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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
1
The item notes aggressive talk about closing saloons in New York, bidding for munitions, wartime shipping actions, canal and rail movements, and political shifts. It lists U S and British actions, trade, and protests across several regions with mention of Venezuela, Rio de Janeiro, and a Philippine like climate of upheaval. The piece combines crime, finance, and international tensions with brief local notices.
News notes report Parchen Cusrt’s stance on church sovereignty, a Cape Vincent hotel fire destroying major buildings, a Durango Mexico flood washing out a camp, and other mid century events. The Maine battleship trial, mad dog bites in Pickaway, a Valley railroad agent shot, forgery case in Milwaukee, and Brazil suspending reciprocal treaties are noted among varied incidents and official appointments.
Multiple dispatches report major destruction across north and central Florida from the West India cyclone. Tampa cigar factories Seidenberg & Co C A Joyce Ybor & Manerara Theodore Peres & Co Halloran and the Tampa First Presbyterian church and Tampa Hotel suffer heavy losses. Inland towns like Fernandina Palatka St Augustine and Jacksonville report damaged river and harbor facilities and widespread property loss. Officials fear long lasting economic impact with orange groves heavily ruined and total costs exceeding a million dollars.
A R G Don & Co weekly review of trade notes improved retail activity in the past month and higher year ago levels in essentials, but overall trade remains below normal. Wholesale demand weakens, cotton and wheat futures fall, corn and pork prices plunge, and mill orders lag. Obvious contrasts across regions and sectors emerge amid cautious recovery signals.
A Milwaukee Daily News report states an English syndicate has secured options on nearly all Fox River mills from Neenah to Depere. The deal covers 50 plants with 1,300 miles of paper and 200 tons of pulp daily output, valued around 10 million dollars, pending six month options and London-based financing arrangements.
Nean Woodville Alabama Polk Rush fatally injures Dock Stewart after dispute tied to a whitecaps case. A farmer Ben Eu near Marion Kentucky is hanged. Moonshiners from Upper Big Sandy valley arrive in Louisville with 108 moonshiners. Treasury reports public debt at 807 million plus September rise. General Apsotom Mappers West dies in Holly Springs Mississippi. Des Moines tax fairhope group pursues Henry George single tax in Baldwin County Alabama. Cant sues Chicago tenants over alleged negro ancestry. Mexico Guatemala border tensions grow. Arcadia Kansas merchant Jon Kowasts fatally shot by a trap gun. Pope County Arkansas moonshiners surrender. Fayetteville incident: Stearns killed by son during domestic dispute.
An anonymous letter received by Mrs W G Clarke wife of Rev W G Clarke chairman of the Civic federation gambling committee warns her to protect her child and foretells her husband’s death. Clarke says the letter targets his anti gambling work and will not deter his actions despite the threat.
The Chronicle notes growing complexity in the political scene and predicts a large silver vote or even a majority in the next Congress. It cites Cleveland’s wavering stance toward silverites amid a New York Democratic convention that praises the president while nominating Hill, signaling a tense campaign landscape.
Four miners from Carbondale and Seuarres Pa were believed dead after a cave in at the Northwest colliery at Simp som near Carbondale. Rescue workers found all four alive five hours earlier than expected, prompting widespread rejoicing in the village. The four named men William Mitchel George Arney John Pansing and Andrew Klapklowsky were saved in a dramatic turn of events considered a near miracle.
A Northwestern freight train derailed near Powers Crossing Illinois at dawn. Five tramps killed while two others injured. victims include Bert Little of Freeport and David Tyrell of Mount Morris with others from Lincoln Nebraska, Fall River Massachusetts, and Freeport Illinois. The wreck was caused by a freight car leaving the track.
Shanghai dispatch reports the British steamer Pathan seized off Formosa has been released by order of the tsungli yamen and will sail to Shanghai. Li Hung Chang is not departing for Corea, likely staying in Tientsin while enemies influence the emperor. A large demonstration for universal suffrage occurred in Viexya with fifteen hundred participants and ten arrests. no major disturbances. In Sanpesxy John Sherer was struck by a train near the city and fatally injured.
Weather bulletin reports a week of improving crops in Mississippi with fair days after rain, noting cotton damage reduced and haymaking underway. Separate notices cover pine land purchases for a penitentiary farm, land valuations near Valley and Jackson, and governor Stone certifying prices as reasonable.
A digest from the New York Evening Post praises the South for recovering from the panic, industrial expansion, and rail profit gains. Also reported are Lola Small Jackson seeking absolute divorce from James Jackson amid a troubled marriage and accusations of drinking, gambling, and delirium tremens. a murder in Seimme Alabama. emigration talk by Alabama Negro Jasper Layman to Liberia. white men convicted for whitecapping. deaths of financier M Katzenberger and Judge Jesse C Gilbert. a verdict awarding Birdie Shelby damages. capture of the Weaks still. hydrophobia death of Percy Hawington. a house fire in Virginia. and other southern crime and legal notes.
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