Rotterdam Adopts Official U S Cotton Standards
The Rotterdam Cotton Exchange in Holland has adopted the official United States cotton standards for white cotton. This marks the first foreign market to recognize the U S standards, set by the secretary of agriculture on August 12 1916. The move aims to harmonize transactions and reduce confusion between American shippers and Dutch buyers and spinners.
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Washington
Rotterdam Cotton Exchange
Rotterdam
Holland
United States
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Edwin W. Thompson
Hague
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Rotterdam Exchange
U. S Department of Agriculture
Seth Low Will Leaves Most Estate to Widow Mrs Low
The will of former New York mayor Seth Low filed in White Plains allocates the bulk of an estate over 4 million dollars to his widow Annie W. S. Low. After her death the will directs substantial bequests to the University of Virginia Berea College Berea Kentucky Tuskegee Institute Canton Christian College and the Church Pension Fund of Columbia University.
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Associated Press
New York
Seth Low
Greater
White Plains
Annie W. S. Low
University of Virginia
Berea College
Berea
Kentucky
Tuskegee Institute
Canton Christian College
Church Pension Fund
Columbia University
Pro American Chamorro Elected Nicaragua President
Elections in Nicaragua concluded with General Emiliano Chamorro, a pro American candidate and former minister to the United States, appearing set for victory though some street clashes caused fatalities. Admiral Caperton with the cruiser San Diego and two other U.S. warships stayed in harbor to guarantee peace during the vote.
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Associated Press
U. S. S. San Diego
Managua
Nic
San Diego
Cal
Nicaragua
Emiliano Chamorro
United States
Rawls
William B. Capterton
Militia Illness and Death Rates Edge Up
Health reports from Mexican border troops show militia illness at 2.25 percent with seven deaths for the week ended September 30, up from 2.38 percent and six deaths. Regulars stood at 3.42 percent with five deaths, compared to 2.53 percent and seven deaths the prior week.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
35 Vessels Sunk by Germans in North Sea Within Single Month
Berlin reports 35 ships from war nations sunk by German submarines in the North Sea between September 20 and 29. Total tonnage 14,600. Thirty-one prisoners taken. Most victims were fishing steamers. British and Belgian crews affected.
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North Sea
Associated Press
Berlin
Saville
Germany
English Channel
Overseas
Auburn boosting Mobile's pecans promising outlook urged
A state agricultural leaflet from Auburn advises growers to plant select budded or grafted pecan varieties such as Stuart Success Schley Van Deman Delmas Moneymaker Fretcher Mobile and Pabst. Seedlings are discouraged due to low nut quality and inconsistency. uniform, well filled nuts crack easily and must be size and shape consistent to fetch high prices.
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Stuart
Success
Schley
van Deman
Delmas
Moneymaker
Fretcher
Mobile
Pabst
J. C. C. Prica
P. O. Davis
Department of Horticulture
Auburn
Bill Seeks Enrollment Of French Class Of 1918
Paris October 4 A memorandum attached to a bill in the chamber of deputies by General Roques the minister of war explains enrollment of the class of 1918 for military service. The class of 1917 has nearly completed its instruction and will be older by six months than the 1918 group when actually drafted after a special law passes.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Roques
Bank expects continued strong business growth noted
The October letter from the National Bank asserts momentum in commercial activity, ample unfilled orders, and a firm financial base. It says politics will not derail business as national attention shifts to elections, while growth in trade with southern countries and new industries continues.
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Bio National Bank
Trade With Latin America Surges In 1916
U S commerce with Latin America topped 1.0 billion dollars in 1916, rising from 0.75 billion in 1913 and 0.5 billion in 1906. Manufactures dominate exports, about 87 percent to South America, with 360 million dollars in 1916. Imports from the region reached 750 million in 1916, up from 442 million in 1913 and 167 million in 1900.
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United States
Latin America
Cuba
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Mexico
Central America
South America
Federal Trade Commission aids closer government business cooperation
The FTC marks its first year and promises expanded usefulness, especially in foreign trade. It notes that England and Germany built export power through government business collaboration, and stresses the need for U.S. business leaders to share responsibility for advancing American foreign trade.
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Federal Trade Commission
England
Germany
De Facto Staff Chief to Return With Arredondo
Colonel Juan Braggan chief of staff to General Carranza will accompany Eliseo Arredondo ambassador designate to the United States on his return to Washington. Officials say Braggan intends to aid a vacation. High officials deny Carranza ultimatum to withdraw Pershing's troops from Mexico.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Juan Braggan
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Washington
Braggan
el Paso
Pershing
Mexico
Mercer Gets Another Date On Chattanooga Schedule
Chattanooga Tennessee October 4 Mercer will supplant Carson Newman on the schedule of the University of Chattanooga for a Saturday game announced by coach Johnny Spiegel.
