Brokers Fail as Cotton Market Slumps
New York reports the suspension of Pell & Co and Flower & Co, major cotton and securities brokers, with assets not disclosed. The collapse follows a sharp drop in cotton values, triggering large pit purchases and widespread anxiety across the New York and Philadelphia exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell Co
Flower & Co
New York
H. P. Pell & Co
Cotton Exchange
Theodore A. Price
J. Buwards
Yye. Kort
H. P. Peli
Patten Cotton Pool
Flower & Co, Asston, Flower & Co
Wal Street
Frederick §. Flower
Charles EL Werner
Hatch & Sheehan
Werner
F. J. Frederickson & Sr
Homer, Hows & Co
Deutsch Bron
Banker
Deutsch Brothers
State Banking Department
Mistrial Declared in Brooks Case in Savannah
Savannah Ga July 21 Special Mistrial declared tonight in the Walter B Brooks case charged with murderous assault on W B Ballard an aged man The case was given to the jury Tuesday Judge Chariton kept them locked up three nights Brooks is the man who killed Charles Barbour a wealthy Savannah Green restaurateur a few months ago for alleged intimacy with Brooks wife Brooks then a city policeman was acquitted and that night he beat Ballard nearly to death with a pistol handle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Walter B. Brooks
W. B. Ballard
Chariton
Brooks
Charles Barbour
Savannah Green
Brooke
Ballard
Hull to Speak at Harris Street Church Sunday
In the pastor’s absence Rev. Jere A. Moore on vacation in Tennessee, Dr. Marion MeH Hull will fill the Blarrs Street Presbyterian pulpit Sunday morning. Also note the Bluff Springs Campground veterans annual reunion featuring breeches and tal s, with recitations and music by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere A. Moore
Tennessee
Marion Meh. Hull
Blarrs Street Presbyterian Church
Fike County
Confederate Veterans
Bluff Springs
Laurens County Tax Values Rise Under New Law
Dublin leads with a 1,323,378 increase in Laurens County property values for this year, totaling 1,475,256, with the majority in Dublin district and scattered gains across the county. The negro property shows a notable rise, while a few districts show decreases, countering claims that the new tax law shifts the burden to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens County
Dublin
Laurens
House Likely to Adopt Blue Back Speller in Georgia
The Georgia House may take up Webster's Blue Back Speller next week after Senate approval and education committee backing. Proponents cite improved orthography and curriculum value with classic lessons and wholesome stories for youth, predicting the speller returns to schools nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Georgia
House of Representatives
Senate
Committee On Education
Webster
Cantrell Brothers Die Without Tremor in Georgia
In Gainesville on July 31 Jim and Barton Cantrell were hanged for the murder of Athur Hawkins near the town. The younger Cantrell asked to be hanged first. their mother and sister visited the jail before the execution. Jim spoke long to the crowd, urging better living as the bodies were removed from the gallows. The brothers faced death with calm, and the remains were to be buried at Alta Vista cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Jim
Barton Cantrell
Athur Hawkins
Jim Cantrell
Tong
Alta Vista Cemetery
DeKalb Voters To Attend County Barbecue In Decatur
DeKalb County voters plan a large barbecue in Decatur at Tramspeck's Suyvinss in Clairmont park with public subscription funding. More than 2,500 residents expected. several candidates invited to speak. event continues throughout the day. A separate report notes a man named Dad Temple was struck by a Southern Railway train nearby, suffering fatal injuries after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
Decatur
Tramspeck
Suyvinss
Clairmont Park
Donald Fraser Eollege
Hustenurn
Wusy Va
Dad Temple
Southern Railway
Amber City
Smith May Not Seek Alderman Race Over Term Limit
Councilman Charles Whiteford Smith of the Ninth ward said he may withdraw from the alderman race, believing a law restricts council service to four years. If elected, his continuous service would exceed six years after two four year terms, despite friends urging him to run and resign his seat to qualify for the alderman race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whiteford Smith
Smith
John Candler
Boys Held on Charge Of Stealing Dr Hughes Auto
Two boys Perry Keel aged 16 of 7a East Mitchell and J C Hazelrig aged 18 of 265 Mast Hunter Street were bound over to superior court for trial on charges of stealing Dr T W Hughes automobile after a boy 15 of 426 Whitehall reported they invited him for an auto ride. Keel and Hazelrig pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Keel
East
Mitchell Street
J. C. Hazelrig
Hunter Street
Gordon
T.W. Hughes
Superior Court
Tudge Nash Broyles
George Harmon
Whitehall Street
Keel
Haselrig
Mitchell
Whitehall Streets
Rac
Afalr
W. Rawlings
Walton Street
Capital City
F. 1 McElke
Elke’ Club
Barnes and Johnson May Run for Office in Sixth Ward
Friends of J Lee Barnes and Edwin Johnson urged both to seek alderman and councilman seats in Atlanta's sixth ward. Over 130 attended a meeting in a prominent local businessman's office, resolutions sent to Martin Amorous to present to the candidates. Mayor Woodward noted the prospective bids and praised both men as high class civic figures. There will be two vacancies next year as Alderman Nutting's term ends and Councilman Boynton retires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Barnes
Edwin Johnson
Connelliun
