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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
1
A Mississippi agricultural column discusses cotton advocacy in Congress, boll weevil risk, English investment fears, and regional farming shifts. It praises smallholders, notes poultry and fancy poultry shows, electric street railways in Greenwood, and Yazoo City coal prospects. It highlights insurance proxy scandals, agricultural schools, and rural modernization efforts across towns like Aberdeen Centerville Yazoo City and Crystal Springs.
A Baltimore and Ohio Frederick Special collided with a dead passenger equipment train near Terra Cotta three miles from Washington in dense fog. About 35 killed and over 60 injured as ambulances and doctors rushed to the scene.
Flora Wolfe, once known as Lady Beresford, claims she lived with G F Beresford in Mexico as common law wife and vows to contest the End Lin wreck will. She says she nursing him during illness and disputes being cursed with yellow fever, asserting a long term marriage and plans to produce witnesses to support her claim.
Philadelphia report says Mrs. John Robb seeks annulment after her blind daughter Rebecca Robb wed Jessie Dodds a blind musician in Camden. The 19 year old says the marriage felt like a dream and she wanted to return home to her mother.
Alexander J Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co died at his Philadelphia home from heart disease after a long, active career. He was 67 and had served as head of multiple transportation and financial concerns. Born in 1829 in Pittsburgh he advanced the Pennsylvania system to prominence and was known as a foremost railway figure and civil engineer.
A violent disturbance erupted at Fort Reno triggering outrage after a racially charged incident. Authorities investigated the melee and communities called for calm while pledges were made to address hate.
Mrs. T. Clifford wife of a prominent physician and her sister Mrs. Clarke were forced aside by a Twenty fifth Infantry soldier who grabbed Mrs. Clifford and threw her to the street claiming the sidewalk was his. A citywide search by police and guards failed to find the attacker. Both women identified the man and will search Fort Reno personnel to locate him.
At the fifty-seventh AAAS session Henry Laurens Call denounced John D. Rockefeller’s fortune as created by corporate activity. Louis G. McPherson defended Rockefeller noting his early struggles and a Rockefeller dinner anecdote illustrating wealth limits despite large holdings.
A heavy snowstorm caused a North British railway collision near Arbroath between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Sixteen people were killed and over thirty injured, including Alexander William Black MP for Banffshire. Snow blocked London Aberdeen trains. a waiting train was struck after signals failed due to snow clog.
Washington reports a strong rise in US Panama trade over two years from 2.5 million to 4 million in 1906. Eleven months to November total 12.956 million and November alone 1.273 million. Exports from Panama to the US reached substantial levels in that period.
In Minneapolis grain handlers report a surge of car deliveries via the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Soo lines. Great Northern officials say more than 7,000 cores will be processed locally by December, up from about 3,000 in November.
Frank P. Sargent reports to President Roosevelt on conditions in the Hawaiian islands where plantation owners face a labor crisis. Sugar and pineapple estates attract Japanese workers amid efforts to diversify labor with workers from around the world, while Portuguese arrivals and European labor are seen as potential solutions to ongoing shortages.
Reports from German and Austrian quarters mention a movement to dethrone King Peter amid disorder in the national assembly. Threats to the dynasty increase as supporters of the late King Alexander and Queen Draga reappear, and secret antidynastic meetings discuss selecting a European prince as successor.
Railway Age reports 6 067 miles of track laid since January 1 on 388 lines in 44 states and territories, raising total U S railway mileage to 223 139. Texas leads with 701 miles completed.
Sheriff asks Governor for state troops as race riots erupt in Kemper county Mississippi. Nine dead and three wounded report establishes white and black fatalities amid clashes near Wahalak and Beooba with Conductor Harrison fatally wounded. Troops dispatched by rail to restore order.
A letter from J Pierpont Morgan Dr Lyman Abbott and other leaders asks Secretary of State Elihu Root to use moral support of the United States to press Congo Free State powers to end alleged inhumanities. The signees pledge their ear nest approval for any measure that would prevent civilizational disgrace.
An earthquake leveled half of Arica in Tacna province and caused varying damage to nearby towns. Iquique, 120 miles south, escaped damage. Residents tremble recalling August disaster as fears rise in the quake zone.
Mrs Russell Sage issued a statement denying any immediate or universal charity plan from her husband’s bequest. She said she has near at hand enough cases of need with stronger claims than others and will not distribute funds widely.
In Tanjay Oriental Negros province 14 natives died and 13 were wounded in a midnight Christmas mass stampede triggered by a woman’s epileptic fit. Authorities blamed no one for the panic and the tragedy. William Jennings Bryan hints at a presidential bid in an interview at Topeka Kansas, saying he has not announced but also not denied candidacy.
