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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
1
The London Daily Telegraph reports the death in Madrid of Bermudas Keine former Spanish minister of war and governor of Madrid. The article notes his passing and mentions the newspaper’s Sunday edition discontinuation and related items from the era.
News snippets cover Philippines troop movements and naval actions, Italian alliances, Cuban skirmishes, Austrian royal bereavement, Esterhazy allegations, Krupp German steel trust plans, Filipino envoys and American talks, front-line combat retirements, a Manila garrison casualty, Sen Aldrich finance committee call, and a Goettingen technic congress. Also noted are a Manila paper money stance, a Notre Dame style sheriff battle, and a Colorado mountain search final burial.
A severe hailstorm battered Hastings Nebraska and surrounding towns, smashing windows and destroying fruit trees. Birds were killed, poultry injured, and crops damaged as hailstorms knocked out glass and caused widespread property loss. In nearby Keosauqua and Minde, storms damaged farms, injured residents, and disrupted telegraph lines, with multiple reports of property destruction and injuries.
In Havana on May 2, the United States distributed gratuities to Cuban troops, thirty recipients receiving 73 dollars. Officials questioned the rolls as many names appeared fictitious, and some soldiers refused merchandise. Lt. Col G M W Randall reviewed unit roll lists, finding dead men and absentees. Payments continue with expectations of extra rolls and days.
Notes cover charity hospital figures in Louisiana and Mississippi, Meridian Matty Here Hospital, and Mississippi support for the Charity Hospital. Reports mention Meridian stone ceremony, Mississippi association meeting in Jackson, adjutant general reorganizing guards, Tougaloo dormitory dedication, and Confederate veterans home matters. Also notes mint visit in New Orleans, state insurance convention, and a Supreme Court revenue ruling.
A periodical dispatch describes intensified Filipino guerrilla activity after the fall of Manila, with insurgents adopting bolder, more mobile tactics. US forces tighten lines around San Fernando, while supply stores and coastal defenses are reorganized. News notes the funeral of a slain Spanish officer, and reports from Manila detail battalion movements, casualties, and renewed threats to American positions in Mindanao and Negros as authorities seek to stabilize regions amid ongoing conflict.
A Chicago to Minneapolis fast train on the Kem Inland Burlington and Cedar Kaple & Snowtherm line wrecked at Link Creek crossing after washout. Nine killed, many injured. rescue trains and relief workers respond. Eye witness accounts describe wreckage, amputations, and survivors. Weather, fatalities, and a lightning death near Oxford Township are also reported.
Secretary McKnight of the 9 Trans Mississippi congress says ex-ter Francis of Missouri will address the congress on the Louisiana purchase celebration. Tow. Jones of Arkansas and ex-tow. Stone of Missouri will attend. Ninety percent of the patent and enamelled leather trade has joined a project with options on about plants. Seven men injured in a mine explosion on Youghiebeny River Coal Co. No. 2 at Scott Haven. one man believed fatally burned.
Cincinnati May 2 Judge Thompson of the United States court ordered the sale of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad.
In York on May 2 a 22 year old art student from the Academy of Design jumped from Brookville Bridge claiming he could bend will power to any act without harm. He stood five feet eight inches and weighed about 110 pounds and says the feat was to test his mental strength.
A fragmented notice describes a long troubled life ending in Lewes with a fatal stabbing during a July event linked to a family dispute. It notes a late trial and an alleged motive tied to a 1906 birth and a prior dispute involving a Vesteer or Wart Vmesterie daughter, with authorities pursuing charges.
A tangled counterfeit ring involving ten dollar notes surfaces in Philadelphia with engraver Nakiew S Keesieff linked to plate fabrication. Chief Wilkie notes plates seized and a broader scheme aimed at smaller denominations. Prosecutors prepare statements for trial as officials seek confessions. Also reported is the arrest of 14 year old Lenne Keowts for allegedly murdering her father during a period of hardship.
The North Atlantic squadron including the New York, Tex, lediana, and Massachusetts under Admiral Lampoon sailed at seven oclock last night toward Newport KR. They are expected today and will join governor inauguration events on Tuesday. Newport will host summer evolutions and practice cruises. San Francisco reports Solace carrying soldiers and sailors with expired terms or disability, including Gen. King. China from China and Japan via Honolulu was seen passing the Golden Gate.
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