25 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
1
A 19th or early 20th century column warns young women to avoid accepting invitations on impulse and then canceling last minute. It stresses thinking quickly, declining firmly, and prioritizing personal plans at home to avoid social embarrassment and a damaged reputation.
The article details a cedar brown cashmere dress with a double skirt and silk border, Magyar cut bodice, striped silk accents, silk trim under-sleeves, and specific materials including five yards of 46 inch fabric and four and a half dozen buttons. It also describes a girl’s dress in soft old rose cashmere with silk collar cuffs and ivory lace vest, plus materials like four yards fabric and one yard lace.
A cloak of black taffeta with Diack tafs edging bordered by tulle and skunk fringe. It features gold and cerise embroidery with touches of black throughout.
The coming winter will feature gowns made largely of braid with minimal cloth or velvet as the foundation. Designers plan to showcase these extensively braided garments to create unique textures and silhouettes for the season.
The Brittany coiffure returns as a graceful hairdo featuring a braided roll over each ear and a slim front part. Jewelry bands in various materials top this look, while a flexible lead flower holder replaces frog and turtle pins, adapting to bowls or vases and suitable as a gift or prize.
The article describes basque style blouses worn over skirts with a girdle above the waist. It notes Magyar inspired cuts, embroidery on fronts sleeves and yoke, and suggests matching fabrics or colors with the skirt. It mentions options in soft silk and metallic trims for guimpes and accessories.
The Dry Goods Economist notes petticoats priced to satisfy shoppers adhere to a two yard bottom edge measurement. The gores are slimmer where the flounce meets.
Instructions describe placing cloth on a kitchen table, fitting wooden strips to the edge, screwing them down with brass screws, pulling the cloth tight, and trimming around the edges to prevent corner wear and keep the center neat.
Washington Representative Carey of Wisconsin introduced a bill to place telegraph lines under the Post Office Department with a telegraphs commissioner in charge. It directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to appraise interstate properties at market value and authorizes the attorney general to begin condemnation proceedings.
Washington reports 184 of 196 defendants convicted for using the mails to defraud. promoters of schemes totaling $77,000,000 bilked the public. The Harp report notes cases ranged from simple business tricks to fake mining stock and imaginary institutions, all halted in the fiscal year.
The Coffee Roaster Traffic and Pure Food Association files charges against a coffee trust. Representative Norris of Nebraska had alleged a pool of coffee interests raised prices by about 200 percent in five years. The filing claims a price fixed by a committee of residents from the United States England France Germany and Brazil.
In Washington Senator Heyburn of Idaho is challenged by Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor in the American Federationist to produce a copy of law any evidence of illegal acts by Gompers. The editorial refers to Heyburns senate remark that no communication should be read from Gompers due to facts from the McNamera trial.
Representative Sherley of Kentucky declares that American cities would remove a menace to public safety by prohibiting any firearms use by police. Debate centers on a District of Columbia police appropriation for modern revolvers amid nationwide police firepower concerns.
Washington Dr Harvey Wiley pure food expert argues most U S drunkenness comes from clubs and urges that every drinking man and host be required to hold individual licenses. He says clubs lead to mass drinking as patrons buy drinks for all.
Peat, Ireland s traditional fuel since forests cleared, may be used extensively in the United States a few years hence. Charles A. Davis peat expert of the federal bureau of mines reports on investigations into peat s composition heat value and utility.
Dr. C T Wilkhurn of the census bureau reports about six persons in every 100 000 in the United States were murdered in 1910. Homicidal violence accounted for 3 190 of 43 406 violent deaths, a rate of 5 9 per 100 000, rising from 5 6 in 1900. This contrasts with 6 4 in 1908 and 6 3 in 1907. violent deaths touched 90 3 per 100 000 in 1910 versus 85 3 in 1909.
Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur reports 1910 death by own action rate at 16 per 100 000 in the census bureau area, slightly below 1909's 16.5. The year records 8.5 personal crisis reports, reflecting the national trend amid broad state coverage and major cities.
