30 May 1907
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
1
The Mississippi agricultural section discusses a proposed cotton grading school in Memphis and Farmers Union warehouses, urging farmer education to stabilize prices. It notes the Mississippi Fair Association formation, corn club progress in Holmes, road and drainage initiatives, river trade revival, and calls for stronger telephone regulation.
Gen Karoki lauded by Gen and Mrs Grant as he conducted an oriental ceremony at Grant's tomb. The delegation arrived by auto on Riverside Drive, bowed before the bier, placed a laurel wreath, and observed a period of silent mourning before departing for the Lot Astor area.
Arrangements are complete for the alumni banquet at Oxford on June 1. The Daughters of the Confederacy plan a festive spread of twenty five lambs fifty gobblers ice cream and cake to please the alumni. A move to elect Chief Justice A H L Whitfield as university chancellor proceeds, with Oxford trustees meeting June 3 to select a chancellor. A major political rally is planned at Lauderdale Springs June 13 expected to draw about 5 000 attendees with all state candidates likely to speak.
At a University of Mississippi board meeting the resignation of Prof. Aswell of Louisiana as chancellor was accepted. A resolution passed increasing the chancellor salary from 3500 to 8500 dollars.
After voting out saloons Canton pushes to locate the Episcopal diocesan college for girls in the city. Jackson and Winona join the effort. Judge Cook stayed the regular June circuit court term set for Summer on the 3rd. The Woman's Home Mission Society of the North Mississippi conference held four days of sessions at West Point. Kosciusko anticipates a new cottonseed oil mill with sixty thousand dollar capital.
The forty second annual meeting was held in Jackson with three days of sessions. After adjournment the group planned to meet next year in Hattiesburg. B T Hobbs of the Brookhaven Leader was elected president.
Prominent Vicksburg attorney H. C. McCabe died suddenly from heart failure. The 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial candidate fought on a gold platform, marking him as a notable historical political figure.
The State Sunday school convention will be held in Yazoo City on July 11 and is expected to attract a large number of representative workers from across the state.
Governor Vardaman refused to interfere in the Lincoln county circuit court sentence against Sid Hoskins. Hoskins, manager of a clubroom at Brookhaven, was ordered to pay a heavy fine for unlawful retailing of liquor.
In Chicago the Armour & Co. beef packing plant suffered an ammonia line explosion. Five workers died and a dozen were seriously injured as fumes filled the building. Bodies were recovered only after six hours, all victims reported as foreigners, with rescue crews aided by safety masks.
Five hundred Republicans of Oklahoma and Indian Territory meet in Oklahoma City to support Gov. Frantz in delaying an election on the proposed state constitution. They condemn provisions deemed unfair and push postponement of the June 6 state convention until after an election proclamation is issued. The resolutions signal unified opposition to ratification unless changes are made.
Kansas City mayor and police board chairman Henry M Beardsley publicly announced at the board meeting that two men named as candidates for better positions on the police force were unfit for promotion. The sensational disclosure came during the board session and drew strong attention from attendees.
The War Department states that the Fifth and Twenty-fifth regiments from Puebla have been transferred to the Guatemalan border with no significance attached to the move.
Myer Cohn, formerly of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, killed himself in Vancouver British Columbia according to letters showing his origin and the manner of death.
J. S. Clarkson, a prominent mining man formerly of Detroit, disappeared after leaving a Guadalajara boarding house three weeks ago. He has connections to Detroit through his brothers.
Queen Victoria abandons nursing duties for the Asturias prince and secures a nurse from Santander province to care for him.
A discussion reprints the New York Press note on how guttae or drops equal a fluid dram and how many drops make a dram. It notes variability in drop size and contrasts teacups wine glasses and spoons as measures. The piece questions the consistency of drops from bottles and cites common equivalents.
A court martial sentenced Corporal Knowles of the Twenty fifth Infantry to forty years at hard labor in the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary for assaulting Captain Macklin while stationed at Fort Hen, China, with assault and battery with intent to kill and robbery. The sentence, approved by Gen. Albert M. Meyers, nears the maximum.
