10 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
1
The tale describes Artabanus Biffle of Betzville undergoing a high surgery by Doc Weaver to correct misaligned feet. Artabanus laughs off print coverage while his feet stubbornly diverge in opposite directions, creating comic missteps until a moment of decisive commentary from the surgeon ends the scene.
A story narrates Artabanus cutting off his right foot in a bay move, Doctor Weaver sewing it back but toeing it out twenty degrees. The other foot is altered too, causing him to walk in circles and spiral runs. He struggles with sideways motion, ends up slow but capable of speed on straight runs.
A shopper recalls meeting a young seller who used thee and thou in conversation. He notes rare novelty as Quaker phrases drew attention, while the girl said employers dislike the distinctive speech. She admits trying to drop the habit for business.
The Mulready envelopes marked the penny postage era in England as the first stamped envelopes. Designed by Mulready, they were half sheets folded to seal letters with an ornate side, yet their impracticality led to brief use of one year under the initial contract, amid domestic correspondence.
In Tampa Florida three black residents are dead in Palmetto Sunray race unrest. A white man lies in a hospital with a bullet wound as deputies and townspeople clash. The violence followed a Sunday dispute in which Stribling was killed, triggering deputy shootings and a fatal lynching at dusk.
The U S Supreme Court ruled the ICC had no power to compel rail connections. It voided orders forcing Northern Pacific to join with rivals for a through route and print rates from the East to Puget Sound, and requiring Delaware, Lackawanna to connect with Rahway Valley at Summit New Jersey. The court held Northern Pacific already maintained a satisfactory route and could not be forced into artificial joint action.
Harrisburg authorities file equity actions in Dauphin County Court to recover at least $5,000,000 allegedly overpaid to contractors for the new State Capitol. The suit targets John TH Sanderson, the Pennsylvania Construction Company, Architect Joseph M Huston, and related sureties, tied to the Capitol project investigations of 1907.
Washington article notes an amendment to the post office appropriation bill prohibiting government sale of envelopes with printed return addresses. Several members argue the Cox amendment shields current government printing contracts from impact.
Oscar Talbott a read supervisor and three assistants are marooned on a sandbar in the Platte river Omaha Neb for forty eight hours with ice and slush blocking rescue. They have provisions for only one day and face a desperate situation.
Washington secretary of war Dickinson issues a general order creating the first division of the army of defense. It covers New England and New York and aims to unite regulars and state militia into a single force ready for a great emergency.
Thomas Collier Platt longtime New York United States senator and Republican leader died at 3 45 pm his physician said the cause was chronic and acute Brights disease He left behind two sons Frank and Edward their families his widow son Marty and his daughter Charlotte The death ends a storied era in New York politics and the national party scene.
Liverpool India could produce within four or five years toeo0 bales of cotton, says Army Sehmidt to Chairman W. Maccara of the International Cotton Federation on his return from India. Sehmkit toured about 4,000 miles, visited Surat Nadiad Dawn port Nagarami Poona and talked with officials in Calcutta Madras and Colombo about cultivation and farm experiments.
Naples reports outline ex President Roosevelt will reach Naples in the first week of April for a few days before traveling to Rome to be received by the king and the pope. He then visits Italian cities, arrives in Paris on April 15 to deliver his lecture, tours Vienna and Berlin by May 10, and proceeds to London afterward.
In San Antonio Texas K M Johnson of Houston Democratic committeeman met Roger Sul livan national committeeman to seek support for Senator Charles A Culberson of Texas as the Democratic presidential candidate in 191% Sul livan was non committal saying it was too early to decide.
Gifford Pinchot spoke to the Ethical Culture Society at Carnegie Hall. He framed the countryside work as a public morals issue focusing on soil health, timber and mineral preservation, and waterways, linking these to everyday life and needs.
Frankfort Kentucky a senate vote of 14 to 11 refused to reconsider the county option bill. The rules committee remains solidly anti option, and despite the house passing the county ommit bill there is no move to force it through the senate.
