Cotton Crop Ruined by Severe Drought in 1911
Washington reports a historic drought devastates the U.S. cotton crop. The September government forecast predicts production at 11,137,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, 4,098,000 bales below earlier projections for the season.
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Washington
United States
Cotton crop outlook turns grim after July August drought
Farmers planted the year’s second largest cotton acreage with high hopes for a record yield. Drought in July cut the crop by 1 616 009 bales and August weather worsened the decline, dropping 17.9 points in condition by August 2. Texas Oklahoma and the western belt bore the heaviest losses. Overall, depreciation reached 2 482 000 bales, trimming projected production to about 11 137 000 bales, slightly below the past three years.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Oklhoma
Money Markets Prices and Rates Paragraph
The report lists uniform rates across money markets. Brokers' customers' loans, outside brokers' call loans, customers' commercial loans, individual customers' collateral loans, commercial paper, and year money all at 6 percent.
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Ti H. van Dam
Wash
Chief Bacon Funeral Set for Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Charles J. B. Bacon longtime Medford fire chief who died yesterday morning will be held Friday at 8 at his home 30 Walnut street Medford. Burial is at Mt Pleasant Cemetery Arlington.
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Charles JB. Bacon
Medford
Walnut Street
Mt. Pleasant
Arlington
Macaroni Maker Ordered to Close by Food Authority
Giuseppe Maravigna, macaroni producer at 16 Fleet Street, must suspend operations until Oct 16 after a hearing revealed he used 80 1 2 barrels of flour in the first half of 1918, exceeding the permitted 87 1/2 barrels up to Sept 1 under macaroni manufacturing rules.
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Giuseppe Maravigna
Fleet Street
Market strong and active amid steady gains on open market
The market advanced with steel leading and rail stocks rising. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific climbed as brownouts and dividend recoveries buoyed sentiment. Copper, tobacco, and coal issues gained, while General Motors dipped slightly and bond activity increased alongside rising foreign exchange tensions.
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Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Southern Railway
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
New Haven
Marseilles
Gulf States Steel
General Motors
Notes Delay as Funds Not Arrived for Chicago & Western Indiana Debt
Chicago and Western Indiana notes totaling 15 million dollars due September 1 remain unpaid as funds have not reached J P Morgan Co. to meet the six percent bonds. Directors of Corn Products are urged to declare dividends on common stock, with insiders noting management may honor a prior decision to withhold until the government suit dissolving the company is resolved.
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Ainsworth
United States
Andrew Adie
J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago & Western Indiana
Railroad
Reese Steewe
Gt Western
Nor Pacific Rh
M & St P Gnl
Ig Cvt
Pacific G & BR
Seeees City of
Bord
Penn Gas Teense
Ware Pee Gas & Coke City of
Lyons
Coleane
Arka of Mars
Seeree
Ptestan City of
Paris
Pitta CO
Sean Col & Bo
Sl&sf
Erie
Seab Air
Tod & Mines
Virgin
Sinclair Oil Sf
Fener
Pacific
Adams
Hide
T & T Col
Lehigh
Rey Teeter
Pac Sr
Steel of & Ter
West
T Dock Co
Wilton & Co
Bond Market Boston Stocks
The fragment provides no clear event or identifiable entities beyond general bond and stock market terms. No distinct persons organizations or places, and no actionable outcome is readable.
Halsey Stuart Buys Detroit City Gas Bonds in $1.12 Million Deal
Halsey, Stuart & Co purchases $1,120,000 Detroit City Gas Company 5 percent bonds due July 1, 192% from American Light & Traction. Bonds secured by property lien, backing a $21,000,000 investment. Net earnings over three years exceed 4.5 times current interest. proceeds fund expansions for growing gas demand tied to munition manufacturers.
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Halsey, Stuart & Co
American Light &Traction Company
Detroit City Gas Company
General
Detroit
American Light & Traction Company
Eighth Grandson Born to Gov McCall
Governor McCall welcomes his eighth grandson Samuel McCall Chappell born to his daughter Margaret and Lt. Alfred H. Chappell Jr. Chappell is Yale educated and an instructor at the naval aviation program in Illinois University. He prepared at Plattsburg.
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M’call
McCall
Independent Order of Grandfathers
Margaret
Alfred H. Chappell, Jr
Samuel McCall Chappell
Chappell
Yale
Illinois University
Platttsbure
Emerald Painting Co and miscellaneous painter ads
Paperhanging painting and wallpaper pricing listed by Emerald Painting Co with rates and contact details. Various individual painter ads include Geller and Lin er with addresses and phone numbers. Also notes about Old Coins and Stamps wanted and an advertisement for Paddock Building.
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Kalsomine
W. W
Tel
Beach
Emerald St
Ni. Geller
Holborn At
Rox
Fireen St
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