19 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1888
Page
1
Caaska Samuel Campbell, called the half breed, and his wife Miss Cora Belle Pellow, called on the President on the 11th. In other items Turkish generals were degraded after a soldier fight at Yildiz Palace.
The summary outlines Senate and House proceedings across multiple days. It notes the passage attempt to amend the Inter-State Commerce law and tariff battles including sugar duties and a railroad right of way through Indian lands. Fisheries treaty debates, pension votes, and post office subsidy discussions are highlighted with key figures like Hoar, Cannon, Phelps, Ingalls, Hawley, and Blair.
Jostan Witper a 63 year old agricultural dealer in Cincinnati shot himself at his home in College Hill. The New York Republican state committee chose Saratoga for their convention on August 3. Agriculture reports July averages for crops with varied scores. M Goset presided at a Paris banquet celebrating Brazil’s abolition of slavery. A seven year old fell from a fence near Oakland Texas and broke his neck. Congressman RasDALL was confined for hemorrhoids but improving. A messenger from Suakim reported a Khalifa letter referencing Khartoum and a railway. O'Brien released from jail for a speech and then jailed again for tenants not paying rent. Batoche residents issued a manifesto backing Dumont and seeking rights. New York Republican clubs paraded at Saratoga. Buffalo fire cremated forty horses and two men. RasDALL improving. Marx H. Dessert nominated for Congress in Minnesota. The Republican National committee met in New York. The Sultan fears humiliation in William’s visit to the Czar. Joan Strong mortally wounded in Gibson County gun club incident. Wight arrested for stealing letters. Prizes awarded in Berlin honors. Alpena fire destroyed forty blocks on anniversary. Lake Shore round-house in Ashtabula burned, eight locomotives lost. Monongahela floods cause desolation. Rev Grance Rupert Gieio died in London. Orangeman meetings held in Ulster and Glasgow. Queen Regent of Spain’s children in fragile health, taken to San Sebastian. A severe snow storm with rain and wind hit portions of Vermont on the 17th.
A gale on the 12th drove a Larnog schooner and two large lobster sloops ashore and broke them up in Salem Massachusetts harbor. Schooners and boats were driven ashore in many places along the Massachusetts coast.
Late items note Company E of the Second United States Artillery moved to Little Rock Arkansas. The Norwegian bark Magnolia from Rio Janeiro reached Ship Island Quarantine Station Mississippi on the 15th. captain and four crew died of yellow fever after leaving Kia. The vessel to be detained at quarantine. A farmer near Coaling Alabama tied two worn mules to railroad tracks to avoid loss. both mules died and suit likelihood against railroad looms. Samuel Young at Coney Island near Cincinnati rose 100 feet then parachute failed at 0 feet, plunged into river and was rescued unharmed. Postmasters appointed on the 11th in Arkansas Caldwell Lee Harris Weiner Merida W Miracle Boston Tennessee Willis Blow Young J Armonett Armonett. Public health inquiry on forced immigration and pauper Italians. Dr George W McAlpine died at Helena Arkansas after 35 years of practice. John Zachar faster’s nourishment attempts fail. fast continued at 53 days. Mrs J B Crang, jailed for a Chicago shooting, identified as a prolific house thief. After debt payments, Alabama’s public funds balance shows nearly 9000 dollars remaining.
Report from Red River, sixty miles away, details a jealous lover Harvey Pike killing Everhard and Myra Haskins then shooting himself. Miss Haskins died from a bludgeon blow, Everhard from a head shot, and Pike from a bullet in the mouth.
Winnipeg special reports ongoing Icelandic emigration to Manitoba as 300 plus people arrive with more to come in two weeks. Balwinson notes Iceland north coast famine risk and ice blocked harbors have left islanders reliant on scarce local provisions. A farmer offered his farm at auction with a top bid of just three shillings.
Telegrams from Paris report the Boulanger Floquet duel results threaten Boulanger’s political horizon while boosting Premier Floquet’s standing. The ex general’s wound is not yet fatal, surprising Frenchmen who expected a military foe to win. Civilians mock the outcome and ridicule Boulanger’s expense.
A sprawling Louisville and Kentucky news brief reports multiple deaths including a man in Louisville who died by his own hand over a five dollar debt, and a drowning in the Ohio River at Hurricane. It notes fires at Peter & Burghard marble works and Rue’s Danville stable losses, moonshine arrests, a bridge accident fatality near Fort Deposit, and a church gallery collapse injuring several. Also covered are assassinations, railroad injuries, a large insurance assignment, and a Nashville vaccination drive with new smallpox cases.
Frpert argues the North white pine and South yellow pine differ in weight workability and pricing. White pine ships lighter and quicker to work, yielding lower freight and labor costs, while yellow pine is tougher and more insect resistant. Southern disorganization harms pricing, whereas the Northern Lumbermen's Association standardizes grading and raises prices.
A Cuban expedition details a dramatic alligator hunt near a lagoon. Don Manuel directs Jose who uses a guanabacaba stick and machete to kill a 17 foot alligator, then two more, while a narrator recalls a 1944 Castle Garden welcome for General Winfield Scott and the bold figure Bill Harrington forcing his way to greet the general.
Longmans Magazine discusses how human teeth reflect dietary needs with twenty grinding, eight biting, and four tearing teeth. It argues grinding teeth suit grains, biting teeth handle fibers, and tearing canines imply some flesh-eating, noting canine modification due to life habits over generations.
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