Washington reports the tin of some sailors aboard the Marietta is about to expire, prompting the navy to order relief from further duty on the Gulf Coast of Honduras. The gunboat Dubuque, previously on duty in Dominican waters, will take over.
It is understood that no track and field meet between Oxford Cambridge teams and Harvard Yale is likely in the United States this year. Harvard Yale challenged Oxford Cambridge in April, but a July 4 date was deemed too early.
Brigadier General Constant Williams, recently stationed at Denver California, who commanded the department of Colorado, will be placed on the retired list by operation of law due to age.
New York George W Harper, long time treasurer of the Manual Reserve Life Insurance Co, was elected vice president of the company.
New York five hundred postal officials attended a dinner in honor of George B. Cortelyou now secretary of the treasury and formerly postmaster general at the Hotel Astor with notable attendance and formal tributes.
New York Police Commissioner Bingham said if condition of onder was not maintained by management at the Polo grounds he would stop all baseball games.
Lewis Lamkin editor of the Lees Summit Journal died in Lees Summit Missouri at age 75. He devoted 54 years to Missouri journalism and had a long career in newspapers across the state.
The Hamburg seamen's strike has not yet impacted the movement of shipping and shows no noticeable effects on port activity or vessel traffic at this time.
A second search of the lodging of M. Ozel, the social democratic deputy from Riga, uncovered areas where revolutionist meetings were held and resulted in multiple arrests.
Berlin Herr Von Linnequist, governor of German Southwest Africa, has been named under secretary for the colonies. The post will not go to Herr Von Loebelle, previously chief of the imperial chancellery.
The steamer Morena ran onto the Cape Ray reef in heavy fog near St Johns Nova Scotia. The entire crew abandoned the vessel at sundown Sunday as the hull was battered by rocks and is expected to break apart in the next storm. The new ship was bound from Livre to Toronto carrying pie iron when she stranded.
Kansas supreme court appointed receivers S H Allen T F Garver and G H Whitcomb to manage Anheuser Busch Brewing Co properties in Kansas for ten defendants. The federal case aims to remove breweries from Ariane? a topeka. Local wording notes the high court will thrash out the fight in higher court.
Cleveland opinion of New York, Chicago & St. Louis railroad president William J Caniff supports national state regulation. He warns Roosevelt's current policies promote harm to the country and calls for careful conservative measures to protect the people.
A satchel containing a lomb was found in a Sutter street car at the barn at Oak and Frederick streets. The cuse had been lighted but the spark died out before reaching the powder. Police are working on the case. United Railroad officials believe the infernal machine was left by a strike sympathizer.
Chicago turmoil follows Judge K M Landis ruling in the US circuit court naming Deacon John A. Lewis the legitimate successor to John Alexander Dowle and effectively replacing Wilbur Glen Voliva as leader of the north short city movement.
Baron Ozama, vice president of the Japanese Red Cross, and his interpreter Mr. Toga arrived in Washington to express gratitude to President and the American Red Cross for famine relief.
Orizaba Mexico authorities ask President Drax to intervene in the Rio Blanco textile mills labor troubles hoping for a speedy settlement due to the president's personal interest in the matter.
London reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian premier, has left for Paris after attending the imperial conference. He is expected to discuss proposals for a new Franco-Canadian tariff with French officials and other negotiators.
Detroit reporters note at the Switchmen's Union of America biennial convention a likely move to back a defense contribution for Moy er, Haywood and Pettibone at Holse Massachusetts.
In London a photographer found a wealthy man in King Lear attire at his house. He photographed the scene and sent pictures to friends. Later the photographer learned the man had died by his own action following a peculiar whim.
A plan to press pigeons into service to aid communication with small colonies not linked to England by cable or wireless telegraph. The proposal outlines using carrier pigeons to relay messages where other沟 systems are unavailable.
