Night Riders Roasted as Opponents Defend Them at Cotton Conference
In Memphis the cotton conference spiraled into chaos as Walter Clarke denounced night riding calling riders cars and gunmen. A. C. Roane defended them as oppressed with motives, chairs were stood on and an adjournment was proposed before Clarke resumed his talk. In Buffalo a gasoline launch towed a clinker boat with ten Chinamen aboard. six drowned when wrecked on the south break wall.
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Walter Clarke
Clarksville
Miss
Ealing
A. C. Roane
Mississippi
Clarke
Sisson
Jordan
Mr. Clarke
Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
Explosion in Rabid mine traps 4006 workers in Hamm
An explosion of fire damp at the Rabid mine in Hamm, Germany, entombed about 4006 men. The mine caught fire and rescue crews fought flames as relatives gathered outside police cordons. By Thursday afternoon thirty five bodies were recovered and eighteen men were seriously injured but brought to safety.
Man Throws Money Orders Before Suicide in Helena
Albert Ber mer a former Alaskan miner killed himself at Canyon Fork after discarding over $2,000 in post office money orders payable to him into the river claiming the money was government property and there could be no quarrel after his death. Meanwhile in New Orleans two men Wayne Blackburn and A B Keys engineer and conductor of the Great Northern express were arrested in the Little Woods wreck with bail set at 10,000 each as investigators probe the collision and rail delay.
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Helena
Mont
Albert Bermer
Canyon Fork
New Orleans
Little Woods Station
New Orleans and Northeastern
Wayne Blackburn
A. B. Keys
Great Northern Express
Northeastern
Army dirigible makes ten hour flight in Berlin
Berlin reports an army dirigible balloon completed a successful ten hour flight on November 12. The long endurance voyage demonstrated reliability and endurance of aerial craft.
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Berlin
First Step Taken to Block Chamberlain Election
Opponents of statement No 1 start a petition drive to push Oregon legislators who signed the statement to back a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat. If enough voters sign, the petition could release signers from their pledge and derail George E. Chamberlain's renomination.
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Chamberlain
Portland
Ore
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
United States
Lican
Oklahoma trial over Standard Oil rivals cited pipeline delay claim
George W. Barnes testified in the government's suit to dissolve Standard Oil that Prairie Oil and Gas began extending lines to the Glenn Pool area but halted due to an adverse Interior Department ruling. He argued the policy made pipeline building risky and costly, limiting competition and harming producers. J. R. Greenlee supported fair treatment and noted Prairie’s practice of storing oil in its tanks, sometimes 40 million barrels, while losses due to evaporation cut into profits.
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Secretary of the Interior
Barnes
Prairie Company
J. R. Greenlee
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
Greenlee
Capital
Oklahoma Field
Million Dollar Pullman Order From Southern Pacific
San Francisco officials announce a million dollar order for new Pullman coaches for routes between San Francisco and Portland and Los Angeles. An additional million will fund 220 passenger coaches for Pacific coast lines.
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San Francisco
Portland
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Pacific Coast
Visiting Patrons of Husbandry Delegates Meet at White House
Delegates of the Patrons of Husbandry and their wives were received by President Roosevelt at the White House Thursday afternoon after arrival in Washington. The gathering occurred as part of a visit arranged for the group to engage with the administration on agricultural and rural community concerns.
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Washington
Patrons of Husbandry and
White House
Roosevelt
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Newton
Memphis
Westphalia
Barnes and Greenlee
The
Standard
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
J. W. English
E. H. Astin
J. K. Parker
J. N. Cole
Wilson
Drew Selby
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