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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
1
Mississippi Insurance Department urges caution on stock offerings by sundry insurance companies. Commissioner Henry notes proposed new licensing and charter filing requirements to regulate stock sales and protect the public from fraudulent schemes.
Sheriff raids on Harding and Carraway Shilling sites aim to answer two charges under the prohibition law. Henry Howard and others face civil actions for licenses valued at $500 each for county and city. Prosecutor Taylor plans vigorous action to shut down the blind tiger trade, which has repeatedly resurfaced after minor fines.
After a conference with Natchez official Messers Davis and Harper of the Illinois Central, Jackson Board of Trade members discuss a large building near Central station as the site for a state exhibit. Railroads promise support through material donations and financial aid at the next board meeting.
Special agents of the department of agriculture report Mississippi State Fair progress beyond expectations. They forecast boll weevil risk lower this season and praise regional conditions after reviewing state products. RP Willing of Jackson appointed special justice of supreme court to serve in R Thompson case. Judge R H Thompson, longtime Mississippi attorney, collapsed in street near High and was carried away after a stomach hemorrhage. He was a 23 year member of the constitutional convention and attended the capitol survivors reunion. Trustees amended an order restricting prisoner visitation with relatives, a measure seen as limiting outside aid. prisoners may eat twice a year.
At the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson the A M exhibit highlights four school productions with standout woodshop displays of native timber use. The chemical lab features fertilizer materials and starches from corn, while poultry, agronomy, cotton, and grasses sections showcase farm efficiency and purebred cattle. A related court verdict awards Mrs. Wortham $20,000 after a fatal line accident involving Cumberland Telephone and Dr Burnham.
In Mississippi federal and state teams warn obstinate individuals resisting tick eradication will face charges in state and federal courts for interference with officers or law violations. Frank Bell held without bail after a double murder in McCrary. Captain E Jones of the Ennisbrook rescued nine on the Alexander Jones amid a Florida hurricane.
Hon A A Wilson of Lowington discusses a Jackson meat packing plant project with local business leaders. Planned investment ranges 250000 to 350000 dollars with promoters from other states. locals would supply cattle hogs and sheep as markets grow for surplus products and home needs.
Jackson reports A C Stanford a white convict who escaped from Kaokin farm in September 19xx returned to the state farm Saturday to complete a life term for murder. Convicted in Marion county in August 1890 he fled rankin farm after eleven months and has since evaded officers for ten years and one month. Now 56, he is frail and worn from hardship.
Will issue bulletin No 2. L E Davis of the Mississippi Land Improvement Association asks prominent Mississippi citizens to obtain farmer letters detailing absolute crop yields per acre for crops like cotton hay oats and livestock. Letters will be compiled and distributed nationwide with photographs if possible.
State Manager H F Simrall of Columbus says the Woodmen of the World order continues to grow and prosper, with Mississippi membership nearing 40 000 and expected to exceed that by year end. Other notes mention cotton oil mills paying high seed prices and plans to extract oil from peanuts if farmers plant peanuts. Pascagoula reports a record pecan crop beginning threshing, with continued interest in pecan cultivation.
A large Yazoo City audience heard W H Smith Mississippi rural high school supervisor address links between rural schools and community life. He urged gardens and demonstrations in every school, noted Mississippi as a corn state, and called for better homes roads and tools. Miss Susie Powell urged improved school conditions and civic pride to overcome indifference and ignorance.
Mr. T W Fincher of Gloster notes peanut growers in Amite and Wilkinson counties averaging about 40 net per acre with some fields earning up to 65. A harvesting machine costs ten cents a bushel to operate and hay from the crop sells for 15 per ton. Peanut production grew after W Barney promoted planting peanuts to replace cotton during boll weevil pressure. He ordered two cars of nuts and sold them cheap to planters, who now reap bountiful crops sold at around 1 per bushel. The peanut oil produced from ground hulls and shells yields a high price and is touted as superior to cottonseed oil, needing only alteration rather than refining.
The Meridian oil department building at the fertilizer factory was destroyed by fire. The blaze started in the hull roof. the oil mill is a total loss unless salvageable machinery is found. About 30,000 gallons of oil and vast seed and hulls were lost. fertilizer and chemical departments survived. Estimated damage about 75,000 dollars.
Governor Noel appoints Webb Venable district attorney to replace the late J. H. Currie and names C. B. Cameron as county attorney succeeding Venable. Both moves are said to gain general satisfaction. Also Grenada Business League pushes a German and Danish colony to Grenada county with plans for influx of farmers.
Interstate Commerce Commission upholds August 1 1908 rate increases on southeastern traffic from Ohio and Mississippi River crossings. Georgia Alabama and other cases dismissed in a divided ruling led by Commissioner Cockrell. Decisions cite railroad taxation and rising material and labor costs as justification.
Railroads entering New Orleans received instructions from the American Banking Association’s special bill of lading committee regarding cotton bills. Liverpool cables state the Liverpool Cotton Association is unequivocally opposed to the guarantee company plan. The European threat to demand guarantees was extended to December 1 after the United States bankers stood firm.
