05 May 1892
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1892
Page
1
Reports describe gunpowder shipments and evacuations in Europe and the Americas, notable deaths incl. John Jacob Astor, and political shifts as Jeffe r cueteige and Albert Gallup figures emerge. Strikes, dynamite threats in Italy, hotel rate hikes, and a Grant birthday banquet are noted amid a global crisis climate.
Fragmentary report shows Senate discussion over army appropriations and related relief acts. House divisions, committee actions, and references to the court of ciseme for relief of Hiram Ko Jefman appear as part of a stalled appropriation and tariff debate.
A digest of unrest and legal cases as reports from New York and other cities cite fears of revolutions, indictments in Paris, a prison sentence for a former financier, a corner stone ceremony in Riverdale, and multiple crimes from St. Louis to Birmingham.
Detroit April reports that George C. Baker tested his cigar shaped submarine boat in the River Rouge five miles from Detroit. The craft, 9 feet wide and 9 feet high, used a 38 cell storage battery for propulsion and lighting, with a 1,500 cubic foot air interior and a conning tower for bearings. Baker predicts a revolution in naval methods pending naval approval.
A jumble of weather notes from St Louis forecasters and poets outlines May conditions. It mentions temperate trends, possible storms in the middle weeks, and a potential warm spell toward month end.
Rescue teams in Philadelphia tear down the Western wall of the Central Theater and Times annex as a search for bodies continues. Injured victims include Thomas Atchixom who died at Pennsylvania hospital. others remain in critical condition. Victims from the Devil's Auction company named. several dancers from Chicago are listed along with a youth spectator Samuel Wallace.
A gala Maryland Club event in Baltimore sparked a drunken confrontation after the bar ran out of a guest’s favorite drink. Ex Senator Ridgely Goodwin management blamed by participant Andrews for the clash, with threats of further action as tensions heat up.
A cobage dispatch reports on economic and social issues in the southern states. It notes plant growth, planters’ activity, and transport infrastructure developments. The piece mentions a near realignment of cotton sales, new compressing plants, and local crime stories including a brutal case in Mississippi. It also touches on marriages, deaths, and local curiosities from Tennessee, Arkansas, and nearby regions.
Deputy Marshal J W Sharp pursued a capias arrest in Mesboba County Misa and was forced to report a mob attack that freed the prisoner Then the mob robbed Sharp of his pistol watch and fourteen dollars Then six deputies captured I N Tullis J C Thomas J W McNair J N Nicholson and Courtney Tullis They appeared before Judge H C Niles and posted $1000 bonds each for the October term. They remain jailed pending bail.
Records show Chas KE Richardson and sister Mrs W W fiordon transferred three major plantations Greenfield Perveami Care lima in the county lower area covering about Te acres. Price paid listed over cut off in the record. The text notes the valuation and property details in the transfer.
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