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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
2
Oxford issues and editorial notes on post office operations and state affairs. Mentions Hancock County and the Mississippi Legislature’s absence postwar. reports on the Fuller States poet and public discourse. includes weather and crop updates for Texas and Southwest regions with sowing and harvest progress.
The War Department transfers lands to the Interior Department for settlement. The Fort Barford military reservation spans about 444 acres along the Yellowstone border, includes Fort Hancock on the Rio Grande, and extends to Bois Island in Mississippi Sound Harisee County Mississippi.
An Orrin McLaurin governed province faces Senate confirmation for several judicial posts. The article lists expected successors for the Seventh, Ninth, and other districts, names candidates such as Gilland and McLachlan, and notes term expirations through April and February. It also mentions Miss Tecker’s death in Oxford and the community’s mourning.
The article profiles Charles Evesiway and financier Rousse who donated funds and a similar gift to build a handsome library at the University of Virginia. It notes Evesiway’s wartime return to New York, his immense fortune, and extensive philanthropy in Winchester and Water Valley including water works. Local officials and residents in Beat 4 Lafayette County are recognized for their roles and congrats are extended.
An obituary recounts Frances Adreome Toeker beloved for art and kindness, detailing her family roots in Michigan, long residence with Rex, charity, and spiritual faith. A separate brief covers a shooting at Thaxton, where Al J Spear and Lewis clashed with bystanders injured, plus a university football injury death of George Phelan’s son.
The article recalls J K Witsen known as a tramp printer who died far from his New Albany roots after two weeks in the city. Illness from bowel obstruction led doctors to operate but he could not survive. His brother, a Salem physician, arranged for burial at the expense of a local printers union.
An old style public notice promotes rear seating for a Lyceum Lecture Course with reserved seats and entertainment. It includes dubious claims about medicines and guarantees, listing multiple small towns and sellers.
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