Mississippi Farm Aid and Growth Ideas Across the Delta
The Mississippi Farmers Union in Jackson plans a large annual meeting with hundreds of local unions, urging action from Congress and state leaders to support cotton growers, road building, and warehouse plans. A road-gear program in Hinds and Monroe counties is highlighted along with new rose and shrub farming in Lula.
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Farmers’ Union of
Mississippi
Jackson
Lula
Coshoma
Northern
Delta
Great Delta
Mississippi Tornado Wreaks Havoc Across Central State
A Saturday night tornado devastated central Mississippi towns including Winona Maben Okolona and Tehula. Killings injuries and major property damage reported with churches banks schools and residences toppled. Tennessee rail lines flooded tracks bridges washed out and cattle losses noted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Winona
Maben
Okolona
Tculs
West Tennessee
Tehula
Okolons
Mathiston
Ben Wofford
Christian Church
Tennessee
Advances in wages and rail congestion mark busy week
New York-Bradstreet notes intensifying railroad shipment delays and higher wages amid a strong spring trade and rising demand for holiday goods. Grain deliveries and fuel shipments slow. foreign iron and steel import rise while labor remains scarce. Export trade grows with breadstuffs and delayed cotton movement. US business failures rise to 2234 for the week ending Nov 15.
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New York
Bradstreet
Cotton
Southwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Northwest
Canada
Lincoln County Cyclone Ravages Fayetteville Area
A cyclone struck Lincoln county early this morning sweeping from the southwest to the northeast. Wreckage covered residences barns fencing and timber with property damage in the thousands. No deaths or serious injuries reported though several narrow escapes occurred. The storm left the area isolated with no telephone service to the county. The path was about a quarter of a mile wide.
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Fayetteville
Teen
Lincoln County
Reform Currency Plan Lets Public Moneys Sit in Banks
A plan by the American Bankers' Association and the New York Chamber of Commerce outlines government supervised credit bank notes equal to 40 percent of bond secured circulation with a 24 percent annual tax and automatic credit note growth. Public moneys above working balances will be deposited in national banks without collateral, at 2 percent.
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Washington
American Bankers’ Association
New York Chamber of Commerce
The
Bankers’ Association
United States
Congress
Indictments in Frisco Graft Case Against Schmitz Ruef
Grand jury returns five indictments charging Mayor Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef with extortion. Bail set at 10000 and bond at 5000 on each count. Alleged schemes involve Poodle Dog restaurant and other San Francisco eateries including Marchand's and Malfanti. Schmitz reportedly sailed for Europe amid graft rumors and postquake relief scrutiny.
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Sam Francisco
Eugene Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Reuf
Lehmitz
Tony Banco
Ed Marchand
Marchand
Joe Malfanti
Europe
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Beveridge Plans Federal Child Labor Ban Bill
At a Richmond Indiana meeting Senator Albert J. Beveridge announced he will introduce on opening day of the next session a bill prohibiting child labor nationwide and tightening meat inspection. The measure would bar interstate carriers from transporting products from factories or mines employing children under 14 and would require affidavits from mine owners with penalties for violations. A separate item notes Wade Hampton statue unveiled in Columbia South Carolina with comments on military and civic ties.
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Richmond
Ind
Young Men's Christian Association of
Indiana
Ohio
Albert J. Beveridge
del Sebel
Flood Devastates Puget Sound Region After Warm Wind and Rain
Record flooding swamped rivers White Duwamish Cedar Green Stuck Black and Puyallup, covering 200 square miles from Seattle to Tacoma. Heavy rain 2.43 inches in four hours and a chinook wind melted snow. Power plants submerged, transport halted, milk supply disrupted, six deaths reported. Damages run into hundreds of thousands.
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Seattle
Wash
Cascade Mountains
Puget Sound
Puyallup
Sound
Tacoma
Electrine
Northern Pacific
Tacoma-Seattle
Mississippis Far Reaching Water Utility Ruling
Judge Niles rules public water and light utilities may not cut off service to coerce payment of past debts. Consumers may tender future payments and past balances go to court for collection. The decision affects Vicksburg and similar towns statewide.
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Niles
Vicksburg
New York Central Convicted Over Freight Rebate
The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Co. was found guilty in the U S circuit court of granting a $26 000 rebate to American Sugar Refining Co. The jury deliberated about two hours and the defense move to set aside the verdict was denied.
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New York
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co
U. S
American Sugar Refining Co
Italian official visit linked to Tallahatchie fatal shooting
Italian vice consul in New Orleans met Mississippi Attorney General about the killing of an Italian native in Phillip Tallahatchie County. Mrs. Jonathan Ladner was shot near Elder, likely tying to her son Carlos Ladner’s murder a year and a half prior.
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New Orleans
Jackson
Phillip
Tallahatchie County
Jonathan Ladner
Elder
Western Lines Workers to Seek Wages Increase
In Chicago area 90 representatives of 35 000 railroad employees from 45 western lines meet to prepare a wage demand. The amount of the increase remains undisclosed. In New York Sir Thomas Lipton signals a future challenge for the America's Cup.
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Kemeas City
Chicago
Earthquake Shakes Socorro Area Wrecks Buildings
Santa Fe reports say an earthquake jolted New Mexico towns for several seconds with no major structural damage. The strongest impact was in Socorro where several buildings were wrecked. Shocks were also felt in Torrance Estancia Albuquerque and Las Vegas.
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Santa Fe. N. M
Soccorro
Torrance
Estancia
Torrance County
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Brother of Murdered Man Halts Mob in Center Texas
There is widespread excitement after the murder of Dr. Mike Paul by Dick Garrett a Negro. A Timpson military company guards the jail as William Paul brother of the slain doctor addresses the crowd and prevents lynching. The grand jury convenes tomorrow and Garrett faces a speedy trial.
Panic in Lyric Theater Sparks Exit Stampede in New Orleans
A false fire alarm during a matinee at the Lyric Theater in New Orleans caused a rush for exits. A man shouted fire, prompting a mass evacuation. several women fainted but there were no injuries.
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New Orleans
Lyric Theater
Explosion Kills Two at Buck Mine in McAlester Co
An explosion at the McAlester Coal Mining Co. property at Buck eight miles east of Richville killed two men and wrecked the mine. The mine is owned by P. Allen of St. Louis.
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South McAlemer
S. T
McAlester Coal Mining Co
Buck
Richville
P. Allen
St. Louis
Clergy Agreement Bars Marry of Divorced Persons
Omaha Bishop George Worthington announces an agreement among eastern Nebraska Episcopal clergy to refuse marriages for divorced individuals, with four clergy members abstaining. The pledge reflects church discipline within the diocese.
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Omaha
George Worthington
Episcopal Diocese of
Nebraska
Episcopal
Alton Advances Switchmen Wage Increase
Chicago and Alton announces a 13 percent raise for all switchyard employees retroactive to November 1. The move makes the Alton the first western railroad to boost wages.
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Alton
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Farmers Union joins AFL affiliated federation
Minneapolis reports the Farmers National Union now affiliated with the American Federation of Labor through the American Society of Equity. The move ties a large membership to AFL standards as part of a broader labor coalition.
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The
American Federation of Labor
Minneapolis
American Society of Equity
National Farmers’ Union
Bourke Cockran Marries Annie Ide in New York
New York Representative Bourke Cockran wed Miss Annie de Ide, daughter of Henry Clay Ide former governor general of the Philippines. The ceremony was described as brilliant and the couple begins married life amid society attention.
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Bourke Cockran
New York
Annie [de
Henry Clay Ide
The
Philippines
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