Vienna Cotton Congress Ends With Unified Stance on Ginning and Tar
The International Cotton Congress in Vienna, Austria, closed with a favorable outlook. Growers and spinners opposed cotton futures speculation and backed compressing cotton at ginneries, establishing a 22 pound tare limit. Delegates urged better transport methods, supported broader cotton cultivation, and called for decentralized European cotton growing with global support.
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Daniel G. Roper
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Lynching of Henry Johnson in Echo Louisiana
A mob of about 150 men seized Henry Johnson from the Echo jail Saturday night and lynched him. Johnson, described as a middle aged Negro, was accused of attempting to assault the wife of his employer Ephraim Pearce, a prominent planter, who was away from home at the time.
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Henry Johnson
Echo
Johnson
Ephraim Pearce
Change of venue in murder case set for June in Houston
Loy ing, charged with the murder of Theodore Estes in Lexington Virginia, will face a special term of court in Houston Halifax county on June 24. Judge Barksdale granted the venue change, announced after the indictment.
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Lexington
Houston
Halifax County
Barksdale
Loying
Illinois woman to cut the marriage oath clause
The Illinois justice of the peace elect plans to omit the bride’s obligation clause requesting obedience from the groom during wedding ceremonies. The Washington Times notes a married official may see no need for that traditional question.
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Washington Times
Dr Kline's Great Nervous Restorative Promoted
An advertisement touts Dr H R Kline's Great Nervous Restorative for fits and nervous diseases with a $2 bottle and a free treatise. It lists 131 Arch St Philadelphia as contact and mentions a trial copy offer. Also references bridge talk quotes and a salmon cookbook promotion by Argo Red Salmon Cook Book.
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Kline
H. BR. Kline
Arch St
Phila
His Culinary Love
A Punch cartoon caption shows a cook asking for another cook to keep company after words, while a policeman vows he would starve first. The humor centers on a culinary quarrel and stubborn police restraint.
Cure for Scaly Head Disease By Cuticura Remedies
Measles left my head and neck covered with sores the size of pennies and hair loss. Six months of blood remedies and salve failed. After starting Cuticura Remedies, a week showed improvement and three weeks cured. Seven years later I remain symptom free. Mrs. Henry Porter Albion Neb Aug 25 06. Chattanooga to sell red liquor legally after Nov 1 in East Tennessee. Nashville American notes limited access in coves. Argo Red Salmon is machine cleaned and packed, no hand contact.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Argo
Merely a Theory in a Quirky Boarding House Exchange
A Chicago Newer item features aboarder quipping about a chicken while the landlady interrupts. The 8. K. narrator jokes that N is the offspring of a hard boiled egg, in a humorous boarding house exchange.
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