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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
4
Note of Warning Sparks Mississippi Senate Clash
The Eagle cites R H Henry urging antis to unite and plan against Vardaman. It lists leaders like Judge Robert Powell LeRoy Percy John Sharp Williams and others to convene a mass meeting to name a successor in the U S Senate. The piece warns of a potential stampede and mass disenfranchisement if the common people lack representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Henry
Jackson Clarion- Ledger
Antis
Vardaman
Mississippi
Senate
Robert Powell
LeRoy Percy
John Sharp Williams
Patrick Harrison
James Sexton
Ben Humphreys
Marion Reily
John R. Tally
J. M. McBeat
A. H. LogfBino
C. H. Williams
Dr. O. B. Quin
J. S. MecNeily
Fred Sullens
Walter Dent
John McGuire
Stone Deavours
Wilbur Wilson
Frank Foote
Woods McGee
R. L. Dent
Dan Taylor
Jeff Kent
R. L. Simpson
Ed Ford
Walter White
John Leavy
Pink Smith
J. H. Miller
Claude Cunningham
Frank Lewis
Walker Wood
John Howard
Thomas Scanlan
Jeff Truly
Richard Reed
C. N. Norris
Guy Clarke
Sam Hewes
George McLaurin
D. C. Simmons
Dudley Mims
Hugh Wall
Frank Scott
W. A. Dickson
T. B. Ford
Hugh White
United States Senate
Ting
Henry
Anti
Exorbitant Railroad Rates Urged to Be Cut
A letter from the Matthew Addy Company argues freight rates on iron and coke are crippling industry. It cites higher California and Pacific coast rates for pig iron, coke, and rig iron, noting German supply and a “wall” around Southern furnaces. The piece calls for rate reductions by railroads or the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore business and economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
California
Pacific Coast
Matthew Addy Company
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Belgium
Connellsville
St. Louis
Addy Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
The Eagle Tells Of Leaders and the Fire Insurance Inquiry
The Mississippi political factions clash with leaders named by Colonel Henry. New York papers denounce the fire insurance trust after an inquiry led by Samuel Untermyer, forecasting $130,000,000 in benefits to policyholders and calls for criminal action against officers. Mississippi rail freight rates face critique from the Manufacturers Record, urging quick rate readjustment to protect business and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes
New York
The
World
the Times
the Herald
the Eagle
the American
Untermyer
New York Fire Trust
Wall Street Journal
Jackson
Daily Press
Robertson
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Stricker
Southern Sentinel
Circuit Court Should Be Pretermitted
The circuit court, meeting early next month, should be pretermitted due to depleted county funds and the expense to taxpayers. The Beat Three road district matter is urgent, but other cases are not significant this term, supporting delaying September’s session.
Pushing the Rich Along by Mass Motion
A reflective column argues social progress follows the poor man's push, tracing mobility from donkey carts to car ownership and toward airplanes. It suggests eventual equality as the rich man loses exclusive access and the poor man advances with rapid leaps, a cycle driving innovation and class ascent.
Oxford town talker seeks the other side of stories
A man in Oxford listens to town talk and avoids snap judgments. He weighs both sides, compares them, and aims at the truth. He has brains and uses them, unlike the rest who rush to conclusions. The world is a playground while many toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Orm
Our Women and Theirs
A essay contrasts American and European women after war. It argues equality in marriage prospects in the United States versus a surplus of women in Europe due to war and emigration. It warns polygamy laws might be needed to prevent spinster outcomes and urges readers to compare conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Advertising Oxford to Attract Industry and Growth
The editor argues for daily small promotional slips mailed with letters to every Oxford family to showcase local industries and opportunities. He compares global hunger and opportunity, urging strong advertising to put Oxford on the map and attract new businesses, noting three meals a day as a fortunate advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Child Blames Father for Lack of Study Interest
A reader laments a father named Mr. Sather who shows no interest in his child's school subjects. The child feels discouraged and mirrors the father's apathy toward learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sather
Shooting at a Mark on a Tree Reflects Judgment in Public Criticism
The piece argues that sharp shooting at a target requires careful aim while criticizing a public official often comes from a careless tongue. It notes many capable leaders avoid office due to being targets for random, unjudged abuse and warns the human race still has much to learn.
