30 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
1
A chaotic digest of items notes treason officials, stock markets, travels, court terms, and public notices. Reports include a US Supreme Court term start, tariff and treaty hints, railway accidents, and a Missouri charity concert. Also mentioned are weather, disturbances, and theatre comings and goings.
Dr Buttermors of Payette County is sentenced in Harrisburg for a state fraud attempt. a Cincinnati convention forms a National mutual benefit association with James Balley as President. a Knights Templar parade in St. Louis showcases grand officers, processions, and crowd scenes amid weather hurdles and reviews.
The bulletin reports varied items from different regions and topics. It notes hostile demonstrations at a Russian agency in Sofia tied to possible Russian interference, a Chicago runner setting a world record in a grueling 100 mile race, a fatal shooting in Hickman County, a presidential appointment in Nashville, Arkansas cotton seed protests, and disease outbreaks in Summit County Ohio. It also mentions a petrol engine trial on the Alexandria City to Cairo railway, a Bartholdi Statue of Liberty inauguration date, bond redemptions, New York banks and interior shipments, earthquake damage valuation near Charleston, public whippings in Newcastle Delaware, a Salvation Army leader’s visit to New York, and Kansas City railroad steel rail orders.
A Romanian wedding described as a lively, long celebration at a hall on Mrs Bowery after a synagogue ceremony. The report details dancing to a traditional tune, the bridal attire in gold, the groom in full dress, and the bride’s brother in waiter’s uniform performing a spirited jig.
Retired territorial official clings to abuse as a daily companion in a frank letter from Beit, D.T. He recalls a job applicant proposing verbal assaults and threats, joking about jail, hoodwinks, and even dynamite accusations. The exchange suggests the governor must endure constant belittlement.
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