28 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
1
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at Ancient University Paris on April 23 outlining individual citizenship, moral virtue, and the duty to preserve liberty. He urged balance of education with character, warned against sterile wealth, and emphasized public responsibility and national endurance. He contrasted French and American republics and praised France’s historical influence.
A. E. P. Cummings a Honolulu real estate dealer formerly of Chicago and now in Pasadena is missing. He vanished after arguing with his wife on an elevated train with about 37000 dollars in valuables and 3500 dollars in cash on his person.
The Merchant Exchange reports the schooner Eva, which sailed from San er April 2, is ashore at Altata, Mexico near Altata Bay. The vessel was reported in distress after departure from San er. Local authorities are negotiating salvage and assessing damage.
In Birmingham Alabama the rescue effort for the 4 percent mine disaster intensified Friday as investigators and workers recovered twenty six bodies from the rubble. The blast left many missing and the recovery operation continued at the Mulga mine site.
Albert Wolter was found guilty of first degree murder for the killing of Ruth Wheeler, a stenographer, in his New York apartment on March 24. The verdict came after a jury deliberation.
Lawrence Swift wed Elizabeth M. Hurry eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Randolph Hurry at the Church of the Epiphany on Friday.
A historical portrait of Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain. Born in Hannibal Missouri on November 30 1835 he rose from printer and steamboat pilot to Americas leading humorist. The article traces his marriages fortunes and losses including Roughing It Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn and personal tragedies.
A historic quote notes a unique edge for telephone enterprises in receivership cases. The remark says a company can always "bang up the receiver" when a receivership is ordered, highlighting a sharp advantage over other businesses.
The article notes several palm varieties in Liberia with emphasis on fan palm, raphia or bamboo palm, cocosaut palm, and a palm referred to as c palm. It highlights the importance of these species among Liberia’s flora.
A spoken exchange mentions a meat trust stockholder facing jail sentiment and Wing-Sam Biffers claiming a small batch of their stock for sale at a low cash price, followed by a demand for an address.
A father argues that fishing on Sunday is not desecration by itself. the dispute centers on how one describes the outing after returning. The exchange highlights differing views within a family about Sabbaths and honesty in recounting weekend activities.
A man decides to let a woman rent his house after noting she is the first applicant to visit who did not boast about her own riches or possessions. He contrasts her with others who brag about being a good tenant. The exchange highlights skepticism toward self-promotion in rental hopefuls.
The exchange features Senator Sorghum warning that an unrestrained orator could crush trusts by overwhelming them with speech. He questions the method and predicts dire consequences, while the other figure jokes that the speaker may simply talk them to death.
A shouted exchange reveals tension over workload and responsibility. The applicant argues a small task would not harm anyone while a bystander notes the employer might lose work to the staff. The scene underscores workplace friction and authority dynamics.
A dialogue features a cook book as a dull read yet answers that it contains stirring incidents. The exchange hints at contrasting readings and playful misreadings between the speakers.
In a playful kitchen scene Ostend asks his mother to bake a doughnut with a hole twice as wide. He explains the request by saying he promised the biggest portion to his younger brother. The exchange captures a sweet family moment.
A reader's dilemma on selecting a marriage partner among many suitors prompts sight of a humorous editorial line about holding a primary. No clear person or event is identified in the fragment.
A professor in English literature assigns tomorrow’s class to discuss a Henry James sentence up to the first semicolon. The students react with mock groans but prepare to analyze the opening clause and its stylistic impact.
A witty quip frames the dinner bell as the season’s most attractive belle. The remark plays on culinary charm and social dining highlight.
A severe snowstorm swept Memphis on a Sunday causing a drastic temperature drop unseen in forty one years. Fruit growers warn the unseasonable weather threatened crops as sleet and hail moved in from late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Citizens bundled in heavy garments and stood outside to witness frost heavy enough to cover roofs, with long time residents recalling colder days of youth.
Advices received Sunday indicate a third severe frost extends far south. The frost line is likely to advance further, delaying cotton planting and exposing crops in the boll weevil belt to damage from late-set bolls.
Weather bureau in Little Rock notes Sunday as the state’s coldest seasonable day in three decades. Snow fell multiple times but melted quickly. Cotton fields across Arkansas face replanting on large plantations, including 700 acres at the state convict farm in Lincoln County, with fruit regions in Western and Northwestern Arkansas reporting losses.
Lincoln reports from L. M. Rivesell of the state board of horticulture warn eastern and southern Nebraska may face extensive crop damage. He notes central and western regions are less certain while some areas show light losses, but overall fruit prospects look poor.
Reports to the state board of agriculture indicate freezing weather and rain and snow have dampened early fruit. indicating the entire fruit crop in Ohio is a total loss. Northern Ohio fruit pickers have halted double shifts as losses mount.
In Coleman Texas a race riot left twelve negroes beaten and one white man severely injured. The town, population about 150 to 200, drove out the black residents after a fight between white youths and a negro. Washington Pax George Rabish, a foreign coal miner, is in critical condition after an assault by drunken locals. Four men are under arrest as officials search for others involved. Nearby at Avella mines tensions spill into violence as authorities pursue suspects.
In Natches Circuit Court Judge Wilkinson sparked controversy by asking for young jurors in a murder case, with defense counsel Mer. Rateliff contesting the selection. The piece also covers local rail and county governance moves, bank conventions, and various crimes, industry news, and notable deaths in Greenwood and Carroll counties.
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