06 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
1
A sprawling Mississippi page notes global tensions with Japan and Russia while detailing local progress. It reports on ship movements near the Ta m es river, leadership changes, and rumors of armistice talks, alongside plans for new banks, roads, brick plants, mills, and a wider push to develop counties and attract settlers.
A Mississippi-focused column highlights efforts in industry commerce and farming, noting resources and items of interest collected from various sources. The piece emphasizes state development and regional progress in the mid 20th century.
New York July 2 government report triggers stampede in cot ton trading. Prices jump minutes after release with December and January contracts surging about 20 points. Weekly crops had been favorable but the new report caused a sharp reversal as trading remained volatile through the day.
Washington dispatch reports the Agriculture Department will present a formal leakage finding on cotton storage by Friday or Saturday. Secretary Richard Heatham of the Southern Cotton Se creation Galey relayed to Secretary of Aygh ereleewe, who attended the Memphis executive committee meeting, that copies of the report remain unchanged. Heatham expresses confidence that charges will be substantiated if key officials stay for the official submission.
The July report notes a renewed sugar rate war spurred by a New War conference between Fant ven and Western lines. Eastern carriers implement a cut of cents per hundredweight on all rail shipments from New York to western river points and expect further cuts next week.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General releases statistics on rural free delivery petitions routes and reports by Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Arkansas and more. Data show petition counts adverse reports routes in operation June and July 1905 with pending petitions and varied progress by state.
In Nashville on July 3 the Reval Arcanum gathered 150 members to protest a rate increase. A committee was formed to seek reconsideration by the Supreme Council in an extraordinary session and to call a protest meeting in New York City.
The executive committee of the Ministerial Education and Relief of the Southern Presbyterian Church received a letter from an elite in the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta offering to contribute 410 to the endowment fund for Ministers relief. The offer carries stipulations about future disbursements and some funds have already been raised with hope for the full amount soon.
A humorous, blunt riff contrasts male vanity with practical skills. It notes the American eagle’s claw and jokes about a girl's belief in a young man’s fidelity while recognizing a woman may cut wood but is unlikely to claim it with braggadocio.
The excerpt blends poetic memory with a Ferguson California labor scene. It recalls a nameless lover’s reminiscence of gardens and distant city lights, then shifts to Ferguson and Francisco discussing a strike. A sudden violent dispute leaves a man unconscious as fear and guilt surface in a tense moment of theft and confrontation.
Ferguson wrestles with a stranger who asks for work after a long pursuit of a thief. The man faces scrutiny as Ferguson debates if aiding him could implicate crime and his own family in town. The sleepless night reveals a city’s moral tension.
Jobo Sharp Williams relays a tale from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald about a sure thing gambler in Mississippi who claimed perfect odds. A rival observer secretly tampers with a hitching post to expose the bet, setting up a mismatch over distance measurement and height. The prank ends with Gamble failing to win and leaving him glum.
A student asks Esquirin if there are sure tests to distinguish sane from insane. After a dinner, the master reveals one guest is insane. The student misidentifies. the quiet well dressed talker is sane and the flamboyant boastful man is honoré de balzac, the lunatic.
The State Auditor compiles averages for capital stock deposits and profits of state and national banks in Mississippi with data for March and May. Reports detail deposits, profits, and stock paid in for state and national banks combined, plus notes on revenue laws, inheritance tax policies, and privilege taxes. includes obituary of Dr. De F. Carroll and updates on railway charter renewals, road improvements, crop prices, and a new Mississippi Episcopal college fundraising effort.
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