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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
1
A woman was routinely beaten in Dawson Georgia at a location described as a point of death. The incident highlights ongoing violence concerns in the area and prompts local authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the assault.
Reports say Essie Carter, whipped by several men amid a murder case rumor mill. Victim’s condition described as grave with lingering injuries. authorities weigh trial for implied murder charges as details of the assault unfold.
The federal government will no longer pay travel or lecture expenses for department of agriculture staff. Treasury guidance to Secretary Wilson narrows interpretation of a law restricting who may be paid for travels or associations, affecting university and camp talks.
President Taft has written Western senators opposing Canadian reciprocity schemes that he would favor repeal. He will not withdraw his own part of reciprocity but will take the position that the United States is not bound to offer Canada an acceptance. The reciprocity law remains in effect despite Canada’s refusal to commit.
Supporters push to keep the names associated with the president amid ongoing debates and public commentary. Advocates argue that preserving identity signals continuity in administration and policy legacy.
An imperfect court record mentions Mitchell and Somerwee Pedante case proceedings with references to suspects and a charge of assault. Names such as James Phillips Ea Brewis and Gabe ste Direulte are noted along with accusations and an alleged injury to James Hastings.
Local report states a man named Winklemes or Winklemes was found dead after an apparent incident within his home. The event occurred in the evening, and authorities are treating it as a possible domestic-related death with ongoing investigation.
The article reports a fatal house fire in which William Childers died after his father set flames in the dwelling. Authorities are investigating the blaze and its motive remains unclear.
The eastern cotton crop shows progress but remains far from normal with drought risk and continued weevil damage. Weather improvements could aid growth. Texas and Western regions seek rain to recover from dryness while central areas report scattered weevil impact and hopeful prospects if rains arrive.
At Arbuckle's Island near Fort Smith Arkansas a Holiness preacher disrupted a Baptist meeting to prove faith over poison. A man named Justice drank carbolic acid after reading a Bible passage and prayed aloud before collapsing in agony.
In Fordyce Dallas county two hundred state guard soldiers from Blytheville Jonesboro Piggott and Black Rock started a race riot. Five negroes were killed or badly injured and numerous others beaten and stabbed. White women were assaulted and black patrons fled a damaged negro pool hall as soldiers looted and wrecked the premises.
Two young men and a 24 year old were involved in a late night incident at Honore Path. One roommate reportedly fled the room after a dispute and returned, leading to a fatal defint in Malion Tay der. Police arrested one man in connection with the death.
The Treasury cannot fund reports on measures and reports of 1.92 dollars per? none. The fragment references Washington and money concerns affecting reporting and payments.
Federal and state health authorities recovered the Gates beetlli in New Aricona as officials work to contain the outbreak. Bacteria linked to the dread plague were found in a ret caught on the waterfront, prompting urgent action and monitoring.
Washington announces uniform change for American soldiers adopting a single tan boot for dress garrison and marching wear replacing the current black and tan shoes. All service branches will standardize footwear to a single model to simplify supply and appearance.
Washington reports American railways carried more passengers during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, than in any prior year, but freight tonnage fell below the previous year’s total.
Ten negroes who had barricaded themselves in a cabin were captured and quiet restored here after an all night battle between whites and blacks. Sheila Owens of Calhoun Ernest Johnson of Calhoun and Dr Mil ker of Plainville all of whom were shot by the negroes are resting easily.
Northern Mexico rebel commanders have issued a public order demanding Americans in the region lay down their weapons and depart across the border, signaling intensified cross border tension.
Mississippi farmers face severe damage from the melon caterpillar and pickle cucumber worm. The circular outlines appearance, lifecycle, and multiple generation per year, and recommends control methods including destruction of plant debris, early planting, squash as a trap crop, arsenical and Paris Green poisons with lime, crop rotation, and hand picking to reduce losses across melons cucumbers and squash.
The grass worm base destroyed a great deal of worm in this section of the state. Never have these pests been known to have been so destructive as they have been this year.
At the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College meeting in Columbus the Lowndes county stock raisers petition the general board of trustees to give local dealers a chance for the contract for scholastic term supplies, claiming they should be favored when all else is equal.
Through the Business League Columbus gains another large manufacturing facility. The plant will produce box shocks used in making strawberry crates and related items.
