30 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
1
Reports cover U S battleships ordered to Atlantic station from Valparaiso, militia efficiency bill in congress, cabinet debate over appointments and Prince Henry visit, and deaths, weather, and labor actions. Also notes shipping cargo value, German loan funding, and McKinley day observances.
The page records a brief, unclear discussion about measures affecting officers and enlisted men on duty. The text notes a vote and committee activity during a late session but lacks definite outcomes or specifics.
Reports from Leavenworth Kansas include George Steward, 13, convicted for stealing $17 and sentenced to 42 days in jail after accusing his father of murder. Notable notes cover a Peoria sugar refinery by product process, missing Miss Stone case updates, Lincoln statue funds, Crazy Snake Creek council plans, a Wichita diamond robbery, a Lost Creek mine disaster killing 21, and various national briefs on failures, gunboat talks, earthquakes, and Prince Henry remaining in the U S through March.
An explosion at the Lost Creek mine near Oskaloosa Iowa fatally injures Cevery-Dee Misers and another miner and injures several others. Rescue teams recover bodies from the east entry as flames subside. property damage tops $10 000. Most victims were married with families facing poverty. the mine is operated by Lost Creek Fuel Co.
A freight wreck in the Burlington yards in Omaha Nebraska early Friday morning killed yard foreman W L Stewart and injured six others. Injured are Frank Brogan Lincoln arm crushed internal injuries, H Nsen arm and neck sprained internal injuries, G W Mack foot crushed body bruised, plus three other trainmen with bruises. All injured were taken to Lincoln for treatment.
A Muskegon murder case mystery deepens as Mrs C G Carey asserts her brother James Mather confessed to killing in 1873. Mather, said to be in Langcliffe asylum with paresis, seeks return but doctors warn of worsening. Also includes brief naval notices and cancer research news from Washington and New York.
The legislature yesterday passed an act authorizing a $50,000 appropriation to provide a suitable display by Mississippi at the St Louis exposition. The measure was approved in a timely move for the fair and reflects state support for the exhibit.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission warns that rate cutting and rebates by major railroads favor a few large shippers. It calls for remedial legislation but offers no new proposals, noting the dangers to competition and the public interest from secret low rates and coordinated practices.
Admiral Prince Ronest selects elaborate gifts for Americans during his U S visit. The items include gold and silver boxes set with diamonds bearing imperial marks, jeweled cups, cigarette cases, cuff links, brooches and scarf pins with the H initials. Some gifts are reserved for less important recipients and details of gifts to the president and Miss Alice Roosevelt remain secret.
Relatives of an elderly Sprinter who died this week discovered a hidden trove in her pantry. An old canister amid broken dishes held gold coins and many shinplaster notes dating from ten to fifty cents, with Mexican gold coins seeming freshly minted. Believed hidden during the war.
The Masonic committee of the McKinley National Memorial association based in Canton is canvassing lodges nationwide. Trustees in Cleveland were told lodge contributions in Ohio alone could reach about 14 000 to 15 000 dollars, signaling a strong fundraising pace.
Workmen digging in the basement of Denver's new city hall report finding a placer gold vein in a black sand sediment eighteen feet below Fourteenth street. The discovery occurs near unfinished elevator machinery and may indicate a valuable, untapped deposit beneath the building.
Washington DC officials issue a call to observe the fifty ninth anniversary of President McKinley born January 29. The move comes on a suggestion from ex secretary Day who leads the McKinley Memorial Association. Roosevelt meets with Navy leaders in a private White House conference about an unnamed subject related to Admiral Schley.
Rome January 4 reports King Victor Emmanuel has conferred the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus upon Wub jam Marcont in a formal act. The ceremony followed traditional rites and honors the recipient for distinguished service.
The writer requests copies of the official report by Mississippi Commissioner Major S A Jonas and a catalogue of New Orleans Exposition exhibits. It recalls Mississippi’s early industry, railroads, and figures such as Senator McLaurin, Senator McGehee, Winthrop Sargent, Jefferson Davis, and local leaders, urging pride, reform, and a state portrait gallery while noting recent civic debates, education, and agriculture developments.
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