President Taft asks Congress to appropriate $250000 to continue the Economy Commission. He calls for civil service consolidation of Washington and field offices, abolition of revenue cutter services, centralized auditing, a new correspondence system, and the elimination of waste in government property. Prof. F A Cleveland leads the commission’s evaluative work.
Prosecutor outlines how Claire Williamson starved under Linda Hazzard care at a sanitarium in Seattle and how Dorothea Williamson was found emaciated. Prosecutors say sisters aided Hazzard to secure funds, with a codicil to leave $125 yearly, and a bank hold on Williamson assets. Claire died May 19 amid extreme emaciation. Dorothea, once rescued, remained severely undernourished.
Mrs Evelyn Hunter Donaldeon known as the million dollar bride departs New York aboard the Olymp to begin a European life She plans to settle in Paris after leaving behind a hard hearted male population as she sails for Europe on her twenty first birthday estate valued over one million dollars remains the source of her fame
Major T J Harahan former president of the Illinois Central railway and other rail executives were killed when a private car attached to the Seminole Limited telescoped after a rear collision with No 25 at Kinmundy Illinois. Several occupants died including F E Pieren and others in the private car. Passengers in front cars were shaken but uninjured.
About 700 civil miners walk out at Jenny Lind causing village water shortages as operators refuse to provide pay for water. Water is drawn from mountain springs and delivered by wagon, but the delivery wagon became mired en route, leaving residents without water.
The destroyers McCall Roe and Paulding, built at the Brooklyn navy yard, sailed January 3 with the Motile to join the North Atlantic fleet for Southern maneuvers and returned Sunday for repairs after the January storm drove them off course and risked destruction.
A Lansing Michigan mail arrives in Seattle calling for twelve brides for Michigan men aged 25 to 50. The letter from Marriage Licenselerk Claude Fage states the group is ready to start housing on Washington state land once a permit exists. The missive claims, We want the land and we want the wives. The long question we have already taken up.
Andrew Carnegie and other donors organize a fund of 850000 dollars to erect a magnificent marble building in Washington to house the Brotherhood of North American Indians.
Edward Wisner, famed as the father of reclamation in Louisiana, donates 50 Q90 acres of land to New Orleans for charitable purposes. The deed requires the city not to dispose of the land for 100 years.
Foster Coats, Hearst managing editor, says William S. Hearst seeks a St. Louis paper. The move signals expansion plans as editors discuss options and market fit in the Missouri city.
A seven story warehouse of the Terminal Storage Company occupying a full city block burned in New York City early Wednesday. Merchandise valued at more than 10 million dollars was destroyed while the fire caused about 1.25 million dollars in losses.
The Binswanger & Co. glass manufacturing plant in Richmond Virginia was totally destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 170000 dollars. The blaze gutted the plant and threatened nearby facilities. Fire crews fought the flames but could not save the building.
Louisville police report Frank Hopewell confessed to killing Mildred Boggess in their shared home after a money dispute. He stated he shot her to kill and fired two more bullets after she fell, saying she raised a chair during a quarrel.
A concurrent resolution endorsing government ownership of the telegraph system, recommended by Postmaster General Hitchcock, is introduced in the New York Assembly by Assemblyman Curiller. The measure prompts debate on federal versus public control of communications.
Annie Goldsmith 57 fends off two armed bandits at her house. She wrestles a revolver from one, clubs him to exit, and drives the other away from the front door in Chicago.
Rev. Len L. Brough ton long serving pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta resigns to accept a call to London. The move marks a major career change for a leading Southern minister.
Sheriff Doyle of Westchester County will appoint deputy sheriffs to guard John D. Rockefeller at his summer home in Portico Hills while he is there.
A major clash near Tripoli saw Turkish and Arab forces attack a Malian column marching from Tripoli toward Ghirgarish. Italian troops, supported by infantry, grenadiers, artillery, and cavalry, withstood heavy fire and defenses at Birgerieh before repelling the assault and forcing the attackers to withdraw into the desert. Losses are not reported.
Washington report says Dr. Harvey W. Wiles chief of the Agriculture Department chemistry bureau is blameless in the food administration dispute. The House committee sustains him on the main charges with only minor details found unimportant. Republicans and Democrats reportedly supported the final conclusions.
