Hemp industry collapse yet old Kentucky hemp center
An historical survey shows hemp production peaked in 19th century Kentucky, then plummeted as steamboat and global imports reduced American farming. Much of US hemp now comes from imports like Manila hemp and sisal, while domestic processing lagged and twine makers resisted using American fiber. The piece notes Kentucky’s still dominant share and a long, quirky colonial and early state history of hemp.
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Kentucky
Bluegrass
United States
Illinois
Nebraska
California
Rumsey
Fulton
Department of Agriculture
Philippines
Padre Pedro Espallergas
Virginia
Ice chokes Niagara as floods surge over gorge
Niagara Falls freezes solid after a southwest storm. A massive ice pack from Lake Erie moves down the river, flooding the Ontario Power plant, covering tracks and bridges, with damage estimated around 1 million dollars. Thousands visit the spectacle as authorities warn of further risk if more ice jam forms.
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Niagara Falls
Lake Ontario
Ontario Power Company
Great Gorge
Lewiston
Governor Campbell calls second special session after first
Austin April 11. After the expiration of the first called session, Governor Campbell orders lawmakers to meet tomorrow for a second special session. He blasts the legislature for six hundred days of work with no enacted platform demands and an unconsidered appropriation bill.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
Roosevelt Now in the Red Sea
The steamer Admiral carrying ex President Roosevelt passed Suez at night and headed down the Red Sea with planned stops at Aden and Mogadiscio. A landing party including Kermit Roosevelt and zoologist Edmund Hieler collected bird specimens before traveling to Suez. King Manuel received Stewart Woodford and recalled meeting Roosevelt at Messina.
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Roosevelt
Red Sea
Aden
Mogadiscio
Italian Somaliland
Ismailia
Rea
Mediterranean
Kermit Roosevelt
Major Mearns
Edmund Htieller
J. Alden Loring
RCME
Victor Emmanuel
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
Messina
Woman Killed In Cleveland Runaway Crash
Mrs. Mary Langenau, 59, wife of W C Langenau and mother in law of ex mayor Robert E McKisson, died when a horse startled by a passing engine whistle bolted the carriage on a Big Four bridge. Her skull was fractured as she leaped clear. W C Langenau, J F Langenau, a grandchild Gladys Langenau, and coachman James Groves were injured but not seriously.
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Mary Langenau
Cleveland
Cleveland, C
W. C. Langenau
Robert E. McKisson
C. Langenau
J. F. Langenau
Gladys Langenau
James Groves
Big Four
Langenau
Groves
Night Riders Burn Four Big Tobacco Warehouses
Four large tobacco warehouses in Mayfield Kentucky were destroyed by fire at about 4 am. Owned by Lewis & Gordon Dick Walton Sherrill & Burnett and the American Snuff Company, the losses total about 25 000 dollars with about 300 000 pounds of tobacco burned. The fire was discovered only after it had fully developed and is described as incendiary.
Fire kills six in Lenox blaze destroying business district
A Lenox Massachusetts fire in the Clifford block destroyed four business blocks and two dwellings causing 200000 to 300000 in losses. Six people died including Miss Alice French and Edward Ventress. three others were severely burned. Fire suspected to stem from spontaneous combustion with explosions from turpentine oils and dynamite in the cellar.
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Lenox
Mass
Franklin, Main
Housatonic
Church Streets
Clifford
Public Library
Ciruis
New York
Boston
James Clifford & Sons Company
Hgrr
Dra
Clifford Block
Castro Denied Landing in Danish West Indies
Copenhagen reports the government forbids ex-President Castro from landing in the Danish West Indies. Fort de France notes Castro protested deportation to France aboard the Versailles and considered seeking passage to Spain. Castro’s supporters from St Lucia hurried to meet him after departure.
Reward Offered for Hor ton Simpson in Hubbard School Death
Washington police announce a 50 reward for Hor ton Simpson former Hubbard school principal wanted in the death of Miss Abbie Coultry of Cincinnati. Relatives vouched for his return but he has not appeared. Major Sylvester seeks help from other cities as Simpson may seek teaching or soliciting work.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Sylvester
Horton Simpson
Hubbard School
Abbie Coultry
Cincinnati
Toulon Naval Yard Faces Scandalous Conditions Inquiries
The parliamentary investigating committee reports serious flaws at Toulon dockyard. The battleship Justice is nearly useless with burned boiler plates and two months needed for repair. ammunition stock is incomplete. The sister ship Liberte has half its boilers unusable due to a missing small part, and shell filling workshops lack basic precautions.
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Toulon
France
Justice
Violent quake felt in Sundsvall Sweden
A violent earthquake occurred Saturday morning near Sundsvall Sweden lasting nearly a minute. Reports described considerable damage with three shocks recorded. Separately three earthquakes were registered at Laibach Austria observatory on Saturday though the distance was not given.
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Sweden
Copenhagen
Sundsvall
Laiback
Austria
Illinios Central Train Kills Three Foldorf Girls
In Dubuque Iowa on April 11 a Illinois Central Flyer struck and instantly killed Anna 7, Mabel 8, and Ruby 14 Foldorf daughters of Fred Foldorf near Illing. The girls were walking on the track toward the approaching train and could not be stopped by the engineers.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Illinois Central “Flyer
Anna
Mabel
Ruby Foldorf
Fred Foldorf
Here
Black man linked to Arcadia assault dies in custody incident
In Arcadia Florida on April 11 a Black man who seized Miss Mary Steel Ewing in a buggy and dragged her into bushes died in a related incident after a posse tracked him. Sheriff Freeman faced a jailbreak attempt as the crowd grew to over 300. In Yazoo City Mississippi, Howard Montgomery, a Black man charged with violating a labor contract, was reportedly killed when a mob overpowered the jailer after his arrest.
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Arcadia
Fla
John Smith
Mary Steel Ewing
Miss Ewing
Will Knowles
Freeman
Smith
Yazoo City
Miss
Howard Montgomery
Taft Receives Easter Greeting Outside St Johns Church
President Taft attended Easter services at St John’s Episcopal Church where Mrs Taft is a member. A large crowd gathered outside as he exited and waited for Mrs Taft. An informal reception formed on the steps but was halted when she appeared.
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Washington
Taft
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Senate Tariff Changes Reduce Payne Bill Revenue
Washington April 11 The Payne tariff bill faces revenue cuts of about 20 million as amendments before passage reduce duties and new provisions. Senate finance committee will adjust to meet original estimates. changes include removing countervailing duties on tea coffee lumber and petroleum, and adding inheritance and tobacco tax measures.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Tée
Dingley
Payne
Ways A Means Committee
Senate
Senate Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Daniel
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