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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1896
Page
1
The Tennessee legislature debates taxation and public works. Bills cover debt reduction, school funding, port and steel policy, and urban cooperation. Debates include public utilities, property tax credits, and a proposed ten district consolidation for governance.
Ballington Booth and wife eschew loyalty to Salvation Army officers amid a split. They vow to pursue a new independent movement to uplift the country’s nonchristened people while preserving core principles and scriptural plainness. They caution against hastened action and aim for careful, stepwise labor under a chosen leadership.
The steamship Ailsa of Atlas line sank near Fort Hamilton after a collision with the La Bourgogne of the Transatlantic line near the Narrows. Crew and passengers were rescued by tug Harold, with Captain Morris and 27 crew aboard. La Bourgogne suffered little damage. reports accuse the Ailsa crew of cowardice while some say La Bourgogne bore blame.
The American lime steamer New York went ashore at the Quickstep Bell Buoy near Swinborne Island in dense fog. Six tugs assisted to free her, and by 7 this morning she drifted into deep water and proceeded upstream with repairs ongoing and cargo being rearranged. Captain Grant to command onward voyage.
March 1 Mr Kims representative of IT introduced a bill in the house proposing an appropriation for establishing a branch mint in Chicago. The measure seeks 009 to fund the new facility and its operations within the state.
March 1 death reported for Dr Laugh tin McFarlane professor of surgery at the University of Toronto after blood illness. Snow blanketed Sioux City and surrounding areas with several inches, the season’s highest. General snowfall extends from Suutimkota to River valley and toward the Missouri river.
Seventy one men face charges as indictments accuse multiple bucket shops in the city of operating unlawfully. Prosecutors and a crime federation spent three months collecting evidence for a comprehensive grand jury presentation.
Congress adjournment looms as senators debate tariff policy and Cuba war resolutions. Merrill, Teller, Sherman, and Morgan lead discussions on free silver, treasury actions, and fortifications while a contested election case in Vermont captures attention. The House approves general appropriation bills and considers Alaska seal legislation amid a broad set of fiscal and foreign policy motions.
A report to the senate details pensioner roll changes from July 1 to January 1, noting 41 955 total originals and 3 417 cases dropped for discharge. It breaks down counts by general law, act of 1900 sundry acts, and wars era beneficiaries, including widows and veterans.
Reports from Budapest describe a severe dust storm sweeping across Northwestern Hungary. Trains halted, villages buried, and cattle losses feared as fatalities run into hundreds in some locales.
Kider Baggard is elected chairman of the Incoronated Society of English Authors after Sir John Robinson resigns as editor of the London Daily News. E T Cook of the Westminster Gazette will succeed him. The piece notes Ruskin still alive at his rural home celebrating his 77th birthday and enjoying walks chess and reading, with a hint of his occasional scolding.
After a passenger train near Vicksburg was struck by a thrown pin injuring a passenger, groomsmen Griffin and Liebowitz faced arrest for drunkenness. Griffin pled guilty. others denied charges. A separate dispatch notes wider rail incidents and a political controversy surrounding Dr. Curry and the state university, with public officials drawing criticism and promising swift action against repeat offenses.
The Merling mill is moved to Operative Coton Mills and will be in position soon. Improved patterns and capable workers will produce outfits for six months at guaranteed low prices. Also noted is a local public event and legal notices regarding a case of opiate exposure and an inheritance dispute.
A Washington evening hosted by Rep. Joy of St. Louis featured a unique English style dinner with wall and ceiling decorations and ivory fan place cards. The event included fanciful cards depicting Speaker Reed, Gen. Bachelder, Surgeon General Wyman and others, plus a Turkish room finale and a poem menu by Mrs Joy.
Philadelphia reports Cuban leaders claim full readiness for immediate conflict with Spain to secure Cuba’s independence. Morales says 2,000 Cubans in the US will depart for the battlefront while funds enable purchases of suitable ships and arms. A large mass meeting is planned to outline aims and current affairs.
Patrick Walsh chairman of the Southern utinary committee telegraphed southern governors urging participation in the Chicago Chicago exposition. He states the mailing of his address and asks each state to send exhibits for the south's development opportunity.
The piece notes James Kier Har die a social labor figure and MP making disclosures in Glasgow similar to W T Stead's 1883 Mail London Gazette revelations. It claims Iantie's disclosures use even franker language than Stead's historical reporting.
The Spanish government has placed guards at the U S legation in Madrid to prevent any violent outbreak amid Cuban affairs debate in Washington. Officials note previous legation attacks in Madrid and offer assurances of continued U S–Spain friendship while stressing precaution. Minister Hannis Taylor remains focused on urgent matters, not personal diplomacy.
A Washington Herald special notes the government concedes failure in a alleged filibuster expedition case. The steamer Bermuda is restored to its owners along with arms seized from the tug Stranahan. Proceedings against involved men may be quashed for lack of proof.
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