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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
1
W G Trimble of Bolivar County shares a detailed history of selection and crossing to breed a harder, higher yielding corn adapted to delta conditions. He proposes field trials across the state, invites cooperation, and notes ongoing efforts to improve yellow Dent corn and algod varieties amid a lively vegetable crop and expansion of fairs and road projects statewide.
The Beauvoir Soldiers' Home board elected H. C. Sharkey president pro tem and T. M. Heary secretary. Heary will serve without pay due to his long involvement with the Home. The Home aims to expand as inmate numbers rise and new buildings proceed.
Advices from Washington describe a Canton push to boycott all Japanese goods until Japanese commerce loses 200000000 Mexican. The sum equals 10000 for each dollar the Kwantung government paid Japanese owners of the Tateu Maru after seizure and release. In Canton 157 Japanese dealers signed to halt shipments. a Japanese coal ship could not load as coolies refused cargo handling. Canton and Hong Kong merchants warn correspondents not to ship in Japanese bottoms.
London court Friday jailed Miss Mary Robinson for four years after she pleaded guilty to perjury in the Druce case. Her counsel questioned her sanity but the court held her responsible and declined leniency. She claimed to be the daughter of a Virginia planter who lost his fortune, then that he fled to England and served as secretary to the Duke of Portland, later alleging he masqueraded as T. C. Cruce. She proved to be the daughter of an English policeman and had never been in America.
Columbus reports 47000 idle miners may return to work around April 15 or 16 after a Toledo conference between miners and operators. William Green, state president, says an agreement seems likely to restore the pre April 1 wage scale, following several talks with operators who appear eager to sign.
In Fort William Ontario forty men arrested a fortnight ago for appearing naked in the street were jailed again Thursday as another squad repeated the offense.
Packs of lobo wolves in the north western part of the county kill many cattle. Ranchers Ben Wimberley and P C Boyce were attacked while rounding up cattle and saved themselves by climbing trees.
A new three story school building costing 26000 dollars has been completed in Prederick Oklahoma and will house 700 pupils. In Billings Montana the find of Frank Blank a Red Lodge man who disappeared last summer in Northern Wyoming was reported. His body was found near the hunters camp in an unfrequented spot.
A broad lockout in Paria affects 150000 masons bricklayers and allied workers in the building trades leading to cessation of Wed work. The action halts projects across the city as unions and employers negotiate terms impacting construction.
Keate Ochs weed died early Wednesday in St Paw Minnesota after a 31 day fast to prove mind controls the body. He weakened over a week and refused medical help while others reported his emaciated condition. A doctor who visited found him dead. He had starved himself to death in a public demonstration of his theory.
Herbert Wright, a Canadian customs officer at Emerson Manitoba, was arrested in Noyes Minnesota at gunpoint by a U S immigrant officer on a charge that he smuggled May French into the United States after denial of admission two weeks earlier. Wright, son of May Wright of Emerson, was taken to Crookston Minnesota for trial amid tensions between Emerson and Noyes officials.
In Kalamazoo Michigan anti saloon forces plan to contest the Cass county local option election. Reverend John Walker of Dowagiac claims payments of one to fifteen dollars for votes and says ineligible voters cast ballots. A group of two men described as a gang of two black men from the northern city area allegedly were driven to Silver Creek town hall to vote.
John Hall aged 70, father-in-law of former senator J J McGillivray of Black River Falls, was killed in his Washburn area home shack Tuesday night. A small amount of cash and a watch were found on Hall, suggesting robbery was not the motive.
In Dunkle, four year old Pana and eighteen year old Frank Wilburn died after falling into a wheat bin while playing in an elevator. They instantly sank into the grain and were later found dead.
Milwaukee lawyer Charles Quarles a leading state figure dies suddenly after a heart ailment. He was the brother of former United States Senator Quarles of Milwaukee.
John Bowman, one of the prisoners who escaped from Murphysboro jail early Wednesday, was captured at noon in Carbondale Illinois.
The Alabama Supreme Court declared the prohibition and 9 o'clock closing law constitutional. The ruling reinforces statewide liquor restrictions and curfews, marking a landmark decision in the state’s public morality laws.
Hasna Wyoming workers prepare to reopen Union Pacific Coal Co. mines Nos. 2 and 3 while sealing mine No. 1 after twin explosions last week left scores dead.
