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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
1
An imperial ordinance prohibits Japanese subjects from visiting Corea without special permission. Reports note the restriction as part of broader international tensions and policy measures impacting travel and diplomacy in East Asia.
News and notes describe a Norwegian coalition government with Dr Hagerup as a rightist member and leaders Gram Ulwen Nellsen Engelhart Kildal Spe dal Stasgiund Swerdrug Hangland. The item covers varied items from a royal proclamation to local accidents, crimes and international dispatches.
Telegrams note the Palermo district's lemon harvest is at least twice as large as last year. Also covered are a Chicago to Waukegan horseless carriage race, rising crime in Chicago, a fugitive murder case, early snowfall in Michigan, Cuban sugar exports, American gold rumor, and Emory College bishop's illness.
In Vicksburg and surrounding Mississippi counties the recent thawing rain has been minimal with frosts on the 9th and 10th causing slight crop damage. Cotton prospects look fair but yields are likely light due to frost and cool weather. corn is harvested with cool quality and lower yield. Local notices cover public officers, gate counts in Sunflower County, a plan to tax dogs for school funding, and regional reports from Biloxi and Meridian on politics, industry, and an upcoming stock exhibition at Water Valley.
Dun's Commercial Review for October notes manufacturing and trading failures in the United States, steady but easing steel and leather markets, and cautious wheat trading. Exports and shipments show volatility as rail traffic declines and money markets ease with higher foreign exchange. A trial voyage of the Indiana battleship impresses with strong engine performance. cabinet meeting discusses Cuba and other foreign policy matters before a trip to Atlanta.
A major blaze in Algiers opposite the city burned through the night, destroying 240 houses. The Italian confectionery shop where it started is suspected, an arrest was made, and authorities say the loss is near total. Shelters opened, schools offered space, and thousands observed the ruin.
Gags S Merwin, a retired iron trader, armed with a repeater rifle and revolver, held police at bay for sixteen hours from Saturday afternoon until yesterday afternoon at his Westland Park home. After injuring no one and threatening his wife in frail health, officers used a coordinated entry with shields and sulfur fumes to overwhelm him. Merwin, 58, post-injury by a head kick, appeared incoherent after rescue and spoke of buying wheat at high prices, suggesting grain speculation as a possible motive.
Mrs Doble Gish, 27, of Lafayette, Ohio, was arrested on desertion charges after coming to Berro with her lover George W. Adams for an elopement. Adams was arrested in Lafayette and gave Mrs Gish’s address. Henshaw, Gish’s father, arrived and took her home.
Four men trapped in the Fraskiio mine near Sartre Washington were not found. Receiver C J Smith of the Oregon Improvement Co said there is no doubt they are suffocated and dead. the fire continues, hindering rescue efforts.
In Anaconda on October 21 two amateur thieves tried to blow open and rob Hoge Daily News bank. Clerks E L Kunkel and Thomas Hemmerie woke to an explosion that shattered glass and breached the vault. A lookout on the roof, identified as mechanic AL Firpo, was captured. partner escaped.
Five people were injured in a trolley collision at Twelfth and Spring Garden streets when a car on Spring Garden failed to brake and rear ended a proceeding Twelfth street car. Several residents of Philadelphia sustained severe injuries. others received only bruises.
Gov Clarke stated there will be no confrontation between Corbett and Fitzsimmons at Hot Springs. He dismissed the notion of hundreds of spectators pulling off a prize fight in Arkansas, insisting the law prevents it and asserting his unchanged position.
The elder Mackay son John W Mackay Jr was killed during a racing event at a country estate in Manga. He rode with guests when his horse bolted and struck a tree, dying within six hours. His parents were notified and plans for a ceremonial catafalque were made.
A Key West telegram reports the warship Conde de Venadito was lost while aiding the Cres tobal Coloman near the Colorado reefs. Passengers from the Mascotte say the government failed to keep the matter quiet and that Martinez Campos was due in Havana at noon today.
Clarke avoided reporters but officials announced at 10 o clock that he would issue a proclamation warning the Florida Athletic association against further preparations at Hot Springs and ordering the state militia to stay in readiness for immediate use.
State Mine Inspector estimates Alabama coal output at not less than six million tons for the year with significant coke production and a large rise in ore mine output. The report mentions Birmingham district furnaces and regional gains, plus a spike in local incidents from fires to personal misfortunes and civic happenings in Acree and nearby towns.
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