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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
1
Powers Talks Rural Education Boosts In Mississippi
State Superintendent J N Powers outlines three key education measures supported by legislation. They include pupil transport in consolidated districts, bonding for school buildings, and funding increases for agricultural high schools to attract teachers and boost enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Ton J. N. Powers
Mississippi
Sujintewient
Ry Powers
Cme
Sachowke
Soiseor
Smith
Betaml
Aml
Edu Tionbo
Powers Bouwsted
Am Agricultural High School
Tick Eradication Cuts Mississippi Cattle Losses
Dr J A Kiernan United States tick eradication chief shows Mississippi losses from Texas fever fell after dipping programs. From 1900 to 1990 annual tick fever deaths averaged 18.5 percent costing $2,132,370 per county, while in counties with full eradication losses dropped to 1 percent. Annual cattle deaths fell from about 171 000 to 9,977, saving $2,255,319 in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missisippi
Spend Money for Schools Shows Mississippi High Schools Growth
Mississippi communities spent over 500000 in 1911 to improve schools and buildings with additional improvements totaling about 100000 already planned for the current year. Elections passed to support agricultural high schools in Forrest Clay Kemper and Yazoo counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
State
Superintendent of Education
Forrest
Clay
Kemper
Yazoo
Legislature approves hundreds of bills in 1917 session
Gov. Brewer approved 412 bills sent by the state legislature in 1917. Of these 149 were senate bills and 164 from the house. Fourteen were vetoed, five carried over for lack of time, two became law without his signature, and the department of archives and history bill failed due to senate quorum issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brewer
Lim
Senate
House
Department of Archives and History
Eighth Annual Mississippi Woman's Suffrage Service Set
The Mississippi Woman's Suffrage Association will hold its eighth annual service at Flora from April 9 to 11. Notables include Hon. Osear Garwood of Denver Mrs. Royden Douglass of New Orleans former president of the New Era Club and Hon. J N Powers state superintendent of education. Garwood to speak on practical operation of woman suffrage in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi Woman's Suffrage
Flora
Osear Garwood
Denver
Colo
Royden Douglass
New Orleans
New Era Club
J.N. Powers
Garwood
Colorado
Ok Tibbeha County Fair Directors Set Next Fair Dates
Ok Tibbeha County Fair Association directors met on September 17 18 and 19 to plan the next fair. They approved 275 in cash prizes for Faces and pledged more liberal awards across all divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkville
Oktibbeha County
Neeley Giles Convicted in Bryan Killing Sentenced to Hang
The Negro Neeley Giles was tried for the murder of Ernest Bryan. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seasba
Neeley Giles
Ernest Bryan
Supreme Court Dockets Dismissed and Remanded for Action
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Mawes and Justices Leith and McLean, dismissed fifteen appeals from counties including Monroe Harrison Forrest and Jones. Remaining cases were submitted or left to be remanded to trial courts per law with briefs allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dack
Empreme
Mawes
Siiney Leith
Will
McLean
Whittell
Melain
Thonas Thomson
Monroe County
Sam Herman
Harrison County
Holand House
Mary Wilson
Jones County
Edgar Britten
Forrest County
Andrew Rhaxtes
Rolwar
George Hamner
Forrest Country
Sel Wilson
Nancy Fuller
J. H. Burrage
Madison County
Numler
Frank Johnson
Harrison Crants
Charlie Waver
Hanesck County
Antoukne Frutakes
Yuii Nelson
Marion County
W. A. Coghlan
Lincoln County
L. C. Quis
Pike Comunty
Mose Jones
Levie Hurst
Pie County
George Pressley
Allala County
W. T. Harkness
J. J. Humphreys
Perry County
Emmett Lofton
Will Brown
Pkolivar
Nat Wilwa
Washington County
Harvey Isabel
Chickasaw County
Henry Lee
Austman County
Will and
Jack
Ben Taylor
Minister Egan to Lecture on Modern Dairying in Mississippi
Denmark’s Minister Egan will lecture in Mississippi under Maj. Millsaps, a Southern Commercial Congress director. He will speak in the Mississippi House on April 26 and in Brookhaven on April 27 about modern and scientific dairying to boost the state's diversified industries and future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egan
Denmark
Oenth
Mississippi
PR. W. Millsaps
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Maj. Millsaps
House of Representatives
Board of Trade
Brookhaven
Fgan
How the Treasury Stands in Mississippi Finance
The article reviews Mississippi state finances after the legislature left, detailing daily cash flow. It lists paid out 32330.56 dollars, cash on hand 8723.12, in depositories 451995.05, leaving a state credit balance of 561 dollars at close of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Ciee
Treasury Vaults
Confederate groups plan state reunion activities June 3
Jackson reports Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of Confederate Veterans join with local United Confederate Veterans camp to share duties for the state reunion ceremonies on June 3 and cornerstone laying for the Confederate women's monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of
Sons of Veterans
United Confederate Veterans
Columbus Buffs Hope for Reliability Run Route
