Farmers face market fears and price drop talk
The piece cites Theodore H. Price claiming cotton may reach 18,500,000 bales, nudging farmers to sell and risk lower prices. Sulu joins the bear stance and Prisco profits on declines. government estimates place crop at 12,162,000 bales while farmers dispute the figure. A quarterly chief constable report notes $1,038,733 in dispensary sales from Sept to Nov, with a $172,002.79 rise versus last year, plus year totals for constitutional seizures and state and local dispensary sales.
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Theodore H. Price
Prisco
Sulu
Greenville News
Hamet
Crime in the State Convictions and Acquittals Totals
The attorney general reports state wide figures for 1904 and prior years across cases and disbursement. It lists 150 dispensary cases in 1904 with 26 no bills, 27 not guilty and 77 convicted. It notes 202 murder and manslaughter cases in 1904 with 26 no bills, 99 acquitted, 79 convicted, and two appealed to the supreme court.
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Supreme Court
FATAL NEGRO FESTIVAL REPORTED IN MONTICELLO
A violent incident at a negro festival in Monticello, Columbia State region, left Sam Bell dead, Ben Perry killed, Dave Peay severely injured, and Wylie Suba shot in the back. One other man had a cracked skull. Dr. Scott believes Suba may survive.
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Annsboro
San
Monticello
Sam Bell
Ben Perry
Dave Peay
Wylie Suba
Partisa
Scott
Japanese Officials See Brief War as Peace Talks Futile
In Tokyo on January 4 officials tell Associated Press that peace talks seem unlikely as military outcomes drive policy. They cite Gen Kuropatkin and the Russian second Pacific squadron as forces to be resisted, with emphasis on Navy supremacy and Oyama’s defense. They warn Russians will press harder to push Oyama back.
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Tokio
Vening
Port Arthur
Associated Press
Japanese Count of Prisoners at Port Arthur
Port Arthur's prisoner total reaches 25,000 with 35,000 inhabitants in the stronghold and 20,000 sick and wounded. War correspondent Col. Gadke reports Port Arthur's defense well sustained, Kuropatkin's army still in position, and Japanese losses during the assault exceed the Russian garrison count.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Col. Gadke
Tageblatt
Mukden
Reducing Cotton Acreage Meeting Called in Kent County
A nationwide notice from the National Cotton Association calls county judges, farmers, bankers and merchants to a January 11 1904 meeting at the county seat to organize precinct sessions on January 14 to pledge a 36 percent cut in 1908 cotton planting. Signers outline their acreage, non signers have names and acres recorded. Oswald Wilson National Secretary Fort Worth urges prompt action across cotton states.
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Fort Worth
Texas
National Cotton Association
National Executive Committee
Kent County
Oswald Wilson
Forth Worth
Young Man Shot Dead at Disreputable House on Court Street
Oscar Cureton, son of Police Officer Cureton, was killed at 8 20 pm last night at the doorway of a disreputable house on Court street. Leila Evans, keeper of the house, says Otto Summy, a horse trader from North Carolina, committed the deed. Sheriff Gilreath and Chief Becknell pursued the suspect and captured him about midnight.
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Oscar Cureton
Cureton
Court Street
Leila Evans
Otto Summy
North Carolina
Gilreath
Pollies Becknell
Greenville
Son of Prof. Bains in Columbia Killed by Falling Brick
In Columbia a brick toppled from a residence at South Carolina College during a high wind. It struck six year old Henry Bain, son of Prof. C. W. Bain, in a flower garden and fractured his skull. He died that night. Mrs Lily Richards, formerly assistant, was elected matron of Winthrop College, succeeding Mr Cochran. Mr Shumate was named assistant matron.
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Columbia
C. W. Bain
South Carolina College
Henry
Lily Richards
Winthrop College
Cochran
Shumate
Grasp of a Terrible Storm Strikes New York
A fierce blizzard hit New York starting yesterday, dumping nine inches of snow and driving traffic to a halt. Temperatures plunged, causing suffering and seven deaths in the city and surrounding areas, with many people felled by the cold and some suffering fractured bones.
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New York
Cotton Fire Destroys 200 Bales at Georgetown Wharf
At four this morning a fire on the Waccamaw Line wharf in Georgetown destroyed 200 bales of cotton consigned to Sprunt and Bon of Wilmington North Carolina. The fire department responded quickly and saved the building. Estimated loss is seven thousand dollars, reportedly insured.
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Georgetown
Waccamaw
Sprunt & Bon
Wilmington
N.C
Price Cutting Plan To Benefit Trade And Clear Stock
The notice explains a month long price cut to aid the trade by offering best goods for the least money. It aims to reduce stock by January first to facilitate building repairs and stock reorganization with dry goods moved to the lower area and groceries shifting to where dry goods now sit.
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Thurlow
S. Carter
Vay
Jacksonville
Columbia State
Ennettaville
Gan
Ate
S McCall
Senator McCall
Thornwell
William Boyer
Boyer
Sena
McCall
Bennettaville
The
Prof
Bains
Ams
Heath Banking & Mercantile
S. C
Jack
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