16 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
1
Fragmentary report mentions political shifts in Hawaii and England, cholera stats in St Petersburg, strikes and factory closures in Iowa, naval affairs, and a yacht race near the Isle of Wight. Also references court actions, a verdict in Santo Caesario case, and maritime disappearances with sparse dates and names.
The Senate discussed the Deattzion Cosino act and the immigration bill with a substitute from the immigration committee. The cabinet and conference reports dominated the day as bills on tariffs, appropriations, and inspections of immigrants were debated or passed amid calls for reform and budget relief.
A collage of brief Telegram items reports the San Francisco Blythe estate transfer to public administration and remaining claims, cotton destruction near Wet Texan Plantations, heavy cotton bale trade in Montgomery Alabama, the death of financier Loerees C. Cuatim in Atchison Kansas, gold discovery near Musca Col, a trotting race between Directam and Arion set for Chicago on August 8, and widespread western timber fires in Michigan. Also notes five week and weekly failure totals, agriculture’s corn decline since July, Kickapoo reservation settlement plans, and a late rain hailstorm impacting Harrison Nebraska crops.
Dispatches from Seoul July ce describe Japanese pressure on Corean authorities to withdraw Chinese troops from Asan and to curb Corean diplomacy with China. Skirmishes near the royal palace and shifting troop movements mark tense efforts by Japan and China to influence Corean policy amid broader war developments.
A Commerical Review notes uncertainty over tariff legislation stifling orders and delaying purchases. The piece details effects on rail traffic, meat costs, and grain forecasts, with farmers, textile demand, and shoe markets showing varied responses as prices shift and expectations realign.
The Washington to Denver bicycle relay completed in six days seven hours at Meade, with George Macarthy and George W. Hartz delivering the final telegram to Governor of Colorado. Officials praised the achievement, noting the wheel as a landmark invention and the relay as a symbol of American speed and teamwork.
Madame Louis Ramdile of Detroit was killed while ascending from Glendale Park a daily ascent routine ended in tragedy after she released her parachute at a great height and fell from a tree injuring her neck. The incident follows earlier near misses during her park visits.
The coroner's inquest into the rail disaster continued with three witnesses testifying in detail. George Derin, a formerly enslaved man, is charged as the father of the catastrophe amid conflicting testimonies. Eleven or twelve may be dead, with several injured. a confession is reportedly possible but unconfirmed.
The Mississippi report outlines the delay in warrant demands linked to the Special Warrants case, notes shifts after Carlisle's actions, and mentions Auditor Stone’s update. It covers Wirt Adams tax cases against Louisville New Orleans Texas Railroad and Georgia Pacific, plus rail questions and state weather and agricultural updates across northern, central, and southern counties. It also reports on Panola County crops, price concerns, and a counterfeit Masonic letterhead scam by a man posing as William Stewart.
Betty Simpkins and her infant perished when a burning cabin trapped them. The mother, awakening to fumes, rushed back inside in night clothing to save her child, carried the child out, collapsed from weakness, and died. The baby survived about an hour. Location cited as Alsbeme Milling near Perdide Baldwin County, Alabama.
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