08 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
1
The Mississippi legislature passed a tip ban with strong support and a penalty of 100 for individuals or corporations allowing tips. The measure targets hotels cafes and dining cars and requires conspicuous display of the law. It moves to the senate for further action amid other drainage and education measures.
Pending legislation discusses the expense of receivership for institutions and requires the written approval of the board of directors, as recorded in the minutes.
The snippet shows heated discussion on education reform and a bill to abolish a tax or fee. It mentions the Preparatory Department and a proposed amendment to the uniform book law with pending wills in Beth as lawmakers seek to refine measures.
The Mississippi railroad commission would regulate street railways electric lighting gas and water works under the Potter bill passed by the senate and sent to the house. The measure centralizes public utility control including municipal as well as corporate owners in the hands of the railway board. It also covers Tallahatchie drainage repeal and university fraternal society suppression proposals pending in committee.
Governor Brewer sent nominations to the senate naming Samuel C. Cook to the supreme court and Thomas B. Watkins to the Eleventh Judicial District with John L. Buckley to the Tenth District. Cook will replace Justice Lean, Watkins will replace Cook, Buckley will replace himself. All three are described as able men and Cook resides in Clarksdale. The senate ratified the appointments.
The senate bill on juvenile court practice seems set for adoption in the house, despite a separate measure by Mr. White of Jasper still pending there. Dr. Donald of Hattiesburg leads a reform effort backed by the Mississippi Juvenile Reformatory Association, whose members have spent two years educating the public on the issue.
Senator Burkitt introduces a bill seeking an appropriation to preserve a state asset. The upper chamber appeals to patronism and pride, with galleries predicted to be crowded for the discussion and merits of the measure.
A called meeting of business leaders in Jackson addressed a protest against a proposed Mississippi life insurance statute. The gathering discussed creating a northern district delta division and the inclusion of Coahoma Bolivar Quitman Tunica Sunflower Tallahatchie Leflore counties in a judicial division.
President Taft asks Congress for rapid public domain legislation to aid Alaska reclamation and land title reforms. He backs government leasing of coal and mineral lands, a government built trunk line railway, water power control, and international talks on the cost of living, seeking broad federal powers and funding.
A Georgia church convention featured a long sermon read from manuscript. The preacher laid aside each small sheet as he progressed and concluded with the choir to select an appropriate closing. The choir reportedly sang Leaves Nothing But Leaves as a gentle pun on the manuscript leaves.
Hicks reports Brown delivered a humorous address at a club dinner last night. The line about a chair striking him after “sitting on my thoughts” drew loud laughter from the audience.
A fragment discusses grammar as a vague science concept and references a condition described as immense, noting unclear subject matter and potential linguistic ambiguity in its presentation.
A wry exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times with Nuriteb declaring defiance and Peppery noting self-made men often resemble their clothes, a humorous social aside on appearance and success.
A puzzling exchange about a bank teller who disappeared amid questions of cash. The dialogue reveals tension over who was short or ahead, suggesting a mystery around the missing teller and funds.
A reader requests details on where the Cubs will hold their spring training as a neighbor dismisses interruptions and asks for quiet reading time.
A newspaper style inquiry quotes a judge noting a philosopher’s claim of a right and wrong method. The speaker ponders whether the philosopher ever tested the notion by attempting to fall downstairs the right way.
President Taft sent to Congress a message from the interior department urging opening Alaska for development and allowing a government rail road into its mineral fields. He asks for a commission to curb strikes and ease labor relations and proposes an international body to study rising prices of daily necessities.
Ninety rurales aided by rebels compelled Governor Gonzales to release Antonio Rojas and three companions after a three hour battle with the garrison led by Gen. Pascual Orozo. Five rurales killed and many wounded. Rebel losses not known. Silverio Orozco, cousin of Pascual Oreste, among the wounded. Captain Salgado and Gutierrez reported dead.
Rodman Law described as the self proclaimed biggest fool in New York leaped from a parachute platform near the Statue of Liberty. He fell 343 feet, landing 150 feet from the base and nearly missing a dramatic near-catastrophe as spectators watched the fragile canopy threaten to tear. Authorities and onlookers debated the safety and timing of the stunt.
