway Scene

A garbled narrative piece describes a murder setup aboard a railway car as a hired man disappears and a tense scene unfolds. The text blends broken dialogue with abrupt actions, ending with a cryptic note about an Alaska impression book and a potential land purchase.

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