Turpentine Prices and Grain Markets Report
Savannah reports turpentine firm at 96 to 97 cents. St Louis notes wheat futures around 1.62 to 1.60, corn bids 97 to 87 cents, May 87% cents. New York markets show firm stocks, easy bonds, Cotton down and sugar steady. New Orleans cotton futures listed for January to December contracts around 22.37 to 22.95 cents.
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Fires rage in Virginia swamps threaten farms
Flames continued to burn through the Dismal Swamp lowlands outside Norfolk with plumes of smoke darkening the sky. Firefighters reported some containment in several spots and control over timber in one area, though overall damage remained limited as of last night.
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Veterans Script Bill May Have Flaw in It
The Georgia General Assembly faced questions over a $4 million veterans script bill. Officials debated constitutionality including appropriation origin, state debt limits, and payment funding, with Governor Walker considering a veto or an extra session. House objections cited passage timing after midnight on a Sunday.
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Bryan Widowed Leader backs proposed Dayton university fund
In Atlanta August 25 the Bryan Memorial Association announced Mrs. Bryan and her son F E Robinson backed the plan to build a fundamentalist boys school in Dayton Tennessee as a living memorial to William Jennings Bryan. A nationwide fundraising drive will seek 6 500 000 for the project to become a university teaching science and Christianity in tension with no bias.
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Fires Spread Along Waterways Near Norfolk Area
Fire fronts crawled along ditch banks and peat soils near Norfolk with several large blazes on Camp Manufacturing Company land and Richmond Cedar Works property. Authorities fought gridlike fronts racing along tracks and canals as dry underbrush and peat fueled rapid spread.
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Mount Vesuvius Again Very Active
Mt Vesuv ius resumes extraordinary activity erupting large amounts of ash and lighting the countryside at night. Observers at the volcanic observatory say no immediate great danger is expected.
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