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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
2
A Brookhaven bank urges readers to start a savings habit by placing part of their wages in its savings department, promising safety and a fair rate of interest as the path to independence and wealth.
John W. Springer of Denver delivered an address praising the Modern American as fearless and fact driven. He urged leaders to have clear convictions, warned against flattery, and predicted a twentieth century reform with a political house cleaning from Maine to California. The speaker drew comparisons to Gov. J. K. Vardaman as a rising influential figure in Southern politics.
Dr O B Quin of McComb argues health certificates should bear no charge and be required only when stamped no charge for this certificate He warns travel restrictions rely on such certificates and taxes doctors while aiding quarantine enforcement He suggests a 25 cent maximum and praises public health workers for charity work Magnolia Gazette endorses the views.
Laurel reports less than twenty five bales sold last week as farmers refuse lower prices. Many plan to borrow from banks and keep cotton at home or stored in yards rather than sell. Some seek bank loans with receipts as collateral while market prices stay weak.
The State board of examiners nears completion of grading for teaching licenses with nearly thirty percent more failures than any prior year. Prof G W T Muddleston notes tougher exams, longer terms, higher salaries, and calls for better teachers, while transfers before term start boost cross county licensing.
Mr W B Johnson of sash pa ie preserves a rare Confederate ballot printed on ordinary writing paper listing Jeff Davis for president and A I Stephens for vice president. It includes electoral ticket names Glenn Jones Yerger Hudson and district electors and congressmen J Fred Simmons Jeff Wilson James Crane T C Tupper P S Catchings J W Clapp J O Orr. Only two signatories are living. Johnson keeps the relic in excellent condition.
Lightning struck the Red Snapper Sauce Co plant in Centreville Sunday morning burning the building and destroying several car loads of sauce and relish along with all machinery. The factory will be rebuilt at once with plans for a much larger plant. It carried a small insurance.
A Philadelphia School for Nurses offers free training to young women from small towns and counties. Beneficiaries receive room, board, uniforms, and a two year program culminating in a nursing diploma and Red Cross Order. Graduates may return home with railroad fare paid. The course includes health, sanitation, and allied roles, with an accelerated eighteen month track and special short courses. The program is ten years old and endorsed by physicians and educators.
Walter R. Gillette, vice president of Mutual Life Insurance, testified before the insurance investigation committee that the company gave 40000 to the Republican national committee in 1904, 85000 in 1900, and 15000 in 1896. He also said that the firm paid 72861 last year for clerical luncheons in New York City, at about 250 dollars per day.
The Meridian Star argues Mr. Bryan’s 1896 platform was correct while the party’s 1904 shift led to Fletcher Parker’s defeat. It cites trust consolidation and party traitors as causes, lauds Bryan as principled, and notes the Yazoo City Herald predicts his return to leadership amid a party reorganization. Mississippi pensions and Clarion-Lodger launch are also reported.
Dr Magee writes from Hamburg detailing yellow fever outbreak started Sept 12 with 52 cases and 9 deaths. He lists clinicians and aid received from Gloster and port towns, notes many deaths by Sept 23-Oct 6, and praises local support while defending his own efforts against unwarranted criticism.
The Illinois Central line mileage in Mississippi is 527.30 miles, up from 504.50 last year on the new rail map. Yazoo and Beers Mississippi Delta shows 1049.04 miles, up from 977.89 a year ago, with about 250 miles of new lines planned for completion in two years. Mississippi Eastern reports a quarterly profit of 3,703.37 after expenses of 7,003.07 for the period ending Oct 1. Fire at Morley Shoe Co plant in Vicksage noted.
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