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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
1
Storm winds from the Gulf battered Louisiana and Mississippi coast towns, severing telegraph lines and stopping rail service. Widespread damage to roofs and trees followed, with flooding and river swell threatening cities from New Orleans to Galveston and prompting relief appeals across Cuba and the Florida coast.
Biloxi Mississippi reports a Gulf storm that struck at 3 am with winds up to 60 mph by 5 pm. Property damage is estimated between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars. The Gulf Coast Traction Company track is washed away in several places including Beauvoir, Debuys, the Soldiers Home and east of Gulfport with about 350 feet affected.
An early Monday morning tropical storm makes its presence felt along the Mobile coast. The gulf weather disrupts marine traffic with Mobile river shipping moving to Twelve-Mile Island as a precaution while many vessels remain anchored opposite the city wharves. Maximum wind reached thirty four miles per hour with twenty four mile per hour reported later.
Galveston reports the tropical storm from the gulf evidently passed inland near the Mississippi River mouth. Direct wire connections to New Orleans and Mobile were lost Monday morning. Indications show the hurricane's effects were severe in New Orleans and along the eastern Louisiana coast.
The heaviest wind and rain storm in years swept Crowley Louisiana on Monday damaging the rice crop severely and causing substantial losses in the area.
A telegraph message from New Orleans states areas near the Rigolets suffered unroofed houses and widespread damage while rail lines are tied up. In Mobile Alabama, a tropical storm moved inland striking west of Bay St Louis with significant railway washouts on the Louisville and Nashville line.
A powerful wind and rain storm rages through Jennings Louisiana with uprooted trees and damaged buildings while telegraph and telephone lines are down. Fears rise for Japan rice crop damage as Vicksburg Mississippi reports gusty winds and blowing rain with 29.43 inch pressure and 30 mph winds.
Paschgouls Mississippi endures a severe gulf storm with winds near forty miles per hour and heavy rains at 4 p.m. The coastal weather has plunged the area into damaged conditions and ongoing storm activity.
In Chicago at the American Tankers' Association convention bankers rejected proposals for a postal savings bank and for deposit guarantees. Reports and speeches showed a unified stance against both remedies for financial relief.
President Taft hosted a Japanese commercial delegation at a lakefront conference near Minneapolis pledging cordial ties while warning that a trade battle looms between Japan and the United States. Haron Sinbusawa led the Japanese group promising enduring friendship as American business eyes Oriental markets.
Southern governors report favorably to Rev Sanders suggestion urging cotton farmers to hold cotton for 15 cents. Letters from Arkansas Mississippi Georgia Kentucky and others show support and potential public statements backing the plan.
Kona Elred, alleged victim, swore in an affidavit that her earlier testimony on the assault of Jack Worthington, a Barlow County farmer, was false. Worthington received a twenty year penitentiary sentence after perjury charges tied to his Chinatown stand testimony.
Hartford dispatch reports Yale student Charles K. Goddard aged 21 released on $1000 bond after arrest on perjury in obtaining a marriage license. He allegedly misrepresented his age claiming 70. Goddard spent the night in jail with surety provided by his wife.
Washington reports the 13-cent postage stamp will be replaced by a 12-cent stamp. Acting Postmaster General Stewart asked the Treasury Secretary to authorize a new stamp printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The 13-cent stamp covered registry and international rate costs.
At the thirty-fifth annual American Bankers Association meeting bankers from across the nation condemned postal savings banks and favored keeping government out of regular banking while supporting a central national bank and segregated savings deposits within private banks. They urged against government deposits and bonds to back such schemes, warning it would erode confidence in national credit.
Mrs Frederick A Cook, wife of the explorer, arrived in New York with her two children awaiting her husband. She stated a man’s battle must be settled by men and refused to discuss the dispute further, saying she would wait for his arrival and let him speak.
The committee says a designated official poet will handle Taft’s arrival in New Orleans next month after his Mississippi cruise for the lakes to gulf deep waterways convention. A large amount of poetry content has arrived and officials warn of an avalanche risk prompting prompt precautions in the danger zone.
A new airship modeled after Langtry flying machine, with propellers in front, is to be launched in Washington within weeks. The project is by Charles XII Nichols of the city. The third Nichols machine aims for 75 miles per hour and to rival Bleriot’s Seagull, capable of water landings and rapid ascent once aloft.
Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died in Tokio after a month in Japan on missionary duties. The 31-year-old, who arrived with poor health, had served as assistant missionary secretary from 1902 to 1908 and was elected bishop in 1908.
