Cotton Buyers Ban Excess Bagging On Cotton Bales
Southeastern Cotton Buyers Association enforces penalties for over-tare bale packing. Farmers ginners merchants and warehousemen warned to avoid extra bagging beyond six yards per bale and six ties to prevent weight or price deductions. R L Moss & Co and listed buyers implement policy effective immediately.
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Europe
Southeastern Cotton Buyers’ Association
R. L. Moss & Co
T. Kilpatrick
B. A. Crane
Lewis FP. Butt
Karen & Ferrer
Rice and goat farming expand in North Georgia valleys
In Santee and Nacoochee Valley areas farmers in Hall and Rabun counties push upland rice cultivation, yielding 70 bushels per acre in favorable plots. Notable farmer J R Lumsden highlights self sufficiency aside from sugar and salt. The article lists leading Georgia rice counties and notes upland rice avoids field flooding and tolerates rainier summers. It also mentions Lumsden's goat herd, now seven generations strong, and notes limited cotton viability due to excess rain alongside strong maize and small grains performance.
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Santee
Nacoochee Valley
Hall
Rabun
J. R. Lumsden
White County
Lumsden
Georgia
Seaboard
Bryan
Bullock
Burke
Chatham
Effingham
Emmanuel
Liberty
McIntosh
Screven
Tattnall
Lumsdens
Danielsville Injunction Denies Delay on City Court Vote
Judge Meadow refused injunctions in two Madison county cases about October elections. One seeks to block the vote on abolishing Danielsville city court as required by a new legislature act. The other challenges increasing Madison county commissioners from one to three. Proceedings concluded with elections to proceed as planned.
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Danielsville
Meadow
J. F. L. Bond
H. M. Tolbert
Madison County
Judge Meadow
Cobb & Erwin
H. C. Tuck
Athens
J. J. Strickland
George C. Thomas
John BE. Gordon
Measra
Bond
Tolbert
Brave Negro Rescues Girl From Fire on Barrett Street
At midnight a fire at W. Baily's Barrett Street home consumed a six room house valued at 1500 dollars. Five year old Mary was rescued by Weldon Ray, a driver for Mr Batley, who entered the blaze to fetch the child as the fire department could not intervene. Mrs Bailey, stricken with heart trouble, was cared for by a neighbor.
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S. W. Bailey
Barrett Street
Weldon Ray
Mr. Bailey
Mary
Ray
Fifteen Cents For Their Cotton
Birmingham reporters note that the Farmers' Union aims to set a minimum cotton price with an carefully chosen eleven man committee led by D. J. Neill of Texas. The panel, praised for crop knowledge and discretion, may decide to leave pricing to the national executive committee despite talk of fifteen cent cotton.
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Birmingham
Ala
Farmers’ Union
C. 8. Barrett
Sphinx
D. J. Neill
Texas
South
Death of Eppa Hunton Maddux at Georgian Hotel
Yesterday morning at 4 45 in Athens Georgia Eppa Hunton Maddux died after brief illness from cirrhosis and jaundice. A prominent hotel clerk and former hotel company official he spent summers in Virginia and returned to Athens ill. Unmarried he was attended by his sister Miss Blanche Maddux of Alexandria Virginia. Remains were taken to Alexandria for interment following services.
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Georgian
Eppa Hunton Maddux
Maddux
Virginia
Athens
Washington
D. C
Blanche Maddux
Alexandria
Carnegie Medal Effort For Weldon Ray Rescue Hero
Weldon Ray, a Black man, risked his life to save five year old Mary Bailey from a house fire at S. W. Bailey’s home. He jumped from the second story, reentered flames to retrieve clothing, then carried the child to safety as the roof threatened collapse. Taft likely to press Pittsburgh companies to arbitrate or shut down, with results expected.
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Weldon Ray
Mary Bailey
S. W. Bailey
Taft
Pittsburg
Governors Brown and Ansel to Meet Taft in Augusta
Governor Brown has accepted an invitation to meet President Taft in Augusta on November 8 for the Georgia Carolina Fair opening. Governor Ansel of South Carolina also accepted, with their staffs expected to attend in full regalia.
