07 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
1
The piece discusses fashionable gown fabrics and designs, highlighting serge gowns with tailored edges, puffed sleeves, and side-open skirts. It notes color contrasts, fretted trimmings, and mentions mourning scarfs and cretonne coats. It also offers a DIY tip for a hat pin holder from a glass tube covered in ribbon with careful sewing for dust protection and display.
The long running riparian land case spans fingerprints in Washington and Louisiana with 119 plantation owners from Greenville to Baton Rouge involved. William Jackson and others initiated suit in 1534. Wade R. Young argues in Jackson v government. Testimony completed in 75 cases. three were tried and sent to the Court of Claims in Washington by 1911. A decision expected October 16 after court vacation will determine liability of the United States to affected landowners and crop-loss claims, with alleged lands and improvements valued at about six million nine hundred thousand dollars and nine million in assumed payments. crop claims may fall outside the Court of Claims jurisdiction except where land was taken and rendered valueless as plantation property.
A fragmented notice hints at decorative hatpins and a rain cover accessory, noting a receptacle or container related to the items. The legible text suggests cataloging or offering adornments and related components.
Embroidered crepe de chine gown described with pale rose satin Liberty belt and velvet belt among under sleeves of fine lace highlighting elegant design details.
Mothers of young boys cope with daily expense and care as families balance scarce resources. The piece highlights parental anxiety over cost and time, noting shared burdens across households and community resilience.
A guidance piece urges women to curate a few high quality garments rather than many inferior items. Focus on one well fitting suit kept pressed, rotating a few undergarments, and wearing shoes in rotation to prevent leather rot. Emphasizes practicality over abundance.
A guide advises installing a broad bay window seat in a college girl’s room using store boxes, emphasizing comfort over grace. It recommends large divan covers to disguise the seat’s materials and suggests avoiding the narrow marrow seat in favor of a reclining, pillowfilled alternative.
A brief note suggests a boy may start with a new pair and later reuse the first pair as trousers, extending wear and conserving fabric. The idea reflects practical clothing practices and resourcefulness in daily life.
Fashion brief notes from Paris highlight lace combined with net as a rising trend. Black satin pieces appear frequently and feathers are returning to bureau sachets, signaling evolving style choices.
The State Board of Health under Dr W. Leathers offers free pamphlets titled Typhoid Fever Its Cause Prevention and Its Treatment. Requests citizens mail a postcard to Jackson to receive the pamphlet, issued to curb August October case spikes and raise sanitation awareness.
Assessments levied on railroads and other common carriers in Mississippi amount to just over 54 million dollars. The distribution of these severities is such that the impact is modest on individual counties while reflecting broader state finances. A rally at College Hall featured speeches from S Wilson of Columbia, Pray, Chancellor, L P Harton, and H T Smith among others.
The agriculture department’s August 25 report valued the final fall crop at about 13,915,290 bales, 71% of normal, with a projected yield of 715 pounds per acre on 24 million acres. Droughts and hot winds drove declines in the belt, though recent rains improved outlook ahead of October release.
Civil unrest spread in Paris with crowds clashing over food costs. An equadron of cavalry and a regiment were mobilized but failed to quell the large mob. Over 130 people injured in the ensuing fighting. A mass meeting in Denkirk, led by the general commemoration of labor, drew more than 3,000 participants as a committee began drafting a payment schedule for relief.
Sam Hreser 19 and Archer Gray 19 resting on a railroad track at Wards Spur after tram and walking crossties were struck by an engine. Hreser suffered fatal injuries as his head and shoulders were crushed while on the rails.
President Taft issues an executive order prohibiting contests between birds or animals in the same class and prize fights between men in the Panama Canal Zone under penalty of fines. The move aims to remove fighting displays from the region.
Fraskfort Kentucky mourns Ken tucky, famed horseman, who collapsed and died shortly after winning the Blue Tie with Golden Glow. His friend remarked he hoped to meet the horse in heaven as he left the ring. Bailey home in Versailles hosted the condolences.
Survivors aboard the damaged Lexington tell how a 16 year old steadied lifeboats and relayed calls for help as the ship was driven ashore near Hunt Island. Revenue cutter Yamacraw answered the distress, while crew and steward kept passengers fed and alive through 24 hours of peril and rising seas.
The Duryea will contest ended with Surrogate Graham hearing Mrs Thalberg withdraw the challenge. Nurse Eleanor Peregrine, Duryea’s caretaker from his injury onward, is the principal beneficiary, set to inherit over one million dollars. Peregrine, once sought for marriage by Duryea, refused him.
Newport notes Col John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Force spent a brief Newport visit as details of their marriage settlement surfaced. Estimates place the settlement between 1 million and 10 million dollars with some rumors reaching 29.9 million.
