Industrial Stocks Fall to New Low for the Year
New York reports a mixed market as industrial stocks slump to fresh yearly lows amid a Congress-anticipated railroad financing bill. United Retail Stores and several rivals led declines, while railway shares rose on favorable news.
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Congress
United Retail
American Locomotive
United States Rubber
Westinghouse
Cuba Cane
International Harvester
American Car and Fo Ary
Pullman
Union Bag and Paper
Studebaker
Germany
J. P. Morgans& Co
Reichsbank
Equitable Trust Company
Guaranty, Speyer & Co
Hallgarten & Co
Morgan
Demurrer Upheld in Coca Cola Voting Trust Fight
Columbus Ga August 19 Special The Georgia Muscogee superior court upheld the stock voting trustees case showing the Georgia court has jurisdiction in the dispute brought by Asa G Candler Jr of Atlanta to restrain trustees from voting stock other than their own Candler plans an appeal while the temporary injunction against such voting remains in effect The decision allows further Delaware litigation if Georgia supreme court rules lack of jurisdiction The suit centers on chartering Delaware authority versus Georgia jurisdiction and the case was argued on jurisdiction only.
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Coca-Cola Company
Georgia
Asa G. Candler, Jr
Atlanta
Muscogee
Candler
Supreme Court
Cass
Delaware
Georgia Supreme Court
Defendent
Savannah loitering law sparks justice concerns
Savannah Georgia August 19 An aged capitalist may be punished under the loitering ordinance now in force Judge Samuel B Adams former city attorney and ex supreme court justice argues the statute is too broad and indefinite it can arrest and punish even law abiding unemployed men and those seeking work without proving criminal intent He calls the rule unjust and potentially protective of only vague misdeeds.
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Samuel B. Adams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Adama
Adams
Glascock Youth Acquitted in Father Killing Case
In Gibson Georgia on August 19 a Glascock superior court jury acquitted a 14 year old boy of murdering his father Alton McLane. The defense argued the shotgun discharge was accidental while the boy claimed he did not intend to kill him. The crime occurred in April and the body was found after a search by neighbors. The mother returned to find both missing.
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Alton McLane
Glascock Superior Court
Thoma
Yavisboro
Evangeliatic Meeting Series Closes in Girard Church
A series of evangelistic meetings ended Tuesday at the Methodist church in Girard led by Rev. J F Baughtry, pastor of the Bloomington Methodist church. Three new members joined the church, Baughtry rests this week before starting another series at Mobley Pond Methodist Church next Sunday.
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Rehearing Sought of 1871 Cotton Tax Case
Memphis based attorney H K White meets with cotton growers to push a rehearing of William M Farringtons 1871 suit seeking nullification of the federal tariff on raw cotton from 1866 to 1868. About 68 million dollars involved. Farringtons father filed the original suit. White plans to form heirs association to urge Congress action for reopening.
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H K. White
Washington
William M. Farrington
South
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Theur Prema
By & Tre
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White
Congress
William My. Farrington
Barnesville Station for Shipping Sour Cream
Barnesville Georgia August special report notes a new weekly sour cream shipping rotation established by County Demonstrator W C Adams. The first shipment has been made and a large volume is expected, aided by cotton farmers diversifying due to boll weevil damage. Sour cream shipped to a Rome Georgia company.
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W. C. Adams
Rome
Scout organizer in Lamar County plans new troops
Barnesville Ga August 19 Spe eigly W I Moses of Atlanta organizer for the Boy Scouts for the sixth district is spending time in Lamar county in the interest of the organization. There is one troop in Barnesville and Mr Moses expects to organize another troop in the city one at Alderd and one at Miner and Johnstonville. He has much citizen support in the work.
