05 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1894
Page
1
Toth notes the senate approval of William D Bigler for the post of assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia. The item follows multiple brief global and domestic notes, including railway labor actions, postmaster salary readjustments, and international political developments.
Long Senate debate over income tax provisions and proposed exemptions ends with the bill, amended, moving to passage alongside related measures. Also noted are labor day holiday action, New Mexico admission discussions, and various foreign and domestic items including elections, riots, and notable deaths.
A saxsp attack near Evening Shade Arkansas leaves John Cathey shot in the back Dave Cathey shot in the head and Dave Berry clubbed. A deadly wreck on the Cotton Belt near New Lewisville kills five and injures nine. A government fiscal year shows receipts 20860 while expenditures reach 11 500 350 leaving a deficit. Glass industry shutdowns suspend nearly 400 000 workers. Calhoun County storms rain damage and Perry Oklahoma records extreme heat 156 degrees in sun and 10 in shade. Sugar bounty totals 12 106 085 while Bayou Sara Louisiana suffers total business district destruction by fire. New Orleans records 99 degrees and nine sunstrokes. Washington reports bonds unlikely this administration.
Chicago rail unions plan a broad boycott on lines under the Managers Association. Workers on Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul and other roads vow strikes, with leadership signaling coordinated actions and potential line shutdowns across multiple rail systems.
The St Louis Terminal Association switchmen walked off the job, leaving trains tied up and signals burning along the tracks. Workers briefly returned then quit again, endangering livestock shipments and prompting calls for united action from the railway unions.
The Mississippi weather service reports generally favorable conditions for crops last week with beneficial showers in central and southern counties though some northern and western areas remain dry. Temperatures ran slightly above normal and planting like sweet potatoes and fruit crops progress well. pecan and rice prospects improve, while a fatal lightning incident near Coffeeville highlights the ongoing hardships facing farmers.
Department of Agriculture estimates visible and invisible wheat supplies for July 1 1964 with about 8 000 000 bushels available stocks on the Pacific coast plus an undefined invisible supply. A table shows winter and spring wheat by state and projected yield from June conditions. A Canadian fireman and engineer accident near Prince Rupert ends with two men overboard while the other survives. A bombing attempt targets the Wilmes newspaper office in Wilmes Canada causing window damage and destruction near the press room.
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