29 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1888
Page
1
The scrambled items report on political shifts and health, naval movements, railway reforms, labor strikes, legal notices, and a child preacher. Highlights include a note on a steamship arriving at Singapore, a dynamite shell claim, long service by a German liner, South Carolina rail mileage gains, and Havana tax protests.
A digest of foreign and domestic political rumors and events. Rumors of a Lamont appointment denied. Ohio election corrections show totals and party splits. Upsets include duels, trials, and a mix of resignations and investigations across the United States and Europe.
Reports allege Charles Tinkler, a 21-year-old London forged bank checks of 9.0 pounds each and fled after the September scheme. The case ties to German connections, a grieving family, and a network of fraud extending to real estate and policy shops. Bedell faces a 25 year sentence for defrauding employers and clients, with accomplices convicted in related cases.
The Seef investigation ends in St Louis with a decision to reconvene in Washington on December 5. Testimony from William Peters of Allegheny City and Jefferson Beynolds of Las Vegas MN cites depressed cattle prices and reduced trade, while witnesses note price drops and sector hardships. Guards and witnesses describe a brief adjournment as senators debate next steps. A separate burglary case in Sage Burgred’s meat shop ends with one suspect captured. Articles filed for Minneapolis St Paul & Southwestern airline plan outline capital structure and routes through the Twin Cities toward Kansas City and Omaha.
At the convention in Isprasaroum Indiana the general assembly elected A W Wright J J Holland and John Costello on the first ballots for the executive board with John Devlin securing a late seat after two successive votes. Retiring General Worthy Foreman Rich ard Griffiths and Delegate Delwarte received gold badges.
Dun and Co reports fair progress in the past week with good prospects for improvement. Gold export engagements reach 2.70. foreigners doubt US railways due to competition and state act effects. Stock market down about 1 per share. breadstuffs exports from Atlantic ports lower than last year. corn and oats little changed. port and hogs slightly lower. lard stronger. Coffee up half a cent. oil up but refined lower. Northwestern regions show satisfactory or improving business. money ample. Dry goods show early improvement. hosiery and light-weight goods rising. cotton generally steady. Central Traffic Association managers favor postponing next Friday meeting to restore east-bound freight rates. Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania lines refuse to sign. potential for higher west-bound rates amid beef price negotiations.
The item lists fires in Louisville Louisville. deaths from shootings in Virginia and Kentucky. a mill accident in Tennessee killing Oliver Welder and injuring Cunningham. a lynching in Tennessee. a warehouse blaze in Louisville causing heavy losses. a gas-well discovery in Louisiana. political notes from South Carolina and Virginia. various robberies murders and accidents across Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. plus social jests and minor anecdotes.
In a Detroit Free Press item a dramatic street confrontation unfolds as Nancy accuses Abslom Kittson of flirtations with a tattooed woman and an albino gal. The exchange centers on alleged advances and stamped proof of his indiscretions observed by Nancy near a dime museum.
A tale describes Kiljordan wagering on a district telegraph boy in a race. Grindstone taunts he won, but is told the telegraph boy won before the other started, revealing a clever ruse behind the bet.
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