21 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1894
Page
1
Janes H Hoverretirms of Chisago is named executor with bond set at four am. The note also mentions Japan’s naval moves in Korea, a royal marriage in New York, and various foreign affairs reports, including UK-France discussions and regatta prizes at Queenstown.
Legislative wrangling on tariffs and wool growers protection dominates the page. Reports include speeches in the senate and house on duties, and motions about perpetual appropriations. International notices mention Italian ministers, Egypt’s khedive, and British legal figures. Also covered are ship losses, storms, and a Philadelphia commemoration of the 1777 national emblem adoption.
Fragmented dispatch reports a district church board facing possible expulsion of a preacher amid salary debates. It also notes a mining strike near Lake Superior, casualties in a rescue, and deportation events tied to Soviet Poland, with further fallout from a Chicago railway union convention and a missing person found dead.
Rev Dr Arthur Brooks presided at Field funeral in New York at the Church of the Incarnation. A special train carried mourners to North Adams for interment the same afternoon. Reported overseas conflicts and domestic political notes appear among varied items from Yale, Ohio, and Washington.
Telegram summaries note scarce enacted laws and few current measures. The piece mentions a plague analogy for Chima, a robbery of V. McKams in Pittsburg, a cyclone near Doylesville, a Magnolia Arkansas fruit growers convention, a poisoning near Ottumwa Iowa, oleomargarine law violations, a 100000 government exhibit bill for Atlanta, and a Kentucky drowning near Rose Island with Miss Cammie Bush among the victims.
A series of explosions rocked the Johann and Franciska mines in Austrian Silesia near Kearwin. Nearly 30 miners are reported killed with many others missing as ventilator shafts were destroyed and fires spread. Rescue efforts failed with a rescue party perishing. authorities estimate all bodies may be burned.
James M Wan a drunken painter yesterday morning attacked his wife and seven children in Rock Island. He shot his father in law Jacob Sutton in the head at Sutton s West street home and then went to his wife s house to harm them. After failing to kill them he killed himself. Sutton 7 years old will die.
An article reports MK Mc Kinley arguing that the state must preserve peace and protect property first and pay expenses afterward. He cites difficulty in estimating costs and notes the emergency board may cover deficits once amounts are known, with no current plan for a special assembly.
In Waco Kentucky on a Thursday afternoon Carrie Bosh, a young woman, drowned when a flat boat overturned on the Kentucky river. Fourteen youths were thrown into eight feet of water. Jack Jewell nearby rescued all except Miss Bosh. Several others were revived after long medical effort. cause of the accident not yet known.
A steamer report notes pirates planned to attack Tanchi village in Hsinning district. Defenders used Yamen runners and local women to surround the junk fleet, resulting in 32 pirates killed, three captured, and several drowned. three junks seized and villagers wounded. May 1 events reference school and labor hearings in Cleveland Street Car strike talks. June 1 west city primaries. Little Consolidated street railway strike vote over union discharge and wage cuts.
In a crowded courtroom June 15 the jury found Wiman guilty but recommended mercy. The foreman wept as he delivered the verdict causing Wiman to pale and his son to comfort him before authorities removed them from the room.
The Erith Medical Journal received a telegram from Hong Kong noting several deaths and many serious cases. The message indicates a rising health crisis with multiple individuals seriously affected and others dying.
A severe June Memphis storm knocked out telegraph and telephone lines and disabled trolley wires for over an hour. Operators managed to restore service after the outage.
The text outlines a period of warm weather with variable rainfall affecting crops and farm work. It mentions temperatures, rain events, and farming activity across regions, noting changes from recent patterns and impacts on harvesting and field tasks. No fatal incidents are described. it reads as a general weather and agricultural update with scattered local observations.
A detailed Victorian style craft piece explains making a decorative balloon light holder using a small Japanese basket, balloon globe, and velvet end piece. It covers crocheted square supports, attaching fringe, and finishing bow with a hanging loop, plus a separate section on trimming skirts with bias strips and careful folding to avoid wrinkles.
A Victorian note describes a versatile side table of oak walnut and birch with three tiers and a brass newspaper basket. It highlights space efficiency stability and French polished top suitable for homes and libraries. The item stands two feet six inches high with an arch design.
A fragmented column describes table trimming options with drapery hiding or revealing drawers, linen finishes, and coral stitch borders. It mentions mantelpieces and linen accessories in blue or pink shades, plus notes on home life humor and social quirks from brief dialogue sketches.
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