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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
2
A dramatic portrait of Senator Noel after defeat in a hard fought campaign. The narrative follows his disillusionment with public support, the toll of nine months of momentum, and a reflective moment reading a letter from Mildred Evans while pondering Blanche Pocetti’s sensational gesture.
Greenwood Miss August 29 Greenwood celebrates J K Vardaman nomination for governor with trains arriving from Jackson and elsewhere. 600 to 700 enthusiasts join a brass band fireworks and street festivities while speakers at the Greenwood Gate House praise the candidate. Vardaman thanks White Democrats and says he will govern without friends or enemies to punish the state.
The New Orleans Picayune reports Dr Edgar Wilson has resigned as Manager of the Mississippi Bureau in Jackson after twelve years of service. F L Bellenger is appointed to succeed him. Wilson led the Mississippi industrial campaign and supported state progress in industry education and morality with the paper chronicling current events.
The Mississippi A and M College Executive Committee elected Prof. C Hebert to the Chair of History and Civics to replace Prof J M White who resigned to go into business at West Point. Prof D C Hall was named to succeed Hebert as professor in charge of the Preparatory Department. J D Broadbent resigned as Acting Director of the Textile School.
The Atlanta Journal lauds rural free delivery as a vast improvement covering 300,000 miles and costing 2,000,000 annually. It argues mail access educates farmers, bridges rural isolation, and ties citizens to the government, noting daily mail brings knowledge and civics to remote districts.
The column compares children to young plants and promotes Scott’s Emulsion as feeding strength for weak growth. It then clips a Picayune note on rumors of judge resignations, the low salary of circuit judges, and the lack of allure in such posts due to expenses and honor.
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