Former alderman William J. Fredericks arrested on bribery charges tied to a $500000 Niagara river water plant contract confessed but officials sought corroboration. Fredericks named eleven council members claiming a $92000 share to a contractor pool with varying bribe amounts. he refused to identify the others amid ill health and a six to twelve month life expectancy.
San Francisco reports more cars on URR tracks than since the carmen strike began with three additional lines operating on Polk Larkin Folaom Bryant. No serious trouble. late Tuesday damage to a Turk and Fillmore carhouse switchboard fixed before morning service. Also notes United States Rubber Company to control Continental output through a merged structure led by Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt amid restructuring.
Fargo reports the jury in the Laura Cramer case unable to reach a verdict after 94 hours of deliberation. Laura Cramer, accused of ordering her son to shoot her husband Fred Cramer at Page, North Dakota, was previously charged amid a family quarrel. The boy was acquitted earlier. retrial set for the next term.
General Benjamin F. Tracy announced his intent to serve on the Mutual Life Insurance board. He was elected on the administration ticket without his knowledge and sits on the finance committee and policyholders committee.
Mobile reports General Lee Christmas arrived aboard the Espunia from Honduras badly wounded. He heads to New Orleans for treatment after the recent conflict. He says he does not know Bonilla is in America and offers no confirmation of plans to reopen hostilities with Tomila.
In response to Secretary Taft, Col Goethals cables that thirty eight crews are at work and 74 of them in Culebra. The full complement of steam shovels is fortwaix though some may be said off due to rain.
Delegates at the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg elect the Rev. Thomas McFall of Nova Scotia moderator. The synod, meeting in the city, acted on several routine reports and will adjourn May 28.
Washington D C The Comptroller of the Currency has issued a call for reports on the condition of National banks as of the close of business on Monday May 20.
Memphis Tennessee. The grand division convention of the Order of Railway Conductors may not reach its officer election until Friday as caucuses were held on Wednesday.
Governor Hughes public utilities bill clears both houses in Albany after prior House passage. The measure targets regulation and oversight of utilities, signaling a major initiative from the administration.
Proposal to start a pigeon post linking Montserrat with Antigua in the Leeward Islands. Some homing pigeons have been imported from England, with plans for a regular postal link once numbers grow.
A Neapolitan woman balances a vessel full of water on her head and walks a rough road to prove steadiness. The tale highlights skill, balance, and endurance learned through practice.
Mrs. William McKinley died at Takoma at a little after three o'clock this afternoon. The peaceful transition was witnessed by Secretary Cortelyou and several relatives and friends. Messages of condolence came from President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks as the nation mourned the death of the beloved Mrs. McKinley, widely known as the Lady of Sorrow.
Clarksville dissident John Thoorpson Hargrave, once rector of Trinity Church, is jailed in Richmond Va on mail fraud charges. Authorities say the 60 year old Episcopal clergyman posed as The Rewed to obtain funds from firms, defrauding many as he solicited remittances and material goods. A Richmond inspector notes Hargrave may have harmed numerous businesses, with losses estimated around 1000 dollars in portable property.
A strange May snow and hail storm battered Chicago causing heavy hail that damaged trees windows and crops. Officials worry about potential fruit tree and garden damage while rail traffic stayed moving during the unusual weather event.
An appeal issued by Gene Lee urges all Confederate veterans and associated workers worldwide to stop work for five minutes at 2 p.m. on June 3 to honor Jefferson Ovis at the Michmond reunion. The call targets soldiers, laborers, and families to show reverence.
St Louis reports the death of Captain Patrick Gill aged 76 or 77, famed for surviving the W S Arthur disaster near Memphis twenty years ago. Gill served in the transport service during the Civil War and fought at Shiloh and Fort Donelson. He later commanded the Continental after roles on Magnolia and Olive Branch.
Washington report says Senator Morgan is slightly better but not well enough to travel. He sat up and dictated several letters, yet must avoid exertion. Senator Pettus was allowed a single visit about three days ago. His daughters, devoted to him, oppose visitors as doctors urge rest to conserve strength.
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