Ten Negroes Dead in Gas Explosion at Memphis Oil Plant
Ten people are dead and about twenty injured after a gas line explosion at the Colyer Reese oil plant in North Memphis. White investigators L C Scott and L C Wilder were badly burned but expected to recover. The blast damaged the plant, leveled homes, and shook the city, with property losses estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Colyer- Reese Company
L. C. Scott
Reese
L. C. Wilder
Shipment of cattle and hogs leaves Oxford for St Louis
Mr. B. B. Russell of the Oxford Live Stock Co. departs Tuesday for St. Louis with three cattle cars and one hog car. The cattle consist of 81 fat steers fed 100 days at an average cost of 25 dollars per day. The hog car is mixed with mostly small hogs.
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B. B. Russell
Oxford Live Stock Co
St. Louis
Memphis Market Prices Window Advertisement Cooks Goods
Market listings cover butters cheese eggs poultry hides and fats grains and feeds grain by the bushel or ton Hides and wool prices listed Beeswax ginseng and golden seal quoted Wool and hides broken down by grade Provisions salt meats lard flour meal onions potatoes cabbage beans peas and cottonseed products included Also a final note mentions a hair switch in a show window attracting attention but not from a woman who needs it.
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Memphis
Corn—White
Hay—Timothy
Choice
Mrs Sallie Ann Neilson Dies At 88 In Cantwell Area
Mrs Sallie Ann Neilson aged 88 died at her home on Yoccana River near Cantwell bridge at 10 am Monday January 24 1921. One of the county’s oldest settlers she had lived at the current spot for over 35 years.
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Lafayette County
Yoccana River
Sallie Ann Neilson
Cantwell Bridge
Coal Price Drops in Memphis as Warm Weather Hits
Memphis reports lower coal prices due to mild weather and ample supply. Independents cut rates with some undercutting association members by up to 50 cents a ton. H Blumenfeld announced Kentucky lump at 8.00 and Kentucky egg at 7.50.
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Memphis
Tenn
H. Blumenfeld
Mass Meeting for Orphans At Baptist Church
A mass meeting at the Baptist Church is set for next Sabbath at 7 P M. All denominations will participate to raise funds for starving European children.
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Baptist Church
Europe
Shortage Alleged at Pelahatchie Bank Reported
Jackson Mississippi January 22 the Bank of Pelahatchie was ordered closed by state examiners and a grand jury began investigation. Vice president and cashier A G Purvis has disappeared and private detectives search for him as auditors report a shortage exceeding 100000 dollars in the bank's books under bond scrutiny.
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Jackson
Miss
Bank of Pelahatchie
Pelahatchie
Wich
Board of
Bank Examiners
Rankin County Grand Jury
A. G. Purvis
Social Linkages Highlight Chicago Visitors and Local Visits
Mr. Edgar Crow of Chicago visits his father Mr. William Crow this week. Mrs. D I Sultan returns from a visit to her son Mr. Robert Sultan in Walters Ohio. Mrs. Carter and daughter Katrina depart for Memphis for a house party at Mr. Paul Ramey s home near Cotton Plant. Katrina to attend then return. Mrs H Friedman hosts tea for friends in honor of Mrs Abe Brenner of Memphis who attended the silver anniversary event of Mr and Mrs H Friedman.
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Edgar Crow
Chicago
William Crow
D. I. Sultan
Robert Sultan
Walters
Ohio
Carter
Miss Katrina
Memphis
Paul Ramey
Cotton Plant
H. Friedman
Abe Brenner
Mass Meeting Attracts Large Crowd Of Farmers
A mass meeting at the courthouse, called by Jas Stone, drew many farmers. Stone urged reducing cotton acreage by a third and cutting cultivation in 1921. Dr Hawthorn of Memphis spoke strongly on the need to cut cotton area, with other farm experts and fertilizer men addressing the gathering.
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Jas. Stone
Court House
Stone
Hawthorn
Memphis
Lafayette County
Card of Thanks for Lemuella Almond
A Miss Lemuell a Almond thanks friends for kindness and support shown during illness or trouble with a thoughtful verse noting a smile word or small gift brightening a dark hour and easing burdens.
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Lemuella Almond
Bloody clues found in yard of Moody Price
Meridian Mississippi January 22 blood stains found at the Price home deepen the mystery in the ax murder of Judge Moody Price. Blood on a hydrant in the front yard and stains on wallpaper across the street are being kept for fingerprint photos. Authorities report no new arrests since Rosa Walls and Ed McElroy were jailed, and uncertainty remains about any link to the crime.
