02 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
1
Government census estimates show ippi's cotton crop yields about 1,155,267 bales for 1910 1911 at an average $75 per bale totaling around $86.85 million. Long staple cotton could push value higher if prices rise. The season's crop sets new records, boosting bank deposits across the Commonwealth.
Dr. W. B. Leathers leads a Mississippi health campaign on infections and contagious diseases. He stresses hookworm and tuberculosis prevention with illustrated lectures. Field agents support the effort as public interest grows and aims for better health conditions this year.
Oil mills with Cotton Seed Crushers' Association distribute literature to farmers outlining boll weevil control plans. The group asserts cotton can thrive under weevil conditions and promotes strategies to maintain acreage based on new bulletins circulating in the state.
A group of Jackson leaders push settlement of cut‑over lands to attract Western farmers. W R Beattie will speak at the county courthouse in Brandon on February 4 about a land syndicate offering inducements and partnerships to settlers. The effort aims to develop the acres owned by the syndicate and capitalize on this opportunity. In Winston County a March 24 hanging for Bell Gage is noted as the first legal execution in thirty years following a murder verdict.
Preliminary inspection planned by Inspector General and a War Department officer. Mississippi National Guard receives two carloads of khaki uniforms. Allocation to various commands underway as sites for all county war agriculture farms are selected by the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Jackson report details Monroe county planters and Amory leaders traveling from the southwest and Louisiana infested zones to study the boll weevil threat. They urge staying on farms, adjusting cotton acreage, and encouraging black labor to remain, fearing emigration and predicting similar impacts in Northeast Mississippi.
Governor Noel indicates a special Mississippi legislature session will be called if the supreme court upholds State Treasurer George R Edwards that he cannot pay deferred interest on a $600,000 bond issue. The issue hinges on whether selling bonds with accrued interest is below par and could affect the state's financial credit.
In Jackson the anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee's birth was marked with a capitol focus while banks closed for the state holiday. The post office stayed open, stores ran normally, and schools held commemorative programs including songs an address and crosses of honor presentation to veterans.
Jackson. Attorney General Hudson issues an opinion confirming the drainage commission may set the treasurer’s compensation. The treasurer handles funds only from county tax collectors within the district.
Judge W A Henry of this circuit becomes the chief recruiting officer for the state penitentiary. In December he dispatched 24 able bodied workers, while the traveling sergeant retrieved 21 more from Madison county court in Canton. If this pace continues, state farms may need expansion or the governor may need faster pardons.
Roland Garros abandoned a Houston altitude attempt during the second day of the aviation meet. He disappeared from sight for ten minutes in fog and cloud, reappearing miles away and circling before a controlled descent. He landed safely after describing the ground as level plains and admitting he could not see it.
Five prominent Southern lumbermen from Lockhart Alabama entered federal prison in Atlanta to serve sentences for peonage. Harlan, Gallacher, Grace, Hilton, and Huggins receive prison terms ranging from thirteen to eighteen months with fines. The prosecutions, pushed by the Justice Department, followed a high profile legal battle. President Taft twice considered pardons but did not intervene.
In Wheeling West Virginia Mrs Schenk accused of poisoning her wealthy husband is released on her own recognizance after a split jury failed to reach a verdict. She faces divorce proceedings while the husband seeks to avoid reconciliation and may be tasked with paying trial costs near one hundred thousand dollars.
The condition of Sovereign Grand Commander James D. Richardson of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons has improved enough for him to leave next week for an extended trip to Georgia and Florida. He has been ill here with a nervous breakdown attributed to overwork.
In Atascosa county Christine welcomes over eight thousand cattle after a severe West Texas freeze. The herds are being fed on burnt pear meal and bulls for several weeks in preparation for market shipment.
Columbus Ohio and Indiana shine in corn judging at the National Corn Exposition opening with top samples praised as the best. New York reports a $50,000 wedding trousseau planned for Miss Helen Vivien Gould when she wed Lord de Clos. Designers and Parisian fashions frame the forthcoming wedding wardrobe across New York Paris and London.
The American Railway Association report shows 122,297 idle freight cars on January 18, nearly double January 1913. Coal cars idle up by 11,310 while box car surplus falls 832 due to rising demand in the West and Northwest.
In Wheeling West Virginia Isaac A Heyman the lone juror who held out for conviction told Prosecuting Attorney J B Hoodian of acts that may trigger contempt charges He alleges intimidation used to sway his vote and says a juror group planned acquittal even if Schenk was guilty leading to calls for inquiry and bail reduction for Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Washington DC Cummins argued in the senate that seven Illinois lawmakers were involved in bribery tied to the Lorimer election and urged a rule denying seats to those elected by fraud. He asserted Lorimer’s seat remained impeached and called the senate to guard against similar corrupt acts.
The Buck's Stove and Range Company of St Louis and the American Federation of Labor reach an out of court settlement ending the boycott dispute. The court then proceeds with contempt case against AFL leaders Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison for alleged injunction violations in the District of Colombia case.
