The Price of Oil And Oil Prices Across States
The piece surveys oil pricing, noting a vast gap between consumer costs and company net prices across states. It cites a 29.24 million dollar oil money figure and discusses freight impacts, with examples from Delaware Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Ohio and Montana. It references a US investigation led by Herbert Knox Smith and tabled oil price data.
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Corporati
Sang Sol
Korea
Intiono Herbert Knox Smith
United States
Washington
Montana
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Ohio
Right to Freight Reform Prompts Georgia House Inquiry
Georgia House debates Johnson resolution to form a committee to investigate why lowered freight rates have not reduced consumer prices. It argues manufacturers have kept the savings or raised profits, harming consumers while railroads benefited from public support. The measure seeks accountability and remedies.
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Johnson
Jasper
House of Representatives
Georgia
House
Georgian statesman Hon Hiram P Bell dies in Georgia
All Georgia mourns the death of Hon Hiram P Bell of Worsyth County a long time Georgian and Confederate veteran. He opposed secession but enlisted when war began and earned distinction. his reminiscences Men and Things shaped Georgia history. The piece also critiques Standard Oil pricing and railroad rebates, questioning national policy and ethics.
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Georgia
Hiram P. Bell
Worsyth County
Bell
Belt
South
Colonel Bei
Prose Fragments On Language Puncture Social Headlines
A printed jumble critiques language usage and public figures. The piece parodies era debates on words and names, mentions a Texas route survey for a mountain pipeline to operate after 1908, and references telegraphers, John D. Rockefeller, and a Kansas City Journal chautauqua speaker in a satirical miscellany.
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Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Kansas City Journal
Letters From The People Billy Patterson Stroke Notice
Mr Dean in today’s Constitution published a card, prompting a counter statement. The exchange centers on alleged betrayal of the state over prohibition and public expenditure in Hall county, with accusations of false and malicious charges.
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Billy Patterson
Mr Dean
Dean
Hall County
Georgia Culture In A Glimpse Of Rural Life
Odd scraps of rural Georgia life and folk speech reminisce on cider and taters, fiddles and dances. A preacher warns of wandering temptations while a millionaire story hints at simple pleasures and shared gratitude amid hard times.
Heflin bill eyed as Georgia awaits return of direct cotton tax
Senator Henderson’s resolution urges Congress to pass the Heflin bill returning post Civil War direct cotton tax funds to states. Georgia could receive about 1.5 million, with most funds likely staying in the treasury as few claimants exist. Senate debates on budgets and reform measures continue as 1898 disfranchisement votes are noted. Senator J. D. Howard announces prison commissioner bid. other candidates listed include B. R. H. Mileage, Wiley Wittame, B. R. E. Dawson, plus Brock Hawes and Ben Milliken. House and Senate clash on tax, appropriation, anti pass, lobbying taxes, and railroad issues. calendar work progresses amid lively political chatter.
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Fifteenth District
Congress
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia
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Baldwin
Hancock
Washington
Howard
Baldwin County
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DeKalb County
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Columbus
BR. E. Dawson
Greene County
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Ben Milliken
Ware
Joe Strickland
Griffin
House
Sava
Designer of U S Constitution Draws Notice Again
Commentary in The North American Review argues Pelatiah Webster, not Noah Webster, drafted core constitutional ideas. The piece traces authorship to Webster’s influence, urging a monument for the designer of the United States system, with broader notes on historiography and the framing of founding figures.
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United States
Hennis Taylor
Noah Webster
Taylor
ePa
Pelatiah Webster
Jefferson
Ingland
Washington
The Wisdom of a Dar and Other Georgian Verse Pieces
A fragmentary rural verse item from The Adams Enterprise notes light verse and comic poetry about luck with lightning and a mule, an insured mute, and a Georgia youngster recounting his father’s fishing trip. The playful pieces mock wisdom and celebrate summer days under a shady oak.
Reunion Held at Kennesaw for Cobb and Twenty-Third Georgia
A large gathering of Cobbs and Phillips legions and the Twenty Third Georgia regiment met at Kennesaw Georgia on August 16. A splendid dinner followed an eloquent welcome from Frank Dobbs of Kennesaw. Speeches were delivered by Dr Hidder and others.
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Twenty- Third
Georgia
Kennesaw
Cobbs and Phillips Legions
Twenty-third
Frank Dobbs
Hidder
FARMERS UNION RALLY IN HARALSON COUNTY BUCHANAN
An immense Farmers Union rally was held in Buchanan Haralson County yesterday. Speeches were delivered by Congressman Gordon Lee Rufus Hutchens Cedartown E Leigh Coweth Coweth county Wyley James Tallapoosa and Hawking Washington County with Colonel B Grimte introducing them.
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Buchanan
Farmers Union
Haralson County
Gordon Lee
Rufus Hutchens
Cedartown
E. Leigh
Coweth County
Wyley James
Tallapools
Mr. Hawking
Washington County
Colo el B. Grimte
Cotton Outlook Delayed Start For Pulaski County Crop
In Hawkingville Georgia on August 16, the cotton season opens later by two weeks due to replanting in April and May. The outlook is for an abundant, though moderate, yield across over seventy five thousand acres in Pulaski County with an expected twenty five thousand bales. Corn and sweet potatoes show good growth from adequate rainfall. excessive rain could hurt cotton. Projections note strong hog and pork production, with August rains aiding ground peas and sugar cane. Wiregrass Georgia shows a shift toward meat slaughter for local market.
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Pulaski
Georgia
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