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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
1
Local voters consider issuing city bonds to finance a Water Valley railroad connection reaching toward the east. Officials in Raleigh and Lauderdale county discuss road and highway questions, with a January 18 election date set for civic and agricultural topics including cotton and cattle issues.
Washington The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government in the United States v. Marinots Central and other railroad companies case. The Interstate Commerce Commission authority to direct distribution of cars to aid independent coal firms was upheld, delivering a broad affirmation of its powers. Justice White announced the decision, rejecting objections to delegation and noting possible impact on rate cases.
Count Hayashi, former foreign minister, says the American plan to neutralize the Manchurian railways amounts to confiscation of Japan's rights. He notes strong domestic opposition and warns the present approach mirrors earlier power moves after the 195 war, stressing Japan's adherence to open door principles.
Washington reductions cut the 1911 Fortifications and insular possessions budget by over 2.5 million, with the appropriations committee trimming overall department estimates by 1.11 billion. The Philippines sea coast batteries get 500 thousand. land turrets and carriages total 624.5 thousand. light and power plant funds show smaller figures. Baton Rouge crop yields for 190X list cotton 266,023 bales and other staples across state agriculture.
Big Southern Ice Co of Atlanta reports plans to extend holdings to Augusta Columbus and Chattanooga with potential investment totaling seven million dollars and aims to broaden operations to additional Southern cities.
Havana secretary of war Dickinson was hosted by President Gomez at a typical Cuban breakfast on his sugar estate near Havana. He was escorted aboard the yacht Mayflower by cabinet members and other officials.
New York expects Spetgatten to rise to 20 cents a pound within ten weeks, a peak near Civil War highs. Frank B. Hayse, a longtime cotton futures figure in New Orleans and New York, predicts manufacturers will need 12.5 million bales to fill orders for cotton goods amid a total crop near 10.58 million bales.
Chief forester Gifford Pinchot was dismissed from U S service by President Taft for misconduct a fight over reading a letter to the Senate and calls to overlook cureative orders. House insurgents and Democrats backed a Ballinger Pinchot inquiry resolution stripping Speaker Cannon of appeal power in the joint committee. The vote margin was three as insurgents and Democrats united in protest.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal notice urges farmers to expand chicken flocks, cows, and pastures, stock smokehouses, and grow vegetables to reduce meat purchases. It recommends quality garden seeds, plastic gardening, and early corn to ensure food self reliance during the year.
Patriotic women form the George Washington Memorial Association to raise 2 million for a Washington memorial. They seek pledged 100000, with seven Daughters of the Revolution chapters guaranteeing funds. Private gifts have totaled 20000 in weeks, plus earlier bank contributions of about 16000.
The Rev. Dr. Oscar Haywood argues in a talk that prohibition shows no broad drunkenness decline in the South and that white men violate it while protecting the Negro. He credits reform motives and voluntary renunciations behind the movement.
The secretary of the navy commends W. Hartemstein F. Winsor KR. F. Keegel W. Ritzenbein and F. Armstrong for gallantry in risking their lives to save a shipmate aboard the battleship Nebraska. The commander recommends Hartemstein for a silver lifesaving medal.
The Texas Farmers' Union ends its campaign as railroads threaten to raise rates on shipments to outside points unless cotton rates to gulf points are lowered. Texas saw $10 030 000 worth of cotton seed last year in Tennessee and other states. In New York Dr Felix Adler says pulpit obsolescence and ethical reform will reappear after a transition period. He cites falling church attendance as a sign of the pulpit's failure and notes figures like Beecher’s once strong influence now replaced by lesser powers.
Cincinnati reports Lawson offers 20 cents a pound for all Lawros and states the only obstacle to closing is a looming prosecution by the federal government of the Burley Society as a trust.
The cotton market opened weak with prices sliding toward a late week low. Quotations at New York ranged from 73 to 85 points, New Orleans from 9.0 to 12.0, with May and July contracts dipping to around 15.60 and 15.90 respectively. Local trading showed fair demand in the morning, but afternoon dullness reduced activity as manufacturers plan to curb advances until demand improves.
In New York the cotton market opened with a sharp drop as May deliveries fell to 6.41 a pound, down 73 points from Tuesday, indicating a volatile session as market weakness spreads.
A garbled report notes a feral coalate of market activity in New Orleans with erratic trading over a year, showing a 75 to 6 point swing around $4 in actus deliveries.
