19 Jan 1888
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1888
Page
1
The brief items report on LtLa and Louisiana Governor nominations, a devastating site loss, bank findings in New York, tax and war-time remuneration, and riots. It covers rail disruptions, typhus and dysentery outbreaks, political appointments in Russia, a pardon in Iowa, and notable births and deaths.
The report covers Senate and House actions with proposals on prohibition of importation and manufacture of certain food and drugs, tobacco tax, salt on the free list, labor dispute investigations, and education funding. It notes nominations for Interior and Postmaster General, civil service criticism, a bridge grant at St Charles Missouri, and debates over internal revenue, school support, and adjournment.
Reports detail fourteen women buried by snow near Fiume and many still missing, with tremors felt in Ottavs and surrounding areas. Floods deprive Tenegro of food. A powerful earthquake struck early morning near five o'clock, with a five to ten second duration traveling west. Fires in Lowell Mass. threaten armories and telegraph HQ, estimated losses around 100000 dollars. Los Angeles citizens plan informal reception for General Fremont on his 75th birthday, with a 1000 dollar fund raised. The NYSE combats bucket shops as earthquakes ripple southward. A murderer's suicide attempt and a London fog disrupt transport, while a Minneapolis court schedules a May 11 hanging. Export figures rise and fall, a blizzard halts ice palace work in St Paul, and fires destroy a Dauphin car works and church district. Royal engagement in England announced as Prince Oscar to wed Flora Monck. Ships from Gloucester reported lost. A severe 1883-scale blizzard hits the Dakotas and neighboring states, crippling rail travel. Bulgaria facesblockade amid throne death crisis.
Mana Jostraiv Aunox of Creveland was fined 190 dollars and jailed for contempt of court on the 12th for refusing to reveal what she knows about the mystery involving Miss sin grates. The lengthy item also notes a rash of disparate stories from judges, mayors, and officials across cities, including fires, pursuits, and political intrigue.
Late news items note the Senate confirmation of Laman, Vilas, and Dickinson on the 16th. Other items include a House bill authorizing public post and government offices construction costing up to 150000 in large towns and 720000 in smaller ones, plus reports of weather disasters and local incidents across the country.
General Nicholls wins the Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot defeating McIlhenny. A West Point graduate and former Confederate officer who lost an arm and a leg, Nicholls previously governed Louisiana in 1876 and is backed by reform-wing leaders in a party riven by internal factions. The Republicans plan a strong ticket for the April election.
Des Moines reports Governor Larrabee’s inaugural speech attacking corporate power and land grants while supporting limited anti monopoly measures. He urged expanding the State Railroad Commission and a postal telegraph system and called for using surplus to aid veterans widows and orphans. The piece notes a shift in Iowa public sentiment against monopolies and hints at political backlash.
Circulars sent to 100 Iowa Republicans including the Governor and state officials ask for presidential preferences. Allison leads as first choice with 38, second choice 18. Blaine first choice 23, Lincoln not first but second for 2. All state officials name Allison first except one Auditor. Most favor protection and oppose repeal of Prohibitory law. 37 favor National prohibition, including the Governor.
The Florida sub-tropical exposition opens in Jacksonville with a parade from Pay Street to the exhibition building attended by Generals SchoField and Terry, Governor Perry, ex-Governors Bloxham and Rood, and city officials. About 12,000 spectators witness the ceremony as Bloxham dedicates the enterprise and the displays of cereals, sugar, syrups, tobacco, and horticulture are showcased. The exposition is planned as a permanent attraction.
A historic storm in the Northwest causes two feet of snow on the level and deep drifts up to fifteen feet, halting freight and passenger trains nationwide. Lines from St Paul to Chicago struggle as snow plows stall, engines freeze, and routes like the Omaha and Milwaukee Short Line face widespread abandonment with six weeks of disruption feared.
Weather reports describe a severe storm with high winds and subzero temperatures. A stage bound for Winona reportedly failed to arrive, trains on the Northern Pacific are blocked, and residents fear hardship as the blizzard continues.
A severe Northwest blizzard, the worst in years, blocks all rail lines and halts nearly all traffic across the region. Winds reach 40 to 60 mph. Grand Forks records 52 below at six this morning, rising to 35 below by ten. Storm threats linger, but the worst is believed past.
Doxvts Minnesota January 14 All local railroads are badly blocked by yesterday's storm. The St Paul and Duluth passenger train due at 2 30 p m yesterday has not yet arrived. The limited train due at 7 40 p m last night reached 9 00 a m today. The St Paul and Oma a train from St Paul last night has not been heard from.
Forty six Arabs who arrived weeks ago have been declared paupers by Collector Magone and will be sent home.
A Dover resident Haverhill fatality joins thirteen dead from the Bradford rail disaster. Newton resident W T Kinball is expected to die. Injured remain in good condition. A judicial inquiry opens at City Hall with Judge Carter.
A collage of short items reports meetings in Atlanta and Milton Florida marriages by a county judge, a Virginia tax case dismissal, a large fire after a courthouse fee, a Knoxville death age 115, a New Orleans lawyer shooting his wife then himself, and various regional notes.
A Chicago Mail anecdote recalls a Wisconsin route where a conductor faced threats from unruly passengers in Marinette and Horley regions. He collected fares by force, later resigning after a mysterious benefactor paid the toll and warned him to keep quiet about the incident.
Describes Western China wedding rites where the bride sits on a high tree while elders strike and block the groom, who must break through to seize her. Extends to Mongolian Koraks with tented communal feasts where the bride is chased and impeded before capture, a recurring motif in marriage celebrations.
A notorious con man known as a prolific bigamist travels from Warsaw to Galicia and Prussia, marrying five women there before returning to Poland. He then wins the affections of a factory janitor’s daughter in Miava, contemplates marriage, eludes capture, and continues his spree aided by funds from earlier victims, prompting a last minute intervention.
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