The institution reports about 100 teachers enrolled from Clay Uktibbeba and Webster counties as it progresses smoothly through the term.
Democrats and Progressives win 36 to 18 as the Senate passes a business tax measure. The vote reflected party alignment and economic policy aims.
Washington Democrats and Progressives backed a 36 to 18 vote to approve the excise tax on corporations extended to individuals and partnerships. The Borah income tax plan failed 22 to 33, while amendments repealing the Canadian reciprocity law and imposing a $2 per ton print paper tariff were added with Republican support. The measure targets net income above 3500, and party lines shifted as notable senators supported or opposed changes.
Representative Frank B. Willis of Ohio says the government is paying for powder puffs poker chips and muse rolls charged to the government. He plans to introduce a resolution asking Congress for an explanation of why stores are billed to the government.
Fragmentary OCR text references Mrs V J Hartert and a long tenure, suggesting a historical notice of a widow or widowhood tied to a former marriage. Details are incomplete, but the text points to a longstanding family or social mention from the era.
Early report states that Engrent Dr Ethel, alleged suffragette leader, faced charges over an attempted arson against Lewse Harcewurt, but was discharged as witnesses failed to identify her.
Harry A. Thaw continues confinement in the state asylum following the killing of Stanford White. Thaw was committed February 1, 1908, for the murder and remains under guard as legal proceedings continue.
The French Market in New Orleans will receive a remodel to replace the century old open stalls with white booths and modern screening. The project aims to improve sanitation and ensure purer food as part of the market’s long history dating back to 1791.
Eight aldermen and the secretary of Detroit's common council committees were detained on bribery charges over votes and influence tied to a measure involving city property transferred to the Wabash railroad.
Washington reports Chairman Sulzer of the House Foreign Affairs Committee intends to vote for a battleship program even though the caucus has declared against building ships this year.
The beef trust is declared dead by the justice department after ten years of government action. Attorney General Wickersham accepts the packers plan for voluntary dissolution of the National Packing Company, with promises that competition will be revived and civil suits dropped. In other news, President Taft is to speak amid speculation on aviation fatalities in College Park Maryland.
The House Appropriations Committee recommends an immediate 5009 dollar appropriation to aid the army relief in Southern states. Secretary Wilson requested the funds while Representative Heflin of Alabama told the committee the worm being stopped affects his district and rail lines in the region.
Dr Mirwa, physician to the emperor, acknowledged in an interview that the imperial patients had suffered a serious setback and were receiving care. He declined further details citing medical confidentiality and state privacy norms.
A congressional sundry civil appropriation measure proposes about $116 million for war-related work. The bill covers various government bureaus and funding needs under wartime operations.
New York reports the Stamland Oil Company reducing refined petroleum prices by 15 payots. Prices drop to 0.25 cents per gallon for refined in cases, 4.85 cents in tanks, and 8.45 cents per standard white barrels.
Two deaths and three prostrations were reported in Louisville, Kentucky due to hot weather. A man who fell into the river while fleeing the heat drowned after leaping into the water.
The Senate approved a joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to investigate claims by American citizens arising from disorder in Mexico and to press for timely settlements.
Mississippi railroad officials received notice of revised ad valorem assessments by the railroad commission. Most lines saw higher valuations per mile, notably Louisville and Nashville from 20000 to 27500 and Queen and Crescent from 15000 to 25000 per mile. Final decisions on sidetracks remain undecided.
Jackson reports Ora Lancaster, wife of J J Lancaster, serves as substitute rural route carrier from the Jackson office when her husband is away, a creditable arrangement noted as possibly the state's only lady carrier. State Superintendent J N Powers has traveled to county meetings in Poplarville and Columbia to influence sentiment for bonds to build an agricultural high school in Lauderdale County.
A deed was received by the Greenville court transferring the Manhattan plantation of 1,450 acres from W. J. and J. C. Murphy to George C Council of Decatur. The price paid was $74,500, about $50 per acre. Council will move to the place and supervise it in the future.
Adjutant General Fridge issued the annual encampment order for the Mississippi National Guard at Upambwa from August 6 to August 14 inclusive. The full force includes two infantry regiments Troop A cavalry and the field hospital. individuals reporting must provide satisfactory reasons if expenses are requested.
