Cotton's Condition Shows Decline in October
October reports from the Agriculture Department's statistician show cotton condition at 82.7, down 8.2 points from September's 90.9. June and July strengths faded through August, with yields projected per state in the low to mid forties to eighty-some pounds per hundredweight. Weather, locusts, and bollworm damage contribute to the drop across the belt, especially the Carolinas and Texas, with Virginia and Georgia among higher yield prospects.
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Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Hohe An Tan
Virginia
Kerth Garin
Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Adlai's Reception Ends as Rally Encounters Cold Wind
In Logan County on October 10 Vice President Stevenson arrived amid heavy preparations but a cold morning wind dampened attendance. About 200 voters gathered at the appointed time to greet him at the courthouse, then escorted him to a hotel for a reception. Dr. A M Miller introduced him at 2 p m, and Stevenson spoke for an hour in support of Democratic plans. Also reported is the death in London of Sir John Dugdale Astor, a noted sportsman.
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Stevenson
Logan
Ordor
Prinipal
A. M. Miller
Loxpon
John Dugdale Asi Baronet
London
Twenty in the Reins Tornado Plunges City Into Ruin
A tornado roared through the city at 3 30 am collapsing a 1 story brick building at 74 Munroe Street onto adjacent houses. About 20 in the tenement and 10 in a rear extension were trapped. Four bodies recovered by 8 am, with 13 injured and 3 missing. Debris buried victims, coastlines damaged, ships wrecked, and rail lines washed. A Norwegian bark reported lost off North Carolina.
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North Carolina
New York
Munroe Street
Bertha Kownes
Abraham Kownes
Meyer
Jennie Stinman
New Jersey South- 1
Seabright
Birhland Beach
N. J
Louise
Ighland Beach
Long Branch
Vessel sinks after schooner collision in Hampton Roads
The schooner Henry Lippett, coal from Georgetown, was struck by Red Wing in Hampton Roads at 8 o'clock in the evening and sunk. Captain Howes and steward escaped, rescued at midnight by the Alabama. Five crew members vanished. two may have reached a boat. Red Wing suffered a damaged bow. An inmate from the soldiers' home washed ashore.
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Hampton Roads
Fort Moxtoz
Henry Lippett
Howes
Georgetown
Red Wing
Ho Fiate
Steward
Bay Line
Alabama
Bankers Convention Opens in Baltimore at Fort's Opera House
The twentieth annual convention of the American Bankers Association met in Baltimore with wide regional representation. Secretary Glese stated large cash holdings could reach 3150,000,600 to be cashed. Addresses were given by John P. Poe and Enoch Pratt, the Baltimore mayor, and an ABA president spoke. Separately Isaac N. Stevens, former Republican state central chair, denounced an organization threatening personal liberty and parliamentary rights.
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American Association of Bankers
Sessing
Baltimore
Batimony
Fort's Opera House
Glese
John P. Poe
Enoch Pratt
Cii
American Bankers’ Association
Cetoraco Mepucienns
Denver
Isaac N. Stevens
Republican State Central Committee
President silent on New York campaign confounds Cabinet
Washington insiders report the president has told no one his New York campaign stance. Secretary Lamont and other officials say they have heard nothing definitive from Mr. Cleveland, leaving administration leaders unsure how to act. Rumors swirl about who will back the Democratic ticket as party leaders press for a public declaration.
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New York
Lamont
Cleveland
Faulkner
Jock
Lamont Night
Pepot
Clevean
Carlisle
Thurber
Democratic Club
Peete
Ont
Mr. Carlisle
Cooper Institute
Whitney
Pope Grants Audience to Emilio Castelar in Rome
Rome October 10 The pope gave an audience to Senor Emilio Castelar the Spanish statesman The encounter is described as not having any political significance and is treated as a courteous religious gesture rather than a political event.
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Rome
Senor
Emilio Castelar
Briefs on the Wire Describe Political and Weather Notes
The White House seeks return of land assets around Oct 15 while Duck Hill Mississippi records 39 degrees at sunrise. Chattanooga's late election gives Democrats control of city government after next Tuesday. Governor-elect Oates of Alabama will deliver a campaign speech in Nashville to aid Tennessee Democrats. Governor Tillman issues a manifesto vowing to enforce the Seay law in South Carolina amid a political dispute.
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White House
Duck Hill
Miss
Chattanooga
Oates
Alabama
Nashville
Tennessee
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