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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
1
A committee of Americans and foreigners warns that four years of fighting has crippled food supplies. By November 1915 a corn shortage of 39,370,000 bushels is possible, with Mexico’s farm disruption and roving bands risking famine and world aid needs by July.
Reports from Tabriz via Petrograd and London say battle resumed in Northwestern Persia. On March 25 Russian forces defeated Turkish troops at Atkutur north of Dilman with 12000 killed wounded and prisoners. Christians in Urmia area face potential massacre amid reprisals and disease death tolls rise.
A deadly blast at the Equitable Powder company plant in Alton destroyed a concrete wheel house. Five men died and a sixth is missing and feared dead. The explosion shook the entire city and was heard up to Mattoon Illinois, about 100 miles away.
Count Stephen Fisza reports Emperor Francis Joseph in good health after a Vienna audience. Hungary's government requisitions all grain and flour, while Count Tisza insists no food withholding from Austria and promises any surplus will be sent to Austria.
Breeding swine kept in small houses with limited exercise lose vigor and disease resistance, weakening progeny potential. The piece also advises discarding old hens and prioritizing pullets when feed is scarce to improve profits.
The Kansas cowboy Jess Willard defeated Jack Johnson to claim the world heavyweight title. Johnson faded after 25 rounds as Willard landed a windmill right and a sharp left to the body, ending the bout in the twenty-sixth round with Johnson crumpling to the canvas.
The French steamer Emma bound for Bordeaux was torpedoed in the British channel off Beachy Head. Nineteen crew members died, two were saved. the ship foundered in three minutes after the hit. A British destroyer recovered two men and two bodies from the water. The Emma carried a crew of 71 and cargo including olla.
Reports say Allied troops captured more than 7,000 Austrian soldiers including 100 officers in the Carpathians after heavy fighting with Austrian resistance and explosive shells. In other sectors overall, no major changes were noted.
A Turkish war office dispatch reports the fleet sank two Russian ships at Odessa named Provident of 2,000 tons and Vostochnaya of 1,590 tons. Turkish batteries off Kum Kaleh Kaleh also sank an enemy mine sweeper approaching the Dardanelles.
A Chicago appeal calls for American contributions to aid wounded Belgian soldiers. The plea, publicized by Mme Marie Depage, wife of Dr Antoine Depage of the Belgian Red Cross, references Queen Elizabeth of Belgium urging support for the war wounded.
In harsh winter, farmers warn that forcing cows to wallow belly-deep snow chills them and disrupts milk production. The advice urges safer guiding measures to reach water without exposing cattle to deep snow.
A proposed plan urges creating a cow passage through the mow to ease access to drinking water. Advocates claim the setup will increase efficiency and profit by guiding livestock through a controlled route.
Bob Gordon sergeant at arms of the house holds the mace sent to New York for repair. The note stresses the need for quick work so Congress could assemble with the mace in place.
The excerpt muses on human evolution from primal, arboreal beginnings to advanced future forms. It contrasts ancient man with our descendants, imagining an angelic, heightened figure far beyond today’s humanity as centuries pass.
A scientist suggests future human evolution could include lips resembling a pelican bill. This would affect how children use bubbling fountains that cause protruding lips. He does not elaborate on other consequences but notes potential gains in fishing efficiency, implying a wish for wings to accompany such lips.
A bronze tablet near the yard fence between Wadsworth house and Dane hall marks the sites of two houses tied to Harvard's early history. Nathaniel Eaton's dwelling from 1635 to 1639 stood east of College Hall, while Edward Goffe's house, acquired before 1654 and used as a dormitory, stood to the west, later known as Goffe's college.
A Danbury probate judge's household, famed for its old mammy cook, reads Cobb's war stories in the magazine. The cook predicts the war will last three more years, saying the king of Europe told Cobb this via her chatter about Lord Kitchener interviews.
A humorous exchange centers on selling kisses at a church fair. One speaker plans the sale while the other questions whether the kisses are personal or from the cook, noting disinterest in confectionery. The dialogue plays on propriety and comic negotiation.