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Meridian
Miss
Moody Price
Price
Rosa Walls
Bob Grant
Ed McElroy
Five Year Fire Loss Tops One Point Four Trillion Dollars
New York figures show property destroyed in 1915 to 1919 totaling 1 416 375 000 with electricity causing 84 086 471 in damage. Matches smoking, chimneys and stoves followed as major fire sources while New York led all states with 140 805 821 in losses and Massachusetts 58 677 087 in fifth place.
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New York
Connecticut
United States
National Board of Fire
Ise
News Tester
Massachusetts
Illinois Drillers Await Decision on Oil Leases
The Tuleco Oil Company plans a test well in Yalobusha with drilling at Paynes by Charleston Oil & Gas. Washington based Tuleco seeks waivers from property holders to suspend two years of rent payments, enabling funds for gear and continued drilling to reach oil. The move hinges on local owner consent as depth nears 3200 feet.
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Tuleco Oil Company of
Washington
Yalobusha
Paynes
Charleston Oil & Gas Company
E. W. Marland Interests
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Winona
Preston Oil Company
The
Sun
Preston Company
Mississippi Sun
Tuleco Pretroleum Co
Washington, D. C
Yalobusha County
York Farm
Coffeeville
Airmount
R. E. Combs
Dr Motley bid farewell to Oxford with gratitude
The Rev R L Motley announces departure from Oxford after four and a half months to take the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Florence Alabama. He recalls deep kindness from Oxford residents, vows to remember them, and notes enduring friendships formed during his brief but fruitful stay.
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Oxford
Fist Baptist Church
Florence
Ala
Old Oxford
R. L. Motley
Magruder suit in federal court over cotton contract damages
In Clarksdale Mississippi the Magruder v Fink case remains in federal court before Judge Edward R. Holmes. The suit seeks about 35000 dollars for alleged breach of contract on 300 bales of cotton not delivered after low market agreement. Elsewhere 23 negroes were jailed for bootlegging and E Earnest McLendon received 30 days for draft law violation connected to jail delivery cases.
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Clarksdale
Miss
L. W. Magruder
Joe Fink
Edward R. Holmes
Yazoo City
E. Earnest McLendon
Oxford
McLendon
Senatobia
Memphis
Hamilton
Shaw
Kelley
Reeve
Shelby County
Winona
Reeves
Lafayette County Farm Bureau saves Lafayette farmers fifteen thousand
The Lafayette County Farm Bureau in Oxford Mississippi reports early success saving farmers about 15000 dollars in two weeks by organizing a local sale and securing higher cotton prices. Leader O F Turner as provisional secretary and A F Calloway G H Cannon Harper Mathis J D Jones H L Davis council members led the drive.
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A. F. Calloway
G. H. Cannon
Harper Mathis
J. D. Jones
H. L. Davis
Mr. Mathis
Turner
Farm Bureau of
Lafayette
Lafayette Bureau
Georgia
O. K
New Orleans
Oxford
Farm Bureau
Lafayette County
A.B. Walthall
Local Milestones and Visitors Highlight Small Town Life
Master John Falkner Jr entertained friends for his ninth birthday on Tuesday evening. The article lists visits and guests including Mrs. J. N. Powers bereavement, various relatives and friends visiting in Water Valley and nearby towns, hospital news, and social events such as dinners and gatherings across multiple households.
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John Falkner, Jr
J. N. Powers
Meridian
Clarence Sivley
Ragland
Memphis
Bem Price
Jeff Cook
Bramlett’s Hospital
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Elgin Creamery
Lima
California
Merchants’ Exchange
F. O. B. Mills
DR. Motley
Water Valley Oil Company
Water Valley
Pontotoc County
Courtland
Panola County
Pittsburg
My. Wm. J. Hickson
Calhoun County
M’lendon
Farmers
Charlie Harlston
Charleston
Mackey
Irby
Irene Harris
Paris
Eskridge
Hollowell
Walter Boyett
Mary Hunter
Jenkins
Crenshaw
Dewitt Farr
Mesdames Morgan McClure
Heard
Charlie Harvey
W. O. Beanland
Waco
Texas
Ann Beanland
Little Hudson
Earnest Gerard
Grenada
Garner Owens
Harold Beanland
Greenwood
Billie Hawkins
Maryin Hawkins
Sardis
Elton
Frazier
B. S. Guyton
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