Misa Susan Nelson, shot by her uncle Charles Stewart several days earlier in Lexington, Ky, continues to improve. Doctors report the spinal cord severed with paralysis of the lower body but stitched in hopes of saving her life. If she recovers she would be the second such patient to do so.
James J Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad, will retire from active business on July 1. The announcement comes from Hill himself. His successor will be his eldest son Louis J Hill, first vice president of the Great Northern.
In Guadalajara the migration of Japanese workers outlines a fresh narrative as 150 men buy El Paso tickets. Report says many are well funded professionals, artisans, and students, not laborers, leading contractors to believe they aim for United States transportation rather than Mexican labor.
Boston Commercial Bulletin canvass shows total wool unsold at year end 109,571,046 pounds with 94,402,046 pounds domestic and 15,169,000 pounds foreign. Compared with last year 96,876,448 pounds domestic and 24,414,000 pounds foreign, domestic stock up 1,940,003 pounds and foreign stock down 9,245,000 pounds.
The three Singleton children ages 13 11 and 8 were cremated after a fire started by a natural gas leak from a defective valve in their home near Weston West Virginia. The family had retired when the accident occurred.
Mr and Mrs Henry Louis Bischoffesheim donate 200000 dollars to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, with King Edward noted as interested in the contribution and its impact on cancer research efforts.
Remains of Prof. Thomas Grindel and party found in Sonora desert after leaving Douglas Arizona in June 1904 on a gulf of California expedition. Identity proven by letters addressed to Grindell found with the bodies. Grindell was Douglas schools principal. Leach had been searching a year for any trace of the missing group.
Dadabhai Naoroji, former British MP, spoke at the Indian National Congress opening, blaming lack of self governance for Indians while Boer self rule is praised, and urged a patriotic fund to educate Indians and support the campaign in England. Mrs Denby, 71, widow of Charles Denby, dies in Evansville hospital after long illness.
The Yukon government house in Dawson burned on Christmas day. Gov Meinnes' residence suffered about $100,000 in damage, believed caused by a furnace explosion.
A blaze destroyed the Ernest and Cranmer building, damaging floors seven and eight, flooding the basement and causing total losses around 200000 dollars. The upper floors housed a premier law library, which was ruined along with the offices rented by lawyers.
A cold wave hit Florida with temperatures dropping to 24 in northern areas and heavy frost extending to Tampa. Crop damage was reported across vegetables, and the Manatee River region felt unusually chilly.
In Atlanta, Beasie Jones, a 14 year old? No, Miss Beasie Jones, was shot dead by Waller J. Hightower age 33 who then shot himself in the presence of his 7 year old son. Hightower's wife was in an adjoining room. Jones was staying with the Hightowers.
In Sturgis Union County three guards employed by West Kentucky Coal Company were killed and two miners were fatally wounded during a clash with striking miners at the scene.
Minneapolis man Peder Medjo a well to do contractor hanged himself on Christmas after a year of despondency following his wife’s death. He spent Christmas Eve pleasantly with a brother before the act.
Mississippi January weather summary drawn from 56 observation stations over nineteen years. The report notes mean temperatures, precipitation ranges, and notable extreme readings, with regional details across counties and towns including December through January patterns and storm influence.
A chaotic report describes a millinery shop fire or incident near a millinery business run by Malbohke and Hotchkiss, with references to injuries and a dramatic inquiry. Mentions W. T. George civil service figure, Meridian location, and a coroner style note about a person from Beauvoir Cemetery. The fragmented text references a 1904 death and Mississippi infantry member Hugh F. Cobra.
A fragment reports a hunting incident near Hior Meeeeee where 12 year old Tom Rushing sustained an injury to his right arm as a result of an apparent mishap with a gun. Details and exact location are unclear due to damaged text.
Judge John W. Fewell takes a position overseeing a Mississippi rail initiative linking Ge See ee leans and Northeastern routes. The project touches Shreveport Meridian and Great Southern lines, aiming to tie regional corridors into a unified system.
Dr. E Cahn, long prominent in Grenada’s beta test community, was discovered in a room at Grenada. He would have turned older if he had lived, leaving peers to recall his contributions.
Wheeler King the genperete surrendered to J T Mecheee at Bunker Hall and was taken to See son for safe keeping. The incident follows the killing of City Marshal Beckesee ft W Olive and references Sullivan's Holies.
W M Furr, a presser or peecsinestystem, died suddenly in Taxpels Te ce dence after a residence fire. The incident caused trauma to his home and led to his unexpected death, with investigators noting the blaze as a key factor in the fatal event.
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