Cotton convention planned to raise Southern prices
An open letter from Charles S. Barrett urges a November 11 convention in New Orleans for cotton producers and business interests to ally for elevating prices. Barrett cites Farmers' Union influence, with 2,000,000 planters controlling 60 percent of the crop, urging Brazos county unions to send delegates and inviting merchants to join in a united effort for the common good. The Eagle invites practical suggestions for growth strategies.
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Charles S. Barrett
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
New Orleans
South
the Eagle
Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Brazos County
Grateful to Uncle Sam as Panamanian Independence Day Observed
Pekin marks Empress dowager birthday with a demonstration before the American Legation for Boxer indemnity relief. Several thousand Chinese and others participate. In Panama City the fourth anniversary of independence is celebrated with parades masques and sports. Americans join with locals.
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Pekin
Panama
Republic of Panama
Notes of Labor World and Union Moves Abroad
Interlocking switch and signal men form a new union for Boston terminal division. August injuries in Canada reach 320 with 115 deaths. P H Morrissey named president of the Railway Employer and Investors Association and previously grand master of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen since 1895. Walla Walla unions urge free textbooks in next municipal election. Massachusetts Steam Engineers set Lowell for the next State convention on December 13. Finland passes a bakers bill eight hours daily with a ban on night work. Bedford carpenters and joiners form committees to screen applicants by a 15-task demonstration. Michigan court limits suits by foreign corporations not registered or paying a franchise fee. Large anthracite mines may offer educational facilities to workers, aiming to reduce accidents through better training.
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Boston Terminal
Canada
P. H. Morrissey
Railway Employer and Investors’ Association
Brotherhood of Railroad
Walla Walla
Wash
Board
Bedford
Mass
Carpenters and Joiners
Michigan
Secretary of State
White Ribbon Leader Sets Sail for World Tour
Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson president of the Massachusetts W C T U sails from San Francisco for a world tour to promote temperance. Her first stop is Honolulu with plans to reach China early next year and attend the anti opium congress in Shanghai. Japan and India will be visited as part of the itinerary.
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San Francisco
Cal
Katherine Lent Stevenson
Massachusetts
Temperance Organization
Honolulu
China
Shanghai
Japan
India
Texas receives federal balance for frontier troops
Austin reports a $21,395 payment from the Federal government as reimbursement for Texas troops guarding the frontier from 1855 to June 1860. The state had been owed $396,814 total, with $375,418 collected in 1906. A further $100,000 claim is under investigation.
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State of
Texas
Railroad Commission
International and Great Northern Railway
Harry's
Houston
Galveston
Pythian Library Association of Dallas
Enid, Ochiltree and Western Railway
Ochiltree
State Department
Dalhart
Gulf, Texas and Western Railway
Dallas
Burr's Ferry
Newton County
Benjamin
Knox County
Fort Worth
Cottondale
Wise County
Governor Hughes Votes in Small Shop Near Home
In New York on November 3 Governor Hughes votes in a small shop near his residence, prepares his ballot and casts it.
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Hughes
New York
Sherman predicts winners after voting in Utica
Hon. J. S. Sherman, after casting his ballot in Utica, chatted with friends and said he felt both national and state tickets would win.
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Palestine
Tex
Campbell
Utica
N. Y
J. S. Sherman
Big Town Elects in Newly Founded City
Gary Indiana hosts its first election in under a year with an estimated 7000 votes as workers in the steel mills shape the outcome. The event marks a rare political milestone for a town created by United States Steel Corporation.
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Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
Lieutenant Governor Chanter Votes Quietly at Home
Poughkeepsie report says Lieutenant Governor Chanter cast his ballot in Red Hook base area and returned to his home in Pokeby after voting in the early hours.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Liteut
Chanter
Red Hook
Pokeby
Foraker tied to fatal quarrel ends with Milam shooting
In Foraker Oklahoma on November 2 Frank S Steward a hardware merchant and local Democratic committeeman shot and killed John H Milam a Pawhuska farmer after a heated political debate Seward fired five shots Milam a Republican had long been active in Osage Indian affairs The incident occurred at Sewards store
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Foraker
Okla
Frank S. Steward
John H. Milam
Pawhuska
Seward
Milam
Dr W H Lawrence Dent Over Haswell's Book Store
Dr W H Lawrence Dent files a legal action related to Haswell's Book Store. The case concerns ownership or misappropriation of materials and seeks resolution through court action. The article notes the parties involved and the local venue where the dispute is heard.
Land title listings for county properties and houses
In offices the Books of Brave county land titles list one and a half lots with a six room brick house two blocks from Main Street on a corner lot with cistern and stable priced at 1050 dollars. A quarter section includes a five room home on the east side priced at 1000 dollars. Terms call for a balance in one…
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Moses Hughes
Hdge
East
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