Hester Extols Southern Cotton Industry Growth
Mr Hester reports the southern cotton sector showing record mill spindles and rising consumption. He notes 1,387,071 bales consumed in the South, a 217,040 increase, while U.S. total cotton use reaches 8,987,011 bales. Foreign cotton imports rise with several new southern mills starting up.
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Hester
United States
Mason and Dixon Line
Northern Mills
Atlantic
South
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Wisconsin Democrats Close Convention Turbulent Platform Session
Milwaukee September 4 Wisconsin democratic state convention closed after a lively session naming Governor Rose and slate for lieutenant governor Wat awa and others. A bid to endorse a national platform resolution was tabled as delegates adjourned amid protests and orderly votes.
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Wisconsin Democrats
Rose
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Wis
David 8. Rose
John W. Watawa
Louie A. Lange
E. L. Luckow
Olaf R. Skarr
Karl A. Mathie
William A. Redner
William Ferber
John WV. Wattawa
Wattawa
W OH Rogers
Madison
Wisconsin
Rogers
Cuban Cotton Goods Trade Needs Practical Changes
Washington reports from Minister Squiers in Havana dated August 12 reveal American manufacturers overlook essential steps to seize and hold the Cuban cotton goods market. He urges Spanish speaking reps in Cuba and criticizes packing and invoicing practices. The British lead the market with Spain close behind as rivals.
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Cuba
Squiers
Havana
State Department
Export Commission
New York
United States
Spain
World Cotton Consumption and European Stock Outlook
Mr Hester reports U S cotton consumption this year near 2,000,000 bales with Southern capacity rising to about 2,275,000 bales due to new spindles. He cites world consumption at 10,670,000 for the current season, Europe’s surplus stock at 610,000 bales, and American cotton in Europe at 457,000 bales.
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Georgia
South Carolina
South
Hester
Thomas Ellison
Liverpool
Europe
Ellison
Peasy Boss Tom Platt Will Fight Roosevelt
Washington September 4 Special Senator Tom Platts emphatic declaration that the New York republican convention will not indorse President Roosevelt for renomination is causing comment here. It is taken as proof the democratic leaders claim the Republican party is in league with the trusts. The story from Washington suggests Wall Street wants a Democratic House this fall and a Republican Senate to block anti trust legislation.
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Washington
Tom Platt
New York
Roosevelt
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Wall Street
Platts
Platt
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Planned to Drown Wife and Kill Himself in Ohio River Plot
Cincinnati reports sensational details in the George Conrad case. The head waiter at Gibson House plotted to drown his wife by plunging a skiff into the Ohio River and then swim ashore, leaving her to drown. He killed himself after letters revealed the plan and his intent to seduce another woman, prompting a public uproar and criminal prosecution threats.
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Cincinnati
George Conrad
Gibson House Fils
Conrad
Ohio
Amos Conrad
Southern Postal Changes Free Delivery Service Established in Wilcox
The post office department announces rural free delivery begins October 1 1903 in Abbeville Wilcox County Georgia via Cockstown and Dunlap with 8am to 5pm service. Adairsville Barnsley route 8am to 4pm. Several offices are discontinued or moved including LaGrange Sullivan and Sledge. New offices include Seman and Stoner with site changes at Miriam Loyd Owdoms and Eastatee Hazel Rockhill route updates.
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Wilcox County
Washington
Augusta
Hamburg
Aiken County
LaGrange
Fla
Sledge
Mobile County
Ala
Chinchula
Sullivan
Screven County
Sylvania
Seman
Elmore
Owdoms
Edgefield County
Islands Will Be Ceded to United States
Complete returns from yesterday's elections show large ministerial gains, giving the government a four vote majority in the lands ting and ratifying the treaty for the cession of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The landsting meets in October.
