Lady Elgin Disaster Tops 1860 News Echo
A century later readers recall the Lady Elgin wreck off Winnetka on Sept 8 1850. The stormy collision with the Augusta left 287 385 lives in the Great Lakes tragedy as political tensions and Lincoln era politics faded from the headlines. The Tribune recounts Captain Wilson guiding the vessel into Chicago as the ship sank shortly after 11 30 p m.
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Lincoln
Great Lakes
Chicago
Milwau
Elgin
Bee
John Wilson
Tory
Stephen
Douglas
Mary Campbell
Lady Egin
Winnetka, Jr
Lady Elgin
Winnetka
North of
Can
Ada
Augusta
Tribune
Lake Michi
Cotton Picking Leads Texas Wide Harvest Shift
A long narrative describes shipwrecks and rescues in a Lake incident near Milwaukee, blame on Captain Malott of the Augusta, and then shifts to Texas agriculture notes from College Station. Cotton harvest slow outside the high plains while grain sorghum rises. Weather, rains, and army worm damage impact yields across regions. The piece also previews the 28th Annual Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntsville with celebrity acts and ticket details.
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College Station
Texas
High Plains
South Plains
Tural Extension Service
John Hutchison
Huntsville
Peanuts Entertainment
Smith County
Ricky Nelson
Allen Case
Molly Bee
Bo Didley
John Wayne
Frankie Avalon
Jlim
Texmie Rodgers
Neil Sedaka
Barre
West Texas
Tea
Goree Girls
Candy Barr
Dallas
Kerr and
Kimble Counes
Panhandle
Vernon
Fair Share World Oil Formula Would Be Hard
A proposed international oil sharing formula faces heavy difficulty as nations seek an equitable solution. US, Middle East, and Russia hold large shares of reserves and output, with disparities in production capacity and well counts complicating any proration plan. The issue spans global and domestic considerations amid a world oil surplus.
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Houston
Tex
Middle East
Venezuela
United States
Lnstear Commission
Sovarcion
Crafer
Russia
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Night of Huey Long Death Recalls by James Marlow
Columnist James Marlow recounts the night Huey P. Long was shot in 1935. He describes the hospital’s aura, the tight security of guards, the chaos of the vigil, and the moment he reached the stairs near Long’s room, pondering the guards’ reaction and the end of an era.
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Huey P. Long
James Marlow
Washington
Long
Sen
Baton Rouge
Carl Austin Weiss
Weiss
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Jon
T-P
Associated Press
Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium
Lander
Huey
Earl
Magazine Cover Too Bright Sparks Post Office Complaint
Little Rock Ark AP says a bright glow in the dark red magazine cover prompted the Post Office Department to require the local Amer ican Society of Tool & Manufacturing Engineers chapter to use a different cover. Clerks said the addresses printed on the cover are too hard to read.
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Little Rock
Ark
Post Office
Bright
Post Office Department
American Society of Tool & Manufacturing Engineers
J.D. Bonnell
Borel
Card Sharps Triumph at Tennessee Valley Bridge Tourney
Chattanooga AP reports the masters pair champions of the 11th Tennessee Valley Bridge Tournament are Mr and Mrs Robert G Sharp of Covington Kentucky.
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Card Sharps
Chattanooga
Tenn
Arr
Retert G. Sharp
Covingston
Towing Problems in Norwich Leads to Arrests
State Police on West Thames Street spotted a 192 car being towed and made two arrests. One man charged with towing an unregistered motor vehicle and another, who steered the odd vehicle lacking license plates, was cited for operating an unregistered vehicle.
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Norwich
Conn
West Thames Street
First Day At Robert E Lee High School Rel Records Events
Editor note by H McCandless describes the Sept 6 return to school at Robert E Lee High School. Large enrollment fills halls and classrooms as renovations update facilities including a new swimming pool auditorium and air conditioned cafeteria. Biology department expands to 30 sections with more teachers and equipment. Students eager to explore aquariums sea horses preserved snakes and microscopes while adjusting to big new words in colorful textbooks.
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H. McCandless
Robert Be, Lee High School
Robert E. Lee High School
REL
Oil Import Controls Likely to Stay Regardless of Election
Washington AP reports Interior Department officials believe the administration will keep its petroleum import policy. Elmer Bennett undersecretary said two thirds of oil imports and natural gas will remain under control next year, with Congress unlikely to alter the program. He stressed maintaining steady petroleum supplies as the nation’s priority and dismissed tariffs as an acceptable alternative.
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Washington
Nent
Elmer Bennett
Congress
Bennett
Junkyard discovery threats shown bomb in Columbia area
A 50 pound World War I era general purpose bomb was found in a suburban Columbia yard by Silas Robinson and a helper. It was unfused and contained 250 pounds of TNT, posing high danger until soldiers moved it to Fort Jackson. Authorities noted no expected change to import quotas or heat fuel policies despite the find.
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Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Columbia
S.C
Robinson
Iig
Fort Ard
Junkyard
Luna
Muskin
N Ordnance
Ft. Jackson
Frank Bruck
Interior Department
Army
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H. B. Hamilton
James C. Cramb
Capt. Wilson
J. B. Rocie
Milwaukee
Wilson
D. M. Malott
Malott
Capt
Rotteofang
Roden
Young
Hunteville
Rome
Buadep
Freezer
Sears
Mrs
Mike Franssen
State Reserve Life
Ake
Kerr-Bond Agency
le Sres
Nectis
Texas Ave
Baytown
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