22 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
1
The article outlines a flurry of House and Senate actions with impeachment proceedings against Judge Charles Swayne, Philippine and pure food bills, and budget measures. It notes adjournments, committee actions, and votes, including the Senate's discussion of the Philippine government bill and the House’s push on the urgent deficiency bill.
The United States circuit court of appeals in St Paul denied a rehearing for Thomas B. Barrett John P Dolan and Frank Garrett convicted in St Louis on naturalization fraud charges each given a 1000 dollar fine and five years imprisonment Senator Hopkins introduced a bill to place Gen Peter J Osterhaus on the retired list as a major general in the army Richard D Lancaster a Missouri political figure for over thirty years died at his St Louis home after months of illness The Third Japanese army reports Port Arthur largely visible from 203 meter hill with deserted streets and few patrols Chicago suffered a blackout delaying shoppers and triggering store locks no casualties Ames former mayor of Minneapolis faced jury disagreement in a fourth trial and Judge Elliott sustained a motion indicating all indictments against Ames are dropped Humble oil field near Houston wrecked by subterranean convulsions and a Wabash Railroad executive C D Ashley died in New York City at about 85 Japanese forces again advance near Sinodagal Sianchan region.
A column devoted to industrial commercial and agricultural development in the state highlights items of interest gathered from various sources. It surveys resources, markets, and regional progress with brief observations and local insights.
Jackson hosts a Mississippi carnival week with about 20 000 attendees from across the state. Prizes went to Eastin Jones for a top farm display, Gulf & Ship Island Railway showcased products, and counties such as Wilkinson, Monroe, Crystal Springs, and Centreville earned honors for crops and flowers.
Charles Gnau of the United States navy recalls a Honolulu Herald interview aboard the Oregon during a perilous voyage. A crewman, warned of an upcoming battle, prayed for protection and asked that any incoming shells be distributed as prize money among the officers.
A tale contrasts Charles James Fox and his secretary Hare dodging creditors with a humorous exchange about a date to pay bills. The piece shifts to a war update where a battalion returns from a night attack, and a reporter notes batpins used to puncture enemy war vehicles' tires.
Troy Times notes a blunt boast invites equal pushback as a loud roast stirs a crowd and tests the room’s patience. a social mood piece reflects on fame, noise, and shared reaction.
A Baltimore Sun anecdote about a medical student confident in his future. At a dinner a guest asks if medicine is overcrowded. the student replies that he will graduate anyway and that seasoned doctors will have to "take their chances."
A dispatch says Russian emissaries in England attempt to influence fishermen and crews to sign statements claiming Japanese concealment of torpedo boats near Dogger Bank. The intent is to present evidence to a commission in Paris today. Moving from Pigeon Bay Japanese forces push toward Gen Nogi’s lines to cut Russian HQ from retreat routes.
The message describes scattered hospital racks and isolated structures, confirming a capture near 208 Meter Til. Fire from nearby fortifications at Etyeshan hampers advances, while the position near 203 Meteor Hin could aid attempts to fortify the ridge.
Reports from multiple fronts describe a disease resembling bubonic plague spreading among Japanese troops, prompting some to abandon posts while Russian scouts raid to the front. Other dispatches note dugout living, large clothing stocks, and ongoing skirmishes near Santaohkwitizua and Timehalsenchon with heavy cannon fire.
General Europatkin reports a fougade set by volunteers near a Japanese outpost exploded causing casualties. Daily artillery exchanges continue between Russian forces and Japanese troops amid ongoing combat.
In Cleveland on December 19 Referee Harold Remington heard initial bankruptcy proceedings against Mrs Casale Chadwick. Chief witnesses were Merton Emil Hoover and Freda Swanson who refused to disclose where Chadwick’s diamonds and costly fur are kept. The hearing adjourned with requests to send two doctors to assess her medical fitness to testify.
Ashlond Kentucky reports four more dead and two dying from wood alcohol poisoning at the Beaver mouth area on Friday night. Three boats with seventeen crew were heading to Pikeville with loaded bolts freight. Near Beaver north, five miles above Prostonburg, two of the crew are described as dying from exposure.
A man sold four bottles of moonshine to a crew who drank it at supper. One warned it could be poison but drank anyway. Ten men are dead including Capt. Henry Spriges and Sam Harmon from Johnson County. Two others are diving and three more are missing.
In Davenport Iowa a boiler explosion on one of the railroad’s largest engines killed engineer M Calhoun and fireman J L Kinney and injured head brakeman Thomas Gimme and trainmen Gib Smith Mussell Sherrod and George Nettleton as the locomotive with a helper pushed a long freight train west of the city.
By a decision today Judge Adams of the United States Circuit Court ruled the city ordinance of January 1 imposing a one mill passenger tax is illegal. The United Railroads Company will save between 140000 and 140000 in taxes to the city until a new tax law is enacted.
Reports from Mags indicate manufacturers may reject arbitration, though no official statement exists. Textile workers received a $5000 check from the American Federation of Labor, bringing the San Francisco convention assessment to $20,000. In Vicksburg Mississippi a bond forfeiture followed Paul Batter’s failure to answer charges of grand larceny, while Brookhaven Mississippi notes J. B. Wills resigning from the Board of Supervisors amid whitecapping indictments. The region sees ongoing murder trial activity involving Dave Posey, with clashes and theft cited.
Rioters clashed with police in Moscow on a Sunday afternoon. Hundreds gathered in Tverskaya Street and Strastnaya Square near the Grand Duke Sergius palace, with police firing blanks and charging with sabers. Many wounded and several dozen arrested. one officer reported fatally hurt.
A mob clash erupts on Tres akaln street as crowds battle police near the theater. Demonstrators wave flags, chant freedom, and clubs, with injuries and hospitals reported as shops become makeshift wards and workers fear dismissal amid renewed turmoil.
Huntington West Virginia December 19. Mystery surrounds the death of Mite Rose White an 18 year old girl whose mutilated body was found near Chapmansville Logan County Saturday A new clinching iron stained with blood was found in the snow about 200 yards from the body and traced to a Chapmansville store bought the night before by a well known local youth who is missing He was a frequent caller at Miss Whites home two years ago and is connected to a Christian Herald publishing family in Los Angeles and Detroit also mentioned are a Bishop Phalan condition and a senate vote on Philippine civil government bill plus a local obituary and college director Hitt.
D. Ashley vice-president of the Wabash Railroad Co. and noted financier dies aged 64 in New York after a lengthy illness. His career spanned Boston markets to the New York stock exchange and his early rail ventures included reorganizing the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the Thirty-seventh New York Infantry in the Civil War.
Mrs. Thomas F. Jacobs of Chicago arrives in New Orleans with her husband’s body after he collapsed soon after arriving in Havana. She alleges mistreatment by doctors and charges a $190 bill for ten minutes of medical care. An undertaker claimed $200 for disposition of the body.
Reader report describes a hotel in Havana billing $100 to a man named Mrs Jacobs after a death in the lobby. Americans arriving on a steamer protest the alleged extortion and punitive charge.
Two Brooklyn youths confessed to starting about forty fires in Park Slope over two months to see the engines work. The arrests followed a sensational remark by a boy at the scene and implicate three more youths. No deaths occurred though property loss ran to thousands.
A mandate from the US Court of Appeals orders Thomas Barrett John Dolan and Frank Garrett to surrender immediately to the US marshal and begin five-year penitentiary terms for naturalization frauds. They must report December 27 and be conveyed to Jefferson City for imprisonment.
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