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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
4
Readable fragments claim Hall's Catarrh Cure cures by direct action on mucous surfaces and strengthens the body. The ad promises testimonials and a one hundred dollar reward if it fails. Distributed by Hall's Pharmacy and Co Toledo Ohio. Washington Post quotation cited.
An attempted national political notice outlines poster distribution for the National Republican Convention with round trip fare offers to St Louis and multiple departure points. It lists ticket agents, poster sales, and a fundraising tone, including promotional claims and references to regional addresses and contact details.
Reports from Key West say Maceo commands about 2000 troops with eight cannons in the Pinar del Rio mountains. Spanish forces failed to dislodge him and a unit of women soldiers aided in recent trocha assaults, using machetes against Spaniards. General Bermédez crossed into Marana province with 14 men during the attack.
Nebraskans faced a deadly cloud burst and flood in the Loup River valley. The Loup rose five feet at times, with lowlands submerged three to six feet and residents fleeing to higher ground. Pul lerton depot and the Asien Pacific line flooded. trains halted as tracks washed out. Deaseborg suffered seven feet of water, forcing evacuations. Bear Creek and nearby rivers rose rapidly. Casualties were limited but property damage was severe across multiple towns.
Miss Mayne Warrall of Chester Large Gileston Read South Kensington London died suddenly in her room at the Palace hotel on Saturday afternoon. The cause of death is Morchine poison. Warrall was around twenty two, recently arrived from Australia aboard the Alameda. Remains were mourned as valuables and letters of credit were reported in her possession.
A tragedy near a culvert waterside leaves four boys dead after a sudden flood swept them into the river. Rescuers recovered one body near a trestle while searchers combed the area for the others with the approaching storm underway.
A severe hail and wind storm swept the southeastern district yesterday. In Uirde Park and Woodlawn basements flooded and windows shattered. Trees toppled, roofs damaged at the Waukesha Gate. Two boats capsized in the lake near Thirty-ninth Street and South Chicago. Eight people thrown into the lake, bodies not recovered.
The returns from the state election are not yet final and a recount may decide the congressional races in two districts. In the first district most votes are counted with two precincts left in Coos county. Tongue leads with 19,225 to 19,288 for the opponent, while Myers and Christensen are listed with 7,500 and a middle-of-road populist total respectively.
A heavy storm swept Cantos Castos Ohio on June 1 damaging the Canton and vicinity. The Canton and Mansfield electric railroad is blocked by a landslide, the Catholic church at West Brookfield was destroyed by lightning, and tracks of the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling railway were washed out. Numerous Canton houses were struck by lightning, two children were badly shocked, trees were uprooted, cellars flooded, and lawns damaged.
The telegram from Akasheh dated June 7 reports Sir Herbert Kitchener noting the Egyptian army surprised the enemy at dawn at Firket. The defenders held the hills and villages before a complete defeat, with the enemy retreating and their camp, camels, horses, and provisions captured.
Reports detail a brutal storm across southwestern Minnesota and nearby South Dakota. Three known fatalities include W. Castleton of Ash Lake, E W Hunter of Adrian, and Muses Badwick of Nobles County. Tens of thousands of cattle, sheep, hogs, and horses perished, with Leverne and the Huck River area sustaining the worst hits. Rail lines, roads, and utility poles were wrecked. Elkhora track between Smithwicks and False Bern damaged beyond quick repair. The Chereane river flooded bridges, delaying mail and passenger traffic. rescue crews saved twenty to thirty people from peril.
The trial of Alonzo Walling for Pearl Bryan murder reveals a stronger prosecution case than against Scott Jackson. Evidence shows Walling's guilty knowledge and possible conspiracy. He is positively identified as the man with Pearl Bryan on both Thursday and the fatal Friday.
A J Bowne president of the Consolidated Street Railroad Co and VP of Fourth National Bank dropped dead from heart disease at seven last evening in his library after returning from Heed's Lake outing. Estate valued at 26 000 with wife and five children. Also reported a fire death when Henry Chappell died while attempting to save stock from a barn ignited by tramps in Live stock area.
Report shows black plague spreading across Asia with quarantines and ship disinfection in Japan and China. Aboard the Peru cases rise from Hong Kong to Nagasaki with fatalities among natives. officials suppress figures and press.
