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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1919

Page

2

Oxford Eagle Advertising and Subscriptions Notice

Oxford Miss publication notes rates for obituary notices in advance and lists subscription prices, rates for display and classified advertising, and terms for payment. It outlines two consolidated papers Lafayette County Press and Oxford Jungle official organ details with rate structures and delivery notes.

Lafayette County Press Oxford Jungle Consolidated Watard Eagle United States

Railway Wages and Rate Adjustments Urged by Outlook

Theodore Price, former US Railroad Administration actuary, argues in the Outlook that railroads run deficits because current rates do not cover rising labor and living costs. He notes wages rise and costs of coal steel and oil follow, pushing toward higher freight and passenger rates to avoid bankruptcy.

Theodore Price United States Railroad Administration Price United States Becaus McAdoo The Outlook

Political Thunder Against Higher Taxes Rally

A circular warns residents of Lafayette and other counties about organized opposition to higher taxes. It argues big landowners and corporations evade taxation, calling the push political thunder aimed to rally support before the primary. The piece urges people to resist mass meetings framed as tax discussions.

Lafayette Mexico America

Taxes and the People Debate Over Assessments

The Lafayette county board faces protests from big land owners over high assessments. Advocates say tax fairness requires equalized assessments, noting that small landholders bear a heavier burden when big owners escape. The State Tax Commission is urged to tax big landowners and corporations to balance the levy.

Lafayette County Board of Supervisors Tassm

No-Factionalism and the Mississippi Governor Race

A controversial anonymous letter argues opposition to Lee M. Russell in Mississippi politics. It claims the anti Russell camp will do anything to defeat him, cites Longino Johnston and Vardaman, and claims the era features a charged racial question tied to past actions by Longino and other officials.

Lee M Bie Russell Ris Doctor Lee M. Russell Mississippi Longino Johnston Wardman Vardaman Longino Johnston Mississip Lee Russell Edgar Wilson Roosevelt

Announcement of Democratic Primary Candidates 1919

The paper announces named gentlemen who will appear as candidates in the Democratic primary to be held in August 1919, subject to the Democratic party's action.

Mississippi election slate and race politics shape Longino defeat

The Longino administration faces an uphill fight as Mississippi voters consider a slate of candidates including LEE M. RUSSELL for Governor and J. ED TATE for Penitentiary Trustee, amid a charged debate on racial issues led by Vardaman. The Ya County News notes how coalition splits and regional campaigns threaten Longino's chances today.

Temporary administrator named for W L Goodwin estate

Letters of temporary administration granted June 9 1919 by Chancery Court Lafayette County Mississippi for the estate of W L Goodwin deceased. All claims must be probated and registered with the Clerk within one year from the date or be forever barred. June 9 1919 J B Roach Temporary Administrator. Publication dates June 26 July 3 10.

State of Mississippi Lafayette County Chancery Court W. L. Goodwin

Notice of Hays Drainage District report hearing

The Hays Drainage District in Lafayette Marshall and Panola Counties Mississippi filed its report June 30 1919. A hearing to confirm or modify the report will be held July 28 1919 at 1 p m at the County Court House Oxford Mississippi. W M Woodward Chancery Clerk and Ex officio Clerk of Drainage Boards. G A Woodward D C July 3 10 17 24.

Hays Lafayette Marshall Panola Counties Mississippi Oxford Miss W. M. Woodward G. A. Woodward D. C

Rascality in the Heart Crops Up, Buck Collins Says

A terse local remark cites Rascality in the heart as affecting behavior, with Buck Collins noting the moral drift and social impact in the community.

Rascality Buck Collins

Lee Russell for Governor Promotes Honest Government

A campaign message urges voters to support Lee Russell, framing the choice as a vote for honesty in public service and government.

Lee Russell

Greenville couple visits Oxford relatives this weekend

Dr. and Mrs. W. B. McMahon Jr. of Greenville spent the weekend with Oxford relatives, accompanied home by their aunt Miss Julia McMahon. A telegram to friends of Mr. John McFadde reports he landed safely in New York on July 4 after months with the aerial forces.

W. B. McMahon, Jr Greenville Oxford Julia McMahon John McFadde New York John

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