Union Bureau Cotton Holders Keep Cool
Letter from Farmers' Union Warehouse Co. president Miller cites Texas Gatesville crop data and a fifteen cent minimum dispute. Banks withheld funds from farmers and buyers, causing cash shortages while Union members hold about 9 000 bales. The writer says the union plans a fight to secure fair prices amid widespread cotton market stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 8. Miller
Farmers’ Union Warehouse Co
Gatesville
Texas
Ines
Farmers’ Union
Conte
Navett
Qast
Tam
Miller
Cotton growers press direct trade and home warehouses plan
The piece urges cotton growers to bypass New York firms and banks, establishing direct trade with foreign buyers via a Farmers' Cotton Union. It calls for home cotton warehouses in the South and two foreign storage stations in Manchester and Bremen, arguing unity and self reliance over reliance on New York exchanges and financiers. The author defends rapid communications and distant markets as progress and asks whether growers will trust Wall Street or themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton Union Plang
Manchester
Breme
New York Cotton Exchange
Wall Ag Gome
Bremen
Norfolk
Eitier
Armers
Cotton Union
Warning of a Union Disturber in South Carolina Partners
A political pamphlet warns that an enemy of the Farmers' Hinton plans to disrupt the union with a skilled but treacherous disruptor among them. The note alleges a South Carolina Partners' Union insider plots manipulation, urging vigilance against covert influence and singling out a named official. An accompanying apology and publication details follow.
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Hinton
Cnet
South Civoliua
Ehean
Windine
Tim
Credit mixup in poem attribution prompts apology
A correspondence notes a miscredit in a bulletin referencing "Agriculture for the Common Schools." The Cultivator Publishing Co asks recipients to credit PF 8 Crowder and J B Hunnicutt, apologizes for the error, and states the poem was originally by Hunnicutt, who is now deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
J. B. Hunoicutt
Trul
the Cultivator Publishing Co
J. B. Hunnicutt
Call for County Union Meeting at Westminster
Brethren of Local and County Unions are called to meet December 7 to discuss reducing cotton acreage in 1908 and distressed cotton. The County Union meets December 14 at Oakway to elect delegates for a national meeting in Memphis January 1908. Turn out to inform delegates of views for the county mass meeting.
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Westminster
Barrett
Oakway
Memphis
Tenn
J. B. Harels
A. N. Prichard
Secy
Treau
Congress Whi Spend Some Congress Outline Budget
Washington reports show outlays from government departments totaling 710,287,026.20 dollars for the current year, as presented to Congress. The figure reflects the annual appropriation plan across federal agencies and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
May Make Nurses Register
Columbia reports a bill will be presented to the General Assembly to register trained nurses. The measure aims to protect competent nurses and safeguard the public by ensuring only qualified individuals practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
General Assembly
Big verdict against the Southern Railway Company sparksburg
In til a county a large jury verdict was returned against the Southern Railway Company in the case of T K Frimmerer as administrator of the estate of J W Aillam killed while in the road’s employ. The suit sought 100000 dollars in damages and the jury awarded 1810 dollars.
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Sparksburg
Tila County
Southern Railway Company
T. K. ‘Frimmier
J. W' Aillaon
Mob Drags Man Through Streets After Fatal Shooting in Opp
In Opp Alabama on an unspecified date, Neal Saunders a young Lexro man was killed by a mob after Mrs Marys or Mrais testified he assaulted her. The mob fired about three hundred rounds into his body then dragged him through the streets until the sheriff arrived.
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Ala
Neal Saunders
Lexro
Mrais
Fighting at Vindivastol Reported With Casualties
Port Maria agents report ongoing clashes at Vindivas tol before the Mont Eagle kalled. About 280 men were killed or wounded as revolutionary forces in Port Maria and nearby areas stir Vladivostok history.
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Victoria
D. C
Ateam
Portmara
Naxaxakl
Mont Eagle
Vindivastol
Port Maria
Vladivostok
Mills Cut Hours In General Labor Reform Effort
The article notes WIM operations aim to shorten horn time in cotton and woolen mills over the next four weeks. It recalls a General Assembly session that limited labor hours, with mills initially reducing to 62 hours on the fifth day of July and 60 hours on the tenth day of January, 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
David Bispham to Sing in Charleston on December 7
David Bispham, famed tenor praised for wide repertoire in opera oratorio and song, to perform in Charleston December 7 after studying masters in Italy and London. Reviews note his mastery of Bach Handel Mendelssohn and Beethoven while modeling on great sacred concert artistry. Also mentions free trial of Dr Shoop’s catarrh remedy offered by J W Bell.