A severe storm with heavy rain and high winds struck Dorset Bucks and Missouri Valley regions Thursday night. A house in Grassland suburb was overturned injuring Keo Borrell's family. Fairgrounds halls, a school roof, and many vehicles were damaged. telegraph and phone lines were cut, trains delayed. widespread cattle losses and extensive damage marked the event, the worst in years.
The Patent Office announces reductions and removals in its examination force as part of a merit plan. Principal examiners were discharged for service reasons as reforms place staff by merit. Commissioner Seymour, now abroad, faces appeals from affected employees.
In the House of Commons Sir Charles Dilke asks whether Britain and the United States will agree that turning Madagascar from a French protectorate to a colony ends trade friction with Britain and the U.S. The Foreign Office official says Britain will consider the question and may soon learn U.S. views on the matter.
The Pacific Cable conference opened here on June 1 with an opening address by Et Hon Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies. The session debated the desirability of a Pacific cable and will adjourn for three weeks to allow delegates to attend the international telegraphic conference in Buda-Pesth.
The Jestin projectile with a dynamite charge designed to explode on impact was tested at West Vienna yesterday and reportedly will be set for slow burn later by the ordnance board. In Pirtsarace Allegheny a week ago, John Dunn unearthed diamonds weighing from a half to two and a half carats beneath a house foundation, wrapped in chamois skin. value estimated at 2,590 dollars with no claims filed.
The article reports weekly failures in the United States and Canada, with 74 and 9 respectively, compares to last year, and notes expected business activity after conventions. It discusses wheat and cotton yields, railroads' May earnings up 2.6%, and price/dealers dynamics in iron, steel, nails, and textiles amid a cautious market.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee removed secrecy from testimony on Cuban affairs by Frederick W. Lawrence and Bert J. Dine Lawrence. They discussed Laborde and Miltec prisoners from the Competitor, noting no arms were shown by the prisoners and that counsel varied by perspective. Witnesses described confinement conditions and perceptions of innocence, with Dygert’s release timeline also noted.
The piece surveys seasonal fashion trends with pear and pastel glove colors, Vandyke collars in creme and white batistes, lace trims, and tulle ruches. It notes white gowns and hats as dominant, Louis XVI trims with black lace, embroidered leather belts, and transparent summer fabrics like etamine and gauze crepe de chine.
A compact roundup reports that eleven thousand brass bands honor the Salvation Army. England imports about four thousand packs of playing cards yearly. census shows two point seven four one four nine gypsies in Hungary. England hosts one place of worship per four thousand people. a Migwheel in Germany uses steel wire with a 25 foot diameter and twenty miles of wire. An Argentine deputy notes unity on the Chilian boundary, preferring war to arbitration.
Rev. William Yeong of Oswego tells a Times reporter that his recovery from a severe illness came after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He had been given up by physicians yet regained strength, appetite, and spirit, claiming the pills sparked a remarkable improvement after a long period of illness. He works at Oswego Savings Bank and had fallen gravely ill in the spring prior to his recovery. The article presents his testimonial as a health cure anecdote.
Franz D. Mayer former teller at the International Bank was found guilty by a jury of embezzling 1522 dollars. The sentence was set at indefinite imprisonment in the penitentiary. Mayer has wealthy German relatives and a prominent banker father.
A dispatch from Pretoria to the Pall Mall Gazette reports four leaders of the Johannesburg reform committee Lionel Phillips Col Francis Rhodes George Farrar and John Hays Hammond have been released on parole Hammond sails for Southampton en route to the United States Each leader was fined £10.00 Also noted is a rule adopted in Washington to suspend Saturday sessions to expedite local legislation and a Montreal death of Edward Scott noted for his role in exhibition matters
John Haack, noted brewer and former bank president of this city, died at a private sanitarium in the Highlands of Kentucky early today. He suffered apoplexy and was 67 years old.
Fragmentary product advertisement text recalls Dr Kitaes Great Nerve Resa and a trial, mentioning locations and dates. The piece includes quoted lines about Resa stories and cites Chicago and New York addresses with dates in 1904. The tone hints at medical cure claims and public enthusiasm, with scattered quotes from authors and critics.
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