Tobacco acreage shrinks across several states
Washington reports North Carolina will show a smaller tobacco acreage this year with much of last year’s crop still in growers hands. Transplanting is underway in Tennessee as plants grow fast, possibly requiring replanting after recent freezes. Virginia markets close, co operative marketing groups expand. New England cuts acreage. Wisconsin sees little tobacco sold and prices stay low.
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Washington
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Foriday
Tennessee
Virginia
Closing Exercises At Boston School
Reverend J. S. Hiatt of Winston-Salem will be chief speaker at the exercises in Boston schoolhouse near this city on Wednesday April 38 at 10 o clock. Music will be supplied by the Enterprise cornet band. Teachers at Boston school are Miss Lizzie Ripple Miss Pearle Ripple and Maie Corroll.
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J. S. Hiatt
Winston-Salem
Boston
Enterprise Cornet Band
Boston School
Lizzie
Pearle Ripple
Maie Corroll
Paoli Gallico Wins National Musical Clubs Prize
New York artist pianist and teacher Paoli Gallico announced as this year’s winner of the $5,000 grand prize for the oratorio The Apocalypse. The June convention of the federation runs June 6 to 14 in Davenport Rock Island and Moline.
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Columbus
Paoli Gallico
New York
National Federation of Musical Clubs
Pauline Arnoux MedArthur
Henri Pierre Roche
Federation
Tri-Cities
Davenport
Inock Island
Moline
Virginia Federation of Labor Endorses Gompers in Lynchburg
A Virginia Federation of Labor committee drafted revolutions denouncing William R Hearst and pledging devotion to Samuel Gompers in Lynchburg April 15. F M McCready a Washington representative for Gompers was chosen to present the resolutions at the convention later that day.
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Mr. Gompers
Lynchburg
William J. R. Hearst
Samuel Gompers
Virginia Federation of Labor
F. M. McCready
Cof
Washington
Gompers
Steinmetz Quantifies Lightning Power as Train Tonnage
Charles P. Steinmetz, noted electrical wizard, computes that a lightning flash carries power equivalent to a 200 ton train moving at 50 miles per hour. The comparison highlights the immense energy released in a single bolt.
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Charles P. Steinmetz
United States Sends New Mandate Notes to Major Powers
Washington reports new notes on mandates sent to Japan Great Britain France and Italy. Officials would not discuss contents but noted the notes are broad covering all American rights from the world war and the right to approve mandates before adoption.
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Washington
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Pacific
Equator
State Department
Colby
United States
Prime 1 Coroner Sees Things
YORK SC April 6 York county claims the most active blind coroner in the United States Paul G McCorkle former congressman from the fifth South Carolina district walks city streets unaided save for a long cane He identifies hundreds by voice and keeps an office on the second floor He descends to fetch coal with a coal scuttle in winter after losing his sight years ago when a horse ran away
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S. C
York County
United States
Paul G. McCorkle
Congress
Fifth
South Carolina
McCorkle
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