Heavy snow and cold across the country disrupt daily life. Cities report crippling disruptions to power and transportation, with damages reaching many dollars. Weather officials warn of ongoing hardship as Texas and North Texas experience record snowfall this winter.
Chief forester Gifford Pinchot presents the fiscal year summary for the United States Forest Service. Receipts from forestry total 1 507 270 dollars while expenditures reach 1 956 097 dollars with timber sales and privileges boosting income. The national forest timber stock rises by ten billion feet though Alaska forests are not included. Pinchot notes annual timber losses around eight billion feet from pests fungi and borers and mentions creosote and chloride treatments to curb infection.
The Mississippi River frets today from St Paul to Grand Tower as ice dams hold at Crystal City and Jefferson Barracks. Harbor ice in St Louis runs one to five feet thick, rocking all river craft from the St Louis harbor upriver.
Entomologist Howard reports a new, large hairy caterpillar pest stalking pastures in Northern Texas, New Mexico, Southeast Colorado, Western Oklahoma, and possibly Southwest Kansas. The armyworm-like insect damages spread across limited areas while the government and collectors monitor responses.
The census bureau reports 9,644,285 bales ginned from 1909 crop to Jan 1 1910, down from 12,445,298 for 1908, 9,951,505 for 1907, and 11,761,039 for 1906. The three most recent crops show ginning percentages near ninety to ninety five percent by January 1.
Washington report says Representative Sulzer of New York introduces a bill to grant the states one million dollars annually for road construction. States would match the funds and repay over time. The measure aims to create the finest roads in the world through federal support.
In a New York matter a trustee petitions to sell items linked to Harry K. Thaw, including cut links, searf pins, a cigar cutter and hooks, said to have belonged to him as a boy in Pittsburgh. Blair, a Pittsburg referee in bankruptcy, will allow the proceedings. Aleppsey Thaw, sister of Harry K. Thaw, sits in Mattewan Asylum awaiting action. The court considers a $10,000 payment for the relics.
Petitions addressed to President Taft urge an absolute pardon for Charles W Morse. They claim he acted without intent, note his debts, and allege jury influence by popular clamor. Morse has already served time in prison while his case awaited a decision.
Pittsburg hog prices climb to 9 dollars per hundredweight as local butchers protest faulty meat inspection and urge Washington to send inspectors to curb condemned meat. Local packers face pressure amid high hog prices and concerns over meat quality.
Jowett argues that true kinship with the Lord rests on obedience to God’s will. Deep kinship grows from spiritual and moral bonds, not blood, and requires historical study, self discipline, and patient, reverent obedience. The path to knowing God’s will is through prayer, reflection, and action aligned with divine purpose.
Article discusses living for Christ as the path to inner peace and dignity. It asserts that true service, not self driven by men pleasers, brings sanctity to daily labor and transforms life into a sacred offering to God and humankind.
A devotional meditation seeks the secret place of the Most High a safe refuge from pestilence and danger. It asks where this protective shadow and impregnable fortress lies and who can abide there under divine care and security.
A compact reflection on how denying evil through absolute freedom from wrong leads to intrusion of old temptations. Faith, righteousness, and goodness sustain life, not great sacrifices alone. Daily kindness and small duties preserve the heart, championed by Sir Humphrey Dory toward a smile.
A writer laments breakfast neglect among poor families and careless mothers. He argues many children arrive at school undernourished after coffee and bakery breakfasts, urging proper meals with milk, fruit, toast, and breakfast foods to fuel learning and energy. A strong emphasis on regular meals, digestion, and parental responsibility is urged.
The passage discusses rendering and using fats for frying, noting fat quality, cooling and draining methods, and the imperial view on lard and cheaper substitutes. It compares fat types like lard and suet, and mentions fat waste, paper draining, and the aim for crisp brown results.
A quirky recipe describes mixing a half cup of better with one cup sugar and alternating half cup coffee and three fourths cup sour milk. It adds two and one half teaspoons baking powder and salt, a third cup of broiled walnut meats, and egg whites beaten stiff. Frost and decorate with more meats.
Instructions describe washing rice in cold water to remove starch and improve texture. Rinse repeatedly until water runs clear, then boil until grains are tender when pressed in the center.
A fragment describes a person pacing with a bent nose to protect the face and chest while walking in darkness. No clear identities, dates, or locations are provided.
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