Cotton seed and hulls boost Southern industry and beef output
The editorial celebrates cotton seed byproducts turning into oil, meal, and hulls for feed, fueling beef fattening and new profits. It cites a Atlanta firm earning $20,000 fattening cattle on hulls, and anticipates broader use of stalks for paper and bagging. It envisions South competing in iron and cotton goods with New England and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Star
Edward Atkinson
New England
Atkinson
Atlanta Constitution
Cotton
King
West
South
King Cotton
King Grass
Pennsylvania
Noble Sentiments and Devotion Highlight 19th Century Editor
The article quotes Dr. Kingsboro reflecting on his editorship in Wilmington since 1876, asserting dedication to journalism, Democratic principles, and the welfare of Wilmington and North Carolina. It also reports a catastrophic flood event with the South Fork dam breach, a 90 foot base thickness and 110 foot height, widespread destruction around South Fork, and an inferred toll of over four thousand lives across towns along the Conemaugh river system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Messenger
Kingsboro
North Carolina
Wilmington
Star
South Carolina
Raleigh
South
South Fork Club
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnston
South Fork
Conemaugh River
The Storm Causes Massive Flood Following Dam Break
Reports describe unprecedented rainfall and widespread destruction from Johnston Pennsylvania to Gambrea County. A Baltimore and Ohio line near the Conemaugh river faces ruin as thousands flee rising waters and a vast reservoir fed by human engineering threatens further disaster.
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Pennsylvania
Johnston
Gambrea County
Baltimore & Ohio
Conemaugh River
United States
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