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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1895
Page
1
The U S Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of the 1934 Chinese exclusion act. Amid global war reports, the piece notes London and Paris dispatches, naval orders for British ships, and the return of Japan's emperor to Tokyo. It also covers U S bond interest payments, weekly business data, and local obituaries.
A flood of brief items reports destruction in Galen Michigan injuring one man named Lomas. The French steamer Dom Pedro wrecked off Cape Caribbe on the 17th, with 105 drowned. Arrests in London for forging plates and other items. Earthquake shocks felt at Brattleboro Wisconsin and other areas. Public figures and trials noted, including Holmes case ending in penitentiary time. Robberies, transport accidents, and weather events across the U.S. and Europe are summarized with multiple names, places, and dates.
A Mississippi page reports on a whiskey still bust in Quitman County led by Sheriff Jones and Thomas Thomas jailed after a large operation was destroyed. It covers the Methodist conference in Panola, the visit of Adjutant General Heart inspecting state militia, road improvement talks, railway issues, bank figures, crop prospects, and local arrests for whisky selling and train wreck conspiracies.
The readable portions describe generic items and fashion cues, mentioning leather and shine but lacking clear persons, events, or places to establish a coherent news item. The passage appears as garbled OCR with no verifiable facts or identifiable entities.
A fragmented reminiscence shows faded references to a figure named Muse Stevens and Mrs Metty Green, with hints of charitable gaps and a contested will. It notes a claim of vast estate wealth tied to Tex wealth and oil fortunes, suggesting figures around £100,000,000 and substantial growth over twenty years.
Report notes Gast horses stronger than breech types and states only gray horses will be used for artillery in Bosnia. Mentions Liart Beaux's compass invention that guides the steer. Various military figures and events referenced with uncertain spelling.
The readable bits describe a decorative theme comparing beauty to a page image and a play on color. It mentions aesthetics, writing and imagery with unclear references to a newspaper style. The fragment hints at artistic aims rather than concrete events or people.
R H Henry presents a talk on Journalism praising the craft as progressive and public spirited. He argues the journalist must be fearless, truthful, and diligently serve the public, while warning against sensationalism and personal attacks.
Ma W D Howmes writes introduction to Talstor tale Master and Man. Appletoes publish the book. Nevissos’s Slam Stories of London will be followed by Tenement Tales of New York by J W Sullivan. Scribmer’s issues The United Church of the United States essays. Macmillans commissions Soxh Thomson to illustrate Jane Austen’s works.
A massive nitro glycerine blast near Parxensares on the Kanawha River wrecked structures from Market to Smith Streets. Mill damage, shattered plate glass, and scattered debris followed as crews battled fires and rescuers tended dozens injured, with several fatalities including Mrs Henry and Miss Emma Heuchen among the injured.
June 2 report from Philadelphia describes extreme heat with fatalities mounting across days. Prostrations, heat waves, and rising temperatures forced residents indoors as workers sheltered in mills and factories. Statewide notes indicate Pennsylvania record heat parallels Philadelphia levels.
A large woman about four years old was found in the river yesterday morning. Suspect Beck Turner of Memphis lived on a family boat. A quarrel over boat possession occurred two months ago. Turner was arrested on suspicion of causing her death. The body bore a rope tied to a large stone and was unrecognizable due to the river’s current.
The Meethly Statement released June 2 notes a May debt decline due to cash in treasury falling. Interest-bearing debt rose by 100 dollars, noninterest debt fell 854 527.50, cash in treasury up 4 557. The May 31 totals: interest-bearing 714,200.01. ceased-interest debt 74,000. noninterest 1,756,90. total 2,007,774,282.14.
Ex Confederates arrived in Clecie and crossed to Chicago where a grand hotel breakfast followed a monument dedication. In Cuba, Col Samora reports May 7 engagements with insur gent forces at Plaza del Arrabal and Sagua de Tanami. rebel and government casualties listed with multiple losses on both sides.
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