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W. I. Moses
Atlanta
Boy Scouts
Lamar County
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Moses
Alderg
Miner
Johnstonville
Redding Candidate for Lamar Judgeship
Barnesville Ga August 19 Special As candidate for judge ship of the court for Lamar county whose establishment here was authorized at the recent session of the legislature friends of John F Redding have announced his name and it is believed that he will be elected without opposition For solicitor there are two candidates Curtis Barrett and Herman Johnson both young Barnesville lawyers Indications point to a close contest Establishment of the court is viewed with disfavor by a number of Lamar citizens and it is understood that unless its operation proves satisfactory an early effort will be made to abolish it.
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Lamar County
John F. Redding
Curtis Barrett
Herman Johnson
Lamar
Engineer Arrested on Mann Act Charge in Savannah
Savannah outlines that W H Mullen an A B and A railroad engineer was arrested in Brunswick and brought to Savannah on Mann Act charges. Federal officers say he confessed to having two wives one in Georgia and one in Vermont. Savannah union men label him a strike breaker and say his Georgia wife traveled with him with their young son.
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Disabled Vessel Being Towed to Port
Savannah Ga August 19 Special The Shipping Board vessel Lake Emerald totally disabled between Savannah and Brunswick is being towed to this port. She was bound for New York from Tampa.
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Irregular Stock Exchange Trading Stems From Abroad
New York August 19 Trading on the stock exchange today retained irregularities and professional activity. Investment shares steady, but speculative issues lacked support. Liquidation largely from abroad, especially London. Sellings centered on equipment steel motor and shipping shares with heavy declines. Food tobacco leather and paper issues also fell. Sales totaled 9 1/8 million par value. Call loans opened and renewed at 1 2 percent. open market funds at 5 percent. Domestic industrials mostly unchanged. Total par value sales 9,175,000.
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Close Race Forecast for Dublin Mayor Run
Dublin Ga August 19 Special A highly contested mayoral race is forecast with two leading figures Major L Cleveland and J B Jones. Cleveland heads the local National Guard and is a respected businessman, while Jones bank cashier and alderman candidate, now vacationing at Indian Springs, signals intent to run.
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Woman and children sought by officers in Rome
Minnie Forrest, inmate of the county almshouse near Rome, disappeared Wednesday with three Milton children aged baby, 5, and 4 while they were to be sent to an orphan asylum near Atlanta. Sheriff and police have conducted an unsuccessful search. Authorities fear for the infants as one is a baby and the others are a 5 year old boy and a 4 year old girl. the woman is described as partially insane.
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Engineer T G House Killed by Machinery in Newnan
Newnan Ga August 19 T G House an engineer at the R D Cole Manufacturing plant was killed this afternoon when struck over the heart by a stick caught in machinery He was 60 years old and leaves a family He was using the stick to adjust a belt on a pulley while the machinery was running
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Trial of Sidney Kincaid Ends in Murder Verdict Expectation
Morganton N C August 19 concluding arguments in the trial of Sidney A Kincaid charged with the murder of his wife Solicitor Huffman urged the jury to return a verdict of murder in the first degree The court recessed at 6 20 and was to resume at 8 tonight Judge Bryson was to deliver his charge and a verdict tonight was considered probable Five speeches filled the day after five hours of session.
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Dies After Fall in Savannah at 73
Daniel J. Beach aged 73 died after injuries from a fall two weeks earlier when he was thrown from a horse in Savannah Georgia on August 19. He succumbed to the injuries today.
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Pastor Improves After Appendectomy on Vacation
News from Barnesville Georgia reports Rev Arthur Jackson pastor of Barnesville First Baptist Church is improving after an appendectomy during his vacation in Asheville North Carolina. He is expected to return in a few weeks indicating his popularity since coming from Royston a year ago.
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Royston
New York Bonds Strength Shown Amid Wheat Market
Chicago reports wheat trading firm with reduced selling pressure. Prices closed steady near prior finish with September at about 1.10 to 1.17 and December around 1.17 to 1.18. Corn and oats moved modestly lower while provisions varied, amid broader trade volume.