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David Bispham
Charleston
Italy
Nym
Ord«Torio
London
William Shakespeare
Muc
Randagger
Mozart
Rose Win
Birmingham
Leeds
Shefield
Haydn
Handel
Mendelssohn
Bach
Beethoven
Schubert
Schumann
Frang
Brahms
America
Europe
Brapham
Shoop
Hacine
Wis
J. W. Bell
Son Convicted Father Freed in Gainesville Murder Case
In Alachua county a jury found B B Lowman guilty of murder in the death of Dunlap Phinney with a recommendation for mercy for George Lowman, while George was found not guilty of the murder. The case had moved from Raleigh Levy county after fears of biased justice. A Paced insert promotes Health Coffee Imitation by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin claiming a minute brew time and no real coffee.
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Gainesville
B. B. Lowman
George Lowman
Dunlap Phinney
Phinney
Raleigh
Levy County
Alachua
Lowman
Poor House Couple Marry in Local Store Wedding
After a courtship of several weeks Henry Belcher aged 55 and Mary Deese aged 68 inmates of the county parish were married Saturday morning in the Sasen Milan store by J. 4. Smith. It was a simple away wedding. The couple hurried back to the parlor and shared the news.
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Henry Belcher
Mary Deese
Sasen Milan
J. 4. Smith
Barioh
Baby saved as mother drops child from third story window
Panic fills a smoke filled Chicago apartment at Twenty sixth and State Streets when Mrs M K Loeftler drops her baby to Martha Mackburn below. The swift catch averts tragedy though several women are overcome by smoke and helped down the fire escape. A cough remedy parade pitches Dr Shoop's South Cure as safe and harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twenty-sixth
State Streets
M. K. Loeftler
Martha Mackburn
Shoop
Baby on Train Sparks Courtship Of Conference
A minister en route to a conference took a riding companion’s baby when Judy hurriedly handed it to him at Spare triburi. The train pulled away and the conductor revealed the baby’s quiet, prompting the preacher to plead for help as a large doll was uncovered. The incident aged him in the eyes of bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wit White
Judy
Triburi
Indy
Linnderstenel
Spartanburg
Booth's Rules for Keeping Youth alive at Four Score
General William Booth of the Salvation Army outlines his rules for sustaining long life at eighty, urging cheerful spirit, healthy habits, regular sleep, wholesome food, and balanced recreation. He warns against conscience wear and tear and suggests practical guidance for singles and couples, including gifts to a cross wife and leisure activities.
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London
William Booth
Salvation Army
Untitled Advertisement Fragment on Health Tonic
An OCR fragment touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for indigestion and lack of appetite. A testimonial from J. H. Walker of Bunbury Ohio claims relief from dyspepsia, implying the product provides genuine pleasure and benefits to others.
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J. H. Walker
Bunbury
Ohio
It Won't Work Newberry Observer analysis of cotton scheme
The piece condemns Theodore Hirrica a bold New York Cotton Exchange speculator. It cites a circular offering to lend cash advances against cotton delivered for December contracts. The plan is dismissed as doomed.
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Newberry Observer
Gall
Theodore Hirrica
New York Cotton Exchange
Umit
Newty
Bristol women attempt mass suicide in boardinghouse
In Bristol Tennessee on November 30 a group of firemen residents of a boarding house planned a joint suicide. Grace Howard survived after taking a bride to die, others were saved by doctors. The spree followed a week of autoerotic mania with a dozen women in the same neighborhood attempting self harm.
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Bristol
Tenn
Grace Howard
Thieves drill safe at Bay Minette tax office
In Mobile on December 2 thieves drilled the safe of the State and county tax collector H. H. Cooper in Bay Minette Baldwin County twenty three miles from here. They obtained about $10,000 in cash and securities. The thieves did not use dynamite but forced entry into the vault and broke the lock.
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Mobile
Ala
H. H. Cooper
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
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WIM
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Spartanburg Journal
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