Atlanta
Martin Amorous
Woodward
Friends
Barnes
Johnson
Guitfar
James R. Nutting
Boynton
Wood
Stevens Victim Of A Painful Accident In Georgia
Macon Ga July 81 Special Ww Stevens one of middle Georgia's wealthiest citizens and head of the Stevens pottery in Baldwin county sustained a broken collar bone at his daughter's home Mrs M Sta pler when the chain of a swing he was seated on broke Stevens has been in poor health and his advanced age raises concern over the outcome of his injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Stevens
Middle Georgia
Tevens Pottery
Baldwin County
Liberal gifts boost Atlanta Humane Society funds
Over the past month generous donations to the Atlanta Humane Society surpassed all prior receipts since 1909, though the total remains a fraction of the needed 20 000 dollars. Colonel J F Burke pledges 3 000 dollars once 20 000 are raised, while J P Stevens offers tiered gifts totaling five years with many individuals contributing annually and memberships growing. dues are four dollars a year and the plan is to use only interest, requiring a large capital base to achieve real impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Humane Society
J. F. Burke
J. P. Stevens
Stevens
Jimma Neal Dovkins
W. M. Corker
Ak. Orr
CR Totty
Vocational Guidance Urges Real Job Fit For Youths
Washington July 31 The federal bureau of education argues that practical education should focus on directing youths toward suitable vocations rather than mere jobs. A New York City survey of 101 boys aged 14 to 16 found only five with advancement prospects while 96 face hopeless prospects, with school output drifting between jobs and early discard from industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Bureau of Education
New York City
Bureau
Consul Seeks Arrest of Chinese Generals in U S
Chinese Consul General St Shu petitions U S officials for the arrest of Generals Hwang Hsing Lin Sun and other revolutionary leaders on neutrality law violations. He accuses Hwang and accomplices of organizing a military expedition from the United States. A revolutionary address called Yuan Shi Kai a dictator worse than Huerta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
St. Shu
Hwang Hsing
Lin
Sun
Mr. Shu
Hwang
Hwan
Yuan Shi Kai
Huerta
Mexico
Annual Reunion of 30th Georgia Held at Fairburn
The Thirtieth Georgia regiment survivors gathered in Fairburn Ga with an elm grove audience. Speeches by James A Longino Bob Lee Avery and General Andrew J West highlighted the reunion. A dinner followed with generous provisions and a business session reelecting leaders. Riverdale chosen for 1913 gathering and July last Friday set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairburn
Georgia
Robert S. Gaborn
Atlanta
James A. Longino
Bob Lee Avery
Thirtieth
Georgia Regiment
Osvern
Beaulf
Avery
Andrew J. West
Sons of
J.D. Smith
College Park
F. T. Moore
Jack
C.F. Landram
Oscar Parker
Joe Upchurch
Bob Osborn
A. P. Adamson
Riverdale
United States
Treasuries
South
J. H. Shelnutt
Camp Walker
United Confederate Veterans
Shennutt
Extreme cold weather hits northern states
New York reports a brisk north easter brought autumn air with July ending cooler than normal. At 1 AM the temperature fell to 59 degrees and 420 people sought shelter at the municipal lodging house. The previous day’s high was 67 at 3 PM, 25 degrees below last year. Frost and out-of-season clothing noted in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Jack Frost
Mississippi Valley
Fine weather today expected in Atlanta report
The Atlanta forecast calls for a cooler Saturday with light northeast winds and mainly cloudy skies. Temperatures will range around 70s with no rain expected. Garland elected supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Manse at Milwaukee convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Garland
Moose
Milwaukee
Wis
Mahlon M. Garland
Pittsburg
The
Loyal Order of Manse
Meat ordinance opens Atlanta meat market to state shipments
Health board approves Councilman McCord's meat ordinance allowing beef imports from any Georgia county with inspection at the point of slaughter. The measure, to go before council, aims to boost local farmers by permitting farm slaughtered meat into Atlanta if properly inspected. The change ends the prior city inspection requirement and mandates a certificate of inspection. The steamship Imperial carried 43,668 passengers across the Atlantic in seven crossings, setting a world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Health Board
McCord
Atlanta
Pont
Tn Who Shell
Tmperator
Atlantic
America
Has a Cure For Pellagra Promises Relief From Baughn Remedy
Parke Nicholas of Laurel Mississippi quotes a patient saying weight rose from 69 to 90 pounds after taking Baughn's Pellagra Remedy. The ad claims Pellagra is curable and urges readers to request a free book from American Compound ing Co. Box 2003 Jasper Alabama with money-back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke Nicholas
Laurel
Miss
Baughn
Pellagra
Alabama
American Compounding Co
Box
Jasper
Ala
Taiv
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Homer, Howe & Co
Philadelphia
DR. Hull
Harris ST. Church
Pike County
Cantrell
Fretelabs
Maier & Berkele, Inc. Gold and Silversmiths
Atlanta, Ga
Sea
Alderman
Ninth Ward
Law
T. W. Hughes
Barnes and Johnson
Sixth Ward
Humane Society
Col
Health Board
Councilman McCord
Gray & Haley
Wall Paper
Luckie Street Bell
Ivy
Eiseman Bros., Inc
Panamas
Bangkoks
Botire
Hartmann
Eiseman Bros., » Inc
Manhattan
Madras
E. B
Whitehall
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