09 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
1
The page surveys political figures and events across nations. It notes McKinley remarks, Laurier as next premier, debates on free trade and health, and a Prince of Wales review, interwoven with reflections on reform and the public life of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Interior secretary funds pension quarterly payments with 13.325 million dollars sent to Topeka Kansas. A I A to vote for Congress and legislatures. Medal of Honor to Charles Stacey for Gettysburg gallantry. Treasury reports year receipts about 326.5 million and expenditures 315.7 million with a 25.5 million deficit. Cleveland sails to Gray Gables for summer. official news from White House continues. Rivers and harbors act orders issued. coinage trends show mints producing gold and silver pieces. Serbia Montenegro agree on joint action against Turkey and Austria on national questions. Savannah’s Lavrios dies. Dr. Root memorial fundraising. Toronto skier crosses Niagara Falls on a thin wire rope. A mob lynches Jann Williams in Florida after an assault charge. Wingipeg murder-suicide. Kawanura Maru sinks Hosai Maru off Hiroshima with 175 lost. Four boys drown at a Boston wharf collapse. Farragut day incidents at crowded wharf. Pemberton mills to close. Beck Bros. Cecil mill burned. Democratic convention delegation from Braddock area. Bears escape in Pennsylvania mountains. Pittsburgh nail trust closes Bradiey wire works. Two corpses found by fishermen near Long Branch. Fall River suspends 1.4 million spindles. bicycle record broken in Chicago. Love-trial between Van Hess and Bicker ends in injuries.
The SevertiSt faction in Minnesota issues a manifesto denouncing the party platform with free silver as the core issue. Notables signing include Congressman C. A. Towne of Duluth and Congressman John Lind of New Ulm.
A string of terse reports covers a fatal shooting near Adairville Kentucky. In Arkansas a feud ends in a fatality near Fayetteville. Other items note a shipyard pipe order to Costa Rica, a gold bar assay premium cut, and factory actions in Indiana and Massachusetts amid market softness.
State Treasurer May cancelled Kean of Chicago bid for 231500 of Mississippi bonds. Kean was allotted 131500. demand later surged, with offers to buy from 1000 to 100000 at premiums. Authorities show the state will realize a premium by cancelling Kean’s bid, while supply remains strong.
Dr Heber Robarts at his private hospital showed a practical demonstration of Roentgen rays in surgery. Guests saw X ray images of skeletons and internal structures through wood and clothing, aided by the Edison fluroscope, Crook's tube, and a fluoroscope, marking a milestone in western medical science.
The funeral of William Rettger, striker killed at the Brown hoisting works, drew a vast crowd in Cleveland. A Church of the Immaculate Conception service honored Rettger with a somber procession, while speakers urged respect for both capital and labor amid rising tensions and order concerns.
Casga Crete July 4 Georgi Pasha prince of Samos announces amnesty for insurgents who lay down arms and return to peaceful pursuits and invites the national assembly to craft a statement of the people's desires.
Mrs Wm Brader, wife of a gardener, was found at her Covedale home with her throat cut. The house was robbed and set on fire. A berry-picking party put out the blaze and raised the alarm. Evidence suggested a fierce struggle. Brader had left for the city with produce at two o’clock, leaving a hired man at home. Other items note Pittston mine disaster relief efforts and a swimmer drowned in the Delaware River near the Ingwood Mills wharf.
Havaxa and Col Devalla report with 6209 men from the Conchita estate near Bolondron marching toward Majagua. Rebels were entrenched behind fences and put up strong resistance before a bayonet charge drove them off. Insurgents left 23 dead while Spanish forces suffered four killed and 50 wounded.
Hermann Friedmann director of a West bank was convicted of forgery and sentenced to six years in prison and seven years of civil rights deprivation. Priva Friedmann Berlin lawyer who had fled was ordered to leave the country within six days.
The Richmond War Dispatch reports Confederate uniforms shifting from gray to mixed butternut styles as the war ends. Cloth came from England, mills, and women on looms. Crenshaw Woolen factory in the city supplied fine gray cloth.
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