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Mercer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Carson Newman
University of Chattanooga
Johnny Spiegel
Mobile visitors and local business notes from Alabama Masons
The piece records Albert Bloch's return from Montgomery as a Masonic Home committee member and lists Mobile figures traveling for World Series events in Boston and New York. It notes receptions and visits by John F. Jossen Seth Schneider E L Bullard James A Carney with a president’s honor and various residents staying at local hotels.
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Albert Bloch
Montgomery
Masonic Home Committee
Alabama
John E. Hooper
James J. Barry
Frank J. Poggi
Frank 8
John F. Jossen
Mobile
New York
English Cady
East
Brooklyn
Boston
Williams Defends Wilson at Michigan Democratic Meet
United States Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi spoke at the Michigan state Democratic convention in Mt Clemens. He urged avoiding trouble with Mexico even if it strains honor. The event nominated state officers, and the platform omitted prohibition, though Edwin Sweet plans a state wide prohibition pledge in his campaign material.
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MT. Clemons
Mich
United States
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Mexico
Edwin F
Resolutions Committee
Sweet
Plans to Welcome Pathfinders in Alabama
Montgomery plans for entertaining the Jackson Highway pathfinders when they arrive this month and to run a campaign to show Alabama's route is the logical link. The Alabama Jackson Highway Association executive committee met Tuesday afternoon to discuss efforts, with a telegram from state highway engineer W. S. Keller urging Alabama's strong chance to win the highway. Keller travels with the scouting party inspecting the Mississippi route.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jackson Highway
Alabama
Alabama Jackson Highway Association
W. 8. Keller
Keller
Mississippi
Maid of the Mist Breaks Shaft Near Horseshoe Falls
The Maid of the Mist, a small steamer at Niagara Falls, broke its propeller shaft near Horseshoe Falls yesterday. Passengers were removed by lifeboat with no panic. the craft is anchored and not in danger.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
Ont
Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Two Die as Cleveland Car Crash Sparks Probes
Two people died and about sixty were injured when two street cars plunged thirty feet from the West Third street viaduct to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. Investigations by city officials and the Cleveland Railway Company were under way to determine bridge safety and cause of the disaster.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
West Third Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland Railway Company
Organized Move Against Hollweg Gains Momentum
A Berlin circular demanding Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg's retirement circulates among Reichstag members as opposition signs grow. It attacks his foreign policy before and during the war, including talks with England, Belgian neutrality, and submarine policy, led by a few notable figures like Ernest Haeckel. The breach of wartime truce by Saxon Socialists adds political tension as they plan to field a candidate for the vacant Reichstag seat.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Holweg
Reichstag
England
Ernest Haeckel
Ernst Educard Giese
Senator Clarke Laid to Rest at Little Rock
Funeral services for United States Senator James Clarke were held in Little Rock Arkansas. Rev Forney Hutchinson of the First Methodist Episcopal Church South conducted the rites. The service drew a large crowd as a final tribute to the late senator who had been a member of the church.
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Senator Clarke
Little Rock
Ark
United States
James
Forney Hutchinson
First Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Endurance Contest to Test Horsemanship Ability of U S Officers
Douglas Arizona October 4 An officers endurance riding contest opens here tomorrow with eight entries and more expected. The ride is entirely at high speed with riders drawing for positions and leaving at ten minute intervals. Each rider receives sealed instructions on checking stations route conditions and destination before starting. The course spans fifty to eighty miles and riders choose how to cover it including horse rests feeding and watering.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Hight
New Jersey Cavalry
Negro lynching reported in Greenwood area
A mob from Schlater, Mississippi, seized Allan Nance from the jail in Schlater Sunday night, dragged him to the woods and shot him dead. Nance had earlier fired at an automobile party, leading to his arrest and imprisonment.
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Greenwood
Miss
Schlater
Allan Nance
Political row over vacant seats and closed talks
The termination breaches the general agreement that vacant seats be reassigned without contest to the party that began the war. The chancellor and Reichstag leaders meet privately to resolve the disputed points as allies say the chancellor has the situation under control.
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Reichstag
Ex-War Minister Most Likely Pick for Okama's Post
In Tokyo circles Lt General Count Zieki Terauchi is seen as the probable premier to succeed Okuma. Terauchi, war minister 1905 to 1910, later Korea resident general, was made field marshal in July and a premier post had been suggested.
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Okama
Terauchi
Tsiang
Associated Press
Tokio
Count Zieki Terauchi
Okuma
Korea
Monarchial Leanings Bar Lu Chen-Tsiang as Foreign Minister
Peking October 4 The house of representatives refused to confirm Lu Chen-Tsiang for foreign minister citing his monarchical leanings. Premier Tuan Chi-fui spoke in his defense but failed. Lu Chen-Tsiang had previously served as foreign minister in Yuan Shi-Kai's cabinet during the monarchical movement.
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Peking
House O Representatives
Lu Chien-Tsiang
Tuan Chi-fui
Lu Chen Tsiang
Yuan Shi-Kai
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