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Curbs and Market Shifts Highlight Grain Prices
The Seaboard estimated Europe sales at 1.2 million bushels while bear traders eyed a pause. Light country offerings and slow Northwest spring crop receipts kept prices mostly steady through October intervals, with corn under liquidation dragging all deliveries to season lows and oats reaching new lows as packer demand steadied provisions.
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New York Spot and London Money Report Aug 19
Market notes show New York spot prices for coffee and grains mixed with flat sentiment across metals and currencies. Reports list exchange rates for francs marks guilders and lire, alongside Liberty bonds values and commodity quotes from Savannah and Jacksonville notes, plus London money and rate details.
Live Stock and Commodities Mixed Trade Report
Chicago and New Orleans markets show cattle hogs and sheep receipts varying, prices pressured by slow demand and mixed futures. Coffee and grain futures rise on BrazilBrazilian government shipments while spot markets stay steady with modest demand.
Cotton prices and receipts across ports in weekly report
The report lists middling cotton prices and receipts for ports including Galveston Mobile Savannah and Baltimore with figures for receipts exports and stock. It also notes weekly totals and movement across cities such as Atlanta Augusta and Boston, reflecting market activity and port stock levels.
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Cotton Advances to High Ground After Early Drop
Liverpool market reports show cotton prices fluctuating as traders adjust to early drop and later gains. Prices in New York and New Orleans include futures closes, spot quotes, and weekly American export figures, with trade activity steady amid anticipated crop conditions and War Finance movement.
Atlanta Quotations Spot Cotton Market Update
New York August 19 reports mixed dry goods activity with prints and cloths active while raw wools hold steady and burieps inactive. Atlanta middling quotation noted with receipts and shipments in the hundreds of bales and a stock listing around twenty thousand five hundred bales.
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New Orleans
Sinatoek
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Atlanta
Atlanta Cotton Seed Market Notice
Market brief from Atlanta lists cotton seed products with grades and lots. References to linters, gintera, and sacked bags indicate pricing details and lot counts. No clear dates or full item descriptions available.
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Asia Atlanta
Menl
Holig
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement Report
A dense, seemingly OCR damaged excerpt covers cotton statistics, sugar markets, and a Sunday school meeting. It references World Visible Supply, port receipts, and foreign exports with unit confusion. A New York sugar market item notes no change and varied futures, and a Sunday school meet in Girard, Georgia, highlighted by speakers from Atlanta and Augusta.
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Canada
Interior
Eryssee
Mines
Professional views on cotton market dull day in New York
The day started quiet with a dull marker bag and unfavorable crop reports. Trading activity remained light as buyers waited for clearer signals while the stock market showed little movement, leaving prices steady in the absence of strong supports.
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Prisoners Escape By Sawing Jail Bars In Georgia
Loulaville Ga August 19 special By sawing through the iron bars of their prison Bartow Welch and M C Cobb made their escape from jail this afternoon while Keritz Thomas attended a ball game Cobb was held on a charge of making liquor Welch had been arrested in connection with a recent automobile theft
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General trade gains continued in wholesale and jobbing
On August 19 the street reports a sustained gain in general trade for the past week with optimism in silk goods shoes canned goods and raw materials. Buyers show caution yet immediate needs are common and prices rise in peak lines. Weekly blank clearings total 5 805 905 000.
Weekly Cotton Review notes quiet market and mixed signals
The New York weekly review reports a comparatively quiet cotton market with prices drifting lower amid liquidation. Bulls were disappointed by weak private crop advices and uncertain end-month condition figures, while weather reviews improved sentiment. Demand remained tepid as end-August crop figures loom. North Carolina mills reopen post labor issues and New England mills extend runs. Export activity skews toward Japan and China, with domestic demand for spot cotton in the south stronger than foreign orders.
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Japan
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Tax rate increased in Chatham County in Savannah
Savannah Ga August 19 The Chatham county tax rate fixed at 1250 per thousand three dollars higher than last year. The state and county tax rate will be in this county 2250. The county budget exclusive of school support totals 867000. We CALL BELLESLE TAXICAB.
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Chatham County
Bellesle
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