Asbury Spicer, long a figure in Breathitt county feuds, received life in the state penitentiary for the murder of his nephew Asbury Fugate during a June melee that wounded Fugate’s mother. Spicer, tied to the Hargis case deaths, claimed Judge Hargis hired him, and confessed to involvement in Cockrill and Cox killings amid repeated assassination attempts.
An official decree announced that an imperial parliament would be convened in 191% as a concession to the senate and provisional government delegations. The decree says the parliament will meet in three years, with police informing households and dragon banners and paper lanterns appearing at doors.
M O Chance recommends retirement with pay for aging post office clerks in his annual report citing low efficiency and usefulness. He argues younger workers would improve service and fill vacant positions. Washington officials note the move could raise overall efficiency and reduce costs. Durand defends Fall River mortality figures as the highest in the nation at 19.1 per 1000 with high child deaths.
In a Haymarket era like outbreak on Chicago's West Side Inspector 3 K Healy led sixty officers against thousands of striking garment workers. A policeman was stabbed and fifteen rioters were injured while twenty five strikers and sympathizers were arrested. Chief of Police Steward ordered a conference of Inspectors and issued emergency instructions to police in riot districts.
Secretary Ballinger warned Gov. Johnston that repeal of Oklahoma prohibition could trigger federal action to enforce the 1838 treaty with the five civilized tribes. Johnston pressed for strict treaty compliance amid local option sentiment. Ballinger discussed the matter with Attorney General Wieser while in Oklahoma.
Paris reports the Briand cabinet, which took over from the Clemenceau ministry on July 25, 1909, unexpectedly resigns amid bitter fiscal and labor trust attacks in the chamber. A Republican majority backed the government, but ministerial dissensions led Briand to propose retirement of himself and key associates.
Farmers near Shattuck Oklahoma have formed armed patrols and threaten broom corn dealers. Reports say the crowds demand 150 dollars per ton for broom corn while typical prices range from 50 to 190 dollars per ton. Merchants have reportedly disposed of firearms amid the unrest.
In a fifteen round bout at the Broad way Athletic Club San Francisco, Battling Nelson and Antone Lagrave fought to a draw. Nelson showed he may be past his peak as he could not deliver a knockout blow and failed to close strong in the late rounds.
Forest fires rage along the Cheyenne Mountain area east slope near Colorado Springs as crews battle advancing flames. Strong winds drive spread through brush and timber, threatening rural communities and prompting evacuations. Local firefighters and state agencies coordinate containment efforts.
Minnie Lee Streight was found guilty of murder in the first degree with punishment by life in prison after testifying in the district court room in Waco Texas T E Streight a well known newspaper man was shot in the forehead and killed about midnight June 18 the state argued the couple had domestic troubles and Streight was asleep when shot and letters were introduced to show she had been untrue
Col. Jacob J. Astor must pay Ava Astor a yearly alimony of 105000 dollars after a 1910 divorce. A first lien on a prime Broadway Forty second street property blocks the payment, with contracts tying the annual rental to the northeast corner block. Renewable and revalued leases keep the sum as the divorced wife’s income.
In Chicago the first ever use of fingerprint evidence in a capital case was admitted. Experts from Canada and New York, and Chicago authorities testified that 33 points matched between Thomas Jennings’s prints and prints found on the wet paint on Clarence Hiller’s porch. The necro's attorney objected, but Judge Kavanaugh ruled the evidence competent.
Robert A. Crump former cashier of the Federal Banking Company in Mexico City was convicted of appropriating $68,500 in gold from the repository. He received a twelve year prison term and a $500 fine.
New York Central Lines start a Moe project in Pittsburg to trim about 150 to 176 miles and reduce travel time by over 3 hours between New York and Chicago. Trains will pass through Youngstown instead of Cleveland, shortening the journey to under twenty hours.
Lafayette Maddox 25 shoots himself in a street car beside his 15 year old fiancée Nellie Calahan after failing to secure work to support her. He reportedly proposed a joint death pact which she refused. A pistol is described as the weapon used in the farewell act.
A humorous account from Youth's Companion describes a lemur as a charming pet. Eha notes its playful antics, long claws, and the animal’s cheeky humor as it explores a household from dressing table to bed, including a chase with the butler.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless digestant that relieves sour stomachs in five minutes. It claims to stop belching, gas, heartburn, nausea, and other stomach discomfort and promises relief within minutes from many digestive issues.
The article notes fine ivory toilet and dressing table requisites are fashionable and durable. Monogrammed backs in black or other colors, simple lines on white celluloid, and lighter full celluloid sets are highlighted as smart investments for guests, students, or travelers.
A humorous exchange shows a sympathetic caller quipping about life’s troubles while a cheerful humorist replies that new jokes are the least of their worries. The fragment hints at resilient spirits amid hardship.
A tense exchange unfolds as a grocer tells a dissatisfied customer not to worry while the customer insists they will not be put out. The argument grows heated, highlighting a conflict over service.
A fragment from Our Transitory Heroes notes a waking moment of fame and the quick drift into media attention. The speaker reflects on becoming a symbol as afternoon papers seize the narrative.
A humorous remark questions what to do with a man who spends Sunday afternoons playing trombone. The quip implies that life remains worth living and mocks harsh remedies for harmless hobby.
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