03 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1893
Page
1
Reports describe Cincinnati factory closures at Deer Creek mills and Istchard Bros. Philadelphia, plus national bank failures in Indianapolis and tax seizures of locomotives in Council Bluffs. Observations cover cholera in Piedmont and Moscow, immigration fraud probes, heat deaths at the World's Fair, and Arctic expedition notes.
Reports from Naples and Smyrna note cholera rising with cases and deaths while Telegraphs describe naval movements including the Inconstante and a court martial at Valetta. Elsewhere, a fatal shooting of Marshal Hawn, a Derby-length parade in Chicago, and political unrest across Latin America fill the day’s brief items.
Reports describe a sudden waterstorm near Atwood in Rawlins County Kansas washing the prairie to fifteen feet deep. Other dispatches note cholera outbreaks in epidemic areas of Russia, low river coal shortages in Pittsburgh, and weather and crime items across the nation.
The New York based weekly review reports a hard week with prices down and money tight. It notes major banks failing or pressured, high rates, and distress across markets while specific sectors like Erie show mixed results and capital outflows continue to labs.
Observers report no heat stroke deaths at Jackson Park as temperatures stay above 90. Visitors seek shade inside and outside buildings while Wellington Catering Co patrons complain about dress code. Doctors note most cases are exhaustion rather than sunstroke, with women recovering faster than men.
Portland banks faced turmoil as the Oregon National and the Northeast Loan and Trust Co. failed on Thursday while the Merchants National and Union Banking Co. met all demands dollar for dollar. The Union Banking Co. is a small institution believed eager to close after long-running trouble in its limited business.
In Wirt County and across West Virginia a long drought has persisted since early July. Temperatures reach near 100 degrees as rivers like the Ohio and Wheeling Creek drop to minimal flows. Farmers report oats drying up, corn browning, and fruits and potatoes severely affected. The Herald also reports in Argentina a failed revolutionary attempt with gunfire and casualties as federal forces moved to disarm state troops.
A series of aphorisms asserts that pure noble life shapes judgment and love. It claims leaders must initiate action and every person lives under scrutiny like a glass house. It notes marriage between a leader and a poor housekeeper requires mutual love to build happiness.
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