San Antonio architect W. A. Davis was badly burned when a lamp exploded. He jumped into a bath tub to save his life, then broke open a glass door to reach his family. An artery was cut and he bled to death. His wife and children escaped through a window. Davis will live.
Dr Lake testified at a legislative hearing that he was poisoned by a drug in water given at the polling place. He alleged city building inspector Alfred Gilson delivered the water to the voting room. In Snyder Texas, lineman O F Yeager touched a charged wire at the plant, suffering severe hand and arm injuries but surviving.
Sir Edward H Holton of London City and Midland Bank is believed to have abandoned plans to form a syndicate of American surety firms to guarantee cotton bills of lading accepted by his bank. The Kern committee of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange and the American Bankers Association subcommittee have shown no progress, and bankers declare the cotton bill proposal is dead.
A lone young man robbed the Pullman sleeper of the Texas fast mail on the Colorado and Southern railroad in Pueblo County. He forced passengers to keep hands raised while he took $117 in cash and assorted jewelry. He was wounded in the wrist during the escape and is jailed nearby.
Circuit Judge Benton rules the Louisville and Nashville can purchase the Frankfort and Cincinnati railroad only if a parallel competing line exists. The ruling surprises observers and triggers an appeal to the court of appeals. In Louisville plans advance to turn Jefferson Davis’s former home into a national park with Kentucky congressman R Y Thomas taking the lead due to Swager Sherley’s illness.
An American importer who shipped plain tabasco to New Orleans, sent it abroad for English labels, and reimported it as real English tobascos will pay a 40 percent duty. The customs court ruled the product's value had been advanced abroad making it dutiable.
For Rivers Washington the senate committee increased the aggregate appropriations of the rivers and harbors bill by more than 5 million dollars.
Kingston resident Ewing Watterson son of Col Henry Waterson of Louisville was found insane at the time he shot Michael J. Martin in Saugerties last July and remains insane, per testimony before a commission appointed by County Judge Cantine.
Chicago health inspectors destroyed a shipment of about 15000 pounds of turkeys bound for Texas after inspection found them unfit for use. The action followed routine checks at a Chicago facility and involved city health officials and sanitary procedures.
Washington The House passed the post office appropriation bill amid a heated debate over rural free delivery funding. Members disagreed on who bears responsibility for the mail service crisis as the department plans to turn back a surplus while rural carriers push for higher pay.
The House will vote next Tuesday to decide whether San Francisco or New Orleans gains the right of way for exposition legislation. The Pacific coast group backs San Francisco while the Gulf side supports New Orleans. The Kahn resolution seeks a 1915 world exposition in San Francisco and the Estoniaal bill would authorize an New Orleans expo.
Washington lawmakers push a legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill totaling 35,369,700 an increase of 116,240 from previous passage. Senate amendments would raise several salaries including Secretary of State Knox from 5,000 to 10,000 annually after July 1, reflecting prior restriction by his senatorial term.
West Union reports 228 new indictments from a five week grand jury probe. The cases target voters who had pled guilty. Total indictments reach 2,145, about one third of the electorate. disfranchised numbers rise to between 1,500 and 1,900.
Washington report notes Col. E. L. Russell vice-president of the Mobile and Ohio railroad visiting the capital. His advanced age has raised concerns among friends about his health and condition.
Frank Ricketts of Anderson Indiana pleaded guilty to the murder of two women, including his wife, and received a life prison sentence. He shot both women at the home of Mra Nettle Britton, where his wife had been staying after their separation.
In Savannah Georgia William J Moore attempted suicide by swallowing match heads while restrained in his cell at the state prison. He was under medical care after the self harm act and authorities investigated the incident.
New York novelist David Graham Phillips was shot by Fitzhugh C. Goldsborough a crazed violinist who then killed himself on Tuesday night in a fatal shooting incident.
Charlotte report notes the state senate passed the bill to ratify the U S income tax amendment by 43 to 1. The action aligns with national constitutional change and reflects party cross votes in North Carolina.
Senator Carpenter punctures Summer’s boastful self view, mocking how he claims unity with the universe. The exchange labels Summer a declarer of self importance and hints at him revising the decalogue and Sermon on the Mount under his influence.
A playful dialogue frames a pathologist as a man who leaves paths in parks and elsewhere. Johnnie asks what a pathologist is and Pa explains with a lighthearted punchline about the busy professional.
Washington reports that the potash dispute between the State Department and Germany may affect fertilizer prices. German claims cite vast reserves and a law penalizing low-price exports, while American buyers challenge the notion of a simple U.S. versus German trust. Officials say consumers bear the cost, and a quick settlement is urged.
The piece argues that true patriotism serves a general benevolence guided by Christian ethics, not exclusive loyalty to one nation. It asserts nations should defend neighbors and the world, reject indifference, and pursue doing good, not harming others, with Christlike global outreach starting at home.
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