Col Montgomery of the penitentiary board reports crops as good as last year on state farms notably Oak ley. Boll weevils are less severe there than further south and the high water did not harm the farm.
Citizens of Columbia Marion County vote to levy a three percent tax on their property within the corporate limits to raise forty thousand dollars quickly for securing the J J White Lumber Company mills at the city.
Robert Powell Jackson Jurge, Democratic national committeeman for Mississippi, asks state editors to publish acknowledgments for contributions to the Democratic national campaign fund.
Brower has heard a reward of 200 dollars for the apprehension of Charles Howard who shot and killed Charles Knott in Chickasaw county on November 3, 1911. Howard was jailed in Tupelo to avoid mob violence but escaped the following June.
Jackson notes a Patrons' Union meeting of farmers and citizens to discuss mutual benefit and instruction set for Saturday July 37 at grounds near Lake in Scott county. A state bulletin warns that the cotton worm has appeared in several Mississippi counties, alarming planters.
Deputy H T Diver and a posse confront Richard Sowell, a white man sought on perjury charges, in Senatobia. Sowell is painfully but not seriously wounded as gunfire erupts during the exchange.
Vicksvburg mill worker Ambrose Miller, tried for the murder of A. J. Vincent, president of the Big Pour Stave and Lumber company of Kat Meanyer’s Stating, was found not guilty.
The Egypt Planting Company of Egypt, Vatoo County seeks a $1,000,000 charter. L. Mawkime, J. Walton, and J. R. Weten of Leaingtons are incorporators. The attorney general and Governor Trewer object, noting 1912 law bans such planting companies until November 2, and Hewrwer plans continued approval pending legal clarity.
A prolonged courthouse dispute in Smith County pits two proposed districts with county seats at Mise or Tayloreville. Voters rejected a second district 955 to 434. The board had funded a First district courthouse, but work halted by injunction until a special election decides the county seat location.
Dr Davis Smith Humphreys died at his home after a three week illness from heart trouble. He was born September 25 1846 in Port Gibson to Gov Ben G Humphreys and Mildred Hickman Humphreys. He studied at the University of Mississippi in 1882 and Tulane Medical College in 1885. He began practice at Itta Bena then a plantation owned by his father’s children.
President R Hightower reports a communication from KR B Wilson United States Bureau of Plant Industry confirming Washington office support for a roundup in the first week of September. Sixty local agents will attend plus an estimated two hundred demonstrators and neighbors are urged to participate.
Bishop W. A. Murrah and Mrs. Murrah will travel from Jackson on the Illinois Central to Chicago then San Francisco to sail for the Orient. He plans to be away several months and return early next year, with community wishes for a safe voyage and successful mission. Also noted is J. F. McKay reporting a record corn crop in South Mississippi and reduced boll weevil damage praised by Commissioner Blakester during a state tour.
The Sea Shore Assembly for Christian Workers met at the Sea Shore Camp Grounds. Classes will run for ten days with evening lectures at the tabernacle on topics of interest to visitors.
Cholera among hogs has caused losses to stock growers. T N Pulliam reports a loss of about 6000 dollars in pure bred Berkshires. The outbreak has impacted several herds with significant damage to livelihoods.
The piece extols Naples high culture in a theater district with refined variety shows and vocalists praised as American headliners. It urges visits to the National Museum with its Herculaneum Pompeii treasures and notes Pompeii ruins offer absorbing insight into ancient life alongside Naples street scenes and urban character.
The passage evokes three travelers returning to Naples to view the Mediterranean and Capri from the embankment of via Carceiolo. It paints Vesuvius in sunset rose hues while the city below glows with hundreds of roofs like patches of rose gold.
Thomas MacConnell and wife of Pittsburgh file in common pleas court to compel Safe Deposit and Trust Co to provide income. They claim property worth over 450 000 is managed by the trust company and that People’s Savings Bank, linked to the trust firm, caused a judgment against the property, preventing borrowing.
In Duluth Minnesota wild animals abandon woods as large vicious flies surge across the region. A full grown moose wandered into Woodland suburb and was killed by a freight train at Short Line Park near the city. Hunters blame the abundance on a wet spring and note the mascot-like flies are unusually thick.
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