24 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1904
Page
1
A nostalgic scene of family around a table on Thanksgiving. Grandpa shares his plate first, ensuring the children are fed, as the house fills with cheer and gratitude. The moment centers on food, blessing, and communal warmth.
A rain soaked Thanksgiving run ends in a desperate sprint as engineer Jim Moore and fireman Dick Long race a rising flood to reach safety. With a broken fill and no orders, Moore drives the engine across a collapsing trestle to outpace the river and save the hundred passengers aboard.
A locomotive battles rising floodwaters to cross a damaged river bridge. Engineer Moore and fireman Long navigate spray drenched cabs and creaking trestles as the train crawls through danger toward Bridgeport, passengers shaken but relieved after ten minutes of peril.
A practical Thanksgiving guide urges paying small bills promptly to keep money circulating and aid workers. It shares a story of a housekeeper who rushed to pay her laundress, ensuring a hungry family could dine, and stresses hiring all possible work and offering prompt wages. The message: employ others, pay on time, and help those in need become self-reliant.
A humorous note from the Chicago Record Herald recalls a Thanksgiving work duty. The speaker quips about carving the turkey while reflecting on sentences or labor, framing a light look at expectations and chores.
In Washington on November 19, President Roosevelt accepted a statue of Frederick the Great gifted by Emperor William in a ceremony attended by German representatives. He praised German strength and the aim of lasting peace, calling for kinship between peoples and urging closer friendship and mutual understanding between the United States and Germany.
Rome reports nearly completed work on a monastery near Lucca intended as the Carthusian order headquarters. The general and 300 monks have arrived, and safes are prepared for treasure said to total 60 million dollars. Earthquake shocks also rattled central Italy with no reported damage.
The Mississippi governor James K. Vardaman declares Thursday November 24 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer urging suspension of secular business, assembly in worship, and family reunions. He urges charity and social duty, notes past pestilence and riots, and cites faith as guiding peace. Secretary J W Power signs.
Prince Fushimi, before leaving for St. Louis, sent Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Hay teakwood chests mounted in solid silver as personal gifts, each filled with costly silks embroideries fans carvings and other Japanese works. Former Chicago judge Moran dies suddenly in New York Waldorf Astoria. Grange opposes cigarette production and sale in the United States. Emperor William I orders Lippe troops to swear allegiance to Count Leopold amid succession arbitration.
In Zabandya near Chevgeli a Bulgarian band killed priest Stoyan and his two brothers. They then burned the house, trapping Stoyan’s wife and child who perished in the flames while local women fought the fire. In Cache Oklahoma 200 residents battled a prairie blaze for six hours threatening the town before it was controlled.
The French government commissions M. Castre to study man’s height through primitive, prehistoric, and historic eras. His finding: average height has remained stable for millennia, and the idea of giants is imaginary.
The column warns against long range weather forecasts and notes Georgia style pursuits. It describes official Weather Bureau methods from Vicksburg to Mount Weather and the use of charts and telegraphs to disseminate forecasts to over 200000 addresses. It mentions Silver Creek population 619 and Laurel free delivery plans. It reports an attempted arson against Albert Carroll near Hickory and local civic efforts like town status changes and school bond votes.
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