Cane Crop Output Promised as 55 000 Tons Sell Likely
Production plans show a large cane crop with a flood of T912 cups in Angola and a stated expectation that 55 000 tons will be sold.
20 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1913
Page
1
Production plans show a large cane crop with a flood of T912 cups in Angola and a stated expectation that 55 000 tons will be sold.
Angola and Hope plantation cane yields expected at about three quarters of normal due to flood damage and levee work. Col. C. Harrison Parker reports 55 000 tons for Angola and Hope mills, with 75 000 tons typical, while facing heavy levee costs and debt from the 1912 inundation.
Well known kennel owners bring high bred dogs to Hampton Connecticut for the annual Meld Trials Club meet. The trials run through the week with events including the membership stake the Derby and the all age competition. King George visits London to shoot at Houghton Hall hosted by Cora Countess of Stafford wife of former New York society figure.
Augusta Ga October open federal court hears Thomes E Watson editor and 1904 People's party presidential nominee charged with sending obscene matter by mail The defence argues lack of federal jurisdiction and presses on freedom of the press with Judge Rufus E Foster assigned to try the case.
A Sunday clash left twenty soldiers dead and about one hundred wounded amid ongoing hostilities. The incident occurred during a daytime engagement, with military officials confirming the casualties and calling for orderly rescue and evacuation efforts.
Civil cases listed including Ferriday State, Meek marriage licenses, and multiple property transactions with Monroe Building and Loan Association. City Court fines issued for profane language drunkenness and related offenses. wreck casualty toll awaiting clearance as debris is cleared. Visitors include Frank Kennedy returning from New York and Philadelphia after the World Series.
A Mobile & Ohio special troop train plunged through a trestle near State Line Mississippi injuring about 95 and killing twenty. Soldiers from Fort Morgan and Fort Barrancas were en route to Meridian for the Mississippi Alabama joint fair. Rescue trains, doctors and nurses rushed to aid survivors as crews worked to recover bodies in the wreckage.
The Tensas Basin Levee Board faces a motion to dismiss the suit against Tensas Delta Land Company over an 800000 acre land sale amid alleged fraud. Attorney General Pleasant refuses to withdraw without gubernatorial instruction while Street Commissioner Heap lies bedridden after a fall injuring his right hip.
The commission refused to grant bail to Mrs Pankhurst, delaying final action. Authorities await resolution as legal proceedings continue.
British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst faces deportation after an Ellis Island hearing led by Commissioner Caminetti. The case centers on whether she should be admitted to the United States to fulfill lecture engagements, with officials weighing free speech and legal applicability.
The article recounts arrests for attempting to present petitions for woman suffrage to British authorities, citing interference with police as the reason. It notes a conspiracy charge for urging suffragist followers to violence and property damage, her three year sentence, hunger strike release, and subsequent speeches while on parole. It also mentions the Greenlight of a rail line to Kirby and a memorial dedication by the Gate City Guard in Atlanta for Alexander H. Stephens, with lodge meetings and encampment events in Montana and Oglethorpe.
The Schumann Quintet, a premier five member act, tops the Free Lyceum program with highly praised concert performances. Subscribers may reserve seats by contacting Prof. Elil Neville or calling before Tuesday evening. Mr. T L Morris rests at home after a New York trip highlighting company achievements and East Coast ball games.
Snow reported in Atlanta Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville and Asheville as the earliest fall in memory. The snow melted quickly after touching ground and blanketed parts of the region this morning. In Chattanooga heavy early snowfall was observed with the season's first fall, while Nashville reported an early heavy precipitation that soon melted.
Clergy from across Montana meet in Butte to organize a Moral Reform League drive aimed at curbing vice and betting at race tracks. They plan to urge Governor Stewart to call a special legislative session to pass prohibitions on gambling and to abolish city segregation policies in vice matters.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst British suffragist awaiting appeal decision. President Wilson and Secretary Wilson confer before Commissioner Caminetti, order reversed, she to enter on recognizance. Island breakfast noted as decision awaited in Washington.
Jim Comiera and two white men appeared before Judge Mangham charged with drunken and disorderly behavior. Comiera, jailed previously for the same offense, begged for release to leave town. He reappeared in rain and was granted sixty days on the streets to sober up and keep his promise.
Bay Bridges is en route from his home to Hazen Rouge and called the fire department this morning at 405 Grammont Street. No damage occurred. Mrs. Sylvester Ki Joiner and her party are visiting Hot Springs for health reasons.
The American Mining Congress opens its sixteenth annual meeting in Philadelphia on October 20 with wide representation from West mining, Alaska, Canada and Mexico. Delegates focus on underground safety, showcasing safety appliances, first aid gear, and a U S Bureau of Mines safety car.
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