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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
1
A jumble of trial notes and political moves appears with names like Abbott, Call, and Dow. Reports mention bribery indictments in Ohio, a Massachusetts bill on women’s suffrage, and international tensions from Egypt to Britain. Scattered items reference senatorial committees, boundary rulings, and naval expeditions, all amid fragmented dispatches from Washington and London.
In the senate on the 14th three speeches covered immigration currency and foreign policy, while the house passed minor bills and prepared to consider foreign affairs reports. Debates continued on Cuban resolutions and the free coinage of silver with various speakers urging or opposing reforms.
State legislature faced abrupt adjournment tonight after news that Governor would be unable to sign hundreds of bills tomorrow. Senate and House wrestled over a capstone plan for a new state capitol, funding, and various legal reforms, while a memorial resolution honored Lt. Jane Jones for fair leadership.
Intelligence from private channels says the Nicaragua uprising is more serious than reports suggest. Zelaya faces a rebel coalition backed by liberal supporters, while Honduran and Salvadoran actors weigh intervention, with prospects for a wider regional conflict if no peace is reached soon.
A crowded Hong Kong reports ongoing plague despite sweeping government sanitation measures. A chaotic mix of incidents from rail strikes to structural explosions and political tension fills the era, with reports from Canada and the United States detailing strikes, wrecks, and government actions.
Telegram items report William Coury and family burned at Paint Creek West Virginia on the 2nd after their house caught fire. A Grendon Iron Company assignment occurs at Easton Pennsylvania on the 25th. A presidential election bill advances in Congress. Jutta Burp and others burned to death near Bayfeld. A freight wreck near Madison Florida. two tramps killed one seriously hurt. Rev J D Tuckstox warned to stop preaching near Saron Texas and mobbed. Two ships Havana and Robert S Patterson reported lost with crew of 30. Bayard censured by House after remarks to schools and institutions. Joax Wispens found dead hanged in Hopkinsville Kentucky. A man is beaten by Whitecaps for alleged mistreatment. Treasury cash and gold reserves listed.
Officers on the steamer Alki report Juneau streets crowded as a mining boom grows. Thousands of miners, many stranded from California and Puget Sound, camp in the town while others fail to reach the mining district due to land shortages. A brutal murder on Douglas Island is linked to a white husband suspected of robbery for gold dust sent to his wife.
William Murphy, jailed in Scott County on a shooting charge, was taken by a masked mob from the jail Saturday night and hanged from a locust tree in the public square near the jail. The circuit court was in session. no confession or trial had occurred for Murphy.
Indianapolis report says artist John Colin Forbes KC A has had daily sittings with ex President Harrison for a portrait intended as a present for the coming bride. Forbes will return to New York with the painting nearly finished and Harrison may display it at Schaus' gallery. Maj John C Winder dies at 2 AM in Ratems North Carolina at age unknown. He was son of Gen John H Winder and a West Point graduate. Havana fight report notes Villa pressing macheo near Babim Honda west of Havana with no details released.
General Keoth orders Col. Eadie to leave America and return to London as reconciliation efforts between Hallington Booth and Salvation Army leadership begin. Ballington Booth may be offered a temporary post elsewhere while Booth-Tucker aims to win Hallington West back to the Army.
The Venezuelan commission did not reach a decision favorable to Venezuela as claimed. individual members reportedly hold varied views while the body continues to examine the dispute. Mississippi notes report crop damage from cold weather with estimates of significant losses to peaches and plums.
Senator Morgan introduced a joint resolution declaring that a state of public war exists in Cuba between the Cuban government and factions on the island. It seeks U S recognition of belligerency and notes the crisis as the Senate and House adjourned.
Seval Fegierer reports Chief Engineer Gilbert Metarthy has collapsed and is granted furlough to return home under medical care. Winslow of Minneapolis may take over as fleet engineer aboard the flagship San Francisco, as Metarthy nears retirement after a long career in the late war.
Private Daniel M. Call of the Fifteenth Infantry died at Fort Sheridan after being shot by Private Allen. Call, 42, a 19 year veteran from Pond County DL, will be buried after a military funeral. Allen, the attacker, is expected to recover from his injuries.
Commissioner Eva Booth temporary commander of the Salvation Army gave three one hour speeches at army headquarters in Chicago. Only her afternoon talk touched on discord within the ranks while she stated she was asked to refrain from making warnings and mentioned her father General Booth only briefly.
The North German Gazette reports Germany’s assent to Britain’s Nile expedition fund as a signal of allied restraint rather than concession. Articles defend the move as vital to curb the dervish threat and hint Europe may soon recognize the expedition’s strategic value.
A steamer bound for Tampa with arms and ammoniated cargo returned empty yesterday after leaking through a snag in a Florida port area. Twenty three crewmen were lost overboard, with thirteen abandoning ship in boats. A Charleston steward recalls a major leak forcing cargo disposal and crew panic during the voyage.
A building on E street near Ninth burned fiercely damaging the structure and causing about 20000 dollars in losses. The blaze threatened census records and other documents while Marini's ball, known as the birthplace of the Knights of Pythias, suffered smoke and water damage.
Rosalind Vida an Italian woman is found murdered at her home on Mechanic Street in Burravo New York. Jack from the adjoining house is the suspect, with unclear motive as authorities investigate. His intended target and marital links to the victim are mentioned, but specifics remain undisclosed.
A cryptic note records a quiet marriage between Crow Metress and a wealthy Prassias linking two families. The union signals a strategic alliance affecting local social standings and property ties.
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