02 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1893
Page
1
The item surveys multiple incidents including cholera and quarantine news, shipwrecks of C. H. Tapper and Ipesh, political movements in Nevada and Vermont, coinage and treasury trends, a Supreme Court confirmation, a fatal Erie crossing accident in New Jersey, and obituaries of notable figures such as James G. Blaine and L. Q. Lamar.
Reports note Warren Q Gersaam may join President Cleveland's cabinet while close Democrats confer with the President's circle. Other items cover Bellevue Hospital fever outbreaks, a British official found dead in Chicago, consolidation in the saw industry forming the National Law Company, and a stray mix of fiscal and legal notices.
James G Blaine, longtime statesman and former secretary of state, died peacefully after a period of illness. President Harrison and cabinet members expressed grief as crowds gathered, and officials announced his death early in the day.
A violent fatal incident unfolds near Atlantic and Peter streets as Fisher is killed with a hatchet and Barrett is stabbed. A mob forms, the accused is hanged, and Fisher’s body is left as protests echo through the neighborhood. Witnesses recount a chaotic sequence ending with authorities delaying action.
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