23 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
1
National and world events dominate this week with Russia and Japan in the Far East, portents of peace talks, battles and political shifts. Mississippi towns highlight roads, schools, industry, canning, paving, labor, and civic projects showing broad growth and reform across the state.
A compact summary notes Mississippi efforts to boost industry commerce and farming within the state. It highlights resources, comparative advantages, and locally gathered items of interest across sectors, aiming to spur regional growth and development.
State superintendent H. L. Whitfield announces April examination dates for white and colored teachers across Mississippi seventy six counties. New agriculture requirement may invalidate licenses unless qualified by October 1 1905.
Prohibitionists of Hinds County campaign against open saloon in a local option election to be held this summer. Secretary Wells of the Prison Board of Control to notify relatives by printed blank when convicts die on prison farms. A Eupora meeting organized a new bank with $50,000 capital and about $25,100 subscribed. Meridian plans a 4000-seat auditorium to begin soon, cost about 25000. Jackson citizens push for a new union depot at the railroad commission. Natchez Cotton Mills reduces daily hours to ten for 400 workers without invitation to improve conditions. State Superintendent Whitfield says teachers need not pay exam or institute fee for agricultural elements, with all teachers to be tested by October 1.
St. Petersburg dispatch reports powerful influences within the czarist administration urging peace terms with Japan on reasonable grounds if Russia can secure favorable concessions. Ministers argue peace could restore home support and international sympathy while Japan may seek protectorates and rail control in Manchuria.
March reports from Manchuria show Gen Kuropatkin authorized to command the first army and assume control. The Russian forces retreat under pressure from Gen Kuroki's advancing Japanese despite harsh mountain weather and repeated engagements. Russian columns pull back toward Harbin as disorganization deepens.
A first person account follows a boy and his father crossing by rail to Washington. The narrator sketches a comically chaotic journey on a Pullman from Chicago to the capital, scenes with a racist porter, and a visit to the White House where the father aims to meet President Hoover. The tone mixes travel mishap with reflections on bravery, race relations, and diplomacy.
The narrator recalls a chaotic scene with a detective, a presidential son, and a wary crowd as they navigate suspicion during a high profile visit. They describe taunting a local boy, a tense police escort, and a hurried departure to avoid trouble, ending with plans to return home.
A short dialogue features Miss Caustique and Borem debating the ease of saying things. The cuckoo clock marks 11:15 as Caustique attempts to suppress a yawn and notes that many things go without saying yet are less tiresome than what is spoken.
The note asserts that Chinese sul makes the best india ink, inviting readers to weigh traditional quality against regional claims in a light industry round-up.
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