Fleecy staple price surges as Athens buyers bid high
Local buyers push cotton to 38.25 cents a pound amid a nationwide rally. Market leaders note the price is near a historical peak, with mill sales heavy after a near 200 point rise in a week. Atti Miller & Company sells a large lot just shy of two hundred bales. Officials in Washington expect the October 31 crop report to influence futures.
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Atti Miller & Company
Washington
Agricultural Department
Georgia
Athens
Atlanta
New Orleans
New York
Georgia Warriors Ready for Florida Game in Tampa
Georgia's team leaves at 9 p m for their first football trip of the year to Tampa where they will meet the University of Florida Saturday afternoon. Coach Cunningham nears recovery and may travel if able. The Red and Black face a strong Gators line while aiming to conserve stamina for Auburn.
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Georgia
Tampa
University of Florida
Cunningham
Auburn
Stegeman
Day
Vandivere
Whelcher
Pew
Rigdon
Collings
Reynolds
Hargrett
Austin
Barchan
Neville
Cheeves
Broyles
McWhorter
Rothe
Aubin
Cooperation Praised by Clarke County Grand Jury
Clarke County grand jury commends the city of Athens and Clarke County officials for mutual aid and cooperation during the past year. The resolution notes joint support for education and health, county highway work, and shared benefits for residents inside and outside Athens. The foreman, James W. Morton, urges transmission to city and county boards and newspapers.
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City of
Athens
Board of ‘County Commissioners
Clarke County
Athena
Athens High School
City Board of Health
Board of County Commissioners
Wareex
City of Athens
Board of Education
County Board of Education
Board of Health
Jas. W. Morton
Foreman
Desirable business lots to be sold at auction October 28
Announcement that the old Hauser property on Clayton street at Pulaski corner, subdivided into four business lots and a dwelling lot, will be sold at auction Tuesday October 28 at 10 30 a.m. Auctioneer John A Cone of Crawford will handle the sale. Central Ath ens frontage draws investor interest as nearby sales command high front foot prices.
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Hauser
Clayton Street
Pulaski
John A. Cone
Crawford
Athens
Cone
Arnoldaville
No Success Yet Stopping Strike of Coal Miners
Washington and New York dispatches report faltering talks and stiff labor action as coal miners prepare to strike on November 1. AFL pledges financial and moral support to the strikers. Directors warn of mass layoffs if stoppages continue, while railroad and steel workers mobilize for broader wage and condition protests.
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Federated Labor
Washington, D
Shmuel Cgompers
American Federation of Labor
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Assuran
New York
Hines
American Railway Express Company
New York City
Hings
Timothy Shea
Pittsburg
Union Railroad Brotherhood
Snd
Davison Announces ReElection Bid for Third Ward Alderman
Albert E. Davison declares his candidacy for another term as alderman in the Third ward. A leading local businessman, he notes a four year city council record including two years as police committee chair and service on key committees. He cites strong ward support and broad friendship among residents.
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Albert E. Davison
Davison
Piggly Wiggly Offers Silverleaf Lard and More
Silverleaf Lard 10 lbs net 3.47 Siba net 1.74 at Piggly Wiggly Carnation milk large 15 small 7 Cloverbloom Brookfield and Purity Creamery butter 69 Warfield Syrup Gold medal honey and Log Cabin syrup at Piggly Wig gly Fine eating apples Spanish onions sweet potatoes oranges at Piggly Wiggly Fresh Dill Pickles bulk Queen Olives Sweet Mixed Pickles Costa's Delicateasen Shop
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Siba
Brookfield
Costa’s Delicateasen
Classic City Hosts Fertilizer Salesmen For Day
Georgia Georgia Tennessee Alabama fertilizer salesmen end a statewide school in Atlanta and travel to Athens for a full day at the State College. The program includes campus tours, a barbecue, livestock barn visits, a YMCA pool swim, and an automobile tour of Athens. Chamber of Commerce seeks local car owners to provide rides for the group, coordinating with Professor M P Jarikan. Fresh produce and seafood ads follow.
