08 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1894
Page
1
The St Louis Plan proposes transmitting mails between the main post office and substations by electric street cars. Reports indicate Chinese steamboat cargo permissions came late to avert winter famine and a czarina influenced events at Livadia.
The Lexow committee will summon Superintendent Byrnes to testify, promising a detailed reveal of police department inner workings. The superintendent’s allies say he will not be scapegoated and will share significant information when he testifies.
Telegrams describe a farm near Hale’s Corner where three children and a mother died of smallpox while others suffer. A mob‑hanged man near Roscoe, Missouri, and cholera outbreaks across Missouri are noted. Other items include cotton bales and molasses losses, baptisms at a river revival, a bicycle record, a fatal shooting in Buffalo New York, a 100 year old Georgia farmer, army feeding costs, and October weather benefits for farming.
The proclamation announces Emperor Nicholas II as successor after Emperor Alexander III’s death. It notes the pledge to unite Russia, preserve stability, and advance power and glory while naming Grand Duke George as heir apparent. The piece comments on Nicholas’s education, character, and early guidance under tutors.
Reports from St Petersburg and Livadia outline royal reactions to the czar’s death and the line of succession. Dispatches describe public grief, closures of theaters, and the hope that the succession may steady Russia after a turbulent period.
The Near Asseset trade review notes a close election looming as October ends with mixed signals. Production held steady in many sectors, some branches grow, and overall business volume remains below last year though not in crisis.
Reports from the front describe heavy combat north of Port Arthur as Pleid Marshal divides his forces. Japanese divisions advance on Kimchow while main body remains on the eastern peninsula, with transports delivering munitions safely.
A Gre caused by a fire at the Singer Manufacturing plant on Fourth Street in San Francisco injures six firemen, with two reported fatally. Names include James Macau, Ewart Riehl, John Worton, Jobe Clime, Fillmore Trwon, and others. losses cover Singer Manufacturing and neighboring tenants. Firefighters sustained broken legs, burns, and head injuries as walls collapsed. The Avenue theater and surrounding businesses were affected. Additional reports note the czar Nicholas II’s death and related speculation in Moscow and St Petersburg.
A trio of masked robbers halted the Kansas City Memphis & Birmingham express near New Albany just after midnight. Two tall men and a shorter, heavy man abducted few packages with jewelry possibly aboard, leaving passengers unharmed but terrified. Local authorities investigated as rumors spread through the town.
A violent windstorm wrecked many houses and orchards across the countryside. In Montgomery the town suffered severe damage. A shooting incident injured two children and killed another as a mob formed. the suspected assailant was arrested and moved to Troy for safety.
Victor M Esthree of Buffalo was slated to advocate A P A principles but faced near mob attack in the afternoon. He was chased to his hotel and later spirited away after a large crowd pursued him. A midnight bomb exploded in front of a residence on Na 1 Tilney street, shattering a door.
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