Cotton Association holds annual meetings in three states
South Carolina Mississippi and Georgia divisions of the Southern Cotton Association meet in Dallas plans. Officers are elected and delegates selected for the upcoming national convention in Dallas. Sessions discussed price stability reduced leverage and policy priorities for cotton growers.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Southern Cotton Association
E. D. Smith
Dallas
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Walter Clark
National Convention of Cotton Growers
Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
State
Fortune awaits somebody in Stuttler estate Spokane tale
Spokane Wash Feb 5 Thiry thousand dollars in farm property and gold coin comprising the estate of Laurence Stuttler a Span gle Wash rancher who died Jan 26 in Deaconess hospital awaiting anyone who can prove relationship to the aged recluse He paid for two months care in advance and left gold coin gifts before his death He lived as a hermit after arriving in America in 1834 from Cous tone Baden Baden and traveled through many cities before settling on his Spangle farm Lena is a name heard before his final hours.
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Spokane
Wash
Laurence Stuttler
Spangle
Stuttl R
Lena
Stuttler
America
Coustone
Baden-Baden
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Nashville
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Captain Smith Dies By Poison In Ashfield Crisis
Mobile February 5 The British steamer Ashfield left Mobile December 19 for Nipa Cuba and Captain Smith committed suicide by poison in his stateroom at sea. After mutiny and mutineers aboard the crew, the first mate took command and landed at Manzanillo January 9, then the second mate led to Cienfuegos January 15. A sailor mailed a letter from that port detailing near-starvation and mutiny aboard. The body was buried at sea after renewed mutiny. the second mate finally took command. The Maritime Register lists Ritedie as the present master.
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Mobile
Smith
Ashfield
Nipa
Cuba
Manzanillo
Cienfuegos
Captain Forrest Stricken During The Clansman Showing
Memphis February 5 Captain William Forrest son of the late General Nathan Bedford Forrest collapsed from apoplexy while watching the presentation of The Clansman at a local venue. medical aid was summoned and his condition was reported serious.
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Memphis
William Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Florida to Speak First Taft Versus Foraker Split at State Convention
St Augustine Florida February 5 delegates begin arriving for the Republican State convention to choose delegates to Chicago. The meeting marks Florida’s first state convention with a split between white office holding and colored factions. Taft supporters aim to direct delegates while Foraker backers rally behind a separate slate. The contest is expected to be spirited with rival factions speaking for control.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Chicago
Taft
Senator Foraker
Florida State fair opens with Tampa welcome
Tampa hosts the Florida State fair opening with flags and bunting as Governor N. B. Broward and Fair President T. J. Su Brown lead the ceremonies. The exposition highlights Florida’s progress in agriculture horticulture stock raising and education with exhibits from more than twenty counties.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
N. B. Broward
T. J. Su. Brown
Countess Free as Divorce Case Heard In Private
The Yarmouth divorce case was heard in private with the court excluding all nonparticipants. The hearing lasted about thirty minutes and the Countess appeared in a black gown while the Earl was absent. The case file is sealed and the charges remain undisclosed. The Countess applied for a divorce decree on January 8 and Sir Birrell Barnes granted a decree nullifying the marriage.
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London
Yarmouth
Earl of Yarmouth
Yarmouths
Mary K. Thaw
Countiss
Hertford
Marquis of Hertford
Marchioness Hertford
England
Birrell Barnes
Countess of Yarmouth
Two Fires Threaten Berlin Business District
Berlin New Hampshire suffered two separate fires in its business district on February 5. Firemen from nearby cities aided local crews but wind shifts kept the blazes active for five hours, causing an estimated $40,000 in damage and leaving buildings burning until daylight.
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Icty
Berlin
N. H
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Batavia
GEO. A. Adams Insurance
Will S. Higgs
Texas Mutual
Texas
Smith Building
J. B. Hines
Stevenson Machine and Repair
Bryan
Will
the Maritime Register
Ritedie
Forrest
Countess Free
City National
G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
J. W. English
J. N. Cole
J. K. Parker
H.dunlap
Crest
Dwinell Wright
MO. M. Lawrence & CO
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