25 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
1
Reported thefts include ten paintings removed from frames at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago de Chile. The article notes value estimates and mentions other international events including peace signatories, trade data, and colonial-era affairs.
The Brooklyn contractor Michael J. Cady lands a $550,000 contract to dredge Havana area Candenas harbor in Cuba. Other items note a Shelby County mortgage tax probe, Tennessee senate bribery accusation, a veteran officer's retirement, and global political and economic developments.
The Spectator cites Admiral Canevero in a discussion of The Continent of America and warns that Europe may unite against America Africa and Asia. It cites dread of American wealth and energy, fear of trade monopolies, and resentment over Asia and South American policy as three core causes.
Secretary White of the United States Embassy in London discusses Mrs. Maybrick's case with President and British officials. He warns that renewed agitation abroad worsens her plight, notes Queen Victoria received letters, and reports Mrs. Maybrick at Aylesbury prison in fair health with a decent record.
London April 20 Primrose day marked by absence of a royal wreath on the tomb in Hughenden churchyard since the Earl of Beaconsfield death. The yearly pilgrimage continued with heavy visitor turnout and extensive decorations on the statue while clubs and leagues sent many tokens and crowds flowed to the monument.
In Somerset County Pennsylvania a 15000 acre coal territory joining Berlin was sold April 20 to the W. K. Niver Co of New York. The company operates mines near Elk Lick and immediate development is planned.
Mississippi towns prepare for annual flower shows and autumn chrysanthemum displays while advocates urge broader participation. The piece highlights horticulture, violet and rose ventures, and notes notable examples in Natchez, Booneville, Crystal Springs, and others, stressing education via the A&M College and caution about poisonous wild violets. It covers regional events from Vicksburg siege commemoration planning to state historical society meetings and civic efforts shaping Mississippi gardens and public spaces.
Georgia Governor T D Candler says the state is prospering with a strong cotton crop and rising manufacturing. He notes fewer lynchings, vows fair trials, and cautions that some crimes reflect actions by outsiders. report also covers a Memphis murder case and a St Louis incident.
Dr Hall S Sernges, a leading physician in Shel County Tennessee, was assassinated at night on a boulevard while returning from a professional call. The horse carriage bore the body to the physician’s home in a winding path as the horse lingered nearby all night.
Dr. Reynolds, an ENT lecturer in Louisville, declares tobacco harms. His uncompromising stance prompts 200 students from tobacco growing districts to request his dismissal, while the majority oppose his stance.
Fire destroyed the car barns of the Firmingham Railway Light and Power Co burning all cars. The Third Presbyterian church and the pastor Rev. J. A. Bryan’s residence were razed along with a half block of cottages.
George W Boyer one of the jurors who tried John Brown died recently at Charlestown West Virginia. One member of that famous jury now survives William A Martin who lives at Delaplane Virginia.
By 1880 there were 19,170 miles of railway track in the south and by 1900 49,627. In 1880 the south produced 379,301 tons of pig iron and by 1900 the total surpassed 3,000,000 tons.
Col Alfred H Stele head of the firm A H Bele & Co proprietors of the Galveston News and the Dallas News died in Asheville North Carolina at age 62.
A Confederate reunion plan: The Scorpion gunboat will travel up the Mississippi to Memphis on May 31 for the event. Mrs Isley of near Spring Place Tennessee presented her husband with four girls weighing four pounds each, all living. In Kentucky two minors wed, Melinda Baker 12 and Selemeons Burts 13, youngest married couple in the state. A shooting at Memphis left James Redmond of New York fatally wounded by Co A Ross of St. Louis after a heated argument. Bristol Tennessee saw a major fire destroying Pile Block with losses over 30 000 dollars and insured for about 20 000. Raymond Mississippi reports a Negro appointed postmaster replacing a white girl. New Orleans attorney Henry Denia seeks to stop convent bells ringing.
Cincinnati and Ohio valley brace as the Ohio River reaches danger levels. Forecasts warn the line could be exceeded, threatening crops and industry. Pittsburgh reports rising water, with damage feared in lower river areas.
The Ohio River at Wheeling, April 21, 9 p m, stood at 41 feet 4 inches and rising two inches hourly. The city faced rail isolation as patches broke, with five hundred houses flooded and most factories shut until Tuesday. Brick plant losses reached 500,000 bricks and $20,000 in damages, with total regional losses around $100,000 plus railroad washouts. Miner James Ford saved a passenger train by stopping it near Martin’s Ferry.
A fierce storm in Cleveland and northern Ohio crippled trolley traffic and damaged fire alarm wires. Telegraph and telephone lines remained down, trains lagged one to three hours, and snow and slush stalled sweeping equipment leaving parts of the city cut off from fire headquarters. Dense fog followed the storm and hampered repairs.
Floodwaters from 78 hours of rain and snow push the Ohio River past the danger line near four feet with another ten feet of rise expected. Widespread damage hits southern and central West Virginia towns including Carter Slatington, John Swanson drowning while attempting rescues near Tog River and the Angandotte.
A historic snow storm hits Erie with 12 inches on the level and widespread damage. Trolley lines halted, fires started by downed wires, and suburban and postal services suspended. Railroads like Lake Shore Vandalia Grand Trek report washed tracks and derailments across several towns.
A heavy rain and wet snow after yesterday's big storm melted most of the snow that covered the ground. Snow drifts and broken tree branches mark the damage. Reports from the southern shore of Lake Erie warn that fruit trees will suffer substantial harm as the weight of the snow caused trunks to break.
Heavy western storm delays eastbound traffic from two to seven hours as trains arrive late to Central depot. West street floods in New York destroy cellar stored perishables. Ohio River at 59.4 inches rising three inches hourly forces evacuations. Marietta reports flood height and rain. Mahoning valley flood fears prompt warnings as railroads face continued disruption.
In Gallipolis Ohio on April 21 the river gauge stood at 50 feet 5 inches at six o clock with a continuing rise of five inches per hour The Kanawha and Michigan and Ohio River railroads have halted trains in response to the flood conditions.
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