Rice, Oil and Iron Drive Southern Growth, 1900s
In a summary from Maryland to Texas, Richard H. Edmonds notes rice transforming southwest Louisiana and Texas oil, with iron and coal development elevating Alabama’s future role. Copper, rice mills, and Western settlement uplift land values, while Beaumont oil activity builds a broad Gulf region market and fuel for global supply.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Texas
Richard H. Edmonds
Manufacturers’ Record
Louisiana
South
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
Iowa
8. L. Cary
Crowley
Southwestoulisiana
Beaumont
Mr. Edmonds
Gulf
Indiana
Gulf Coast
Piedmont
Bank Robbery Strikes Archibald Banking Co Delta O
Three masked robbers broke into the Archibald Banking Co. in Archibald Friday night and carried away about 2000 in gold and currency. The vault chest was destroyed. Thieves escaped on a horse after injuring resident John Hoffmayer with a jaw wound. No clue to the robbers.
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Delta
Dee
Archibald Banking Company
Archibald
This County
John Hoffmayer
Tramps Wrecked the Train Fatal Accident in Oregon
Engineer Cav Annaugh died from injuries after the Oregon Railroad and Navigation wreck near Portland. Four tramps are detained in The Dalles on suspicion of involvement, with a detained African American providing information on the crime.
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Portland
Cav Annaugh
Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Dalles
Dalle
Optimistic War Mood Amid Peace Negotiation Rumors
The article notes a rare wartime buoyancy as peace negotitations rumors circulate. It mentions unconfirmed reports of Boer captures in the Transvaal and widespread but unofficial speculative chatter, contrasted with no official confirmation from Lord Kitchener.
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New York
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
New Prince of Wales Becomes Aerial Orator At Guild Hall
London December 7 The prince of Wales shifted from sailor to orator in a Guild Hall speech that avoided royal platitudes. His call for Britain to wake up drew praise across papers, with many noting his notes and earnest delivery boosted his standing more than Salisbury or Chamberlain.
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London
Prince of Wales
Guild Hall
England
Daepers
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chamberlain
Dutch Red Cross Debated Over Pretoria Seizure
In The Hague the confiscation of a Dutch Red Cross outfit near Pretoria and the imprisonment of its staff on Ceylon were debated in the chamber. Members condemned Britain’s action as contrary to the Geneva convention, while the foreign minister said the rule covers belligerent ambulances and that staff may be imprisoned if neutrality is violated. The government noted Netherlands parole requests have been repeatedly made but Britain is not bound to release them until the war ends.
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Hague
Red Cross
Pretoria
Ceylon
Netherlands
Great Britain
Cattleman W R Curtis Shot in Memphis Texas
Dec 7 report from Memphis Texas states cattleman W R Curtis was shot. Mesquite doctors were sent by special train to Memphis. Curtis is described as a wealthy cattleman from the Panhandle. Details remain unclear and no further information available locally.
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Fort Worth
Memphis
Tex
W. R. Curtis
Custis
Panhandle
News in Brief Frequencies of crime and fire across states
A week of troubling events spans executions in Florida and Arkansas, a fatal street shooting in Newberry, and a fire destroying the Michigan Alkali soda ash plant. Burglaries in Bowen Illinois yield $80, a derailed Kansas City Southern engine claims Engineer James Borden, and a Pine Bluff cattle mortgage seeks $90,000. Washington Indiana sees warrant actions against 28 union miners for non union mine shutdown.
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Newberry
Fla
J. B. Bastertin
H. Johnson
Michigan Alkali Company
Wyandotte
Mich
Nash & Morris
Bowen
Thomas Hampton
Lake City
Washington
Ind
Cobb
Cannerburg
Montgomery
Kansas City
M. H. Allen
Kansas City Southern Railway
Pittsburg
Kan
James Borden
van Pelt
Pine Bluff
Ark
H. W. Jennings
Bexar County
Texas
Commission Company
In Court On A Cot George Trowbridge Demanded Tris
George Trowbridge alias William Keefe lies on a cot in Utica court paralyzed and nearly blind as his trial for impersonating a U S officer begins He was arrested in Ashtabula Ohio last August for defrauding pensioners and suffered a paralytic stroke in Utica Jail doctors fear he may not live through the trial which is expected to end this week
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New York
George Trowbridge
William Keefe
United States Court Room
Utica
N. Y
United States
Trowbridge
Ashtabula
Ohio
Dr. Kinlock
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Offered With Refund Guarantee
The advertisement promises Rex Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion sour stomach and heartburn. Drugstores authorize refunds if the product fails to cure with M. H. James Bryan Texas named as the leading local druggist.
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M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
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Southern Stock and Grain Company
St Louis
Bud Wilson
Danville
Robert H. Naylor
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