02 Aug 1888
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1888
Page
1
Reports from Las Cruces and California speak of gold finds in rich ore. Various brief items cover patent rights of phonographs, a £10,000 stake won, a river and harbor bill, Berlin art exhibitions, arrivals in Marion Massachusetts, a missing officer, canal collapses, a bottling car case, and multiple political and military notes across Europe and America.
Fiftieth Congress sessions show Dawes opposing fisheries treaty ratification in the Senate while pension, naval, and army appropriations move through. House quorum failures delay action as Oklahoma and New Mexico land laws surface. naval and post office infrastructure bills advance in scattered votes.
Four sons of Boston man Mr. Vaudevill aged six to twelve drown after playing on logs in the L Assomption river near Montreal. Bodies recovered and buried. In other items the Senate passed the Army Appropriation bill with Hawley amendment funding Watervliet gun factory and steel gun purchases.
Catherine Avney, sister of Patrick who died in Chicago, is found at the Blackwell’s Island almshouse aged about 8, while a New Orleans packet steamer burns to the waterline. Early Virginia Western Rail line plans link North and South via the Baltimore and Ohio Valley, Virginia Western, and Tennessee Midland. A new Mary Lee coal company is incorporated in Birmingham with $9,000 capital. Balloonist W C Williams ascends to 2200 feet in Louisville then parachutes, landing 200 feet down. Tampa’s B D McCormack taken ill near Jacksonville and quarantined. city sanitation praised. New York exports of specie total $241,094 with most gold to Europe and South America. Imports of stocky goods reach $41,718. Deputy Srestvy Leonixe dies after being shot by a prisoner in Palatka. Memphis bridge dispute persists over channel span change from 1000 to 700 feet, stirring opposition. A proposal to create arbitration boards for railroad labor disputes is favorably reported.
A gas pipe bomb exploded near 473 Lincoln Avenue Lake View injuring no one but creating a large crater. Investigators believe dynamite packed in a half used pipe was intended to blow Kruger’s German owned home at 67 Lincoln Avenue. Police suspect a strike-ridden group from nearby brickworks. Investigations continue with arrests possible today.
Out of Chicago to New York, Johann Most eyed as arch conspirator in dynamite plot. State Attorneys and Inspector push for Most’s arrest, aiming to bring big crime to justice. Hronek case reveals ten pounds dynamite hidden by wife led officers to basement cache. Libel suit filed in Nebraska against Lincoln Daily News and Hoge over alleged blackmail and misconduct.
Hancock County Tenn reports a fatal fight over a woman with Charles Ferrell killed by W D Roberts. Raleigh bank officials Cross and White convicted with Cross getting seven years hard labor and White five. Jury to hear federal appeal. multiple other local incidents outline violent crime accidents and losses across several states.
A writer mocks hoarding habits in a humorous probe of thrift and the belief that old items will be useful. The piece recalls selling rusty nails for pennies, salvaging teapots, boots, and bottles, and urges letting clutter go to ash. It also notes a Yellowstone Park description and Florida immigration lore.
An excerpt from Youth's Companion argues sunshine and oxygen improve health and disinfect. It envisions architectural innovations to bring outdoor sun and ventilation to homes, schools, churches, and tenements, including sunning rooms, ventilation shafts, rooftop access, and public greenery to curb restlessness and illicit amusements.
The Bombay press cites two revolting incidents as proof of need for reform. A tenant killer blinded his wife amid village drums and claims by a demon. In a temple scene, buffalo and goat sacrifices, cannibalistic feeding, and drugged dancers aim to appease the goddess of smallpox.
Mrs Packer introduces Mr Northside to Mrs Southside. Mr Northside recalls meeting her. Mrs 5. initially forgets. After a moment she remembers she was her first husband’s wife. She welcomes him and asks about the present Mrs Northside. Washington Critic.
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