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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary city treasurer notice mentions authorized announcers Charles Heyck PSE and John TL Marshall. The piece then veers into period political commentary including Bryan, McKinley, Galveston storm aftermath, labor and industry notes, and references to Rockefeller. The tone is editorial and civic, with scattered quotations and historical figures.
A long article chronicles the Galveston disaster with vivid, non-graphic details on the flood, casualties, and aftermath including mass burials and marshalling of relief efforts. It also covers McKinley’s Philippine policy, Bryan campaign comments, and political maneuvering.
Advertises special low rates to leading western points with travel periods in September October and November. Provides contact J P Aglar at Goo Age St Louis for details.
Mississippi updates report yellow fever easing, political moves, and local crimes. Lifelong sentences given in Yazoo for murder. Edward Blair’s murder at Water Valley under indictment. plans for road and college branch sites in Laurel Ellisville and Columbus area. Civil war veteran James Ware dies. teachers examined across districts. pension law changes urged. saloon licenses tally 137 with private water fountain aid. Storms of legal cases, university openings, and editorial changes fill the page with regional events and figures.
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