16 May 1889
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1889
Page
1
A chaotic synopsis of political appointments and resignations, labor strikes, investigations, and public notices. Items mention Ashland coal-heavers seeking higher wages, the Public Printer appointment in Chicago, malfeasance charges against Big Four officials, a Scotch Irish association meeting in Columbia Tennessee, and a Rochester streetcar strike nearing resolution.
The State of New York bought three Westinghouse AC dynamos to illuminate the Washington Square centennial celebration. Plans include a marble arch on Fifth Avenue near Washington Square, costing about $100.00, to honor the inauguration of Washington.
The Guilford Court House centennial was celebrated on the Greensboro battlefield with several thousand attendees. The report cites other regional items including property sales, shootings in Kentucky and Alabama, a fatal explosion near Birmingham, and state actions on insane crime trials and a new Fort McPherson designation.
A sweeping rounded collage notes Charles II’s crown from 1660 as England’s oldest, Austrian Met monastery’s eight hundredth anniversary, Paris shops selling Japanese wares, Queen Victoria preferring limited Windsor electric use, Eiffel Tower praise, Tasmanian devil description, ex King Milan’s security measures, and a portrait of Matthew Arnold’s grave marker along with river bridge ornamentation in China.
Reports from Houston Texas describe Paor St. Cram’s failed parachute leap leaving him with multiple broken bones after a 20 foot fall. New York records the death of the mind welder Wasarsetoy Invixse Bisor due to hysterical catalepsy. Newport Arkansas cheers as a cotton compress becomes certain. The U S Supreme Court awarded Myra Clark Gaines executors $576000 against New Orleans for property use. A murder near Tullahoma Tennessee leads to a second degree verdict and twenty year sentence. Farther west and south, gold diggings near Deadwood and a killing near Tucson are noted, plus a three named assailants in a roasted murder case. A heavy Iowa Illinois storm causes damage in Des Moines Geneva Aledo and Pennsylvania plus Ohio losses. A Birmingham Alabama woman is sentenced to death for highway robbery. An Annapolis tremor event is reported with a loud crack. White Cap threats reach Rockford Illinois prompting insurance policy cancellations. Newport Arkansas farmer W D Hoppers reports twins born to a mare in a single foal drop.
In a small California town a printer and editor clash over control of the newspaper. The printer, leading a private union, strikes and the editor slugs him. the printer stands trial but the judge dismisses the case to protect the single paper and editor in town. The piece lauds the judge’s ruling as wise and gold worthy.
The article stresses that beginners and even veterans err in poultry raising by overemphasizing color over quality. It urges consistent feeding, clean water, warmth, dampness prevention, proper roost height and nest design, and attentive, systematic care to ensure profit and healthy flocks. It cites Farm and Garden as the source.
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