12 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
1
Reports detail the marriage of a crown member to Princess Alex of Hesse with vast processions to Notre Dame. Separate items note deaths, tax lists, business failures, fires in Pest and Chicago, strikes, and legal actions amid widespread unrest and economic strain.
Reports detail tariff bill progress in the House and Senate with amendments on sugar duties and wages. Railroad strike fallout spreads with public fears, troop calls, and new labor actions across Chicago Philadelphia and other hubs.
The past week brought heat and sunshine with drought across the delta counties. Storms lashed the western state causing crop and property damage, with several lightning deaths in Washington county. Crops show mixed prospects as rain is scarce, though gardens and truck farms yield some produce for local markets. A fire destroyed a Kosciusko farmer’s barn and stock, while public notices report local appointments and a jailer’s release. A mob hanged a man from Faltem jail last week amid ongoing tensions in Amite and Leake counties.
The article describes a mob of strikers and sympathizers attacking freight yards between Forty-fifth and Fifty-ninth streets, destroying fifty cars and setting fire to the Grand Trunk and Panhandle lines. Police were overwhelmed as flames spread across multiple tracks, with workers fleeing as fires spread. The scene recalls wartime Chicago with soldiers securing lakefront areas and various regiments deployed for potential emergency service.
Telegram reports a fatal clash between whites and blacks in Scottdale Pennsylvania on the 9th with one dead and several wounded. It also notes looting by a mob of non English speaking miners at Ladd Illinois and other crime and public safety items across the country including a poisoning and ambush shooting near Lexington Kentucky.
A collage of brief curiosities notes a Jerusalem hospital plan, an Oxfordshire epitaph, 1808 skin tanning, seed exchanges on rail routes, and antiquities in the British Museum. It also mentions early New Year customs and Julius Caesar era printing shifts.
Following a violent clash between militia and Mab, Brig Gen Wheeler and Major Hopkins failed to reach terms, prompting orders for the First and Second regiments, including cavalry A and D, to report to Inspector Hunt at 39th Street and the Fort Wayne tracks, with Sixth and Third Infantry en route to aid the Stock Yards district. The Seventh regiment remains on waiting orders at the armory.
President Cleveland issues a national proclamation calling on citizens to refrain from gatherings and violence as authorities suppress mob activity. Gen Miles reports to Secretary Lamont and Mayor Hopkins expresses confusion, noting Chicago remains quiet with no local disturbances.
Debs, president of the American Railway Union, reiterates condemnation of riots while defending the union’s position amid looming arrests. He asserts corporate power bears responsibility and pledges to fight any charges, claiming readiness to post two million dollars for defense. The article also covers mob violence in Hammond and military involvement as rail disruptions continue across Indiana and Illinois.
A continuous mob of about 100 to 500 people loots Spring Valley area shops and stockyards. They force butcher shop workers to cut meat, seize groceries, burn freight cars, and threaten nearby stores while authorities scramble to restore order.
A Big Four New York express collided with a freight near Wann NL fifteen miles north of East St Louis. The fireman died from mortal injuries while the engineer was seriously burned. The freight had not cleared the switch in time. Separately a dynamite explosion at the Beaker Hill and Sullivan mines blew powerhouses skyward, with rocks and debris cascading down the mountain.
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