Columbus autoists welcome the likelihood that their city will be included in the reliability run from Indianapolis to New Orleans planned for next October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Delegation Seeks Relief For Lands Damaged By Levees
Citizens from Warren Claiborne Jefferson Adams and Wilkinson counties traveled to Washington to urge Congress to pass bills aiding landowners harmed by government levee overflows on the Mississippi side. Led by Judge Jeff Truly the group represents Rpsham land Bankers. Gulfport hosts Mississippi Bankers convention May 1 22 and 23 with entertainment plans underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers At
Gulfport
Bankers
Bankers of
Strategists Warn on China Crisis and Philippines Guard
Washington strategists warn that ja pan and Russia may push for partition of China, threatening the Philippines. The United States and England are described as prepared to oppose. Washington Navy Department officials say two fleets may stay in the Orient with one near Chinese waters and the other around the Philippines to deter upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Japan
Chima
United States
Orient
Philippines
Formosa
Manila
China
Thil
Murdered by Robbers in New York Stable
Mrs Pasquarella Spirelli, part owner of a stable opposite her 108th Street home, was killed by two unknown robbers seen by her daughter Nellie Lenore. The daughter killed a burglar who attacked her father, was acquitted, and both women later faced death threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pasquarella Spirelli
Fouml Mumberel
108Th Street
Nellie Lenore
Frank Montecro
Maine Heroes Laid to Rest at Arlington
The remains of the wrecked battleship Maine heroes were laid to rest in Arlington cemetery with addresses by President Taft and Rev Father Chidwick. Services at the graves were conducted by Reverend Chidwick Chaplain Bayard and Spanish war veterans. A taps played and three volleys by marines, followed by a twenty one gun salute from the artillery, marked the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
Arlington
Father Chidwick
Bayard
Arme
Arlingter
Man Stranded in Straw Stack Survives Seventeen Days
John Wannamaker endured seventeen days in a straw stack on the open prairie near Tisdale Manitoba. His feet froze and he subsisted on oats gathered from the straw while drinking snow to quench thirst. He walked from Prince Albert to Crooked River before seeking help and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisdale
Manitoba
John Wannamaker
Prince Albert Hospital
Wannamaker
Prince Albert
Crooked River
House approves rivers and harbors bill in quick vote
In Washington the house passed the rivers and harbors appropriation bill totaling about 26.25 million dollars. The measure moved swiftly at a rate exceeding 38.5 million dollars per hour with a unanimous vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rivers and Harbors
Lawrence Textile Strike Children Return Home
Lawrence masa workers wounded by the textile strike are sent to New York, Philadelphia and other cities for care and will be brought back to Lawrence. The plan involves relocating the children under supervision as conditions stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Masa
Lawrence Textile
New York
Philadelphia
James Walker Shawnee medicine chief dies at 100
James Walker of Shawnee Oklahoma died near Tulsa from pneumonia at age 100. Born in Sabine Texas he served in both the Mexican and Civil Wars and was once chief medicine man for the Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
James Walker
Sabine
Tex
New Jersey Senate Rejects Woman Suffrage Amendment
The New Jersey state senate defeated a resolution to amend the constitution to extend suffrage to women, receiving only three votes in its defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey State Senate
Income Tax Bill Passes in House Vote Split
Washington report shows the Democratic excise bill to tax income over 5,000 yearly passes the house 250 to 40. Democrats backed it, 80 Republicans joined, while 40 regular Republicans opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Grave labor ends in arrest in Kentucky incident
While supervising a grave digging near Dawsee Springs for his mother in law Mrs Sarah Castleberry Jim PScns was arrested on a charge of broadzying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grave
Vadueah
Sarah Castleberry
Dawsee Springs
Jim Pscns
Arms Not to Be Shipped to Mexican Rebels
Government orders strict ban on sending arms to Mexican rebels while allowing food clothing and other aid to cross the border. Authorities emphasize enforcement and neutrality in aid delivery.
Conditions Grow Worse as Rebel Movements Spread
Reported deterioration in Mexican and border conditions as rebel bands advance. General Salazar defeats 1,800 rebels near Jiménez, while U S policy debates embargoes on munitions and war materials amid mounting unrest in Mexico and near El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salazar
Jim‘nez
Miners Die in Terrific Oklahoma Mine Explosion
A deadly blast kills five miners in an Oklahoma coal mine. Rescue teams rush to the scene as investigators probe the cause of the explosion and assess surrounding danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wreckage Ends Rescue Efforts in Ark Explosion Scene
Rescue teams battle wreckage after a devastating explosion near Fort Smith Arkansas as scores of victims remain buried. Authorities report hundreds feared dead or missing with rescue workers digging through collapsed structures and families awaiting news.
