Mississippi agrees to educate farmers against boll weevil
Mississippi agricultural officials announce a statewide campaign to educate cotton raisers on weevil prevention. Officials plan two to three central meetings, with visits by US department heads and regional staff to assist farmers and boost soil preparation, cultivation, and pest resistant planting.
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Mississippi
Ee Ee Ae
Chealé
Wile Dowks
United States
Department
W. M. Rambert
United States Department
Blanchard shoots up sleeper, kills porter on Southern train
Jim Blanchard of Belzoni terrorized passengers in a sleeping car after a quarrel with Dave Wallace. He fired eleven bullets at a mirror, fatally wounding a Negro porter with one shot. He surrendered only after Mayor Stevenson intervened and persuaded him to drop his weapons.
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Illinois Central
M. W
Memphis
Mississippi
Moorehead
Jim Blanchard
Belzoni
Mayor Stevenson
Blanchard
Dave Wallace
Wallace
Johnson
Bairds
Weather improves but cotton prospects fade in four-state region
Conditions were better than the prior week yet prospects remain below peak. Rust and shedding increase across districts while excessive rain hits Jackson Mississippi and parts of Arkansas. General cotton picking may start between September 15 and 30 as rains hamper early opening and some bottomland bolls rot.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Arkansas
Two Million Dollar Commission Tied to Hipple Loans
Receiver Earle reveals that Frank K Hipple, ex president of the defunct Real Estate Trust Co, secured a $2,000,000 commission by negotiating loans to Adolf Segal. Hipple forged signatures of prominent businessmen to obtain funds, using embezzled notes without exposing depositor names. Investigators pursue all benefiting parties and possible reparation.
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Philadelphia
Frank K. Hippie
Real Estate Trust Co
Earle
Hipple
D. Bore
Adolf Segal
Segal
Reedor
No Peace in Cuban Republic Intensifies Fighting
Havana reports ongoing skirmishes between insurgents led by Leynes el Castillo and rural guards despite a Thursday truce. Battles rage at Consolacion del Norte and near Pinar del Rio, with continued government action against Uberal leaders hindering peace talks.
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Havana
Cuba
Menocal
Leynes @el Castillo
Consolacion del Norte
Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Pino Guerra
Abilene Girl Closes To Family Death Threat Over School
In Abilene Texas Lillian Stevenson confronted her father asking if she must attend school. He said yes prompting her to warn she might not be alive Monday. She later ingested carbolic acid and remains in severe pain as doctors work to save her life.
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Abilene
Tex
Lillian Stevenson
Domestic Tragedy Near Richmond Endslee Shot by In-Law
Walter Endslee son of Col E D Endslee of Ray county Missouri was killed on a public highway near Richmond by his father in law John Glass. Endslee was unarmed and died almost immediately after being shot. Glass fled the scene leaving the body in the roadway.
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Richmond
Walter Endslee
E. D. Endslee
Ray County
Here
John Glass
Endslee
Glass
Treasury moves to bolster gold imports amid bank deposits
The treasury plans to deposit government funds with national banks to secure gold engagements, accepting savings bank bonds at 90 percent in Massachusetts and New York. The policy aims to facilitate gold imports while the secretary weighs further relief measures and public markets react with cautious optimism. London and Wall Street show steadiness amid these shifts, with gold movements and bank actions under close watch.
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New York
Shaw
Massachusets
Wall Street
National City Bank
Bankera
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Australia
Japan
South Africa
London
Treasury
Big Farmers Meeting Held At Starkville Institute
The State Farmers Institute convention drew about 1000 farmers to Mississippi A M College Starkville. Speakers included Col J S Newman on Science and Art in Agriculture Superintendent Edgar Green on Rural Schools and Prof D A Saunders on Alfalfa and dairying.
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Farmers’ Institute
A.noa M. College
Starkville
Col
J. S. Newman
Clayton
Edgar Green
Lincoln
Mississippi
D. A. Saunders
South
E H. Webster
Department of Agriculture
Washington
JS. Moore
A. and M. College
Farmers Gather for County Convention With Noted Speakers
The seminary meeting drew thousands of farmers as Senator E F Nuel and candidates S W Joiner 5 D McNair and W J Miller spoke. P K Whitney of the Cotton Growers Association delivered a strong address. Mrs Margaret E Willis 73 died at Bovina in Warren county. widow of Captain Bryant Willis and mother of Mrs Bishop Galloway. Clarence Cullens of Union county killed a female wildcat measuring 4 inches from tip to tip.
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Seminary
E. F. Nuel
S. W. Joiner
D. McNair
W. J. Miller
Cotton Growers’ Association
P. K. Whitney
Margaret E. Willis
Bovina
Warren County
Apt. Bryant Willis
Vicksburg
Ist
Willis
Bishop Galloway
Clarence Cullens
Union County
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