Cotton crop condition below normal tied to weather outlook
The July 25 report shows U S cotton at 73.3 percent of normal with state readings ranging from 69 to 96.Projected production near 11.97 million bale equivalents, far below last year's 16.13 million, depending on growing conditions through picking time. The report cites wet early season, subsequent dry weather, cool nights, and fertilizer shortages as key factors.
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Crop Reporting Board
Germany Reports War Prisoner Totals and Occupied Lands
The German War Ministry releases figures on the war’s first anniversary. Occupied areas include 29,000 sq km in Belgium, 21,000 in France, 130,000 in Russia, and 10,000 in Alsace. Prisoners total about 1,695,412, with 8,790 officers and 1,330,000 men in Austria Hungary and Germany plus Russia totals.
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Sayville
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Austro-Hungary
Belgium
France
Russia
French
Alsace
Galicia
Austria- Hungary
Austria
Villa Expresses Fury at Foreign Merchants in Chihuahua City
Gen Francisco Villa condemned the American government and vowed hostility during a gathering with foreign merchants at Chihuahua City. He then seized several merchants stores and jailed forty two Mexican traders to force a loan. six were executed.
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Villa
el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Turbulent Japan cabinet crisis prompts party realignment
In Tokyo the drive to oust Foreign Minister Takaaki Kato signals potential dissolution of Count Okuma’s cabinet as dissident groups and independent leaders seek a new party. The tense empire faces serious problems and broad concern.
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Tokio
Takaaki Kato
Count Okuma
Kato
First Year of the War at Sea Totals and Losses
A year into the conflict sees German naval forces largely confined to the Baltic and nearby waters. Austrian and Turkish fleets hold positions in the Adriatic and Marmara, while central European mercantile shipping has vanished from major routes. The report lists Allied and Teutonic losses, with totals for battleships cruisers submarines and other craft, and notes massive German and allied tonnage tied up or sunk.
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Adriatic
Sea of
Marmara
New York
Ausmany Tria
Teutonic
World War I Chronology of Major 1914 1915 Events
Compiled list traces key WWI milestones from June 28 1914 Archduke assassination through early 1915 battles. Includes declarations of war Germany Russia England France Austro Hungarian actions in Belgium Luxembourg Serbia Poland Belgium battles at Tannenberg Marne Ypres Gallipoli and naval engagements with dates and places.
World War I Timeline Highlights Through July
A condensed wartime chronology lists major events from spring to July including Lusitania sinking casualties, Russian retreats, Italian offensives in Austria, and United States submarine notes. It notes German advances near Warsaw, progress in Galicia, and naval actions such as Zeppelin raids and battles around Windau and Gottland.
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Dniester
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Hallis Falls
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Gottland
Tolmino
Berlin
Argonne Forest
Preasnyss
Warsaw
Campaigns Outside Big War Theatres
A roundup of early World War I actions beyond France and Poland describes Serbia’s repeated clashes with Austria Hungary with Montenegro aid, major battles near the Jadar River, and a December Serbian counterattack. It notes Turkish invasion attempts in Egypt, the siege of Tsingtao, a South African Boer revolt and Botha’s campaign, and Italy’s spring assault on Austria with uncertain effects.
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Italy
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Greenville to Host Large Textile Exhibit Rivaling Boston
Greenville South Carolina prepares to host a major textile exposition from November 2 to 6 led by Robert F Bowe and W M Sherard. The four department event covers machinery fabrics colleges and mill welfare with Southern Textile Association backing and aims to educate and promote southern manufacturing.
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Greenville
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United States
Atlanta
Southern Textile Association
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W. M. Sherard
Williamston
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South
Rader's Oat Crop Totals 45 Tons on 24 1/2 Acres
Newton reports Frank Rader baled and weighed his famed oat crop totaling 45 tons from 24 1/2 acres of land. The crop is valued at 1125 dollars, averaging 45 dollars per acre, with a subsequent clover and grass growth forecast to add 600 to 1000 dollars, making a handsome total.
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Rader
Newton
Frank Rader
Nurserymen to Meet in Hendersonville
The Southern Nurserymen Association will hold its annual session in Hendersonville for about three days in late August with an expected attendance of around 50 leading nurserymen from the South. A timber sale near Asheville involves a 6000 acre tract owned by John Curry and W G Curry, yielding about 100 million feet of various woods including white pine and hemlock.
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Hendersonville
Southern Nurserymen‘s Association
South
Southern Pines
John Curry
Ridgeway Bank
Ridgeway
W. G. Curry
Brockwayville
Asheville
North Carolina
Enlarge Hosiery Mill in Asheboro Doubling Capacity
Acme Hosiery Mill breaks ground on a large addition to double capacity. President D. B. McCrary and Secretary Treasurer Thomas H. Redding just returned from New York City where they reportedly secured the entire output for an indefinite period. The expansion promises more steady work and better wages for local women and single young ladies.
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Asheboro
Acme
D. B. McCrary
Thomas H. Redding
New York City
Schedule in Effect October 14 1914 Southbound
This timetable presents expected arrival and departure times for trains at listed stations with no guarantee of exact times. Changes may occur without notice and the schedule applies to southbound travel.
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