26 Jan 1893
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1893
Page
1
Disjointed items report arrests in Fremont and New York, a French shipwreck with three dead, cholera and measles outbreaks at Halle asylum, and various maritime and political notices. Mentions Italian figures, a Russian commission secretary, and a Baltic voyage. Details are fragmentary and largely unverified.
The report spans sessions in the senate and events from Mount Pleasant to Port-au-Prince, noting speeches, bills, and logistics. It references the reading of journals, inter-state commerce concerns, and memorials for former presidents, along with disasters in Europe and America.
Telegrams report the death of Justice Lamar at Macon on the 2nd after a period of illness. Other items note a warehouse fire in St Louis causing total loss of 1,540 dollars, and receivers collecting from branches of a savings order in Massachusetts. Mexico reports foreign companies organizing in 1881 with total capital around 30 million in gold for Europe.
Robert George, linked to Capt W. B Prince, dies from wounds after a violent confrontation at Eunoymede on a Delta plantation. Prince dies at home. George’s actions involved forged checks and extensive debt, with investigations and a courtroom aftermath unfolding as diamonds and a carriage are claimed in writs. Weather notes and other regional items follow.
Amirew Carnegie arrives in New York from Europe and may visit Pittsburgh to discuss plans regarding the Homestead steel works riot and the prosecution of late employees. Supporters seek to pigeonhole indictments, arguing no benefit in pressing cases as the plant resumes operation. Public sentiment splits on potential Carnegie involvement and philanthropy.
Intense cold across Europe freezes streams and halts ice events. Cities report deserted shops and idle cabmen as unemployment soars. Wilhelm Liebimech notes tens of thousands in Prussian cities suffer severe hardship with the dull trade and lack of work.
Report from Quebec and Canada says the country endures extreme cold for nearly a month with only a two day respite. Meters read 20 degrees below zero. Many die of exposure and the poor suffer greatly. Some streams are frozen solid.
The general deficiency appropriation for the next fiscal year was completed by the House committee on appropriations and reported to the House. The total carried is $20,900,416 with major items including pensions and justice department deficiencies. The article details allocations for various departments and items across federal agencies.
R G Dunn weekly trade summary cites severe winter weather as the main cause of a general business shrink across the country. It notes reduced beef purchases, delayed spring orders, weaker wheat futures, and heavy imports in early January. The report also mentions a fatal train wreck near Peru and multiple fires in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with extensive property losses and several injuries.
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