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Atlanta
Brown
James A. Jackson
Taft
Augusta
Ansel
South Carolina
Harriman Dead Ends Era of Rail Empire
Edward H. Harriman, renowned American railroad magnate, died at 3:48 PM at his Arden home after a long illness. He had just returned from Europe seeking relief, battled illness with iron will, and collapsed after an acute indigestion attack that strained his heart. News will impact stock markets as exchanges open.
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New York
Edward H. Harriman
Arden
Mr. Hartman
Europe
Cinco cigars to be distributed at veterans reunion in Athens
Messrs Otto Eisnichr & Broa of Philadelphia will supply 500 Cinco cigars to distribute among Confederate Veterans at their annual reunion in Athens. Talmadge Bros & Co will handle the distribution, a move praised as enterprising and a benefit to veterans and local citizens alike.
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Messrs
Otto Eisnichr
Claaste
Cinco
Posey Arrives to Teach Mathematics at Georgia
Prof F D Posey of Maryland arrived in Athens to assume the mathematics instructor post at the University of Georgia. He succeeds Prof Tomlinson Fort who resigned months ago to pursue further studies. Posey is warmly welcomed as a citizen.
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F. D. Posey
Maryland
University of Georgia
Posey
Tomlinson Fort
Athens
Bradley to Leave Southern Methodism for Worcester Call
Dr Henry Stiles Bradley former pastor of Trinity Methodist Atlanta now at St John s St Louis to transfer to Piedmount Congregational Worcester Mass to fill vacancy created by Dr Willard Scott resignation Bradley explains move as moving toward shared kingdom of God noting denominations differ mainly in governance rather than creed He cites Methodist Church South centralized bishop driven system as needing reform
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Atlanta
Henry Stilsene
Henry Stiles Bradley
Trinity Methodist Church
Southern Methodism
Piedmount Congregational Society
Worcester
Mass
Bradley
Willard Scott
St. John’s Church
St. Louis
Southern Methodist Church
North Georgia Conference
Trinity Church
Emory College
Methodist Institution
W. A. Snow
Newnan
Georgia
W. 8. Bradley
North Georgia
St. Louia
Piedmount Congregational Church
Methodist
Congregational Church
Methodist Society
John Wesley
Methodiat Church
South
Piedmount Church
Methodist Church
Sngle
St. John’s
Peruna Stopped Child’s Severe Cough in Santa Monica Letter
Mrs J M Brown of Punnegan Maine reports her three year old daughter suffered a persistent night cough following catarrhal fever. After trying various remedies, Peruna cured the child after one bottle and improved digestion. Lydia J Spooner of Santa Monica California also vows Peruna as the family remedy never without it.
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J. M. Brown
Punnegan
Dr. Hartman
Perana
Peruana
Lydia J. Spooner
Santa Monica
Cal
Congregational Preference Shapes Worcester Call
The speaker contrasts Congregational church governance with a more centralized system, praising Congregational openness and scholarship while noting its risk of dis sociation. He explains moving from St John’s due to a four year pastoral limit and accepting a cordial call from Piedmount church in Worcester with strong support.
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Piedmount
Worcester
Dr Foster Becomes Unitarian Preacher in Geneva temple
Chicago September 9 Prof Geo B Burnham Foster of the University of Chicago whose religious views were attacked by clergymen was chosen to fill the pulpit of the Unitarian church at Geneva for the coming year. Foster has already served as pastor for the church two years traveling from Chicago each Sunday to preach.
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Chicago
Geo. B. Burnham Foster
University of Chicago
Unitarian
Geneva
Til
Knox Institute to Construct Fifteen Thousand Dollar Building
The contract for erecting a new fifteen thousand dollar building for Knox Institute will be awarded at an early date. Once awarded, the contract will allow rapid construction of the structure.
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Knox Institute
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