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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1897
Page
1
A roundup of events includes a quarry dispute over Palisades use, a bank dynamite theft in Ontario, road commission talks on north Pacific freight rates, Klondike departure of J A Maimees, a Philadelphia dyeing works fire injuring 13 firefighters, and various elections with governors and legislatures illustrated by Massachusetts, Newfoundland, and Virginia results.
The chorus at the People to church in New York criticized for not singing in sympathy with Prof. Agramonte over his Cuba stance. A grant’s station railroad robbery damages an express car and safe during a night attack with dynamite. Banks in New York report weekly changes including loan and deposit increases and a decline in circulation. A German military bill drafts limits and upholds royal ordinations. Spain Cuba party legislators meet in Madrid to oppose home rule. A lake steamer Idaho sinks with nineteen drowned near Long Point. The floating dry dock arrives in Havana after crossing the Atlantic.
Secretary of State Mower compiled a roster of territorial and state officers, noting impeachments and acting governors, with details on the 74 counties and Sharkey county’s assessment. The piece covers historical officers, notable events, and local incidents including a drowning accident, a major cotton haul, and a death in Columbus.
Greater New York shows a Democratic landslide with Van Wyck and Low triumphing over Republicans in mayoral and comptroller races. Statewide gains push Democrats to wins in numerous cities and a tentative shift in the assembly, signaling a major political reversal.
The Dispatch reports a contested race for control of the Ohio legislature with expectations of a Republican majority on joint ballot and possible contests in several districts. Indications suggest the Senate may be 19 Republicans to 17 Democrats, with momentum toward a Republican caucus in January and a mix of factions influencing the outcome, including discussions of a conservative coalition and debates surrounding Senator Hanna and former allies.
Reports describe M Lean and allies planning to shape the legislature as a Democrat minority to form a anti-Republican bloc. The question of senator election timing and governorship succession looms with Lt Governor Jones advancing and Senator Voight as a pivotal fusion Republican.
Reports from Japan aboard the Coptic describe a clash with Captain Gooey of the St Lawrence where crew members ashore at Skimashiri refused water duties and launched a hunting expedition. Captain Gunyi fired a shot from artillery over the ship, causing the crew to return with water.
Two freight trains on the Air Line railroad collided near New Albany Ind at 2 10 am. Fireman Frank Koss wan of the east bound train was seriously injured and an unknown tramp was badly hurt. Engines and many cars were wrecked in the crash.
A German minister to China and the captain of the gun boat Cormorant were assaulted by a mob in Wu Chang on the Yangtse River. Rioters stoned the German flag and insulted the minister, who demanded punishment for the offenders.
A passenger train on the Santa Fe Pacific Pacific route was seized by a gang of desperate robbers at nightcurtain. The crew battled to stop the express car as dynamite blown safes yielded gold and silver, with hundreds of dollars taken and several injuries reported. Police pursue the robbers.
A newspaper report details covert threats linked to US policy and Cuban governance. It notes amnesty proposals, reactions from Washington, and alleged manipulations by committees and officials, including potential appointments in Havana and Pinar del Rio.
The United States war policy provokes Spain to bitterness with protests in Barcelona and Madrid. Captain William Windham, recently reassigned from Chicago, departs for a new post after a year in service, while Spain loses its best markets as trade with Cuba and the Philippines collapses. Factory workers decline to one third, heightening tensions with the United States and fears of disrupted shipments to Cuba.
Nine men drowned when the steamer Idaho sank on Lake Erie near Long Point during a severe gale Saturday. The Mariposa reached port late last night with the disaster’s survivors and crewman Captain Rowe described the ferocious storm as one of the worst he has seen in years.
Richart Simpkins and Charles Wiser discover a mutilated corpse in Mount Pleasant cemetery with the heart removed after finding Mrs Tilton’s grave opened. Police have no clue in the case. A separate incident in Vienna involves a campus dispute leaving three students and a waiter badly wounded. police investigate.
Adjt-Gen I H White of the Iowa national guard visited Lyons and Furies Illinois on a courtesy basis to probe an August night invasion rumor. Illinois officials found no basis for the claim and did not request the inquiry, yet a formal investigation proceeded.
An assassination attempt wounds President Prudente de Morais while his brother Gul Moraes dies shielding him. War Minister Geo Machado Hethen Puget is killed. Rio Janeiro declares martial law as rumors and tension sweep the city.
A large mob assaulted and looted the Republican office on Saturday night amid a failed assassination attempt on the president. The unrest followed criticism of government policy and attacks on President Mareas and War Minister Mercado Kiethencourt, who was fatally stabbed during the ensuing disturbance.
The Commissioner of Patents Maj Benjamin Butterworth is ill with pneumonia at the Hollenden hotel. Physicians express little hope for a rapid recovery though not certain he will die tonight. Butterworth’s wife and daughter are at his bedside. In New York Max Miller a Charleroi Pa merchant is arrested for hazing by false representations to obtain $1,146 of goods from Hl. K Claflin & Co. He claimed stock was worth 120 and life insured for $25,000. he will plead today.
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