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Copenhagen
Landsthing
Danish West Indies
Roosevelt To Review Vets Parade at G A R Encampment
Washington September 4 President Roosevelt accepted an invitation to review the veterans parade during the forthcoming G A R encampment on Wednesday October 5.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Mystery man Perkins found dead in Chicago street
A well-dressed man identified by a D Appleton Co card as Thomas V Perkins auditor was found unconscious on Van Buren street near Wabash avenue. He died at Samaritan hospital from head wounds after being robbed or assaulted. Police investigate the death of a 38 year old man with no valuables on him.
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Thomas V. Perkins
Chicago
D. Appleton Co
New York
London
van Buren Street
Wabash Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Raced with death and won to Denver train tale
A Santa Fe special raced 820 miles from Winslow Arizona to Denver to reach Mrs. A. Dyke and her daughter whose husband was dying. The train covered the distance in twenty hours and twelve minutes at an average of 40 mph, setting long distance western records apart from the Mayhem special.
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Colo
A. Dyke
Winslow
Ariz
Chicago
Augusta Cobbler Dies in Shop Under Uncertain Circumstances
In Augusta on September 4 Mandel Sawilowsky a small shoe shop operator in Broad Street was found dead by a pistol shot. Coroner’s jury says death resulted from a gunshot, unclear if accident or self-inflicted. A negro employee present was arrested but no motive shown. Names and circumstances indicate no financial or domestic problems. The employee claims accidental discharge while handling the pistol.
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Augusta
Mandel Sawilowsky
Broad Street
Sawilowsky
Five-Year-Old Suffocated In Cotton Bin Near Augusta
A five year old boy, Clifford Lundy, suffocated in a cotton bin on a Columbia county farm while his parents visited. Police say the accident occurred in rural Columbia County. The incident was reported from Augusta, with details confirmed by local authorities.
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Augusta
T. J Williams
Clifford Lundy
Columbia County
Train wreck on Charleston and Western Carolina line
Eight cars derailed and burned after an accident on the Charleston and Western Carolina railway. One or two crew members were hurt, but there were no fatalities. Augusta reports on the incident with details from the line.
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Charleston and Western Carolina
Rleston and Western Carolina Railway
Augusta
Democrats of Idaho Meet in State Convention
Idaho September 4 delegates assemble as Chairman Perky assails Republicans on trust policy and war in the Philippines while claiming credit for free Cuba via the Teller resolution. W H Watt of Blaine elected temporary chair as a heated gubernatorial fight between Governor Hunt and Attorney General Frank Martin develops with nominations likely pushed to tomorrow. Pocatello.
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Idaho
Perky
Philippines
Cuba
WH. Watt
Blaine
Hunt
Frank Martin
Watt
Martin Forces
Pocatello
Boxers Proclaim Slaughter of Foreigners in Canton
A Canton proclamation urges killing foreigners and praises the Canton-Han Chow railroad project initiation as the basis for collecting funds for foreign indemnity. The notice, dated September 4 in Hong Kong, targets outsiders amid tensions.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Han Chow
San Francisco Publisher Shot At Home In High Profile Case
September 4 report from San Francisco details publisher Fred Marriott of The News Letter shot three times at his residence by Thomas H. Williams Jr. and Truxton Beale. Beale and Williams, both prominent social figures, were arrested after the incident following a dispute over a published article about a young woman. Marriott expected to recover, bonds set at $10,000 each.
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San Francisco
Fred Marriott
San Francisco News Letter
Thomas H. Williams, Jr
California Jockey Club
Truxton Beale
United States
Persia
Greece
Marriott
Wilams
Beale
Wiliams
Béale
Williams
Willams
Pacific Union Club
California
News Letter
Overland Monthly
Wight
San Rafael
Mount Tamalpais
Two Boys Run Moonshine Outfit Raided Near Carrollton
Deputy United States Marshal John R. Ware raided a miniature moonshining setup on a farm one mile south of Yellow Dirt. Two young boys operated the plant under the supervision of two older violators, using 30 pint oyster cans as a still source and a snuff box condenser. The operation was in full blast on Sunday when officers seized parts of the apparatus and suspected a larger nearby plant supplied materials.
