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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
1
Seth Low, president of Columbia College, was nominated for mayor of Greater New York on the 24th by the Republican city convention and the Citizens' Union. The report lists other political and civic items, including church votes, indictments, and notable deaths.
Notices from Washington cover new Treasury and military postings, Morrison rumors, and the passing of John Nicolay. Reports include Armour’s death, Isben’s decline, and Schley court inquiry developments. Also noted are King’s policies, tariff talk in Germany, and a railroad wreck near Council Bluffs with many injuries.
Reports from St. Petersburg detail famine across 13 districts with extensive state relief. Minister Sipiaguine lists funds for Arkaterinoslas, Don basin, Aratof, and other regions, along with seed allocations and measures to bolster cereal supply. Red Cross teams deployed to Khralinsk as scurvy spreads.
In San Francisco a morning melee on Kearney between Post and Geary left seven wounded, one fatally, with over fifty shots fired. Passersby injured and plate glass shattered. Police arrested about thirty, four labeled as striking teamsters. A mob fought back as Special officers and a discharged sailor were targeted.
New York Sept 24 In one of the closest soul stirring races for the America's Cup the Columbia defeated Shamrock II by 39 seconds on a windward leeward course of about 3 miles The match lasted over four hours with constant near beams and a crowd chanting The contest marks a historic duel between American and British yachts as Lipton's Shamrock II battles the defender in a spectacle remembered for years. Nearby reports note other dispatches from Pretoria and Armada Michigan with local notices of civic and religious significance.
Westlawn cemetery guards from Fort Wayne Michigan report an attempted assault on Private Deprend while guarding President McKinley’s vault. A masked attacker approached, a second assailant appeared from the rear, a shot was fired harmlessly into the air, and Deprend was injured by a knife blow. Camp rumors of incendiary plots circulated as 70 soldiers guarded the site tonight.
A Washington proposal calls for renaming the Philippine archipelago the McKinley Islands to honor the late president. The plan envisions renaming the islands and distributing names of prominent Americans to each province as part of a broader Americanization effort. The idea remains tentative but is presented as likely to reach Congress in proper form.
Berlin reports Count Von Waldersee who is ailing is worse with a painful leg sore and loss of appetite. He remains near Württemberg on the estate of his sister in law.
At Purdue University Lafayette Indiana a campus rush ended in a fatal clash with several injured. Edward Owner Quinn of San Antonio Texas and James Hudson of Pittsburg Pennsylvania are feared not to recover. The violence occurred around three o'clock Saturday morning during a general fight between classes.
The article reports Mrs Ida McKinley and officials filing William McKinley’s will for probate. Day and Cortelyou seek appointment as administrators with the will annexed after readings at the probate court. The estate is valued around 224000 to 200000 with real estate and 67000 life insurance.
President Roosevelt likely to undertake a long tour of the Pacific coast in the coming year according to confidants H. W. Scott of the Portland Oregonian and S. A. Perkins of the Tacoma Ledger. The plan includes stops in Washington Oregon California and return via central western or southern states. He has never visited the Pacific slope.
Washington reports the post office department will strictly enforce amended second class rate rules starting October 1. Periodicals treated as books or lacking literary value will fail second class status, and entry certificates cannot be revoked except by department order. Unsold copies may not be mailed at the pound rate. London dispatches say the empress dowager may disinherit the apparent heir Pu Chen after Kai-Fong-Fu’s arrival.
Inside the gate his condition worsened and he was dragged to the main hall where he sat briefly before collapsing. On the way to Buffalo he ate heartily and smoked cigars while expressing remorse for his crime. He claimed no accomplices and spoke of a handkerchief hiding a pistol used to shoot the president.
The proprietor of an anarchist sheet published in Spring Valley, Ciancibilla, was arrested by United States Marshals in Streator and faced federal charges for printing anti government material. A post office inspector aided the case then returned to Chicago to pursue a separate postal law charge.
In Duquoin Illinois on September 25 the scheduled debate at the Opera House between Henry Thorpe of Duquoin and J Pipen a Chicago socialist was banned by city officials due to a threatened riot. After McKinleys assassination authorities judged the atmosphere unsafe for the event and moved to prevent it.
New York September 25 reports a proposed McKinley memorial to be erected in the city. The plan attracts wide interest and aims to produce a notable work of art to adorn New York. Governors Deies and Resignis feature in related notes from San Francisco and Honolulu respectively.
A Constantinople dispatch reports a bloody clash at Hebt Syria between Mussulmans and Christians with no further details provided.
The Brazilian government announces Rio de Janeiro infected with the bubonic plague. The port city remains under suspicion as authorities monitor for spread and enforce containment measures.
King Edward Queen Alexandra and the children of the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York departed London for Balmoral last night. Special safety precautions were taken for their protection. A Sensible Burg aifer. Berlin Sept 23 Dr Lueger Vienna chief burgomaster recently challenged to a duel by Herr Ofenheim a lawyer whom he had called a malevolent fool. He refused to fight however.
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