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Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
Athens
Colege
State College
Empire State Chemical Company
Chamber of Commerce
The
Agricultural College
M. P. Jarnikan
Platt Brand Banking Bill Cleared House With Amendments
A dispatch from Washington reports the Platt Brand Banking bill passed the House with minor changes to section 5200 after already passing the Senate. The measure aims to restore European credits to boost US foreign commerce and finance, establishing relations to export cotton and other products. Credit facilitation is said to open European markets, potentially raising cotton prices to forty to fifty cents per pound. Congressman Charles H. Brand is praised for leadership.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Europe
Germany
Chas. H. Brand
Thornton's Luncheonette Menu Highlights and Hours
A historical menu lists Thornton's Luncheonette offerings including 60c dinners with baked chicken loaf roast beef and greens turnips okra mashed potatoes corn muffins and puddings plus 40c plate dinners such as barbecued ribs chicken hash and trout. It notes fresh Norfolk oysters and that all cars stop at Thornton's.
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Norfolk
Thornton's
Bandits demand 150000 for Ambassador Jenkins release
Mexican bandits hold American consul William O Jenkins in Puebla and demand 150000 pesos in ransom. The Mexican government and embassy pledge action toward his liberation, with a staffer to Puebla if needed. The attackers reportedly looted his factory safe of sixty thousand pesos and warned Mrs Jenkins of a higher ransom, while denying harm unless pursued.
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Associated Press
Washington
William O Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
State Department
Toder
Foreign Office
Ambassador Jenkins
Mexico City
Excelsio
Ambangador Jenkins
Palmer
Senate
House
Hearst Scored by Governor Smith in Albany
Governor Smith issued a sharp prepared statement accusing William Randolph Hearst and his newspapers of deliberate misrepresentation to injure. He said Hearst papers should be kept out of decent homes and offered to rest his case before the people, claiming he could prove the alleged interviews by facts and letters in his possession.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Newspapers Today
Hearst
Boston Next Hosts of National Dentists Convention
Boston was chosen to host the National Dental Association convention. The notice appears amid a page of local advertising featuring fresh produce and fruit cake sales from Arnold & Abney, highlighting seasonal offerings and holiday sales.
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Boston
Associated Press
New Orleans
Natonal Dental Association
Arnold & Abney
Labor withdraws from Industrial Conference over policy
Washington Oct 22 Organized labor under Samuel Gompers announced its withdrawal from the National Industrial Conference. The move comes after labor’s collective bargaining resolution was defeated by capital representatives. President Wilson’s action rests on a personal report from Secretary Lane. The conference resumes tomorrow as both sides vow to stay.
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Associated Press
Washington
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
National Industrial Conference
Wilson
Lane
Labor
Gompers
John Spargo
Harry A. Wheeler
Capital
Capital Group
L. E. Shephard
Railway Conductors Brotherhood
Soldiers Stop German Opera Riots at Lexington Theater
Rioting erupted around the Lexington theater as Star Opera presented a German opera despite veterans protests. Police clashed with hundreds of soldiers sailors and civilians who pelted officers with bricks and bottles. A motor truck broke through lines and mounted police charged the crowd injuring two occupants and signaling a possible death. Inside the theater an upper box occup ant hurled an egg barrage echoing hand grenade blasts.
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Associated Press
New York
Lexington
Star Opera Company
Laronstadt Fired On by French Warship
Copenhagen dispatch reports a French warship bombarding Laronstadt since Monday, out of Kronteradt gun range. Also notes local ads: Sugar Cane 10c per dozen, Arnold & Aberey, Piggly Wiggly pork sausage, Midwest Utilitors, Walter H. Bishop distribution.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Politken
Helsingfors
Laronstradt
Arnold & Aberey
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