Heavy rains push the Ohio River toward Cincinnati, threatening 55 feet at the Obi river confluence and flooding Union Central station. Most railroad yards would be submerged, crippling schedules and causing extensive business losses across the city. Portsmouth, Parkersburg, Marietta report rising waters as Kanawha and Muskingum rivers join.
Galveston citizens raised about five hundred thousand dollars by popular subscription to fund a palatial beach hotel project costing nearly three quarters of a million dollars. The effort follows decades of rail and steamship center activity and the destruction of the Beach Hotel in 1898, hindered previously by grade raising and storm protection works after the 1900 cyclone.
Durant Oklahoma reports three Armstrong Academy students, Chickasaw institution, Charles Wallace and Giesel Tonipka dead after drinking wood alcohol mixed with water and sugar. Webster Thomas is blind from the incident. The trio reportedly sought a spree. two died the next day.
Dr. C Hart Merriam, chief of the biological survey, told a house committee that high meat prices would fall if people raised deer on farms and were allowed to kill them. He said deer farming could be armed or profitably pursued in any part of the United States.
A Senate bill by Senator Gallinger introduces the Rockefeller Foundation a massive charitable gift from John D. Rockefeller to fund upliftment and knowledge across the United States. The proposal envisions at least 500 million dollars from Standard Oil’s fortune for philanthropic work, with plans announced in Washington and historical reference to Rockefeller’s long view.
Col James Gordon, retiring U S senator from Mississippi, learns that his amity speech helps a Daughters of the Confederacy bazar in Washington. The Grand Army of the Republic, previously cool to the event, now backs the project as generous supporters. The funds aim to aid discharged Confederate soldiers and their families.
Everett Washington reports a Wellington avalanche burying a Wellington and railcar load of passengers. Officials list known dead and many missing from the Northern Railroad train, with hopes a few missing may be recovered alive as rescuers search the mass of snow and wreckage.
Mayteht Ky J W Senithoom a well known farmer living east of the ore was shot and killed by stepson Lievderewell Moelay. Cornwell claimed self defense and was jailed after being charged. The dispute arose over lack of support from the stepfather to his stepdaughter, leading to the fatal confrontation.
A Chicago L A story reports T Harahan, president of the Central Railroad, denying an authority bound claim that the presidency was terminated Sunday. The denial came from Harahan's office and was issued with his authority.
An Oklahoma City elopement ends in marriage as B. Brattager and Miss May Fletcher flee in a speeding car after a family dispute. They marry in city services led by Rev. J H Marshall while officers pursue without a warrant.
Ohio faces widespread devastation with at least four thousand homeless in Cleveland and surrounding areas. Factories close, hundreds jobless, and material damage exceed one million dollars as the flood's impact unfolds. Louisville report details diseased meat sold in markets, with investigations planned into sick animals and post mortems.
The widow and relatives of J. W. Valentine have prompted the arrest of Pascom Johnson Walter Johnson Will Johnson John Johnson and Frank Cockrell in a case tied to Valentine's death after he was allegedly forcibly taken by the Johncom. He was found dead the next day about eight miles away with no clear signs of violence.
A woman seeks thumbprints of her fiancé for identification before their wedding. She explains she has had two prior husbands who vanished and wants a reliable way to identify him, hoping she never needs to use the prints but preferring safety.
A playful piece pairs a toucan duet with a chemists view of Taft whisky policy. Richard Le Gallienne recalls Liverpool whisky debates as he discusses pot still versus patent still spirits. A Liverpudlian quips about whisky purity while three anarchists disrupt a public house.
A satirical exchange reveals a millionaire accusing his daughter’s fiancé Alphonse of deception. The daughter laments hopes that exposure would reveal him as more than a mere restaurant waiter, but she fears he was only a shoe shiner in a barber shop.
The text touts switching from meat rich meals to fruit, Grape Nuts with cream, crisp toast, and Postum. It claims rapid health improvements from easily digested foods and highlights natural phosphate from grains as vital for brain and nerve function. A small book titled The Road to Wellville is referenced.
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