Building Boom Drives Southern Banks and Lumber Trade
The South shows strong bank formation and building, led by Texas with 85 new banks and $8.34 million capital as lumber demand surges in Florida Louisiana Mississippi and Texas. Atlanta notes high investment in new structures boosting timber markets while Memphis sees a dull hard wood trade. Northern markets buy red cedar and pine while Oklahoma land sales fail to yield lumber orders.
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Jacksonville
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Mississippi
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Cockran Faces Cold Reception in London Lobby
Bourke Cockran faced an icy moment in the House of Commons lobby in London when Winston Churchill introduced him to Colonel Arthur Lee who rebuffed Cockran by remarking about his prior welcome to Boer delegates. Churchill apologized for the insult as Cockran simply smiled.
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Bourke Cockran
House of Commons
London
Cockran
Winston Churchill
Winston
Arthur Lee
Washington
Colonel Lee
Ship's Narrow Escape Off New Orleans Amid Boer Suspicions
A powerful explosion near the Harrison line steamer Mechanician in New Orleans shook the city. Inspectors found three large starboard plates stove in and 16 rivets knocked out as crew fought water intake. Officials doubt on board explosive presence and suspect outside action possibly by disgruntled muleteers connected to British transports.
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New Orleans
Harrison Line
Mechanician
South Africa
Alfred LeBlanc
Bullion Recovered in California Robbery Case
Reports from San Francisco say the Selby Smelting works bullion theft may be solved with John Winters in custody after he allegedly confessed to hiding $130000 in Casquine Straits waters. Investigators note drilling in the floor hints at inside knowledge and potential multiple actors.
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Selby
John Winters
Winters
Calling on President Gompers to rally AFL leaders
A call urged President Gompers to convene meetings of presidents and secretaries from AFL connected bodies to plan support for strikers. A Berlin dispatch notes Germany ready to back England diplomatically despite Morocco sensitivities. A separate report from London says General Kitchener’s dispatch reports a Boers’ block house near Bradfort captured with 50 prisoners and seized stock and wagons.
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