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Internal Revenue Laws
Found Dead In Chair In Augusta Chronicle Area
Simon Baer a taller was found dead in a rocking chair this morning by a Chronicle carrier delivering his newspaper. He had suffered from consumption for a long time.
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Augusta
Simon Baer
Taller
Chronicle
Stabbing Wife Slays Husband in Georgia
In Sta, Georgia on September 4 a man was stabbed by his wife Lucy Hunter, who was intoxicated at the time. The wound is described as likely fatal with police noting the suspect accused of the assault after being reproached for intoxication.
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Sta, Ga
Augus Warren Hunter
Lucy Hunter
Columbus Votes on Bonds for Water Works Plant
Columbus city council orders an election for December to issue 260,000 dollars of four percent bonds to fund construction of a municipal waterworks plant in Columbus. The measure is set for September 4 special session and would authorize the building project and related expenses.
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Columbus
Median age shifts across decades in population study
The Census Bureau reports a rising median age from 1900 to 1990 with whites aging faster than colored populations. White median grew about 7.4 years over 90 years, while colored rose roughly half as fast, influenced by medical advances, fewer children born, and adult immigrant influx.
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Washington, Bureau Today
Sev
Trouble with You Hours at or Set Digates
A clipped OCR item notes confusion over hours and rates. The fragment mentions trouble with timekeeping or gate settings and includes references to cents and gates, but lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify the event or entities involved.
Cumberland Presbyterians May Return to Presbyterian Fold
The Cumberland Presbyterian church faces reunion talks after Presbyterians revise their creed. Decatur and Lincoln presbyteries adopted resolutions stating the revised creed removes doctrinal differences and paving the way for negotiations toward reunion with the Cumberland church. Lincoln also memorialized the Cumberland General Assembly to pursue union negotiations.
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Decatur
Lincoln
Cumberland Presbuich
Cumberland
Lancoln
Lincoln Presbytery
Cumberland Presbyterians
Nashville
More Than a Score Hurt in Chicago Cable Wreck
A Chicago Millen avenue cable train collided with a raised platform, injuring over twenty people. The front car plunged into the grip and the trailer into the lead car, trapping passengers as police and patrol wagons rushed to free them. Douis and Frank Brendig suffered serious injuries. others were treated or taken home.
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Girard Street
Evergreen Avenue
Douis
Frank Brendig
Williamport
New West Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Keating
Erie
Ash J. Chapman
Sunpury
Andrew Miller
Jersey Hore
Theni
Ph Station
Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis
Trout Creek
Idaho and
Montana
Owens
Paso
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Fort Hancock
Investigation Into Presbyterian Hospital Administration
Chicago investigators probe the Presbyterian Hospital after coroner complaints of careless care that allegedly led to three mysterious deaths. Judge Chytraus orders exhumation of Mrs Kathryn Prubsky to determine cause, with allied inquest proceedings at Bohemian National Cemetery led by Deputy Coroner Singer. London notes report The Home of Washingtons Sold as Sulgrave Manor changes hands.
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Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Traeger
Chytraus
Kathryn Prubsky
Bohemian National Cemetery
Coal Strikers to Go to Work
Hazleton Pennsylvania September 4 delegates from fifteen coal towns met for the People's Alliance to plan settlement of the anthracite strike. A permanent committee urged compulsory arbitration and broader state power over foreign corporations, eight hour limits for under twenty one workers, and curbs on corporate charters. plan to Governor Stone. Charleston West Virginia September 4 miners drove back a constable and posse serving writs of dispossession, amid a crowd of 100 or more, followed by a non union track incident and arrest of the assailant.
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Baer
Mitchell
J Pierpont Morgan
People’s Alliance
Hazleton
People's Alliance
Bhody
Stone
Charleston
W Va
Brooklyn
New River
Brown Yea
Fayetteville
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