A fragment quotes a father asking what an optimist is and describes him as a cheerful tutor who approves of improvements even if others must pay. The tone hints at a reflective, humorous exchange on optimism and responsibility.
The Prins Maurits of the Royal Dutch West Indies Company is believed to have foundered off Cape Hatteras after a hurricane swept the Atlantic. Four passengers and about 40 to 50 crew vanished. no survivors found as rescue efforts continued and wires along the coast failed.
Secretary Bryan closes the case on the flag desecration during the attack on John D. McManus’s Mexico City house. The Brazilian minister reported no involvement by authorities, and Bryan accepts that view as not international. Authorities seek arrests of the murderers, with diplomats asking for exact details from Mexico City.
An explosion of black damp at the Shoal Creek mine near Greenville Illinois killed eleven miners. Four hundred escaped uninjured and ten bodies were recovered. The mine inspector had just declared the mine safe an hour earlier after his daily examination.
A strong appeal urges owners to provide shelter for livestock, arguing that any person with a lively conscience cannot rest easy while animals suffer from exposure or lack proper protection, stressing humane responsibility and welfare.
Introduce new blood to your flock this spring through a change of cock. Avoid feeding musty moldy or tainted foods as they harm poultry health and productivity.
Nashville lawmakers and lawyers clash over whether abolishing capital punishment voids existing death sentences. They cite Henry Roberts of Somerville and Frank Dietzel of Union City as cases. Governor Rye would need to decree to alter sentences already ordered. Most lawyers agree the Bowers bill is not retroactive.
Nashville Tenn Gov Tom C Rye sent a vigorous message to the general assembly urging passage of pending reform measures in assessment and taxation. He stressed tax reform was his campaign pledge and said his administration would see it redeemed. He warned against the state falling behind.
Reports from El Paso say Carranza troops killed two American men: Baron Smith of Houston and Roscoe Billings, near Mexico City two months ago, to seize their cattle. Also, Syrians Salamon Nigri and Hafael Ferenc were executed at Torreon under Villa decree punishing counterfeit money circulation.
The new state law caps liquor delivery at one quart per person every two weeks and five gallons of beer in the same period, effective April 1. Express companies began returning to shippers all undelivered packages before midnight March Dist.
The army will hold joint field artillery camps from June 1 to 15 for regulars and militia. Schools for officers and non commissioned officers will be staged at Tobyhanna Pennsylvania Fort Riley Kansas Fort Sill Oklahoma Anniston Alabama Sparta Wisconsin and Sisson California.
San Francisco naval officials focus on new devices to reach the submarine F-4 at the harbor bottom. Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond announced an examination board to test a diving bell and suit with a claimed depth reach of 1,000 feet.
A critical note on the credibility of graduate veterinarians and their handling of hogs. The piece warns against mixing sheep with cattle or colts in yards and discusses pigs hiccoughing as a stomach derangement seen in the era's veterinary discourse.
Mississippi educators prepare to attend the merged Conference for Education in the South and Southern Educational Association session in Chattanooga Tennessee April 27 to 30 with several Mississippians slated to speak including Miss Sarah Frances Rowan and Prof. G H Brunson. State Superintendent W H Smith chairs the school supervision committee and plans multiple talks. Other leaders from Mississippi universities and colleges will attend. Governor Brewer spoke at Gulfport on April 3 during a political rally. An effort seeks Champ Clark to lecture in Jackson before returning to Missouri with his daughter Genevieve Clark accompanying.
Chancellor J S Powers told a Memphis meeting of the university board of trustees executive committee that the University of Mississippi is in the greatest prosperity it has known. He noted last year’s enrollment of 527 and praised education carried to the people. He said consolidation of small rural schools into larger high or agricultural high schools would solve the rural school problem.
For two months progress along sanitary lines has attracted state and federal health officials. Dr. W S Leathers toured Eaton Grove and praised local efforts. In political news W J Brown withdraws from penitentiary trustee race, leaving Col W A and W W Wilburn as candidates.
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