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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
2
A Starkville man — Hon. Wiley N. Nash — is named as a probable governor candidate. The piece notes Sept 14 marked McKinley's death anniversary and jokes Carmack as the sole red headed man in the Senate. It reflects on mothers seeing children grow up and leave home, balancing hope and sorrow.
Mississippi editorial opinion argues for an extra session of the Legislature to repeal the valued policy clause, citing Supreme Court rulings and insurance market shifts. A Brookhaven firm letter estimates cotton insurance costs under new rules, warning farmers bear the burden. typhoid fever, deaths, and local incidents also noted amid broader farm and commerce concerns.
In Aberdeen Senator Noel urges against dividing教育 funds by race or tax payments. He argues 42 percent white share receives 19 percent of school money, white teachers earn higher salaries, and notes constitutional and court constraints on discriminatory funding. He cites U.S. Supreme Court rulings affirming equal taxation benefits and calls for careful constitutional change. The notice also covers Confederate Veterans reunion rates, local property purchase, and a portrait donation, plus Wyoming wildfires and a Taylorsville sand-pit collapse.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Mississippi's Seventh District met at Gloster on the 6th to certify results from the August 30 primary. RengHinned totals showed McLain carrying the majority of both popular and electoral votes, earning the nomination. McLain, aided by crutches due to rheumatism, thanked supporters as Leflore and Meridian reports note rising candidate activity and a $125,000 fire loss at Stone Wall Cotton Mills.
An old medical ad copy extols Scott's Emulsion for bone and spleen nourishment, claiming it strengthens the body against fattening and fatigue. It touts free samples and lists chemists and druggists in New York as distributors.
Mississippi notes report Mt Olive public school opening with 160 pupils. new industries at Forest and Crystal Springs. Laurel YMCA buys 10000 building. statehouse moves May first. roads under contract. Columbia forms 25000 mercantile firm. trials in Unfayette County cost 12000. governor race kicks off Aberdegan. notable deaths and local events across Natchez, Vicksburg, Jackson, and Meridian. gasped by cotton markets and political campaigns. Biloxi encampment notes. Sabbath observed by Presbyterian General Assembly.
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