J. R. Vaughn Buried at Water Valley
J. R. Vaughn of East St. Louis Ill died August 13 at 47 when a refrigerator car he was repairing at Armour Packing Co. collapsed. Survived by wife and four children, parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Vaughn, and brothers W. C. Vaughn and G. Vaughn. Wife and son with G. C. Vaughn accompanied the remains to Water Valley where Mrs. Vaughn and children will stay about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Valley
J. R. Vaughn
East St. Louis
Ill
Armour Packing Company
Vaughn
J. S. Vaughn
W. C. Vaughn
G. Vaughn
G. C. Vaughn
Harkless Wiggins Remembered as Pioneer Citizen Leader
Harkless Wiggins of Lafayette County died Sunday morning at 7 o'clock aged 76. Born in southern Alabama he moved to Mississippi at 18 and bought the freedom of his wife before 21. He owned a farm four miles west of Taylor for 43 years and raised seven children. A Mason and longtime Republican leader in Lafayette County he served as a Confederate servant during the Civil War. He died after nine days at the home of his son in law Prof. F C Nelson Oxford. He leaves a widow three sons one daughter seven brothers and many grandchildren and friends. His life was described as exemplary and his community work praised by S W Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harkless Wiggins
Lafayette County
Alabama
Mississippi
Taylor
Lafayette
Yallabusha
M. E. Church
North Mississippi
Water Valley
Illinois Central Railroad
Oxford
Republican Executive Committee
F. C. Nelson
S. W. Rogers
McGee's Baby Pui Advertises Harmless Remedy
An advertisement touts McGee's Baby Pui as a harmless and effective remedy for wind colic diarrhoea and summer complaint in babies. The product is priced 35 cents and 60 cents and sold by A. W V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
A. W V
Remarkable Tanlac Cure Report From Maxeys Georgia
A. J. Gillen of Gillen's department store in Maxeys reports a customer bedridden three years who five physicians could not help. After one bottle of Tanlac she rose from bed on the second bottle began housekeeping, and by the third cooked for a family of eight. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxeys
A. J. Gillen
Tey
To Gulfport and Back Without a Puncture
Judge John Falkner and family and Dr. A E Russell and family returned Saturday from a week in Gulfport and vicinity as guests of Gov. Lee M Russell. They traveled over 1 000 miles in their cars without a puncture, praising the enjoyable trip and hot weather as unusual for automobiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Falkner
A. E. Russell
Gulfport
Vicinity
Lee M. Russell
Gulf Cities
Oil Well Abandoned near Paynes after Deep Drilling
The Paynes Newton 1 oil well is definitively abandoned after drilling to about 3700 feet. Drillers led by D O Rourk dismantle the rig and store it at Pine Crest Farm awaiting a buyer. Shells and ancient sea life found at 3650 feet confirm old sea bed hypotheses dating back to prehistoric shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paynes
Newton 1
D. O’rourk
Pine Crest Farm
the Sun
Alleghany Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Mississsippi Valley
Mississippi Sun
Clara Smith Hamon Weds Motion Picture Director John W Gorman
Clara Smith Hamon, recently acquitted in Ardmore for the murder of Jake L. Hamon, marries John W. Gorman, a film director, in Los Angeles. After a license, they wed at the Wilshire Boulevard Christian church with Rev. M Howard Fagan officiating. Mrs Gorman has been working on a film under his direction since April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Smith Hamon
Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hamon
John W. Gorman
M. Howard Fagan
Wilshire Boulevard Christian Church
The Honest Gentleman Who Lifted Hats Is Dead
An old time gentleman known for courteous gestures has passed away, leaving his hat as a relic reminding us of a bygone era. The piece suggests critics may misjudge by speaking without thinking and notes some people speak about one thing while thinking of another.
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