22 May 1890
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1890
Page
1
A scattered digest reports Hartford convention adjourned to meet in New Orleans in 1902, various deaths and drownings, political shifts in Louisiana and Britain, Siberian city Tomsk fire flood, rail rivalries, church votes on Westminster Confession, Australian ballot debate, and local disturbances in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin with mine disaster casualties.
Senate discussed the silver question and tariff across a long day. House approved amendments to a pension bill and took up the tariff measure, appointing conferees as lawmakers pressed the schedule and treasury issues.
Report from Hot Springs Arkansas details an attempted assassination of 14 year old Miss Florence McKeogh who was riding horseback two miles from the city. The incident, described amid crowds and gossip, involves masked assailants and possible motives tied to ongoing social tensions.
Fourteen men were saved from a caved in Hartford mine this morning after explorers found nineteen dead and six missing. Relatives celebrate the survivors while authorities recount the efforts to keep the men alive as bodies, some charred, are carried from the scene amid distressing scenes.
A chaotic report details Cottrell’s alleged lawless actions including threats to jail officials, assault on a minister and wife, and a killing after whisky. federal marshals sought to capture him as prominent locals fled with families after the unrest and a disputed county jury.
In Louisville Kentucky May 15 a caisson being shifted for the Louisville and Jeffersonville bridge project overturned in the river. Three men died Charles Sanders was crushed, Joseph Waldron drowned, while fifteen others were rescued or injured as the accident unfolded during pier excavation.
Lan Frasciusco reports a new city ordinance forcing Chinese removal to a fringe district. Choi Yuen of Simocf Chu Lang & Co was arrested. Consul Bee secured a writ of habeas corpus, confirming he is an Emperor of China subject. Released on bond. argument set for July 4.
The Lauderdale County killings and White Cap actions are traced to raids by masked regulators in the region. In one incident near the line with Neshoba, a man named Anderson barricaded his house and his wife fled before shots fired killed Lewis Land and wounded two others. The leading assailant has not been located.
A discussion on practical economy stressing the value of moderate luxuries, avoiding debt, and distinguishing essential from superfluous expenses. It argues for spot cash, youth savings, and education to resist extravagant spending, with a call for determined will and prudent capital management.
A passenger facing a $47 reimbursement for a ruined trunk must file a formal claim with a sworn list of contents. He warns of long waits possible, recalling a six month minimum and another six for processing in prior experiences. He contemplates withdrawing the claim to avoid the paperwork.
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