21 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1897
Page
1
A counterfeit United States silver certificate note is confirmed as a fake. The article notes features such as the seal color and thread imitation, and highlights the takedown of the fraud amid broad coverage.
Telegrams report famine in Banda district with deaths on roads, a Georgia bank cashier tied to a Portland institute case, and a train wreck in Alabama killing twenty five. Other items include a suspected murder in Magnolia Arkansas, a U S minister death in Hawaii, and a Pottsville Pennsylvania accident with multiple fatalities.
Senator Sherman asserts McKinley era Cuban policy will resemble Cleveland administration policy. He says the United States should not intervene to settle Cuba and that Prime Minister Canovas will advance reforms to grant Cuba autonomy and stabilize the island under Spanish rule.
A fire at Buckner's orphans home five miles from Dallas overnight killed five boys, including the matron's sons, and injured several others. The matron Britton woke to smoke and tried to rescue her own children but could not reach them. The building and furniture were lost in the blaze.
The article reports monthly gains in imports and exports for December 1806 with totals for merchandise, gold and silver. It notes a yearly gain of about 179 dollars, a net yearly loss of about 121,113 dollars, and contrasts December figures for imports and exports, including silver and gold movements.
The Mohawk people led by Wrandeak Pharaoh seek court leave to sue the Long Island Railroad over rights to inhabit a peninsula of roughly 9 000 acres. They claim ancestral habitation and benefits on the land.
Secretary Francis replies to a resolution on homestead entries within the Union Pacific grant. He states land officers had no authority to permit entries and were directed to allow no entries. He notes patents are withheld while the railway company defaults on government indebtedness, aiming to protect government interests and bona fide purchasers as lands totaling about 2,009,073 acres across Kansas Colorado Utah and Wyoming have been patented in the last two years.
Due to Lake Michigan contamination, Chicago authorities ordered the drinking water in city public schools shut off until further notice. Officials considered supplying water by artesian wells or spring water, while health commissioner cited typhoid microbes in lake water and the need to prevent an epidemic. Students were told to bring boiled water in bottles.
Prominent Tipton businessman Joralewy Joba Smesigras killed his wife with a pistol then shot himself. Eyewitnesses say the husband suspected infidelity after observing his wife with two young men. Both deaths occurred within minutes with no survivor.
United States Marshal Jamei from Durant arrived in the city with Tom Lowe, aged 16, under indictment for disposal of mortgaged property. Lowe allegedly claimed to be married to 16 wives, all wed within eight years, in a written confession.
Mississippi Representative Spencer introduces a bill authorizing the secretary of state to offer Spain $200,000 for the island of Cuba, with up to 210,000 for expenses of ongoing negotiations. Other items mention Pinkerton chief Thomas Conklin’s death and political moves in Missouri and North Carolina.
Wil there be an extra session of the legislature is open question with projections of revenue shortfalls. The piece outlines tax collections, school fund distributions, and possible impacts on state finances, plus local notices on hunting restrictions and a series of court and crime items from Monroe and Clarke counties.
Condensed proceedings show Senate and House wrestling with constitutional limits on presidential terms funding for island missions and dairy product laws as bills fail or stall. Senators Proctor and Stewart push against reelection and civil service probes while bills on pensions and state imports face adjournment.
Edwin Cramp of a Philadelphia shipbuilding firm announces plans for a new factory at Rockford NL to manufacture padding and cattle forkder from corn- talks. The effort aims to boost local industry with multiple factories in the corn belt, turning previously worthless material into revenue.
Reports from the United States Circuit Court at Richmond confirm a ruling on seizure and destruction of liquor during the evacuation, while a murder in Texarkana, a self harm case in Pensacola, and a goring incident in Tallahassee highlight violent crimes and personal tragedy across the South.
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