06 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
1
The dispatches report fiscal year end effects at Rock Island arsenal with 652 men discharged. Reports cover bank charter requests for Manila and Manila names, Boer aid efforts from London, Nebraska’s new female telework law, and a Massachusetts reformatories head’s death. Also noted are yellow fever status in Puerto Rico, Algerian crop threats, Klondike arrivals, and military recruitment orders for three skeleton regiments in the Philippines.
United States Ambassador attends a conference with the Marquis of Salistery on the Alaskan boundary dispute. Malcom Thomas Woomerson reports on Manila battles with insurgents. Gold reserves stand at 25,149,457. Mayor Daniel F. Tiemane of New York dies aged 55. The British cruiser will head to Newfoundland for fisheries protection. Milwaukee to be a national guard post with Falk in command. Capt. Jas A. Simpson dies in Prescott after Indian campaigns. A lynching in Nome is reported along with other naval and political notes from Europe and the United States.
Charles Murphy races a mile on the Lome Vehamel line with the Kings county wheelmen. He beats a fast pace, reaching the halfway mark in seconds and completing the distance amid cheering spectators as engineers and onlookers recount a near miraculous recovery after a perilous ride.
Reported in Carterville Illinois a train carrying 47 negro miners from Om was shot in Lawder by armed striking miners. A woman was killed instantly, conductor Bryan wounded, and the miners were escorted to the mine with guards after the attack. Riot conditions surge in the Carterville coal field as tensions rise.
Baxley Georgia yesterday hanged A. L. Ablea a Black man for assault. Ables thanked the sheriff for protecting him from mob violence.
The piece reviews the 100th anniversary of the University of Mississippi, detailing the Civil War impact, reconstruction era changes, notable trustees, and early alumni. It notes student enrollment, degrees conferred, prominent lectures, commencement ceremonies, and campus activities including the Shakespeare festival and honors.
The article outlines a wave of requests and proposals concerning officers and volunteers for service in the Philippines. It discusses how appointments and selections may be made, the role of the president and Speer, and aims to improve efficiency, reduce shortages, and fill officer vacancies in the regular army during wartime.
A late 19th century dispatch reports US Army plans to recruit 35 000 men for three skeleton regiments in the Philippines. Otis directs enlistment, with 30 year regiments and volunteers ready for Manila. Separate items note executions in Vancouver and arbitration code progress in The Hague.
Readers recall a long marriage as a community mourns a milkman after 23 years of service. The scene shifts to clergy disputes at a ministers meeting while neighbors describe daily routines, youth, and aging with rustic humor and quiet reflection.
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