Cotton Crop Placed At 19.449 Million Bales For Season
The Department of Agriculture issued a second forecast based on July 25 conditions showing 19,449,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. It notes a 0.4 point dip from June 25 to July 25 and lists state crop conditions from May 25, including Virginia 80 and Texas 72, with remarks on possible final size.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
Crop Reporting Board
Commissioners of Agriculture
Department
Miss Virginia Galloway Visits Wide West Coast Tour
Miss Virginia Galloway of Due West toured Yellowstone Park and visited Dr. and Mrs Phifer in Wheatland Wyoming. She traveled to California and Oregon then through Ohio to see relatives before returning home to share many entertaining experiences.
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Virginia Galloway
Due West
M. BR. Plaxco
Galloway
Wheatland
Wyoming
Miss Killingsworth Visits Abbeville Aunts
Miss Lillian Killingsworth visits her aunts Mrs. Fannie Milford and Miss Corrie Killingsworth at their home on South Main Street. She has been teaching in a Raleigh summer school for six weeks and is always a welcome visitor to Abbeville.
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Lillian Killingsworth
Fannie Milford
Corrie Killingsworth
South Main Street
Miss Killingsworth
Raleigh
Abbeville
More Men Needed to Produce Coal
Washington reports a coal bureau study recommends adding 100000 miners of equal efficiency to current workers to secure adequate supply. It cites 185000 miners producing over 5 million tons weekly before the railway shop men's strike and notes some bituminous resources are depleted. The strike threatened Lake Erie coal shipments to the Northwest.
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Washington
Coal Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Lake Erie
Democratic enrollment soars in South Carolina primaries
Reports to Harry N. Edmunds show statewide Democratic rolls swelling far beyond 1920 levels. Newberry and Sumter list sizable gains while Richland posts 12 669 voters. unions debate primaries and check off allocations as miners and operators plan meetings.
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Columbia
Harry N. Edmunds
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Union County
Newberry
Richland County
Statewide Primary Enrollment Surges Before First Election
Roughly two thousand candidates will appear on ballots across the state in the first primary. Enrollment is heavier than ever, aided by increased women’s participation. Election machinery will be the largest and most cumbersome the state has handled, requiring more ballot boxes and election managers to count results. County committees will adjust to meet the demand.
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Tory
Gas Tank Blast Injures Hundreds in Chicago District
A massive gas explosion near a Chicago plant injures over 100 people and devastates a six block area. The colossal tank released more than 4 000 000 feet of gas, lifting its top before collapsing into twisted iron. property damage is estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Chicago
Government cotton report fuels New York market surge
The government cotton report sparked a sensational rise in New York trading with October futures up about 165 points to 22.85. The official condition noted 70.8, lower than private estimates, while rumors of high abandoned stock boosted bullish sentiment.
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New York
Visitors from Due West Bring City Visit
Mr Seldon Kennedy and Selden Kennedy Jr with Rev and Mrs N E Smith of Due West were in the city Wednesday morning.
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Seldon Kennedy
Selden Kennedy, Jr
N. E. Smith
Due West
City
Opposition to Tolbert nomination delays Senate action
Washington August 1 Senators from both parties express opposition to Joseph Tolbert, South Carolina Republican national committeeman, for U S marshal of the western district. President Harding may withdraw Tolbert’s nomination as debate continues and charges are leveled by Senator Dial. Tolbert supporters deny the accusations.
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Washington
Dial Democrat
South Carolina
Harding
Joseph Tolbert
United States
Senate
Tolbert
Dial
German marks still decline in New York
The price of German marks fell to 14.5 cents per mark in early trading, a new low, before recovering to 15.25 cents later. Demand for sterling and continental remittances eased slightly as business in marks remained light with many contracts settled on a dollar basis. Individual citizens were buying marks to send to relatives in Germany.
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New York
Germany
Greece Threatens Smyrna Move Sparks Near East Diplomacy
London reports Greece threatens to march on Constantinople and proclaims autonomy for Smyrna. Britain France and Italy oppose forceful action but differ on overall Near East policy. A possible bluff by King Constantine is discussed as powers mobilize in response.
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London
Greece
Constantinople
Smyrna
Lloyd George
Great Britain
France
Italy
Near East
Turkey
Rodesto
Tipperary Captured by Free State Troops
London reports that Tipperary was captured by Free State forces after a Saturday assault from Dublin. Irregulars fortified the main road with machine guns as artillery fell short at first. After dawn house to house fighting, the town fell and forty four prisoners were taken.
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London
Tipperary
Free State
Times
Dublin
Free Statera
New Orleans Cotton Jumps After Government Report
New Orleans cotton surged after the Department of Agriculture report with the market clocking gains of about 8.50 a bale. The government reading set crop condition at 70.8 percent of normal and the October contract moved to 22.50 earnings as most active months climbed 169 to 171 points.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Cotton market prices rise on local sale
Cotton on the local market today brought 22 1 2 cents.
Leaders Known Railway Executives in Mine Massacre
Pittsburg and New York dispatches report the National Coal association asserts a sweeping impartial investigation found mob leaders identified and that about 500 members can be arrested with Brundage word. It says survivors can name the UMWA official who ordered the prisoners shot and claims the massacre was planned.
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MOB
National Coal Association
Illinois
Pittsburg
Herrin
Brundage
United Mines Workers of America
New York
Harding
White House
Railroad Labor Board
Robert 3. Lovett
Union Pacific
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
T. DeWitt Cuyler
American Association of Railway Executives
United Shop Crafts Workers
Effects of strikes now get attention
Washington dispatch notes that while July showed high overall business and industrial activity, coal and railroad strikes began to restrain production in iron and steel. Bituminous coal mining fell since July 1, Anthracite production was negligible, and stocks near exhaustion, while petroleum output remained large with rising stocks. Agricultural prospects remain good overall despite wheat and oats deterioration. fruit crops exceed average and tobacco outlook is excellent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Mary Lou Bowie Returns from Summer School
Miss Mary Lou Bowie has returned home from the Winthrop Summer School and will teach next year at the Hamlet school in North Carolina. She will lead seventh grade instruction and train the local Girl Scouts.
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Mary Lou Bowie
Winthrop
Miss Bowie
Hamlet
N. C
Big Fire in Hong Kong Destroys European Business Quarters
A devastating blaze in Hong Kong Aug 1 swept the European business quarter and left the Carleton Hotel on Ice House Road badly damaged. The fire, described as the most disastrous in years, burned fiercely through the night with several buildings affected and smoke spreading over central areas.
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Hong Kong
Carleton
Ice House Road
Camping Trip to Andersonville on Harrrison Plantation
Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Harrison and family left Monday for Andersonville to spend about two weeks camping on the Harrison plantation. They traveled by automobile to reach the site.
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P. B. Harrison
Andersonville
Harricon Plantation
Augusta Couple Arrives After Journey Home
Dr and Mrs Thomas L Davis of Augusta arrived this afternoon as our presses prepared to roll They plan to spend time at the home of Mrs Davis parents Mr and Mrs J B Stark in the city
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Thomas L. Davis
Augusta
City
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United States Chamber OF Commerce
Department of Labor
Sumter County
United Mine Workers’ National Organization
Sensation
Action OF Greece
Neutral Zone
Anderson
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