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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1908

Page

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List of Lafayette County poll tax defaulters 1908

The article provides a long list of individuals across precincts in Lafayette County who did not pay their poll tax by February 1 1908. It names numerous residents and appears as a sworn official record by Sheriff J C Wartsfield and Clerk WM Woodward, dated March 24.

Lafayette County Mies J. C. Dmartefiell Sheri Van Conny Whee State of Wartsfield WM. Whrodward ISEAL Chancery

Mississippi Farmers Rally For Cotton Reform And Prosperity

A Mississippi farmers’ letter from George Taylor era of 1908 argues for a new natural system to market cotton, reducing dependence on bankers and mills. It asserts benefits from cooperative finance, higher prices, and local credit, warning against continued wealth drain to the North and urging unity among producers and merchants.

Oxford Mies United States Ihs Bert Adile South Southland

Mississippi Forestry Report Sparks Farm Use Debate

Mississippi lawmakers and farmers argued over a forestry bureau and geological survey report on South Mississippi pine lands. The corrected edition now says these lands are suitable for agriculture and diverse crops, countering earlier claims they were only good for timber. The discussion followed a Jackson meeting with Farmers Union and Southern Cotton Association leaders.

Bureau of Forestry Mielesippi Geological Survey Mississippi Bowers Forestry Bureau Hilox Forestry Service Holmes Washington

Target Practice Costs Navy Two Accidents

Washington reports two accidents from target practice. The battleship Missouri sustained a six inch gun breach during torpedo practice near Pensacola. The torpedo boat Makely was torpedoed and sent to Pensacola navy yards for repairs. No injuries occurred.

Washington Navy Department Missouri Magdalena Ney Pansacola Pensacola Navy Yards

Levee Board Official Shot In Mississippi Tragedy

In Tucsca Mississippi Percy M Houston newly elected levee board secretary and treasurer was killed by attorney J T Lowe at 6 pm. A single bullet struck Houston in the temple and entered his brain, causing death within minutes in front of more than fifty witnesses. Two theories emerge: a quarrel over board elections or a disputed joke that wounded feelings and led to the fatal shot.

Tucsca Miss Percy M. Houston Warn Missiesipplicer Board J.T. Lowe Houston ID AL Scott Aml Trousten Treaseer Levee Board Noel

Florida Congressman Clark Fights Off Attacker at Hotel Varnuma

Representative Frank Clark of Florida was knocked down and his wife cut slighting by a man in the revolving door at the Hotel Varnuma. Clark restrained the assailant and delivered a strong beating after bystanders intervened, as the attacker sought to apologize.

Gloster J. C. Wilkinson Washington Frank Clark Florida Varnuma Clark Lim

Play Cards for Girl Ends in Murder in Mississippi Home

In Columbia Mississippi Eunice Spencer is jailed on a murder charge after shooting Charles Wesley during a poker game dispute. Wesley allegedly accused I F Coombs of cheating. a struggle led to Coombs collapsing as Wesley held a knife to his throat. Spencer grabbed a Winchester rifle and fired, killing Wesley as the dispute ended. Spencer claims the shooting was accidental and that she loves Coombs.

Columbia, Miss Eunice Spencer Nuier Charles Wesley Wesley Miss Spencer I’. F. Coombs Coombs Coombes

Chicago Water Bureau Losses All But Nine Million Face

Chicago officials report total city losses from bureau scandals at 9.5 million over ten years. About five million came from water theft via meter manipulation and false readings by city workers. Three million stems from failure to assess water correctly. Another 1.5 million reflects thefts, waste, and carelessness within the bureau.

Chicago McCourt Water Bureau

Verdicts Against Standard Oil in Alabama Burn Case

Two verdicts were awarded to Thomas G. Parsons against Standard Oil Company in Birmingham. Allegations say agents sold gasoline or naphtha to Parsons family for coal oil, causing an explosion that killed a daughter and seriously burned another.

Birmingham Ala Standard Oil Company Thomas G. Parsons Parsons

Nine Italians in Baltimore Blackhand Case Hearings

Courtroom guarded by plainclothes men and police as nine Italians faced Judges Wright and Stockbridge in Baltimore. They are charged with complicity in the December 1 attempt to blow up Joseph Di Giorgio's residence in Walbrook, with numerous police officials and witnesses in attendance.

Baltimore Criminal Court Wright and Stockbridge Joseph di Giorgio Walbrook

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