16 Year Old Loses Control in Town Shooting
In Russellville Kentucky a 16 year old Herman Lovelace shoots in the street wounding a bystander and fatally wounding Chief of Police John Chaven. Lovelace and a companion flee. Lovelace returns home for a weapon as officers close in and another bullet wounds a bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Russellvilly
Herman Lovelace
Ebiy
Lovelace
John Chaveneer
Haveoger
Knox Reports Success in Latin America Trip
Washington reports indicate Secretary of State progress during a tour of Latin America. Officials say the trip aimed to bolster United States LatAm relations, with broader significance noted though details remain unofficial. In Nanking, Chinese suffragists force entry to the national assembly, smash its windows after clashing with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winelington
State Department
Womahll Cone
Latin America
United States
Nanking
Miner faces lynching after infant toe bite incident
In Washington Pennsylvania Pan Sim ski, a miner, was attacked by a mob of indignant neighbors after biting off his infant child's toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pan Simski
Federal army defeats rebels near Ji wines region
About 500 federal troops clashed with 1 500 rebels twenty miles south of Ji wines. The government reports this decisive action as a victory for the federal forces with Salazar involved in the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Aubert
Salazar
Ji Wines
Death of former interior secretary John W. Xoliv in St Louis
John W. Xoliv once served as secretary of the interior in President Harrison's cabinet died in St Louis after about a month of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John W. Xoliv
Harrison
Build Moose Orphanage Delayed for Indiana City Site
The bondred-bhows sand dollar home for orphans of the Royal Order of Money will be built in Indiana at Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, or Anderson. Nearby towns Ashatabelah, Painesville, Columbus, Springfield of Davion, and C Advance Dry Goods in New York are mentioned. Following wage advances for cotton mill workers, notifications say prices of manufactured goods will rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Orphanage
Chicago
Royal Order of Mone
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Ind
Ashatabelah
Painesville
Columbus
Springfiel
Davion
New York
Misread Legislation Proposal Sparks Southern Development Ties
Namepelis Mik TEE tills were proposed in the legislature to connect with the Soothers development and G-frateer organization. A bill sought an appropriation of S2 000 for the agentant ion, contingent on many state and industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meileedd
Amd Transportation Com
Ellen Pitdeht’s sentencing for arson attempt in London case
A court found Ellen Pitdeht guilty of attempting to set a gate prison with a Paper fuel oil mix at the London event on March 4. The act, described as arson, aimed to cause a blaze in the building, with penalties involving monetary fines and possible further consequences for ordinary prisoners. The judge noted the sentence could have been harsher, but mitigating factors limited it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonton
Ellen Pitdeht
Lomdon
Baibdling
Hailey Sennie
Cleveland Wage Dispute Threatens Coal Mining Operations
Operators and unions in Ohio and West Virginia face a looming April 1 suspension as talks on a two year wage and working agreement stall. Both sides seek to prevent a strike with no definite outcome in sight, warning of nationwide coal supply disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mioere
Bet
Minis
Mosman Vauia
Ohio
Lodiane
Ashi
Damaged Mexican Border Incident Report Near Del Rio
Report from Del Rio Texas describes a group of Americans entering the Mexican mountains west of town with cattle horses and goods stripped from their party. Mexican guards at the border flagged a red flag labeled Liberty and warned several men to not cross into Mexico again.
