24 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
1
A fragmentary political statement criticizes charter plans tied to prohibition in Pedigel County. It argues no charter has been approved by the governor and warns that legal methods must be used to enforce liquor sale restrictions, emphasizing state enforcement over private actions.
The article notes drought effects in the Carolinas Georgia Texas and Oklahoma with delayed boll opening and late growth. Rainfall variability blights progress in several states while Texas and South Carolina show better conditions though boll weevils are present in the southeast. Early signs remain that yields could be strong if showers continue and plant maturity advances.
Commissioner of Agriculture announces that the Mississippi Association, organized five years ago through county supervisors, will hold its road meeting during the state fair with dates set for October 26. Supervisors from every county are expected to participate and attend, continuing a record of broad county representation at past meetings.
Governor Noel appointed about 100 delegates from Mississippi to attend the Chicago session under President Arthur's National Good Roads initiative. The delegation includes those likely to attend and participate, with Governor Noel present for part of the session to preside over one day.
Ed Sloan, a Black man jailed for a fine in 1907 and sent to a farm for ninety days, was pardoned by Governor Noel. He reportedly escaped in 1907 and was recaptured in 1910, then pardoned again. The board of Supervisors found Sloan did not receive full compensation and questioned the payout as others served full terms without extra pay.
United States Attorney A. ket for Biloxi expects the peonage indictment and trial to occur at Biloxi during the coming term. Edward Moore is charged with peonage, and if an indictment is confirmed, a court session in Biloxi is anticipated. Adjutant General notes state plans for veterans encampment on 14 and 15.
The trade committee plans a Brookhaven meeting on September 2 with W. K. Seattie of Washington to demonstrate harvesting and curing peanuts. Emphasis on proper stacking and bay management, noting peanuts must be moved and stored correctly to achieve proper curing and value.
A list shows 31 counties including Jackson that will vote in the August 22 second primary for the northern district railroad commissioner. Governor Noel notes vacancy rules, saying boards of supervisors fill county offices when terms expire, and cites a recent swap of a justice of the peace appointment to another man after board action.
In Courtland Rev Petty urged unity and prayer among African Americans attending the Memphis district conference of A M E Zion church. He urged fair court trials and an impartial stance to solve the race problem, urging productive lives.
The text reports a discussion in Jackson about funding a home for Governor Vardaman. It cites a letter from J K Vardaman urging friends not to raise funds but to accept the gift if offered, praising Mississippi people and their support.
The Mize bank suspends payments due to the All Nite ate Day bank of Memphis failure. Mize was a creditor for about 35000 and its capital is 10000. It expects to resume once assets are realized.
The city of Jackson and Jackson Electric Street Railway Co. end litigation. The railway pays the city about $39,000 as its share for disputed paving accounts and paving between its tracks.
Col Charles W Scott of Rosedale Mississippi and Harry Dickinson of Seattle join a fishing and boating party bound for the Canadian Yukon. The trip is estimated to cost 10000 dollars. A Sherman petition from nearly all taxpayers asks the city to issue bonds to build an agricultural high school locally. A committee will meet county boards to push Sherman's case. The plan envisions a joint school with Pontotoc and Union counties and later Lee county once legislation passes.
Several members elect express support for hiring a competent architect to assess repairs of the old capitol as an auxiliary to the new state house. The new capitol is already crowded with several departments strained for space.
Railway workers resume duties within days after widespread stoppages in a labor dispute. Police report no rioting, but clashes and looting occurred elsewhere as protests spread. Strikes draw sympathy from other unions and trigger transit system delays and locker area turmoil.
A tornado swept Antler and surrounding areas injuring at least twenty four people and destroying farms and property. Telegraph service between Minot and Antler was cut as residents from nearby towns rushed to aid victims. Residents report shattered buildings near Sherwood and Loraine with several farm workers injured.
London and Ireland suffer railway isolation as Birmingham Manchester Liverpool and Glasgow face famine and rioting. Dublin threatened as Irish railroads halt. Striking workers in transport and related industries suspend action pending arbitration while Liverpool port and trans Atlantic liners remain idle.
Cuban editor Mavana Jose Maria Vilaverde and his nephew Macua Villaverde were seized at their residence, forced aboard the steamer Alfonso XIII, and deported to Spain as authorities acted under a presidential decree during Go nea’s government. Police battered into the home and sped the men to the ship without time to prepare.
Democratic leaders suffer defeat as tariff wool and free list bills fail to clear veto. House adjournment likely by midweek as Senate signals end of business. Insurgent Republicans withhold sufficient support to override the president, ending the clash.
In New Orleans the Cotton Exchange opposed the Liverpool bills of lading plan and adopted a committee report. Directors invited Southern exchanges bankers and exporters to a joint conference likely around November 20 to protect their interests.
Brindley soars to 11 726 feet in Chicago breaking earlier marks. Parmalee exceeds former American record with 10 897 feet before降d. The current world mark stands at 10 761 feet at Mourmelon France while other aviators suffer near misses at high altitude.
Congress debates new statehood plans for New Mexico and Arizona after President Taft vetoes the measure. Senator Smith introduces a revised resolution conditioning admission on removing recall of judges, as committees prepare to act on the vetoed bill.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner T J Hudson asks state and regional officials to meet and craft a shared plan to counter inflated crop prospects. He warns that overoptimistic reports on cotton yields could depress prices and urges farmers groups to cooperate with official projections.
