Cotton Up Almost Total Loss Forecast By Cold Weather
New Orleans reports show cotton futures leaping as frost and freezing weather hit much of the south. Markets rise on seed shortages and expected damage to new crops, with October contracts rallying sharply and nearby months gaining amid scare for seed and supply.
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New Orleans
Texas
Palestine
Mississippi
Georgia
South
Belt
Meridian
Alabama
Carolinas
Shorts
Mondey
Alabama Frost Hits Cotton Potatoes Wheat Losses
Huntsville Alabama reports a severe freeze and heavy frost on April 25. Temperatures fell to 30 degrees with widespread ice. The damage is extensive, with practically all cotton killed, potatoes ruined, and wheat badly harmed, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Cotton Crop Blight Hits Georgia Hard in Snow Storms
Atlanta reports widespread damage from blizzard conditions across the southeast. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Hudson cites about 50 percent of the cotton crop killed, with over 60 percent above ground and seed scarcity hindering replanting. Alabama faces heavy losses in northern regions, while snow and cold strike Mississippi and Texas crops.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Hudson
Montgomery
Mississippi
Texas
Replanting Effort Looms After Severe Weather
Memphis cotton growers report unprecedented wintry weather injuring or killing crops in the area. Re planting will be necessary over a wide stretch as of this week. The day saw a 36 degree reading at 10 am, with local weather records stating no parallel in 41 years.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Farmers Start to Replant After Cold Kills Crops
Wesson Mississippi April 25 Farmers in Copiah County report heavy losses from a recent cold spell. The week’s bitter winds damaged cotton and vegetables while beans and tomatoes were ruined. Planters began plowing to replant as frost effects clear, shaping expectations for a restarted season.
Alleged Coke Merchant Sentenced in Jackson Court
Walter Phillips, a Jackson druggist convicted of selling cocaine, was fined 500 dollars and four months in jail. He appealed to the supreme court and posted a 500 dollar bond. The jury urged mercy, Judge Henry stated he would largely honor that wish. The maximum is 500 and six months. the judge sentenced to the fixed 500 and four months. A motion for new trial on conspiracy grounds was overruled, with Phillips calling the prosecution a conspiracy and vowing to fight to the last court.
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Walter Phillips
Jackson
Phillips
Supreme Court
Mr. Phillips
Henry In
Henry
Legal notice from Greenfield plantation in Mississippi
A posted notice from Greenfield Mississippi warns all persons trespassing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Signed by A. Hawkins in Jackson Mississippi, age 54.
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Greenfield
Miss
Hawkins
Jackson
Yazoo City Cotton Exchange Asks Congress for Facts
Yazoo City Mississippi April 26 The Yazoo City Cotton Exchange adopted resolutions calling on Mississippi senators and representatives in Congress to obtain from the legal branch of government facts about the federal investigation into cotton exchanges. The board urged disclosure of information regarding the origin of any disturbing causes affecting cotton prices. S. E. Barnwell president W. T. Priestly secretary.
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Yazoo City
Miss
Cotter Exchange
H. D. Money
Leroy Percy
J. W. Collier
Washington, D. C
Cotton Exchange
S. E. Barnwell
W. T. Priestly
Government Breaks Into the Cotton Market Shift
New York World laments government actions against cotton speculators and monopolistic practices. It argues the administration sides with consumers, condemning inflationary policies while praising market intervention to curb prices and aid the masses amid dislocations and hardship in the industry.
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Department of Serfice
New York World
Hernando De Soto Money A Senate Scholar Observer
The Atlanta Georgian notes Mississippi senator Hernando De Soto Money as a diligent student who visits second hand bookshops on Pennsylvania Avenue daily. Though lacking many degrees, his learning is described as profound and he is a familiar figure among the shopfronts storing centuries of knowledge. It says he will soon retire to Mississippi life among old friends and books.
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United States Senate
Hernando de Soto Money
Mississippi
Pennsylvania Avenue
Atlanta
Snow in the Summer Time Spectacle
An unusual summer snowfall astonishes observers as record cold snaps shock locals. The piece notes disbelief at snow in late April and describes a spring scene as a resurrection of winter, with flakes briefly described despite warm ground.
Executive Committee Call for Democratic State Meeting
Chairman Lomax of the Democratic state executive committee calls a Jackson meeting for May 6. Gov Noel plans a determined fight in the primary, aiming to air the issue fully over two weeks. The committee's balance is uncertain, with roughly equal Percy and Vardamian factions and no prior meeting since 1908.
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Lomax
Democratic State Executive Committee
Jackson
Percy
Vardamian
Cold Snap Destroys Vast Tomato Bean Crop at Crystal Springs
Extreme cold dropped to 30 degrees at Crystal Springs wiping out hundreds of acres of tomatoes and beans. Many fields were completely destroyed while others fared poorly. Cotton crops also killed, forcing replanting. outlook uncertain for the coming week.
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Crystal Springs
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