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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
1
A scrambled account notes a $12,000 swim in a county treasury, celebrated philanthropy, ship awards, and a host of political and military items. It mentions the Servia’s steward, a Port Arthur case, Muscat unrest, the US Senate appointments, a Clinton Iowa ice baseball showcase, and various legal and civic actions across the United States and abroad.
The report outlines Senate and House actions on the agricultural bill, coinage of silver, and related appropriation measures. It notes speaker attempts for a final vote before adjournment, resignations accepted, and conference reports on appropriation bills. The document mentions discussions on Hawaiian cable projects, Indian appropriations, and postures toward foreign policy matters pertinent to the session.
The William coal breaker at Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania burned on the 1st causing 1500 men and boys to lose jobs. It was owned and operated by the Cornell Coal Co of Scranton with a loss of unspecified amount.
Telegraph items note 11 deaths at Prats mines Birmingham Alabama on the 24th and capture of Jack Apans in Kentucky at the same time. Officials appoint Matt Ransom to Mexico post. Texas Altex dies in Kentucky after confessing five murders. Arkansas ex-treasurer Woodruff found guilty, fourth trial, one year. Peres Haxorn dies in Little Rock aged 9, last of 61st Arkansas legislature. Thomaston Savings Bank vault robbed with dynamite. casualties. Corn shipment from Pine Bluff for Nebraska relief. Weekly U.S. failures and Canadian decline cited. Rev Sam P Jones’s grandfather dies in Cartersville. Ellic City merchant murdered. robbery motive. Whisky trust receivers file report with Judge Grovecup. assets exceed debts by $5175.
The Interstate Farmers Institute opened in Vicksburg with a military reception for guests from Jackson and the Northwest including Gov. Jackson of Iowa. Sessions featured lectures on Sheep Husbandry and Alluvial Lands, alongside an elegant program of addresses, a cemetery visit, and a ladies’ reception.
A commission appointed by Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Toledo boards of trade reports startling findings on miner destitution in the Davee ing and Sanday Creek valleys. It notes low wages amid strikes, ethnic mix in Nelsonville Shawnee Rockingham and Straiteville, and suggests potential migration to farming or other work. The piece also covers a double burglary at a factory with suspects, a failed pursuit along the Nangatuck railroad, and a mass incident where twenty five men returning from a dance suffered injuries in Minnesota.
The article compares national and regional land areas with various states and territories. It lists Onewasy at 211000 square miles, the South African Republic at 115000, Switzerland around 15800, the Moluces Islands at 42000, Mexton at 731000, and Montestone at 2000 square miles, noting proportional relationships to the United States and Khuele.
Diverse obscure items include a reference to Charleston South Carolina land purchases and a “black mountain” phrase. Mentions the Missouri penitentiary, trans Atlantic cubies, and a critic Nour noting gender dynamics. Several garbled phrases and names render precise facts unclear but suggest a late 19th or early 20th century periodical snippet with scattered social and regional references.
Three McClure brothers from a Brampton farm were jailed after being charged with a violent attack on their mother. Neighbors report the family had long acted strangely and even killed their hogs, believing the world would end. Rumors link cousin marriages to the alleged decline.
Police report a man with the initials J.M. was found shot and throat cut near a railway in Ashley LiL sixty miles east of here. The victim allegedly robbed his sister of $150 and fled to Quincy HL ten days prior. A brother identified the corpse and said the suspect was last seen with three companions at Mount Vernon.
Three violators of the United States labor contract law were found among passengers arriving at this port on the steamship Pennsylvania from Antwerp. They are expert pipe workers detected during the February 22 port screening in PrInApeLenia.
The weekly review notes surprising success of a new loan and market optimism on both sides of the water. It records wheat prices, corn, pork, lard trends, and a general stagnation in domestic production while highlights shifts in cotton, exports, and stock movements.
Feb 71 court lines up sentence as Judge Depee orders Henry Kohl to be hanged for the murder of Joseph Preinel Kuhl. Kohl showed a smile as the verdict was read.
The report notes a Thursday baseball game between local teams with an unclear score. Separate items indicate invitations sent for the marriage of Miss Anna Gould to Count de Castalia with a planned ceremony at the Gould home on March 4. An arrest for murder is briefly mentioned.
State President W W Stone urges cotton growers to adjust acreage and marketing to sustain prices, citing favorable trends and recent convention ideas. January weather and Meridian updates note cloudiness and cold, with Rev Chr Roseman's death at 61, while local notes report a Northwest immigrant welcome effort and a Canton youth firearm incident.
Mont Prestly, a young Canton resident, mistakenly ingested chloroform instead of chloral after an opera house outing. He fell into a deep stupor, doctors used a stomach pump and restoratives, and he gradually recovered by evening with his pulse returning to normal. In Washington, Senator McLaurin influenced a Senate claims committee to report favorable on two wartime burnings of church houses, Corinth and Strandon, with limited funds approved and broader session outlook discussed.
Fr iars revival in Meridian led by Rev Mr Melatesh and Prof Patton draws record church turnout with all local businesses closing to attend. Relief committee reports no further aid needed after clothing fuel and medicines distributed to white and colored residents.
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