Freezing Montana Records Subzero Temperatures
Below zero readings were logged across Montana on Wednesday with Chessman Reservoir near Helena hitting twenty degrees below zero the coldest spot. Residents faced extreme conditions as the thermometer plunged in multiple locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Chessman Reservoir
San Francisco Woman Hangs Self in New York Hotel
Mrs Blanche Carson of San Francisco arrested on arrival for stealing jewelry valued at a thousand dollars from Hodia was found dead by hanging herself from a hotel window in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Blanche Carson
San Francisco
Hodia
Seek Valuation of All Our Railroads Across Nation
A proposal calls for a $3,000,000 security physical valuation to end overcapitalization and adjust rail rates. It advocates investigating books of J. P. Morgan & Co and Loeb & Co, with a plan to audit railroad assets over several years and seek congressional appropriations to fund the inquiry and related stock and bond analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P Morgan
Enda Loeb
Washington
United States
Cotin
Sorimers
Congress
J.P. Morgan & Co
Kolo, Loeb & Co
Meyer
Hhairmen Ademson
Comunimuen
Jamestagat Jt
Clements and
Mewer
Jmige Clements
Mpierpont Meegan’s Hease
Lomeville
Nashville
Roosevelt Appears Then Platform Collapses at Maine Auditorium
A 3000 strong audience in Portiemt, Me watches President Roosevelt enter the hall. As he sits, the platform splinters and collapses, sending Roosevelt tumbling toward the floor. He clings to a chair and falls, appearing to be in an awkward but uninjured position as the crowd gasps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Roosevelt
Stacy Campeeem
Healthy marriages set by Chicago cathedral policy
A sermon at the Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul outlines a health based marriage rule. Beginning at Easter couples must show a physician certified health certificate proving they are physically sound and free of incurable or contagious diseases before marriage at the cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thicene
Walter T. Lamer
Peter and Paul
FL Anaderson
Chicago
den Summer
Peter
Paul
Canal project progress aims for 1905 battleship voyage
Washington reports only one sixth of the excavation for the Panama Canal remains unfinished as of March. Col. Goethal faces a twenty one month deadline to complete work so that the battleship Oregon can navigate the waterways early in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pananes Canal
Col. Goeth
Jean
Oregon
Atlasta Veteran William Cape Dies After Fall
Atlasta Ga. veteran William Cape aged about 100 dies from injuries after a fall weeks earlier. He leaves seventeen of his twenty three children. Cape, a Seminole Indian and Civil War veteran, remarked the injury was his worst ever. Funeral held by local Confederate veterans. Kansas City snowstorm drops twenty inches closing Saturday. storm widespread across Northern Missouri and southern Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlasta
William Cape
Mr. Cape
Kansas City
Missouri
Towa
Nebraska
Rice stock purchased by Louisiana Rice Milling Co
In New Orleans Louisiana the Louisiana Rice Milling Company bought a stock of 44000 pockets of elvan rice and 15000 sacks of rough rice. The approximate valuation of the rice is set at 225 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana Rice Milling Company
Lucky Accident for Miner Turns Prospecting Find into Riches
Amiter Adams, prospecting in a northwestern state, dropped a haversack containing powder when a sunbeam ignited it. The blast blew open a hidden vein, revealing 12 to 15 pounds of gold, making Adams a rich man and earning the mine the Nick of Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiter
Adams
Toys and imagination in children’s play
Matthea Cutler argues in Harper’s Bazar that excessive ready made toys dull a child’s imagination. She advocates limiting toys to spark creativity and make a child actively work rather than merely observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msute Bell
Matthea Cutler
Harper's Bazar
Tarkington quotes harshly on a struggling novelist
In Indianapolis Booth Tarkington criticizes a "high-brown" novelist described as shabby and cold. He recalls a winter Fifth Avenue scene where a publisher in a splendid automobile encounters the man, humorously noting a manuscript protruding from the hip pocket and the publisher’s scoffing remark that fame protects the writer from being robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
Mr. Tarkington
Fifth Avenue
Selecting a Banking House for Wise Investments
The text urges individuals to consult an experienced and reputable banking house before investing. It notes a rising class of bankers handling vast annual volumes, stressing the banker’s patience and full engagement with the investor’s needs to treat the problem as their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Leslie
Deplorable Reflections On Old Times And Racial Stereotypes
A fragment recalls two elderly Black men in a Washington department talking about antebellum years and describing masters as gentlemen before the war. The dialogue reveals dated racial attitudes and nostalgic glimpses of plantation hierarchy within a government setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Job
Ole Marster
Uncle Job
cHarper
A Warning to Many Health Facts on Kidneys and Remedies
A health notice warns that kidney neglect leads to serious illness and organ failure. It cites Bright's disease as a prevalent kidney trouble and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy as an effective herbal treatment with free sample requests. Bottled in two sizes priced at 7 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
New
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Hinghamton
Bee Care Advice From a Farmer to Assistant Editor
A farmer writes to the assistant editor asking how to treat sick bees. The response stresses humane handling and respect for the bees, advising careful management and caution to protect the hive.
Tonic remedy and charity report in urban notices
A fragment lists medical claims for a tonic called “Your abei acts” and mentions charity in St Stephen's. includes quotes about poverty and virtue. It also contains a humorous dialogue about a cigarette league banquet and a rural visitor touring Manhattan with a remark about Municipal Lodging House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Szymanowski Stephen
Reo Amber
Kicctewrek: & Co
Washington, Ce
Frigid Club Member Sparks Dinner Table Banter
A Boston club member known for a frosty demeanor prompts jokes about serving claret at the same chilly temperature as the dining room. The remark arises during a casual dinner discussion among club members and a newcomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tim
Harper's Magazine
Georgia Woman Details Ills Healed by Grape-Nuts Postum
A Georgia woman describes indigestion and heart palpitations that improved after using Grape-Nuts and Postum. She reports renewed strength, clear mind, and rapid weight gain, attributing the change to the products and urging others to read The Road to Wellville.
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Georgia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellie
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