McLendon Criticized Over Bank Balances and Rail Policies
A Georgia railroad agitation centers on Chairman McLendon of the State Railroad Commission. Col. A. J. Lawton rebutts McLendon’s charges, showing Central of Georgia deposits in Georgia and New York funds were rightly placed to meet due charges, while accusing McLendon of political overreach and sloppy messaging. The column mocks the chairman’s campaign promises and notes the governor’s influence on the issue.
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Col
A. J. Lawton
Central of Georgia Railway
Ives
McLendon
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Smith
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railroad
New York
Tral
Southern
Atlantic Coast Lines
Central
Hrades
Wall Street
Guyt McLendon
Hoke Smith
Tlanto
Lawton
Col. Lawton
Savannah Morning News
Commission
Rome Tribune
Baye
Dallas
Atlanta Stove Company
Ee Thit
VALUE OF COTTON SEASONAL SHORTAGE OUTLOOK
The census shows two million fewer bales ginned by Jan 1 than last season, with a potential total of 11.5 million bales. Ellison & Co. predicted 13 million consumed. a 1.5 million bale gap could wipe out carryover. India’s crop is also short. Cotton remains cheap, demand from spinners and retailers grows, and farmers’ restraint may prevent further declines.
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Ellison &Co
Liverpool
India
Locker clubs and the liquor law in Savannah
The Savannah locker clubs flourish as a legal loophole under prohibition. The Times-Recorder argues the clubs resemble old bar rooms and warn that widespread licenses undermine state law. It calls for enforcement or a high license to end the locker club era and test prohibition in cities.
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Savannnah
Forest City
Times-Recorder
Smith
The Times-Recorder masthead consolidation note
The page header lists The Times-Recorder with long publisher details and staff roles. Editor Thomas Gamble Jr serves as editor and manager, with W Cornforth as associate editor, and J W Farlow L Dupree as assistants. Contact telephone 99.
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Thomas Gamble, JR
W. Cornforth
Times-Recorder primer page notes 1908 Georgia topics
The Americus Times-Recorder era notes subscription rates and officials, with 1908 items on Sousa’s band visit and a Bath New York troops' home suggested army canteen restoration. It also mentions a Lincoln preacher jailed for counterfeit experiments, Philadelphia grafts funding, and the Rome Tribune warning about railroad wrecks near Dallas Georgia.
Thaw Defense Calls It Stuporous Melancholia on Trial
The defense for Harry K. Thaw argues that stuporous melancholia explains the killing of Stanford White. The report mentions the Pacific fleet’s arrival at Rio de Janeiro and notes a bad season for grip, with a caution that sailors may carry away coffee.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Rio ‘Janeiro
Mrs Eddy’s Children Seek Insanity Commission
Children of Mrs. Eddy, noted founder of Christian Science, seek an insanity commission for their mother as her apparent spending sprees unsettle the presumptive heirs.
Atlanta Surpasses Savannah in Bank Clearings for 1907
Atlanta leads Savannah in bank clearings for 1907, marking the first year Atlanta tops Savannah. Savannah, however, notes it has never suffered a bank failure, a point cited to contrast stability with Atlanta’s higher mailing figures.
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Atlanta
Savannah
No Opposition for Tom Hudson in Georgia Agriculture
The Macon Telegraph notes Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Hudson will run unopposed for another term. It praises his record, attentive to Georgia agricultural interests, farmer outreach, and use of state facilities. It questions any potential challenger and suggests strong support for a possible third term.
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Macon Telegraph
Tom Hudson
Georgia
Georgia Railroad Commission Chairman backs reinvestment plan
Chairman McLendon of the Georgia Railroad Commission declares support for reinvesting railroad earnings in the states they traverse and placing deposits in local banks. He cites the Seaboard as likely to invest all net earnings in Georgia and Alabama.
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McLendon
Georgia Railroad Commission
Seaboard
Georgia
Alabama
Price as a prophet on cotton crop figures
Theodore H. Price, famed as a cotton crop figure, issued a Jan 4 circular predicting a 12 300 000 bale U.S. crop. Critics note his past forecast overestimated the 1906 07 season, where stocks were not wiped out. His current credibility as a prophet has waned.
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Theodore H. Price
Theodore
Mr. Price
Atlanta Obliterates Baggage Trust
Atlanta has smashed the baggage trust drawing mixed reactions from the traveling public who oppose the action yet recognize its impact on baggage handling and related services.
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Atlanta
Baggage Trust
Embroidery Fabrics Exhibit At Ball Price Sale
A fragment notes yards of embroidery fabric from a manufacturer offered at nearly Ball price. Items range around 7 to 17 inches wide with a suggested retail of 1 56. The details appear on a single sales table listing quantities and prices.
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Chairman McLendon
the Times-Recorder
Perenne
Americas Times
Dibungce
J. W. Farlow
L. Dupree
Alty
Editorial Room Telephone
Americus
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
HE Times-Recorder
Americus, Ga
Sousa
Bath
N. Y
Congress
Lincoln, Ill
Othe Sunday School
Philadelphia
Hamilton’s and Company
Bigamar St
Big Windsor Hotel
Holiday
Madras
Cohen Endee
Schloss Bros
Eriens
Giao
Merrick
Jefferson
John B. Stetson
W. L. Douglass
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