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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
1
Reports from Europe and America include a stroke for showman Veter Sells in Columbus and a Milan church figure’s death. University and Knights of Columbus actions, Cardinal Satolli’s Rome return, and Mrs. Florence Maybrick’s Catskills stay are noted along with Chicago rail, Port Arthur siege updates, and crime and sports tidbits from Chicago and San Francisco.
The note covers varied items: Alexander Jester, an 86 year old Oklahoma resident, denies a death bed confession in a New London murder case. It reports strike breakers arriving in Omaha and Japanese workers entering the Omaha Packing Co plant. An Armourdale store explosive accident injures five. Sorrento Italy endures a midnight tornado damaging the Motel Tramontano and San Paolo complex. Senator Fairbanks to kick off Missouri campaign in Kansas City on Sept 2 or 3. Wheat disease and crop losses across northwestern states with large Minnesota and Dakota crop estimates. A Missouri derailment injures 45 at Princeton after train No 1 crash. Armour & Co glue factory fire causes significant loss. Rear Admiral C Watson retires at 62. Deaths include Mrs Susan Wyman Holmes in St. Louis at 91. Port Arthur war news notes Sevastopol mine damage. WaDeota Minnesota storm aid appeal. Cruiser Tacoma officially accepted. Russian heir christening day celebrations in Russia. German American Bank in Sidney becomes receiver. Alfred Bolster jailed in Niobrara for alleged child murder. Utah governor nominee John C Cutler chosen. Prospectors rush to Charpeta Mountain near Balida Colorado. Fatal tornadoes in Chautauqua County. World’s Fair galleries open. leather goods fire causes $200k damage. Japan sees siege of Port Arthur as necessary. battle near Liao Yang continues. Philip Weinselmer arrested for new indictment. Seven men die in Hoboken office blaze storing petroleum tanks. Salvador Carrasco commits suicide during World’s Fair duties. Jeffrey Lorrecks cemetery note.
Mississippi entomologist Glen W. Herrick warns of the Mexican cotton boll weevil amid spreading infestations. He cites $15,000,000 Texas losses in 1903 and projects $250,000,000 annual Mississippi risk if unchecked, urging strict seed, labor, and cotton-sack controls and no imports from Texas or infested Louisiana.
Promoters in Wilkinson and neighboring counties push an electric railway project from Woodville toward Fort Adams on the Mississippi River. Gov Vardaman will issue a charter after a 2500 recording fee is paid. The line would be built within three years of incorporation and pass west of Wilkinson County. The plan has notable Mississippi supporters. The report also notes changes to the Mississippi Supreme Court session date for fall and a dip in appeal filings. Other items cover Oxford Telephone Company 1904 finances, Perry County tax rolls rising toward 10 million valuation, and Rankin County escapee suspects possibly returning to Franklin County in citizen clothes.
Longhead industrial agent Tou. Ke C. Taglis reports on the Gull and Ship Island Railroad backing vegetable markets and town improvements in Columbia and nearby cities. Greenwood and Clarksdale plan new facilities, salaries, and leases, while New Albany, Hattiesburg, and Ma rion county show growth. first cotton bale arrived in Mucklehurst as picking nears.
New York political figure David B Hill said he will retire from politics January 1 next and relinquish the leadership of the Democratic Party in New York regardless of state or national election outcomes. He plans to devote more time to personal affairs and will speak for the Democrats at Whitney Point next Wednesday.
At the St Louis Fair Grounds a dust blinded driver barreled through a fence during a race injuring several and killing watchman John Scott while mortally injuring Nathan Montgomery. Barney Oldfield was treated for chest and head wounds and expected to recover.
On the Jobo W. Dawewa farm near Indianapolis a search has begun for buried Spanish gold estimated between 20 000 and 55 000 dollars.
From Liao Yang to Port Arthur reports on August 20 indicate the Russians withdrew from Anshashan after a morning fight. Japanese forces covered the retreat, destroyed a bridge, and shelled the rail station, with Russian losses listed as nil and Japanese rapid advance noted.
Washington reports nine months ended March show Philippine commerce up over a million dollars in value with total imports at 20.93 million and exports at 22.26 million. Rice from East Indies boosts trade. U S leads in merchandise sent to the islands while sugar and hemp drive export gains.
Lima reports Jose Pardo elected Peru's president in June will be inaugurated September 24. Excitement over the political situation is easing with opposition to a revolution from Pierola and Dr. Durand. Separate dispatch notes imperial Finland decree summoning estates to Helsingfors in December 6 and Finnish diet next convened in 1907.
In Cub Kansas on Aug 29 four saloons were wrecked by Carrie Nation followers led by Mrs. Files and Mrs. McDonald. They smashed bars and fixtures, opened kegs, and were later joined by about five others to target the remaining joints. Two men later salvaged a large quantity of confiscated beer from the jail area.
Tonopah Nev August 29 The worst washout the Tonopah Railway Co has ever experienced occurred Saturday night and traffic will be shut down for several days. The damage stretches ten to twelve miles from Rhodes end. Passengers stranded between washouts had to walk to Sodaville. Reports also cite heavy washouts on the Carson & Colorado line between Hawthorne and Sodaville.
In Cincinnati a 38 year old woman Mrs Amanda Harter and 29 year old James Leonard PDruein were found dead in their flat at the Normandie on Race Street under circumstances suggesting murder and death by their own hand. Foster daughter 14 year old Fannie Harter was present. Another brief item notes American vice consul Aug Moll er Jr dead in Valparaiso Chile. Canadian Medical Association calls for curb on patent medicines. Orel battleship sailed neither. earthquake strikes San Martin Oaxaca. Shreveport fire destroys White Wheeler sawmill at Aldena Bridge with 100000 loss.
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