07 Jul 1892
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1892
Page
1
Fragmentary dispatches recount proclamations and treaties with Cuba and Britain, cabinet and school quarrels, Catholic meeting plans, river and canal toll tensions, and demonstrations. Reports touch wartime events, a salt poisoning incident, elopements, Irish obituaries, a ship collision, and the nomination of John W. Foster as secretary of state amid broader political upheaval.
A detailed item covers political notes with Gladstone’s election remark, road funding, and congressional party maneuvers. It also reports a Magnolia, Illinois robbery where five masked men plundered a house, a protest by John Sobieski the Missouri Prohibition candidate pursuing the band, and ongoing regional crime and political events.
Telegrams report an explosion at a Bran dock Pennsylvania hotel wrecking most of the structure and injuring several people, one fatally. Other items note price upticks for iron in the southern district, storm damage near Plymouth Indiana, a Verona earthquake, and a New York gold shipment offer.
The battleship Texas was formally launched at Norfolk Navy Yard with about 10 000 spectators despite rain. Miss Hamsten Williams of Texas delivered the christening, breaking a bottle on the ship’s bow to name the vessel Texas. The ship, a 6255 ton steel armored second class battleship, is described with technical details and performance estimates.
The coroner's jury in Pa. issues a verdict blaming LS Hares for gross neglect in allowing a second section of a train to depart before the first was cleared. Robert M Browns is found guilty of grossly neglecting duty as a flagman by not flagging in time and by placing caps on the track. Engineer Kelly is charged with gross mis conduct and the railroad is censured for a freight train occupying a passenger track during a passenger service. Engineer Kelly is placed under bail for future appearance.
In Ottawa the House of Commons addressed American depredations in Hudson Bay with Gov Schultz's report. Sir John Thompson said Canada would protect interests but the Behring sea arbitrators cannot hear the matter as per treaty limits. In Seatrie a major fire caused about 500000 in damage, threatening the town. Schwabacher Bros. wholesale grocery and Hotel Northern burned. Dexter Horton’s bank building narrowly escaped. Insurance on Schwabachers set at 900000.
R G Dan Oa’s weekly review of trade reports a record volume of industrial production and a strong domestic trade outlook. June shipments from New York show gains in exports and rising railroad activity, with cautious optimism for crops and stable to improving prices across sectors. The survey notes wage disputes and ongoing construction demand, while overall business remains fair with factory activity steady and inventories improving.
The president reports that Canadian canal regulations impact U S citizens and commerce, calling the discrimination a systematic issue rather than an incident, and references communications with British and Canadian officials. The note follows a prior senate resolution and cites Mr John W Foster and Mr Blaine as involved in negotiations.
A trained dog at the Paris circus plays violin to amuse crowds while an Irish setter in Philadelphia shows a 3 minute 20 second mile. The five year old, fifty five pound hound performs as part of daily acts at the driving park. A Missouri rat forms bonds with a litter of kittens, sharing poems and playtime daily without Ellie’s knowledge.
July 2 reports show Carnegie Steel plans to run Homestead as an open mill with no recognition of labor unions. The firm will decide wages individually, transfer work from Homestead to Thirty-third Street, and hire new workers if current employees do not apply. Guarded mill entrances and broad town mobilization accompany the dispute with the Amalgamated Association.
A convention of Confederate veterans of South Carolina is called to meet in Columbia on July 1 to organize a relief society for veterans and orphans, with plans approved by Confederate ex-members across the South and support from federal figures.
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