At the American Numismatic Association convention experts note a 13533 half dollar as the most valuable coin in the exhibition. A Chicago conductor accepted fare with the coin, it changed hands via a series of sales, from Charles Wilcox to De Witt Smith of Lee Massachusetts, with prices rising from 100 to 300 dollars and a final offer of 2500 dollars that was declined.
Chicago social reformer Lady Cook formerly Mbs Tennessee Clafin announces she abandons her campaign for votes for women to focus on moral uplift work in Chicago. She plans to make the city home and build four small churches to reform the city's youth.
Reports indicate heavy damage from armyworms across Alabama and Mississippi with harvest slowed by late rains and winds in South Carolina and Texas showing potential improvement. Oklahoma and Arkansas show mixed results as moisture affects yields. overall conditions remain unsettled as picking begins and frost risk looms.
Lieut de Grailly perished when his aero plane exploded above Rigny about twenty five miles away. Spectators watched as the burning craft fell in a blaze with the aviator clutching the steering gear until the wreck reached the ground. He died from the fiery crash while attempting to steer for a safe landing.
A quarrel between Deputy Sheriffs from Shreveport Louisiana and Harrison County Texas escalated near the state line. Game Warden Charley Wasson tried to intervene, a rifle fired wounding Wasson and fatally striking Deputy Flanagan. Aiden surrendered to Texas Marshal officers. Authorities say the men were part of a joint effort to enforce game laws.
In Youngstown a seven year old boy carried a vial of carbolic acid to his invalid mother. She drank it and died half an hour later. The woman endured burns from the acid and her suffering is said to have rendered her mentally irresponsible.
Two distinct earth shocks were felt in Washington at a late hour Sunday night. The tremors came minutes apart and lasted for some time. Houses were shaken severely but no damage was reported, and residents were panic-stricken for a period.
Residents of Vinson Oklahoma report a Christian Church members set fire to a pool hall in the town center. Patrons fled as flames engulfed tables and oil soaked furnishings in the main street venue. City officials later passed an ordinance banning pool halls within city limits.
Fulton Kentucky report credits Ruth Porter and her instructor with a near record swim across the Mississippi River at Columbus. Despite rough water and whitecaps, she swam across then challenged upstream through a rough eddy for added experience.
Chicago W I Park vice president of the Central read Tuesday officials decided not to deal with tolerated shop employees. A conference with international union officials is sought to discuss contracts and changes. The plan for retrenchment and observed wage cuts have spurred unrest among shopmen and other workers across Harriman lines.
R L Busber and John P F Lancaster, brothers in law, are hospitalized in Temple after a duel at Naville, about 60 miles east. Busber, 15, shot in the intestines. Lancaster wounded as well. Lancaster had eloped with Busber’s wife, a sensational affair that drew district court attention in Belton, Texas, with a $1,560 fine.
Oklshems City reports a severe decline in the cotton crop after a week of hot dry weather and worm activity. The state board notes the crop at CLT percent vs ST percent last month, with an estimated yield of 310 of a bale per acre and a statewide total not exceeding 360000 bales.
Spokane resident Peter Mallick a Nes Perce Indian and Carlale Indian graduate was shot to death by an imfurister male in his Cregee Wille Idaho county jail cell. Mallet was arrested some time earlier.
John J. Frisbie, the Curtiss aviator, died in Norton Kansas after a 100 foot fall at the Norton county fair. The engine of his aircraft fell onto him, crash occurring about an hour before he died.
Beaufort suffered heavy damage from a Sunday and Monday flood with 25 to 30 foot waves washing over the sea wall. Water inundated streams and homes ruining cotter and corn crops. Dozens of boats along the wharves were damaged or sunk while rail and bridge connections severed, delaying train service for days.
The famous ship Oregon was placed in commission by the Pacific reserve fleet in Seattle Washington after five years of service and the cost during that period was about $1,000.
At daybreak Wednesday, one of the largest coal fleets in years left the Pittsburgh port. The convoy carried about 6,000,000 bushels of coal bound down the ice river toward Gostpeiets, signaling a major outbound shipment.
Chicago loses two young aviators during the fourth day of the international aero meet. Lt. Creix Johnstone of Chicago and Billy Badger of Pittsburgh died in crashes while pursuing speed records and thrilling aerial demonstrations. Johnstone, 24, trained in Chicago and Europe, previously a motorcycle racer, had recent flying stints in Canada and England. Badger, 24, Pittsburgh native, educated at Princeton affiliated institutions, had just earned his Aero Club of America license and planned to return to Pittsburg.
Forsyth Georgia reports a large alligator found with a watch and chain in its stomach after dying in a pond near Island Grove. Authorities believe the find may solve the disappearance of Janet Thompson from Island Grove Florida two years earlier.
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