15 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1892
Page
1
The text outlines U S economic concerns including foreign trade balances with Canada and Britain, tariff policy, and maritime contracts. It references the Hawaii cable project, Mexico frontier issues, and the International Monetary Conference, plus treasury and pension expenditures and shipbuilding costs. The report emphasizes potential policy shifts and the need to balance protections with free trade.
A column examines reports of extreme ages in England and elsewhere, citing parish records showing individuals aged up to 190, with examples including Lady Ecclestom, Col Thomas Winstow, and Robert MacBride. It asserts average life expectancy has risen well over centuries and predicts future gains in human longevity.
Dr A E Nimitz reports on the Calmack people describing women exempt from childbirth pain and rarely needing medical help. He notes their masculine dress and equestrian skills with smoking pipes and frequent shifts in social status between unmarried and married women.
A St Louis Globe Democrat note warns that sulfuric acid used to stop potato sprouting can transfer poison through the skin and may pose danger even after washing. The practice, common in some regions, preserves buyers’ stock but risks consumer safety.
Excerpt discusses harsh filial norms and beliefs about dead souls haunting the living. It describes a superstition prompting extreme cruelty to elders as death nears, including smothering with a leather bag after asking if the dying will return. It includes a dialogue from the New York Journal and a playful exchange from Detroit Free Press.
Readable fragments show Maryland state secretaries before a Senate committee discussing election integrity and reform. The record mentions witnesses, timelines, and concerns about procedures as legislative dialogue continues.
Firefighters rescue a firefighter’s family from a Milwaukee blaze as a boy perishes. Berlin verdict finds Keeton Amiwaser guilty of libel against Loewe gunmakers and Lieut Kahn, five months. New York heiress Mee Exwa Vax joins Salvation Army. Duchess and duchy jewels dispute in Sutherland line. Presidential electors tally shows Harrison leading with 14 and 230 votes. Cleveland 17,584. Weaver 7, suggesting electoral results amid local races.
Telegrams report a rush to placer grounds along the San Juan river as men quit railroad and telegraph work. treasury gold rose to 125,405,171 with 21,000,000 added since December. New York customs ten day receipts totaled 3,271,912. Pro bate of Jay Gorth’s will filed in New York. Garza revolution costs placed at 200,000. Wart diamond field rumored near Boise City Idaho. Cotton output forecast 2,000,000 bales for Texas. Tommwy Warres sentenced to six years in Texas prison for assault on a rival gambler. Elkhorn mining region sees murders and a fatal officer wound. A Chicago man’s cigarette habit caused fatal meningitis. Treasury deficits pegged at 14,560,700 with 10,500,000 from pensions. Northwest coal shortages persist and railroads accused of confiscating shipments. Boston priests propose immigration restriction law.
Details describe a Mafia style assault near Convent St James parish on the levee at Nita crevasse site. Witness Stephen Areta and two companions were attacked by four men including Logio Luglio and Maren with two unknown assailants. Areta and another man died, a third was severely wounded, and others fled toward Kahe farm.
At 3 am a blaze broke out in the Light-horse squadron armory on Broadway. A boy on the roof called for a ladder. firefighters and a police officer saved four people including janitor William Miller, his wife, George Miller, and Jacob Fitzpatrick. Estimated damage $2,000 to the building and $15,000 to contents. Origin of the fire unknown.
The Americas Legation in London was asked to intervene for Mrs Maybrick as she lies near death in Woking prison. Baroness de Roques reports her daughter Mr Maybrick is unable to eat and prostrate from heart spasms, with little hope of survival. Secretary Foster confirms United States officials asked Lincoln to urge Home Office action.
In Cincinnati on December 10 a chief accountant reports a shortage of 465000 pounds in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight books. Suspicions fall on agent John G. McCourt and cashier George Shotwell, though both deny fault in the deficit.
Southern Gleanings reports sheriff deputies raided McDowell and Logan counties hunting moonshiners. Mine Reine Bailey jailed in Markersburg after a preliminary hearing. Deputy Marshall Wallace led the raid capturing Il Tiedt distillers and destroying stills. Also notes on a Somerset surgery and a strawberry shipment tale from Gadaten Tennessee.
Miss Cleopatra Tevin of Waco promised marriage to Wm Witt with plans for a future together. An observed betrothal is noted amid railroad town chatter while Miss Tremaine is mentioned in connection with Wm Combs at the depots.
Memphis details a brutal assault where Ed Evan attacked John Devin in a bar, biting off a man’s teeth and injuring another. The narrative spans dozens of incidents from mayhem suits in Milan Tennessee to cattle dealings and burial disputes, with multiple court actions and local scandals.
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