Judge Kelley upholds a contested vote in July’s election, granting licenses in Bristol for Virginia side saloons. Drys faced defeat as the decision found a majority of presented ballots favorable to liquor. The judge refused to stay the order and warned licenses may be issued Wednesday to qualified applicants.
Detectives investigate an alleged scheme in New York where an organized group paid by operatic houses recruited audience members to applaud certain singers. Those who refused faced hisses and potential bans. Managers vow to end the practice across the Metropolitan and Manhattan opera houses.
Roaring crowds greeted the aviators as Rougier posted a 1991 metre height record during the Brescia flying carnival. An earlier crash with a reserve machine led to a 63 kilometre course attempt, finally completed in 40 minutes. King Victor Emmanuel attended and lauded the pilots.
Mauretania reached Queenstown after a fog delay and lowered the earthbound record by three quarters of an hour. The new total time is 4 days 12 hours 41 minutes with an average speed of 25.06 knots.
The Yoakum Good Roads Party, a group of Southwest representatives led by BL F. Yoakum, toured the country inspecting roads with Washington as their base. Maryland Chief of Highways Crosby guided them to roadway improvements near Silver Spring.
Milton Garfield, a young man in Birmingham, is held up by two white men who strip him to the skin with a pistol at the scene and send him home with only 1.45 dollars. They order him to flee down the road as anger rises over the small amount of money.
Paducah men Harry Roth and Sam Crisp of an Illinois carnival company were arrested on suspicion of robbing Mr. Duke Straub and stealing his wife Mrs. Straub’s pocketbook containing $40 from a Illinois Central train near Mayfield. The pocketbook was thrown from a window. Roth and Crisp were reportedly intoxicated. other passengers reported missing items.
Dredges along the Hopson bayou main drain near Clarkdale progress toward finishing eight miles of drainage by autumn. Mississippi College and other state colleges brace for a big Marathon meet during Delta Fair week with hopes of strong representation. News from Holly Springs, Indianola, and various counties covers college openings, crop prices, tax levies, and upcoming fairs across the state.
The Indianapolis Star argues the tariff bill exposes Aldrich oligarchy tactics and praises limited gains while warning of continued demand for further reductions. It notes concessions on iron ore and coal, hides on hides, leather and lumber, and predicts campaigns built on tariff cuts by both parties.
The piece argues that the tariff revision benefits monopolies and privileged groups since the McKinley era. It contends the Aldrich schedules keep consumers in the rusts grasp and deny broad relief to the masses. It questions if New England manufacturers and the sugar trust were given fair treatment.
The tariff bill pleases Mr Taft but alarms western voters who backed pledges for tariff reduction. The piece suggests a constitutional amendment to make US senators answerable to the people, noting 29 states favor the change and 27 more needed for a practical popular election of the Senate, with tariff revision tied to this shift.
Mr Fairbanks described as reputable citizen and ideal vice presidential hopeful with wealth spotless character and family honors. Praise cites Indiana county fairs, party loyalty, neighborly conduct, and argues many suitable men exist for ambassadorship beyond him.
The Washington Times notes growing national interest as downward revisionists gain support after their return home. The tariff controversy is described as just beginning, with speeches fueling renewed public attention.
The New York World argues Congress funds a shift toward centralized executive power under the president. It notes a new tariff scheme letting the president set maximum and minimum rates, control over Panama canal bonds, and emergency spending, all expanding presidential authority beyond constitutional bounds.
The article critiques federal listing of corporations for a new tax, noting March 1, 1910 as a due date and raising concerns about sources of information, state cooperation, and the idea of federal incorporation. It argues Congress lacks authority to create interstate commerce agencies and criticizes Taft administration policy.
A sapient Republican publicist warns that a Democratic victory in Ohio next year would threaten the national administration and embarrass the Republican party in several states. Yet the odds favor Harmon’s reelection by a larger margin than the 15,000 vote plurality he secured in 1908.
The president defends the tariff law in a speech, confirming the Post-Dispatch forecast that final approval signals not an end to tariff controversy but a rise in agitation until a settlement weighs cost of living and wealth, not poverty, in taxation.
A Washington Times report says the recent congressional special session cost the country a half million dollars, but that figure is only part of the total public expense.
Editorial quip notes many congressmen will feel heat at home after scrutiny. The piece muses over political accountability and the idea that service may not be praised as a faithful duty. A sharp political barb contrasts public duty with roasting remarks.
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