Mrs. Geo. Yanning of Millersburg in Oskaloosa, Louisiana, poured gasoline on her blazing apron mistaking it for water and was burned to death. The tragedy highlights the dangers of misusing flammable liquids during fires.
C Fifty members of the junior class at Clemson college were expelled and it is probable 200 sophomores and freshmen will be dismissed for leaving the campus without leave on an April fool lark. In Plainfield Wisconsin Debs, the 11 year old son of E T Bentley, died of lockjaw after accidentally shooting himself in the hand while playing with a revolver.
The report highlights actions and debates in Washington involving members of Congress. It notes policy discussions, voting records, and committee assignments affecting national legislation and public policy.
Concise report notes a Friday House measure by Mr Laouden-Slager NJ proposing blanket pensions for widows and widowers of veterans. Pension levels range from 14 to 16 dollars monthly depending on war service and marriage timing. some survivors qualify without proving death linked to service.
Four major commercial interests' reps oppose the Aldrich currency bill, arguing harm to business. Victor Morawets of New York leads the critique with E W Clark Detroit Frank De La Lanne Philadelphia and Horace White New York as other speakers. Hearing to resume Monday.
Representative Connell of Massachusetts urged a favorable report directing the army to set up trade or industrial schools. He argued schooling during service would boost popularity and reduce desertions by equipping soldiers to reenter civil life after their enlistment.
The employers' liability bill for common carriers by railroads won Senate passage without amendments on Thursday, sending it to the president for approval.
Clinton Goodwin of Claridon fell asleep while reading with a lamp in hand. The lamp dropped and exploded, oil spilled on his feet, causing severe burns.
Joseph Schroeder a 40 year old Great Northern section foreman in Morris Minnesota was knocked down by an engine and run over suffering loss of both legs above the knees in the incident.
Police give chase after four men exit the Gloucester City iron works with a wagon loaded about four thousand pounds of iron. Chief Goan leads pursuit to Camecon where the wagon and one man are captured.
Ranger Jeff Kidder is reported perhaps fatally injured after a battle at Naco Arizona. Three Mexican officers are killed or injured in the same clash near Douglas and Naco.
A Detroit border smuggling scheme illegally moved Chinese nationals into the U S past the river ferries and railway lines. Investigations linked a Windsor base operation and a suspect named A McCano, with three Chinese men found hidden in a wagon bound for Chicago.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and other labor leaders call for mass meetings in every city and town on the first Sunday or Monday in April to protest Supreme Court rulings against labor. Union members should urge their congressional representatives and state senators to vote for proposed amendments.
George Doel a Milwaukee railroad operator at Braymer fifteen miles south of Chillicothe was held up at 3 a.m. by two robbers. They forced him to surrender $250 from the cash drawer, cut telephone lines, and bound him with wire before escaping. A train crew released the operator. The robbers were unmasked and strangers to the area.
Gev. John A. Johnson of Minnesota spoke at the Shiloh dedication, urging self government and protesting Roosevelt's centralization plan. The address marked his first public appearance since rising as a Democratic presidential hopeful during the dedication of Minnesota’s monument to fallen soldiers at Shiloh.
Cleveland leaders report that the Lake Carriers association adopted an open shop policy for Great Lakes boats this season. The plan, aimed at up to 40 000 workers, was agreed unanimously at the annual meeting. No union representatives attended, leaving possible opposition uncertain.
At Standard Oil's New York office officials denied any control over Pacific Gas and Electric Co. They rebut reports from San Francisco that a deal occurred. John D Archbold, president of Standard Oil Co, stated no interest in the deal and no involvement by any Standard Oil associate.
Former Wisconsin governor Thad Pound, a longtime state leader, is being urged to seek the mayoralty of Chippewa Falls. His age is noted but supporters say he may consent to enter the race despite it.
Cincinnati case outlines former telegraph operator John M. Gorman sued for 500000 dollars for allegedly alienating the affections of Harry Renschs wife. Gorman, now a millionaire, faces a civil action over the alleged affair with the clerk's wife.
A grieving Mrs Farnham finds unexpected life through a rescued orphan boy after a near fatal accident near Easter. Her sorrow shifts to hope as the boy heals, teaches her care, and the home becomes a new start, showing life’s renewal beyond personal loss.
The article notes that egg giving at Easter stems from nature worship and appears in many cultures. It mentions Persians in Persia and India, plus other nations, where eggs mark spring rather than strictly Christian practice. In Hungary boys sprinkle girls with rose water and receive eggs in return.
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