Masked mob burns Princeton tobacco plants and targets water systems
A mob of about 300 masked men in Princeton Kentucky attacked two large tobacco stemmeries owned by James Steger and John G. Orr, controlled by Imperial Tobacco. The fires destroyed both plants with about 150,000 pounds of tobacco in each warehouse, and the mob seized the night marshal, disarmed police, and took control of the telephone office. Water supplies were cut off, preventing fire response, and the mob dispersed toward Hopkinsville. The incident is linked to tobacco growers' agitation against the tobacco trust. Later, at Guthrie, Kentucky, the Dark Tobacco Growers association executive committee raised tobacco prices from $1 to $3 per 100 pounds.
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Princeton
Illinois Central
James Steger
John G. Orr
Imperial Tobacco Company of New York
Hopkinsville
Stecer
American Snuff Company
Steger
Orr
Imperial Company
Tobacco Trust
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Protective Association
Guthrie, Ky
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Association
Former bank president Gordon Du Bose found guilty on misapplication
Birmingham December 1 jury convicts Gordon Du Bose, former president of the defunct First National Bank of Ensley, on all counts of misapplication of funds but not on abstraction and embezzlement. About 48 000 involved from cotton speculation. judge imposes five years, minimum under law.
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Birmingham
Gordon du Bose
First National Bank of
Ensley
National Bank
du- Bose
Jones
DuBose
Baby Born Aboard Mallory Line Vessel Concho
On the Mallory Line steamer Concho en route from New York to Galveston a birth occurred 115 miles off Southwest Pass. A son of Mr and Mrs John Trippel was born and named Concho Light Trippel in honor of the vessel and the attending physician in New Orleans on December 1.
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New Orleans
Concho
New York
Galveston
Southwest Pass
John Trippel
San Francisco
Concho Light Trippel
Tabor Heads to Mexico for Public Health Meeting
Austin dispatch reports State Health Officer Tabor traveling to the City of Mexico to attend a session of the Public Health association. He will join other health officials to discuss regional health issues and policy.
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Austin
Tabor
City of
Mexico
The
Public Health Association
Worst Year for Spot Cotton Falls Sharply in New Orleans
New Orleans cotton brokers report the year ending Aug 31 shows the worst spot cotton year in 35 years. Receipts at the port fell to 14.75 percent of U S crop from 20.07 percent, with Texas diversion and Texas railroad rules cited as major factors.
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New Orleans
Cotton Exchange
Indian Territory
New York
Committee On Information and Statistics
Oklahoma Constitution Inception At Guthrie Convention
Forming a constitution for Oklahoma began as two proposals were introduced in the constitutional convention. A railroad regulation plan targets common carrier status and stock inspection, while a Jim Crow measure asks for separate coaches for whites and blacks. Judge Ledbetter opposed federal supremacy, urging strict state sovereignty.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Ledbetter
Ardmore
Committee On Railroads
Five Fatalities In Virginia Mine Blast Near Moccasin Gap
A dynamite explosion at Moccasin Gap Virginia twenty miles west of Knoxville kills four men and a foreman in a deep cut for the South and Western railroad. Seven charges were set. five exploded initially and the last two ignited on entry, mangling the victims. Names of the deceased are not given.
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Knoxville
Moccasin Gap
South and Western Railroad
Dreadful Deeds in Atlanta Husband Kills Wife then Suicide
John F. Cooper a carpenter fatally wounded his wife with a hatchet and then killed himself with a gun at their Atlanta home. The wounded wife was found unable to speak and the motive remains unknown.
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Cooper
Atlanta
John F. Cooper
Ardmore Shooting: Sol Oates Killed by Pose Johnson
In Dougherty on December 1 Sol Oates a jointist was shot three times and killed by Pose Johnson a wealthy Chickasaw cattleman. Authorities say Oates caused the trouble while drinking near Johnsons home.
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Accus''d. Ardmore
Sol Oates
Dougherty
Pose Johnson
Oates
Johnson
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London
Huntley & Palmer Biscuits
Howell Bros
Bryan
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Eom Eimassss
E. J. Fountain
Mound
Ness
Orleans
Texas
Hirst National
BNK OF
BRYN
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
John
Grand Opera House
Thomas Dixon, JR
Smith Building
City National Bank
J.B. Hines
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