Consternation grips Newport society as Governor Pothier via a quiet pursuer seals all gambling dens among colonists and Newport proper. Deputies guard every suspected venue as the crackdown tightens.
In New York a desperate ten hour struggle ends when Mrs. Robert F Voll pushes an insane domestic from a home room, locks the door, and calls for help. The assailant, who had battled two children with the defender, dies at the hospital shortly after. The incident highlights a brave defense and rapid emergency response.
Secretary Wilson in Washington comments on New York wholesalers claiming butter will rise to 60 cents per pound due to shortage. He says requiring cold storage firms to file monthly inventories of butter eggs fish and other items could reveal true scarcity and justify price increases.
A Kentucky House committee on education reports a bill favoring women’s right to vote in school elections and to hold office on school boards, extending suffrage to local education matters.
J. F. Sinclair of the new board of public affairs says Wisconsin will tackle the high cost of living through cooperative storms as the plan develops.
The body of Maj Eldridge Wright, killed in a Kinmundy railroad wreck, returns to Memphis amid a citywide outpouring. Messages from President Taft and officials reflect the deep loss felt by legal and business circles.
The US Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky statute attempting to regulate intrastate beer shipments could not shield a railroad from a federal ban on transporting alcohol. The Seventh Circuit affirmed state regulation was irrelevant to interstate concerns. Justice Lorton discussed the difference between intrastate and interstate shipments and the broader commerce implications.
Articles for the incorporation of the Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Company with a capital of 10 000 were filed with the New Jersey secretary of state. The new corporation will take over the Lehigh Valley Coal Company's production following government actions against Lehigh Valley interests.
Claremdon Ark July Warris a well known young man here took his own life in his room. Death occurred shortly after a large dose of morphine was administered. A brief note blamed unemployment and financial troubles tied to his cigarette and whiskey habits and inability to find work.
Oregon court sentences UL Dr Harry Webster to life imprisonment for the killing of Bessie Kent Webster. Judge says no greater continuing punishment could be inflicted than life confinement.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. avoided questions from reporters as he arrived from San Francisco, saying the father in the family does the talking and not him.
Walter Betts is killed during a dispute over a quarter at a pound supper in Double Springs. CS Howard allegedly beat and shot Betts with two pistols, as witness accounts describe a chaotic scene with Norris, Aswell, and Mrs Norris observing the events. Betts’ dying statement claims Howard beat him with one pistol and shot him with another.
In Meridian Junction a street altercation between Oscar Clark and Albert New led to New suffering a deep throat wound and jugular injuries from a pocket knife. Clark, 45, was released on bond after the incident. Nichole New noted drinking and a dispute preceded the stabbing.
J T Jones of the Gulf and Ship Island railroad announced plans to erect a two story building on property near the Tel Hattiesburg section and adjacent to the Fab order restaurant. The Mississippi Central, Northern railroads and the Gulfport line will lease the building for several years to exhibit trains along the lines.
Egerton Hawkins, longtime local leader and Civil War veteran, died aged 78. Born August 22, 1847, in Henderson, he served as an officer of Company G, Seventeenth North Carolina Regiment, during the Civil War and remained a noted community figure in Swen Lake weeks, remembered for his service and public roles.
A rifle was thrust through a Vernon window striking Mrs J F Windham in the back as she sat in the kneep. The incident targeted a prominent Jasper county resident, details unclear.
The Lanters Bank of Schlater held its annual stockholders meeting and reported profits for the past year near 30 percent, signaling strong prosperity and a sizable dividend outlook for shareholders.
Columbus reports the death of Judge Newman Cayce formerly of Fulton and Itawamba county. A veteran of the First Judicial District and Confederate service he had lived in Columbus 12 years and spent his last years largely bedridden. He kept up with reunions until his illness.
Sinois Central Railroad officials W L Parkes and A E Clit issued a circular offering 1000 dollars for information leading to arrest and conviction of all parties connected with a fatal shooting of two black men one mile south of Bammit between 6 and 7 last night. Sheriff Quinn reported Gov Brewer instructed to economize to bring the parties to justice.
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