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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
A rancher recounts a December hunt for a Christmas feast. He and a cowboy track deer through frost and snow, bag a buck and a doe, poison elk entrails for wolves, and brave a sudden river ice collapse on the way home with their Christmas dinner.
A nostalgic Atlanta Constitution piece celebrates Christmas in rural areas with rosy faces, hearty hospitality, and timeless tales by the fire. It contrasts country charm with urban delight, inviting readers to share in simple, generous holiday cheer away from the city.
A fragment notes Brother Williams remarking that sinners avoid charity during Christmas, fearing exposure as Miss Charity and her children face public scrutiny. The tone hints at social tension and moral judgment within the community.
Washington reports from special agents of the immigration commission describe appalling steerage conditions on many ships. A woman agent recalls 12 days of filth and overwhelming odors, coarse language, child crying, and pervasive immorality as crews and passengers mingled despite language barriers.
President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Judge Horace H. Lurton of Tennessee as associate justice. Democratic leaders indicate bipartisan support and opposition concerns over his corporate decisions have eased. Lurton’s familiarity with upcoming cases is cited as enabling immediate contribution without a lengthy acclimation period.
The Texas Farmers Union plans to secede from the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America citing alleged exorbitant salaries and constitutional misconstruction. They object to increases in national dues and executive pay approved at the Birmingham convention, despite members voting down hikes last year. In Michigan, William L. Seaton, former prison warden credited with convict good time, dies at 54.
Nellie Burns, kidnapped at age seven eleven years ago, was declared legally dead by Judge Winthrop of the circuit court. The verdict against the insurance company awards $235, the combined face value of two life policies. The girl vanished after leaving school and no trace was found.
Secretary of War Dickinson told the House committee that the United States has not asked Cuba to reimburse the $6,000,000 spent on its military occupation. He said the claim would be pressed when the Cuban treasury could bear the draft.
Roanoke Virginia judge Samuel W Williams seeks assurances of a fair trial and a nonracial jury. He will return to Welch West Virginia to answer a felonious assault charge against former West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Saunders. The incident involved an ink well strike in a courtroom months ago.
Wallace K. Tillinghast of Worcester claims to have secretly built and tested a monoplane carrying three people. He says it flew from Worcester to New York and back, 300 miles, reaching 120 mph at times and climbing to 4,000 feet. He plans a February public demonstration in Worcester.
Washington figures denounce President Zelaya for alleged murders of Cannon and Choce, urging passage of a resolution to authorize the U S president to seize and try the Nicaraguan leader. Senator Rayner calls for public disclosure of Zelaya's private life to reveal his character.
A rusty tin box in the New York aud treasury vaults yielded Civil War documents of historic value. One record shows how fifty New York bankers supplied 1.2 million dollars in a single day to fund the army, dated November 11, 1863. Also noted are astronomical findings on a comet, and a Washington commerce export report for November indicating gains in several sectors despite a drop in cotton bales.
In Denver Colorado a Fairmont street car bound for Denver derailed at Mison Street with a dead motorman at the controls. A. H. Ray died of heart disease possibly before impact, while five passengers were injured and not all are expected to survive.
The May cotton option in New York rose quickly amid reports from the U S Department of Agriculture on the year’s crop. Prices for middling cotton reached 15 4, with futures expected to rise while spot markets dictate the near term. Analysts warn smaller mills face curtailment or shutdown, despite optimistic production data.
petitions with 66 000 names seek repeal of section 4 article 9 of the Oklahoma constitution forbidding railroad monopoly. State Federation of Labor opposes. commercial clubs and railroad officials back repeal. Gov Haskell may call a November election. candidates for state office to take a position.
Four workers became engulfed in flowing tar at the McClintock Irvine roofing plant in Pittsburgh when the tar pit caught fire Saturday. Three men died from burns while a fourth escaped after severe injuries.
A brutal storm over Lake Erie caused over 1 million dollars in vessel losses near Cleveland. Reports say fifty nine lives were lost, twenty sailors were rescued, four boats were destroyed, and one vessel ran aground with heavy damage.
In Washington a senate resolution from the Michigan Loyal Legion commands objects to linking Lee statue rejection with Virginia withdrawing its George Washington bronze. The dispute frames a national insult claim and testing of Capitol Hall of Fame additions.
The Covingtons and Minow Central Railroad settled their $55,000 damage suit in Copiah County Circuit Court for $11,000 after a collision crossing the tracks left Mr and Mrs Covington with lifelong injuries. Mrs Covington may recover. Mr Covington remains crippled. The note adds various local items from Mississippi politics, agriculture, and court activities.
In Betzville Uncle Ashdod creates a hybrid bee and mosquito, the bisquito, by joining bee foreparts with mosquito hind ends. The futile project yields mixed results as he parades the creatures and seeks a Chicago biography, ending with a soggy retreat to the creek.
A fragment describes elven instructions titled Baby Minding given to students at London garden schools. Dablea are borrowed for the purpose, while the world shows little use for those who require an ear trumpet to hear the call of Duty.
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