An explosion at the Illinois Steel company plant shredded a molding building injuring nine workers and trapping about 100 men. Four men were killed and four others suffered serious fractures when a ladle of molten metal spilled on a wet floor.
In Pittsburgh a petition was filed in common pleas court for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to be named guardian for Marty Kendall Thaw now confined at Matteawan State Hospital New York after the Stanford White killing Judge Davie let the case proceed while Norton questions Pennsylvania jurisdiction Attorney Frances Rawle of Philadelphia says Thaws income is 60000 pounds yearly and Mrs Thaw lacks means to support herself asks share of the income
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley testified before the Wiley investigating committee on Wednesday uncovering McCabe associates’ scheme to oust him. He denied receiving a letter from Dr. H H Busby about an employment term and exposed a forged or altered prior letter used to charge him with a law violation in Rusby’s appointment.
In Chicago an aviation meet claims two lives as William Br. Badger of Pittsburg and Lt. Crow John Stone of Chicago perish in separate accidents. Officials caution machine defects rather than pilot error, noting a broken propeller paddle caused Badger to plunge 100 feet, fracturing his neck.
Clem en a Chicago plumber was bitten by a cat at the Pasteur Institute on Friday. The cat's teeth sank deep into his forearm and doctors had to pry the jaws apart to free him before treating the wound.
Chicago reports the world altitude record again in jeopardy as Lincoln Beachey in a Curtiss aircraft spent an hour aloft during the International Aviation Association nine day meet. An unofficial barograph reading indicated 11 1523 feet before he returned to earth.
In Merrimac Wisconsin a woman died immediately another died from severe injuries and a third was critically injured during a Friday incident. All three were trying to save a small girl from an approaching Northwestern passenger train. The event recalls a desperate rescue attempt turned fatal.
Alabama Commissioner Kolby invited the Southern States crop chiefs to a meeting in Montgomery by September 1 to correct erroneous reports about the extton crop. Georgia’s Commissioner Hudson echoed the call while officials dispute a 14.7 million bale cotton yield estimate as too high.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher and party traveled to Alaska aboard the steamship Admiral Sampson. They inspected Katalla Bay and Controller Bay and will examine the Cunningham coal claims.
Big Four train No 46, a Cincinnati New York special, derailed west of Columbus on Friday as it entered a curve. More than 50 people were injured and one may die. The second day coach derailed, toppled over a ten foot embankment, and two Pullmans lay across the track.
In Goliad Texas a shooting and rape incident in Fannin County led to two deaths. A bullet hit a gasoline can causing an explosion that set a restaurant ablaze, destroying the business district and narrowly avoided further loss as firefighters battled the blaze.
In Coatesville Pennsylvania three men Joseph Schofield Norman Price and George Stoll were arrested Wednesday charged with murder in connection with the burning of Zack Walter the negro last Sunday night. Authorities say one was a mob leader and the arrests followed close questioning.
A regiment of American soldiers has been ordered sent to the canal zone immediately from the United States. Quarters are to be prepared for the troops at Colon and Panama. The official object of the movement is not explained and authorities on the isthmus claim to be in the dark.
The senate on Friday passed the Flood-Smith resolution 53 to 0 authorizing statehood for New Mexico and Arizona on terms acceptable to President Taft. Debate accused the house of dodging the president’s veto and charged Taft with pressuring Arizonans toward the proposed reali of judges.
New York reports Col John Jacob Astor sailed with his fiancée Madeline Talmage Fores on his steam yacht Noma on Friday. He says the voyage is for the health of Miss Fores and that a trained nurse accompanies them.
A committee of 8,500 Rock Island shop employees opened talks with railroad officials on Tuesday seeking pay increases and improved working conditions. Company officials say the conferences will continue at regular intervals and no strike is threatened.
Dave Leahy, secretary to Governor Stubbs of Kanena, recounts a formative tale showing how reading the Bible paid off when a newspaper needed ten dollars to be printed. He recalls a friend borrowing a Bible from his mother and finding a ten dollar bill inside, enabling their weekly edition to go out. The tale underscores the Bible as literature and a guide for morals.
An American consul retells a Fourth of July tale of a Swiss sojourn where Mr A complains he would rather live in hell than abroad while his wife notes they hail from Pittsburgh. The room erupts in laughter as the anecdote highlights marital friction among expatriate couples.
A druggist and assistant faced a distressing scene as a sobbing six year old girl, lost and unable to name her home, was given chocolate in hopes of calming her. The mother arrived, prompting the clerk to recall the child’s misheard stuttered plea. The incident was reported by the Indianapolis News.
An article notes how a small ecole shows earth climates from base to summit on the San Francisco peaks. Elevation bands 6 500 to 7 000 feet host yellow pine, 4 500 to 10 200 feet Douglas fir silver fir corker and aspen, and 10 300 to 11 500 feet Engelmann spruce and fir reach the tree line.
Prof Harold Russell argues fish are deaf and color blind and their balance suffers without ear stones. He notes most fish rely on limited sight to hunt while eels have weaker smell. In testing, a conger eel devoured fish dosed with cheese anchovy camphor spirits turpentine and lodoform.
Two speakers recall a hat worn by Mrs. Styler during a church walk. One notes lingering admiration while the other admits being half asleep. The exchange ends with a light jab about propriety and restraint.
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