12 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1891
Page
1
Fragmentary report mentions Buenos Aires loan to government, Pan American canal start, and various maritime and political items. Names and places are garbled. no clear event or outcome can be established from the unreadable OCR.
A district appropriation bill conference is approved and sent to the Senate. Senators pass pension and other bills, while a murder case, legal notices, and a ship fire headline the day’s broader crimes and trials.
A man named William Jacxsos shot and killed his brother Joux Jacxsos in Arthur City Texas after a drinking quarrel following a lecture on respect. The murder was instant, the shooter reportedly resented the rebuke. The incident appears in condensed telegrams from the era.
A concise review of the Fifty first Congress highlights key acts that became law such as relief measures and claims, and notes major bills that failed in the other house. It contrasts with the Fifty first Congress debates and the earlier session’s passage of military and commerce measures.
Lieutenant Baker outlines a Mexican pavilion plan for the Chicago World’s Fair. The exhibit would feature a recreated ancient Mexico street, canal, Teocalli temple, and reconstructions of indigenous homes and urban life, with war trappings of the Spaniards and Chapultepec Park foreground. Plans, drawings, licenses, and decor would be provided by Mexican authorities and regional cities.
Joseph E Meir a half breed attempted to stab Filep Saschee while asleep on a sidewalk in front of a saloon. He sharpened the blade in a saloon then stabbed Saschee in the abdomen and upper hip before fleeing. Saschee survived and Meir was jailed in Ensenada.
Tax collectors in multiple counties settled with the Auditor and Treasurer noting land and personal property totals. White and Black voters discussed in Lafayette County with r eported disfranchisement tied to tax delinquencies. Court case Middleton vs Lomax decided for American Book Company, affecting legal inventories. Sheriff Cowart linked to a bribery case. authorities plan to seize funds and pursue a fugitive.
In State v Hemingway and sureties a final decree will authorize selling all Hemingway property including the Dakota wheat farms to satisfy liens. Depositions from Britton and Koontz will prove loans from the bank to the treasurer and may determine the liability of the state for sureties. Measles outbreak in Holly Springs shows 100 cases but mild, under control. A youth from Wasax faces theft charges. a suspect with brass knuckles and weapons found in SImbe. Governor Szosz names Verger to Industrial Institute board in Columbus. Tux Camton Aberdeen and Nashville railroad negotiates higher speed to connect with northbound trains at Durant.
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