24 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1891
Page
1
The item notes deaths from diphtheria in Shelbyville Tennessee and New York state, mentions New York port appointments and a Syracuse senator, plus a Massa governor nomination. It covers a prison crop note, a Richland rail incident, and various political and international updates including treaties and arctic claims.
Feud convicts, Kennedy cashier, and a national bank in the Philippines were sentenced by Judge Betler to ten years each in the eastern Penitentiary. Vera Ava examined for bankruptcy was discharged by Judge Ferris who ruled possible mental unsoundness but fit to examine U S Marine Hospital Service applicants in St Louis.
A private telegram from Jackson announces the marriage of Miss Sallie R. Morgan of Mississippi and W S Green of California in Denver, a surprise to friends. Green, a famed California editor and author, visited Miss Morgan last year and reportedly fell in love, seeking a same day ceremony.
The Canadian cauldron report notes a Quebec political crisis with hinted government resignation and a clash of authority between Angers and Mercier. Angers forwarded correspondence to the governor general, sparking a parliamentary display and public uproar as factions fear a broader clash.
A collage of brief items from officers and farmers. A cow in Austin gives birth with strange halves described. a major theft in London Westminster Bank. a horse colt sale in Lexington. fires damage two buildings in Cleveland area. a farmer murdered by chicken thieves. cattle disease in Huntingdon threatens stock. Mexico colonization contract dispute. a revolutionary cannon found near Dresden New York. Cincinnati jail break arrest. lands in Oklahoma unsettled by proclamation. prairie fires sweep Northwest. Confederate veterans announce Mississippi division command. tragic death of Georgie Fulgham in Delta. local bank organized in Senatobia with 95 500 capital and new officers.
In a note to the United States, British Minister Sir John Tammefete calls attention to alleged violations of the Vivendi fishery limits in Behring Sea. The North American Commercial Co, leasing Behring seal islands, is said to have exceeded the 750 seal catch limit this season. The issue, viewed as significant, may prompt further diplomatic action.
Telegrams from September report tensions rising as miners in Briceville and Coal Creek threaten acts of violence and prison breakouts. Governor Brown calls for restraint while warning swift action to enforce lawful order amid labor conflict and political inaction in Tennessee.
In Haines Hannegan district Va Sept 15 a dramatic scene followed a meeting. Mrs Lips comb obtained a gun and fired over the crowd with an armed band. The jury, seeking a warm reception, retreated to the street as onlookers applauded the decisive action.
A railroad wreck on the New York Central line disrupted service and left a number of casualties. Investigators and emergency crews arrived at the scene to assess damage and restore rail operations. Local officials urged caution as trains were rerouted and passengers sought alternate transport.
A garbled triad of items mentions a twenty-four foot shark caught near Panama, a court case involving a suitor named Pak and Margaret Smith, Shetland knitting work, royal gift of shawls for a princess, death customs in England, and assorted oddities about sugar refining, fires prevention measures in Switzerland, and a long geopolitical musing on Swiss cantons. The piece reads as an omnibus of curiosities and fragmented reports with numerous OCR errors and incomplete names.
A graphic World War era account describes a European officer’s execution of a man deemed Muslim by a British commandant. The scene includes a march to the square, a formal reading of charges, a ceremonial firing, and the decedent’s pale face as comrades witness. The piece notes the rapid hospital recovery of a sergeant and reflects on colonial authority and punishment amid unrest.
A traveler faces a highwayman who insists on taking either the money or the life of the traveler. The exchange reveals the robber’s claim that one cannot save money by sacrificing life, while the traveler resists and questions the demand. The scene ends with the highwayman seizing the traveler.
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