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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
2
Announcement lists candidates for city offices including City Marshal Stanley T. Byrd and Aaron Hurst, and City Treasurer Charles Heuck, with R. D. Lanier and J. B. Daughtrey named in the notice.
The Leader advises delinquent readers owing three to eight dollars that a published list may appear after a month. Editors will publish names and amounts upon request to foil nonpayment while balancing space and fairness in a rural newspaper.
At the Ellicville courthouse a rare display showed items seized from criminals during Sheriff J H Crawford’s term and predecessors. Pistols, razors, knuckles, keys, dice and more filled a large drawer, reminders of items once used against officers and suspects. The collection illustrated weary justice and the duties of county officers.
A Mississippi senator denounces a New York Evening Post clipping that labeled him as defending a white defendant who killed a black family. He disputes four misstatements, notes lack of evidence tying Eastland to the lynching, and urges the paper to verify charges before sweeping allegations. He praises the trial scene with Judge Kimbrough and District Attorney Neill.
The report describes intimidation tactics aimed at witnesses in Lincoln county with a plan to uncover those responsible. Gay and Vardaman aided in efforts to dismantle the band and protect witnesses while authorities prepare for trial. The State vows to use all power, including military support if needed, to maintain order and ensure justice.
A Brookhaven column reports glowing mining news from Alaska including assays around 57 dollars per ton and a daily yield near 880 dollars. The note praises Pres L. Martin of the Georgia Alabama Business College and forecasts future industrial growth tied to his prosperity. Also, Lt. Sheldon W. Anding returns home on leave after five years, greeted warmly by family, with memories of Philippine letters. A Chicago man’s arrest for overworking, dismissed by civil service as he continued steady labor.
A fragmented notice touts diet as cure for soft bones in children. It claims rickets when bones are malnourished and advocates Scott's Emulsion with daily small doses to straighten bow legs, strengthen joints, and improve overall bone growth.
A roundup of Mississippi notes covers a Meri again bust 190 days and fines. a Vicksburg bank planned with 100000 capital. Bert Barrett fatally injured in a gin shaft near Carthage. a complete Ellisville Compress plant fire. 560 bales of cotton burned. New manufacturing charter for Manor Manufacturing at Purvis with C J Manor and J A Hearn as incorporators. Secretary of State seeks timber land buyers in Mississippi. State promoting fairs institutes and agriculture amid cotton at ten cents. Jackson stock farm plans and Milwaukee offer to move to Jackson with Board of Trade support. Meridian youth fund drives for Y M C A building. prominent donors named. Greater Biloxi Pot Association promotion with J White and H E Blakeslee. Governor Vardaman invites thrifty immigrants. syndicate to print state wealth notes. Car barn robber J E Martin escapes from Hinds county jail. recently arrested in Terra Haute. Jackson resident in Terra Haute confirms warrant. Martin’s escape remains a puzzle.
At the Inside Inn in St Louis events today Murrah of Mississippi won three gold medals in hay and alfalfa grasses canned goods and an educational exhibit. Mississippi earned silver in several other categories with more results expected soon.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions weight, money, and a vague event. It seems to reference an awkward scene with unclear subjects and actions. No definite names, places, dates, or outcomes are identifiable from the legible text.
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