The House approved a pension bill 245 to 35 after Democrats pressed for roll call votes. An amendment limiting benefits for pensioners living abroad failed 160 to 15. The measure also abolishes seventeen scattered agencies, previously sustained in various cities.
In Galveston Texas Judge Waller T Burns of the district court loaned prisoner Jose Donales Sanoval six hundred dollars to pay a fine. The loan supported the neutrality law case tied to the Mexican revolution where Mermaido Reyes was the alleged leader.
A West Orange grower was found dead in the bathroom of his Florida winter home. Authorities investigated the death, noting no signs of foul play and that the man had been residing at the residence during the winter months.
A 14 year old Grace Gutler in Martford Michigan ingested strychnine over a troubled affair. She told her teacher before dying a few hours later at a public school.
United States Steel Corporation and five of its subsidiaries and directors deny antitrust violations in a government dissolution suit filed in U S district court. The company argues its structure lowered costs and expanded foreign trade, and says the government waited too long to challenge its existence.
A bank messenger was robbed on the Messay at 9 20 this morning by an unknown man who overpowered him with pepper in the eyes and pinned his arms. The robber escaped with notes valued at about 150 000 francs.
Lexington report says the Burley Tobaccro Society will distribute about 2.5 million dollars representing 20 percent of funds for the 1908 tobacco pool. The pooling is estimated to have placed roughly 20 million dollars in the white burley tobacco districts.
New York report says Charles Bartlett known as a top forger waived exam in forgery charge and was held for grand jury action. Bartlett, age 59, says he has served prison terms in many cities since 1649 and is known to police in over twenty locales.
Evansville resident William Lee confessed to killing his father mother and brother while they slept on August 24. A jury declared him guilty and fixed a life term for the murders. Lee claimed the events were a dream and denied culpability beyond mental impairment. The victims were slain with an axe in their home.
Fears of an outbreak in Peking grow as many wealthy Chinese relocate abroad bringing large denominations and concern spreads over possible contagion.
An automobile fire at the Attleboro facility caused an estimated 900000 dollars in damage. Investigators began work to determine the fire’s cause as workers were evacuated safely from the site.
In New York, the former wife of Walter L. Saydam and Frederick Noble, a plumber, were found dead from gas asphyxiation in their West Twelfth Street apartment. The couple, once eloping lovers, had a hollow romance and remained unhappy after marriage, with lingering ties to Saydam. The tragedy exposes a life of celebrity scandal and disillusionment in a restless city.
Southern Railway Company announces scholarships for a four year agriculture program at State Agricultural Colleges along its lines south of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi. Finley will consult college presidents to fund and select recipients from counties the railway serves who could not otherwise afford tuition. Details will follow once arrangements are finalized.
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League president R. L. Davie was arrested in Charlotte under advisement warrants after a prohibition mass meeting. He displayed eight pint bottles of whiskey to the audience claiming they were bought illegally from local drug stores and clubs.
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma pressed for a national health bureau saying public demand is unanimous as he cited progress in protecting agriculture from pests and urged safeguards for human life. In Crab Orchard Kentucky Grove Kennedy aged 70, long linked to local shootings, died of natural causes after sons were jailed for murders, with grief cited as factor.
The Osaka fires on January 16 and 17 destroyed 5265 buildings and left 30000 homeless. Seventy people were killed or wounded with financial losses of 13000000 dollars, as steamer advices report. The blaze spread toward Temoji district, but winds changed and temples were spared.
The letter from Gustav Himmelreich of Hochheim Texas claims health improved after using Peruna. He describes years of illness with colds and asthma, eight months of incapacity, and says four bottles plus combinations of Peruna Lacupia and Manalia restored his ability to work on the farm.
Representative Mann cites a story of a young man in a crowded trolley who pretends not to notice a girl seeking his seat. She remarks she attended a Primrose social dance, prompting him to defend his sudden offer as he grips a strap and rises, revealing anger.
A solemn child argues that having no grandparents due to being born after their deaths means they cannot be his grandparents. An older voice gently corrects, noting that lineage remains regardless of birth timing, prompting further playful confrontation about parental roles.
Fragmentary chatter recalls Tatterdon Torn-Did she turn you down or marry you in a comic exchange. The lines hint at a playful dialogue about love and rejection with a quirky, archaic tone.
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